The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-09
WANT NO
CHANGE IN
SCHOOLS
Maui Teachers on
the County
Bill.

annual convention Of the Maui Teach
ers' Association was held in the Wailu-
ku school hall, fifty teachers being pres
ent. representing nearly every school oi
the island. The spacious stage OF the
hail was adorned with beautiful potted
nalms. and large American and Hawai-
ian flags.
At 1915 a. m. the president, Mr.. ID.
u Baldwin. called the assembly To or
der. After a brilliant piano solo by MISS
richardson. the roll was called by the
secretary to which response was given
bv quotations Then followed the re-
port of the last meeting by the retiring
secretary. MIR. $. r. Dowdle, which was
read by the present secretary, Miss
Mary Il. Fleming.
The first paper of the day was that
of MIR. w. c. Crook upon Race Charac-
teristics of the Pupils" in which Mr..
Crooks long experience in territorial
schools showed to advantage in the por-
travail of character traits of Hawaiian,
Portuguese. American, Chinese, Japan
ese and Porto Rican pupils. American
children were chiefly remarkable Tor
.heir absence, especially in the country
schools, and Porto Ricans were too re-
Mr.. f. W. Hardy presented the fol-
lowing resolution which, as amended by
Mr.. c. L. Copeland, was passed unani-
mously at the beginning of the after
noon session:
Whereas, the territorial legislature
to meet in Honolulu on the third We'd
nesday of February, 1903, is to frame
and pass a city and county bill; and
Whereas, it is universally admitted
for well-known reasons by all intelli-
gent citizens that educational matters
should be kept out of politics and free
from the control of politicians;
Resolved. that we, the teachers OF
Maui assembled in convention here in
Wailuku this first day of December,
1902, do hereby affirm our confidence In
the present method of conducting edu-
cational affairs within this territory and
do recommend that the school system
be continued as at present except In
such municipalities as may be estaD-
lished.
Resolved, that a copy of the fore
going resolution be forwarded at the
proper time by the secretary to the
chairman of the committee on educa-
tion of the Senate and the House OF
Representatives of the legislature of
1903 and be Immediately transmitted by
the secretary to the committee of Re
publicans now framing city and coun-
ty bill in Honolulu"
Mr. w. L. Reavis's paper on THE
Practical Teaching of English" was an
excellent one. 1t dealt chiefly with Ian
guage lessons, based upon the study OF
verbs. AS a preliminary step to this
he recommended phonetical drill on
vowel sounds. Mr.. Reavis declared
that the poor English spoken by Ha-
waiian pupils was caused by too
large vocabulary of nouns and an ig-
norance of the proper use of verb forms.
Sentence structure should be taught
first and the names of things tnouns)
as they are needed.
Then trio, Messrs. David Kapoha-
kimohewa, Moses Kauhimahu and VIM.
Kaluakini, sang most harmoniously a
Hawaiian song. They were accompa-
MED on the piano by Miss Richardson.
A motion presented by Mr.. s. Il. Dow
die was adopted, to the effect that DR..
McConkey be requested to prepare for
publication in Hawairs Young People
list of simple remedies to be used in
the public schools in case of emergency.
Mrs. Austin's paper on Correct Be
ginnings in Fractions" exhibited care
full preparation and thorough under
standing of the subject. She believed
in the inductive method of teaching
In a paper on Technical English,
Mr.. Ii. NJ. Coke recommended that the
analysis of simple, compound and COM
pleX sentences be taught, to be followed
by parsing and the other more difficult
phases of English grammar. Among
the Essential of Manual Training
mentioned by Mr. +. II. Carleton in hi:
exposition of the subject We're: first,
course in drawing, freehand, perspect
i've and mechanical draughting to b,
taught; second, the names and prope
use of tools, including a study of thei
shape and the theory Of their action
third, a knowledge OF materials, wha
would best I'LL the requirements Of an,
undertaking; fourth, the capacity AM
strain Of every machine used; and fifth
good teachers, those broad enough q
their culture To train the mind as we
a. the body.
The afternoon session was opened b
charming Hawaiian song by the tri,
Messrs. kauhimahu, KapohakImohew,
and Kaluakini.
The annual election Of officers result
ed as follows q. T., Copeland, pres
dent T., H. Carleton, yice-presldeni
Mrs w. A, Mckay, secretary; an
tesfrs, W, y, Reayis, 5. II, Dowdl'
ana Mrs, Ella Austin, executive con
m'ttee, The meeting Tor 1908 win tab
place 10 Nalluku on the FIRST Monda
after Thanksgiving Day
hr Ell Snyder whose school ground
81 ulupalakua are the most beautifl
~ any On The Island read paper an
lalk'i most Interestingly upon the sui
Jeol practical suEHrstions on n
henullfylng ~ schools and Grounds
und'r The Practical ln Nature WORK
snhN Cardboard squares prepared i
No simpson N fala. upon which a
leaves ~ dlnsrrnt plants Nsre paste
" mnsi artistic designs Berp ea6lblt,
sna mufh plmlrrd ~ lhs isaohers.