Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-08
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Legislature ON
WAIALEE SCHOOL
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On the other hand, much criticism
has arisen because little or no attempt
has been made to institute and main.
tain a comprehensive scheme of gov
eminent which includes organized play
as well as work
Report to Legislature Showed
Conditions.
In connection with the school adj
ministration, the Star-Bulletin has Sc
cured from the records of the legisla'
ture the report of the house commit
tee on education, which made very
careful investigation of affairs at the
school this year.
This report, finding conditions not
to be of the best, recommended that
the cottage system" be instituted and
also that prison methods OF discipline
be done away WITH
The report is as follows:
Honolulu, T. H., Mar. 16, 1915.
Hon. H. L. Holstein, Speaker, House
of Representatives.
"Sir:-Your committee on educa.
ton, TO whom was referred House
Resolution No 10, introduced 1y Hon.
w. Fl. Crawford, relating to the APP
pointment of committee to invest.
gate certain demoralizing conditions
among boys at the Boys Industrial
school at Waialee and to report there
en- begs leave to report as follows:
"Your committee, after a very care
full investigation both from boys here
in the city, from inmates of the
school, and also from inquiries made
at the school itself, from the faculty
and boys interviewed, is satisfied that
moral conditions are no worse than
could be expected from the character
of the inmates of the school, also Ow-
ing to the arrangements and cutting
down Of the partitions separating the
dormitories from the Railways in
which the guards are on duty. there
Is less chance that formerly for immo-
raj conduct. Also your committee
found those in charge of the school
fully alive and using every means to
suppress immoral conduct.
"Your committee. in its inyestiga-
ton of the school. is satisfied that
this school would be better off If its
control was taken out Of the Depart
ment Of Public Instruction and rec
ommends the placing Of the school
under the control of commission able
to give more study to the needs of the
school than the Department OF Educa-
ton, with its numerous duties in 9TH
er matters, can give
"The system Of housing the boys, in
large dormitories should be done
away. with as soon as possible and a
cottage system instituted similar to
that provided at the Girls Industrial
school, as the cottage system would
enable the separation of the boys in
accordance with the age, personal
characteristics, etc AS In such a
school as this, there were found to
be three distinct types, the thoroughly
bad boy, who needs the strictest dis
cipline, the mentally deficient, the un-
fortunate boy who, through lack of
choice of parents, is sent to the school
only because there is. no other home
to which he could be committed. Your
committee feels strongly that this rec
should be given full
thought by those in charge of the
school, for II the Industrial school Is
not to return those instructed to its
care as better citizens for having
been at the school, then Il 10 not full.
filling its duty to the territory.
Your committee fails to see how the
niingling Of the large with the small,
the mentally deficient with criminal,
and the unfortunate, IL going to pro-
duce an uplifting influence, but will,
In the main, tend to discourage and
graduate crirlinals instead Of useful
men.
Your committee would recommend |
that as far as possible the prison meth |
DDS Of discipline be done away with, !
and to those boys who are found |
worthy. more freedom be granted. |
This can be better accomplished by |
encouraging the interest in things
that are worth while than by defying
them to do wrong.
THE stables, dairy, and sheds |
should be removed from their present
location To across the government |
road, as not only is that situation
more favorable, but the present loca.
ton adjoins the school kitchen The
of these outbuildings will
make room for a playground well |
adapted for the small boys and tend
to separate them from the large boys
during their play hours.
The erection of new shops, boil |
ers and pump house, as provided for
in the school budget, should be car
ried out Also the building of both a |
hospital cottage, and a teachers cot
tage are necessary.
Recommendation.
Your committee makes the fol-
lowing recommendations First, that /
the control of the school be taken
from the Department of Education
and placed under the control of Il
commission of industrial training;
second, that as soon as possible, cot
tage system be substituted for the
dornlitory system; third, that more
liberties be granted to those deserv.
ing same, either in larger use of play.
grounds, or better clothing allow.
ances; fourth, that dairy, shops, hos
pital teachers cottage be relocated
or constructed as called for in the
school budget; and fifth, that a res.
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