Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-02


complain OF the food, Of the teachers
of the work. Small grievances bulk
larger and larger. A few older boys
really not far from the criminal stage
plan TO escape. They make their ef
fort and two score younger boys fol
low.
With club, revolver and fist the
"mutiny" Is quelled, the boys taken
back; some OF them put in leg shack
les, the others sent to prison. But
the mutinous spirit Is not dead; the
younger boys are getting the anger
of rebellion.
staff Has No Grip on Situation.
As conditions are now at the school
the present staff has lost its grip Oh
the situation. The teachers admit
that they are expecting outbreaks now
at any time and Principal Tucker in
bitter despair admits that he does not
know what TO do to end these condi'
tons.
In five years the number OF boys
has dwindled from about 10 TO about
135, but the number of escapes has
grown. Principal Tucker says that
the boys are far more rebellious than
formerly, Ear harder to handle. and
simultaneously declares that he does
not know what the reason is nor how
70 overcome the spirit Of rebellion
which, he comments. is making the
work hell for everybody"
Principal Tucker impresses the OBJ
server as man trying to do his best,
eparing neither himself nor others IN
matters Of labor, sincere, efficient In
the technical details OF Industrial man.
agement, 30 far as such efficiency has
..1cope at the scho0l-bnf also as en-.
tifely out Of sympathy with his work
and with his juvenile charges.
II seems positive that the boys are
given very little to take their mind
on the daily routine Of work. eat and
sleep-that because of few perhaps
incoffigible older boys. all the 130-odd
are kept to routine that would be
lntolerable TO adults when It II per.
formed constantly under guard and
uryeillance.
Visit 70 the School.
A representative Of the Star-Bulle.
tin, accompanied by well known
trained social investigator, visited the
school last Sunday afternoon.
The lads were just being herded
into the school room. .'Herded" is.the
correct term. Principal Tucker, In
sfirt-slteves and khaki trousers, was
one Of the guards directing the boys
inside. One 0f his helpers carried Q
wooden club. whose only possible pur-
pose could be for keeping the boys
cowed Il was rainy afternoon and
the principal explained that the boys
would be better of inside than out.
They showed no Joy at being sent
INTO the school room, and once in
we're plainly restless though most Of
them were sullen and sloucied mood
~ n their seats. -
4. Pren,ises Well Kept
Principal Tucker very painstakingly
and courteonsly showed the visitors
Fofet most OF the school ground and
buildings. The new school building
and assembly hall, with dornitory
6boye, has been constructed In the
last two years and Is comfortable and
.i1onrhodious.
with evident pride the principal
pointed out its utilitarian advantages
downstairs there Is q gas engine and
dynamo and the school now has Its
own electric lighting system. The
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Laos Develop INTO Lock-Pseken
And there are locks everywhere
At every door the principal had to
stop, get out keys and turn the locks
IN this institution every room mus
be locked, the boys kept under guard
BY day and under lock and guard by
night The windows are padlocked
shut and outside the windows are
heavy screens.
Even with these precautions 1t is
said on good authority that almost
every boy In school has become an
expert lock-picker and with q bit o.
bent wire can do feats that would 90
credit to Alias Jimmy Valentine.
The buildings are well-kept there
Is no doubt OF that. The grounds arc
conspicuously clean, tree nourisning'
grass growing. and the outhouses are
In fairly good condition. The gen.