Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-06
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gar plantations, pineapple plantations
and other industrial organizations.
The plantations recognize that indus
trial-trained labor Of people grown up
in the Territory is far superior to that
of any other kind of labor that they
can get. They are not only support
ing our system financially but are ad-
vocating the establishment of such
schools as will improve the labor OF
the country. A few years ago the De-
partment of Public Instruction estab-
lished a Misunderstanding department
along with agriculture in the Territor
ial Normal School and the work has
had a widespread influence in the
many localities in which its graduates
have gone. The Misunderstanding de-
partment of the. Normal School has
been greatly improved In the past few
years. 1t has been enlarged and is
much better equipped in every way
than formerly. 1t is capable Of accom-
modating over 100 pupils day and
there are now over 20 normal gradu
ates of the teaching force who have
received more or less of this Industrial
influence. The establishment of one
or more industrial schools throughout
the Territory by the Department of
Public Instruction has been more or
less agitated during the past year and
the plan is being very generally sup,
ported. The scheme, as it stands at
present, is the establishment of Indus
trial Boarding Schools, to which pu.I
pills may go after they have finished at
least four grades of the common
schools. The pupils are certain not
only of qualifying as practical work
men in various branches after they
are through, but also making some
money for themselves while in attend
ance at such school. Naturally such
schools must be established near GEN.
tiers of large industries as in the pine.
region or near sugar
Plans for such schools
have met with hearty approval and of
fers of cooperation. For the success
of such school we must look for the
support of the leaders of the large in
6ustries; otherwise we cannot hope
for success. The new school law per-
mits children, who fail by the time
they are IL years of age to pass intoI
the fifth grade to attend one of theset
vocational schools. Such a school
would have to be boarding school
and the work would be so arranged
that each pupil could receive remu
Iteration for the work accomplished
while learning. 1t is hoped that such
schools will keep the. youths of this
country constantly employed as they
grow up into manhood and woman.
hood, saving them from the three or
four years that many Of them waste
after leaving the public schools and
before they enter into any regular
work as wage-earners. Such schools |
would not have the nature of reforms
atories, but would be branches of thel
regular public-school system.
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While the pioneers who laid the |
for The early Hawaiian
school system had homogeneous
population to deal with, they found
great need for industrial training, but
as time has gone by, the need has in
creased greatly owing to the popula-
ton developing into one of the most
The educators of the
past have done commendable work,
but it is evident that those concerned
At present and in the future have a
much greater work to do. Hawaii is
n need of diversified system of in
1ustry. To have it her population
must be industrially educated and
his must come through our schools.