The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-08-06
Mr.. ARITA URGES
in
JAPANESE SCHOOLS
Consul Tells Oriental Educators
Their Pupils Should Be Taught
Good Citizenship

Americanized and fitting conditions in
Hawaii, Is the task undertaken this
week by the japanese Teachers Asso-
citation Of Hawaii, AZ It's second an
nual convention which began yesterday
in the Japanese school in Npnanu
street. To date the hundred or more
Rags aSStTSgd ther saorf 70 u & tiiIr
the children in Japanese history, liter
ature and lore, using only the books
brought or copied from Japan edn-
cational system.
Realizing that the youngsters born
in Hawaii are likely to. remain here
the educators find the old system lacks
practical instruction. Twenty-eight
delegates are IN attendance from the
-four larger islands and when the con
vention ends next Wednesday they
hope to have new, modern textbook
formulated that win az conditions
here. II win be adopted in all Japa.
nese schools and edHcution made mi.
form among the students Of the race
in Hawaii.
Honorary Members Elected
The initial session yesterday was
markeu ny inc cicCtiOu VI tIOuT us
tinguished persons 10 honorary mem
bership in the association and an adj
dress by one Of the -four, Acting Con-
sui General II. Arita. The other new
honorary members are Rev. Okumula,
Of Makiki Japanese church; J, Tanjo,
principal Of the Japanese high school,
and s. Morigama, principal Of the Nun.
anu Japanese school
Honolulu and Oahu are represented
at the convention by eight delegates;
Kanai by two. Maui by three and Ha.
vail by six delegates. The executive
COMMITTEES has charge Of the prepare.
ton Of the new textbook. r. Ma
shine, principal Of the Japanese school
at Makiki, l. chairman of the eonven-
tion and member of the executive
committee. t.g ,s'
e Japanese children in Hawaii should
be Taught and fitted in every way 20
take their places rs true American
citizens, said H. Arita, In his ad.
dress. "Their Japanese education
should be confned to language, with
little or no sspiritual motive in IL.
Pit Pupils For cittzenshtp - H..
"The spiritual motive, IL any,
NuOulu DCg ONONy tbNuuD VI thC "Oio1
real Amerieanism. The children who
are entitled to American citizenship
by birth should be taught in such way
that their morals and spirit are justly
fitted in every respect to make them
good citizens Of this greatest Of repub.
lies, in which they have the good for
tune to. be reared. 49, ~ 1--yfE
ssHeretofore they have been taught
Japanese standards Of life, morals ana
ideals. Some educators have dared to
ay this does not impair the demoe-
sacy Of America and urged that II
continue. But in my opinion, and IN
the opinion of many leading Japanese
educators of the Islands the preserva.
sion of the Japanese spiritual educa-
ton does little good 20 the Japanese
at large, hut often works harm.
should Not Remain Aliens '@'.
"American opinion looks with a GER
tain degree Of disfavor upon foreign
education within the boundaries OF
the country. Fhis opinion applies no,
to Japanese alone but TO all other
races Of foreign tongue. Should we
continue stubbornly to teach our chill
dren only the things that their cousins
across the sea learn, setting ourselves
up as an alien race in the face Of this
public opinionf say, no. The situa.
ton must be remedied, and that quick
". Our teaching, as l have said
should be confined to the language, and
unless we do this we and our young
people viii soon be surrounded with
almost insurmountable difficulties.
"The majority Of the American PEG
ole on the mainland have been thus
Tar too busy with continental Affairs
10 give Hawaii due attention. Tn,
practice of instrueting Japanese pupils
in spiritual education has passed un
observed. But attention now Is bein
directed our way, and our blundel
will not remain nnnoticed much longer
Mountain Shower Coming
"This Is q critical moment affectiuf
the welfare of our young people. tTh'
mountain shower Is coming fercely
and the gust Of the wind first hsralded
IT,, We must prepare, at this yer,
moment against the mountain shower
to come. ~ @
EVERY leader interested in the wei
fare Of the race in Hawaii owes thu
race the duty to help safeguard IL
future citizens. To safeguard them W.
must revise the old system and teael
the children nothing more Of Japanes,
in future save the mother tongue"