Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-14
EDUCATORS GIVE SUPPORT
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atoms and processes of industry as
upon class being advanced in scion
tific knowledge or any professional &C
complishments. the Republican marty
Ridges itself to advocate anil SEP
port legislation and arprnUTiatioFS
necessary therefor and hearing "r"7
Industrial education in the pIf'i2
schools; thereby pnrfCCti0E ~" Svs-
tenn of Public education We Hls0
urge upon our delegate m congress
TO take every means within his power
TO further legislation nav r7nff"g N"-
fore congress for the appropriation
IF federal frnds establishing and go.
porting industrial schools. eaneCiHnr
those Of vocatior0l type. in each
island of the territory"
In order. to receive the sun0"rt Of
those interested in the establishing
of vocational guidance system in
the public schools Of the territory.
these two committees have sent o"t
letters setting forth the need OF snch
a system and askinF cooperation,
I he letters reads as follows:
1--WE beg to call your attention 70
he enclosed memoranda dealing with
the appropriation sought from the
present legislature to enable the NIB.
lie schools of the TERRITORY TO further
advance practical education. We
earnestly solicit your eo-onpration aT1
enclose herewith resolution which
we suggest as basis for "ctton by
your organization. If 1t meets with
your approval kindly take acton rs
soon as possible and return the en-
closed resolution duly signed by the
prorer official" H.. -.
Industrial and vocational work Us
now being carried on in the schools In
a verv limited wav. and II is h"liHE"N
that the time has come when this sort
of practicaI education should be sys-
tematized and extended. In order to
do this it is planned to employ carr
EIe instructors. twn. in aa"h county.
One of these shall o>SaniZe. extend
and supervise farming. gardening
shon work. etc. in the schools, anu
tha other to instruct in such oc"upa-
lions as cooking. sewing. ctr. Those
instructors will travel throughout the
country, organizing first at central
schools such practical education as.
NAV be adapted TO the community.
systematizing such instruction as is
already given and extending the same
To other schools. This instruction
will require no equipment other than
that already possessed or provided Tor
under the appropriation for Indus
trinI and Manual Training.
This work will bad up to AMI pre-
,rare the wav for the vocational and
agricultural high schools which NAV
he made possible by federal aunro-
nriatiops. The aim OF this practical
education is to give the boy and the
girl such training as viii mako them
intelligent workers. willing and capa-
Bile OF working under direction.
Connect tbn how with the job and
prenare the girl TO earn an honest
livelihood. IS the slogan which HIS
been adopted by those who ar1 now
furthering the work Already cnDsid-
cradle data relating to the various on
rorfuuities for tia employment ut
young neople in Honolulu has taen
collected. In case the necessary ap-
propriation is provided, comG7tent
teachers along the lines of vocational
guidance will be brought here from
the mainland. ami active work will be
begun throughout the islands: $..