Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-31

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Territory a Grand Jury has needed the
growing mass of complaints and taken
the time to thoroughly investigate the
departments affairs. The report
speaks Tor itself. Far from finding
that the complaints Of incompetence
in management have been ill.iounded,
the investigators make more vigorous
charges than have been brought before
1t was once said of the old police
orCe that no one dared to say word
against II for fear of the reprisal that
would be made II the source Of the IN.
formation or the critic were known.
Whether this was true or not. It is
rue that with few notable cXccp.
ions even the more progressive and
Intelligent workers of the Department
f Public Instruction have feared 10
peak for fear that criticism will re
ult in the pull" working to secure
leir immediate dismissal regardless
f their efficiency.
, From the town Of Waikiki has como
The statement that those able to do so
send their children TO the private
schools because there the children can
at least he sure OF proper instruction
in the English langusgc-not to he oh.
taipcd IN the public schools. This rep.
rcsents nothing short OF Incompetence
OF the worst character In the Depart.
mcnt Of Public instruction. From IA.
uai comes the report from reputable
teachers OF having to wait weeks for
Office. The chalk was in the local Of
fees i'm quantities, but the children on
Kauai had to wait till some one In the
Office woke mp. On Hawaii an Eng
disappearing principal, well educated
Is replaced by graduate Of the loCa
Normal School turned out rs an alleg
ed school teacher, but unable to ever
speak plain English. 4 long list COulC
be made showing either incompetence
or Indifference or both among thos,
supposed to be the aggressive leader,
OF work.
There Is not q single charge made
, by the Grand Jury against the Depart
lmont OF Public instruction that Cannu
BE- more than supported by detailed
facts. The head Of the Department TO
many years past has been capable
officer and he Is, withal. most pleas
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, son much justifablo criticism has beel
withheld. The fact nevertheless ra
, mains that the educational department
Iof this Territory is standing still
which means that IL Is going backward
:. instead OF forward at a time in tn
, history Of the Islands when education
: of the children Is of more momen
=, than ever before. II such thing ca
-, be possible. These boys and girls, u
4 all nationalities, will in few years b
., the guardians OF Territorial destinies
-. ~ the present rate the standard o
. the guardians will be lowcr,-all TO
I the lack of proper education.
II * q well recognized fact that tn
Honolulu High School with It's primar
: and grammar departments Is abou
\ the only efficient school in the TER
q tory. This Is largely so because tn
4 Board of Education let's the plac
II alone, the course OF study and genera
Il questions of discipline being in tn
"a hands of competent director. Thu
one instance may be cited where nel
A lcCt Is good thing, but uniortunatel
., for the Territory this method does nc
IA work throughout the whole system
4 raise the standard. The schools {
If Hawaii today are going along on tn
r. praises they have received in year
At past from people who have come dow
here and been surprised that sue
II progress should have been made wit
ID what they thought was semi.cann
Vi bal race
II, Hawaii's public schools are toda
N Just where Punahou and Kamehamef
n. were before active, well-educated, u
al to.date young educators took hold
a. them and put some vlgor into ther
nc The schools are Just where the II
Of waiian Board OF Missions was befo
r., the management was reorganized
TIA good enough 30 far as the indlvidu
Integrity of the managers was co
he cerned but absolutely lacking in II