The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-09

OuhuihB mohey Vnls year thty wv
would.
He soid that It was planned to en-
large by wings and new buildings sew
eral of the local schools, notably the
High School Normal and Kauluwela
School, He said that more land for
local schools would also be asked for
at the coming session of the legisla-
ture, particularly in the eases Of Royal
Normal and Central Grafnar schools,
The need Of more land was crying
and pressing one, said the speaker. He
had figured IL out that there was seven
square feet of ground at the Royal
School for each pupil and said that a
depd man got more earth than that.
About $4,000 he thought would be
needed to acquire the desired proper
ny. ..,
School for Detectives
Referring to the instruction of de-
feetiyes, Kinney, said that he had col
lected figures dealing with this matter
from this and the other islands, and
that there were about 225 detectives
on record. Of this number one hundred
were deaf, dumb and blind; twenty
five crippled and, as u rule, unable 10
walk; and one hundred subject to fits,
paralytic strokes or mentally incompe-
tent. ..
He was of the opinion that any i'm
stitution TO deal with detectives must
be of a boarding nature and prefera-
bly, tiong the lines of the Girls In
.dustrinl School. This form of instruc-
ton, be said, is very expensive, based
on mainland estimates, one Teacher, as
n rule being required for each ten chill
dren. Many children are helpless and
would need particular care. The ques-
tion of q suitable site would furnish
a problem rs there we're few available
sites at present. Another delicate
point which would have to be left to
the legislature 10 solve was whether at
tendance at such school should be
compulsory.
The chairman read. letter from
Judge w. L. Whitney regretting bis in.
ability TO be present and outlining the
following needs in the line Of child vel,
fare: ~
A home for feeble minded.
A detention home for girls.
More assistants for the trnant officer
Protection for girls sent from other
islands to the Girls Industrial School.
Legislation with regard to delinquent
parents. r. 81
The changing of the majority Of girls
from eighteen to twenty years, which
would enable them to be kept longer in
the industrial school.
Many Bills Pending W., =.
1t is understood that several bills
covering these subjects are being pre-
pared for presentation to the legisla.
ture. r.. '~l... s.. -. N ". ,.s
Prof. A. L. Andrews, of the College
of Hawaii, spoke on the care of the
feeble minded in Hawaii. He was
strongly of the opinion that official no.
tice should be taken of feeble-minded
persons in the Territory other than i'm!
beetles and idiots. There is a percent.
age of persons, be said, who, while not
imbeeiles, never pass certain stage of
mental development and who give the
community n great deal of trouble.
Twenty .fve per cent of the inmates Of
prisons and reform schools, he stated.
are mentally deficient. and fifty pei
cent of all prostitutes. He also point.
ed out that illegitimaey is most com
mon among feeble minded people and
their percentage of indigency and un,
.productiyeness alarmingly great Also,
he stated, these unfortunates are unable
to profit by methods designed for nor.
NAL people. r., $751;. E"..
The speaker was of the opinion that,
in view of the fact that other States
and nations are taking measures tend
ing to the alienation of this problem,
the matter should be given q thorough
and painstaking investigation in this
Territory. He felt sure trat were such
on investigation made, and the facts of
the matter presented 20 the people, they
would be found ready to take the nee
essary steps to relieve and better exist
ing conditions. .....
Scores Business Men
~ Wallace r. harrington was the last
speaker of the evening, and he too
dealt with the problem of the social
evil. He made a vigorous talk and to
the point, taking for his text the words,
"What are you going to ho7"
Pennington said that any movement
to eradicate vice WASH u worth a whOOp
unless backed by the active, incessant
and continuous action of individuals
who ought to be behind the matter and
behind it strong. He venthred the
opinion that only ten per cent of those
present had read the vice report of the
chamber of commerce committee. The
principal business organizations, he
said, we're not at all united as to what
action should be taken in this. matter,
and it was up to every individual to
get busy himself If he wished to make
Honolulu cleaner and better place for
him and his children to live in.
"If we are going into this scrim'
mage" said the speaker, ait will be
a real fight and no child s play and
line will have to be drawn between
those who want to keep the town clean
and those who want to line up
with pimps, prostitutes and pro.
tectors. We wont get abatement
by injunction by holding meet
ings of Honolulu 3 million or So
clubs and passing resolutions, What
must be done is to find out, each man
for himself, just what he is doing for
the movement and just where he stands.
Moral support is no good if the men
themselves are not there. This is not
a criticism or complaint but merely
a statement of facts. Without each
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