Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-16

but he would not have attempted the
plan itself
II has been my experience, ranging
over number Of years, that the man
who best understands his business is
the one with whom 1t is most easy to
advise; while he who least under
stands his work is not only the hard.
est man to work for. but the one least
willing to take advice, and most liable
to assert his authority. therefore
feel that we owe to the future genera.
tions of Hawaii, the arranging OF af-
fairs and conditions so that they will
best enable him to become not only a
thorough and useful citizen, but that
he be qualified to meet his fellow man
from the states on equal footing, and
that If the future is to offer any special
prizes, he be equipped to run a good
race for the same.
l therefore feel that Oahu and Kane.
hameha Colleges have lost and are
loosing great opportunities in not hav-
ing established thorough course in
this special line of engineering.
A course embracing a study OF chem.
istry, having for its primary object
the analysis of juices, evils, fertilizers,
etc; a thorough study of mathema.
tics; sufficient surveying to enable the
student to use the ordinary field in,
struments and their underlying prin.
ciples; hydraulics, irrigation, proper.
ties of steam, fuel, materials, etc, to.
gether with such other studies as will
equip a student to understandingly en-.
ter plantation work-such a course
would be appreciated.
| do not believe Hawaii Will ever be
able to keep all of our would.be col.
lege graduates at home, even through
the establishing OF a local university,
but | do believe thorough course
mot smatterlng) in sugar engineer.
ing can be arranged in our college or
colleges which will in time attract
young men from the states.
Other parts of the world have rec
ognized the value of the sugar engi,
neer." The tune is not of my coinage
and such courses are already being
taught in the states.
We have no fine sugar machinery as
there is in the world, and in time Ha.
wall will have a refinery. We have
every variety of irrigated and non.irri.
gated cane culture. We have the finest
climate in the world to assist and at.
tract the stranger. In few years the
cost of travel will be much reduced
and we will be in the direct pathway
OF the world. It takes time to build
up any institution, and it may be years
before a first graduate could appear
We have the wealthy colleges already,
and later can secure assistance as a
territory or state. We simply need
the work well started, the balance will
take care Of itself. With proper ar.
rangements we could say to the young
man at home and abroad: Come, We
can equip you with an education and
are willing to assist you to obtain il
by securing you work during your
summer vacations on the plantations"
There is little benefit to be desired
in starting such a course II II is not
strong. The world already has too
many men of partial educations, or
those schooled to look down on honest
toll. What we want and need are men
who are not afraid OF work, and who
not only understand the "hows" but
the why's" The practical man is all
right In his place, as is also the theo
retical; but the man who can not only
tell how a thing SHOULD be done, but
why, is the man who does not fail
down" when met by some new condi
ton.
A school in Hawaii which can com.
bine theory with practice. and teach
our young men that to work with the
hands is honorable; with the brains,
more honorable; and with both, most
honorable; will not only I'LL positions
which otherwise must in time be given
to their more fortunate brothers from
the states.
We should see to 1t that in our aim
to educate the young, we do not forget
that 1t is not only our duty to enable
them to reach the highest ideals as a
Christian, but an equally useful and
practical existence as a citizen.
A. c. L.
Honolulu. Feb. IA, 1902.