The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from page A.

remarks of the member for koolau-
loa, that the Government should not
do anything in the way of providing
secturian education, and that II they
did anything they should do 1t
equally in providing for all sects
alike. st. Louis College might be
an institution which was free from
sectarian education. He had boys
in it and had some now, and had
talked with the teachers, and he
was convinced that 1t was
q sectarian institution. Some of
the parents of children complained
of the discipline in that school; one
of the grievances being that small
children were compelled to go to the
cathedral early in the morning to
pray. That might not be true, but
he knew that it was a thoroughly
sectarian institution. He knew it
| was a favorite of the President of
the Board of Education. Last ses-
sion it got an appropriation of slO,-
600 and three-quarters of that was
expended. This was far greater
proportion than was spent on any
other private school during the last
biennial period. The appropriation
was not only larger, but far larger
proportion was spent. st. Louis
College was appropriated $40, 600,
and $500 was expended; the HiIo
Boarding School, $4,000, and only
50 900 spent. For industrial edu-
cation 50, 500 was voted and nothing
expended. The building and re-
pairs of school houses $4,000 was
appropriated, but only S97S ex-
pended. Kawaiahao Seminary was
granted So, 800 and received S 1900.
lolani College was voted So, 600 and
did not receive Il cent, and the same
was the case with Makawao Board
ing School, which was granted
81, 900, but received nothing. The
hon. member for Hilo might 60 to
the St. Louis College examination and
decide that it was the best school IN
the country, without examining the
other schools, but if he could do 50
the speaker believed him to be.
Rep. Kaulukou said great deal
of aid had been given to the Ililo
school, and spoke of the very COM
petent teachers employed in st.
Louis College, who were only paid
SO a year.
: Minister Gibson desired to say q
few words in reply to the reflections
of the hon. member for Lihue with
/ regard to favoritism. He explained
: that the sums voted, according tC
quotations given, were for perma-
nent improvements, and could not
Justly have been given as general
aid to the schools. TO show that
the Board was not actuated by
favoritism he cited the case of Iolani
College, belonging to the Anglican
Bishop of Honolulu. Although the
Bishop was Il visitor at his house,
and his son-in-law (the hon. men,
Der for Honolulu) and his daughter
(Mrs. Hayselden) were members of
the Bishops congregation, yet he
declined to comply with repeated
{ applications for aid from the appro
4 priation on the ground just stated
e As to the amounts paid the othe
: institutions, they were in accord
ance with the amount of pcrmanen
improvements made. Those tina
made no such improvements re
n ceived none of the appropriations
The Board had endeavored to carr,
out the views and purposes of th
y Legislature. He approved of tn
a report and had no objection to it
a adoption, having mentioned ST
= Louis only as one example OF pr
>, vate schools worthy of assistance
:. and was going to refer to Others bu
/ did not desire TO occupy too muc
y time. There were several institr
e tions besides St. Louis which dc
N served special assistance, becaus
/, the staff of teachers employed b
j" the Government was not sufliceI
N for the requirements of the countr,
le If the private schools could surpa'
s. the Government schools let them G
No ahead, but let them try and mal
the Government schools excel Il
u others.
G. Rep. Dole after hearing the e!
th PLANTATION of the President of IL
t. Board, desired to withdraw all G;
of pressions implying charge
favoritism.
10 Rep. Kalua said the President
ut the Board of Education had n
as stated the facts with regard to Il
ic Makawao Female Seminary. The
, was not sufficient accommodation
', the institution, some Of the cir
oi having to sleep on the dining roo
DIS floor. As one of the trustees he h;
mt gone TO the President, who sa
ss the Board required the report of Il
-. institution and estimates. VIII,
u he went home his fellow -truste
o. informed him that the report h;
ot been sent in. He in turn inform
10 the President of that fact, who tn
he promised to give the matter his co
=. sideration but he had never hea
~" from him since.
SIX The report was laid on the tab
'or AT 1905 on motion of Re
-. AhnIo tha bouca tool n rnooco 4