The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
TRUSTEES CHOICE
D|SPLEASES ALUMNI
Spokesman For KAN Graduates
Thinks Hawaiian Should
Have Been Named

News OF the decision Of the board of
trustees of the Bishop Estate to recon.
mend Judge +. NJ. Hatch TO succeed
A. w. Carter on the board, under the
terms Of the trust deed, ~ failing to
please the members Of the Kameba.
meha Alumni II has been the hone
OF these graduates Of the school SUD
ported by the income Of the Bishop
Estate that someone Of Hawaiian blood
should be appointed, this desire rising
out Of the opinion held by many that
the original purpose of the Princess
Pauahi, in creating the trust, the edu.
cation of youths Of Hawaiian parent.
age, IL now being lost sight Of.
X. NJ. Duncan, prominent member
of the alumni, voices this feeling in
the following communication to The
Advertiser: r......
editor Advertiscr-For the last
year, the Kamehameha Alumni Associ.
alton has been striving to get some one
Of Hawaiian extraction to be appoint
ed as n member on the board Of trus.
tces for the Berniee Paunhi Estate.
There have been great many argu-
mentS in favor of having n Hawaiian
representative on the board, but ] see
in your issue Of the other day, that
f. NJ Hatch's name has been mentioned
for the place.
Some Failure Somewhere ........
''If after thirty years, the trustees
of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate
fail TO find suitable man among the
graduates of the school to serve on the
board in the interest of the Hawaiians,
there must be something radically
wrong In the training and educational
system these men received at the IA.
mehameha schools. under the control
of our most faithful and trusted land
7" Aloha Hawaii'0 board of trustees.
I'VE have tried TO carry on our agi
tation in a quiet and peaceable way,
but see that has failed again and We
will have TO continue our agitation with
greater force. This reminds me of my
football days Of bucking the center
lines aud we are guipg to keep on
bueking; that chance may come some
day they may tumble the ball in
our favor .. .y,s... 1
awe have sat for many years at
this festive board loaded down with
the good things of life waiting to be
served but the plums do not seem 10
come our way. Why is this. il | NAV
aski Is it because we haven howled
loud enough for a little that was due
usi At this stage of the game would
like 10 ask the board Of trustees whaT
qualifications mnu should have be,
fore he can become q member of the
bpnorable board. Arc not these some
OF the qualifications: - ',--,A
\ ~. Trustees must not visit the
School except on social occasions
90 They must travel on the main
land and reside on the other Islands
permanently. = H... "a
Absentee Trustees t&5. II
eat one time during the life Of this
faithful board three Ia members were
away from the Island of Oahu, con
tinually for periods of six months at
a time .a.
Under these qualifications, the Hon.
+. NJ. Hatch must be preparing for
another trip TO Washington, ID. c., TO
represent our sugar interests there
that is well enough for Mr.. Hatch,
because he will get his fees Just the
same, but how about the business of
the estate, which must take some Of
his valuable time every Week. 4 y. y !
''Now surely IL the board we're ear
rying ont the. real wishes Of Mrs,
Bishop, knowing the agitation of the
last year, they would have nominated
q Hawaiian or part Hawaiian in place
of A. w. Carter, who has resided on
the island of Hawaii as directing
manager Of the Parker Ranch. Ism 7
it so, the devil with them.
"As long as we have the control Of
the COW we are going to milk her in
our own way and pass the milk around
to our friends. 'gF
How About Punahou "a.
"Do you think the Punahou Alumni
Association or any other school would
stand for this kind of slight that
you have put upon our raeet Not for
o minute. al
1.-THE board of trustees is constituted
of five members and why not the minor
ity be represented by members Of Mrs.
Bishops racei Can they not find one
in the Territory who may answer the
qualifications On the present board
we have three attorneys or politicians,
Gncluding the prospective candidatel,
one stock broker and a business man.
"Being politician seems to be the
main qualifications of a man before he
can become member Of the hob orable
board. We demand and will continue
to demand recognition eten five have
to take further steps