The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-30

Hawaiians, but I have found from the
records that among our very best stu
dents were the Hawaians. The total
number of students is 9S, divided as
follows: English and American, SO;
Hawaiian English, or American (part
Hawaian). l.; Chinese Hawaiian. 6;
2; Chinese, 10 Por-
tuguese, 4; pure Hawaiian, l; all 9TH
ers, A.
INTELLECTUAL TONE HIGH
80 far as the intellectual quality of
the students is concerned l think it
would be impossible to find where the
race line could be drawn. | trust that
this impression which / have of the
students may be set forth to the pub
am very sorry to hear that simply
because we have a mixed constituency
here that the intellectual tone of the
school is low. That is not true.
our plans for the future are not
definite. We have adopted "A general
policy. One is looking to development
into full -tledged college. A lady
whom l met in Chicago who was a
graduate of Punahou, told me that
Punahou will never be a college. that
it was practically senseless idea.
II say this community needs a col
lege. 1t must come. In the cores
pondence l had with the trustees /
taken very definite steps in the mat
ter and that they We're looking for
ward to a college course. | came here
really prejudiced with the idea of max
in" college course as soon as our
college equipment should arrive. A
study of the conditions in these Is
lands does not throw n great deal of .
light upon these questions" as viewed .
in comparison with the conditions else
where. You have elements in your lifeN
here that cannot be duplicated in any
other place in the United States.
TERRITORY NEEDS COLLEGE.
1T has seemed to me on the whole
that this Territory should have "a coll
ege, and that IA college must be es-
-ablished very soon. We tried a little
experiment. in chapel this morning that
las convinced me that we need the
influence and leadership and elevatinG
bower in this community gained
through Christian college. | made
lut slips on which were two ques-
ions:
Il. Do you plan to go to college?
80. If oahu had sufficient buildings
md equipment and teachers to offer n
complete college course would you take
our college course here?
II requested them not to feel under
Obligations to the school or teachers
Wers. There We're 81 students who
landed in answers. Nineteen wrote
no after the first question; ~ answer
d they had planned to so to college
lseWhere; Al answered yes to the sec
nd question. OF these who answered
hey intended going away to college
Z were Americans, l Chinese Hawaii
N, l Portuguese These figures are
interesting when We study the individ-
als. Some of the best students plan
q stay here If college course Is Of
cred, The students who had not plan
.ed TO go to college did not do so be-
ause there was no collegiate course
lrre.
WOULD DRAW FROM STATES.
The only way students here can rise ,
% the intellectual levels OF those who
ttend colleges In th,senst is TO have
Ich an institution established here. AZ
'hst twenty-five per cent ut an schol-
ls In the schools OF Hawaii would ,
ume Ia this college II seems To me
luHltahlo that with college here we ,
ould draw many students from the /,
lHlrs There are colleges la the ,
ulA which are almost entirely sup
9fled by students from tho north {
h'S must have a change of climate, ,
M" hAa college here in this cli- !
lhlr We would have numbers uf stu- /
.nls i"h rNrfy part of the United 4
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