The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-10-25
Nineteenth Anna Meeting d
Teachers Union.
Reviews o, Notsbis Lectures owen
Interest IN the Kindergarten
Pspers
special correspondsnoeJ

especial Correspondence
TIE nineteenth meeting u the Hilo
Teacher Union was held In the
Union school on the 5th Of October.
The program had been arranssd by
Miss L.llnoe Hapal Miss Hill AID Mr..
McCluckey.
Rev. Desha opened with prayer, after
which ten girls from the Hiio Select
school sang chorus.
Miss Dillon had a paper on the KIND
ergarten work Of the Summer school.
She opened with a strong eulogy on
Miss Aliens personality and her great
enthusiasm as q consecrated kinder
garten teacher. Teaching children Is
not her life work but her very life,
such is not a matter of patience, but
sympathy. Progressive kindergarten
work Is threatened by too great a re-
coil from the time when grown-up pso-
pie only had rights TO a time of
"children's rights" alone. Wise
kindergartnsr has too much love Tor
the little ones" TO indulge them In
what must inevitably bring suffering
10 themselves and others. They should
not be shielded from the consequences
of their own wrong doing and II need
be let them find out for themselves
that the way OF transgressors Is
hard" An ounce OF wise training and
guidance does more good than a pound
Of punishment. Cooperation OF par
ents should be sought TO get the best
results from the work. Selt-conscious-
ness must be trained away. Do not
tire little ones In insisting on gram
matical construction. Photographers
should he artistically decorated, but
not profusely. One picture at time Is
best as IL secures undivided attention.
A paper on Col Parker's lectures was
read by Miss Coan. Before coming TO
Honolulu he had spent a year In try
ing to find the educational needs Of our
Island people. II he could help TO fur
Their education in Hawaii 1t would re-
pay only In small part the debt Of graf
itude the United States owes to the
Hawaiian Islands. for sending her such
a noble educator as Gen. Armstrong
He believes firmly in the individuality
of teachers. Methods should be simple
and adapted TO the circumstances OF
the pupil whom the teacher must thor
oughly know. Communion with nature
should be the basis of all education
From such an intercourse the chile
when he enters school possesses tn,
elements OF all the sciences. Thu
teachers sphere Is 10 perceive this ant
lead the child onward In the path o
nature already entered.
Images must be created in the mint
and then the child will talk because h
wants TO express himself. The writer
word Is associated with the imag'
which makes reading simply imaging
The meaning OF a word is the image /
recalls. Schools should have their owl
printing press and make their owl
reading material.
The study OF geography Is w.d.
field and important and should be pur
sued in some such way as suggested b!
the course of study for Hawaiian Pub
lie schools. In the line OF excursion
teachers here have rare opportunitie
TO introduce even the youngest TO
systematic study OF the natural sci
ences. Every school and famil
should have a sand pile.
Industrial work was insisted upon
Let the children make such things a
they are interested in. Col. Parke
had o display OF large number @
articles made. drawn or painted by tn
pupils Of Chicago Normal school.
The Gen. Armstrong Industrial As
ISOLATION, of which Mr. Wood OF Ho
nolulu Is president and Miss Deyo G
Hilo vice president, was organized I