The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-21
STRANGER PRAISES
PuNAHOu ACADEMY.
Educator and General Appraiser
Of Customs Pronolnoes In
stitutlon and Grounds Ideal
fiarom WeilneadnY 2 Advertiserl

Judge Charles P. McClelland, general
appraiser Of the United States customs
service, who is here to Investigate the
Claims or appeals Of local persons COW
ering importations, yesterday dlorning
raid a visit to Puuahou Academy and
addressed the students Of both the
academy and the preparatory school
in company with President Grifiths he
also inspected the buildings and
grounds Of the institution. lst.# w
In speaking TO the pupils of the
preparatory, Judge McClelland gave an
account of his efforts to secure suit
able grounds and buildings fer his
school Mt Dobbs Ferry, and Of what
beautiful grounds they were. But he
said that when he saw the Punahou
grounds and buildings, he had nothing
moro to say. He did not believe that
the Punahou pupils fully realized the
advantages they are enjoying, in the
magnificent grounds, splendid buildings
and fine equipment
New Methods Of Control
The visitor also spoke of the new
methods of control Of the pupils, and
told q story about physical qualifca-
tions necessary In the olden days in
order to be q successful teacher. The
teachers Of the present win respect
while in the olden days they had to
command and enforce it. y.
He brought about much applause
when he told Of his efforts to pronounce
the Hawaiian words and Of the conf.
dence which he would show in pro.
nouncing the biggest words in the Ha!
waiian language when he returned to
New York, where the audience would
not know whether he was pronouncing
them correctly or not. -.
Schools Are His Hobby -
In speaking to the academy pupils
he told them that he had a hobby,
namely schools, He saiNl that nothing
pleased him so much as TO be able to
visit some new school and see how it's
school life compared to that of other
schools. He said that no matter how
usy he was, he always tried to find
time to visit schools, and said that
was why he was there. -
Judge MeClelland has been the pres.
ident of the board of education in the
suburbs of New York for twenty years
and has always been tremendously in.
terested in school problems.
=. ~ visit schools because in the short
spaee of time that am present, it
gives me more pleasure than many
hours Of other amusements would.
have seen persons rave about flowers
which they have and which are matur-
ing and getting ready to flower, but it
is by far much pleasanter for me to
see young boys and girls developing
and growing mp. I love bows and girls
mreh hotter than flowers because Their
cultivation means more than that of
flowers.
Loves Boys and Girls
'"By taking this interest in the chill
dren at home, / have gotten my stu
dents to, hope, love and respect me.
This assumption was proved to me by
the great mass of letters which / re.
ceived from my pupils when l arrived
in San Francisco, each one of the post
cards and letters being a token of
friendship at least. ] sometimes feel
that IL ] can win the respect of the
boys and girls | do not care whether
or not i gain the good wishes of their
parents.
81 want to tell you how much have
been delighted and surprised to see
your beautiful city. In fact, my. vo,
rabulary is far to limited to express
my admiration for it. For my part /
think that it would be o blessed privil-
eye to live on Oahu, and think the
other islands will have to go some to
beat 1t.
Oahu Garden Of Eden
1.-THE people of the United States,
generally speaking, have the vaguest
ideas concerning this Mid. Pacific Island
and have mot the slightest conception
of the Garden of Eden in which you
live
I'm travelling through California, /
was struck with the intense loyalty of
all the Californians to their home state,
and ! want to tell you always stick up
and be loyal to your own Territory, and
especially for your home town.
''I thank all of you for listening to
these rambling and incoherent remarks
of mine, and by way of closing will
say that there are very few colleges in
the United States and also few prep.
aratory schools that have such a fine
equipment and campus as you have,
and ] will have much to tell nv stu
dents when | return home to New
York"