The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-02-11
The Arcade-EGAN & co.
Have Opened
with the Finest Display of Goods
ever shown in this Kingdom.
HILn MnIES.

books for the EIilo Library this
week. A more extended notice of
them will appear at later date.
The Kinau is in Hilo for so short a
time that they cannot receive pro-
per attention. They are present
from the Honolulu Library Associa-
ton and are much appreciated on
account of the kindly feeling which
they evidence.
The writer of the Notes went out
one day not long ago to visit q
school which is located in Hlo Dis
trict, few miles from town. The
school seems to consist of "mixed
multitude" of about twelve. One
child was certainly not over three
years of age, If it was so old, two
others we're certainly under five.
Nearly all are engaged in eating
hdukiukiS, gouging them out with a
deft twist of the thumb. All chill
dren seemed to be perfectly free to
sit on the benches which were ranged
around the room without desks, or
on the floor, as their own tastes die
tated. Only those reciting were re-
CURED to remain in definite atti-
tude, and they were by no means
stationery. The roof was so low
that boys of moderate size could
write and draw pictures on it with
their chalk. And they had certainly
not neglected their opportunities in
| that line. The main exercise of the
school seemed to consist of a Mono
tonous and dolefully chant which
to some would seem to be an ancient
heather incarnation. But on a
closer examination it resolved itself
into the multiplication table. On
leaving the school thoughts and
queries relative to our boosted edu-
cational system flooded the mind of
the visitor. On returning to Hilo,
he propounded to the School Agent
some of these queries. "Well, you
can't expect much for fifty cents a
day." was his good-natured reply.
Thoughts of DIR. Johnson's saying
about all the virtues for small COM
pensatlon were then in order. No,
we cannot expect much for fifty
cents day, and man ought not to
expect more than fifty cents day
for such work. We pay for all we
get, and probably get all we pay for.
We ought to be satisfied. But we
are not satisfied. We want teachers
of better ability, and we want better
facilities. "Why don't you pay
more for teachers and get better
ones?" addressed to the Schoe
Agent, illicited the information tina
it was not from lack of inclination
but from lack of funds that he faile'
to take the course suggested. Thi
suggested new set of questions
Are the teachers of Hilo paid so wei
as those of other districts? If no
we need not expect as good teacher
or have as good schools. Is Hill
getting its fair share from the pub
lie purse? These questions hay
not yet been answered.
So the Supreme Court has decid
ed that the people have not tn
absolute control of their own affair
under the present Constitution
Since the four Justices to whom tn
question was referred before ar
agreed. 1t would be interesting t
know just why they refused to ex
press their opinion at that time
, Were they not sworn to support tn
Constitution? And does not Art
20 of the Constitution make it thei
duty to give their opinions on jus
t such matters? Were they tritiin
with some of their most importar
duties? Or have two Of the Jus
tees changed their minds? Pei
, haps the full report will clear u
: some of these matters, but Tuesday
BULLETIN is not yet at hand. Hill
: and Hawaii feel deep interest j
the matter, as they have been mad
to feel the evils of irresponsible
personal government as severely
any part of the Kingdom.
The Hilo Ice Works are the lates
Ice is advertised at from to
: cents per pound. Mr.. ID. Fl. Hitcl
0 cock is proprietor and manager.
e The drought has been somewht
relieved by light rains. 1t has dor
e little or no harm, but it is no
able in Hilo for its very existence
LAX