The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-01-01
EuzIi>h schools Tor HaEaiian~-A Reply
10 NJ Ruud-en-

20 NJ Rnudsen-
AZ E1-roE- In your issue OF the 9lth
au-ez-s j Communication from Mr..
Hr-zSza- entitled. d. Whittier Is the Ha-
z1 Youth IA sting = which engages,
1--t- 10 e-za-e the attention OF every
k-- nan OF E0msa. whether or not
-grei II educational work The ar
s =r question ! cre1itable 10 Mr..
- = . man and a. an intelligent
- d Hawaii. although beg leave
Es- from Elm IN some Of his pre-
e aud conclusions
a--le vsry beEiHning, he introduces
-z-ozr between this country and
-uz--. Rhich :. unfortunately, not
r. The language OF Germany Is
4s-nzr. Her commerce, industry, law,
,5--. universities are al conducted in
German tongue Moreover, Ger
IN -y las s -an-E&-e, no, only perfected
n e=---rses C Use. bur IN which Is found
MI body 1t literature upon all questions
Nj --z-r-- man. u0- exceled, nay hardly
M =--- al dV any ether nation. either an
a-- l- modem
N-r -s one knJys better than Mr..
IL E-- 81 -ll-- 1he business OF this coun-
r- except perhaps, taro raising and
ok driving. : carried or IN English.
- = neither business nor literature
EzWzlzau. I submit, then. that the
N F-ri@1z : in1ppllczble-
E- kUu6sen szys- 4 native Hawaii
MI u cones t5- the first time 10 school.
b. has alreaiy gifted il with wonder
~ z-5-i-emen-s. Il has taught the
5 language bv which Il can easily
M -t-elenG what i i told" This Is
~ uz5le i i about as probable
~ -z-u-e siftei the Hawaiian child
rh "a -znzuzEe. a. II i that the same
.sEa- taught i bow 10 make POI, or the
- EuslzuI child 70 make pumpkin
The Hawaiian child learns its Ian
IVY .-z-e- Be the rirsI place, Ike every other
5rl-l II Parents and associates.
M dv- -h5S 70 be ! natural method and one
M -11 often ignored ev unintellisent teach
e. 5l teaching English 70 Hawaiian
--iren-
Tlz- sane method conscieutiously and
~ 1-a----e-tly carried ont from the sixth TO
H. ffree1th yezE q the chIld'S school
M tz VIII . MI Il with Just a. good COM
-l-1 u The English tongue, and then II
VI. .lsre g Ii.uWay - much superior
Us native one, Tor intellectual ambling,
J. N-uzu- street = superior to q Hilo
Ne 61-br. there / some truth IN the
Statement -ha- the Hawaiian child loses
s--ls-l.zu-- En- the change from IT. native
---e o English Mr.. knudsen i 4
ee--l=mzn ot Tar too great intelligence
81 TOO much experience in the world
o. knaW that IN al charge, be II ply
czl moral. Gr intellectual, there Is loss
= an -oli-zni l fully believe it-ihat
- 1i the best traits OF the old HS-
n have suffered j Gecadence in
her eifa-t % change TO > higher plane
higher civilization; Vet who would
=rr that the gain has been greater than
IL loss
In 81 changes for the better-aIl
cher davelounent-there l. what the
nv z--rzIis-s Would call $ re;rograde meta
E1-Ellosis We must expect that in 50
peat Z change a. the substitution Of one
z--zase Tor smother, some OF this
s-0z.hi1. Il would carry something
10 I'D Wlrh much that / bad.
7 To BE possessed OF 3 wrong language
a. D. ESenei 70 disease, il Is a terri
enc; and nothing short Of heroic
--z-n1ezt s-ill Be OF any avail Sending
tzEE5Izls % native school for the
- three q iolr years OF their school
e- and then chang them to English
sL50lS !, ! believe. responsible for
lch 1f the sLore-comilz OF which Mr.
l1E-i>=n co-nT1aius- Ii ! waste Of
me % send Hawaiian child into an
-. - school, after having spent three
t1-r years IN a native school This
q Teen, unfortunately. too generally
u Csc hitherto The Board Of Educa-
l1. ne doubt. has II short -cunings:
-- -lle lrteHlp- il seems % be now max
- 20 ~ al Hawaiian children into the
English schools Al the early age 81 six
ear. ! certainly not one Of them Ii
s. avera-e Hawaiian child beginning
f-a-.i>h A. the 4-e of SIX and pursuing it
-Ve hears a day for eight years, i IN
he . squire sufficient English for all
rac-lczl purposes, then II Is high time
= let the native language die out any
bow, and the race with IL
NJ N. SCOTT.