Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-07
WILL Be TAUGHT TO FARM
Kamehameha Boys Have a Great Boon
Conferred on Them.
An Expert and Scientific Farmer Is Engaged 10
Start Class in Practical
Farming.

One of the most important pro-
jects ever undertaken for the
benefit of the rising generation of
native Hawaiians is now disclos.
ed. The Trustees of the Bishop
Estate have decided to attach an
agricultural training branch to
the Kamehameha School for
Boys.
There is scientific farmer now
in the country, whom the Trus
tees are about to engage as super
intendeut of the enterprise. He
holds diplomas to show that he is
a graduate of a recognized agricul-
tural college. His knowledge
embraces the chemistry of soils,
etc, and he is thoroughly up in
practical agriculture and horticul
ture.
Nevertheless it is not intended
that the branch shall be a school
for imparting the higher knowl-
edge of the superintendent to the
pupils. They are to he taken out
n the field and taught how to
farm with intelligence. How to
plant and care for trees, prune
and graft fruit trees, and 80 forth,
will be in the working curriculum.
Ii any of the boys evince more
than average talent, however,
there will be every opportunity
granted such to advance into the
higher theories, so that in course
of time they may become the in
structors of succeeding classes.
The scheme is going into opera
ton forthwith. While there will
be special farming class of the
larger boys, every lad in the insti
tuition will have to put in some
time, regularly, at grubbing the
soil. Tie INTENT is that nnj of
the pupils, whatever life occupa-
ton he may select, will be ena-
bled at any time to cultivate a
home plot for himself. And that
all who may take to farming by
choice will be able to follow it
with profit.
1t may almost be taken for
granted that the purchase of land
just made by the Trustees at Ka-
lihi will be made part of the
farming class ground to cultivate.
Reference is to the Spooner land
at Kslihi, which Jos. o. Carter, a
member Of the Board, bought at
auction yesterday. 1t con-
tains an area of about
fourteen acres, and was knocked
down at Sl4,500. There is a wedge
of land belonging to the Estate
between the Kalihi road and the
plot in question. One of the
bidders at the sale, had he been
able to bup that wedge from the
Trustees, would readily have bid
S25, 900 for the Spooner land. The
Trustees held the key to the stu.
tons.
1t was matter of surprise that
the Bishop Trust should buy land,
when it has been rec ntly large
seller, aud when its land income,
already, is accounted as becoming
an embarrassment in proportion
to the uses for which it was de
vised by Princess Bernice Pauahi
Bishop, founder by last
will aud testament of the Kane
hameha Schools for Boys and
Girls of the Hawaiian race. This
agricultural school scheme seems
to explain the mystery, although
Mr.. Carter is not prepared to say
whether the new land is to be the
initial site of operations. He WAS
instructed TO buy the land without
any limitation on the figure.
The soil of the lands, new and
old, at the situation is excellent,
adapted to any kind of tropical
agriculture. Water can be put on
it from the existing school wells.
but additional boripgs may be
made on the particular lands to be
cultivated.
This project marks a new era in
the beneticent work of the Kane
hameha Schools, and is surely
destined to be blessing of untold
value to the rising and succeeding