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. In further accordance with this theor,
OF the burden of proof the plaintiff
practically refrained from all cross-sx
animation OF the graduates at Lahaina
luna, called by the government. who's
. attendance covered the period in aues
: ton, although in each instance the gov
'ernment asked concerning the religion
instruction. and at the close of thi
testimony advanced the further claim
that the government had failed to asl
the direct question as to whether I'll.
particular doctrines enumerated in tbs
confession of faith had been taught
It would be highly unsatisfactory K
have to determine a question of this
kind. where ample testimony is avail
able. upon considerations relating t.
burden of proof and presumptions. We
are not driven to a consideration oil
these questions. however. because the
documentary and oral evidence finally
presented gives a comprehensive view
of the entire course of instruction from
the foundation of the institution to the
Epresent time.
One of he ayowed objects of the early
! founders of the seminary was the edu-
cation of young men to become minis
! ters, yet there is no evidence from
which we can find that at any period
the Institution was a theological semf>
nary in the sense that ii prepared its
graduates for immediate service in the
ministry The Laws of the High
School, of June. 1895. extracts from
which are attached to the declaration,
were presented by the directors to the
mission as "a more definite and en-
larged plan of operation such as they
supposed from actual experiment to be
practicable" plaintiffs Elk X d. 1479
The curriculum is described as .the
course of study to be introduced as
soon as practicabl'." plaintiffs Elk
K, D. 1881 In 1872 the general meet
ing, in response to an animated appeal
from the American Board on the sub
ject of theological education, resolved
that lit is inexpedient at present to
attempt anything in the form of
theological school or seminary for the
whole islands; but that it be recon-
mended to the brethren of each island
to confer together on this subject, en-,
ter upon the work as individuals, or.
where practicable designate one of
their number. to devote such a por-
ton of his time as he and they may
deem proper to a class in theology
Minutes general meeting. 1912, D. %
plaintiffs Elk. NJ, Defendants Elk. 49,
Jarves writing of the seminary in
1s43 says: This institution has al
ready supplied an abundance of teach
ers we'll qualified for the common
schools: and it is designed eventually
to educate the most promising youth
to form a native clergy Jarves,
Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich
Islands, p. 1T Defendants Elk 49,
In 1S47 the design is still eventually
to be carried out. Bingham, Sandwich
Islands, p. 424 (Plaintiffs' Elk. 22)
The curriculum of the school in 1916
is given as follows:
The branches taught in the school
are Sacred Geography, Universal Geo
graphy, History, Sacred and Profane.
Grammar. Algebra, Geome-
try, Trigonometry, Navigation, Men
suration, Surveying, Linear Drawing,
Sacred Music, and a variety of miscel-
laneous branches. Report Minister
Public Instruction 1876, p. 50. Plain
tiffs' Elk 10. Defendants Eek. l.
After the transfer to the government
the institution continued to be rri-
marily for the education of teachers
(Report Minister Public Instruction, !
1850, p. 26; Report President Board of
Education 1872, p. a. from the middle i
classes of the Hawaiian people Gre
port President Board of Education
1866, .. 81. Education for the minis |
try is not referred to in any official |
report as one of the purposes Of the |
school. but the most that could be said
Is the statement by Rufus Anderson. |
secretary of the A. B. C. F. NJ. "A !
year spent in theological study with t
a missionary is thought sufficient to !
prepare a pious graduate of Lahaina-
luna for the pastoral office" Ander- I
son. The Hawaiian Islands, p. 1s9
plaintiffs Elk. 2S).
The curriculum of the seminary TN 9
1erwent little change between the
years 1s49 and 1877. The following ex
tracts from the reports in evidence are
sufficient to indicate the course of
study:
Their studies have been as follows:
Algebra. Geometry. Trigonometry, Sur
veying, Navigation. Natural and Re-
realed Theology. Natural and Moral |
Anatomy, Hawaiian Laws,
Chronology, Sacred Geography. Sacred
History, Geography, Composition,
and Music" |;
Report Minister Public Instruction
1852. p. 40.
THE following is the course of study Il
pursued by the several classes: +
Fourth or Freshman Glass.
Arithmetic, Geography, Chirography, I,
English Language, An I.
lent History. Natural History. Chron- |;
,logy, Bible History, Chronology and
Geography of the Bible, Hawaiian His
DRY.
Third Class.
Hawaiian Constitution, Bookkeep-
ng, English. Anatomy, Algebra.
Second Glass. +
Geometry. English Language. Polft-
cal Economy. Church History, Evil :
lences of Christianity, Natural Theol-
,gy, Moral Philosophy.
First or Graduating Glass. /.
''Trigonometry, Surveying. Naviga- i
ion, Natural Philosophy. Optics. As