The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-22

The invitation of the Methodist
by about fifty teachers. The organ re-
cital under the management of Wray
Taylor has been fixed for Monday even
ing. Monday itself will be given to
general exercises, among others a con-
sideration of the vertical system of
penmanship, modelling, Herbert Spen-
Ger.
The mornig session opened with an
experiment to illustrate the principle
upon which the cold is produced in the
storage rooms. Mr.. Townsend had an
atomizer and a thermometer. The first
experiment was blowing upon the bulb
of the thermometer dry. No change of
temperature resulted. Next, wet with
water The mercury went down two or
three degrees Next, when continuous
ly wet with sulphuric ether. The tenn
perature was then lowered from 80 deg.
to A deg. Mr.. Townsend said that with
carbon hi-sulphide he had obtained in
way CnS ISiupOA dtuA VI Gf
deg, and with ammonia still lower.
The subject of the first period was,
as announced, school government. Mr.
Townsend said that everything depends
harmony between teacher and pupils :?
The spirit of the teacher controls the
school. He had thought of calling upon
a lady to tell how she kept her school
in such lovely spirit. Asking gentle
man well acquainted with her and her
work, the secret of her success, he was
answered: "It is her own lovely Chris
tian character"
"A determined purpose to help man
kind never fails. In the smallest school
the work of the teacher is a high and
holy work. Consider your position and
Whom else have the pu-
pills to give their noble ideals except
you? Love should be the spirit of the
school room, but that does not mean
lax discipline
He then asked number of the tea
chers what they would do if placed in
a school where the attitude of the pupils
toward the teacher was one of hostility.
Our teachers do not need criticism
he said, but help. Your very presence
here proves that you desire to do the
best you can for your pupils
Mrs. Scott of Kona answered that the
watchwords were tact, firmness and
personal influence. Others said get them
to work for the school Get them to
work for the teacher personally. What
one works for he comes to love. If you
do any one a great kindness you will
always like them the better for it. Get
the ringleaders interested Interest
them all in their work. Keep them
busy: But let the busy work have an
other purpose besides keeping busy. 1t
should be educational in itself
In spite of all this there are occasions
when punishment is necessary. In such
cases let there be no feeling of resent
ment on the part of the teacher. Do
not cherish your wrath.
Manners should also be considered
in this connection. In this as so many
other things, like teacher like pupil
Train your pupils in kindness and
Uhoughtfulness, cleanliness and neat
mes.
In the History of Education Herbert
Spencer was hte subject. Mr.. Scott
said: "On the peristyle of the build
ing at Chicago Exposition were these
words: 'Ye shall know the truth and
the truth shall make you free This
applies more to Herbert Spencer than
any other man. He has done more to
unity truth than any one who ever
lived. And this has not been accident
al either. Although a poor man he
set out to do that very thing, and was
able to accomplish it only by issuing
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