Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-01

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That elusive and intangible quality
called style should be reserved chiefly
for the fourth year. This is, in the
view of many, unteachable. Yet those
pupils having some taste or natural
aptitude for good reading may be great.
ly improved by careful and judicious
instruction.
Then follows the outline OF the
course in English for the four years
with the books for general reading and
home work.
Under the heading Suggestions to
Teachers of History" the following is
given:
An eminent historian has defined the
Where, the Who, and the When as the
three main pillars Of the subject.
Certainly, too much importance can
not be given to the geography of
country whose people one wishes to
study and understand. The geographic
cal situation and the geographic unity
OF country are deemed by many to be
of more Importance in the development
of civilization than race of ethnic
unity.
/. The attention OF students. there
fore, should be called first to the situa-
ton, climate, soil, water courses,
mountains, valleys, proximity to seas
and oceans. Outlines Of coasts, bays,
CULTS, and lakes. Situation for COM
merce and for communication with 9TH
er peoples. Good maps should be
available. Map-drawing should be in
sisted upon and kept as part of the
notebook record Of the student. In
brief. the pupils ought to have a most
intimate acquaintance with all the
physical features Of the country, tho
history Of whose people. either ancient
or modern, they are studying.
2. Next, attention should be direct
ed to race. What kind of people; akin
to whom, ethnic and linguistic. Their
religion, social and political insttu-
lions. To what extent are these prob
ably owing to race, neighbors. or ply
steal aspects of country. How far Ia
their civilization indigenous. and what
borrowed. II ancient or older nations
what has survived In our institutions
of today.
3. Long chronological tables ought
not to be crammed into pupils or rath-
er attempted. Such effort will be a
fiat failure II attempted. A few we'll
marked dates, II changes in history oc-
cur to mark them, should be remem-
bered and well remembered. That ID
all.
Referring to English history in the
third year OF the course the principal
says:
Chief weight must be devoted to
! English institutions because American
institutions are OF English origin
!, English history forms bridge between
broad outlines Of ancient and modern
history and the intensive study d
American history In two ways.
81. By way Of methOd-can &c
! more into detail and begin reading ref
: erences, thus paving way for American
history which is outside reading.
/ e:-Supplementary reading fol-
{ atmosphere and not for facts such al
SCOTS historical novels for bach
r ground.
/, 2. BY way of knowledge since Amer
lean institutions are all of English
descent. Two main things therefore t
, lay weight on are:
Development of English law ant
. the development Of English representa-
. tive institutions"
Under the title Modern Language
3 which follows the outline of the Latll
= course Mr.. Scott says:
THE High School course of moderl
I languages enables the student to pas
i the elementary and intermedite Colleg
Entrance Examinations and, in som
h cases, even the Advanced.
r "On leaving school, he will be abb
: to read at sight ordinary German o
: French prose and poetry, and have re-
: ceived an introduction to the literatur
/. which will broaden the mind and Civ
an impulse to the literary culture. II
s will have obtained a good genera
r knowledge Of the grammar and be abb
v
Q ton, and also have some practice Il
Q understanding the language and eS
r pressing himself in it. II then, afte
8 leaving school, he needs to speak Il
r he has an excellent foundation o
n which to build. and nuency will com
d quickly with practice"
It The syllabus Of the science wor
q says:
u Davis Elementary Physical Geol
l. raphy Is used as a textbook. In tn
= first part of the year, lessons will b
assigned from the book, and occasions
It lecture experiments and demonstri
q lions will be given. The class wi
IS write up these experiments in carefl
n form. Work outside of the text-boo
!, will be added from time to time, 0
u for example exercises in latitude an
longitude, the history of exploratio
Il and discovery, navigation, time, ct
T. Careful attention will be given to Ii
}. study of structural geology, and ii
& great geological forces. These will