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THE GARDEN ISLAND TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1914
THE GARDEN ISLAND
TUESDAY MAY 19. 1914
Issued-Every Tuesday.
Entered at the post office at
Lihue, Kauai, as second-class
matter.
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K. C.
TlMMONS
HorrER
Editor
Manager
School Outlook Good
The conference between rep
resentative citizens of Lihue and
the Superintendent of Education
at the Hotel Fairview Thursday
evening: on the subject of the pro
posed new high school resulted in
a clearer and better understanding
all around. It is now plain to
everyone that the school must and
will be established in September,
so that parents who may have been
hesitating between plans for their
little ones the next school year
need no longer delay arrangements
for sending them to Lihue.
The desire that the school be
made distinctively an English-
speaking institution, with a lan
guage qualificationasits safeguard,
is found to be feasible, thus
eliminating a great bogy which
had arisen to annoy many. Of
course it is anticipated that pupils
of any race, or foreign language,
in the higher grades in the com
mon schools will be able to qualify
for the high school, for if they did
not understand English to a reason
ably perfect degree they could not
already be in the higher grades
from which they would be expect
ed to come. So that question will
adjust itself. With the English
speaking safe-guard around the
lower grades, or what may more
properly be referred to a3 the
' 'select addition to thehigh school ' '
the purity of the language in the
institution will undoubtedly be per
petuated. The tuition fee of $3 a
month will have the effect of fur
thering this object-deemed so es
sential by many.
It occurs to us that the Depart
ment is meeting the people of Kau
ui squarely in this matter, and
that the duty of the hour and the
future is centered on this island.
The very first move should be to
obtain a complete roster of pupils
who will enter either the high
school or select branch in Septem
ber. Parents should be requested to
at once sign an agreement, stating
how many children they will send
to the school, ages, grades, board
ing arrangements, if any, etc. A
committee, consisting of V. H.
Rice, Jr. and II. II. Brodie has
been appointed for this purpose,
and it is hoped that parents of
children will cooperate with them
promptly and decisively in their
efforts to get this information to
gether. The indications are that the
high school will start off with more
pupils than had, originally been
figured upon; but even at that at
b e with a comparatively small
number. We all know that the
pupils are here, and while a very
large per. cent of them may not
enter the school at once, they will
do so just as soon as theefficiency
of the institution has been proved.
Tne outlook for the school is ex
cellent. :
Lihue herself has an important
duty totjerform in connection with
the high school. Pupils of the
county- seat are at an ad
vantage in having the school lo
cated at their doors. It must be
remembered, however, that the
institution is' one of and for the
whole island, and must be patro
nized and supported by the people
of the outside districts as well as
of Lihue. The outside people will
have the disadvantage of transpor
tation for their children, as well as
the vexations a n d expense o f
maintaining suitable living accom
modations for them in Lihue. Li
hue must be alive to these facts,
and must forthwith develop a spirit
of consideration for and helpful
ness to these outside pupils.
Until adequate accommodations
are provided, Lihue people must
offer every facility in their power
to those outside children. Let
those who can take children into
their homes, decide at once to do
so; and make the fact known to
Mr. Brodie or to Mr. Rice. Any
plan for providing at an early date
satisfactory, central boarding
house scheme will be appreciated
by the committee, we feel sure.
There should le (and probably
is) some person in Lihue sufficient
y interested in the future welfare
of the vouth of the island to provide
a suitable boarding home for child
ren living away from the county
seat, isow is the time for sucli a
man or woman to seak.
Lihue is provided for. Let Li
hue see that the children of the
other districts are taken care of.
When this is done. Kauai will
make as great success of the high
school as she has done of other
undertakings.
In view of the fact that prizes
have been put up this ear for
several features of baseball play
fng, the utmost care must be ex
ercised bv scoic-keepcrs in malt
ing official notes. I nner no cir
cumstances should score-keepers
disagree. In case figures are
found to disagree, thev should be
straightened out before the score
keepers leave their loxes. In the
game at Eleele last Sunday
the figures of the score-keepers on
Individual points disagree. This
should not be so, and must never
happen again.
Tub report from California
that Portuguese recently arriving
there from these Islands have been
cruelly deceived in the promise
that they could find ready enipUy
ment at good wages, and that they
are in danger of idleness, hardship
and suffering-is bad news, but
neveitheless it was to be expected
Persons familiar with conditions on
the Coast have warned the Portu
guese from time to time that they
were taking great chances; but
these warnings have gone unhced
ed. It is hoped that before any more
leave they will first obtain definite
agreements of satisfactory employ
ment. Otherwise they will be
giving up good chances in the Is
lands for the veriest shoe-string
proposition in a strange land-and a
pretty wet road to walk back on.
While admitting that varying
experiences may be of value to
Territorial officials, we doubt the
wisdom of Kauai Circuit judges
and the like consenting to serve on
the benches of other circuits, un
less, indeed, the emergency be
very great. Such practices
usually create the impression that
such officials have not enough to
do at home, which (insofar as it
affects Kauai, at any rate) is in
correct; and, under certain cir
cumstances, might prove damag
ing to the island. In all probabil
ity some such idea has suggested
itself to Judge Dickey, and is the
cause of his refusal to longer be
the convenience man" for the
judiciary department at Honolulu
uooding meld, aside irom
earning extraordinary wages and a
lot of gratuitous advertising, has
accomplished no more at Hilo than
could have beeu worked out by
any average bookkeeper. With
the aid of a superabundance of
business and professional jealousy
in a small community, and con
siderable nerve" as a personal
asset, he has managed to pose most
conspicuously in the lime-light;
but we modestly opine that whtn.
after the reckoning is ended, Hilo
takes stock of the results, she will
una mat sue nns paid two prices
for experience
Superintendent of Education
Kinney and Territorial Treasurer
Conkling, at the close of their re
spective tours of this island, both
expressed themselves as pleased
with Kauai and Kauai people. On
behalf of the latter, we can assure
both gentlemen that their visits
have been much appreciated and
that Kauai's latch-string will be
ever convenient to their hands.
Hawaii's relegate at Wash
ington should be a man physical
ly able to withstand the rigors of
that climate. Most of the busi
ness of Congressional sessions is
negotiated in the coldest part of
the Winter; and a Delegate who
must needs keep himself packed
in a basket of wool, so to speak, at
such times cannot render a full
measure of service to the Islands,
no matter how good his intentions
mav be.
Persons contemplating suicide,
auto collisions or other unusual
stunts will do Tiik Garden Is
land a favor by pulling off the
same prior to publication days.
This way of having such things
occur immediately after the paper
has gone to press is not favored by
us at all.
The fact that the first big
shipments through the Panama
canal will be from the Hawaiian
Islands, in the shape of sugar car
goes, will remind the world that
we are still on the map.
iiiK fact that the open-air
school-room idea is to be adopted
by the Department of Education
for use on the other islands is an
other feather in the cap of Kauai
Two cases this week would
make it appear that the Japanese
have given up their favorite past-
time of hari-kari in favor of the
equally strenuous ant-poison me
thod of suicide.
The person, or persons, re
jponsibla for the sugar news which
emanates from Honolulu had bet
ter be more careful or we country
folk will lose confidence in the fig
ures sent out. For several days
the wireless has sworn regularly
that sugar was 3.10. The Hono
lulu papers, arriving almost daily,
have asserted with equal positive-
ness, that it was 3.20. Yesterday
a wireless inquiry was sent to Ho
nolulu for the actually actual,
correct figures, and the following
is what came back: "Sugar 3.14
The newspapers are mistaken".
There you have three differing
statements of a very simple (but
important) matter; and the reader
is left to take his choice. In tli
meanwhile, the outside islands
would dearly like to have straight
sugar information.
tiik most important news
from Mexico this morning is that
President Iluerta has signified his
willingness to step down and out
provided he can be shown that that
step will briti peace to Mexico
As between Huerta and the Con
stitutionalists, or rebels, Mexico is
between the devil and the deep
sea; and it is coubtf il that even
h e elimination of Huerta will
bring about the desired results. In
insisting upon keeping an army at
Vera Cruz, the United States gives
evidence of being alive to that fea
ture of the situation.
Sugar is now satelv 3.20, and
the chances are more than even
that there will Ik; a slow but steady
advance to 3.50, and eventually
to 4 cents. With the itici eased
yields on the plantations of these
Islands, the net showings for the
year should le quite satisfactory.
' ' ' 1 "
'"Soaimiox" Barron writes from
Washington that the new Hono -
, . . . . ,
lulu postmaster is a nood nun aad
x .
that he Barron), as vice-cha:rmm
of the Honolulu County Commitue
of the Democratic party, u -r-
fectly satisfied. Not k n o w i c k
i.- . i ..1, t
all ) l m UK miuiik tiic inn j-uiiuiaai' i ,
our own opinion of him hui lx. ii
neutral; but now that he ha re
ceived the endorsement of "So. p
box" Barrou, our suspicion ;ie
aroused.
IN TURNING Im)s N the plux.,:-
tion ot an agricultural fair at I .
nolulu in 1914 we won. let 1
Governor ritikham ptiipu-.
'ork around the mandates . .V t
155 of the Session Law c.t ,
which piescriU-s such a f ur and
appropriates fur the t.ipeiikts t ;t. I
DICKEY THROWS
UP HIS EXTRA JOB
Judge L, A. Dickey has served
notice that he will throw up his
job as acting first judge of the Cir
cuit Court at Honolulu. His ulti
matum has already been delivered
to the Chief Justice and the pro
secuting wing of the government.
The Kauai Judge, in his notice,
states that he will leave the Hono
lulu court on June 4, whether a
first judge of that court shall have
been appointed by that time or not.
Judge Dickey is not displeased
with the work over here, nor with
anything connected with the court.
He merely feels that his own work
on Kauai is being neglected to as
sist Honolulu in an emergency
which has unnecessarily been al
lowed to drag. In other words,
when the first call for his help was
received, he responded cheerfully.
He understood, however, thaL. it
would be for a short time only,
and that an appointment to the
first judgship at Honolulu would
soon be made. Weeks and months
have passed, however, and no more
to provide a permanent judge has
been made, So Judge Dickey feels
that the situation is calling for a
little more than should be expected
of one man.
Persons having business with the
Kauai' Circuit Court have taken
the situation philosophically and
allowed matters of varying degrees
of importance to go over from time
to time. Judge Dickey does not
feel, however, (and quite rightly
so) that it would be fair to have
this condition continue indefinitely.
Hence the ultimatum.
Miss Sato To Leave
Friends of Miss Sato, of the Ko-
loa school, will regret to learn that
she will leave at, the end of the
present school term. While Mr
Kinney was over here, Miss Sato
made known to him that she would
like to be transferred to Honolulu.
The Superintendent happened to
have a vacancy at Honolulu, call
ing for a Japanese teacher of Eng
lish, and, after investigation, de
cided to offer the place to Miss Sa
to, which she accepted.
With the "automatic stabili
zer" invented by Orville Wright it
is possible today to learn to fly in
twenty minutes. The invention j
robs i ho air of many of its terrors i
to the aviator. Mr. Wright added j
t o his fame with experiments
with the contrivance. Experts
from this and other countries
watched his operation with intense
interest. He made the demonstra
tions before a special committee of
the Aero Club of Ameiica recently
at Pay ton. Ohio.
Seventeen flights were made, j
and as a result of th tests the I
I committee awarded to Mr. Wright '
; the Collier trophy. The trophy is j
' awarded each vear and marks, the j
most significant advance i n the
, . . . ., ,
, history of aeronautics fur the year, i
Sfvrn (1lf.)ls w(.fc nuu,e wjlh tie i
lun.N nitntlv off the automatic
"Mubi'.irr." and the tutus were
n'!'1' a prcuvoti tli.it w.is;
i m.irr Ions and marked a new.
.tpoch in the hitorv of aviation.
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