The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-05-26
Some Teachers Who Are VsTyMuCl
IN Earnest.
A MEETING OF THEIR UNION
Various Topics Discussed ~ prsc
teal Illustrations Furnished
Study OF Methods.

IN the Union school AT 3 a. IN. on
Friday. l2th Mav. the Iiilo Teachers
Union held their twenty-second meet
ing there being present thirty teach
ers and number of visitors. The ex-
ercises were opened with q chorus by
Miss Vests pupils. Mr.. Desha led in
prayer.
Mr.. Ray. the president. made "A few
well chosen and apt remarks concern
ing plant work in schools. One who
makes two blades of grass grow where
but one grew before or one who
teaches how to dc il is a public bene-
factor. School grounds are too often
dreary and dismal for which there is
no excuse especially in Hawaii. For
eign specimens are not SO interesting
as home plsnns. The practical study
of commercial plants should be taken
up with the study of Geography. The
experimental community garden could
he of great service as nine-tenths OF
the pupils become engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits Children should learn
il to cultivate the aesthetic side uf
their nature.
Miss ThurstOn reviewed the article
in Appleton's Popular Science Monthly
for Oct. 1898 entitled Young Greek
Boys and Old Greek Schools. Man, of
the same difficulties with which we
struggle to-day were vexed questions
then. Physical culture was an i'm
portant factor in a boys training.
His moral nature was inosI saciedly
directed by good literatGIr ana COM
partnership. The memory was strOn-
ger. the excavation Of which in mod
ern times is attributed to the printing
press.
Mrs. X. Lyman read the ancient L.
gend of KapOi's rescue from his enc
mics by the Owls which had been
brought together from the different
Islands by one which he had befricnd-
ed by returning her eggs. Following
this Mrs Coan's paper on the use Of
myths in teaching Hawaiian Geogra-
ply was read by Miss Severance. 1t
pointed out how the story could be
made use of in evolving the manners
and customs of the ancient people as
we'll as much history and geography
pertaining to the whole group.
Miss Gertrude Mason recited The
Cunning Little Thing" by Eugene
Field.
PAPER work in the Receiving Room
was the subject Miss Dillon spoke on.
Many little tots enter school entirely
ignorant of English. With them 1t Is
difficult to cover the first years work.
Still il is very improper to rush them
through it. Let them at first find
their own amusement. Use every OPP
portunity to speak to them and every
device TO have them understand.
With small sticks they can outline
patterns. Drawing, measuring, count
ing will come in here as well as
making numbers. Dictation work
teaches attention. Leaves, figures. etc,
may be drawn on blackboard and
traced over with colored chalk cr on
the desk and covered with coffee or
split peas. Encourage talk about all
that is done. Pictures should be care
fully selected bottles being tabu. Lit
tie ones learn much from older pupils
by listening to them. Use interest
instead of fighting against it.
A paper on Silk Industry was pre-
pared by Mr.. Malterre giving very
clear and comprehensive idea of the
processes followed by silk growers as
well as the history of the silk worm
in its different stages of development
from the egg to the cocoon. An esti-
mate was made of the cost of produc-
ing cocoons which showed that two
adults can manage cocoons enough
to yield an annual income of $532.
How many Portuguese, Japanese or
Hawaiians who are not strong enough
to work in the cane fields can do bet
ter at any other work." Some large
families among the Portuguese could
produce twice that amount.
The next meeting will be held on
Goth September. Mrs. Kelsey, Miss
Hart and Mr.. Beers comprising the
committee. NJ A, Il.
AZ BIT OF THE TRUTH.