The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-08-24

Louis College. st. Adams College ana
others, the schools conducted by the
Catholic Brothers in Wailuku and Hilo,
draw off the pupils from the regular pub
lie schools, making the proportionate ex-
pense OF education considerably greater
without any specially increased adYant-
ages No doubt the instructions IN the
several education institutions referred to
are of high class, but the means and
methods of instruction are no better, per
haps not so good, as those furnished by
the regular school system.
In view of the foregoing brief remarks,
the Committee cannot recommend the in
sertion of any direct appropriation in aid
of any private school which offers the
same or similar advantages to those fur
nished by the Government schools. Ii
aid is furnished to any such schools, it
certainly should be confined to assistance
on the capitation plan.
These remarks also apply to the Hllo
Boarding School, although it has been
suggested that this school stands upon a
wholly different basis from that presented
by the other schools, either public or pri-
vate. This school has this year completed
fifty years of faithful service. It has the
important feature of combining manual
labor training with its course of mental
development In years past, and even to
the present day. the Government has
drawn from it's graduates some of their
most efficient teachers, but no sufficient
reason appears why it should receive any
special grant contrary to the principle
therein laid down. The whole system Of
making direct appropriations and grants
~ rlJ-
rectly benefited in some way not obtain
able from public sources is bad, and
should be discouraged, and the Committee
so recommend But the female boarding
school present a wholly different case.
Here we find system of education and
training which the Government does not
attempt or pretend to supply. 1t Is of
the greatest Importance to the future OF
the nation that its mothers should be well
and carefully nurtured in domestic du-
ties and obligations. The work done by
such schools as st. Andrews Priory, the
Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Kawaiahao
and Makawao female seminaries, is of IN
calculable benefit to the country. 1t
would indeed be a national calamity to
have them discontinued and the system
dropped. The chairman of the Committee
has visited these schools in Honolulu, and
can only speak in admiration and ap-
proval of what he saw But even with
these schools the Legislative Assembly
should pause before making appropria-
tions for mere running expenses, espe-
cially in view of the necessity existing for
economy at present. At the present time
nothing further should be done than
granting assistance for permanent i'm
provements, and this grant of assistance
from the public purse should in all cases
be accomplished by the right of visitation.
The Committee t. erefore recommend in
place of the list of appropriations named
in the second list above, the following:
Aid to existing female boarding school
for permanent improvements to carry
with it the right of visitation, $4,000.
Respectfully submitted"
A lengthy argument ensued taken
part in by, the Minister of Interior, Reps.
Dole, Kaulukou, Castle and Kalua The
final result, on vote being taken was that
the report was tabled for further consid-
Grafton.
The hour being now o'clock II ad-
journment was had until 1.30 p. m.
AFTERNOON.
The usual hardness in assembling was prevalent
the hour being Las before the presidents gavel
fell announcing the presence of n quorum
The Order of the Day was moved and the mo-
tion being carried, consideration of the Appropria
tion Bill was taken up i'll Committee OF the Whole,
Hon. S. 6. Wilder in the chair, and the following
items under the Board of Health were passed as
here printed:
Leper Settlement. SlO0,OOO 90
The next item Government Physicians $780,
600 was, after discussion, considered in sep
crate items passing as follows:
HAWAII.
Physician, Hilo 5000 90
Physician, Humakua.. 2,C0O %
- Eobo nm