The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-10-22
HIL0 TEACHERS UNION.
Good Attendance and Profitable octo-
Der Meeting.
object Lessons I'm Class work-lnter>
e>ting Paper frNam Prof. Lyons
Peu-Quc>Jiou Box Answers.

Teachers Union met in the Union
school building on October 4th. There
were twsntv-four members and five
guests present. The election Of officers
resulted - follows; Miss Deyo, presi-
dent; W. Ray, president; Miss
CoSu, secrstsry-tressurer.
Miss Cosn gave short sccount Of
the gathering Of teachers September
ii in HonoluIu 10 form Su association
sud 10 plSu for summer school
Questions We're asked, especially IS 10
the nature OF the work. Mr.. Smith
read letter from Miss Beckwith shout
the methods Of drawing 10 be used in
the Honolulu schools.
The program work followed:
Kindergarten Clsss-MiSs Guild.
Hints on Teaching" IS paper
Bro. Henry.
Singing.
Object Lesson" The Cow Miss
Brown.
IutsrmiSsion.
Pnouics-Mr. w. Ray.
DiciSCion-PSper from Mrs Alex
Sud-r, Of kSuSi.
ClASs-Mr. Cyril Smith.
science iu Schools PROF. Lyons.
Question box.
Miss Guild conducted some pretty
exercises with her little oues- Bro.
Henry's paper WAS read 10 the meet
ing. The gentleman who sent the
pSper 6>clSimej originality II then
must be cS led sn excellent SrrSnge
meut OF many excellent points, con
cissly put Il secured Undivided AT
teutiOu and much praise The singing
wss not Glass wOrk-il vSs sn Sgree-
sble en- sIisinment. however. Ii wss
followed BY Mis- Browns object les
son. Some OF her class cSme over
three miles They did not absolutely
bring the COW into the fOOm, out they
brought good mental picture Of the
object, SnG described also the articles
produced by OF from the COW
Mr.. Rays paper on PhOnics wSs
read by his brother. Tue >choO. l.
five miles swSy, rather far TO bring $
class, 80 the paper wzs not illustrated,
though IL gave good suggestions 81 10
methods Of teaching. Mr. Smith took
: clsss 10 the board 10 illustrate Mrs..
AleNsntsr's methods for dlc-StiOn fol
lowing this ORDER Statement sen
fences, exclSmstOry, question, snc
sentences sdGres>Iug smother person,
nSuy Of them being Imperative
List came quotation marx sud pos
se>siye mark sentences DIctsIIOn
work Is always 81 Interesting suO-
ieet-
Miss LymSn resd Professor Lyons
paper on Science in schools, which
AS 50 attractive snd persuasive that
one felt drawn 70 start of ~ once with
the sUrnor on one OF Dis charming
trSmps 10 return iScen with flower,
fern. fruit, rock sud shell for pupils
work Sni eOllec ions 4 striking re-
mark in the paper was inst the eG1-
cation OF young people l. OF little value
unless II gives them something 20
think shout The woTk that he pro
poses furnishes food for thought. and
thought thst will leSd 10 profitable
iSlk
The first question in the box was,
Whist i tins multiplier in the expires
sion Y IS Answer. Read II, 5 null
ripIiet by -, or . times 3. - you
pleas. - In either cS>e being the
mul.ipIier. Some teachers prefer tu
Use TIE word times, not the sign OF
multiplication Whist i : verse; re-
minds one Of tsSchersi examinations.
The expected answer was familiar
enough, lie, One line OF poetry
Webster says that the common use OF
the word for 5 group Of lies l. ''O0iec
tioBSoler
The Letter. vas resd by Miss
Weigat from 5 magazine. il Was the
pathetic tale OF the city teacher where
eGue.tioUSl funds hSye run low She,
this assistant. in company with sll
other hard worked assistants. l. 70
hzve her salary reduced on zooOUot o.
hard times She who must Dc re-
spectfully dressed OF the street every
day, who tries by suztebe- 10 take
some lessons 70 improve herself and
finds herself 81 once out OF funds, who
can't sffOri money for $ magazine,
nor find tine 70 reS1 Newspaper. II
i this sort o. person who l. 70 De cut
down, while the principals WHO can
best afford the recuctiOl Sre let alone
IN their luxuries- one % which = 70
spSzd their time in roaming shout
their school buildings during school
hours. instead a. GeyOtiug themselves
70 work in taeir oEn class rooms sud
smother Of which i Leisure 70 read the
ueE>p.pSr st home evenings The
letter ESs bright sn1 amusing, and,
With the question discussions, closed
the days program