Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-28

pOoiiy paul CLASS, anu no Siu W odu
failures owing to temptations bred OF
extravaganza and false views. of life
and its true aims. Education should
fully equip a young man to become
expert in the pursuit of life he chooses
for himself" 1t must not be SO supposed
that the efforts made in the direction
of practical education are confined TO
the equipment of boys workshop |
The curriculum OF the Manchester
Technical School, which may be taken
as an example, is very broad one
There is a preliminary department for
boys from twelve to fourteen years Of
age. The plan of study includes a
two.year course on the ordinary school
subjects, together with modern langua-
ges, mathematics, drawing, elementary
science and some training in the simple
use of tools. This course, it is stated,
is intended to lead directly to more
special training in science, art and
technology. The first years course is:
General subjects English grammar
and literature /; general and CONNER
cial hirtory physical, political and
commercial geography; the higher
branches of arithmetic, pure and
commercial French; German
photography bookkeeping; political
and social economy.
Science snIeefs-These classes are
intended to qualify pupils to pass the
examination of the science and Art De.
partment Mathematics first stage); !;
plane geometry Second grade art) J;
elementary mechanical drawing sound,
light and heat or physiography.
From thissome idea ofthe general scope
of the institution may be formed. The
second year Of the preliminary course
is devoted to fuller treatment of the
subjects taught in the first year. 1t
would be impossible with the space at
command to give even an idea of the
subsequent course of education, so
general and searching is it. 1t is not
expected that every boy will render
imselfprofcient in every branch taught
The theory is that he will select, as has
goes along, the pursuit for which he has
bent If he is not able to decide for
himself, it is possible that his teachers
or parents may be able 10 guide him
to his future sphere of usefulness.
But there is instruction in every practi-
cal subject, from masonry and metall-
urgy to mine engineering and prac-
tical joinery The school is equipped
with all the necessary apparatus.
There is night school as well as
day school, SO that even those who are
obliged to earn their bread can have a
chance to advance themselves.
1t is quite evident that in this Man
chester institution we have the school
of the future. There is technical
school now in Boston which has alrea-
dy gained some prominence. Some
elementary efforts in the same direction
are being made in this city.
We have thought the subject was
worthy of elaboration because the pub
lie has been led to hope that some
institution of that character is to be
established in this State by a benevolent
and philanthropic citizen. 1t is only
in that way that the new system can
be set up, for old methods are too
strongly intrenched to be revolutionized
all at once. They have roots too deep
in our modes of thought, habits and
laws, to be easily altered or changed
Besides, the expense of the existing
system is so great, that rival system
could not be set up at the expense Of
the general public, even if it were
practicable for any individual Board of
Education to carry.i out If our edu-
cational methods could be so modified
that the young man or woman imme-
diately on leaving school could at once
enter with intelligency and skill upon
his or her chosen pursuit, the condition
Of society would be greatly altered for
the better. The curious social pheno-
menon Of a thousand applicants for
vacant clerkship or tidewaitership would
perhaps then pass for every away
Technical education would never have
attained its present development in
England but for the benevolent efforts
of wealthy citizens. r. Bulletin.