The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-13
EDUCATORS MEET
For Purpose Of Discussing PraC-
tiCG School.
Mr.. DUMAS DECIDED OPINIONS
Division Of Teachers on
the Subject.
NR. DUMAS DECIDED OPINIONS
Board Decides to Limit Attendance
to Fifty Boys-ReV. Mackin-
tosh to be Consulted.

| AT a IHSeIIuS Vi the BOARD OF Eau
cation, held yesterday afternoon, there
were present President Smith, Mrs B
F. Dillingham;, Mrs. E. w. Jordan
Prof. Alexander, Deputy Inspector
General Scott, Rev. Alexander Mack
intosh of the Royal School, Miss Mar
ion of the Beretania Street School, Miss
Rhoda Green of Kawaiahao School,
| Miss Duncan of Pohukaina, Mrs. Wood
of the Practice School, Mr.. Armstrong
Smith of the Fort Street School and
Mr.. Dumas of the Normal School.
The teachers named above were
called before the Board of Education
to express their opinions on the Prac-
tice School, to be opened in about a
week.
The question before the meeting was
how the school should be supplied,
and President Smith asked Mr.. Scott
| if he had any plan to offer in this
direction. He had no plan in mind
but offered a brief explanation of the
situation.
Mr.. Scott-At the present time the
Beretania Street School is very much
crowded, as every one knows. There
are nearly a hundred pupils at that
place now, and the accommodations
are sufficient to make only about ga
comfortable. 1t is hoped that the
stress can be relieved from this school
by taking some of the children to the
Practice School
Mr.. Dumas-If it is the idea of the
Board to use the Practice School as a
place to relieve the stress from the
other schools of the city, then it seems
to me that the idea of such a school is
not uppermost Children should be
picked from each of the two lower
grades of schools in the city and placed
in the Practice School Something has
been said against the attendance of
girls. [ see no harm at all in allowing
the boys and girls to go there together.
Armstrong Smith-This matter of
picking children from the different
schools, l believe is not practical in |
any sense of the word. 1t may be all |
we'll enough to say: Here. [ want so |
many children from this and so many |
from that school; but one thing must |
be remembered. When parents send |
their children to me or to some other |
teacher, they intend that those chill
dren shall be taught by the ones to |
whom they have been sent, and they
will be sure to object if they are taken |
away and put under some other teach |
er.
Mr.. Dumas don't believe in fore |
ing the children to go to the Practice
School. [ think it can be filed UP |
without such means.
Mr.. Armstrong-Sm Smith think the |
teachers should be given Just what |
they will meet with in the everyday
school.
President Smith remarked playfully
that he would rather not have his chill
dren practiced upon, whereat there
was hearty laugh on the part of some
Of the teachers.
MI. DumaS-There are trained teach
7rs who will have the supervision of
he school, and they will see that moth
ng goes wrong. I think it is wrong
% imply that children will be injured
BY attending the school,
Mr. Armstrong Smith-Regardin
he matter of having boys and girls
ogether at the Practice School. 1 be- /
ieve it to be good plan. They should t
'e trained for everyday life and how l
an this be accomplished if there be t
Joys or girls alone at the school? {
Mr.. Scott am in favor of giving G
ach room the usual average number
f 40 pupils. a