The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-23
THE GOVERNOR MESSAGE


of the country even with the consider
able additions that have already been
made. School accommodation are still
unequal to the demand. The large APP
propriatiOns recommended for this pur-
pose are for the most part very neces-
sary.
The government has recently adopted
the plan of building school houses Of
large size with walls of fire proof ma
terials. This plan was carried into
effect in the construction of the Prin-
cess Kaiulani School and the Kaahu-
manu- School in Honolulu. An appro-
priaton of $4,000 is recommended for
rebuilding the Royal School The main
building in the Royal School premises
found to be unsafe last year and was
taken down. At present a part of the
pupils are accommodated in the re-
naming buildings and the rest i'm the
Aala Warehouse, which has been fitted
up temporarily for that purpose. This
arrangement is very unsatisfactory
The Aala Warehouse is a cheap, rough
building with unsuitable surroundings.
| The separation of the school into two
| divisions at such a distance apart is
unfavorable to it's administration.
1t is proposed to put up a large build
! ing of ttreproOf materials of sufficient
| size to accommodate seven hundred
pupils. The historic fame of this school
\
/ justify the proposition of giving the
new building such an architectural
| character as VIII make it a worthy
monument to the famous Aliis who
were its first pupils and TO it's later
graduates as well
! I call your attention to the plan of
| the superintendent Of Public Instruc-
/ ton, as set forth i'm his report. to move
| the RefOrmatOry School to Waialec in
/ the District of kOOlauloa and to desig-
nate it as the Industrial School for
| boys. / emphatiCally approve of this
| project. The piece of land suggested
/ for this purpose contains over seven
hundred acres and lies partly on the
| foot hills and partly between them and
the sea- The location is most healthy.
| with fresh trade winds from the ocean.
/ The place offers opportunities for a
variety of farming work. including
stock raising and the cultivation of
| Held crops and taro. There is fishing
and sea bathing. An industrial school
located on this land would have an
environment most favorable to the edu-
cation of boys in many Industrial lines.
and to good development of the char
| acter and the body
The boys in the Reformatory School
| are taught, outside of book learning,
carpentry harness making, tin work
and sewing only There is little op-
]
| ture.
If this plan is carried out, it is pro-
posed to use the Reformatory School
premises for an industrial school for
girls, which is much needed.
such changes in the laws as are nee
| essary to ettectuate these projects
! should be enacted.
| There is a small number of children
scattered over the Territory who are
| ineligible for admission into the pub
| lie schools on account of their inability
to pass the required medical examina-
| tons. Some provision should be made
| for the education of these children.
As their number is small in any one
! locality it may be impracticable TO
provide instruction for them at their
| homes. There does not seem to be any
| lnSurmauntable objection to legisla-
ton that would gather them at some
| place or places according to their num-
bers, and provide them with instruc-
ton and careful medical attendance as
well as food, clothing and lodging. Such
a plan would be in their own and pub
lie interests. The matter is most i'm
| portant; the Government cannot leave
these children to grow up in ignor-
ance and neglect without deserving the
severest censure
The report of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction contains interesting
ment of manual training in the schools.
This feature of public instruction is
worthy of hearty support.
Your attention is invited to the pro-
| position of the Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction that the Department be
relieved of the work of furnishing
school books to school children. I have
| grave doubts of the advantage of such
a change. The question to be consid-
cred is how pupils, particularly those
| in out of the way districts. would be
affected by it, rather than the convent
ence of the clerical force of the De-
| partment
The suggestion of this report favor
| ing the establishment of school libraries
is admirable, and should have legisla-
tive assistance. With a moderate APP
preparation for this purpose at each
session, such libraries would grow
steadily and soon become in each dis
trict most favorable influence tow
ard taste in reading, a knowledge of
the English language and growth in
personal character
Congress has conferred on the Leg
islature authority to create counties
and town and city municipalities with
in the territory and to provide for the
government thereof.
This is an enterprise requiring for
its success a high degree of patriot
lSill anu CIVIC lnIelllBenCe. Careful
study of local conditions and the ex-
periences of other communities in the
creation and administration of munich
pal corporations are necessary to safe
guard the country against costly mis-
takes Many problems will arise in the
consideration of such legislation that
are difficult of solution, calling for sin
ceTe elaboration.
There are important questions to be
weighed by you in the consideration of
this subject. Should such local govern
ments be established in communities
that do not ask for them? Should the
whole area of the Territory be occu-
pied by such governments, or should
experiments be made in one or two
localities before going further? What
Will be the approximate burden of the
aggregate taxation of the city or county
and the Territory on the tax payer?
How will the small proprietor be affec-
ted by such combined taxation, and by
the probable greater stringency of mu-
nicipal regulations? These questions
are better answered before than after
the character of such corporations is
finally settled.