Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-23
SCHOOL DEDICATED
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ilbl iou nave OHt
You worked for and obtained a suit
able building, which will be lasting
pride 20 you. One can look forward &c
time when this building will be in
sufficient for your needs, when wings
will have to be added. when special
teachers will have to be engaged for
your special studies and when vor
will vie In scholarship with the High
School of Honolulu But IL will take
years of patient work. Rome was not
built In a day. Educational success
cannot be obtained in year. IL is a
case of line upon line, precept upon
precept. There is no royal road to
learning. But believe you will have
success. It may not come is my time,
but II will come; of that feel sure.
That during my administration the
work will be initiated is a matter OF
satisfaction to me. That Maui men
have been instrumental in bringing
about the possibility of carrying this
out must be matter of pride to you.
It illustrates a very trite. yet true
proverb:-If you want a thing done
do II yourself.
remain, with much aloha to the
DeOple OF MAUI,
ALATAU T. ATKINSON.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Then followed the following address
by Inspector G. Il. King:
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies' and Gentle.
men:--It is indeed with great Joy and
pride that We stand here today. Our
Joy Is due to the realization of the
fact that one of the builungs for which
the citizens of Waikiki have been
waiting most patiently is being erect.
ed. We are proud because the struct.
ure is to be one of the finest of the
kind In this Territory. II is with pleas.
ure that stand here this morning and
behold the faces of so many of Maui's
representative people. and II the hour
were more convenient there would un.
doubtedly be more of the friends of ed.
ucation in this assemblage. trust
that the interest that you.-childrcn.
parents and friends.--are showing to.
day be augmented as the days go by.
This will be very fine building and
an ornament to the town. Much criti.
cism has been offered by people Of
other districts and islands. Several
persons have approached me with the
statement: Why do you peo-
pie spend so much money for school
in Wailuku? Some of that money
could be used in building school
houses that are very much needed In
other places. My answer has always
been this: THE people OF Wailuku
worked for II and they got it," and
take this opportunity of congratulating
you on your success. The wide awake
Maui boys in last years Legislature al.
so deserve praise for the good work
that they did for the benefit Of educa.
ton In this circuit. The Department
OF Public Instruction has nothing to
do with II. You are simply getting
what is due you as a result of your eff,
forts and energy. am so glad that
the teachers and pupils will not have
to go to that building over yonder for
schooling hereafter. That structure
was never intended for a school house
and IL can never be transformed into
one. For these long years the schol
airs have had to endure many disagree.
able and unpleasant features and they
certainly deserve better home--one
around which pleasant memories and
will cluster. With
beautiful school house and nice
am positive that the boys
and girls will do better work. hope
that the older children will grow so
much attached to this new home of
learning and their work that they will
remain long in school. The tendency
these days. I have observed, Is 10
take the children out Of school even
before they are fifteen years OF age.
In my mind believe the parents are
to he blamed. know that I am sure
In saying that the boys and girls OF
today are not anxious to get education,
they do not feel the necessity of 1t.
Years ago, to receive even little edu-
cation was the one great desire OF the
people. young and old They endured
all kinds OF hardships. denied them.
selves the Injuries OF life (such as they
hadD in order to have that desire sat.
isfied. One woman was telling me
about three months ago that when she
was young girl they used to walk
from Kipahulu to Waikiki Ia distance
of over so miles, to attend the Mis-.
sion School that was conducted by
those energetic ana self.sacrificing
Wv ~ "h' "'h'Nh VIM WV 'h'b
power to advance education in these
islands. Think of walking up and
down those pals between Nahiku and
Huelo! One day last week man
was telling me about his school life
at Lahainaluna. The boys In his day
were there for purpose, realized the
value OF education and were perfectly
willing to sacrifice anything to get It,
They are now enjoying the fruits and
benefits. The question Is: Are the
boys and girls OF Hawaii Aloha today
OF the same stamp. or do they belong
to an entirely different class?" We
need young men and women to step
into the places OF the older ones that
are one by one passing away. This Is
the age of young men. and that fact is
being impressed on us more and more
every day. We have young men at
the head Of our government, large
mercantile establishments are man.
aged by young men; other business in
situations have young men at the
helm. May II be the work of this
school to turn out ambitious young
people, boys and girls that are eager