The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-15


and bylaws of a proposed teachers
powered to call a general meeting OF
teachers to consider its report.
The committee lost no time in get
ting to work, and having agreed upon
a plan of action, called meeting Tor
the 18th inst.
In response to this call nearly
hundred teachers and persons inter
ested in teaching assembled In the l..
NJ. C.. A. hall, which had been beauti-
fnIIv decorated with ferns and flowers
for the occasion. Among the large
number of distinguished visitors were
noticed Hon. w. X. Castle, president
Board of Education; Prof. NJ. NJ.
Scott and Mrs. Dillingham;, members
Board of Education; Mr.. j. +. : .Ott,
secretary Board of Education; Rev.
Alex. Macintosh, DIR. Lyons, Prof.
Hosmer, Prof. Richards and Mr.. +. w.
Damon.
DIR. Lyons, on behalf of the COM
mittee, read the proposed constitution
and bylaws, which met with unqual-
ified approval. Article III OF the con-
stitution reads: "The objects OF this
association are, to unite the educa-
tional workers of Honolulu; to enable
them, by interchange Of ideas and
views, to increase their individual
capacity for efficient work, and to
give opportunity TO such as desire 1T
for systematic study of the modern
science and art OF pedagogy"
The bylaws require an annual fee OF
one dollar from the members OF the
association, and provide for regular
monthly and annual meetings, the
former to take place on the evening
of the second Tuesday in each month
of the school year, and the latter on
the second Tuesday in June Of each
year. The bylaws provide for work
ing sections" which the members of
tie association may join.
Principal Richards, OF the kameha-
meha School, on behalf of the COM
mittee, submitted the following re-
Communications to provide working
plan:
First. That the discussion in each
of the five remaining meetings as pro-
vided by the constitution, be based on
one of the following subjects in the
order given: ]. Aims in Education;
,. Science in the School Curriculum;
8. English in the Schools of Hawaii
nei; 4. Manual Training; D. Number
Work.
Second. That the association di-
vide itself into sections, III accordance
with the desire OF individual mem
bers to take up the study of one or
more of the following questions: The
History of Education, Psychology in
It's Bearings on Education, Practical
Methods in Instruction, Nature and
Science Study, Child study, Manual
Training.
The report was accepted with but
slight alteration, and q committee
was formed for the purpose of suggest
ing suitable persons to fill the various
offices. This committee consisted of
Mr.. Thompson (Kamehameha), Miss
Sorenson (Punahou Preparatory, Mr..
Lightfoot Fort Street,, Miss Moss
man (RoyaD, Brother Frank (St.
LOUISE, Mr.. Bush (Iolani College), and
Mr.. j. +. Scott, Secretary Board of
Education.
A meeting of this committee was
held on the spot and the following
names submitted for the various posi-
College,; Vice-President, Miss Dun
can (Pohukaina); Secretary, Mr.. j.
Lightfoot (Fort Street); Treasurer,
Mr.. Dumas (Kamehameha) These
recommendations were carried unani-
mously.
Then followed few three-minute
addresses. DIR. Lyons, speaking on
Science Training" managed to
crowd a great deal of information into
q very few words. He pointed out
the tact that even in his time the
study of scientific matters had under
gone a great change. That as men
began TO recognize the Importance of
the sciences, and their practical bear
ing upon the ordinary affairs of life,
they had commenced to demand a
better system OF education in the
sciences. BY cooperation, inter-
change OF ideas, and natural assist
ance, the lack of proper training in
school or university could be TO
great measure overcome The object
of all scientific teaching should be 10
train mems faculties, and this could
best be done, not by the elaborate
sylogisms of the school men, but by
close attention TO things practical.
The doctor assured his hearers that
the study OF the sciences was eX-
tremely Interesting and practical.
Mr.. Thompson, of Kamehameha,
followed with a short address on man
ual training. He contendsd that dur
ing the early years of a childs life,
the hand might be trained as we'll as
the mind, and that this training
should be allowed and encouraged, for
the following reasons: First, because
manual training, in providing pleasant
occupations for children, takes them
from occupations which may be useless
or harmful; second, manual training,
commenced in childhood, insures bet
ter work in the man; third, manual
training, by providing Intelligent oc,,
cupation, insures better mental and
moral standing; and lastly, it supplies
greater ability to plan. Mr.. Thompson
emphasized the fact that, 10 obtain
the best results, there must be that
complete sympathy between hand and
mind that manual training engen-
ders.
Mr.. Dumas, of Kamehameha, spoke
briefly on psychology. He begged MS
hearers not to be frightened by the
long word, and assured them that the
study of psychology was not as din :
cult as the name seemed to imply.
He pointed out that children have
minds capable Of development, and