The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-07


NUHUan H.. ...HHI UH.. boom msHr
o. tht.. ....mH. .. U. HrU.uuUit .f
fDv1 aHI ..| .".H boz IH.sU islands for
seloutH. H.IH r various directions
Therg BE- .H. s...u.s BOB which 90 would
Hrcm tHaf tH..Un0TIa uf siulDuH af tH.
Raflous s.H0..s ruDig ana urEai. Hf
fuitah.. Ea.. could Hr utilized ta much
adkauaE.. baU to science aua to He
instra given u hr schools. IsH-
taug fought BOP WauE schools u Il.
Territory. elementary botany. Do De- true.
and confined principally ta h. botany
of abe pbenogamous orders. But there
has ae gpf been DOB complete ur uraUii-
callg complete classification and publ
cation ui ihe plants ot these orders
found boz these Islands. Ol course 100
such classification De- ever complete. and
every publication must af necessity be
behind discovery aud classification be-
fore If can be gotten through tHe press
l5gf classification complete within
tlu pas .bI.ues Of au advancing science,
and publication authentic and authori-
tauYe within tne possibilities OF such
publication. would be- "a work of true
scientific Effort
such a classification and publication
would seem 10 Doe within the range OF
scnO0I effort d. properly directed and
persisted lu. Let oahu college, for in
stance take the lead and direct the ef-
fort Under the direction Of the faculty
Of that institution let the cooperation
Of every teacher OF botany boz every
school boo which botany b. taught, be en-
listed. where the study d. carried on 10
the point Of making mounting ana pre-
serving collections Of botanical Fpecl-
mems, let these collections be- made with
view 10 creating and preserving some
where q complete collection Of the fora
Of the Islands. 10 this way every pupil
would have not only the nest and in
cenuye Of hlg own interest and that Of
bis school, but the added zest ana In
centiye Of cooperation and emulation,
81 this way there would be- enlisted IN
the effort not the work Of one person,
but Of dOzeug, ana not ln one location,
Dut 10 many
such plan carried out would involve
~ Bill hAtA ~ .fH'l y A'pl Nii'N' VI ~ W.
Tected IT, They would have 10 look 10
the proper description aid classification
Of the specimens sent 10 them Tor anal
ygis ana classification. But u would be
work worthy Of effort u would be
work directed 20 definite end. II
would be- q work that properly carried
out would bc definite IN ~ results ana
add permanently 10 the body Of achicv-
cd results IN o science which has occu-
pied the efforts Of some Of the worlds
greatest men.
win the results thus obtained could
be- Incorporated the results Of the work
Of specialists VINO devote themselves
from time ~ time 10 the subject. So
that IN the end there would be achieved,
what - sun lacking, something in the
nature u q cOmDcndium Of the fora Of
Hawaii
- II q work which would be Of the
hig6cst educational value TO every one
who took part ~ r., II would stimulate
students with purpose. The students
Of our higher Institutions are just as
capable ~ the greatest botanist Of
searching IN hitherto unscarched lOca-
iitics for these botanical treasures, and
while they have not the skill or knOwl-
edge % analysc and classify, this can
be- done by thOsc IN direction Of the
work No college or scientific institu-
lion could ask FOR a worthler field Of
effort whether II was a directing or CO.
operating part
Northwestern University some years
ago, undertook q work Of this kind,
limiting ~ Geld 10 cook county, Iii
nOis, and carried II on 10 substantial
success. The University Of Illinois, later .
undertook the work on larger scaIe