The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-11

at the recent meeting of the Teach
ers' Convention in this city.
take up as the 4th topic, al
though it might well come under the
heading just considered, classified
ton, because it is of great import
ance in the reforming of these boys.
An obstacle to reform is unmistak-
ably evident when young innocent
boy, for some slight misdemeanor,
is entered, and thrown at once into
the company of old culprits, to
learn of them, day and night, all the
deviltry and vileness of which the
human heart is capable. Without
classification what is the situation?
We send the very bad to the pub
lie jail; they return heroes, in the
estimation of their fellows, and
with worse influence. If we have
them discharged, we offer a pre-
MUM to misconduct. Discharge
should only be granted for good and
improved character. If we lock
them in our own cells, false
sympathy with them makes the other
boys restless and unruly. 1t is a
great sorrow to Christian man to
see small bright boy, entered here
for u mere whim, to remain five,
eight or nine years, in close in
timacy with boys full grown in
stature and vice, and to notice the
contamination deepen in face and
manner, and sly distrustful look
come into the eyes.
with reference to the change
which came over the boys after a
short residence, q change for the
worst, Mr.. Groser spoke of boy
Waihoikaea, who came in z years
old, bright and innoccnt-looking and
whom he took to attend the infant
in his own family. The plan failed,
as such plans with natives generally
do fail, be they girls or boys, and
he returned the boy. But he was
sorry to see the deterivortion in that
boy, after lapse of six months.
The boy was, when he particularly
noticed him last, badly dressed, with
hunted look in his face, he had a
sore on his cheek and looked depraved
He heard him use very profane
language; and he was told by one
of the best boys in the school that
the large boys were in the habit OF
teaching the smaller one profane
and nasty ways.)
There should be separate house
provided, wherein such very bad
boys could be isolated in separate
rooms, when not in school or at
work. One thoroughly corrupt boy
speedily infects the whole institu-
ton. We were having troublesome
times until five boys were sentenced
to the public Jail. But it is con-
sternation to contemplate the trouble,
when these boys return, q year
hence. If over l6, they should be
treated as all public criminals are ;
if under that age and very bad, a
house should be provided for such
cases. Such house might provide
also for the case of large boy,
who is entered for some very vicious
and villanous offense. Such boy
fresh from the streets has most
permicious influence. His storie:
and exploits are eagerly listened to-
and a wild longing for freedom is
created. Confinement in separate
house for time, with strong reli
gious influences brought to bear
would do an Unreasonable good. A
house of this kind, with dOzer
small rooms, and small yard, would
not cost much, and could be Sc
arranged as to be easily supervised
1t would not be necessary to separate
such boys, as are not under punish
ment, in the dining room, schoo
room or field, because they are thcr'
under close inspection and supervi
sion, and are somewhat separated
into squads of similar sizes. With
out much trouble or expense, tn
present dormitory could be divided
into two rooms, for the separation
of large and small boys. The door
back and front of the present dorml
tory could open into small entire
with door opening therefrom int
each room. Thus the warder step
ping into the front entry from hi
room would have the two rooms be