Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 188, 14 ʻAukake 1894 — A New Departure. [ARTICLE]

A New Departure.

Tbe Kamehamelm fichool» will when the next terras begios start a new ilepartare whieh promises to be of tbe greatest b«nefit to the Hawaiiftns aml whieh we sincerly hope will be appreciate<l by tbe'.n. Mr. Ilichanls, the principal of the »chool. bas raade the necessaiy arrangement to open a n<ii m:«l cl :ss for a lim ted mitnb«r of Hawaiianh. who may Jesire to make school-teaching their vcc ation The Dom«l i { Education Jeraai.J certaiu quaIification of the governraent school*t <acherss aud raanv Hawaiiana bave founJ it Jif!icnlt to corac up to the raark necessary to p«ss the prescribed exaroination. G.km1 *ai!1 anJ or _ Jinarv V. nowleJge have not been h.ek i g tl.e asj ir r.1' l*nt the ahseneo «>f a n<>rmH coorse has in.nle '• J:lV.oult foi iio-m t<.: systemntizo th< ii genei.»l km*wletlge aml mnko n stoJy of tl.e sj>pc»h1 biMRch»s neccssair for a teacher. Greut aml fit<juei.t eompluiuia have been raaJe f< r ye- rs ngaiust Ihe Uoanl < f EJocation anJ the Jifferent a.lnjinistrutions for tlie allegeJ nnwiiiingncss to eraj>loy Hawaiiaua and thealleged iuelination to iraport for« ign teacher». Tho Bosrd has n >1 heen to hlaiue altogetber. A certain standard fui toachers was agreed npon aud it is a fact that thero were not sufficieut Hawaiiana to satisfy the demands of the Doard whieh natura!ly had to take its rec«iurso to foreigncrs. Tho Bosrd aud raan\ eamesl inen wlio have mnJe theraselves familiar with tbe eJncatioual system anJ progress in Hnwaii aro perfectly willing to aJmit that some of the inMtorial iraporteJ bere from sbroa«l is unfit anJ undesirable as teachors. It is the wish of h11 to bo nblo to plaee Hnwaiians in the positions of suoh toachors but it is nocessary to eoniiuue tho present statf of toachers uutil the Hawaiiana uro found willing to |>repare tbcmselves for tho responsible Juties of oJucators of yonth and qualify thoraselves to fill the j<laces whieh with ples8ure will bo given to them, in a satisf/«ctory inauner. The nomial class at ilie Kame Lamehu schooI has been institut c«l for that purpose auJ tbo libe'ial Hiul broad principles wbich characterize every action of Mr. Kichards will a!so bc felt in this iustauce. Mr. Richards iuvitos a limitcd numbor of Hawaiians to join his class. He Jocs not confine membership to grnJuates from the Kamehamoha school. Pupils from Lahainalnua. from St. Lonis Collcgo anJ from the governraent >chools are e«pial!\ woleome. All that is neeJed is the necessary I prelirainar)* kuowleJge to euahle the stujeut to do the work whieh j the course will prescribe. Sev oral Hawaiiana who hohl a low | grade certificato and are employ eJ by the BoarJ of LJucation have JeciJeJ to resign their positions for tne coraing year for the purj>oso of joining tho normal

class. They ean rest assurej tha1 when ihe year is passe«.l «nd theii woik accomp!ished a better position will stand 0)>en for them. As thc class naturaliy has tc be limited thero shonid be nodeIay in communicatiug with Mr. Kichards in iegard to (he detaiis of the necessary arrangements Kichards does not desire to admit a large unmber this hrst course because he is anxious io be in a poeiUon where he with some kind of surety eau hold out prospects of good positicus to ihoae who throngh their iudustryandenergy go through ihe conrse aud make themselves qualified lo heeome government school-teacher&. We desira here to say a few words in regard to the Kameha* meha Schoo!s as they staud to day. Unfortunately for the nation aud unfortunateiv for ihe high inteutions of tbe fonnder of the aehoola a certaiu feeiiug of animo»ily was created against

tl»e M*iiooia Jur>rtg I»sl ye*r * po!itical tarnioi! *nd tbrongh tli« }artĪ7.so attit T ide of Mr. 'Jleson. | Tho H«wainns *re extremely impolsive. and while it is very easy to get an i»lea into tbe:r hevJs it is jc»t as <l<fficalt to gct it out < again. Since Mr H:chards ass«med the position as principal of tbe Kamehameha scboo!s. politics have been banished from that institntion. His on!y effort has beeu to make the young men under his care nsefui raembers of society ard able to shTt for I theinselves wher*evor an«I in wbatever groves the līnesof their iife may be cast. Since his advent to the scuo«>l tbe puhlie Las | not henrd nue siogie complaint from fhe pnjiils in regard to po lilieil coerch n, polhieal !ectnres ,or polilieai “euue .iion Of t conrse the feelings Jnring tbe Jays of Oleson were nu-re }>ronounced than they now are A more - concilialory spirit now | reigna over the people bnt how , faeated and bitterly men raay fight in Hawnii in defense of their ; .liffercnt opini*<n the present piin eipnl of tbe KameLaaieha school iutends t<> j>ieserv-:* the ir.iiids « f I nis h<>>jn for ti<c exciusive pnrj <>se ’of -tn.lv and usefnl learnirg. j Tiie anira<. sity. <f hii\* yet exists, j dre«t. J iUider a former regirae : I should l*e «boppeJ. The Hawaiiaiis shonl«l realize that the i schonl is for the best of tho na- | ! tion. for tbe true ben«*fit of tbe comiug generiitions. an«l no po ; Iitical sentiment sboulJ bar any j).itri«<tic young man from joining | t!u fioriu.il oluss out of whieh lie iu «lue lime «\ill be uhle to walk as a teacher of his young eountry ineu, as a most useful cit'z<:u of Hawaii nei.