The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-08-26
PRACTICAL WORK
FOR SCHOOLS
Inspector George s. Raymond Pre-
pares Treatise Outlining Plan
for Adding Vocational Train ng
in Territory as Provided for by
Last Legislature.


Preparations, which have been under
way since the last legislature adjourn
cd, were practically concluded yester
day for initiating vocational training
in the public schools of the Territory
For this work the legislature appro
priatcd $1,000. OF this amount 500,
900 is for salaries and $4,000 fol-
equipment and supplies for the eighteen
months beginning January !, 1914, al
which time tho new system is to &C
into effect.
School Inspector George S. Raymond
has prepared short treatise on voca
tional training which will be found in
teresting reading at this time. Ray
mond is practically in charge of launch
ing the new system here and ha:
been in constant correspondence with
many of the more advanced public
. school teachers in Hawaii on the sub
.iect and the interchange of ideas has
been both interesting and educational
he claims.
"We have reached an economi,
state, says School Inspector Raymond
in his treatise, Gin which the indus
trial system is in no position to ade
quately train the young for broad, in
dustrial, intelligent or a working eff
cheney.
'1he apprenticeship system, in it.
day. served well the need for some form
of trade instruction, but it is now little
used. We are, Mt present in period
in which the schools are to fill the
places of those institutions that have
failed to train our future workers.
"We are not, mt present, suitably
training our youth for the wage earn
ing opportunities of their communities
The demand for better men in the
skilled positions must be met by the
public schools and the public schoo
teachers. The school s duty and pur
pose is to serve the industries and so
ciety. The present status of the schoo
is not so much what it will do, but
rather how can it best do it.
Term Is Misleading.
"By the term vocational training
is meant that form of training and ed
ucation whose controlling purpose is t.
fit for some useful occupation. Ii
school nomenclature this term, lik,
manual training, is as much indefn
tie rs it is misleading. The term, how
ever, is broadlNnlsSed by school men anC
women and the general public ant
could hardly be dropped for a more gen
eral one. ,Itt
" Adequate vocational training, main
tanning the proper balance between vo
cational subjects and general education
Oh hn or nd al nf nl
work in the schools. ss,.. .IY,lc ..il
"The Fundamental principle in thu
organization of vocational work in thu
elementary grades will be toward ;
'pre-vocati onal school, operated t.
give boys and girls of twelve to four
teen years of age some intensive worl
in manual training, during part of thu
day, in an effortdto discover their natu
raj bent in1 Vocational education.
Teaching Woodwork.
"'The aims are as follows:
"l.--To make the work pre-voca
tional.
"2-To acquaint the pupil will
tools.
"2.-To teach tool processes.
H.-T0 acquaint the child wit
working material,
"5.-To make useful articles.
"6-To hold the child in school.
"7.-To do practical work.
'The work is planned for pupils il
the eight grades. although children owe
eleven years of age should be instructe
in the manual arts. 1t is hoped tina
the retarded pupil will be awakened t.
the Importance of such work, Will
the teacher may correlate the work t
advantage.
Supervisor to Plan Work.
'The supervisor is to plan the work
prepare written instructions, provid
material and have general care of tn
equipment. He is to direct and crit
cize the work of the pupils and visi
schools as frequently as possible. /
some districts it may be possible t
consolidate schools in this work. A
least, in each district where the wor
is carried on in the higher grades
children should be directed towar
those schools with the industrit
courses.
"'The grade teachers are to cooperat
with the vocational Instructor, and III
der his direction assist in carving o
the work. All the work is to be pra,
teal in character and correlated MOI
or less with instruction in agricultur
In some of the rural school houses
SIS difficult to obtain suitable plac
TO carry on shop work, while in Other
il is more convenient. The followin
plans are suggested:
SEQ Make use of shed; constru,
one if it is necessary. ast 1ro4 q
g tb) Make use of a cellar or bas
4 q. l. Il.
none, excavate for the purpose.
"(c) Make use of any class roo
before or after school,
WASHINGTON. August o. Senat,
Kern maturity leader of the senat