The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-03-22
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

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&lllu u Teachers. | should have
pssforrsd that YOU call us in plain
English, examiners. and not in what |
Mrs Darlington would say is ''high-
fSIU.in Illusion" l shall by no
means say that the writer of your |
article did not know what he was
writing about. but l am constrained |
to believe that it was written by |
some one who was not thoroughly |
conversant with the questions as
whole, nor with the method of con-
ducting the examinations.
The writer seems little inconsis-
tent, for, after stating that the Ques-
tons were 'easy enough" he goes on
TO say that some of them were
"posers," and gives as typical
example the one as to how the can
didate would teach class of begin
ners how to count ten.
Now. Mr.. Editor, the examiners
are simply men, (not august per-
sonages" }, and are extremely liable
to err.
In getting up many questions on
divers subjects, it would be mar
vel, indeed, were all these questions
to be the very best that could be put.
That the examiners are animated by
desire TO be fair and to do the best
they can, / think no one will deny.
1t may be that some of them are in
common parlance, and what your
editorial would seem to indicate,
"cranks.
Happily, modern pathological sci
chte furnishes more appropriate
AID even u more euphemstic phrase
II than lhis vulgar word, and classes
alb those who are inclined to be
, hcranky" in 'neurotic state
Maudsley, an acknowledged au-
thority upon the subject, tells as
4 / th;ltstlfsipredisposition to neurosis
may lead to many forms of mental
lop4ideduessr ppa'even 10 hopeless
Il insanity. liz also informs us that
). members Of, famiies of neurotic
, tendency have been noted as great
d literary men, artists and lreformers.
They have, lin, an unusual degree,
the strange gift of 'eHplnring the by
D paths of the mental and moral life,
r and of throwing side-ights, as it
e were, upop things that thea broad
minded philosophers cannot arrive at
by their.reasonng and induction.
Now, my memory does not serve
ME 7at' t'lipreseTit,"as to- whether the
\ qltiestighn III the precise form in
e whnhi,you put it was eyer presented
: to applicants for teachers certifi-
l Gates. Il am stilEat further loss to
y kpawWllether or not put it. i am
$ sttqngg df@thehppinion that l did
5 not; :, However, as silly q question
It as It It seems, he. ,e%aminers must be
e ready to defend it, or back ''square
$ doWhlI;;,'s,|," ..H6&Fould, YOU teach .
k class to count or deal with ten?'
y IpdSes hot matter as to the pretisl
e form tof the question. Now, j
J.. would appear to the evenly halanc
e ed.u fully developed, rounded on
1t mind Of the writer of Your article
that this question is simply silly. I
NJ silliness originated it, long, eYperi
" ence fgrce slh g. .cobsictlonI that tn
4 "cfaab Hwlo pdt ltfs~.jn that' Pecp
-, lizF mental STATE, The ,ncurotic
~ nearly akin to that of the genius.
- Seriously 'sbeaKfng.,' every 1teache
", ofAny experience knows how prom
VI and persistent is the tendency in tn
" earlys lnental 6Hfe of the chihlj t
~ thinR & words and notiof tGejthine
io which they represent. In countn
~ ten, beginning, with one, two, thret
,e ETC., the last one is ten to srnahy-
" nay to most "rhildren,.aud not til
n entire sum-. Let any, one try
7 teach very young children ,to. coun
=, aid iVerylsCon IL is discovered ithi
~ thei entire number must be Seen Il
~ gether as. an ensemble, to be u full
T. comprehended. 't.''". 'i
80 50 That cape Lopatka has any ''pc
.s' lilicat Importance" no one atfirms
- neither has Cape Horn, Good Hop
y nor any other cape asa ,,dapR; b.
7 where is the oNGftiQHltq sfpe. lque
~ tiann ,Mheney is,Capei HoEnNGoo
oe so IIopeGiStI bRoaue? GosmOriu! Ii
= patka? If the candidate fails on I'll
:, - last, only one credit out of fifty
&tsiAq9od d2gJBI gJGBIpaaHBf 4tbAe {bat 3{Bbat,!5e4a. ,gre4a.
a9tt est eomlg0p diyisor was, asked whe
ho the nuraberR bad none greater tina
no m one. am'of the opinion that Il
~ writer of the article was misinfOrn