The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-06-25
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THE TRADES
Annual Meeting Of
Boys Brigade
Officers.


christian Association. The Collowine
officers were elected FOR the ensuing
year President Theodore Richards,
rp-rl,rtcd. treasurer, j L, Cooke, sec
rotary John D. Waldron.
The business of the evening was the
reading and receiving OF the annual
reports OF the heads OF the committees.
The trvasurcrs report covered praCtic-
ally two years In that time the Boys
Brigade has expended A.3S9 50 for trade
school building, tools and machinery
for shops, and salary
The Boys Brigade tourney. held on
May %, was successful from a tinan-
Cial standpoint the net proceeds being
81 $50 IL. thereby leaving balance on
hand
President Richards report was to the
effect that the brigade had abandoned
its point of only meeting the boys once
week as by the Inauguration of their
club they were induced to come every
night The industrial has been the
best and most valuable class of work.
The trade school has been the wisest
effort OF the officers OF the institution.
The military department, however, has
sustained the interest, and good work
has been the result of the military in
structor Major Il. s. Wilson,
The field day of the brigade held on
the premises of S. NJ. Damon at Moa-
nalua was an unqualified success, and
more than demonstrated the need for
an athletic field. In his report the
president stated there was a PROPOSE
ton from the board of education to
use IA portion of the ground formerly
occupied by the relief camp on Vine
yard street and the Bishop Estate has
practically agreed to give the use OF
more acreage, making a plot OF fiNe
acres in all He says that such lot
in the heart of the city can hardly be
duplicated There would be but one
expense to the brigade in taking over
the proposition. and that is in placing
it in proper condition. y financial com
mittee consisting of J. Il. Cooke, j. +.
Waterhouse, George r. Carter and T.
Give Davies. has been appointed to
look into the matter and report upon
the ACCESSIBILITY of accepting the offer
In the entertainment work the OFF,
GERS have found the boys critical to "A
marked degree. demanding the best
or they would not listen. There will
:be more practical subjects considered
in the entertainments, and the stercop-
tioon will be given preference.
The industrial report submitted by
John ID. Waldron. the superintendent
of the Boys Brigade School, showed
there were l4O boys in the shop since
the school began in November, with
thirty regular attendants and twenty
five casuals. His report is an inter-
esting one. and is as follows:
BOYS BRIGADE TRAINING SCHOOL
WHAT IS TIT
! 1t is, a school, run as carpenter shop.
The use of all woodworking tools is
taught by practice. and the principles or
construction are learned by applying
them in the work done.
What precedents does 1t follow? Reg
ular apprenticeship to the carpenters
trade ways used in the shop at Moody's
school. Mt. Herman; manual training
methods of the United States school sys-
tenn; and some of the exercises and mod
els of the Lloyd work. Then 1t has to
svolve easier ways and more attractive
forms of work to fit the cases of some
of its very mixed attendance.
Who are It's pupils7 Members of the
Boys Brigade; any male who goes to
the Thursday night drill OF the Brigade
Yet this year others have been received
and then sent to the clubs. Thus We have
had all ages and nationalities But the
Hawaiians preponderate. with a very
faithful number of Portuguese and very
number OF mixed Europeans
Do they pay7 Not for instruction. but
If they make things to take home the
material IL paid for.
Have they accomplished anything? Yes.
A boy worked nearly three months on
stand and finished It well. by many 9TH
ers little articles have been made for
themselves. For the shop the boys have
finished tool cases, built benches, a large
case for tools and nails. mallets, oil
stone blocks. step ladder. turning lathe
benches and many other things. Besides,
they have done a great deal for the club
room upstairs, making all ready for
wainscoting and ceiling. finishing tables.
benches, piazza rail, office platform, etc.
and thus they have acquired a practical
working skill.
Why has the Brigade put It's energy
and money largely into such a school?
Their reasons are these: "a Every per
son has need for such training. This Is
the industrial age; this generation more
and more Will have TO live by trained
hands: and yet with this, for some rea-
son, the age OF trade apprenticeship Is
past employers are too busy TO take
green boy ana train him; they demand
knowledge Of the fundamentals 10 start
with 90 Moral reformers realize Satan
finds some mischief stlll for idle hands
10 do; man VIII build or destroy, and
there If no better way 20 prevent "a boy
from smashing a window and man
from burning "a building than 20 let him
have hand IN making them then he
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20 restore besides. HIS energies are used
In creating. Manual work II the best
friend 20 honesty ana morality 90
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