The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-30
HAWAIIAN TEACHERS.
second Day Of the Annual Meeting.

was taken by the Rev. w. B. Oleson,
in the absence of President Hitchcock.
The attendance of teachers was small,
but it increased as the session proceeded. /
His Excellency Walter NJ. Gibson, |
President of the Board of Education, was
present during the morning.
After the meeting had been called to |
order, Mr. Moore OF Waikiki proceeded
to give some illustrations of his method
OF instruction in arithmetic by examples
on the blackboard, commencing with
simple addition, and going through sub
traction, multiplication and division.
| Several of the teachers present inter
! rupted hiri at the time by asking ques-
tons, which were promptly answered.
The method. as shOwl by Mr.. Moore, Is
one that commends itself to teachers,
from its simplicity and thoroughness.
! DIR. HYDE next read prospectus OF
| the Kamehameha schools. As may be
remembered, in the will of the late Hon.
| Mrs. b. p Bishop, board OF trustees
was named as follows: Hon. G. K.
Bishop, Rev Dr. c.. NJ. Hyde, Messrs.
! S. NJ. Damon, C.. NJ. Cooke and w. O.
Smith. They were directed to spend an
amount of money for the erection OF two
schools for boarding and day scholars,
to be known as the Kamehameha
Schools. A portion of each years in
come is to be expended for the support
and education of orphans and others
in INDECENT circumstances, giving pref
erence to Hawaiians purely or party
aboriginal The boys school was to be
erected first, and to be in operation be-
fore the girls school was commenced on.
DIR. Hyde stated that the schools
) would be erected in opposite directions
the boys school at Palama, beyond the
Reformatory School; and the girls
schools at Makiki, near the Lunalilo
J Home. The value of the estate is es-
, timated at $474, 900 and it will pass into
the hands of the trustees January IL,
1886 The boys school will be erected
, first. The distance from town is quite
} short The sanitary arrangements will
' be as perfect as it is possible to make
: them. 1t is not intended to erect large
| building, but group of cottage-hke
5 buildings, with central school house, Is
the idea of the Trustees. A building
e will be specially erected and devoted to
/ industrial work As stated in the will
of Mrs. Bishop Hawaiian boys will have
0 the preference, but the school will be
: open to all nationalities. The pupils will
/ receive good education in the common
o English branches, instruction in morals
b and in such useful knowledge as may
: tend to make good and industrious men
!. and women. The estate at Palama ex-
g tends from the sea to the foot of the
n mountains, and that part of it not USED
L for the schools will be built upon and
rented so as to bring an additional in
come for the support of the schools. The
Trustees hope to have the boys schoo
ready for use in September, 1877.
. The Rev. G. E. Groser read a lengthy
paper on the Industrial and Reformatory
e School
e AFTERNOON SESSION.
h The Association met at o'clock in the
hall of the Y NJ c.. A, Mr.. Townsend
) in the chair. Six young girls from the
N Pohukaina School gave an exhibition o
n calisthenics, under the direction of Miss
Corney, which was very creditable. On
II motion of Mr.. Scott a vote of thanks was
1t extended to Miss Corney.
Mr.. Chas. Furneaux read paper OF
, Industrial Drawing. 1t had been intro
duced in other countries. He illustrated
the method ON the blackboard.
Professor w. d. Alexander was presen
{ by invitation, and spoke about the MAJ
# of the Islands to be used for the schoo
geography in the Kingdom.
is The following resolutions were adopted
% Resolved, That this Association NEE
e for one wick, the last of the Fall term o
e 1886, by arrangement with the Board o
Of Education, under the direction of tn,
"a Inspector General, who is requested t,
provide for normal class instruction a
l. that time.
IS Resolved, That in view of the desir
;, ability of having the same music familia
> to all classes of the population, the BoarC
K of Education be requested to prepare anC
publish as soon as possible a song bool
IS for general use in all the schools, to b.
r supplemented by any other music bool
y. considered desirable by the teachers il
re their instruction.
;e Resolved, That this Association ap
4 proves of the introduction of instruction
ID in physiology and hygiene into the
schools of the Kingdom, calling especia
g attention to the injurious influence o
II narcotics and stimulants upon the physi
cal system of children"
% With regard to the last resolution
! Mr.. Berger thought the Association
le rather rash and quick in adopting it
e They ought to let it stand over unit
next session. He objected to any book
$ being introduced in the schools on the
le subject.
d Mr.. Forbes said such teaching was
L especially necessary in the Kingdom
= Mr.. Scott said people objected to wine
= yet they would sit down and drink an!
: amount of strong tea, which would d,
: more damage in the end than wine
Messrs. Scott, Macintosh and Mis-