Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31

ideas do not come to tnem; they can
not understand the language.
Mrs. Weaver: For that very reason
we need a quality of teachers in the
schools to help out the somewhat low
grade of intelligence OF the kind of
training that our people can take. We
do not want. to absolutely turn the
thing over to. them. What We do say
is, they should have all recognition
as fast as possible, and il will take
many years. The standard here should
be the national standard; in the mean
while it is neither kind to these stu
dents nor just to the schools to- say
that We are not on the level of the
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Governor: Nobody says ii. -. ID Z.
Mrs. Weaver: But the College Club
does say in this paper that any policy
of the department of education which
looks towards restricting the choice
of teachers in the schools to those
trained in the Normal school seems
mistake as regards the schools and as
regards the opportunities of this terri.
tory in its entering into statehood.
Governor: j do not think il will
ever enter into statehood. In the first
place. there is a decreasing Hawaiian
race. Do you know how many white
people we have in these islands?
Ms. Weaver: / cannot give you the
figures. ~ ..-.. ..sA ~ r..
Governor: / always remember fig
ures and carry them in my head. The
birth rate tells us where We are going.
Mrs. Weaver: We are going to be
largely Oriental. e.: d
Governor: We are now, but we shall
be more so. ~. D. -. =. j. ~. l.. !
Mrs. Weaver: The question of state
hood is question that is not actually
involved ssi... g s;. =
Governor: II the plans of the United
States, are carried out, here on Oahu
there will be more money spent In the
army and navy than the entire sugar
and pineapple crop amounts to- You
cannot successfully mix the Orientals
up with other races, because physically
IT is impossible, but it is not much use
arguing those questions with idealists
or with people who have motive that
is behind. Excuse my talking at such
length; / did not intend to do so. But
really think in Justice to the board
of education you ought to have con-
suited them. You ought not to have
assumed that what Mr.. Kinney said
was his ultimatum. ,- = -rs' .
Mrs. Weaver: / should not want to
say anything strongly in public
speaking for group of people, and
later be asked, is that what you meant
to say, and say it is exactly what |
meant. and then fall down. e.,
Governor: He is under the control
of the board of commissioners of edu-
cation, and he is somewhat under my
control. ..--.
Mrs. Weaver: He was speaking for
the board Of commissioners.
Governor: shall not argue with
you any further on this. ....~
Mrs. Forbes: Putting aside this I'M
fortunate paragraph in the paper and
going back to the school survey -.
Governor: l shall not say anything
about that until go before the board
of education. There has got to be
certain discipline and if that is i'm
pinged on you have nothing. There
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qualifications to be leader and the
rest to follow. 49, .
Mrs. Weaver: What, is it that We
ask? Just two things: that the grad
yates be equally trained land that APP
plies to girls who are now. studying)
that when they are trained with eight
or nine years training and fit to teach
in their own territory they be granted
a certificate equal to Normal school
certificate. Then, through the per.
son We imagined was the executive of
the department there came a request
for constructive criticism. We have
answered that request ~.
Governor: have not had a chance
to study up on the thing. l should
be glad il The, board Of education
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