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

! unny yoar. ,f Ito activity n has in
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hs 'o 'he up-p"'ioing o' an e''c'c"'
school-system. It has been a potent
factor In constantly raising the ideals
OF service OF the teaching profession
OF Hawaii.
The long-continncd existence OF the
body Is "a strong indication of the
right professional spirit among the
teachers" and this spirit has been
especially manifest during the meet
ings OF the past year
What II Is. .,
Inc Association consists OF CEN
trail organization In Honolulu, with
branch ORGANIZATIONS upon each Of the
other islands. Any teacher OF the
public or private schools Is eligible
TO membership. There are no dues
nor fees. the ofiicers consist OF
president, vice7president. and secre-
tary, elected annually The officers
for 1901 were Mr.. J. c. Davis. Miss
Ida Ziegler, Mr.. Vaughan MacCaug-
| hey. An advisory council, consisting
of the principals of the larger schools
assists In the planning Of programs
and other executive work Of the as
ISOLATION. Meetings are held month
ly. usually In the auditorium of the
Mckinley High School.
Other Islands.
With regard to the work on the
other islands, Miss Josephine Dcyo
reported, 1900-"On Hawaii, the
Hilo Teachers Union, organized in
1898 and composed of about seventy
fivc iiilo and Puma teachers, convenes
four times year The leading fea-
lures of it's meetings are classroom
work. general papers, discussions. ad-
dresses, and exhibitions of pupils
handiwork.
A second Hilo society, known as
the Teachers Reading Club, has met
for eleven years on two evenings of
each school month to pursue such
lines of work as make for culture and
broader scholarship. The present
work Is on the art, literature and his
tory OF Spain.
! The Kobaia Teachers Association
now about seventeen years old, meets
quarterly and Is helpful factor In
the Kceala educational field. Practi-
cal sch'ol-room work and the pres
entation OF successful methods and
devices by capable teachers charac-
terize It's meetings.
Once year all the Maui teachers
ers Association The Wailnku-Ma-
kawao Association of about fifty
members meeting once in two months
emphasizes the work OF primary
grades and pays some attention ia
the subject Of school agriculture,
The Lahaina Association which
meets monthly was organized Septom-
Der, 1908, with thirty members IN
Guiding teachers from M0iokai, who
attend the meetings once IN three
months. Discussions and exchange OF
views on topics OF vital interest ia
teachers, rather than the reading ol
FORMAL papers, Is favored by tnis
body.
Distance and the dificu'ties OF Isl
and travel make 1t Impossible Tor all
inc teachers OF the 'errhory 10 avail
themselves OF the advantages OF as
ISOLATION work, but me organizations
mentioned above include large per
centage OF our teaching force.'
EDUCATIONAL Legislation
Educational matters nave mad
prominent place In the legislatures
OF both the nation ana me TERRITORY
during the past year. C"hcomitah'iy
the association mas taken particular
interest IN legislation auectihs eau
cation.
The Dollivar-Dayis BIZ, pending inc
action OF Congress, received carefu
consideration at the hrst TWO meet
inss OF the year. This weii-knowr
Dill Is In the interests OF Voca'loha
training with special reference t'
agriculture. 1t augments the extern
sion work now 80 largely carried Oh