The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-13

; on4S ask Tor advancement II one
because I 6sel that il may Be 2 Iitti.
neglected And Il these rwo are care.
fully insrlled. We have BY 10 mean.
accomplished AL that even primary
education calls for. We have given
the power o. expression through Ian
guage. and ~s have attempted 70 traIa
the mind 20 exact thought. through
mathematics We must develop me
powers o. observation, and We u1st
teach the hand 70 do what the brain
tells Il
To merely train the brain Is 10.
enough II is but part Of al education.
/ The bulk OF the world IL but part eEsu-
Gated even when il has passed through
I school and college. We are beginning
now 70 understand that the hand must
| BE- trained, and that We can train the
hand II the school room lust as vel
as Va can train the brain The old
I theory that q child is sent 70 schcos 70
learn from books has long been ex-
pIOded- No one but rhe most ignorant
holds such al idea now In our W
ward course. our following ouc OF our
motto OF Excelsior Ee nave learned
thar books ara not all that make u
an education We 90 not propose %
make a enid q perfect mechanic -
the school room 5ur We do propose I1
make i efficient with us hands. and
20 learn that -he brain controls rs
hands. We can teach every child boy
or girl 20 sew Because they can use
the needle. Z does not follow that they
VIII become seamsrresses or taiiors. any
more rnan they VIII become farmers
because We have them work n The
school garden But the more manual
training ne give 20 our children, NJ
batter II VIII D. for them The well
equipped teacher OF TO-DAY must IN
dsrsuand manual training as well as
mental training. and that - what The
normal sehooI uoW aims al We -
the older generation are not as well
equipped as you q The younger. This
Is but natural Were L nor SC He
should Dc degene-aring Or stagnating.
and re should certainly not be living
up % our motto Excelsior.
Equip your pupils on The lines in
dicared- and you have done much for
them but you have stiII more 10 Do
before YOU can say that You have
fitted them 70 become good citizens
You VIII have 70 teach them 70 mould
their characters, 20 discipline them
selves. 20 choose sor themselves The
higher and the nobIer LIE. 20 rank
themselves 100. under the banner 81
Excelsior This Is EEle hardest part Ct
The teachers task bur Il IS rhs most
important and the nooiesJ- a pupil
may b brilliant II a scholastic way,
hs may o. blessed with keen powers
OF observation. NJ may have had god
training for his hands. ne may be
al exact thinker ouI these things are
not all Il his education has not
taught him 70 discipline himself. Z Z
has IefI MIN a trained mind but no
power q training his own character,
rha- education ) Z dismal failure.
We are not educating Intellectual
machines. re are educating nan AM
women. citizens the builders O. rh7
future q oar race Neither are ne
educating dreau1ers We are =dueating
doors. The material IS IN our hanas-
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Is q very terrible responsibility WHEN
We think thaz re may mar Z human
soul To rs u entrusted not only the 1
task q training the mind. bit q lead
ing rEle soul upward some are apt 70
consider that Iar-zr u the GurE q tae
religious teacher q Lhe ur5ssE or - 4
me clergyman I say i IS Ehe duty 4
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must give the impress for good L Is +
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Is % send forth into me world vel
equipped pupils E-flo win become no.
BE and Useful E1en and women who
VII elevate ne tone oE the sLzzs and
wlu help 20 reach ever after lcerizT
and purer ideals
Il Is 10 easy task thai Is before yo1-
= you truly aim % DO y01r duty and
take Excelsior [or your Dorrs-
know C 10 profession which = more
responsible. OF which calls 1O- NOR
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cases the profession = lightly -sEsz
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properly rallied. Du- = Er nor
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p weighs -he bearer down Z : 10
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world II ones hands We must pre-
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