The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-01
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EhHiiaii session cti Garden Island
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/, LIHuEs January, s.4-Kauai teachers
held their regular annual convention III
Lihue today attending three sessions.
II was conceded the most srecessful
meeting ever iheid on the Garden iale.
and the tsachihe force as wen as nu,
NERVOUS friends and guests an worked
togsther 70 make the meeting one Of
inspiration and value. ~ I
I. Eric KnGdseh, the comniisSlonef Of
edueation for Kanal, WINS elected presii
iient Of the TeAehefs Association and
presided after FORMER Commissioner and
president, Theodore Brandt, had opened
the meeting and conducted the lection.
Addresses 70 Tshchera ~
I Perhaps the most important events
of, the day wefeithe addresses delivered
BY James a.! wilder ana pres. y Al
Dean during the evening session.
With the subject aSeo0tinQ on Kan
al, ~ Mr.. wilder deifehffuliy explained
Scouting, It's oath, law ana Ideals, and
discussed the formation Of boy scout
troops on Kauai He stated that scout
ing was practiealIy applied edueation,
teSehing boys self.reIiance, iladership,
and citizenship, as well MS loyalty, obel
dience, reverence and a thoronRh love
and appreciation Of nature. He stated
also that had the scout movement been
in existence forty years ags : pthe world
would today have been better able 10
cope with the great war and Its pre-!
vention. v n
,.Be Prepared. FfincipIe
One Of the fundamental principles Of
scouting Is . Be Prepared. In re.
gard to the scout law, he said that it
was religion enough for any man, all
though the organizati6nis stfietIy non.
seetafian. He announced that an in.
dependent branch would be formed In
Kauai, with e. Allen Creevy as leader,
and the latter announced the names of
the local council and scout masters,
which included Hon. w. H. Rice, as
president, with Messfs. KnOasen, Coney,
Brandt, Robinson, McBryde. Timmons,
Avery and Diekeys among the number
In the council and Messrs Mccall,
Hennis, and Schwartz as scout masters.
Science and Education srE#
President Dean of the College Of
Hawaii, leetured on the subject 'tSci-
ence and Education He spoke of the
continued and tremendous growth of
every branch of'scienee and its relation
to practical education. The Stages Of
science are observation, reasoning and
Imagination With the moral quality Of
absolute honesty. The stages Of eSlu-
cationta are the acquisition Of knowledge
and then the development Of the power
to do. - 7
Mental power means the ability to
concentrate, to suspend Judgement, and
TO vision. Both science and education
work toward these ends. childten
should be taught to observe and reason,
and more science should be introduced
nto the cufrisulum. When proper
methods and text books have been In.
troduced, then science will take its
proper place in the elementary schools.
Mr.. Hofner Talks
The other events Of the evening were
q clever talk by Albert Horner Jr.,
I''Important; Facts Of History,l' a vocal
solo by Miss Waterhouse, a violin solo,
an excellent rendition Of "Legendeo
by Mr.. Garden, and vocal solo by Mrs.
IW. II! Rice Jr., and some songs by a
double quartette. i s.lt I'd 90
l During the morning and afternoon
sessions very, interesting and helpful
addresses ON school topics were given
by various teachers and friends of the
school, The course of study and the ex-
animation system aud question, reeeiv-
ed their due. share of discussion. !.
H. Coney very clearly explained the
practical way in which school laws and
affairs were handled in the legislature.
Mr.. Brandt discussed the formation of
Y. NJ. c. A. on Kauai, and Mr.. Loom
is Of Honolulu, spoke in regard to TAX
ing UP the work asa field secretary.
Jt6ges Il. AZ Diekey read a well worked
out discussion OF the Pension Act ana
It's relation to the teaehers.- ICY
Many feachefs Present .'' 80.
One hundred and ten teachers and the
numerous guests brought the. attendance
to high mark The lunch eonr given
nj the, Faifyiew Hotel, and the dance
for which the music was furnished by
Hon. Charles Rice added greatly to the
day. success. Thevery excellent Illus
tratife material shown by many Of the
teachers, and the splendid suggestions
made for the bettefment Of the system
showed that education on Kauai IL
well developed. Special emphasis was
laid on the subjects Of English, Geogra,
ply and Hygiene, and the papers read
BY Miss GATHERINGS Mcintyre Of the
Kahai;high school, Mr.. Henry Brown Of
whim4a, ana Mis-, g.. ID. Heapy Of Ma
ma, were particularly helpful.
fEI y $780,