Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-16

that Is In men At the beginning Of
the Civil War, when the Nation was In
jeopardy. when the loyal men of the
Union were bending every effort to
win their cause by force Of arms. the
nations lawmakers were looking
ehead TO the days when war should DO
81 an end and peace Should reign. IN
1852, during the darkest period Of that
struggle, Congress enacted law estab-
fishing Agricultural colleges in each
state and Territory Of the Union, and
giving to each as yet unborn institu.
ton magnificent endowment Of public
lands. Under this original Morrill, law
there are now sixty.six agricultural
colleges In the United States.
The original Morrill, law of 1862 was
supplemented by the Hatch Act of 1887,
establishing experimental stations as
branches of these land grant colleges;
and, by second Morrill, Act Of 1890.
&C., 40 further endowment Of agricul.
r ~. s-- .--v-..
,urel colleges" by q t,lmulativelg pro-
eressiyc . annual Federal subsidy, be-
ginning with $4,000 In 1890 and
amounting to s25,oO0 In 1900 and sub.
sequent years. The Hatch Act of 1887
and the Morrill, Act OF 1890 both bark
back TO the Land Grant Colleges found
ed under the law OF 1862.
Both the agricultural college and the
agricultural experiment station are
supported from the funds derived from
the sale of public lands. not from funds
derived by taxation, direct or indirect.
Now, that Hawaii Is q full fiedged
Territory OF the United States the
query has arisen, why cannot Hawaii
receive from the Federal Government
a subsidy in support Of an agricultural
college? There IL no educational in.
stitution of college grade In Hawaii.
Oahu College, the best that we have.
iis a preparatory school. The question
, is n to whether the time has come
! when this country can adequately sup.
. port an institution of college grade
There can be no doubt as to the need
. OF higher institution of learning but
: can Hawaii support such an institu
! ton?
7 Before we can Justly 20 to the Fed
J eral Government and ask that our
, share of the funds derived from the
sale OF public lands be granted for the
further endowment of the agricultur
al college" should we not make due
1 provision for this college? The orig
| inal endowment OF the mainland col
, leges was 10000, 900 acres OF land, orig
A inally estimated to be worth upwards
OF s1i,000,000. To this have been added
other land grant funds amounting tc
. $l.iil, 200; other permanent funds
I sli.t45,000: farms and grounds $3.50.
: 0cO; buildings, sl6,50o000; apparatus
sz,O00,OOO; libraries, 81, $780, 900; miscel
Q laneous equipment, 100000. making
total permanent value Of 100000, 600
I In 1899 the agricultural colleges of tn
United States were attended by 5000
students and during that year the Fed
d eral Government contributed $1,000
and the States and Territories $2,2S7
900. Three-fourths Of the total permu
I Dont endowment Of the colleges ha
!. been supplied by the States and Terri
{ tories and GO per cent OF the annua
q running expenses.
Hawaii has no agricultural colleg
9 but would like TO have one in order :
, secure the $4,000 annual subsidy fror
!. the Federal Government. II seems I
Il me that IL college Is to be establishe
q the Territorial Legislature should So
a aside as a permanent endowment a