The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-07

Htuat B,sro .H'r.
A good.sIl,d meeting VI people
Interested iu education wa. held at
kawatahan SEMINARY lpr night foI
the purpose of discussing the project
1T e. abli,hlng q boarding school Tor
both boys aud gi,ls o0 kauAt Among
those present were; Her Majesty the
Queen. attended by Mrs. ". IT,.
Aldrich; { hcf Justice the Hon. A..
+. Judd, pr.f. ". u. Alexander,
Vice President Of the Board Of Edu-
cation; Mr. W. w. Hall, member Of
the Board Mr.. A. +. Atkinson, In
spcctor- General of Schools. and Miss
Atkinson; Gcn. ). G. Armstrun-,
DR.. Gered Smith, promoter OF the
scheme in question; Principal Hos
mer and Prof Lyons of Oahu Col
lege Rev. and Mrs. w. b. Oleson,
Miss Malone, Messrs. Richards,
Thompson and MeVoy, OF Kameha-
meha Schools; Mons. q. b. &.
d'Anglade, French Commissioner;
Hon. II. NJ Whitney, Revs. VIM.
aud L. l.. Guick, Mrs. HarCwel,
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. e. Damon, DR.. and
Mrs. Emerson. Dr.. Rodgers, Mrs.
and Miss Needham, Me~ers. W. Il.
Castle, w. O. Smith and ). d. Full
Ter, besides many others.
D., ~ hi,...,, ,y,. ~, n,.,t;on
of Mr.. Castle, called to the chair,
and Mr.. Wood was appointed secre-
tary.
Mr.. W. O. Smith by request stated
the object of the meeting. The
difficulties of co-educaiion of tie
sexes were realized, yet, with the
examples of success before them in
the Uuited States, it had been thought
that the idea might be carried out
here. General Armstrong having
had great experience in the United
States, and having just returned
FROM visit to Kauai, it had
been thought well to have him
give them his views, and also TO hear
the views Of Others on the co-educa-
ton of the sexes here.
Gen. Armstrong said it might be
fitting that, identified rs he was aud
somewhat acquainted with co-educa-
ton in practise, he should say some
thing, but lie did not think it proper
that he should Go most OF the talk
ing. DR.. Saith aud his brother he
knew would be very modest in stat
ing their part in the scheme. Hhey
started this thing with the idea of
trying to work it out at their own
charges, believing that it could be
effected to advantage. Others had
helped and some ON Kauai, together
with Her Majesty-who had been
very liberal had contributed to the
undertaking. The sum of S25, 900
had been expended. He knew of 10
better Or larger thing for Uawaians
in proportion to the expense than
this. Co education had grown all
over the world. 1t was increasing in,
the colleges. No doubt there would
be opposition, but he had been used
to that all his life, and would hardly
think anything worth trying unless
there was opposition AT Ann Arbor,
at Harvard, and other leading colleges
co-educatiOn had been success. The
question had come to be how would
it be in country like Hawaii, that
had been somewhat behind in clviliz-
alton. Difficulties confronted them
in the same way with regard to the
newly -enfranchised negroes in the
States, but in their case co-educa-
ton had been tried with the greatest
success aud encouragement. When
they came to the work of civilization
the idea of mixed schools was the
whole thing. Where they had civil
ization already it was not 50 much
needed. Wherever the home life
was not what it should be, there the
mixed school did its work, teaching
the boys and girls how to regard
each other. Were they satisfied with
Hawaiian boys and girls in that re-
spect! If not, were they willing to
try anything else? Co-education
had been tried in the Royal School
under Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke. Hon.
Mr.. Bishop was opposed to it be-
cause his late wife was not satisfied
with the results in the Royal School.
She was wise enough to see that
there should be schools for girls and
she generously provided for them.
The speaker had talked with Her
Majesty on the subject, and she had
given some views relating TO the ex-
pertinent in the Royal School. He
had spent some hours on the ground
at Kauai There were so acres of
land in the school plot, the soil was
excellent, there was abundance Of
water for irrigation = as to the condi-
tions of life, or basis of supply, he
was surprised. Kamehaneha was
especially school for mechanics.
Owing to its resources and OppOr-
tunties it must be the leading me-
chanical school. At Kauai the con-
ditions seemed to be the best for an
agricultural school. The future of
the islands was to be agricultural,
the ways Of the people must be agri-
cultural. There was a building at
Lihue that would cost SIP 900. He
wished he had that building at
Hampton nit was worthy of a place
among their buildings. 1t was
planned geol deal on his own sue-
gestion, from his experience at the
Hampton Institute. They had