The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-07-15

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teal the world over. II person con-
quers the elements Of ones own IAN
guage II is an easy thing to conquer the
elements OF all larguages. During her
lecture Mrs. Parker used frequent IL
Illustrations to give the specific yocali-
cation OF which she spoke.
Miss Allen met the mothers at 2;SO
o'clock in the High school building.
She will meet them regularly attnat
hour and place each Wednesday after
noon during the session.
The sessions yesterday were well at
tended. Miss Allen lectured as usual
at s O'Clock TO a large audience ana
followed with her kindergarten and ner
valuable talks on child training.
I'm kamaaina now" said Col.
Parker as he opened his lecture. The
audience applauded and the Colonel
smiled and smile, as only he can smile.
He said at one of his lectures that he
had nearly worn himself out smiling.
but he still smiles and wins q re-
sponsive smile from all who talk win
him or hear him talk. He addressed
his hearers yesterday as fellow cit
liens" and said we can all congrdt-
ulate ourselves. The history OF the
Islands has taken you through the
Monarchy and through the Republic.
Now we can Join our histories" His
little annexation speech was inter-
rupted with applause and Col. Parker
had the entire sympathy OF the audi
ence. Col. Parker Is having a quiet
little celebration Of his own. He re-
ceived news from Chicago, by the Cop
tic, that he had been reelected prin-
cipal OF the Cook County Normal
school. The Colonel has a political
opponent who has been trying for thir-
teen years to Gust him from his posi-
ton as he has pursued his educational
work in advanced lines fearlessly and
with no though Of politics. His re-
election was after hard campaign
during which petitions we're circulated
and Corporation Counsel Turner and
Mayor Harrison Joined efforts TO dereat
him. His successful election without
an opposing vote was a complete tri-
umph and he received the hearty CON
CALCULATIONS Of his audience yesterday.
Col. Parker then entered upon his
regular lecture. The images must be
in the mind, he said, else the reading
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images. They must have fundament-
al conception OF geology, botany. The
center OF all education Is work. II
must be work with the brain, with the
hands. The child Is interested in his
work. He Is Interested in everything
he sees around him. There is no spe-
cific point at which to begin with the
child, no regular order to proceed with.
Begin with what Is at hand nearest
the child. Everything a child does
that Is good and wholesome Is educa-
tive. Col. Parker said that the black
board Is indispensable. The teacher
must be a good penman and yapid
writer. The pupil is an imitator. If
the teacher makes thing seem hard
IL will be hard. If he makes 1t easy
and graceful the pupil, the child, Will
think so alHo. and learn all the more
rapidly. But don't hurry the child
into reading. Wait year II 1t Is neces-
sary. II will come soon enough and
easily when he Is prepared for II.
There Is no need for the child to learn
the forms Of words. 1t Is not necessary.
The teacher must eliminate all the use
less things that hinder and prevent
the child from learning. Give the
child the blackboard. Do not let them
copy. Oral reading is reading per Sc.
1t is often an agonizing task. The |
reading itself is imagery and is a |
means to the end. Oral reading is !
speech.
Mrs. Parker said that in nature there |
was no classification between vowel |
and a consonant. The classification is |
made by us. This was in the discussion |
Of the Bell vocal table. She said the |
iacritical marks in the dictionary are |
The Bell table is valu-
able key to the dictionary. The table |
represents fourteen sounds. Any child |
Fan learn them. Mrs. Parker advised
the use OF the old jngles. as Peter
Piper" to assist in articulation. In all
the exercises. she said, the more I'M
the child can do a thing
the better for the child. BY calling the
attention Of the child to defect in
speech, or walk, or habit, untold mis-
cry Is inflicted. Make the correction
by teaching them in some way with
out letting them perceive that they
ire being taught or corrected.
Following is Bells table which Mrs.
Parker uses ais the basis of vocaliza-
ion:
BELLS VOCAL TABLE