The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-15
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ing debris. The only building he knew
| which had fallen inward was ST. Do
minick's church. AT the girls high
school the stone steps outside were
crushed. The only thing to do in an
earthquake shock was to keep the chill
dren inside, of stone buildings espe-
cially.
Prof. Scott quoted President Jordan
of Stanford University as saying that
| if the earthquake had happened in
recitation hours the fatality would have
been awful.
Mr.. Hutchins considered that drill
was necessary. The place of the teach
ers was in the rear The most danger
would be for stragglers..
Prof. Scott asked, where there was
more than one eteacher, why not have
one in front and one behind? There
should be one ahead to guard against
panic whatever betided. At boy COM
ing down stairs would take one step
first, then two and then three at
bound-get out as fast as he could.
Mr.. Dodge thought that, in the High
school, by the arrangement of rooms
upstairs. it would be easy for one
teacher to take the lead.
THE difficult thing is to train the
Children Prof. Wood thought.
Have the drill so often that the |
children would not know whether an |
alarm was real or false" was Mr.. Bab-
bits idea.
Mr.. Hutchins thought if there were |
two schools on one floor it would be |
easy to have one teacher to lead and |
one to follow. Mr.. Dodge said there
were four teachers on a floor in some
cases.
Prof. Wood explained that in the
Normal the teacher gets the whole
flock together before moving.
Mrs. Dowsett was much inclined to
have one teacher behind.
Mr.. Al believed that fire drill was
necessary for the schools, equally with
manual training. 1t would make a
man or a woman Of a child to have
such training. He mentioned the good
results of manual training in the Boys
Industrial school. Fire drill ought to
be in the hands of the principal. It
would be a good thing to call on Chief
Engineer Thurston, who knew more
about fire drill than anybody else here.
Mr.. Dodge mentioned that Mr.. Thurs
ton did some work in the schools some
years ago.
Mr.. Rabbit said Mr.. Thurston was
going over with him to the Industrial
school some day and would spring the
alarm.
Mr.. Harrington thought all had been 4
said and considered fire drill very
good thing. 1t was a good idea to get
Mr.. Thurston'S assistance. 1t was his .
Impression that the fire chief had look Z
I'd into schools as well as fire stations
On the mainland. AS to the question
If teachers leading or following, the +
practise should be adapted to the cir
of each school. Regard
should be had TO the position of the
stairs and the character of stairways.
Mr.. Rabbit raised a laugh by asking
Prof. Scott, in reply to renewed re-
mark about the slightness of danger
rom fire: What about the report that (
,ame down here the other day that you
had a, very narroy escape in the lava
Dry
Prof. Scott answered that this was
lis first information on the subject.
L newspaper man must have made the
eport
Mr.. Rabbit admitted he did not con-
'ider the danger from fire very great.
was the great thing. In
ase of a severe shock the doors should
,e closed.
Then there was consultation about
loldlng another conference. 1t ended
n the carrying of a motion that Mr..
be committee of one to call +
N Chief Engineer Thurston for advice
nd report to the Board.
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