The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-03
THE NEWS
Of MAUI
Large Gathering
Of Valley Isle
Teachers.

convention of the Maui Teachers AS
ISOLATION took place at Maunaolu Semi
mary. Paia, during yesterday. the 18th.
Forty-five teachers were present rep
Iresenting every section of the island
with the exception of Hama district.
The following program was rendered.:
Music-Chorus. ............ Seminary Girls
Piano Solo,. Miss Richardson, Waikiki
Roll Call .......... Response by Quotation
Remarks by the President ..............
| .............. Mr.. Reavis, Lahainaluna
Reading of an original poem, Thanks
giving" see. Mr.. Looney. Lahainaluna
Story Telling Miss Fleming, Makawao
Industrial Training in Common Schools
| ...... Mr. Copeland of Kealahou kuia
| Intermission.
Music ......... Chorus of Maunaolu Giris
| Correlation of Studies ...................
| ........ Mr. Hardy of Makaw wac
How to Teach Astronomy in our
| Schools, Mr.. BALDWIN of Hamaquapoko
Music in Public Schools ...,............
| .............. Mr.. Kcliinoi of Wailuku
Preaching the Use of Reference Books
| ........... MIR. Looney of Lahainaiuna
How to Induce Children to Read for
| Themselves ...... Mrs Sabey. OF
Spreckelsville 2, Miss Eva Smith OF
| Hamakuopoko.
Election of officers and Other Business.
The poem on Thanksgiving which
Twas read by its author. j. p Looney,
la. NJ, was published in the November
number of Hawairs Young People.
Mr. Copeland's paper on industrial
training was a good one. Mr. Carlton
a professional carpenter and teacher OF
carpentry at Lahairaluna Seminary, IN
discussing the subject, stated, as FAR
as carpentry is concerned he wished II
would be omitted from the curriculum OF
the common schools, for it was his ex-
.perience that pupils that knew nothing
whatever of tools and their use could
be advanced more rapidly than those
VINO mad mad previous instruction I'M
der professional teachers. Boys
once taught to use tool wrongly or to
use the wrong tool at a given task were
most apt to persist in their bad habits.
Mr.. Baldwin's paper on astronomy
consisted of a series of simple lessons
containing essential facts concerning
the terrestrial and celestial bodies.
one of the most valuable points de-
veloped in the discussion as to how tC
induce children to read for themselves
by Mrs. Sabey and Miss Smith was tina
pupils should be encouraged to take
books, printed slips, etc. home and reac
their stories to their parents many %
Whom are illiterate.
The election of officers resulted in thu
choice of d. ID. Baldwin, president; f
w. Hardy, vice president; Miss NJ. T.
Fleming, secretary, and Messrs. c. Il
Copeland and :. keliinoi and Mrs
70 Sabey, program committee. a vote o
thanks was given Miss Alexander, prin
cipal of Maunaolu Seminary, for tn
use of the hall and other courtesies eN
tended to the association.
Mr.. Carlton announced that mex
summer a party of teachers would
cruise around the islands in zach
and that any Maui teacher who wish
ed to join in the excursion should 81
inform him.
! 1t seems that the steamship com
ipanies have recently rescinded the or
der of granting half-rates to teachers
After some discussion 1t was decided
that it would be "ipfra dignitate" o
the teachers to request reconsidera
| ton on the part of the steamship com
|panies. The convention adjourned Il
IWailuku on the last Tuesday in Octo
!. ber 1902. The day was changed from
Friday to Tuesday in order to give Ha
ma teachers an opportunity of attend
ing