The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-19


How we plead and how we prayed
through all our native land;
Now, unit in this cause, the States
in white all stand,
Since we are marching through Geor-
gia.
The Importance OF instructing the
children of our schools in temperance
principles cannot be over-estimated
While prohibition is and must be the
ultimate aim of all temperance effort,
we can hope to have little success in
securing and enforcing such legisla-
ton until a larger proportion of the
voters are themselves total abstainerS
While we must not neglect to use all
refOrmatory measures. our chief hope
of radical success must come from the
faithful teaching of our children
through the schools. the nature of al
cohoiic poisons, and the peril in even
beginning to use them at all.
l close with a sentiment concerning
temperance education uttered by Hon.
Byron Nj. Cutcheon, of Michigan, in a
speech before the Congress of the Unit
ed States in 1886:
1T is a remedy-peaceable radical,
far-reaching. 1t trenches on no mans
rights, proscribeS no mans business,
confiscateS no mans property, dictates
no mans habits, restricts no mans
liberty. 1t appeals only to the power
of truth. 1t is the echo of Gods prim-
ordial decree, Let there be light.
MARY s. WHITNEY,
President w. C. T. U.
Mrs. w. w. Hail.. member of the
B6ard of Education, said the depart
ment had issued instructions to all the
| teachers to instruct the pupils under
them on temperance matters. the text
book accompanying the instructions be-
| ing Smiths. Thus far no reports as to
| the result of the instruction had been
| received from the normal inspectors.
| The department was willing to cooper
ate with the w. c. T. II. in all things
pertaining to temperance. The difficult
ty lay in obtaining a textbook which
would be suitable for the cosmopolitan
| schools here. Until such a one was
| found the instruction could not be car
ried on Systematically. Some that were
! suitable for Honolulu were not the
kind that could be used to advantage in
the country schools of Hawaii mel.
Truth in temperance matters should be
insisted upon. If the children found
from experience there was exaggeration
they would lose confidence in their
teachers. The truth was bad enough.
l. would not do to say that all who
drank had red noses, for it was often
to the contrary.
Mrs. Frasher. principal of Kaiulani
school, said that with the instructions
given by her teachers. experiments of
/ liquor upon albumen had been carried
on before the pupils with good results
| to them. The children in her school
came from Iwilei, Kalihi camp, Palama
and other places Whereabouts, where
they became acquainted with the evils
of drink more than even the teachers
themselves knew. l. there were better
; ways OF home life shown 20 the parents
and better methods Of cooking, temper
ance instruction would be more reach
ing in it's results.
Miss Felker. principal of Kaahumanu
school, was enthusiastic over the be-
ginning of the instruction in temper
ance in the schools. She went further
by telling her pupils that temperance
meant to her abstaining from all bad
things. When the course of studies
was rearranged for the next year she
hoped that in the curriculum temper
ance instruction would be given equal
prominence with other studies. The
difficulty lay in not having a suitable
textbook for the schools of Hawaii
Books for the mainland were not suit
able for the tropics. She looked for
HdIu " SOHlG mere Wiling SQCH
textbooks for Island use. Temper
ance instruction should begin in the!
kindergarten and be carried on system
atically through the various grades of
schools. She believed that cleanliness
Of person was a part of such instruc-,
ton. Songs and recitations which told
of the evils of intemperance would be-
a good thing for school work. She said
that cigarette smoking was common
among the young boys. and she and her
teachers endeavored TO correct their
ideas regarding the use of tobacco.
Kindness had its effect. She asked in
the classroom how many smoked Gig
arettes. and for those who did not to-
stand up. Seven remained seated, onel
a girl.
Mrs. Whitney told of the work of the
flower mission, and announced that
Mrs. Grace Waterhouse had resigned as
president. and that Miss Newcomb was
to go away in the Alameda to be abb
sent for few months. Mrs Austin
was elected president pro tenn. Mrs.
Whitney told of good work done at
the Hospital for Incurables by Miss
Newcomb. Preceding one of her week
ly visits there, she procured about 25l
pots OF plants, palms and ferns. and
arranged them prettily in lanai which
she had had constructed, which was
now an attractive gathering place for,
the invalids. The entire hospital wasi
improved by the addition. and the pa
TENTS take great delight in sitting in
the empowered spot. a globe filed
with goldfish is suspended above the
center.
The Flower Mission and its work will
De the subject of themes at the next
meeting. Mrs. Whitney made an ear
nest request for ladies who own car
rfages to associate themselves with the
mission, so that those who visit the
hospitals every week may have a con-
veyance in which to carry their BIOS
SONS.
PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRING.