The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-20

tails TO your agents. 1t is your part
70 be sure, as far as you can Judge.
that the work of the school is meeting
the needs of the community. aud that
II IS being carried on efficiently. and
that that broad Christian spirit which
aeEnatea the fathers is being carried
on q the sons and daughters. It is
ours to carry this same spirit of in
quiry into the details of the work and
TO make sure that the plan serves best
the majority and to do all that we
can TO readjnst ii to the minority who
need special treatment or care When
We realize that six hundred children
each unlike every other in ability. in
mental method, in desires, in plan and
nope OF life, are placed in our hands
Tor preparation for life, and that most
OF their solid training, of their ednca-
ton in the arts that broaden and cul-
flvate. and of their intellectual bent,
as well as much of their moral and
religions teaching. come from as. the
Importance of even the small things of
the school is foreiblv driven home. IS
In planning the courses which we
shall offer and in providing the teachers
by which they shall be taught lies the
greatest need for thought and care.
Within the limit of our means, our
course should offer to each the max
lmnm of that training which best Ats
boy and girl for useful and eff
Gent life and the elements of that cnl-
tufe which should grace their man
hood and wo1nanhood.
In making this plan, as we are large
y law unto ourselves as far as pro-
cesses go. we should be careful to
choose both subjects and methods Of
presentation that are best suited to our
needs and conditions. This freedom is
at once happy condition and an added
responsibility.
We are in the rare position where
we can use care. uninhueneed by Ill
terror considerations, in the selection of
our teachers But even with our best
Judgment we find that we get pain.
fully large number of persons who are
not successful teachers or who are not
adapted to our conditions. It is only
necessary to contemplate what the loss
is to fifty or sixty pupils in any sub
ject or class by one year IS poor in
straction or to measure the influence
of teacher whose practices nislead
youth into the formation OF poor habits
of thought and of work in order that
We may gather determination promptly
to rid ourselves of such a teacher. how
ever much our thought of the distance
and our hopes OF improvement may
deter.
The Punahou Quarterly.
The plan to publish this year a
quarterly of interest to the alumni and
for circulation among them was inter-
fered with by the President s illness.
It has been only temporarily given up.
Presidents Leave of Absence.
Ny great thanks are due to the
Trustees for the six weeks of rest
which You gave me in the fall to whose
necessity and effect my condition then
and now bear ample testimony. And
now again, by this year S leave of alb
sence You have placed me so much in
your debt that I can hardly hope to
repay by any future service Ny plans
for the year are definite only in that
shall asslduously seek rest and re-
and shall by study and OBJ
get again in touch with the
best educational progress in both Col
leges and schools.
Conclusion.
In my seven years connection with
the school. Punahou has gotten such a
grip upon my interest and affections as
almost passes understanding. My daily
thought revelyes constantly around
her plans and hopes. Criticism of her
stirs me to answer and to action. The
ebb tide of my regret comes in her
failures or defeats; the high tide of
my rejoicing rushes in with her tri-
umphs and successes. It is my hope
that T may use for years to come such
strength as is given me in her service
and that | may have part in build
ing that proud future which we all in
our imaginations now paint for her.
Respectfully submitted,
A. F. GRIFFITHS,
President.