The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-10
TEACHERS Meeting COVERS WIDE SCOPE
IN DISCUSSIONS At GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Originally intended TO look into the
/ early establishment of an industrial
school for girls, the teachers meeting
at Central Grammar School yesterday
afternoon covered, in its discussions,
the value of manual and trades schools
in general. All the speakers favored
any step toward the betterment of CON
ditions affecting the youth Of the city
and territory. Where the speakers
Z differed was in what they considered
/ the highest aim of AIN industrial school,
and IN just what kind of school was
most needed in Honolulu.
With Superintendent Pope as presi-
dent and Miss Clara L. Ziegler, secre-
tary, the meeting held representatives
from every school in the city, as well
as several clergymen from the various
churches and men and women promi.
nent in civic and philanthropie move
ments.
"Before an industrial school can be
established, 4" said Mr. Gibson, inspector
of schools, equitable buildings must be
obtained, and with them grounds sufii-
cient for agricultural purposes. The de-
partment can supply the teachers; the
government will have to be called upon
for land and buildings, Once estab-
lished the schools could be made not
only selfsupportiRg, but to pay the
students for the work they do. ;"
Mr.. Emerson wanted to know whether
the product of these schools would be
put in the open market in competition
with other merchantable products. Mr.
Gibson said this was outlined in the
plans.
4 Better than Jails.
"Trade schools are better than
prisons, and cheaper, toO,' said Mrs.
Creighton. "There is constant de-
mand for sewing girls, cooks, house
maids. A girls industrial school could
supply this demand, and make these
girls selfsupporting and selfrespeeting,
burden bearers instead of burden
makers"
Mrs. Carter said that the directors
of Kaiulani Home had told her that
900 had been subscribed TO build a
lodging house for working girls and
that part of this fund would be turned
, over to help along an industrial school
for girls.
"The present educational system is
unfair, +" said Doctor BcuddeT. cit pro,
yides for the few, not the many. II
, makes selections A system of indus
r trial schools in connection with and
following the academic course would
help all alike. Nobody, who is not
y forced by some condition TO work, will
/ keep on trying TO do something he
2 doesn't know how To do. The band
! must be trained, Girls should be
: trained in homemaking, and in tho
duties of mothers. In the schools M
n they exist at present the girls wht
!. leave them to become wives and
mothers have TO go about their dutie
in purely haphazard way
. Bishops Objections.
q :" An Industrial or trades school cost
money to operate" said Bishop Resta
;, rick, "and, considered from an eco
u monte standpoint it is impractieable Il
y expect such schools TO be a success
Il How can we expect industrial sehoo
pupils to compete with the great fac
. tories of New York, with the orieDta
worlmen here and In the Orient, wit
lacemakers, elothesmaksrs and cabinet
makers all over the worldf An agrl
" cultural school might be success
~ from an economic standpoint. ] hay
v. known Of cases whore pigs raised o
.. school farms were sold for aetul
money.
AS :" But take other thing, dressmakinI
ct for instance Could the girls In th
schools compete with Chinese an
la japanese tailors heref Hawaiians hay
:. left nearly all the tarO patches to u
W Oriental. Two or three years ago
fe- woman came here and taught lac
~, making in the schools. 1 wondeT no
cir many girls In HOnolaln today could eal
!. their living by making lacel / ha'
~ studied this problem for many, mai
mt years, and 10 far ! see no solution.
ely any ono has light, lot him show
cir the way"
ed Many Phases.
lis, "The question il not two.sided, n
even four.sided,u said Professor Heo
cit ID round, and az every point
It's circumference there is a diifero
phase to be considered. What are
training these boys and girls fort WI
Iaii do We expect Of thenlf What do III
csc get out of the training we give thel
wv Here In Honolulu much depends mp
race We have here, pltted agall
ihk each other, races very unequally mat
20 ed. The unfortunate Hawaiian, "
Ae. has no ECONOMIC value In the woTll
ent industry, the Porto Riean, whom j CT
slider rather trifling, worthless sort
oh' worker, II he is worker at all, agail
My the Chinese and Japanese whose ee
the omio value can not be estimated, Tn
NOR latter peoples owe their presence h
M, TO the wealthy element Of this rel