The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-11-13
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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. l think it can be filled up
without such means.
Mr.. Armstrong-Sm 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 a hearty laugh on the part of some
of the teachers.
Mr. Dumas-There are trained teach
ers who will have the supervision of
the school, and they will see that moth
ing goes wrong. think it is wrong
to imply that children will be injured
by attending the school.
Mr.. Armstrong Smith Regarding
the matter of having boys and girls
together at the Practice School, l be-
lieve it to be a good plan. They should
be trained for everyday life and how
can this be accomplished if there be
boys or girls alone at the school?
Mr.. Scott am in favor OF giving
each room the usual average number
of 40 pupils.
Rev. Alexander Mackintosh-The
main idea is the effect this new de-
parture will have on the children. The
teachers should be trained in every pos
sible way If there are so many pu-
pills as has just been suggested; the
end will not be attained.
Mr.. Dumas-The teachers must be
presented with what they will have to
meet outside.
Rev. Alexander Macintosh dc
not think that it would be right to
produce anxiety of mind on the part
of the teachers by crowding them with
work.
Mr.. Dumas-It will be a serious in
jury to the school if boys and girls are
not allowed to attend the school to-
gether. If the beginning is made with
1 boys, there is no possibility of ever
getting any girls to attend In order
TO make a beginning we are willing tc
take 20 pupils in each room, but We
are likewise willing to take the aver
age number of 40 if the Board wants
to send them. The work cannot be
done with boys or girls alone.
! President Smith thanked the teach.
ers for the discussion so far, and TOLD
them that even if the idea of the Prac,
/ tice School could not be carried out
to the fullest extent the words spoken
by them had been of greatest benefit.
Miss Duncan-It is most important
that the boys and girls be thrown to.
( gether in the Practice School They
will thus be taught politeness and be
better fitted for life.
Mr.. Armstrong-Sm think il
was the happiest moment of my life
when l saw boy and girl sitting to-
gether in one seat looking over pic.
ture book together. 1t was long time
before could bring the boys and girl:
of my school to this point.
I
way the schools were conducted il
/ Canada, and of the advantages &C.
cruing from the association of the boy:
and girls.
President SMITH believe in the co
! education of the sexes, but question
if it is altogether right to have small
number of girls in the Practice Schoo
in the close neighborhood of the Roya
School, where there are between 50'
and 600 boys.
Mr.. Dumas-The girls of the Practic,
School will not have to go home at tn,
same time as the boys. If the latte
are gentlemen, l can't see why Their
is any danger if the girls should g,
home at the same time.
Rev. Alexander Macintosh said h
could easily furnish 40 boys from hi
school. However, l should like to b
given weeks notice, so l can picl
out the boys.
President Smith-Would there no
be less danger of objection if the pupil
are all taken from the Royal School?
Mr.. Dumas want the averag
children at the Practice School. Tn
Deputy Inspector General and not tn
teachers should be the one to pic
out the children. We don't want tn
most stupid nor yet the smartest chill
dren. The teachers have no right t
unload upon us.
Rev. Alexander Maekintosh-If tina
is the case, it would probably be
good thing to advertise the school an
allow those who wish TO go to presen
themselves at the school.
The Board decided by unanimou
vote that the attendance at the Prac
tiee School be limited to so, that thes
be boys, and that Mr.. Macintosh b
consulted about the matter.
1t was decided that the holiday va
cation be from December 18th, 1896, t
January 4th, 1887.