The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-17

forth from it without any attempt havinj
+ been made to change his faith Ii all tn
pupils were good paying ones, the institu
ton would have enough for all expenses
but the college was u benevolent one, I,
some extent eleemosyuary in its scope.
was going 10 have chemical lectures. anC
for that purpose imported great deal o
chemical apparatus from France. ant
would require additional buildings. Thes,
lectures would be open 20 the public
While fully concG-ring with all that IN,
committee recommended, he submitted
those suggestions and would move thai
the report be laid upon the table 10 be con
sIdered with the Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Dole asked if he understood His
EXceIlency 10 say that some Of the pupil,
of st. Louis College did not pay anything
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said that il
was so.
Mr. Dole said he had good deal to dc
with the school, and never heard that be
fore, although he knew that some paid
less than others.
Mr.. Kaulukou was in favor of the mo-
ton TO lay the report upon the table. an,
spoke in high praise of st. Louis College
Mr.. Brown said he did not believe in APP
propriating money for propogating tn,
views of any religious sect. and that was
vow the teachers III that in stitution had t.
take on entering. If they were really in
want OF money he would give it to them,
but last session the Legislature voted $40,
600 for that institution 10 put up buildings
and that was sufficient. 1t was rich in
stitutiOn, having money out at interest
Ii they wanted TO give them anything, lei
the Government give them scholarship
but to giving them $4,000 for the purpos,
of enabling them to proselyte the other
people, he objected. He therefore hoped
the report of the committee would be
adopted
Mr.. Castle said it might be suggested
that he had his say i'll the report but per
haps the principle was not laid down
there sufficiently clear. They should not ge.
outside OF what was proper aid from
the Government to private schools. H,
perfectly agreed with what had been sal,
by the President of the Board and Mr.
kaulukou, but if they adopted that princi-
pie there were many schools that SHOULD
get assistance for the same reason II,
was convinced, after discussing the ques-
ton with many people outside of the com
mittee, that the important principle ough,
to be followed of not voting money t
various institutions, but to let the Govern
ment disburSe the money. They found
in looking over the report of the Educa
ton Department. that the st. Louis Col
l.
buildings-$7, 5O0iout of the appro priatioI
of l0,O00-but capitatiOn fees besides 0
81 800, making $1,000 in all; while tn,
Hilo Boys Boarding School was refused
capitatiOn fees because it had a specia
grant of $1,000, of which it only received
81 900. There ought not to be chanc,
for discrimination of that sort. He hopeC
the House would adopt the report. ano
once for all stop that principle of making
indiscriminate appropriations for all sort
of objects, even where they were good. H,
understood from one member of the com
mittee (Mr. Bishop that to the Hilo
Boarding School belonged this business o
special appropriations, which was initiated
on its behalf, but let them stop it RICH,
now.
Mr.. Dole supported the adoption of the
report. 1t stated a principle, that they
should not provide support for object
where the Government itself furnished
similar opportunities; for instance, in this
matter of boys schools. But as the Gov
eminent had no female seminaries, OF
girls schools, the recommendation there
was quite proper, and that i'll the way o.
buildings only. There was no reason be-
cause a school was a good one that the
Government should assist it; the very fact
that it was good school was one reason
why it did not need assistance. He SYM
pathized good deal with the remarks OF
Mr.. Brown that the Government should
not do anything in the way of providing
sectarian education, and that if they did
anything they should do it equally in pro-
viding for all Sects alike st. Louis Col
lege might be an institution which was free
from sectarian education. He had boys
as wards in it, and had some there now,
had talked with the teachers and was con-
WINGED that it was a Sectarian institution
Some of the parents of children complained
of the discipline in that school; one of the
grievances DCllS JilaI Small CnlAOTen 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 session it got an apprO-
priation of $4,000, and three-quarters of
that was expended. This was a far greater
proportion than was spent on any other
private school during the last biennial
period. The appropriation was not only
larger, but larger proportion was spent.
st. Louis College was appropriated $10O 900,
and 81 500 was expended; the Hilo Board
ing School s. 900, and only $1,000 spent.
For industrial education $500 was voted
and nothing expended. For building and
repairs of schoolhouses $4,000 was appro-
priated, but only 1913 expended. Kawaiahao
Seminary was granted $500 and received
81 200. IOlani College was voted So 900 and
did not receive a cent, and the same was
the case with Makawao Boarding School,
which was granted $4,000. but received
nothing. Mr.. Kaulukou might go to the
St. Louis College examination and decide
that it was the best school in the country,
without examining the other schools, but
il he could do so infallibly he was a smarter
man than the speaker took him 10 be.
Mr. Kaulukou said gread deal of aid