The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-21
SURVEYS
WAIALEE SCHOOLS
z AND TELLS NEEDS
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Detective Hutton, With Long Ex-
perience In Handling Boys, Out
lines important Reforms
lNcoRRIelBLES MUST
BE HANDLED HUMANITY
Personal Pride and Honor Should
q Be Appealed To-Give Them
Amusements

w, H.. hutton, VINO mas Deen pfOinln'
emily mentioned as a possible successor
to Hugh Tucker, as principal of the
Waialee industrial school, has uncOndi,
tionally withdrawn his name from con
sideration and will not accept the place
His experience with the handling of
boys was gained through years of work
In the polIrc department Of San Fran
cisco and latterly with the touring of
che Columbia Park Boys of San Fran
cisco, who made several visits to this
city ON Their way to and from Aus.
tralia.
Hutton, since his connection with the
police department here, has been ac.
tive in the work Of handling some of
the bad boys of the city and has be.
the kids of the street rs "Pop."
Good Treatment for Refractories
In talking Of the problems to be met
With in the control or such an institu.
ton as Wainee is, he knows of what
he speaks. His ideas on the general
management Of the place were given
in the course of a conversation yester,
day and will be of interest to the
many having the cause of the child at
heart. Hutton thinks that there is lit
tie difference between the likes and dis
likes of good and bad boys excepting
the mentally deficient and would treat
the bad ones as the good ones are
treated when they are good.
He thinks that the Waialee school
should be likened to a hospital where
n cure is the thing to be looked after.
As soon as the pationt is well he should
be discharged as cured. The way to
the confidence of bads boys, as well
as good boys, is good firm treatment
with plenty Of good wholesome food
and a variety; plenty of work and
plenty Of play; an effort to make each
boy feel that he is an individual in.
stead of just part of machine, and
to appeal to the personal pride of the
boy and study each Individual.
Honor System Is Important
1.-THE arrangement of the schOOI
schedule should be SO that there would
be a grea' deal of personal intercourse
with the inmates and an appeal to the
boys sense of honor in matters dealing
with the school life, both in work anG
plav. also is essential said Hutton.
Punishment should be along tn,
lines of curtailment of pleasure an,
each boy skpuid understand thorough,
why he is being punished. Teacher,
must be made to understand that they
are not only to get work out of the
| boys, but must teach the boys how to
work. They should keep track of tho
al ility of the boys. and their likes and
disIikes. There should he a segrega
ton, according to age or physical de
velopment; in fact a study of each in
dividual in the school.
THE main idea of the school is t.
make men OF the inmates and higl
! ideals should be inculcated into the
minds of the boys as to their persona
/ appearance, manners, morals, cleanli
ness and education. Teachers and in
structors should be chosen with regarC
to their ability to teach and shout,
understand that they are at the school
not for personal~gain, but to help de
vrIOpe manhood and character. The,
are the servants of the boys and Low,
should be the keynote of service.
1.-The superintendent should not hav,
The care OF the mechanical duties o
bookkeeping. His time is too valuabl,
| to waste on this work. 1t should b.
yiven to the general supervision of al
departments. He should put most OF
his time to character moulding of tn,
boys who are sent to him for treat
! ment.
Plenty Of Recreation
"There should be entertainment
band work, socials, moving picture
along educational lines, intersperse'
with clean, entertaining pictures. Thei
sports should be directed and the,
should have opportunities to enter int
the activities that all live boys are in
tercsted in.
1.-THE class of boys usually sent T.
n school of industry are not, as
general thing, in normal condition
They are u~ually products of environ
ment, heredity, or have not been prop
erly controlled. They are classed a
dependents, detectives or incorrigible
and should be properly examined alonl
these lines on entering the school. N,
lasting benefit can be assured unit
the personality of the boy is thorough
~ understood by the superintendent
and workers who are to care for tn