Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-04
AGRICULTURE IN SCHOOLS.

Not many months ago some Of our
best" citizens and others whom me
best think aIG not so good as
they, went up in the air at the sug-
gestion made In this paper that
more of practical agriculture should
be taught the children In the public
schools Of the Territory
Tile chest" citizens objected be
fcausc OF their feeling that the com
mon people were getting too much
education. The other DIRECTORS cried
out, "You are trying to make cool
les of our children"
The Bulletin hopes that To-
cal opponents of this movement have
changed their views. II would be
unfortunate for them to persist in
their efforts to block educational
progress, and thus keep Hawaii
among the backward eommOnwealths
Iof the country.
Agricultural education in the
common schools is rapidly making
| headway throughout the mainland,
and but a short time will elapse be-
fore this feature of Industrial in
struction for the country children
will occupy as important position
as manual training in the city
hool.
In line with the movement to in
troduce this work In the high
schools of California, State Super
intenleEt of Public Instruction Ed.
ward Hyatt asks the educators of
That State and Others to assist him
In the preparation of a handbook
or bulletin which will serve the pur-
pose practically of text book. in
asmuch as It will be foreword to
he institutions wherein elementary
farming Is to be included in the
studies.
Hyatt states In his letter that this
form of education is today engag-
ing more attention throughout the
United States than any other. The
school heads of the nation are en-
deavoring to have the coming gem
grafton become more thoroughly ac-
quainted with the agricultural sub
iects. so the details of getting this
movement started in shape before
California schools is considered an
important matter whish requires
wide cooperation.
Hawaii, an exclusively agrlcul-
tural section OF the country, can
not afford to lag behind In adopting
agricultural education for the chill
dren of the schools
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flock of ignorant and excited women
and innocent children gathered about
the polls with equanimity. IL il Is
wise and right In one cause 1t must be
wise and right in every cause; rea.
son sent to the Pear. emotion hurried
to the front; song and prayer. not in.
telliSent discussion, the arbiter in
elections; the fanatical preacher In
collision with the rascally politician,
the real leaders of the people; the
'h'bh VI NhulNii anu ohtlt tOlllIlltlt.
Truly, the negro. to whose impassive
agency We owe so many woes. is still
a potential instrument in the hands of
the intolerant clerical and the artful
demagogue, But is 1t possible that
these sinister forces, disguised as
temperance workers, can blot ont from
the memory of Kentucky and the Ken
tuckians the lessons which their faith.
ers brought from Virginia, or blind
their eyes to the evil spirit which
their efforts in the name of morality
and religion have already caused to
walk abroad in Tennessee. Alabama,
Mississippi and Georgia; fanaticism
preaching confscation, infamed party.
ism eliminating in bloodshed?
The world owes one hundred years
OF blood and terror, of brutality and