The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-06
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SESSION OF THE
HAWAII TEACHERS
The Quarterly Meeting of the
Hilo District Is Largely
Attended.

| H1LO, Hawaii. October 4-On Friday
September Is. 1900. the teachers of Hill,
district met in the Union School for thei
frst quarterly meeting of the year.
| After preliminary business meetin,
,he teachers listened to report of tn,
work OF the Armstrong Institution ON Ha
wan. Not SO many have understood tn,
opJectS OF this society as desirable i
was begun in Honolulu In 1883 under Col
farkers auspices to forward the work OF
manual training and especially agric,Il.
ture IN the schools. 1t has accompI shec
much in these lines already.
Miss Coan's paper on the best methods
oil teaching Hawaiian history was next
read and so well appreciated as to car
1orth an enthusiastic vote of thanks to its
authoress. ~ -
Miss Deyo followed with a glowing de-
scrlption OF Yosemite as seen by her in a
recent two weeks visit. The photograp mis-
map and story made the whole a vivid
reality to her listeners
When asked for an estimate of the ex-
pe use Oh such trip, Miss Deyo instanced
some campers from Oakland who man
aged two weeks stay for $40 each. but
thought 500 a safer estimate for moor
walkers. Many campers spend the entire
summer in the valley, including three
tribes of Indians, who make a goodlv sum
ny tue safe OF CurloS.
After recess Miss Pomeroy gave n
resume OF work in primary number as
oCtlned IN the course of study. She con-
Hred her teaching almost wholly to orac-
teal uses of the inch, foot and other
measures, relating how Interested her pu-
pills became in using their rod-long strings
TO measure mile on the Volcano road.
MISS Wolfenden followed with a spirit
ed review of a recent magazine article on
Grid renderings of patriotic songs.
MRS. Levi Lyman read a report of the
work of Hilo reading circle which meets
In Union School alternate Tuesday even
ings A course of study for the year has
e eeell decided on consisting of Baldwin's
STUDY or the Mind, literature of Ameri-
can poets, general history and art and
architecture, with occasional lapses into
agriculture and physical science.
a chapter on Habit from James Psy-
cfology. read by Miss Louise Deyo, finish
ed the program
A. B. Loebenstein returned to Hilo by
the Kinau yesterday. Mr.. Loebenstein
earned additional fame as an orator by
his speech at the convention nominating
Samuel Parker for Delegate to Congress
IL. Il. Gehr, president of the Hflo- Ko-
fala Raiir9ad, returned yesterday after
o.. extended and very successful BUSINESS
trip to the East.
Mrs. w. NJ. Graham gave a delightful
railway excursion to a number of friends
last night.
Mrs. f. X. Folsom, wife of the Dc.u.y
2 apraiser of Customs, was a passenger by
the kinau.
Officer Silva has built $50 feet OF road
on the extension of School street and
leading 10 his residence
iaul Soule returned to ITilo by the Amy
Turner after an absence of six months
spent in California
Mrs. Curtis and Miss Hossack gave n
cehehtful entertainment to the Hi,o
boarding School boys last Saturday evea-
ing.
me Amy Turner arrived from San
francisco on Tuesday in a little over eiey-
en- days. She brought large cargo of
general merchandise