Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-27
OPPOSE Use Of
STEEL SHACMES
ON UNRlJLY BOYS
Oahu School Commissioners
and Industrial Board Dis
cuSS Maialee MutinY

Three more boys implicated In the
recent outbreak at the Boys Industrial
School at Waialee we're brought to
the city jail today and viii be taken
before the juvenile court. Superin-
tendent Tucker, who came in with the
boys, said they were incorrigibles.
No special action was. taken at the
joint meeting Of the Oahu school COM
missioners and new Industrial school
board which met this morning with
Superintendent H. w. Kinney in his
offices, the meeting being rather one
of general discussion of the condition
Of things at the Boys Industrial
School at Waialee, with suggestions
for remedies where needed.
Professor L. G. Blackman, principal
OF the Honolulu School for Boys. and
member of the school board whose
administration over the industrial
school ends with the close Of the pres
emit year. probably struck the keynote
of the discussion in the early part Of
the meeting when he emphasized the
fact that all authority possible should
be given to the principal of the Waia-
lee school, and that discipline should
be insisted upon first, last and always.
Are There on Probation.
Professor Blackman said the author
fly should be centralized, and that the
boys should be made to feel that what
the principal says must stand. They
should be shown that they are there
on probation, he said, and that both
the Ill results Of misbehavior as well
as the good results of good conduct
should be made clear to them.
superintendent Kinney urged the
members of the new board to get &C
quainted with the school as early as
possible. He outlined briefly the work
of the school and said he felt that
maybe one fault is that the territory
is trying to make an orphan asylum,
penitentiary and a reform school all
In one out Of It.. He cited various
stories of hard conditions which have
been circulated, by the boys evidently.
Some Of these he said have been ut
terly disproved, while some should
be looked into
werebo15G jac.. ..be oa4
Judge w. Il. Whitney stated It as
his belief that q large number of the
boys at the school prefer to be in the
county Jail because of the fact that
they do not have to work so hard,
and will get out sooner If placed In
the jail. He said that this feeling
which has permeated the school seems
to have much to do with the discon.
tentment among the boys
Oppose shackles on Boys.
Practically ali OF the members of
the board urged that the radical meas.
ure Of hobbIing boys with chains to
keep them about the building when
they had tried to run away, should
be abolished. Such boys should be
taken care Of in some other institu-
ton than the school, they believed.
DR.. c. B. Cooper suggested the adop-
ton of healthful outdoor games as an
incentive to the boys, rather than so
about the grounds. He also said he
believes more good books should be
sent to the school.
Another suggestion that met with
hearty approval was that the boys OF
the school be allowed to use up what
surplus money Is made by their work
In turning 1t back to something to
make the school better. At the pres
emit time any surplus money goes into
the maintenance fund.
The members Of the. board Of in.
dustrial schools which will take
charge the first Of the year are A. F.
Griffiths, DR.. C. B. Cooper. Father Val
entin Francks. Miss r. 2. TayIn-
Mrs. a. L. Andrews and Mrs. F. W..
with Circuit Judge w. l..
Whitney as member ex-offcio.