Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
A New Departure.

the Hawaiians and which we
sincerity hope will be appreciated
by them.
Mr.. Richards. the principal
OF the school, has made the
necessary arrangement to open a
normal class for lin ted number
of Hawaiians who may desire to
make school-teaehing their voc
alton
The Board Of Education de
mand certain qualification of the
government school-tsacherss aud
many Hawaiians have found it
difficult TO come up to the mark
necessary to pass the prescribed
examination. Good will and or
binary knowledge have not been
lacking tie aspirants bnt the alb
sence Of n norma course has
made it dificult for them to sys-
tematize their general knowledge
and make stody of tie special
branches necessary for a teacher.
Great and frequent complaints
have been made for years against
the Board Of Education and the
different administrations for the
alleged unwillingness to employ
Hawaiians and the alleged inclin-
alton to import foreign teachers.
The Board has MT been to blame
altogether. A certain standard
for teachers was agreed upon and
it is fact that there were not
sufficient Hawaiians to satisfy
the demands Of the Board which
naturally had to take its recourse
to foreigners.
The Board and many earnest
men who have made themselves
familiar with the educational
system and progress in Hawaii
are perfectly willing to admit
that some of the material import
ed here from abroad is unfit and
undesirable as teachers. 1t is
the wish of all to be able to place
Hawailans in the positions of
such teachers but it is necessary
to continue the present staff of
teachers until the Hawaiians are
found willing to prepare them
selves for the responsible duties
of educators of youth and qualify
themselves to fill the places which
with pleasure will be given to
them, in a satisfactory manner.
The normal class at the Kane
Lameha school has been institut
ed for that purpose and the lib
eral and broad principles which
characterize every action of Mr..
Richards viii also be felt in this
instance.
Mr.. Richards invites a limited
number of Hawaiians to join his
class. He does not confne mem
bership to graduates from the
Kamehameha school. Pupils
from Lahainaluna. from st, Louis
College and from the government
schools are equally welcome. All
that is needed is the necessary
preliminary knowledge to enable
the student to do the work which
the course will prescribe. Sew
ersl Hawaiians who hold low
grade certificate and are employ
ed by the Board of Education
have decided 20 resign their posi-
tons for the coming year for the
purpose of joining the normal
class. They can rest assured that
when the year is passed and their
work accomplished a better po-
sition will stand open for them.
As the class naturally has to
be limited there should be no de-
lay in communicating with Mr.. |
in regard to the details |
Of the necessary arrangements |
Richards does not desire to admit |
\ large number this first course
because he is anxious to be in a
position where he with some kind |
If surety can hold out prospects
II good positions to those who
through their industry and energy
% through the course and make
themselves qualified to become
overnment school-teachers.
We desire here to say few
lords in regard to the Kameha-
leha Schools as they stand to
ay. Unfortunately for the ma
on and unfortunately for the
Ugh intentions Of the founder Of
ae schools a certain feeling
/ animosits was created seainat