Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-30
PLANS MADE FOR
AGGRESSIVE WORK
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Territorial
Teachers Association Yesterday
at Mckinley High School-Dec.
laration Of Principles.

yesterday afternoon at the Mckinley
High School to rcorganize and discuss
association plans and work Tor the
coming year.
Opening remarks were made by
Mr.. Baldwin, principal of the Kaa-
humanu School. followed by the
reading of the declaration OF prin-
cipues of the National Education
Association, as follows:
National Education Association OF
the United States. In convention
assembled at Denver, Colorado,
July 6, 1909. Declaration.
The National Education Associa-
ton, now holding It's forty-seventh
annual convection. Denver, repre-
setting teachers and friends of edu-
cation In every state Of the Union,
makes the following declaration OF
principles and of aims:
1. A free democracy cannot long
continue without the assistance Of
system OF state-supported schools,
administered by the chosen agents
of the people and responsible to the
people for its ideals, its conduct and
its results. The commanding posi-
ton of the American people Is large
~ due to the general diffusion of
knowledge and culture by Its free
schools.
| 2. Our system of state-supported
schools must include elementary
schools, secondary schools. schools
for the training of teachers, and
state universities. The changed
conditions OF the twentieth century
also demand the establishment OF
free schools whose purpose shall be
the training of our youth for com
merce and the industries, as well as
for the professions.
3. The purpose OF our system OF
free common schools must continue
to be chiefly culture for the indi-
yidual and the transmission to pos
terity of the results of investigations
and deliberations of the past. Our
free schools must advance along the
lines OF educational democracy In
the sense that they must provide
equal educational opportunities for
Ian. Also they must give practical
preparation not only for the profess
sions, but also for commercial hfe'
the demands of any part of the bust.
ness world that courses OF study be
subordinated to particular interests
is not in accord with the proper aims
of a national system Of common
schools.
4. A system Of common schools
that will meet the needs OF the times
must be democr ttic in Its purpose
and its administration; must recog
nize the Importance Of expert super
vision, OF better and more nuemrou'
schools for the training OF teachers
lof a merit system for the appoint
ment and promotion OF teachers
: and It must exclude fraternities ant
secret organizations of every sor
/, from the social life OF the schools
I 5. The common schools OF gu
Country HluSt IV'obhi1V hho'S s"''.
: than ever the necessity Of training
our youth for citizenship. The per
B pctuatiOn OF demtsracy depend
upon the existence in the people q
e that habit of will which Is justice
Liberty under law Is the process TO
: attaining justice which has thu
n far been most successful among civ
| ilized men. The call to citizenshi
lis a call to the exercise OF libert
r under law, a call to the limitation @
O liberty by law, and call to tn
pursuit OF justice, not only for one
4 self. but for others.
n O. The National Education Al
x ISOLATION endorses the purpose {
: the American School Peace League
S The Association believes that tn
C principles OF the League will max
II for effective citizenship, and urge
It all teachers to acquaint themselv'
q with the work OF the League and
is cooperate with II.
a Z. The increased tendency
@ congestion of population in citi'
"a makes necessary greater and MOI
q systematic attention to the physics
development Of our children. \
vigorous race OF people has Ion
!, maintained high state OF ciyillz
y ton under conditions that did m
y take into consideration the physic
II as well as the mental and moral d
\ velopment OF Its youth. The A
- ISOLATION recommends that provisit
,e be made by the United States 81
reau of Education for effective pr
motion OF physical educate
u through the diffusion Of scientil
d. information on this subject.
ne s. The National Education A
s. ISOLATION approves the ever-increa
0. ing demand for better qualifi
al teachers In the common schoo
Id This higher standard must lead 10
p ! ipally In longer tenure and tn