Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-03

still be met. Here again | realize
fully that ] am trespassing beyond my
scope. and l mention it merely as a
purely tentative idea, the idea. as a
whole, being to provide. without any
additional outlay. training schools for
Oahu college of Hawaii). Maui Ga
hainaluna) and Hawaii (Boarding
SCHOOL,.
In any event, the chapter as
whole may be considered without this
last paragraph. If this does not appeal
to the administration.
Teachers.
"The remarks made above cover to
a large extent the question of what Is
needed from our teachers, for their
qualifications should be such as to fit
them to carry out the work outlined.
Teachers, generally speaking, should
be qualified in the essentials, rather
than possessed of a more widespread,
though loflsn unassimilated, knowb
edge of tho illnesses and fads, and
should be trained accordingly. The
overhead cost of supervision inereas-
ed vastly during the past few years,
though the 1913 legislature managed
10 cut down the then existing stag
gering cost to some extent Not so
many years ago a few competent ST.
pervisors, did not fall short of their
work. think the number of superVi-
sors can be somewhat reduced without
impairing, efficiency, and the work
done through central control, as eff
fected by the examination system.
would tighten the burden now thrown
almost entirely upon the supervisors
to such an extent as to make a small
er number capable of handling the sit
uation satisfactorily. y.
THE salary schedule has on the
whole worked we'll, but it does Sill
present few defects which have in
some cases given rise to rather anom-'
alous conditions. The details which
have In mind are, however, not Of
sufficient relative Importance to bur-
den the administration with in this
already rather voluminous paper.
Supplies. -. I
The government furnishes its
school population with an expensive
education, and I feel that it is not
inst to call upon it to furnish supplies.
to the extent it now does. Paper. ink,
pencils, pens and the like should be
supplied by the pupils, with The pos
sible exception of those whose cireum-
stances make it impossible. The Jap
anese. for instance, who form large
ratio of our school population, are.
very appreciatiye of educational ad-
Yantages: so much so, in fact, that.
many of them pay for tuition In Jap
anese schools, in addition to attend
ance In the government schools, and
they would not object to paying for
the supplies used The cost in the
case Of the individual would be infin-.
itessimal, while the saving to the ter
ritory would be very material
Il have other points in mind. but
some of these have not as yet
thought out to the stage where can
advance them in definite form, and
others are of comparatively minor inn
portance. ~ m. :. a
II add that the manner in which the
changes referred to should be made.
the order in which the problems
should be taken up and the time for
instituting them, will depend very
largely on the time of the school year
in which a change in the superintend-
ency is made.
Resume.
81. Standard school buildings,
meeting needs a. smallest expense
possible. VIII effect great saving.
70. Concentration on essential
studies and elimination of fads. Re
suits: greater efficiency, less time,
less money.
"3. Classification of schools to cor
respond with conditions. No pupils
retarded. None rushed.
~. Examinations will furnish
means for determining value of work
done by both pupils and teachers.
VIII reduce need for large number OF
supervisors. Another saving.
"5. Meet vocational training de-
mand, not by instruction along super
flcial show lines, but by concentrating
attention on central institutions in
stead of trying to extend system to-
schools in general by carpenter work
and the like. Make use of what We
have, improving it to meet demands
as far as these are based on sound
sense, and avoid wasting OF large
special funds. Make training schools
more self-supporting.
f"6 Train teachers along lines in
dictated in 2 and page 10.
a. Reduce expense Of supplies.
Substantial saving.
"conelusien.
The various suggestions have. inl
nearly all cases, been discussed with
efficient teachers, and much assist
ance can be had from progressive
teachers who have hesitated in the
past to come forward. This is true
in many instances. probably most so
in the case Of the course of study
81 wish to state that realize fully
that, as the governor Is he admins
trations executive, and as such is re-
sponsible for the results of all the de-
partments, the department heads
must bend their efforts towards carry