The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-10-16
THE. SCHOOL
At WA|HEE
DR.. Weddick Replies to
Criticism.
He ANSWERS S, KEL||NO|
Says the Children Were Examined
Properly in September
Maui News.

| WalbOhD, MAUI, OCT. III Inc huul /
News says: Normal Instructor S. Kelii |
moi, having written a letter to the Super
intendent OF Public instruction, in which |
DR.. Weddick. the Government physician. |
~ criticized for his methods of conduct |
ing the medical examination of the chill
dren attending the Waihee school, the
News called DR.. Weddick's attention to
the letter and asked for an interview.
The doctor stated that personally he saw
no necessity of making any reply to the
letter, but that he was perfectly willing
to be interviewed. In reply to a number
of questions he stated substantially the
| following:
Mr.. Kelinoi is mistaken when he
states that inspected the Waihee school
three years ago, for the reason that 1t
was only two years ago in July when l
| first came to Wailuku as Government
physician. did examine the school at
the beginning of the September term in
| 1855 and found no suspec; cases.
II did not examine the school last Sep
| tember-not because / had not the time,
but because In August / was thrown from
my buggy and was so badly injured that
j was confined to my bed for three
practice till November, at which time /
was still on crutches. Being unable to
examine any of the schools In my district
in September. began the examination of
them early in January. Before / had
reached the Waihee school, the plague
broke out in Kahului, and was detailed
by the Board of Health to go and remain
at Kahului, which did.
$50 far as the examination of the Wal
hee school, in September of this year Is
concerned. the record which i have kept
shows quite plainly what l have done.
At my first visit I asked the principal
whether I sh9Ild have the children UNI
dressed and examined altogether, or
whether he preferred that l should exam
| inc them without undressing them. lie
preferred the latter method, and, in def
| erence to his wishes. / did SO. 1t is not
necessary for me to state the examina-
ton was a thorough one; yet. In order
not to do an injustice to any OF the chill
dIen. reserved my Judgment till / could
have time to examine my records further
In my office. This / did, and the action
which took was based on both examina-
| ton and consideration. Mr. Coke. the
pr incipal, has since told me that he Is
perfectly satisfied with the manner In
which the inspection of his school was
made"
THE JAPANESE CHURCH.
Rev o. II. Gulick recently visited Wal
Iluku and held morning and evening ser
wees In Japanese at the Japanese Church.
Al the conclusion of the morning services
he administered the sacrament of bap-
tism to seven adult Japanese. Consider
able interest Is manifested In church
work by the Japanese. and although the
actual membership of tho church Is only
twenty. yet the attendance averages over
| 100.
| Church sociables are made a feature
and are quite popular The church SER
vices and .sociables are principally at
| tended by men, very few women attend
| ing. A flourshing Sunday school forms
an important adjunct, the teachers be-
Ing the pastor, Rev. H. Tanaka, his wife
| and Miss Nape.
The pastor Is working hard to improve
the moral condition OF the Japanese In
which effort he should meet the hearty
approval of the people of Wailuku. He
also conducts a free evening school In
English three evenings in the week.
| The efforts which the japanese put
forth to assimilate the civilization of the
mere enlightened races is pathetic In its
oarnestness. and is a presage of what the
Japanese nation will one day become,
WERE THEY SO FOOLISH?
1t is claimed that Thomas Clark. on
| East Maui, fold the native Hawaiians
that the ex-Queen would be restored, I'M
der certain contingencies, and that John
Richardson, at Olowalu, stated that IL
the control OF the Legislature falls into
! the hands of the natives, none of Govern
or Doles nominations will be ratified.
/ While 1t seems incredible that either OF
I the gentlemen suggested anything 30
/ foolish, yet IL 1t be true that they or
| either of them did. the News would be
more than grateful to any one who would
! furnish 1t with the date. place and exact
/ language used or correct translation OF
1t. Wouldn't Wa roast" them? Well,
rather.
THE NEWS ON KAIUE.
| s. II. Kaiue has forfeited all chance OF
appearing on the Maui News ticket next
week. We have had a prejudice against
traitors ever since the days of Benedict
| Arnold s. Il. Eaiue has distinguished
and, II is to he hoped, also eHtIngushed
himself by giving the double cross to
| the Democratic party on Maui. Last week
! h. went around soliciting slgnors to his
petition as Representative on the Demo-
cratic ticket. lie sent his petition 20 Hos
nolulu. and when IL WAS presented for Ill
/ Ing, Secretary Cooper produced letter
/ flom Mr., Kaiue stating that he did not
wish the petition filed, In the meantime
the Wilcox faction filed another petition
/ ~ the gentleman as Senator on the inde-
/ pendent ticket, IS result, the Demo-
| cratic ticket for Representatives Is one
namp short,
"lF Not, WHY soTg
Candidate l,oohensteln OF Hawaii says
that although one can serve tho Kingdom
~ doi aud tho Republican party az the
same time, yet ho doubts whether ono
could mako q speciality OF each and sue
/ coed.
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