The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-23
rY7E-seTrlne IN SCHOOLS.


There seems no end 20 the fads ia
the public schools Of Honolulu. a re-
view o, the list discloses but few. too.
that can ever prove OF value to eiISer
the pupil or the community, which
has a claim upon the pupils future
Y5une men VINO have In the past
learned 20 grow cucumbers and horse
radishes in the schools have general
b. found employment behind the coun-
tors OF stores. as under clerks on the
steamers. az the FORCES in the Homo
lulu Iron Works or as ordinary day
taborers about town. SO far as known
only one young Hawaiian has ever
pronted by his training in agriculture
in the local schools; but his father
happened 20 have large sugar inter
ests which made a difference. SO far
AZ teaching the rudments OF agricul-
ture 70 Hawaiian girls Is concerned.
nothing could be mere absurd.
Another baldfaced fad and time
waster Is the art Of printing which
has been introduced and Is being urg-
ed in Kaiulani. Kaahumanu and other
graded schools OF the city. Little
ladies' and little gentlemen are taught
70 set type. 20 make up forms and
20 print a paper This is a charm
ing diversion. perhaps. but that is all
that can be said OF il.
How does the Superintendent OF
Education calculate that the children
Of the Kaiulanl and Ksahumanu
schools viii utilize theig knowledge OF
,ypesettlng and printing? lie is an
old and experienced newspaper man
and well knows that the day OF hand
composition in printing Offices Is
gone. Already newspapers. books
and a large proportion Of the routine
output OF printing Offices is done by
machinery. II is merely a question q
time. perhaps n year OF two, when
there will be machines for setting all
kinds Of Advertisements and even the
most intricate OF large posters right
here in Honolulu Then where will the
hand compositors be? Where will the
graduates OF Kaiulani and Kaahumanu
schools be, those who have expended
their hours in following fad aud
gaining knowledge OF a dead art?
There are hundreds Of compositors in
Honolulu today engaged In other lines
OF business. Thy hundreds more to be
tarned out by Ka,ulsni and Kaahu-
manu- schools will be forced into like
channels. having no more use for their
knowledge Of typesettlng than they
might have for grasp Of the work OF
roofing out ground-moles.
Yesterday there was issued from
Kaahumanu school an SPACE paper
styled Male l-ehua-7 The name is
pretty and the paper is neatly gotten
up. A part q It's object is said to be
to raise funds for gymnasium. That
may be good In addition the paper
gives the following as a reason FOR its
being:
BY means OF working on the print
ing press. We hope 70 improve our
Language and spelliag. some children
think they can lay the foundation for
trade While working in the printing
Office. Perhaps they can. One thing is
sure. only polite children. or pupils
who do right in their class rooms VIII
be allowed &c work on the press"
Type. printing presses and the para
phernslia q printing once cost
great deal OF money. The only thing
20 be gained by the one in Kaahumana
school is the doubtful advantage ex-
pressed in tho hope in the lines
quoted above.
There is not money for night
schools for the bsn n OF the young
men working In the undries and
stores Of the CITY. bat there does seem
20 be mouey for expensive printing
OUTFITS to lay the Foundation for s
trade that is fast ceasing to be a
trade al an. in the day schools.
1t jars upon ones credibilisles to