The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-21
TEMPERANCE
IN SCHOOLS
Teachers Discuss
Methods for
Work.


High School. and there was such diff
ference OF opinion as 10 the subjec
that the debate practically went over
without result, for a resolution pro
posed by X. Law OF the Royal School
endorsing the teaching the branch
failed OF a motion for a second.
Technically the meeting was a pro-
nounced success. for the papers read
were OF the very highest order OF mer-
IL. The only entertaining feature in
troduced was the bell ringing OF rwo
young ladies' OF Kaiulani School. They
took up the sticks like professionals
and with Hawaiian airs and familiar
\ hymns entertained acceptably. Other
wise there was nothing out OF the ordi-
nary. for the audience was so taken
with it's appreciation OF the numbers
I that there was not a word of discus
sion when the subjects were concluded.
Miss Carrie NJ Pierce. OF the Normal
/ School. one OF the Chicago teachers
here undermining methods. was the first
/ speaker. taking the subject "Geogra-
ply" Miss Pierce. before taking up
the subject spoke feclingly Of the death
of Colonel Parker. the great educator
OF her home city. She reviewed his
struggle against Journalism in teach
ing. saying his ideal OF education was
character-building. not Acknowledgements
ting. She said:
las we review the lives OF PestaloZzi.
Froebel and Diesterweg. IL seems to me
that the name OF Parker should be
placed there. too. Unlike the other re-
formers. Colonel Parker lived to see
the fruitIon OF his work for those prin-
ciples which he advocated are now in
general use throughout the country.
II believe that Colonel Parker has
done more for the common schools OF
America than any man since Horace
Mann. and every pupil Is unconscious
IS indebted To- him for more joy and
happiness in his school days"
Speaking TO the subject Miss Pierce
said that geography had been as poorly
taught as any branch I'm the school
Curriculum. but there is now an awak-
ening throughout the land. No teacl er
could continc himself To the special line
for II had too many tentacles, branch
ing into nearly every other science. The
broad teacher. She said. should have a
training in geology. mineraloGy. me-
teOrology. biology. physics. chemistry.
u
showed the relation OF these subjects
and said geography teaching must be
the presentation of proper conditions
for clear imaging. and from these inn
ages OF few things the pupil can con-
Struct images for new things. She de-
clared herself in favor OF excursions
and hoped that the day would come
when every scholar would be enabled
TO see every portion Of every island in |
the group. at the expense OF the Gov
eminent. Collections also are encour- |
aged so that there may be something |
about which gather conceptions OF the |
countries studied. Miss Pierce said she |
favored the use OF the stercopticon ana /
all variety OF pictures and magazine |
articles. illustrating with some Of those
preparations which had been made at
the Normal School Map drawing AMI /
other features were touched upon and !
the speaker closed with references IL
the great good TO be accomplished by
the thorough imparting OF knowledge
OF the lands and peoples OF the earth.
Mr.. Rowland OF Punahou spoke 1t
length OF the science Of numbers. TAX
ing up the psychic effects which must
be- produced in this branch OF study
and Of the new method of intoxicating
knowledge Of ratio. in the discussion
OF the number theories.
DIR. W. u. Elkins took up the sub
Ject of teaching the effect OF stimulan;s
and narcotics In the schools. saying he
would simply open the subject for dis
cussion. He said there were two the
cries, one that whisky and tobacco
were the best things In the world. while
the other was that they We're poison.
one drop as proportionately poisonous
as ten and ten as ten thousand. This
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logical He said the question Of wheth-
er liquor would b. a stimuIant. n mar
coiic or a poison depends upon the
and condition and no per-
sons were now affected alike
rs To- the teaching he said there were
only two drinks which prlmeval man
knew. water and milk. The question
was one OF adjustment and In several
millions OF years there might be an adj
iustneni which would take care OF al
rohoiic drinks In the system. How
ever. ne thought IL wise TO show the
systemic effects now. The final result.
h. thought. would be regulation. not
a tie saloon. The ques-
ion OF teaching was one FOR the teach
RS
Principal Taggart. presiding. declared \
~. question open and Professor Rogers
aid he hoped there would be no exar-
seration as 90 teachings. Miss FeIker
endorsed this and said she had seen
errible charts and pictures shown TO
Mt Leadingham and Superintendent,
tice OF the Anti-Saloon League spoke.
ne former suggesting that control II
Mould be taught and the latter insist
ng that the teachers should read Rich
rdson. who declared that one drop OF
iquor was a paralyzer and irritant
olson. and that alcohol as a medicine
ways did more harm than good He =
POKE at some length and warmly upon =
importance lessons. z. Law introduced
resolution declaring that the teach
= put themselves on record as favor
lg thorough education IN the line sur-
esied. but he could not find n second r
ie had better success with his reso- a,