Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-19

ster, that only three hours and ten
minutes per week is given to mill
tary drill. There is a reference in
Mr.. Bostwick's report Of further two
hours spent in tie study OF military
tactics, making five hours and ten
minutes per week.
when your committee visited the
schools. certain academic work was
omitted, the reason given being that
the boys had TO attend military drill
in preparation for a competitive in
spection. At the meeting OF you.
committee with the alumni, opinion
was divided into two classes; first,
that expressed by the president of
the alumni, Mr.. Godfrey, and several
Of the younger members OF the alum
nj, that military drill was Of para
mount importance; second, that ex-
pressed by the older members Of the
alumni that too much time and atten-
ton was given to the subject at the
present time.
Military Training Valuable
There can be no doubt that mill
tary training is Of value to the boys.
II gives them manly and soldierly
bearing that is Of great value. The
Hawaiian boy is too apt to be slouchy
/ In his demeaner and any means adopt
ed to cure this siouchiness is Of great
value, and these means have been
adopted at Kamehameha with great
| success.
| Your committee fears that the
| time OF five hours and ten minutes
has been allowed to run over. On
| consideration of the whole subject,
however, your committee is Of the
opinion:
First, that too much time is act.
ually spent on military drill-time
which should be devoted to academic
work-and, secondly. that a military
institution was not provided for in
| the will Of the princess (Mrs. Bishop
1 and the establishment OF such insti'
1 tuition does not come within the scope
/ of the trustees duties IS defined In
the will
4 Military instruction is good, but
when IL is engaged in to the exclusion
ana diminution of English and mathe'
Imatics. II is bad. II the boy has spare
time 70 give to this subject, 1t is well
4 II he is to engage IN military drill to the
detriment Of his English and mathe-
/ matics. military drill should be cut
tailed. and not English and mathe
/ matics."
! - COURSE OF STUDY
"The girls scnool-Your committee
very carefully examined the school
room work in this department and Is
pleasei to be able to report that 1t
i has nothing but the highest praise for
i this work. The girls school is like a
i big family Of girls, at the head OF
which is a mater, Miss Newton. and
the big sisters the teachers. In every
i instance the girl addressed was able
i to carry ON a conversation IN the Eng
fish language, which did great credit
/ to herself and to her school.
/ The preparatory. school - Inc
school room work being done Is 50
uniformly excellent that 1t would be
impossible TO point out any one sub
iect Of the work Of any one teacher
i for special mention.
/ Study Course Criticized
The boys school-It is a matter
1of extreme regret 10 your committees
that It cannot speak in general terms
i of commentator of the course OF
fstudy of this school or of its effects
npon the boy.
i "The atmosphere of home, the pater
and the big brotherism which have
4 been referred to in connection with
i the girls and. preparatory schools,
i seems to be lacking. AS soon as u
lteecher gets through with the class
4 work, he had done about all that is
4 required Of him and he goes to his
Town quarters. There seems to be
little or no effort on the part of the
teachers to be the eomrade or chums
of the boys. II may be said that mill
Itar1 discipline 10 In part responsible
i for this.
i your committee has talked with
students Of the school, with members
Of the alumni and alumnae on this
and other islands, and wherever it has
i gone and with whomsoever it has
Il spoken, 1t has heard only dissatisfac-
ton with the course OF study in the
boys school at the present time.
II "A story was told your committee
to the effect that Mr.. Bostwick had
seen boy reading SCOTS Lady Of