Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-02
WALDRON RESIGNS
FROM BOYS BRIGADE


The following letter pertaining to
the Boys Brigade was read Monday
night at meeting Of the organization
management:
March 81, 1902.
To the President and Members of the
Boys Brigade of Honolulu.
Dear Friends: When first heard Of
your desire for a manual training
teacher and worker in the brigade, the
strongest inducement to come was a
very long and peculiar training along
diverse lines. So came and found l
did not know too much.
| have, without affectation, had a
deep interest in the movement (for
such beyond your ken it Isl and have
liked the humanity of the raw boys
with whom | have worked.
The work of this time has been the
severest of a strenuous life, and has
been the most important.
An experiment which was question
able under the prevailing conditions
was the trade school, purely volun-
taTy work. And | believe II 1t were
possible to find the people who in this
city have done the most, outside of
their days task to learn, more would
come from the Boys Brigade Trade
School than from any other organiza-
ton.
The school has paid, will pay more
and run easier.
This is not all. The curious fact
that some by-product of factory may
become as valuable as the main, is true
Of our Brigade club room.
Last June 1t was lumber room to-
day by the work of the school 1t is the
finest thing of its kind in this city. |
am vain enough to say 1t is peculiarly
unique success with its reading room,
lanai. gymnasium, lecture room and
theater.
Since September, 1t has been the
Union League Club of half the street
boys OF the city.
In all this work and growth | have
been delighted. Even the big things
done by the city for the work, as the
tremendous success OF the business
mems tournament, the very desirable
athletic grounds at Kauluwela, for
which see a great deal Of work, and
the large and hearty plans for the ath-
letic tournament have been much to
me. have felt part of big things
This is different from economical New
England, and 1t has enlarged me.
But all the time there has been 0
sense of loss to my own mental life
My labors we're preventing work or
purposes as a speaker and lecturer
which l had hoped to work with my
other duties; but the very success o.
the trade school prevented, and tn,
club room finished these dreams. Eve
since my seasick family saw Mr.. Rich
ards standing in the rain to welcom
us, your worthy president has beel
thoughtful, kindly and what is rarer-
reasonable.
have been allowed to work my ow
way with judicially injected hints an
advice, and respectfully admit tha
l would have done better to have heed
ed some which we will say forgot.
You who frankly and genially az
copied me at face value without to
much probation, am much obliged t
However, ! can not be disobedient
the Heavenly Vision" of my life, an
so with a reiteration OF my full cor
viction of the value, possibility and re
ward Of the Boys Brigade of Hone
lulu, asking you all to do more for
than you have, | would with sorro'
tender my resignation as superinteT
dent OF the Boys Brigade, the time {
its taking effect to be arranged by tn
president and myself, Yours,
JOHN ID. WALDR0N.
Supt. Boys Brigade Trade Schoo