The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-17
Sleesuill Island Business Man
Writes Of Education.
GcaIrlcIses CERTAIN SYSTEMS
Me idea Of NAME Tasks-Students
Who are He piess at Twenty.
Vie We on Youth.
(From Thursdays Daily

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something upon The above subject,
which approach with feelings of deli
cacy, as there seems to be much con-
Germ felt by the thoughtful, kind heart
ed people as to the future Of the Ha-
waiian race. which truly seems serious.
II is believed his schooling has some
thing to do with his future gloomy out
look, which is quite possible.
Agriculture is proposed as an i'm
provement II added to our present
schools. but this Is one of the impos-
sible things. as 1t could reach only
small part of the people. Any effective
means that would instruct, pupils to
look to and rely On Mother Earth, the
machine shop, The mine, counting
house, etc. for employment and sub
sistence would be big improvement
upon our present methods of schooling
the youth Of these Islands. and partic-
ularly so with the young Hawaiian.
The earth Is the mother OF man, and
to her directly or indirectly We should
look for our physical comforts. Every
young person should be instructed
where his food comes from, his cloth
ing. his earthly comforts, and how
they are oil produced by labor. All
should be encouraged to look forward
to, work for, and aim at sometime own
ing a piece of LAM for a home, where
he could always find employment
working under his own dictation and
Income Independent. his own boss, not
compelled to seek elsewhere for en-
ployment, working out others ideas. A
nation OF home-Owners is much in ad-
vance of q nation of renters, so far at
least, as independence and home i'm
provement is concerned. Renters don't
homes.
A native or any other boy kept at
school and his every want supplied
without labor during his entire youth
is n poor. unfinished specimen Of hui
manity to turn loose In the world to
get his living. He is unqualified to bat
tie with the storms of life. for which
his friends were SD long endeavoring
to qualify him by examining his mind
with theory at the neglect Of practical
usefulness. A young man thus
schooled away from useful labor and
compelled to get his own living at the
age Of 20 years, ais schooling having
put false notions Of MS Importance in
to his head and laziness into his body;
at this stage OF mis- existence 1t will
be the exception VI lie takes kindly to
any productive labor. II he should. he
may be Il producer of wealth and val
liable citizen, but IL he takes the Oppo-
site course and becomes an associate of
the saloon, the low lotteries, the gam
hnr ts
schooling in morals and the virtue OF
labor, II any was given him. proves a
failure, because he was schooled away
from labor. away from earning his
bread by the sweat OF his face. His
schooling causes him to look upon ply
steal labor as only for Chinese. Japan
ese and low-down people of other races
but not for an educated gentleman like
him, 80 he persistently concludes tc
live without labor, as he has beer
schooled the first twenty years of his
life. The right thing to do for the ris'
ing generation evidently would be e
instruct them to begin to wait upon
themselves and their fathers and moth
ers In many things at an early age
thus earning, In part at least. Their
bread by learning h W to satisfy hon.
orably their physical requirements
Then they would know how to go for
ward in after-life. It should not mat,
ter what the wealth or standing OF
their parents may he. or now many
servants they can command; every
youth. from 6 wears up. should be
taught self-dependance and not to look
to their elders, their servants or their
parents money for assistance, as life
may be bong road with many a crook
anything for his physical comfort and
heavy hills to climb. A youth brought
up without being taught how to dc
anything for Its physical comfort and
support is one to be pitied when his
supports drop away. which frequently
happens even among the wealthy. The
Hawaiian youth schooled and main
tanned without labor in our private
schools find their support drop ava,
as soon as they leave school. Their
comes the tug of war. they havini
nothing to eat and don't know how tt
= earn II. either by la5oring for others OF
producing ii from the elements.
A short time ago | was converslnl
with Hawaiian gentleman while on
a steamer upon the schooling OF the