Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05

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The department Is following the Ok
ed policy OF giving the graduates Of
the locaI Normal school the preference
TO teachers coming from elsewhere
Every graduate OF the class Of 1914
has been placed and not a single nor
mai graduate who sought employment
Jailed To find IT,. A new policy has
also been adopted in the employment
Of m slihfni teachers. No such teach
sTs have been appointed 10 positions
In Honolulu this year, 1t being thought
only fair that, as such positions are
regarded as preferable to those in the
country, they be given as reward for
faithful service in the department for
one or more years in the outside dis.
tricts. There is q great latitude in the
certificates OF various states and coun'
ties, and where the department has
found it necessary to employ teachers
from the mainland IL has, as far as
possible, selected only those holding
certificates or known value. as for in.
stance those of the State Of Califor-
MIA. eE:'tls.<
Course of Study. a.ss
During the summer Of 1914 a COM
mittee was appointed to revise the
course of study. The committee con-
sisted Of Inspector General G. S. Ray
mond. supervising principal, Miss Der
tina Ben Taylor, principal of the Maui
high school, w. s. BeemaH. principal
of the summer school, Cyril o. Smith
and the superintendent. This commit
tee compiled a new course Of study,
a copy OF which is append 10 tbs
report. The committee was unanimous
in recommending it and tho members
Of the board Of commissioners of pnb,
tic instruction adopted it with a u;:ani-
nous vote. The committee ;;iTaei To-
wards simplicity, with particular CHI.
phasis on the three great main branch
es-reading, writing and arithmetic.
Cost Of School Books, IL n
As the result OF the adoption of the
new course OF study IL was possible
to reduce fairly materially the cost
of school books required in t'ie hands
of the pupils. While the sum per In
diVidual is not particularly large, the
total in the territory amounts to about
$10,000 year. =
There have been some complaints
against the Golden Treasury Readers
now in use. On the whole these com
plants are to some extent justified. Il
seems best that the material be Sc.
cured by the collaboration Of mum.
Der of the most prominent and sue
cessful of our local teachers, under the
direction OF the department, but the
details of the scheme have not been
worked out as yet In considering the
subject of school books It must be re-
that the slightest change
Involves much trouble and complaint.
Under these circumstances 1t seems
beet to make no change in the present.
readers until such time when q very
substantial betterment can be ohtafn-
Normal School.
At the May, 1914. meeting of the
board Of commissioners of public in.
strpetion. the superintendent submit
ted the following recommendations,
which were adopted by the commits.
sioners
FIRST: That no one will be
ssadmitted tosthe Normal school ex-
cel5f amer having passed the regu-
lar eighth grade examinations. .
Second: That the Normal
school course OF study be limited
definitely for four years.
Third: That the recommends
tons contained in the course Of
study. as prepared by the course
of study committee and adopted
by the department, be followed to
the letter and in spirit
'Fourth That the advance
ulent OF pupils from one class to
another within the Normal school
and the graduation therefrem be
contingent absolutely upon exam
nations prepared and carried out
under the directions Of the board
OF examiners
Fifth: That the dual cadet
system be abolished, .
At the same time a new course of
study for the Normal school was work.
cd out and adopted IN addition TO
raising the general standard OF the
school special course was added. In
he past exceedingly few graduates OF
he local Normal school could OF
would teach the upper grades, the re,
suit being that II was found necessary
10 III the upper grade positions with
naiihini teachers. This seemed de-