Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-01-07

the Royal bohopl The debate yna carried am lao
Mersrr. baldwin, Mnokintoah, Beott and Moore I,
.mn 'N.,'i u, humorous way giving bin oIpefi
.no'h ni nnrcann IN ie ching nntiyca In Kauai Mr.
nyot men spoke npon dincipliDo In native schools
~" pointed out that dihcipline IN not punishment
i''tn"nfi'y, ff"m sketch ~ bn own school
management wna particular about clonDiinras,
about sweeping the rooms, about mnnncrp. He
hhh been very rutceanful In getting the children In
ny dirtrint ~ nchoo ho had nm excellent trunnt
onc"f. ". tried however Ia rule through, love
hft"r Mr.. Dycr'n address, Their. was considerable
diHcnnripn N which Mernra. Moore Mnchintpsl
Scott, Atkinson and Mrs iiobbnrd took part. IN.
point of unhnt officer for Honolulu was raj rad by
tho city tanohcrr and IL waa generally agreed that
more efficient man ought ~ bc appointed. On
.notioh of Mr. Maokintonh, seconded by Mr.. Dyer,
tho meeting adjourned iii Tuesday nj 10 A. M.
THIRD arsaioa.
Tho meeting was called 10 order by President
Jones' promptly NJ ton. Tho Secretary rcnd the
minutes and then Mr.. Pratt apoke upon tho
ioct was u nhow that Enginii might be taught nd
better taught by teacher who did not undcrntn nd
iinwhiinh thhn by one who did. Tho illustrations
~ mo thorough system upon which denf inu;es n.
Taught wa" excessively interesting. Mr.. Pratt
passed round copy books containing oompoaitiona
ny d"hi ,nntor, which reflected credit upon tho
tnhnefr the Ideas being and well ptoaped
The speaker stated that the learning of perbnpa
three words might take weeks, but that then tRs
prorrenn whs very rapid Some discussion followed
ana reccrh OF hvc minutes WAS taken.
Az III MIR. Macintosh spoke ON the subject OF
competitive Examinations. He said there should
y" one determination In Honolulu every year.
to which pupils from all marta Of The Linydn,n
might COINS. Mr.. Atkinson anvn,stod TINT centred
might Ia, ciios.u an ia. n,,o, i.IIns,,d. ~ t,, .
of Schooa oxnmining tic "cIoars and d. onhI!shinn
tho rrnuIta Neaar. Arntt nnJ Dv.r nnn.i,.'.'I
that the graded sy.tem introduced in,o ,hc
hcloola wnh ptofornl ic, no teacher being willing To
''ns nus reputation 10y sending mp nhprepafcd boys
history, iiiustrntin1 bis ren,n,La With n char,
mt of resolutions were read and were ordered
10 lbs laid ON Tho table IN ,ia ,1a,,,,,,' $500,
diseuaa,on oon ,hn 49, ~, ,,o' nnns,on
Mr.. Dyer urged the necossi,y OF n better nrim.r
aud first render suitable 10 Tie wants of The nntiyrs
Mr.. Atkinson proposed that IN account of tho
geographical fcntur.a of tI, Iunnds ami n ayn.,aia
Of the history be hound up with I'M, Dcoyrnu Iirn
now In use. Miss Norton gave her opininn uuon
reading books, and showed e.n,nploa OF p,rodicnls
which shc used. She also smoke in favor of foreyn
teachers inatructng Hawaiians in English, ILc
meeting adj ourned nt twelve to meet again nj four
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IN" frrsidcn' called the meeting 10 order ut 2
riin VI npHonco Oh the secretary, Rev. Alexander
"'so1'h'oHh hc'od w sccrctnry pro tenn
hi'' Huoh,'oh from llr HYDE, regarding the
uoN, he'nou OF loachihg arithmetic, Mr.. Moore re-
aa'hou tn", one sSht.m would not be well for ev-
Wy h1"oo, IN 'osG iHiands, Jnht M one medicine
Wo",u no. hc hppiicnblc Ia hil diacnses. He then
4, ~ o"ss VI Rifh hoht entered tue room, ana Mr..
Moore showed how he taught lie building Of sen.
Wu'eH, es"citliy with regard 10 tho formation Of
ac angular plural and progressive forms of verbs.
me speaker described the order Of his school.
, mr., moor' on inc question being asked, replied
lh"t ne WAS th'ity days getting order IN his own
h , TIC theh proceeded to describe II reading
"sspii
~. Hyuc theh fchd number OF resolutions M
'onoWh
L. heSofrrd-That we are deeply impressed with
tho Importance of thorough training of tho IIa-
W. IN me elementary principles OF the Eng
iish language, and would respectfully represent 10
inc i,oard OF Education, that for this primary
tehohihg thc very best tact and skill should be
ou,'u: r,
z. Rcsoiped-Tbat we, the teachers OF this AS
ISOLATION, feeling deeply interested in the cduca-
desirous to secure regularity and punctnaty Of a.-