Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-19
he Hawaiian character and institu,

the Hawaiian character and institu'
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ADMISSION OF PUPILS
Some laxity has been shown in
individual cases in the matter Of ad'
mission to the girls school. One girl
In particular rad beef admitted to
the school who had been confined In
the reform school on account Of her
somewhat disgraceful conduct.
Your committee feels sure that II
the principal Of the school had known
the facts and had known the Hawaiian
character, and had realized how sin
gularly susceptible the Hawaiians
are to the fnfluence Of others, such a
thing could never have happened.
Your committee Goes not believe that
there viii be sny repetition Of such
mistake, but recommends that in the
future the greatest care be exercised
to exclude unc esirable characters
from the schools
DISCIPLINE
"A visitor TO the preparatory school
and girls school could hardly CON
ceive that any measure Of discipline
would be necessary in these institu-
tons, but Of course cases must and
evidently 10 arise where discipline Is
necessary.
In the manual department the for
lowing system is adopted:
For every miademeanor the boy is
given a certain demerit; these de-
merits must be walked out; that is
to say, the cuipI;t must parade from
point A to point B for a certain mum
Der of hours.
This plan might act very we'll at
West Point, but your committee does
not believe 1t Is at all suitable for
Kamehameha boys. A boy walking
from place TO place for hours Is very
apt to conceive The idea that he is
victim cf injustice, that he is being un-
duly punished for a mere trivial offense,
and he is apt to spend his, walking
time feeding q spirit OF rebellion and
conjuring UP means Of getting even
with his oppressor.
"F the boy, as q punishment tor
offense, were given extra work which
would be a value to his future life
for instance, extra work In English
and mathematics--he would receive
great benefit. II the boy shall
waste or destroy school property, a
good healthy wood pile would be the
service and he would be made to feel
that by choppins the wood he was to
some extent making good TO his
school foS the property destroyed or
waste1.
ut g the opinion of your commit.
tee that q boy treated in this man.
ner would realize the justice and value
of his treatment and would be bene-
fitted By his punishment. But no good
can ever accrue from holding him up
for several hours TO ignominy and dis
course as pynishment for q misde.
meanor, and your committee would
|respectfally reeommend the method
|pf discipline In the boys school be
abandoned as u3rse than useless.
a very difficult Situation 10 shown
In the correspond between your
committee and Rev. ]. l. Hopwood. In
the letter eKhibi. there is q statement
made by Mr.. HopWood, chaplain of
the schools, fhAt when the chaplain
had questioned the propriety Of . boy
being allowed TO bet on q football
game and play In that game, Mr.. Bost.
wick frankly said that he did not
think that gambling was imnofai,
and further said that It was a rich
mans game and that q poor man was
foolish to mix up In 1t, and u he did
bet there was Acthing morally wrong
lin It. Your committee Il inclined to
believe that the Hawaiian boy is not
less readily influenced by this evil
than his brothers OF other races. Amy
teacher who would countenance bet:
ting oni football game is unworthy
to hold that hoaorable position and
should be immediately relieved
MILITARY TRAINING H., Il
Perhaps no suhiect has given your
committee greater anxiety than this
II may be eaid that there are two
theories relating TO this subject:
/ First, the Kamehameha boys school
should 5e military school rs at pres
ent; second, certain amount of mil.
tary training Is good. but too much
time and attention d given to this
subject at the present time. <"
TT was stated BY President Web
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