The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-25
FAoEsEL AND aEaaaar
Maui Teachers Again Prove Them.
selves Live People.


nished themes for the Maui teachers
who met at Waiiuku last Saturday
afternoon and evening. The after
noon meeting began with an exercise
IN clay modelling, with special refer
rnce to the teaching of geography.
by Mr. }. l.. Dumas, of Waihee. Al
though il j. perIluus tO say who first
advocated or used any particular
educational means or device. it is
safe to say that II is through the in
lluenrc of FrJnbrl aud his kinder
gartpu that clay has barumc an i'm
puriamt material in the best primary
school work. Mr.. Dumas showed
how this material can be used to
prrpar" the concepts with which the
learner Imagination may later cou-
struct pictures OF lands unseen.
thus substituting for the dead cold
maps. mountains aud plains, hill-
and valleys. forests and meadows
where men may live and ply their
vucatiuns. animals may roam aud
birds may sing.
Next Miss Hammond showed. also
after the model of Fruebel. how a
heginniug ia geometry, the study
II germptric furms) may be made
with paper to fold The admirable
presentation uf this subject was re-
rrIved with much enthusiasm by tn.
assembled t"arhors
Then followed general discus
! sion uf Hprhart aud his system Of
.ducatiun. led by Mr.. piianaia of
Waikapu. Some valuable sugges
. tiuus were called forth ia this discus
sion, though the educator among
/ philosophers aud the philosopher
among educators refuses to give M,
his treasures Of thought on al hour.
notice.
The main features of the evening
session was q paper Un the progress
| of the kindergarten. 10y Miss Turner
/ of Waih.r. The paper was very full
/ and Interesting.
Mr.. Abbuit Of l.ahaina also int ro.
dured ujious calling attention
To th" necessity of a normal school
for the Islands. which were adopted
I 10y u standing vote, withou, one dis
/ seu,i-ut. many prominent citizens
voting with the teachers. The priu
ripal speaker advocating them wa-
MIR. john 4. Moore. of Wailuku
Following are ihe resolutions. winch
Sp'ak f"r themselves:
Resolutions adopted al the even
iug .rs-iuu uf Ia. Wailuku branch
II tn" Maui Teachers !>s.,miation
May ~. lSoi.
Whereas, Popular government
must utterly fail without pupulal
intelligence" aud character; aud
Whereas. Schools are ia" gr.a,
source "f uut"liIg"ur. and nubl,
purpose; AMI
lih.r'"s. The school receives il,
character from ,h" teacher, beluu
pr"grr--iv" when th" teacher j. pro
Srr.,iV". II high purpose when tn,
i"a"hrr j. Uf high purpose, tending
towards great intelligence when tL,
teacher j. highly Y educated aud wei
trained. and toward illit"racy when
he teacher l. uni rainri and iguur
ant: aud
lIh',""s. All i"arh"r- therefore
need l. through "iuraliun. =
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AMI 80 thu,nugh grounding in tho
principles uf rdurHtion: Thorough
"Hiuratiun that they may not h
hIInd Irai"rs II IL. blind; training
~ m"th"iS tina, each teacher may
l"'n' III 10y ia" experience ol other
t"a"hrr.; thorough grounding Iu
Z II" rrIurlpl"s II rducal ion that The,
may understand TIA" natur" II tho
immortal buing whom they are I,
tram, may knuw I. needs aud may
du rhrr work with an Intelligent
ain: ard
li.|'n"s, tn" present means "f
such lmpr"v"mrnt ~ h" Islands
consisting "f -rhu"l, DESIGNED fuI
/ pupils rather than i-a"h-rs, nf the
necessarily brief aud infrcIurnl
witt "l IN" Inspector General. aud
of III" meeting" uf th" Teachers
Association though excellent. are
uI'"rl y Iusdrq,Iat-:
Emi"'d. That the proper train
lug ut our teacher. j. u matter seq
oud 10 nnu" before tn. public ia
Importance; and
Rosrir Il. That IN the opinion of
thI> gathering. th. government
should ,aar the earliest opportunity y
to"-tnblI,h normal school. IN which
the present teaching force can be AL
san""d To- greater efficiency, aud
'dh"r- fitted, Al home, To Gil place,
which for any reason b"cnme vacant
aud
Es"'r Il, Further, that a copy oI
th"sc rra"iut luus br srut to teachers
'n'"lImg- IL "l her parts of the Isl
ami-, hnh I" our newspapers inl
pubiIraliuu.
A Mysterious Cruise.