The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-07
MANY ATTEND
SUMMER SCHOOL
LARGEST ATTENDANCE THIS sEs.
SION OF BOTH TEACHERS
AND PUPILS.
LACE MAKING AND NATURE
STUDY ADDED
One Hundred Expected to Attend,
Many Take Course Who Will Not
Take Examinations

The summer school of the Honolulu
Normal and Training School opened this
morning at eight O'Clock for it's seven
weeks term with the largest attend
ance yet known. over eighty were
present from the various islands, teach
ers of various ranks, several who have
been principals for many years and
many more who have no intention Of
taking the examinations but attend the
session through sheer interest in the
work and desire to more fully equip
themselves along their chosen lines OF
thought and profession. More are yet
to come and it is thought the total at
tendance will readily reach one hun
dred, as against sixty who attended last
last year.
The summer session lasts from July
until August %, the teachers eXamina-
tions being held at the close of the ses-
sion. The hours of the school COM
mence while the day is yet cool and
with an hour for lunch, close early in
the afternoon at 3:15, starting at a. m.
The many pupils who take the WORK
in the Summer school are credited for
one term of academic work in the Nor
NAL school. The courses offered en-
brace the following subjects. Theory
and Art of Teaching, Geography Ari-
thmetiC, Algebra, Geometry, these two
latter for the higher grades, English
Literature, expression work in cOnnec-
ton with stories of Primary grades,
Manual Training, Physical Training,
Drawing, Music and two entirely new
subjects which have aroused much in
terest, Lace Work and Nature Study
and Physiology.
The teachers in charge are, Edgar
Wood, principal Carrie M. Pierce, j.
d. Bicknell Minnie Churchill, Lila G
Marshall, c. A. Mcdonald, Nina j
Adams, Sam r. Dowdle, Lucy Adams
and Elizabeth AHA assistant, in charge
of the lace making. and Mr.. Pope who
has charge of the physiology and nature
study. Various addresses will be given
during the session by persons outside
the regular teaching force of the school
The classes are divided into four
for convenience and the curriculum
scheduled in handy arrangement. The
various rooms of the Normal school
are all requisitioned, including the big
out-of-doors carpenters bench where
the Manual Training exercises are held
on the lanai.
The lace work includes narrow braid
Torchon edging, Shell pattern with
'how to learn new patterns" The wood
work class will make articles for use
in school such as an aquarium, cubes
prisms and similar articles. The draw
ing includes work from life, copy and
memory with chalk model land form
trees, nature scenes etc. The nature
study and physiology covers a large
| field and includes a very interesting
schedule that takes the classes out into
the fields. Collecting prefaces in the
! classroom work in every case. For eN-
ample, collections and observations are
made on the mosquito, breeding Jars
! arranged and beans planted in the gar
den. Then comes the class room work
| with notes on the habits and history Oi
the larvae pupae and adults and the
| termination of the seeds with theil
manner of forcing themselves out OF
| the ground.
Butterflies ants plant and leaf col
| lection, dragon flies, honey bees, the
mynah bird. mud wasp and paper wasT
are all taken as examples and studied
| in all their like phases indoors anC
out.
Physiology takes the body as a whole
! first then the skeleton the muscular
| nervous and vascular systems and hy.
giene as applied to the general case o
| the body and preservation of health
! Geography and music are exhaustive
| ly handled. English literature takes
up the Merchant of Venice with the
| history and customs of the time anC
! place of the play treated in conjunCtiO
with the literary analysis.
Physiology and Hygiene are cOmpul
! sorry subjects in the Teachers eXamina
tion at the close of the session. Paper
will be set in music and drawing ,anC
credit given to those who take the eX
aminatiOns although the subjects are
not compulsory.