The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-13
NEW PRACTICE SCHOOL
DEVISING / METHODS FOR CON-
DUCT OF THE SAME.
Suggestions Made by the Principals
Royal-Other Educational Matters.


The new practice school on the
Royal School grounds is to be opened
within the next fortnight just from
what schools the pupils will be taken
to fill this school is causing the mem
bers of the Board of Education con-
siderable worry and uneasiness.
At the regular weekly session of the
Board yesterday afternoon it was de-
termined to hear arguments pro and
con on this question, not only from
Board members, but from the prin-
cipals of the various schools in the
city. So when the meeting was called
attendance.
The members of the Board present
were: President w. o. Smith, Pro-
fessor w. d. Alexander, Deputy In
Mrs. f. w. Jordan and Secretary
Rodgers. The others there were Miss
NJ. f. Maronie, principal of the Bere-
tania street school, Miss Laura Dun
can, principal of the Pohukaina
school; Miss Rhoda Green, principal
of the Kawaiahao school; Mrs. Edgar
Wood, principal Practice school; j. L.
Dumas, principal of the Normal
school; Rev. Alexander Macintosh,
principal of the Royal school; Arm
strong Smith, principal of the Fort
street school.
Everyone had something to say
about the new school, which is an eX-
pertinent on the part of the Govern
ment. President Smith inquired of
Deputy Inspector Scott if he had any
plan for the supplying of pupils for
the new school. Mr.. Scott replied that
he had no definite plans but he hoped
to get suggestions from the principals
of the several city schools. Then a
general discussion began.
Some were of the opinion that
trouble would be experienced with the
parents who would object to their
children being transferred to the new
school. President Smith took occasion
to remark that he did not wish to have
his boy sent to the new school to he
practiced upon. This statement
brought Principal Dumas to his feet
in defense of the new school.
Rev. Alex. Macintosh and Miss Ma
ROME told what they knew of the
Normal colleges in the States which
were the same as the Normal schools
here. The pupils were taught by lee
ture. DIR. Macintosh added that they
reported individually to the teachers
instead of by classes.
Principal Dumas thought that it
would be a gross injustice to the
scholars who will attend the new
school, if the teachers were changed
every week. He thought that they
must be stationary for time at least,
to do effective work.
Should the new school be composed
of both boys and girls? This was the
next question taken up. There seemed
to be a wide diversion of opinion on
this matter. Principal Dumas thought
that the new school should be open
to both sexes. The play grounds had
been partitioned off for the boys and
girls and the building adapted for this
purpose throughout. Principal Arm
strong Smith announced that he
taught boys and girls and he pre-
ferred a mixed school because it pre-
pared them for everyday life. There
was absolutely no change in the
method of teaching them, he said
Some of the ladies rather disap-
proved of the idea of throwing the
girls in with the boys.
Then the discussion turned to the
number of pupils each room should
have. President Smith and DR.. Mack
intosh favored number below thirty.
The Deputy Inspector said that the
seating capacity was fifty-four and
Principals Dumas, Smith and others
deemed forty the average that should
be determined upon.
1t was stated by Deputy Inspector
Scott that the other schools in the
city were crowded and the new school
might work as relief to them.
Finally, after a discussion lasting
for nearly an hour, the Board decided
to authorize Deputy Inspector Scott
| to consult with princinaI MapkintoSh
of the Royal school and get not to eX-
, coed fifty boys to start the practice
school with.
The Board voted to make the reg
ular holiday vacation this year in all
the schools beginning December IS
and lasting until January 4.
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