The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-12-30

of trains and that Of horses and
carriages on Sunday.
Mr.. Merritt said there was
great deal.
The convention adjourned at four
o'clock until ten O'Clock this
morning.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The convention was opened at 10
O'Clock with prayer by the Rev. DIR.
Hyde.
After the reading of minutes, the
Rev. DR.. Hyde read a paper on,
"Somc Desirable Improvements in
Our Educational System" The
paper indicated what its author re-
garded as serious deficiencies in the
Report of the Board of Education,
in financial statements and otherwise.
1t also reflected upon the lack of
moral training in the Government
schools, and urged that if those were
not to be the training ground of va
gabonds and hotbcds of leprosy and
vice, the community, which was
mainly responsible for abuses, must
become aroused to the necessity for
radical reform. DR.. Hyde closed
with series of resolutions, calling
for quarterly reports Of schools,
clearer financial exhibit of the
Boards operations, and systematic
moral tuition in the schools, and ex-
pressing the Associations high APP
probation of the educational be-
quests of the late Mrs. Bishop. 1t
was moved and seconded that the
resolutions be referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions.
Mr.. Scott remarked upon some of
the statistics that he knew were re-
ported to the Board, saying he was
astounded that they had not ap-
peared in. the Boards report.
Mr.. G. G. Kenyon said there were
some portions of the resolutions
which could not be agreed to by all
the members. He objected to
teachers of independent schools put
ting such resolutions. 1t was his
impression that the Association was
originally formed for the benefit of
Government teachers, and indepen-
dent teachers were admitted on an
equal footing. AS q Government
teacher he strongly objected to being
placed in false position by those
resolutions. 1t was not their place
to dictate to the Board of Educa-
ton. That was exclusively the pro-
vince of the Legislature, and what
ever il required of the Board would
probably be supplied. He most
strongly objected to the insinuation
that the Government schools were
training seedbeds for leprosy and
viciousness. The schools had a
system of moral instruction, pre-
scribed by the Inspector-General.
He strongly objected to such asper-
sions being cast upon his scholars,
and invited examination of their
morals. Such charges he considered
as disgraceful to the man who made
them. In answer to question he
said the system in vogue was the
regular inculcation of moral maxims.
With reference to the resolution ask
ing for quarterly reports of schools,
he said the teachers did not report
to the Board at all, but to the school
agent of the district, who exercised
discretion as to the terms to be
covered in reports. This society
asking for clearer financial exhibit
from the Board was allied to the
case of an employee in store down
town asking his employer to oblige
him with fuller balance sheet.
Mr.. Kenyon was interrupted
several times by points of order, and
in fact spoke under a motion grant.
ing him the privilege of discussing
the resolutions at that stage, as he
had only an hour to stay. One Of
the points raised was as to the status
of the Association, the discussion ot
which elected the fact that Govern
menL teachers had no advantage il