Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-17
GOVERNORS
MESSAGE


years more than half million dollars
out of loan fund In thc construction of
school buildings. During the last two
Yeas many new buildings have been
erected, including the splendid high
school building in Honolulu. Many
moro are needed. A beginning has
been made in carrying out the policy
OF concentration, with a view to hay.
ing one graded ana more efficient
schools, where that can be done. Rec.
concentrations for additional school
buildings to be provided for out of loan
fund viii be submitted for your con.
SldcfallOn. Increased attention has
been given To manual anu agricultural
training, domestic science, ami tho cs.
adjustment of schoolcitics ana school
counties. These are not fads. but arc
Uost important and practical parts In
the training of the children mentally
and the development In them OF right
tastes and interests.
Medical Inspection.
This Is matter 10 which the Super.
intcndont of Public instruction has
given mucn careful study and In which
great progress has been made I'm rn.
cent years elsewhere. n IL n suhicci
90 which cannot too urgently roonost
your careful attention II c,IIs for
both a law on the subject and an ap.
preparation for its execution. The oh.
jcct is to discover cases of IN be,Itb
and Effectiveness In uunjIs with :,
view to their being remclIcd nc far
as may be. not nv uovernmont physI.
clans. but by physicIons soIoctod h,
the pupils or thoir narc,ts ar ororI
ians, and also with a view IN having
the instruction of such children s,oci.
ally adapted TO their moods ana CAM.
cities. These objects may Ia attained
th,ouph onnronrio,, Io,isi,tt,,, III,
uut interference with priyote riphts
or undue pcrsonnI nnuovnpcc ~. ,rco, ,
vcnicncc.
COLLEGE OF AoR,clIi TIRE
The establishment or this cnIIoy,
was authorized by tbn last Iag,slotu,.,
After much effort n ruII,g w.s oh,,,,
ed entItIing Hawaii IN sh,ro In H.
Federal appropriations for colleges or
this character md s3o ana b,s Noon
received for the last ana s2i ooo ,o,,
the present fiscal year The omou,i
VIII he Increased S.. 600 oacb vcor nm.
I'll II reaches $50 OoO II vc,r Tho cnI.
legc has been established in tom.
porary aunrters and Iorgo troot -,
land secured for p,rm,npnt ou,rtora
Additional adjoining land viii no ro.
quircd for which provision shou,d he
made by the legislature. A largo and
efficient faculty has been obt,incd mud
the college is In operatIon. Appropri
atlons should be made out of loan fund
for such permanent buildings upon
the permanent site as are OF ImmedI
ate necessity.
The law establishing the college
may well he amended in some plrtI
Culars, rs. for instance nv rrnviJt, ,
more definitely for treasurer who
has the handling Of the large c,ntribu
lions made by the Federal Goyorn
Government. At the same time tbr
legislative assent TO such confirm
tlOns should be given, as required by
the Federal statutes, which have bcon
held by inference to have been com
piled with in this respect but chances
ought not to be taken ON the possi
bIlity Of a reversal of such ruling.
PUBLIC ARCHIVES.
A suitable building having been
erected, much good work has been
done towards the collection. arrange
mcnt and indeXing of the archives and
the translation of those that are IN
the Hawaiian language. Although If
is highly desirable to prosecute thi.
work vigorously, the lack of fund.
suggests that It might well be carrie.
on somewhat slowly, now that III,
most pressing necd-that of putting
the archives In Il safe place and max
ing them accessible to the pub.!c-ha,
been met.
Certified Copies Of Records.
In order 10 avoid loss and damage
or destruction by removal and cXccy
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