The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-10
(By Our Special Correspondent. }

Wy Jul cpSIidi correspondent
LIHUE, June 6.-Last Friday the Ii
hue meeting proved its Puritan descent
by centering its thought upon the Little
Red School House" "The Home and
the School, was the topic. To the pub
lie school teacher its message was
Recognize that your sphere includes the
Home. Enter it hand in hand with the
boy or girl. Win the friendship of faith
er or mother. Take into the home your
ideals, your culture, your wider learning
and with these purify, elevate and en-
large its life Thus you can serve your
nation and the world most fully and
leave the impress of your character per-
nnanently in the entire community
To the home it said, Look upon the
public school teacher as your especial
friend. Remember that you are entrust-
ing your dearest possessions-your chill
dren-to him at the most impressible
and important period Of their lives. 1t
is your business to know him intimately,
to invite him to your home, to help him
in his great work. The unmarried youth
or maiden who takes school in coun
try district in this Territory is exposed
to most dangerous and insidious tempta-
tons. 1t is your business as Christians
to shield these teachers, to help them in
their fight for upright character and to
surround them with influences that
brighten, inspire and strengthen. II any
teacher prove false to his trust, become
moral leper and begin to deprave and
corrupt his pupils, 1t is your duty to
protest and secure his removal. Bring
your testimony to the Hawaiian Board
and if after investigation it is clear that
he is unfit we will help you. But if the
teacher be faithful to his trust he needs
your support. Give it to him freely.
First of all by leading your children to
love him. Second by standing by him
when he disciplines your children and
third by helping your children to learn
their lessons. Fill your boys and girls
with the ambition to do their best. The
great need of the Hawaiian race is as
piration, burning desire to make the
most of themselves. Put this passion
into your little ones in their schooldays
and it will go with them through life
Passing from the public to the Chris
tian Boarding School Rev. Mr.. Poepoe
paid beautiful tribute to the unselfish
noble character of the long line Of Chris
tan teachers who have built this nations
civilization while Rev. o. P Emerson
made most eloquent plea to the gradu-
ate student to stand by his old home,
not to be ashamed of those in it who
have not had his advantages but to pour
the treasures of his own education into
it and thus brighten and uplift it.
WOMEN TO THE FRONT.
The evening of Friday was one long
to be remembered. Alter stirring ap-
peal to the young people by Rev. Mr..
| YAKIMA of EIilo, Mrs. NJ. X. Nakuina
opened the discussion. No one who
heard her generous championship OF
Christian education from the standpoint
OF Hawaiian history will ever forget it.
She was followed by the Vice Principal
of Mills Institute, Mr.. A. M. Merrill,
and by Miss X. c. Mcleod OF Hawai-
ahao These three addresses formed the
classical trio of the entire session and
will be separately published by the
Board In philosophc spirit and with
exactitude they defined the aims of
! Christian education and justified its
great achievements in these Islands.
DESHA'S TRIUMPH.
No account of the meetings would
be complete without reference to the
splendid oratory of this giant from Hilo.
again and again he has been called to
the stage and every time he has stirred
all hearts by his great thoughts framed
in eloquent speech. Singularly honest
and open TO conviction in the business
sessions he has been tower of strength
to the advocates OF progress.
BACK TO THE EARTH.
Saturday brought us and to lovely
! spot at that, through the kindness OF
Rev. and Mrs. Hans lsenberg train
consisting of IA rooted sugar cars was
fitted with seats and by o'clock Satur-
day morning a25 young and old crowded
/ on board and were wheeled over the ia
nous Lihue plantation TO the falls OF
the Wailua In trice the deep pools
were peoplcd with merry batherS explor-
ing the bubbling caverns, searching out
tough toothSome opih, and getting APP
petiles in trim for the abundant luau al
ter which song and speech radiant with
wit completed the universal 10Y. In
the evening a Hawaiian concert render
cd by uoups OF youths and maidens,
b gathered all the way from Hanaei "a
/ Wamea and eliminating In a represen-
mtion OF Baaams famous episode, an
gel, prophet and ass performing in rylh-
mic response u the music OF llllle girls
. rounded oul the work If the week and
prepared lhe Association ior
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