The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-09

Rep. Kapaehaole favored passage at
1900. The duties of the secretary were
much lightened by his having two
clerks
The item passed at $1,000.
Rep. Rickard moved the House when
1t rise recommend the House TO recon-
slider the items for inspector and de-
putty inspector. Lost.
Assistant Clerk SIS 900.
Rep. Marques moved s., 900.
Rep. kapaehaole moved 5000.
The item passed at IS 900.
Messenger and Book Clerk 81 800.
Passed.
Support of English, Hawaiian and
Common Schools $4,000.
Minister Brown-The item in the esti-
mates OF the Board was 100000. 1t was
cut down without consolidating them to
$4,000 which is not sufficient to pay
salaries. l move it pass at $4,000
Minister Cummins moved $500 900.
Rep. Waipuilani moved reference to
select committee of nine members.
Noble Crabbe wanted TO know the
reason for referring TO select commit
tee.
Minister Brown-All possible informa-
ton has already been submitted to the
House in the printed answers to ques-
tons.
Rep. Richard favored 5000, 900 With
the understanding that deserving Ha-
waiian teachers be paid better salaries.
Rep. Marques favored the item on
condition that help be given to the Cath
Ollie schools.
Noble Isenberg thought independent
schools were supported out OF this item.
The Board has always assisted indepen-
dent schools, but only those which the
Government inspector has a right TO go
to and examine.
Rep. Maraues-On behalf of my con-
stituents move that we have informa-
ton as to what sum will be given the
| Catholic schools.
Noble Isenberg - The Government
| schools have nothing to do with religion.
If 100000 are appropriated there will
perhaps be enough for st. Louis College.
| Rep. r. Wilcox would have been in
favor of the item of 5000, 900, but he sees
great deal of discrimination against
native Hawaiians who are paid $40 per
month while foreign teachers get 500.
For this reason the speaker could not
favor putting so large a sum of money
into the hands OF the Board to be used
in such a way.
Noble Isenberg-There were not teach.
ers enough in this country to teach Eng
lish when English began to be the Ian
guage of the schools. The Board had to
60 abroad and they had to pay higher
When the teachers came they had nc
houses, nowhere to live. The Hawaiian.
had homes of their own. / have been 1
school agent for ten years and hav,
only known one good Hawaiian teacher
He was as good as any foreigner and il
now Police Justice. 1t is agreed tina
the Board shall as far as possible u.s.
Hawaiians only. l think the time viii
come when we can get along with Hawaii
ans only. But the time is not yet. / woul,
be willing to see the item passed a
$3.50 900, and think no teacher shout,
be paid less than ST day no matter
his school was little bit of one. Blu
if we go to lowering the salaries of for
eign teachers a great many will leav
and l don't know what we shall do. Blu
we must leave these things to tn
Board. If we attempt to NEEDLE witt
them we shall never make success
of it.
Rep. Brown-Ten years ago l dom
believe there were more than four O
five schools supported by the Govern
ment. In the last year there has been
wide demand for English schools to tax
the place of Hawaiian. The great in
crease came since 1884. There were the
very few who could teach English to Hs
waiians. Those Hawaiians who coul
!, teach were employed and are still. TIL
time has not come when we can get Ha
waiians to do all the teaching but
| fnly will NJ 10 ~. liz
the country we must do it through edu
cation. That is what places nations a
the head of the world. 1t has been sal
that Hawaiians are paid badly. 1t
not treating the Board right to say sc
1t has not beer possible to get foreig
teachers for the same price. 1t is onl
English schools that these foreigner
have been brought here. l was Dor
here, and 1 could live on poi, fish an
salmon, if l had to. But foreigner
can't. / believe in paying every ma
just what he is worth no matter whethe
; he is foreign or native. l shall supper
the motion to pass at 100000.
Rep. Marques - No money is bette
spent than that which goes to the Burea
of Public Instruction. Out of every |
children who 60 to school, two 90 to tn
Catholic schools. On this basis, tn
Catholic schools ought to receive $50, 90
out of this 100000. III l support tn
item of $500, 900, shall move that $IS
900 of the same 60 to the Catholi
schools.
Noble Widemann-When i came her
there was no English school except tn
Royal. 1t was to keep the natives fror
learning had THINGS of the sailors Short
ly after | came, / was notified that wa
: appointed something or other in connet
ton with the English schools which wer
to be started. The schools started bu
: all died out because the support wa
wanting. Here in Honolulu they wer
kept up, and | know of one Hawaiia
lady who has taught English for twent
years. There were no Hawaiians to b
got who were able to teach English i
those days. The spirit of teaching Ems
lish to Hawaiians died out and revive1
again about seven or eight years ago.
did have strong sympathy with the Ha
waiians in not wanting their language t
die out, as it will nov. When | marrie'
my wife could not speak word of Eng
lish. / offered to teach her, but she di
not want to learn it; but when her chi
dren grew up she learned English c
them. | think We have done wonder
fully well in keeping the Hawaiian up
Due credit to whom credit is due. Tn
effect OF this late movement is only jus
beginning to appear. In few years W
shall have plenty of young Hawaiian
who are competent to teach English, an
willing to take a country school. The
it will cease to be necessary to sem
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