The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-07-23


itIie io yoaf agttis u h youf pafi
20 lt taft A. ~ bel fou ean judge,
ihai iif aafh "a ihf school d meeting
ihr ftels af fhe community, ard that
IN ls bring carried on eMflehilr, and
that ihht hf1ai thfifiihn spirit Which
aeiuaied ths fathers is being carried
un i1 The SONS and laughter u b.
ours Zoo carry iht same spirit II iu
qulrv into tbs details " tho work aud
90 make .uie that The plan serves besi
iho majority and to DO all that We
can Co rcadIusf " 20 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 aud
hope Of life, are placed 10 our hands
for preparation FOR life, and that most
IT their solid training, Of their eduea.
ton in the arts that broaden and eul-
tivate. and 81 their intellectual bent,
a. well az much Of their moral aud
religious teaching. come from US, the
importance Of even the small things Of
the school is forcibly driven home.
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.
imum of that training which best fits
a boy and n girl for a useful and eff.
cient life and the elements of that cul.
ture which should grace their man
hood and womanhood.
In making this plan, as we are large
ly 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, uninhuenced by Ill
terror considerations, in the selection of
our teachers. But even with our best
Judgment we find that we get a pain.
fully large number of persons who are
not successful teachers or who are not
adapted TO our conditions. 1t is only
necessary to contemplate what the loss
is to fifty or sixty pupils in any sub
iect or class by one years poor in
structiOn or to measure the influence
Of teacher whose practices mislead
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 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 Presidents illness.
1t has been only temporarily given up.
Presidents Leave of Absence.
My 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 years leave of alb
sence you have placed me so much in
your debt that | can hardly hope to
repay by any future service. My plans
for the year are definite only in that
i shall assiduously seek rest and re-
cuperation and shall by study and OBJ.
servation 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. Ny daily
thought revolves 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 PUSHES in with her tri.
umphs and successes. It is my hope
that may use for years to come such
strength as is given me in her service
and that l may have part in build.
ing that proud future which we all in
our imaginations now paint for her.
Respectfully submitted,
A. F. GRIFFITHS,