Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-15

than that was sufficient for the girls.
That man was college graduate did
not assist him materially in beginning
the struggle for existence, to get po-
sition in any business life. II is not
even certain that 1t gave him a marked
advantage with the village school COM
mittee in securing a place to teach In
the winter school. The common schools
as well as higher grades, and even the
colleges reflected the popular views Of
education. All were satisfied with low
lttainments.
This was before the Civil War In
', The United States. Most of the States
had laws on education which we're
though to be sufficient to prevent gem
eial ignorance. But In practice. the
majority of the population was content
with the merest rudiments. 1t was all
a part of the youth of the nation; with
age and democratic institutions
change was sure to come.
1T came with startling abruptness.
At the close Of the war, the nation was
confronted with the problem Of what
to do with five millions of freed negroes
all densely ignorant. At the same
time there was an immense increase in
immigration from Europe. On demo.
cratic theories all of these people had
right to voice in government; yet
nothing was more patent than the fact,
that almost to a man. they we're not At
to be trusted with the ballot. This
necessarily gave a tremendous impetus
TO popular interest In education. Some
thing had TO be done to teach these PEG.
pie what 1t meant to vote, or ruin
threatened our institutions.
THE great strides which have been
made on the lines of Industrial educa-
ton, have had a large share In forcing
attention to this vital topic. When the
schools taught languages, ancient his.
tory and similar branches. only the
lgboring man gave little heed to them,
as not being in his line. But when
his son could be taught to build
house, weld iron. shoe a horse, handle
the pillow, the school suddenly assumed
q personal interest and entered at once
into HIS life II became force which
was useful to him. He could realize
and appreciate its possibilities. It gave
him new standing ground. vastly
widened the scope OF his earning pow.
cr, enabling his children to rank with
the children of those In more favored
positions.
With attention directed to all that
education might do, working men add
&c an immense number to the ranks OF
those to whom education presented new
end technical schools has increased so
that II nearly exceeds the supply. The
variety In training has grown so that
today the student can somewhere get
instruction In nearly every walk of
life. In 1900 witnessed the comforting
University. There were several grades
OF kinds OF classical degrees. lawyers,
doctors, dentists, veterinaries, forest
ers. engineers Of mining, machinery.
civil engineers and others in science
and art
"The increase in the lines of COM.
merce OF the world has also vastly
added 10 interest in educStlon com.
petition has compelIed better work
Better work has made IL necessary
that the workman should not only
know his tools hut the tools OF Nh,
man who il irving to upderseIl him
Working over a village forge. or in the
factory or machine shon does not give
this knowledge. II must he obtained
Inv observation and comparison. This
means visits Ia other countries Tho
oheapest and hest way TO get his
knowledge is TO bring together the re-
suits OF the observation of others. This
J means schools and II means teachers