The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-26
TREAsURER's REPORT.


Acting Secretary.
TREASURES REPORT.
The Treasurer then. was called upon,
and stated thar the affairs, financially,
of the association were in very good
shape. There was cash balance at
! present of about $50 AS matter of
! historical interest it might be worthy to.
note that some $500 has been ex-
pended by the society during its ex-
istence.
The Corresponding Secretary was.
called upon for report. She said that
there was nothing to report. There had
been no foreign correspondence during
the year.
WORK AMONG SAILORS.
Mrs Bray reported that S. had been
expended for tracts for sailors during
the year. She had had to send to.
England for material that was suitable.
as sailors want story and not dry sta
tistics or moral maxins. There are
enough leaflets on hand to last through,
the ensuing year
Miss Blackman, having come in, was.
then called upon to report upon pro-
gress in the schools. Her report shows.
that in the Public Schools, temperance =
education is very slight and is almost
worthless, Principally because the
teachers themselves are not fully up on
the subject and are not required to be
by the higher authorities In the pri--
vate schools things are much better. the
japanese, perhaps, leading in the good
work. She also spoke of the harm being
done by the SO called Clubs
TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION
A microscope is scarcely sufficient in
power to discern advancement in tenn
perance instruction 10 the youth of our
Islands at the present time. To note
any forward movement along this line
in the public schools is not an easy
thing to do. In fact the sentiment in.
favor of systematic instruction is not
so active as it was year ago. We
know of no way to account for this
state of affairs except that the impor-
lance of the instruction is not brought
before the instructors in our public
schools by the heads of the public
school system with sufficient emphasis
and power.
There does not seem to be any OBJ
lection or resistance to teaching tenn
perance upon the part of the teacher,
only a sort of bewilderment as to how
to present the subject to young pupils,
and those who have but a meager
knowledge of English. Though why, it
requires a better understanding of
English to give instruction in eating
and drinking, than it does for This
Is the house that Jack built" is hard
to explain 1t is certainly clear that
the majority of our young teachers
need to be taught themselves of the
dangers threatening, not only their
own interest and welfare but that Of
the future life and happiness of their
pupils. If it is not practicable to use
textbook in the classroom, would it
not be advantageous to the future man
and woman to have a little more liberal
use and honest study of a good book
by the inexperienced teacher? It must
be kept in mind that now is the time
to help the boy and girl The teacher
will find way to present the subject
to her class if she must in order to keep
her position as teacher.
We know of teachers who are ply
sicalIy incapable of learning to sing
even a familiar tune. yet such is the
sentiment regarding the. Importance OF
music, that in order to keep their posi-
tons in school, they viii struggle
month after month to acquire knowl-
edge sufficient to teach Tonic Sol Fa
to the pupils. We would not have less
interest in this direction. Our vote will
always be cast for that which tends
to bring music and pleasure into the
home life of a people; but we do plead
for greater effort being put forth in
the direction of teaching and practic-
ing temperance by the educators Of the
children in our public schools.
It is true there is little means at
present to enlarge or prosecute work
along any special line; but the need IS
urgent. tt becomes positive when con-
the Iegalized instruction
against temperance which is being CIV
en- to our boys and girls all over TINS
city, and it may help US. as w. G. Z. u
women to see our duty clearer as we
hear the voice of helpless young girl
hood issuing from houses where sin
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