The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-07-29
ON CHILD STUDY
Mrs. Parker T alks ofMoth.
ers and Their Influence.
Plans For General Armstrong In.
stltute-Lscture on Dress To.
oay-Last Session Tonight.

Col. Parker's last lecture will he given
in Progress hail this evening. His talk
will bc to educators and all Interested
In education and will not be solely for
teachers. The problem of the best educa-
ton for children of Hawaii is an import
ant one and the Industrial Institute and
the coordination of agricultural and In
dustrial work with school work furnishes
a solution of the local difficulties. Col
Parker will point out this evening some
lines Of work for the home and the school
along these lines. They are applicable
to liawaitans, ard to EUROPEANS. and As
iatics as well This morning Mrs. Park
or Will talk on Dress" at her last leo
turo of the session. Mrs. Parkcr's
lectures have been intensely interesting
and valuable and her subject for tits
morning was selected 10y request
Yesterday Col. Parker talked of plans
to pursue In the schools along Industrial
lines. The discussion became general
and many suggestions handed In by the
teachers. were read ana commented on.
They all suggested lines sof work which
could the most prohtably be- pursued with
the mixed character of the pupils and
the material Every teacher, Col. Parker
faithfully. Ii would show the Govern
mcnt and the people that the work is val
liable and that honest effort is being made
to give instruction which will direct the
energies and interest of the children
along practical lines. He said 1t would
not he n wise plan to distribute tools and
land and plants Unfortunately. The
teacher must be ready and prepared to
give the children good instruction. The
great movement toward interest in in
dustrial pursuits cannot come Immediate
ly. II will come school by school. lie
advised an exchange of ideas and the
creation of a collection OF results OF this
work In the schools.
Col. Parker said the teachers must not
expect to produce things In the schools OF
any commercial value. lie was not sure
in the schools to sell. But that was not
the point which he wished TO False. II
was that IL the Islands can show tha'
horticulture ~ the basis they VIII 90
more good in industrial work than Massa-
Chusetts has ever done. None OF ms
work should be taught In Isolated form,
It is correlative with literary work
Mrs Parker talked on Child study. She
gave history of the efforts In Chicago
Of women to break down old preiudiccs
and root out old ideas of how schools
should he conducted, OF what their scho"l
room furniture should consist, of how
their school houses should he built. This
has been largely the efforts of the moth
ers who are at last becoming vitality IN
tcrestcd In what should constitute 2
Child's education according 10 MS nttd
and his personality She said the most
favorable and economic time for train
ing children is before they are nine years
old. This Is the receptive age. the child
IL taking IN things and forming concepts
After 9 the child begins to generalize. \
logical preparation of a course OF study
is one thing. what child needs Is an
other. She spoke of the care or nervous
children and cmpha sized the great need
of proper exercise and proper dress.