The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-02

poons vi hyglchlc PHYSIOLOGY, ne
cited the remark made by Prus-
sian statesman when Prussia had
been overcome, that If the nation
was to rise, the process must begin
with the children. Accordingly he
did begin with the children, and
after few years of common school
education coupled with military
drill, Prussia had gained first rank
among the nations of Europe.
Mr.. Moore thought that, although
the law does provide school for
any place having 10 children of
schoolable age, the object of the
resolution is to provide schools for
those who have none, and to prepare
persons who may be sent to fill
vacancies and to teach the pupils
enough Hawaiian and English to fit
them for higher grades.
Professor Merritt said the basis
upon which Teachers Institutes in
the United States are generally con-
Quoted at the present time, is that
of leadership under specially
trained and qualified normal
teacher. Institutes have come to
adopt this method because of the
failure of the older one of divi-
sion of work among the teachers of
the section. Teachers will come to
an institute at which they will be
profited, where they can learn those
methods of work which will increase
their teaching power. Instead,
therefore, of adhering to the
methods which we have pursued in
the past, he would be glad to see
an institute arranged for, to be
under the instruction of some spe-
cialist, brought from the United
States for that purpose. / believe
that to such an institute the teachers
of the islands would he glad to
come, great good would be done,
and that the expenses could be met
by a small Government appropria-
ton, increased by voluntary contri-
buttons.
Mr.. Jackson wished to ask if the
adoption of the resolutions would
make it obligatory on all the teachers
in the Kingdom to attend these in
stitutes. He thought it would be
no easy matter to carry out the
plan. All the teachers present were
probably not aware that the expense
to some of the teachers would be
not less than 500. Some one threw
in here the remark-"We expect the
government to bear the expense,
on which the speaker brought down
the house with the answer, "Will the
government bear the seasicllness?"
| Mr.. Scott was of the opinion that
there are persons in this country
fully competent to impart ideas on
teaching to those engaged in the
work. He had no sympathy with
the opinion that it is necessary to
import normal instructor from
abroad for this purpose. However
qualified normal instructors in
schools where English is the verna-
cular, are to train teachers for Eng
lish schools, they would find their
methods, when applied to teaching
Hawaiian English, to be egregious
failures. He had recently visited
about 20 schools, in which he found
not more than two teachers whose
system was based on either science
or common sense.
Mr.. Moore said he had given both
time and study to the matter of
education and he did not expect to
continue more than forty years more
in the business, but he wished to see
every opportunity possible given to
teachers to qualify themselves for
their work, and he would like to
see the teachers come to these meet
ings and get something of value to
carry with them when they go back
to their schools.
| DIR. Hyde supported the scheme
of holding teachers institutes, and
cited the example of several States
of the American Union having
adopted the same plan.
Mrs. Hendry thought that the
proposed institutes should be held
during the teaching days of the
school year.
Mr.. Atwater advocated the pro-
priety of the Convention being
empowered to elect an instructor,
provided the institute system is
adopted, and was opposed, on this
point, by Mr.. Oleson.
DIR. Hyde explained that the
Teachers Convention and the pro-
posed institute are two separate
bodies. The convention simply asks
the government to provide the insti-
tute, and take the whole matter into
their hands, and further that the
institute is not supposed or expected
to supersede the functions of the
Teachers Convention.
Adjourned to $3.50 A. NJ. to-
morrow.