Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-11

hand contact with the subject matter,
through laboratory exercises and field
excursions was discussed.
Industrial Education.
Principal Edgar Wood, of the Nor
NAL School urged al several meetings
the consideration - industrial edu-
cation, and the IS n iaiion expressed
It's approval Ct III, following plan for
this territory
On each Of the four Islands, Kauai,
Oahu, Maui ar Hawaii schools shall
be established contiguous to import
ant centers of industry These schools
TO give training in agriculture home
economies, trades and industries.
This instruction to be given In field
garden, kitchen and shops. and to be
of such practical nature as to enable
the pupils at the end of the course
to take up in connection with the re-
spcctive industries at remunerative
wages.
The type school for such a system
Is as follows:-A school shall be cs-
tablished in given locality when
twenty-five students can be assured.
The attendance of all boys and girls
between the ages of IA and Is, both
inclusive, who are not otherwise WISE
ly and proftably employed, shall bc
required. The equipment Of the
school shall consist of farm of not
less than 25 acres: to be increased
In proportion to the number OF boys
attending by ~ acres per boy, and
to be equipped with essential hand
tools. Such equipment to meet the
needs of the industries of the niegh-
! borhood. Residence buildings provid-
ed with sanitary and culinary equip
ment for properly housing and feed
ing the pupils. Students shall be re-
munerated for their work In accord
ancc with current value, to be de-
tcrmined by some schedule such as
time. piecework. or proht-sharing.
Students shall work the first two
years on the farm or In the shops Of
the school, and the last two years
one-half of each day In the fields or
shops of the industry of the locality.
The rest of each day will be devoted
to the study Of related academic sub
| iects--mathematics, geography, read
ing and writing. etc. The Department
of Public Instruction will engage AMI
pay all instructors. The industry will
| supply lands, buildings, and equip
| mcnts. and pay the students working
for them In fields, shops, etc. The
| school shall cultivate the land set
apart by the industry, and pay the
pupils part of the proceeds of the
crop.
Among the very important papers
of the year were those relating to the
general welfare of the schools. Pres
ident Horne of the kamehamcha
| Schools, delivered a most helpful ad-
dress on increasing the Efficiency Of
| Hawaii's Schools lucid exposition
of practical attainment of greater pow
ers for service. Hawaiian Schools
and Citizenship" by DR.. Scudder. Of
! Central Union Church. laid ftting
! emphasis upon the necessity for
/ training onr young people towards
moral and civic responsibility. Mr..
w. A. Bowen, at special meeting
for the consideration of the needs of
our schools as related to possible
legislative action, spoke forcefully up
on public Interest and The Schools"
Many other features of the years
work might be dwelt upon, but the
above synopsis at least indicates the
forward spirit that has ever charac-
/ terized the actions of the association.
There are many defects that will
gradually right themselves, greater
solidarity of organization, more inter-
est In the out-of-town teachers. sys-
tematic publication of addresses and
papers; but these are minor flaws in
an institution that represents the best
interests of our public school system.
the browning glory of the American
commonwealth.