Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-01-03

presented them, and demanded by What au-
,hority the convention dared petition that penal.
ties be laid upon teachers who followed the
law and reported to the agent Of the district in
stead Of reporting to the board Of education as
the resolutions suggested The conclusion to
We should follow the law until it is changed
aud tina, the convention had no right, as an
individual to petition the board OF education
to reform abuses, Il such then be existing un-
der our school system. Doctor Hyde briefly
stated that the convention was no, originally
srganired ior government teachers, OF made
up entirely OF them, and therefore had the
right to offer suggestions TO the board OF edue1-
ton OF the government Il II saw 1T. Mt Ken
yon held tina, il was an assumption TO hold
that the independent members Of the conven.
ton were in favor Of such resolutions.
The following resolutions include all that
we're passed
RsScipeG. Tha, arrangements be made for
the publication OF occasional papers on the
theory and practice OF teaching; provided
tina, these papers can be published without eS-
pcnse 20 the teachers association.
ITdStfdf, this institution believes that great
educational benefit is derived from the gather.
ing OF teachers Ia conference, therefore be 1t
RcJsiura, That we request the board OF edu
cation to draft an adequate Law to present to
the next legislature, providing for the holding
Of teachers institutes on the several islands.
these institutes TO be so planned as to reach all
teachers
Rneiped, That this institute appoin, com.
mitiee TO prepare or compile, as they may
deem best, primer on morals FOR use in OUT
schools. the same TO he reported at the next
annual meeting
! Rt5ofttS, That we cordially approve Of the
action Of the board Of education in securing the
preparation OF an English Hawaiian Dictionary.
and respectfully recommend that 1t be put &c
press as speedily as possible, preferably in San
| Francisco where there are facilities for such
work no, to be found in Honolulu.
| Rsseiysd, Tina, in order to give the needed
basis OF authoritative facts for public nforma
ton and for progressive works the board o,
education be requested TO publish fuller sta
,istieal statements, giving age and health Stats
tics Of the pupils, average daily attendance, the
number Of days given by teachers to the work
Of the school and cos, PR catitd in both the
English and Hawaiian schools.
Refoisca, That this association desires ,c
put upon record its high appreciation Of tn,
munihcent bequest Of the late Mrs. c. r. Bis
hop for the education OF both boys and girls In
this island and the earnest wish OF this associa
ton that the trustees to be appointed shall SC
draft these kamehameha Schools on the pres
en-, public school system, tina, they shall be
privilege not charity; the pupils in thes,
schools to be selected from the most promising
in the other schools Of the kingdom.
A paper on the preparation Of the prime
was read by the preSiden, whobeleved in teach
ing children by object lessons as they are frs
taught by the mother. On motion the yearl,
fee OF one dollar received from each membe
Of the association was set aside to purchase
educational books for the use Of Hawaiian
teachers On motion Messrs. Macintosh
Oleson and Forbes were appointed as a com
mtee to draft /" Moral Primer" to be pres
ented before the association. The convention
then adjourned, after a vote Of thanks to tn
president.