The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-22
TEACHERS Of kauai
IN SESSION
DESCRIPTION OF
THE MAKING AND CHARACTER
ISTICS OF ISLAND OF KAUAI.

LIHUE, Kauai, November 19.-The
teachers of the Lihue, Koloa, and Ka-
waihau districts held their meeting
at the Lihue school house on the 18th
inst, with Prince S. Topic, president
of the association in the chair.
The program opened with Geography
for the Bird and 4th Grades, by In
spector Baldwin.
Mr. Baldwin confined himself to Kau-
al noting how the island had been
built up and finally shaped derosion in
to it's present form. He dwelt par
ticularly upon the part the physical
features had played in the islands his
tory.
Thus the single mountain, Waialeale,
which made up the island, conserved
the rain water on its fiat topped sum-
nit, abundantly supplying even the
dry side of the island with water. To
secure and make use of the fine water
resources of the island of Kauai the
tunnel ditch was first evolved and the
application of electricity on a large
scale to the runningEof plantation ma
chinery the former opened up the Won
derful scenery in the Olokele canon,
and the later disclosed the great Wal
nina gorge.
A landslip on the north west side of
Kauai caused a section to slip into the
sea, thus rendering this part of the
island abortive for all time.
Running across the western slope of
Waialeale, and intersecting all the
gluches in this region is the Waimea
gulch, which has deprived this part
of Kauai of all streams and springs.
The Kilohana crater has materially
altered the face of the region about
Lihue, covering up under its debris
valleys and ridges, and altering the
course of streams Mr.. Baldwin indi'
Gated on the sand table the different
stages through which the island had
passed; finally showing a model of
Kauai as it appeared today.
A 9rd grade class of pupils was
finally called in illustrating what
should be taught and also outlining the
plan to be followed in teaching geo.
graphy for that grade.
The next subject on its program was
Number for list Grade Pupils by
Miss Edith Dunn. A class Of pupils
was brought from the Koloa school in
this lesson. With her usual ability
in handling pupils, Miss Dunn indicated
neatly, not only how a proper plan
would develop a childs number sense,
but how incidentally the lesson might
become a valuable adjunct in language
teaching.
Mr.. Topic led in a discussion of the
number work.
The program closed with a scholarly
and interesting talk on the "Etymolo-
gical Use of Words" by ]. b. Alexander
in which he showed by a number of
chosen examples how through a great
number of words the meaning was
preserved through the "stock" word
Mr.. Topic was elected to continue as
president and Miss Elsie Wilcox as
the new secretary; when the meeting
adjourned to a bountiful lunch prOvid-
ed by the ladies of the Lihue and Ha-
namaulu schools.
The following persons were present
at the meeting: Miss Mumford, Miss
Lottie Jordan, Miss Katie Christian,
Mrs. Ella Christian, Miss Lydia Shell
don, Miss Elsie Wilcox, Miss Mable
Wilcox, Mrs. Kaulii, Mrs. Alexander
Kennedy Mrs. Goldstone, Miss Rose
Aloiau, Mrs Merck, Miss Edith Dunn,
Mrs. Miller, Miss Bertha Peiler, Miss
Topham, Miss Violet Lima, ]. b. Alex
ander p. L. Topic, John Bush and