The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-23
address a PESterl s B Doe
10 BOYS and Girls
Motto or TIVE kANtnAlAthAS
Be Mar" EdueAtion Of the
n.a,,-pu,s ana Responsibility.
Masins % careers.

Nad klIls nl ihf NAME halA'Aa H'hoAs
a. the Founder day literary and must
cal exercises. De,emusr 70 1881
The education OF tbo heart h. what
shall speak about wish TO sp.ak
about an important side of education,
without which rHs education uf che
head and hand ! may say. BE- useIe"
aad Is dangerous lD society u ls dan
ssrous 20 educate a man without Civ
lug him an education 81 the heart.
II you educate mans hands and
brain and DO not educate his heart aud
put within him noble principle, ther
he becomes very dangerous element
10 society. Instead of being q chicken
thief he is d skilliu. bdrgIar Hc may
counterfeit money. bTDdh your safe. etc
any for the who'll. of his lie gO on live
ing on the public. because uf his cdu-
cation OF the band and brain or bee
cause Of skill In accounts he may be-
come a great monOpoI.s, and like the
great squid Ia yunder museum, may
stretch his arms over a continent and
draw the profits and life blood of a
whole nation. crushing legitimate ell
terprizes and driving men and women
ana children into despair and poverty.
because NJ IL an educated man only on
one side think these illustrations
vii! show you the importance OF the
education Of the higher side Of the man
an education which tends 10 develop
the nOblest and best In the man
An event has happened recently
which touches rs all. Many Of Ms hay.
doubted It's wisdom. Many of Us hay.
felt it's necessity for the safety OF this
community. Does this question appeal
70 you young men and women? II is a
matter for encouragement or for in
spiratiOn' Competition and strife will
he increased by overdose connection
with the United States The employer
must look out for himself or be driven
TO the wall. \ man In business in Cal,
ifOrna has TO wake up and look out
for himself and that Is a good part OF
such a mans education 4 Hawaiian
Young man who has been doing bust.
ness In san Francisco. said recently
that young man now a days has Ia
hustle" II he would succeed. He
earned that lesson himself and with
good results, when he got back to Ho-
iOluiu
a. Il oh, q
be not afraid Of other men, that he
shall know how 10 assert himself that
he shall strive for the highest prize.
was present when graduating
class Of this school was having It's
class day exercises. The prophet Of the
class read his prophecies. He spoke
about the future Of the members of the
class. one would be the Attorney Gen
eral, another was to be Minister of tho
Interior. third was TO be Chief Jus
rice. All this was much OF a joke on
the part OF the prophet, but why should
1t be a joke? Why should not the
young men aim high and hold posi-
lions in this country In spite of the
white man. The Hawaiian young men
have held high positions in the Gov
ernment and with the greater chances
for an education. | think the Hawaiian
Young men will hold high positions in
the country again.
Aim high; assert yourself. We have
inherited some very noble things from
the Monarchy. You are all familiar
with the National motto, spoken in
Hawaiian: Ia mau Ike ga o ia alma
ka pono. wish to call YOU. attention
to another saying, a wOttO OF the ka-
mehameha's BE a man" The new
conditions which are going to press on
Hawaiians, which are going to make
competition closer and perhaps he a
hardship 10 some, are call TO you TO
be men, a call 10 become skillful. a call
to seek an education which will pre-
pare you for good citizenship edu-
cation OF the heart-whether in private
or public life. All cannot be public
men or rich men, but all can be good
citizens.
st. Paul said: Seek ye earnestly
the best things" He did not mean pub
lie offices or wealth. He meant those
things which are included in the condi-
ton OF being men-true men--noble
men. A private life demands these
conditions as well as a public life.
wish to speak to you of some things
which are perhaps less pleasant. Peo-
pie have told me more than once that
the Hawaiians have no sense OF graft
tude. ] know that this Is false for
have met with gratitude OF the deep
est and noblest and most fervent kind.
Children often do not have the graft
tude they should have towards their
parents, because they do not appreciate
to the full their obligations They take
what they get and consider It a matter