The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-16
AN EXHIBIT.

To those who unacquaned with work done the
schools the specimens coming in from the various institutions all
the Territory will be revelation Not only do the pupils supply
of drawing hand drawing atI
mec and FORTH but they show examples OF industrial work. OF var
ed efficiently These specimens do only from the large
schools but nearly every small country school sends in its quota OF
work.
few years manual training thing almost unknown in
the schools In 1887 there only two public schools which
taught and this desutoy Since then regular
system sewing has been introduced which fingers taught step
garments fancy The sewing
to the girls but in large number of the boys receive nuc
ton this we'll Every school supplied with sewing chest and
material consisting OF cotton CLOTH needles scissors hmbe
thread and forth OF the chests made by the boys OF the
industrial school Waiale and all normal graduates male female
make their own, as part OF their school course.
In addition sewing good deal OF knife work DONE the
the subject This modified Swedish soyd adapted the
conditions OF American schools This first introduced into the
schools some ten years ago but fell into allowance between 1890 and
when revived with great The work only gives
skill the fingers but also enables teacher give elementary nstru
ton in geometry in practical way long before geometry becomes
portion OF the curriculum.
many auhaa and and mat weaving are
taught From time to time Hawaiian women have been employed by
the Department of Public Instruction teach the teachers the proper
methods OF weaving and brang and during the considerable
quantities these materials are used up In the country districts the
school children encouraged gather and prepare their material for
this purpose which valuable piece OF instruction
Wherever there special industry carried in district the
pupils OF that district encouraged themselves with and
have been promised from Others hats and forth The training Of
the hand work and the acquisition OF skill has valuable effect upon
valuable portion OF primary education,
keeping the school order by the children
srucon in cultivation has been given In this direction prejudice has
had to be There who that only the mental
side of education belongs to the school, whose ideas OF intellectual
vopmen bounded by the OF book Such people object
to their children spending time cuvatng garden plots
assisting beaung the school grounds But the force Of example
has the Star informed this and the school
authorities report much less prejudice than formerly
Specimens of this kind of work we'll be the exhibit
Louis effort has been show being
through photographs Moreover collections of ferns and flowers have
been prepared by schools and though dried they afford idea
of uX1riant vegetation One schools it said have
served specimens OF fruits bottles and these successful they will
add greatly to the appearance of the school exhibit.
great addition the present exhibit from the Hawaiian schools
will be the specimens Of lace work This industry which is
destined to take place the Territory The last Legisa
appropriated funds which enabled the Department OF Public
struCon obtain the veOf lace teacher and she has
already obtained excellent results This is practical work which will
afford employment and number of
Taken all in ALL the school exhibit of the Territory of Hawaii prom
be of advantage the that shows that pr
education hold alongside exhibits of similar
parts the mainland this distinctive
character of its which will add much its interest
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