The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-20
Lively Interest in Education
Shown at Hilo.
SOME PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
Industrial Lessons-Various Trades
and CallingS-HintS on Farming.
Methods of Teaching.
Special Correspondence.)

quarterly meeting IN the Union ScnOOI
on Friday. the 9th, at 9 a. M. A large
number of teachers and several yisi-
tors were in attendance
The Union School pupils opened the
exercises by chanting the Lords
Prayer After roll call the president
announced that the next meeting
would be held on the 3rd of February:
the program committee to consist Of
Mr. L. c. Lyman, Miss Thurston and
Miss Hapai. Miss Deyo gave notice
that Mr. Abbot Of Lahainaluna, had
authorized her to receive subscriptions
for the Progressive Educator. The
meeting then adjourned to examine
the Industrial work which was being
carried on by about forty-fve girls and
boys from the Union school, who were
at work with the needle or knife, while
others were busy polishing wood work
or making mats. Numerous We're the
articles under construction and many
specimens of completed work were on
exhibition which were much admired.
A number of boys from the Hilo
boarding school, under the direction OF
Mrs. l.. c. Lyman displayed their work
in charcoal drawing. Their work is
from nature and it's truth bespoke the
efficiency of their instruction.
Mr. McCluskey had a class with
which he developed a lesson on latitude
and longitude. A pupil was sent from
the room and the others located
point on the floor and got its distance
from different walls. These measure
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return, who proceeded to find it. Sim
liar tests were made on the black
board The measurement of a circle
by degrees was drawn from the class.
These principles were then applied to
the globe on which the equator and
first meridian were the lines from
which measurements were made, dis
lance in degrees from the equator be-
ing latitude and distance in degrees
from the first meridian being lOngl-
tude.
Mr. Lane, formerly superintendent
of the public schools Of Omaha, Neb.,
who was present as visitor, was asked
to make a few remarks. He was
pleased with the schools of Hawaii in
much of their work, but in some things
he saw room for Improvement. The
industrial work should have an edu-
cative leaning and care should be TAX
en- lest pupils lose sight of the aim
and develop into mere "whittlers. He
appealed to teachers to exert them
selves in trying to rectify the seating
and lighting of the school rooms,
many of which are erected on wrong
architectural principles.
Miss Nape had class OF small boys
from the Hilo boarding school, with
whom she illustrated her method of
using the chart BY questioning on the
picture she drew from the class the
story written below. This was then
read with drill on new words, when
were written on the Blackboard
The Hilo Union school pupils sang a
song and were then dismissed.
Mr.. l.. C. Lyman sent paper on
agriculture, which was read by Mrs.
and Miss Lyman. 1t dealt with the
| production of good vegetables. Inc
| secret Of success in growing sGcn Is
| good culture. The Seedman is often
| blamed for crop failure when the cul-
ture is at fault. First put the soil INTO
| proper condition, next see that the Seeo
| is properly sown and the plants prop
| erly set. The soil should be worked as
deem as possible and cultivated con-
! stantly. not only to keep weeds down.
| but to keep the surface line ana loose'
to prevent evaporation and to furhish
air and water. Weeds are often pos
| tive benefit, for they act as an alarm
clock to call the planter TO the tllIlhs
of his soil, which might be neglected
We're there no weeds. Crops can hdIu-
ly be hoed too much.
A paper on Earl Barnes and ms
works was read by Mrs Carl Smith.
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the theories of many teachers. The
mind of the child should be studied
| scientifically and teaching should be
based largely upon the study CT chllo
| psychology. The child follows the
history of the race in its development
At certain times the mind may grow
and develop more than at others ano
in different directions. Extensive tests
should be made to find out what KINDS
of natural development take place anO
at what ages. He would then arrange
the school curriculum accordingly II
both Britain and America the PROBES
sor has many disciples who are WORK
ing along similar lines From sucf
Investigations it has been found tha1
sense of possession comes amongst the
earliest of ideas. The number sense
comes last. Arithmetic therefore
| should come later in a child's learn
ing.
Mr. Gibson, the normal instructor
was present, and at the close OF thi
session made a few remarks. He hat
enjoyed the meeting as we'll as an!
similar one he had ever attended
Teachers must not grow weary in max
ing demands for such things as viii
further the interests of education. b
ingenious in deyising means to over
come difficulties in and about tn!
school. Teachers must not make
mistake in nature study. 1t is not de
signed to teach scientific terms but Il