The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-17

Respectfully submitted,
w, II. CASTLE,
S. w. KAAI.
Rep. Brown moved the adoption
of the report.
Minister Gibson did not sign the
report, not on account of any seri-
Gus objection to its statements, for,
leaving out some small structures,
and taking it altogether, he APP
proved of the report. He would
differ little from the other gentle
men in the matter of special appro-
priations for the assistance of pri-
vate schools. He fully endorsed
all that was said about aid to female
boarding schools, but thought spe-
cial assistance should be given to
institutions for boys which were
manifestly for the benefit of Ila-
waiian youth. Whilst he recognized
what had been said as to the St.
Louis institution being somewhat in
opposition to the Government
schools, yet there was an institution
With dozen or more professors
men of first-class attainments-edu-
eating nearly four hundred youth of
the kingdom and doing so in very
thorough manner. Although it was
a religious institution the Christian
Brothers, any more than the Sisters,
were not engaged in propagating
their faith, but they believed in edu-
eating the boy so as to enable him
to bear his part well and honorably
in life. Although the boy might be
under religious influence in the
college, he went forth from it with
out any attempt having been made
to change his faith. If all the pupils
were good paying ones, the instilu-
ton would have enough for all ex-
penses; but the college was bene-
VIOLENT one, to some extent eleemosy-
nary in its scope. 1t was going to
have chemical lectures, for that pur-
pose importing great deal of che
mical apparatus from France, and
would require additional buildings.
While fully concurring with all that
the committee recommended, he
submitted those suggestions and
would move that the report be laid
on the table for consideration with
the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Dole asked if he understood
the Minister to say that some of the
st. Louis pupils did not pay any
thing.
Minister Gibson replied that it
was so.
Rep. Dole had a good deal to do
with the school, and never heard
that before, although he knew that
some paid less than others.
Rep. Kaulukou supported the
motion to lay the report on the
table, and gave high praise to the
st. Louis College.
Rep. Brown moved that the report
be adopted. He did not believe in
appropriating money for propagat-
ing the views of any religious sect,
and that was vow the teachers in
that institution had to take on enter
ing. If they were really in want of
money he would give it to them, but
last session the Legislature voted
$4,000 for that institution to put
up buildings, and that was sufficient.
1t was a rich institution, having
money out at interest. If they
wanted to give them anything, let
the Government give them scholar
ship, but to giving them $4,000
for the purpose of enabling them to
proselyte the other people he OBJ
jected. He therefore hoped the
report of the committee would be
adopted.
Rep. Castle said it might be sug-
gested that he had his say in the re-
port, but perhaps the principle was
not laid down there sufficiently
clear. They should not get outside
of what was proper aid from the
Government to private schools. He
perfectly agreed with what had been
said by the President of the Board
and the hon. member for Hilo, but
if they adopted that principle there
were many schools that should get
assistance for the same reason. He
was convinced, after discussing the
question with many people outside
of the committee, that the important
principal ought to be followed of
not voting money to various institu-
tons, but to let the Government dis
burse the money. They found, in
looking over the report Of the Edu-
cation Department, that the st.
Louis College not only received a
large amount for building-$7,5 500
out of the appropriation of $4,000
but capitation fees besides of
81 800, making $4,000 in all; while
the Hilo Boys Boarding School was
refused capitation fees because it
had special grant of 1000, of
which it only received $4,000.
There ought not to be a chance for
discrimination of that sort. He
hoped the house would adopt the re-
port and once for all stop that prin-
ciple of making indiscriminate APP
preparations for all sorts of objects,
even where they were good. He
understood from one member of the
committee (Mr. Bishop that to the
Hilo Boarding School belonged the