The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-20

eested that il a class of children from
Hawaii could be transported to 81.
1.onis no better object lesson OF the
.o-1alo,noant of education here could
be made.
Get such a class of school children
J sing ar the Exposition and interest,"
would center in Hawaii. for the music
of Hawaii is the most beautiful nave
! over heard in my life," said Miss Feiker
enthusiastically.
/ Yesterdays meeting was opened win
nusic led by S. r. Dowdie OF MAUI,
following which T. H. Gibson, head OF
the Reformatory, spoke of How
vacation Might be Spent" He asked
| if vacations were necessary, and an
s1vered in the affirmative, both for the
n,1Dils and the teachers. The professloi
of teaching made a strain upon the
oedagogues and they needed an inter-
val of rest Beyond obtaining rest anu
recreation, teachers could prontapiy
mass their time in intellectual research
. He suggested nature study as an eA-
a,,onIe Then there were journeyings
ahout the islands which would WHEN
their space of observation
: Pew Alex Macintosh said the de-
1,a,onnent of the powers OF oDserVauoil
was important. One of the features VI
teaching in the Hawaiian lslandS was
s 70 learn the language of the puplis
: who studied under him, so that ne
could get at their point OF view 1his
YEAS helpful to him. Another 'liine
which he suggested as a wise coui p
t For the male teachers. was to know tnt
;, ,;1s IN their home life, and with this
i,,ou,1adee they would be able to cor
reot MANY abuses in the boys NE.
: teacher. however, must be care1ul y
s tic health and necessary recreaSloi
was necessary to preserve II.
q Davis of Kauai, who has pee'
attending the summer school, 1elt ina
tbis method of spending vacation wa
l. quite profitable IN
ri Prof. Wood opened the discussion ny
on the St. Louis exhlDlt- ne ~ "a,
something to show the progress OF eou
: o+;on here. His idea was to nav
4 .hotograps of school interiors, equip
II lent surroundings and the pupli
III themselves. Some idea of the teachei
III work. should also be presented
III ar law for the committee on pen
III .;ors stated that in Boston sys'ei
Ia r-os now in vogue whereby tedchei
N naDs;ons were something for the relii
/! inc teachers there to look 1orWaiu =
Il me honed that the matter could
Ii tro,,ar,+ before the next legislature
81 | nroyide some method Ior
FL retired teachers here
III NTise Snow for Oahu, Miss Deyo IL
81 a;; r. Dowdl,e for Maui ana
III Davis for Kauai. each presented
III .,,or+ of the work of the local clrcls
| tbe Teachers' Association In the
- connective districts. showing that eaS
ro,,D had met at intervals curing u
tpast year and improved their kno ieNs
Of matters foreign and local.
The election of officers for the ems
or resulted as follows:
\ president, Miss Pierce; secretaf
MS walker; vice-presidents, Gan
Mrs Heapy; Hawaii. MI BaloWI
Mani. Mr.. King; Kauai, j. I. DAVIS
THE Literary Committee presented
r aror+ on books to be read during q
car in connection with schooI Wor
the hooks suggested being as follow
ale of the King, Hiawatha, MI
-sl S+andisb. Lady OF the Lake, AS y
10 II Last Days Of Pompen, IVA
In the professional course [
- Teacbers' World, Special Methods
GEOGRAPHY. Sharp Eyes for Natu
- Study and KeHogg's nature otuo
we're suggested as being Yaluaole nell
MT. Taggart. the retiring presloel
noLa of a plan which has been SD
rostad of teachers from all over I
S. tsIands clubbing to go to the st. Lot
ar 1.xDositior in 1904. II was thought III
pie better rates could be obtained py u
pie means. and it was posslpIe INA.
Roard of Education might extend
vacation term for few weeks 10
ab1a all to thoroughly enjoy the expo
SIS ton.