The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-19
.TEACHERsOFFERED
. SPECIAL TRAINING
Department Of Public Instruction
Announces Plans for Sum
mer school.

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Following the custom OF several years
past, the territorial department Of pub.
lie instruction viii conduct summer
school for teachers Of the public schools
at the Normal School in Honolulu. The
sessions win begin on July s and con.
tinue until July 81. The examinations
for certificates will be held on August
3, 4 and 8.
The object Of the summer school Is
the Improvement Of the teaching Spree.
No tuition fee is charged, but ali cahdi-
dates must be at least eighteen years of
age. Those expecting to attend are re-
quested to present their names to the
department of instruction for registra.
ton as early. as possible.
value Is Demonstrated.
The value Of the summer school has
been well illustrated since il was or
ganized four years ago. At that time
II was supported financially by NUN.
her of public-spirited citizens through.
out the Territory, who recognized the
need Of Improvement in the public
schools and cooperated with the depart
ment in making the first step a posi-
bility. The teachers attended largely
ard helped TO make il a success.
At the regular examinations follow
| ing the first summer school liz of those
attending successfully passed and were
| granted certificates This progressive
move on TIE part Of all concerned no
doubt had much to do with the legis-
latune appropriating literally for public
schools and special mention made for
sumner schools.
Decrease in Uncertihcated.
When the summer school was iirst or
ganized the department found that 28.4
per cent Of its teachers did not hold
the required credentials, which figures
were reduced 70 9.5 per cent in 1919
ard this year has been reduced to So
lper cent. This decrease in the uncer-
tifcated is largely due TO the work of
| the summer schools. 81.
While registration has not yet com
menced. il Is expected that the attend
anee will be about 100. In addition to
courses which have been offered here
i tofore. this year a course in agriculture,
nature study and manual work will be
conducted by experts in that line. IL
is believed that this course will be of
great benefit to teachers, as most of
them have had no instruction in teach
ing in this line.
| Examinations Are Distinct,
1t must not be construed that the
standings registered at the school in
class work of quizzes will have any
bearing on the granting Of certificates.
The summer course is simply for the
purpose of instructing the teachers in
branches upon which they will be ex-
amined later. A splendid corps of in
struetors has been secured as follows:
Cyril o. Smith, directors; Mr.. L. A.
Cloves, DIR. u. ". Wilcox and Expert
ment Station staff agriculture, nature
study and manual work; Edgar Wood,
methods and class room management;
John Nelson science, hygiene, santa
tion and physiology; G. w. Baldwin,
geography; w. s. Beeman, history; w.
i c. Avery, mathematics; Mrs. l.. g. Mar
shall, drawing and story work; to be
ppointed-English.
i For the benefit of teachers planning
to attend the school the list of books
TO be used in the classes is named be.
low. All these books are in use in the
public schools Of the territory and the
list is published in order that teachers
who have these books may bring them
and not be compelled to purchase:
Primary Grade Glasses.
English Swinton's Grammar and
Composition; Vision Of Sir LaunfaI;
Selections from Lamb s Tales of
Shakespeare.
History History Of United States
and Its People - Eggleston; General
History-Meyers.
Geography Natural Advanced Geog-
raphy or Redway and Human or Fryets
Complete Geography or Tarr and Me-
Murry's Advanced Geography; Paid.
wins Hawaiian Geography.
Arithmetic--Went & Smiths
Complete Arithmetic. mv
Hygiene, Sanitation and Physiology
--Gulick Series; Primer Of Sanitation
-Ritchie; any book on physiology,
Grammar Grade Glasses.
All those used in the Primary Grade
classes and also the following: 80
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Venice; Julius
Caesar; the Great Stone Face.
Mathematics Wentworth 3 Elemen-
tary Algebra; Wentworth 3 Plane Geo.
metry.
Agriculture, Nature Study, Manual
Work, Vocational Education, Elemen.
tary Science and Methods books to be
Iasi.. I..N.