Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-15
TEA(faS HEAR GOOD
SCHEME PROPOSED
Promotion Committee
Seeks Aid Of Schools
In Its Work

The Territorial Teachers AssOcia.. |
t'"n met last evening at the High |
G-..Jol. The meeting was addressed
by Secretary II. p. Wood and A. Cart. |
hey of the Promotion Committee; Pro. !
fessor NJ. N. Scott of the High School,
land Superintendent Babbtt.
Mr.. Wood introduced n proposition
TO have stereopticon slides prepared
OF Island scenes together with descrip.
tive lecture concerning them and send
them to the high school Of some large
city 10 be used there In the work and
then passed ON TO another school and
40 Kept going. Mr.. Gartloy thought
well Of the scheme to induce CORE.
spOndence between pupils Of the Isl
ana schools and children In schools
ON he mainland. This Interchange
Of letters would give the local chill
drcn the opportunity Of learning the
Iart Of descriptive letter.writing, and
would greatly help Hawaii.
II was Mr. Woods opinion that Su.
pcrlntendent Babbitt OF the Depart.
'mcnt OF Public Instruction could read
the slides, and he went on further to
say that list of all school teachers.
In whatever State Is selected. could
he obtained from the State Superin
iendcnt. TO them the Promotion Com
mittce could send a folder concerning
the plans of the local schools for such
an illustrated lecture and follow II up
with folders concerning the Islands
In this way information about Hawaii
could be impaired TO thousands of
teachers and scores Of thousands OF
pupils. He believed that such plan
would meet with the hearty approval
of teachers In mainland States. The
State Superintendent could readily
give the press statements concerning
tho lecture and the local school sys
ITEM would be given credit for what
he considered u splendid educational
lplan.
Mr.. Wood personally offered . prize
OF 81 10 be made on his behalf by
Principal NJ. NJ. Scott to the pupils OF
the High School for the best descrip.
ton OF the flowers and shrubs sur
rounding the Islands. TO be passed
upon by committee. lie also stated
that he would be pleased to offer the
use Of the promotion rooms to the
Department Of Public instruction for
an exhibit of school work. The fix.
lures used for the Photographic exhib.
II would shortly be available. He sug.
gested that committee OF teachers
take the matter In hand
Superintendent Babbitt said he fav.
ored the idea, although he would not
ask schools to make a special effort
In future, but to take the work al.
ready In hand There was fine col
lection OF past work and right up tc
the present to make creditable dis.
play.
Our schools are almost as little
known right here in Honolulu as they
are away" said Mr.. Babbitt. "All
sorts Of criticism is offered about the
schools and almost all of It Is ignor
ant criticism Those who visit the
schools find little to criticize; those
who don't visit them. criticize"
Professor Scott spoke of custom
prevailing among some principals
years ago of having their pupils write
descriptive articles concerning things
of everyday life, such as the water
buffalo and what the animal was used
Tor in the islands, the description ac,
,ccmpanied by drawing OF the AMI.
mai. Then the taro was likewise
treated, sugar cane, rice. 1t was very
interesting. Exhibits OF branches OF
grade work, such as examples OF writ
ing, class work in history. mathemat
les, etc, did not appeal to the average
person viewing an exhibit, but de.
scriptions OF that sort referred to, did.
The result OF the meeting was the
appointment of n committee of five to
take the matter OF an exhibit In hand
comprising Prof, Edgar Wood OF the
Normal School, chairman; Mrs. Fra.
sher, Miss Neodham, Miss Robertson