Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-07

lnplG SPtIllS W Dt d HtSlNub'N III NhN
minds of some of changing our school
system and modelling 1t after the pub.
lie school system of California or some
other republican public school system
where the people have full control OF
their schools. will endcavor to show /
some of the differences between the |
working of the school system of these ,
Islands under present methods, with |
which all are acquainted, and the work. /,
ing of the public school system of Cali. !,
fornia under republican methods.
Under the first the people have moth
ing to say about schools, and under
the latter it may he seen they have all
10 say. To show this plainly | narrate
the school history developed on piece
of California territory from its first set.
Element by the white man In 1917 to
the present time, having had person
al knowledge of II for thirty.four years.
The reader will excuse the personal
reference to myself while narrating
the following piece of history:
Mine was the first white family set.
tied in the territory now known as
Alameda county, in the State of Cali
fornia, in that part Of II now known as
Washington township. Alameda coun.
~ now stands next to San Francisco
county in wealth and population. At
the time of my settlement II was en-.
tirely covered by large Spanish stock
ranches except about 10000 acres or
what was known as San Jose Mission
lands belonging to the Government Of
I Mexico and in possession and control
of the military authority Of the United
States. This was the only land open
Tor settlement in that part of Califor.
mia at that time.
When / entered this land in the
spring of 1Si7 | had no children of
school age. BY the time my children
reached school age other settlers with
children had gathered around. So we
hired a teacher and opened school In a
room of a neighbours house. This
school was continued for a time. then
moved to more central location and
continued in a room of another neigh
boris house. As settlers multiplied, II
was found necessary to again move
the school to another neighbor's
house. After this a school house was
built by two of the most philanthropiC
men of the township in a central point
for all the children of the township
hired and paid teacher, and made the
school free for all the children of the
settlement. This house answered as g
church for all denominations and pub
lie gatherings as well as for schools fol
few years. After the Territory o
California was purchased from Mex
leo. It was admitted as a State into the
Union and its territory divided into
counties, townships. school and rOaC
districts, and a general law enacted
: for the purpose of organizing town ant
7 city governments. After this, schoo
} districts were set off and schOo
, houses built as fast as required.
: Now Washington township. contain
| ing an area of $50 square miles, more
OF less-most of II mountainous, where
no schools are required-is divided
into fourteen school districts with {
substantial school house in each
2 Some of them are large, two stories, di
r vided into several rooms, with graded
5 classes and different teachers in each
I There is also one central high schoo
building where students are furthe
advanced and prepared to enter tn,
State University.
D Besides the high and public schoo
= buildings above referred to. the town
/ ship is blessed with Washington Col
: lege, an imposing structure for cour
, as.a It Il 1. ;; :; :. !. 81 ;; u :: .: u {;
during the past year. 1t has now to b
decided whether the Federation will