The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-17
the TEACHERS CONVENTION,
WEDNESDAY FORENOON.

WEDNESDAY FORENOON.
After roll call, a resolution was
adopted on motion of Mr.. G.. Z.
kenyon, to appoint committee Oh
resolutions. The Vice President
named committee of nine, but
Withdrew it with an inlimaton that
it would he announced later.
The Inspector-General requested
all who may have questions to ask
bearing on any lesson in progress to
put them in writing and pass them
in to the secretary and the instructor
would endeayor TO answer at the
close of the lesson or otherwise rs
may be practicable. Miss Coursen
prefaced y lesson on the teaching of
writing to dots of five years of age
and under, with brief essay on
systems. No system, however good,
can he manipulated with unvarying
results by every teacher. The great
facts underlying the successful APP
plication OF any system are care and
hard work. Miss Coursen proceed
ed to exhibit her method of Initial
ing pupils in reading and writing.
| The modus operandi was well Illus
trated on the blackboard, and mani
testify possessed the qualities of he
ing both philosophical and practical.
| Mr.. Moore came in next with n
continuation of his former subject,
"IIigher Arithmetic" This time,
the teaching of decimals was dis
cussed. An example: "What would
23 pounds of sugar cost, at S.125 q
pound?" had-nol proceeded far in
the process of solution when it was
interrupted by an interrogation oc-
casioned by the appearance on the
board of what n lawyer would call
NEW matter" This led to some
thing of n disputation in which sew
eral persons took part, but which
was closed by the instructor "drop-
ping tear on the work and wiping
it out forever"
The next number on the pro-
gramme was continuation of the
lessons commenced on Monday by
Mr.. Gibson on "Reading and CUES
tioning." The subject was taken
up by the 1nspector-General who
laid down n course of procedure for
conducting reading lessons, consist
ing of: % vocalization of new
words: (2) phonic drill; (3) spell.
ing by letters; (4) explanation Of
new words; (5) reading with proper
emphasis; (6) punctuation marks
Cd copying lessons from book; 6,
dictation; (9) language lessons
(10) picture lesson; CD COMPOSE
ton; (12) language lessons.
Miss Deyo followed with pretty
full discussion of primary arithmetic
and how to obtain results in mum
bers, especially from pupils in thu
primary stages of English. Thu
lesson was profusely illustrated OIL
the boards about the room by sew
, eral volunteer artists, showing NJ
cats, hats, dogs, houses, flags
shoes, fishes, and other objects il
threes, twos, ones, fives, etc.
Rev. j. b. Alexander came in ant
filed up half hour very pleasant.
with the dulcet sounds of tonic-sol
ia music.
Members CT the convention wer
informed that Mr.. Gonsalves ha
proposed to photograph the body i
a group and that he would appea
on the premises for that purpose o
t Thursday afternoon.
An invitation was given from Hon
C. II. Bishop, President of til
4 Board of Education, TO all the teacl
2 ers present TO meet him at the Raj
i way Depot on Saturday morning a
F! ten O'Clock, for an excursion owe
: the line of the o. Il. and l.. Co., t
t return TO Manana to lunch all
9 thence back to town.
e The Vice-Presldent named til
y following committee of sixteen @
+ resolutions:
G. c. Kenyon, j. ii. Van Giesel
n r.. Amalu, j. Inca, Rev. A. Macl
c intosh, Miss Brickwood, Mrs. Ilu
e sey, ii. u. Austin, b. Kahoopai,
e X. Burkett, Il. Aiu, Mrs. II. n
d Oyerend, Mrs. Amalu, G. Kaul
l. Miss Corney, ID. ii. Kahauelio.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
!, The session throughout consistt
q of exercises similar TO those of II
afternoon of the two preceding day
~ but carried stage farther forwar
4. THURSDAY FORENOON.
T. The Inspector-General opened Il
As meeting with few remarks eXpla
T. atory of the conditions and objeC
of the coming examination. II
ir Board of Education in ordcril
m these examinations have no desi