The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-19
RI: TEACHERS CONVENTION.
FRIDAY FORENOON.

FRIDAY FORENOON.
After roll call, the Inspector-Gen-
eral made n statement OF tie order
of examination on Monday and
Tuesday next.
Mr.. Moore took up series Of
problems that had been passed in
for solution and elucidatiJn.
Mr.. II. Il. Austin placed on the
boards examples of the recognized
commercial forms of an account
current and bill OF goods, both in
the most approved style as to order,
neatness and penmanship.
Mr.. G. G.. Kenyon read paper
on Busy Work. The essay consist
ed of . discussion of devices neces-
sary for q teacher to adopt to keep
the school proftably employed while
he is occupied in conducting class
exercises.
Miss Deyo continued her inter.
csting and practical series of lee
lures on primary arithmetic, and at
the close received the thanks of The
Inspector General and round of
| applause from tho audience.
Miss Lille Brown took up elemen-
tary free hant drawing and showed,
very clearly and concisely, the
methods of instruction in that branch
and further showed the application
of the principles of drawing to the
study of geography. The lecturer
also gave ii practical lesson on the
process of constructing relief maps.
| The Unprecedented read a
paper prepared by Mrs. o. Camp
bell ON Busy Work and prefaced the
reading with comments pertinent to
the subject.
Mrs. Lord followed with short
address giving the results of her eX-
,oerience in the matter discussed in
the preceding paper.
Rev. j. B. Alexander next opened
out on the tonic-sol-fa and continued
the drill until noon.
During the last half hour, large
body of Mobiles and Representatives
appeared OH the premises aud pro-
ceeded to examine the exhibits Of
work from the country schools, in
which they seemed TO be very
greatly interested.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Professor NJ. NJ. Scott delivered
lecture on the teaching OF Geo.
eraphy and showed how to direct
the thoughts of pupils to the ply
steal features Of the earth's surface
US seen in its mountains, rivers and
valleys, and their natural connec-
) ton with the development of COM
merce and national industry.
Mr.. M. L. Scott prefaced an adj
dress by telling about an election
campaign in frontier district in
which he had figured as an unsuc-
! cessful candidate. The expert,
a eDces of such q campaign among
, constituents who are more or less
reckless in the use of rotten egg;
are well calculated to cmbolden 6
man to face any audience. Had i
not been for that campaign Ia
: would not have the presumption tt
come forward to-day. His experi
J. ence in teaching Hawaiian children
being very limited, any advice from
}, him on the subject would be as ap
propriate as that OF the little boy Il
his grandfather not to learn tt
smoke. The work OF the teacher
on these islands seems to be tt
n change the whole current of Thu
r pupils, lives, TO train the boy to in
k dustry and intelligent, energetic
citizenship, to make him a maj
among men, to teach the girl he
r true place as home maker, to maxi
: her pure womanly woman
p Chief among the difficulties to b,
!. met is the tendency of the Hawaiian
a to Incidence. But Incidence is no
: aziness. A lazy person cannot b.
enthused but the Hawaiian is higbl,
susceptible Of enthusiasm. Tn
tendency to Incidence is climatic
The changed conditions of life il
/ the islands make English neces
sity of the people and along with
knowledge of agricultural ant
mechanical pursuits. There ar
0 many places in the frontier settle
ments Of the United States wher
}, the temples of learning and thei
equipments are of an order tina
}. would discount the poorest her
and on many school grounds in tn
United States and England you wi
hear rs ba,barous. English as i
the Hawaiian Islands. The isola
g ton and want of accommodation i
re many school districts here are har
3. to bear, but there are some of u
\. here who commenced to WELD TIL
lie birch in the backwoods of th
10 United States at salaries of S26
~ month and board round the district
" Do any of you remember the ny
TX bread, the New Orleans molasse'
an the salt pork, and pease coffee tn,
In the old Hollander fed us on! II
be you remember the pratees wi
III their jackets on and buttcrmilll tn;
Mrs. Mickey O'Flynn RECALLED I
with? DO you remember the sol
crout and lieber-wurst that old liar
Oyermier used to dish up, or I'll
buckwheat cakes and maple syru,
OF the coffee and crullers of the Coll
III nel's good old wife? Have yc