Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-25
Commissioners of Instruction
Get Report and Receive
Committee of Citizens

Committee of Citizens
Seeking cooperation and advice
with regard 10 the ACCESSIBILITY OF es-
tabiishins n Industrial ard vocation
a. guidance system in the public
schools Of the Territory, committee
composed of Email A BernGt. Edgar
Wood, Vaughan NacCaughey, r. II.
Cross and w. l.. Howard, this morn
ing conferred with the commission
! ers CT education a. their session held
in the board rooms in the Library OF
Hawaii ..~........'
One of the first items of business
taken UP by the board this morning
YVES the acceptance of motion pre-
sented by Commissioner Aiken to the
effect that the public schools of
honolulu hold special exercises in
memory of the late Professor w. d.
Alexander, who for thirteen years was
connected with the board of eduea-
ton. The day set for the holding of
thes exercises is April 8, on which
day Mr.. Alexander would have teep
so years old. The next number of
the Educational Review viii contain
tribute to the late Mr.. Alexander,
AID it was upon this tribute that the
exercises will be based.
A report of the teachers commit
tee on the case of Miss Daniels, a
teacher on one OF the other islands
who has to go four miles in order to
get to her school and who asked for
an additional five dollars per month.
The teachers committee reported IA
voratly upon the capacity of Miss
Daniels as an instructor and recon-
mehded that sac be given the addi-
tional money up until such time when
quarters would be provided for her
nearer the school. - e.
Report on Vocational Training.
An interesting report concerning
vocational training was read by Com
missioner Harrington, which was
heartily received by the members of
the board who were present. The
report brought out the successful
work which the schools are now car
rying On in the way of manual train
ing. domestic science, small farming
and other trades -.
Vocational Guidance Proposed.
Following the reading of the re-
pert by Commissioner Harrington, the
committee on vocational guidance en-
tered into the meeting, Emil A..
Berndt stating that it was the wish of
the committee to secure the co-op-
Grafton and advice of the commission
ers with regard to the furtherance Of
vocational guidance in the public
schools of the Territory. Mr.. Berndt
then spoke at length of the necessity
of preparing the pupils in the public
schools, between the ages of fourteen
and sixteen years, for the occupation
which they intend, to follow as life
work. He spoke of the necessity Of
making a detailed survey. with the
help OF the teachers and parents, as
to just what occupation each pupil
was DESTROYS of following. In order
to do this, he said, it would be neces-
sary to appoint vocational guild
ance commissioner in each county,
which commissioner would visit the
schools in the territory assigned him
and then report lack to the commits
sion which would be located in Ho-
nolulu. - RI. = p.
Edgar Wood spoke of the necessity
of making a canvass of all positions
open to boys and girls. what the quail
ifications were for such positions and
what possible remuneration would
be. When these positions were as
certained, it would then be necessary
to train those boys who intended to
follow along the lines of these profess
sions He also spoke of the need of
making an investigation into the
homes of the parents of these pupils
and find out the conditions there;
whether or not it was necessary to
take boy out of school at the age OF
sixteen years and put him out to work
to help replenish the family Golfers.
The matter of the establishment OF
vocational high schools on the differ
ent islands was brought up, and Com
missioner Aiken suggested that in
case this plan was not deemed adVis-
able, the establishment of travelling
schools would fill the requirement.
Vaughan MacCaughey also spoke at
length of the immediate need of the
establishment of vocational training
schools Many interesting facts were
brought out with regard to the sue
cess the plan is meeting on the main
land In Cincinnati the boy works at
his chosen trade for half a day and
ttends school the other half. In an