The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-22
YOUTH OF HAWAII
Address Of President s. B. Dole
to Boys and Girls.
MOTTO OF THE KAMEHAMEHAS
BE a Man" - Education of the
Heart-Duty and Responsibility.
Making of Careers.

Below are the remarks. in part,
made by President Dole TO the boys
and girls Of the Kamehameha schools
at the Founders day literary and must
/ cal exercises, December 10, 1899.
The education of the heart is what l
shall speak about. l wish to speak
about an important side of education,
without which the education of the
head and hand, l may say, is useless
and is dangerous TO society. 1t is dan
gerous to educate a man without Civ
ing him an education of the heart.
If you educate a mans hands and
brain and do not educate his heart and
put within him noble principles, then
he becomes a very dangerous element
in society. Instead of being a chicken
thief he is a skillful burglar. He may
counterfeit money, break your safe, etc.
any for the whole of his life go on liv
! ing on the public, because of his edu-
cation of the hand and brain or be-
!
come a great monopOlist and like the
great squid in yonder museum, may
stretch his arms over a continent and
draw the profits and life blood of
whole nation, crushing legitimate en-
| terpriZes and driving men and women
| because he is an educated man only on
| one side | think these illustrations
will show you the Importance of the
education of the higher side of the man
an education which tends to develop
the nOblest and best in the man.
An event has happened recently
which touches us all. Many of us have
| doubted its wisdom. Many of US have
felt it's necessity for the safety of this
community. Does this question appeal
to you young men and women? 1t is a
matter for Encouragement Or for in
spiration? Competition and strife will
be increased by overdose connection
with the United States. The employer
must look out for himself or be driven
to the wall A man in business in Cal
ifOrnia has to wake up and look out
for himself and that is a good part OF
such a mans education. A Hawaiian
young man who has been doing bust
ness in San Francisco, said recently
that a young man now days has to
hustle if he would succeed. He
learned that lesson himself and with
good results, when he got back to Ho-
LoluIu.
1t is a part of character that man
be not afraid of other men; that he
shall know how to assert himself that
he shall strive for the highest prize.
| was present when a graduating
class of this school was having its
class read his prophecies. He spoke
about the future of the members of the
class. One would be the AttOrnay-Gen-
eral, another was to be Minister of the
Interior, third was to be Chief JUS
! tice. All this was much of a joke on
the part of the prophet, but why should
| it be a joke? Why should not the
| young men aim high and hold posi-
| tiOns in this country in spite of the
white man. The Hawaiian young men
have held high positions in the Gov
eminent and with the greater chances
for an education, I 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 ca ka alma
/ ka pono. 1 wish to call your attention
TO another saying, a motto Of the ka-
mehameha's BE man." The new
| conditions which are going to press on
/ Hawaiians, which are going TO make
| competition closer and perhaps be a
hardship TO some, are call to you TO
be men. a call to become skillful, a call
to seek an education which will pre-
pare YOU for good citizenship-an 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 We 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. \ private life demands these
conditions as we'll 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. I know that this is false for l
| have met with gratitude Of the deep
est and noblest and most fervent kind.
| tude they should have towards their
parents, because they do not appreciate
| IN the fuIl their obligations They take