The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-16

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NJ tsspeslilas u ihis TAni ~,
Itlrfal gafrfnFrni Efhni ffft ifans
nafiaiinr nesi summef ~ fah ifAnrisfo
anf fsiufn fef sHfh itafhrfs id ihe luh
De- schools ~ tho Territory ~ Hawaii
as desife a. aiirnd summef SCHOOLS fnn
daeip1 in connection With either " the
universities ~ California.
"The plaza looks simple, bat 30 enc
ceed 10 must have hfsi the cooperative
backing Of men like yourself. and the
sanction ~ the government The ife.
mondous benefit that will accrue 10 eou
caiionni work IN this Territory must be
Obvious 20 anyone taking only n pass
ing interest Free transportation by
the government IL the only method by
which any number of teachers can get
in touch with the broader educational
life. The cause has appealed TO me ~
being well worth the effort TO put the
plan through
~ have conferred with Governor
Carter aud Secretary Atkinson, and
they will do all In their power to Sc.
cure the favorable action needed from
the government. The delegate will also
do all he can. | take IL for granted
that the educators of the Coast will
Join the forces working 20 give our
teachers a breath Of fresh educational
air.
"Mav | count on your support in pre-
senting the matter to the President and
Secretary of War, and cooperation in
placing before the teachers the educa-
tional advantages of the university
summer school in case the transporta-
ton problem is solvedi
Yours very truly,
(Signed) "W. r. HARRINGTON"
To this letter President Wheeler made
reply as follows:
Berkeley, October 2S, 1905.
"My Dear Sir: / am thoroughly in
favor of your plan, as outlined in your
letter of October 49, regarding the at
tendance of Hawaiian teachers on the
summer schools of the coast.
81 will do all that is possible in CO.
operation with you. Let me call your
attention to the fact that it is likely
that the National Educational Associa-
ton will hold their session next summer
in San Francisco and Berkeley, in
close connection with our summer SEES
sion. We shall arrange, indeed, so that
speakers brought from abroad for the
Association shall be permanent workers
in the summer school. send you here
with announcements concerning the las,
| two sessions. Until l hear further from
you, / shall do nothing except write a
/ letter to the Secretary of War;, asking
his favorable consideration OF your plan
to give free transportation to teachers
"Yours very respectfully,
| (Signed) "BENJ. i. WHEELER,
"President of the University of Cali
fornia.'
President Wheeler was not the only
Coast educator who became interested
in the matter, because at a little later
! date this letter was received from the
| President of the Berkeley Summer
School:
Berkeley, November 10, 1905
"My Dear Sir: President Wheeler
has handed me your letter, with the re
quest that / should correspond with you
concerning your plan to have the teach
ers OF Hawaii come to the University
of California for work in the summer
school next year. The plan is so prom
Using that nothing should prevent it,
being carried out. A trip to California
will not only be of great value to you
teachers; their coming will stir up our
in a very wholesome fashion, too. W.
are hoping that the summer session will
prove so attractive to them that the'
will conclude a. stay in Berkeley, rathel
than go elsewhere when they come t.
the Coast. 1t is a part of our plan t.
|, give instruction in practically all thu
branches taught in elementary and sec
ondary schools. In addition, we hav,
, a very successful observation schoo
where our students may see the bes
methods of school work in use. In cas-
special classes are needed by our teach
ers, we will organize them, and we will
also arrange excursions, field work, Wis
its to the many interesting spots il
the vicinity of San Francisco. In short
, we will do all that we can to make thei
stay both profitable and pleasant. TIL
summer session of the University, to
gether with the meeting of the Ma
tional Educational Association, offe
unqualified opportunities to teacher
who may visit our state next summer.
"Please command us if we can assis
you in any way in carrying forwar
your plan to have Hawaii largely repre-
scented here at that time.
|, "Yours very truly,
z (Signed) "E. G. MOORE,
"President Summer School"
And then Secretary Taft put his vet
on the transportation end of the plal
and for moment everything was in tn
0 air. However, Superintendent Rabbit
as he has said himself, has not W
given up the project, and so some wa
around the Taft ultimatum will b
sought. Meantime, the correspondent
submitted yesterday closes with the 70
lowing letter:
O "Berkeley, December 6, 1905.
"My Dear Sir: Secretary Ia
writes me that he finds it impossible I
grant the request for the transportatio
of teachers next summer. He says
I'VE are so crowded on the transport
that many of our own officials have I
go by the liners. i am very sorry, fC
/ should like to assist the teachers
it were possible
0 "What shall we do next9 1t ce
tainly ought to be made possible fl
the teachers to come. An added reaso
O next summer is the session of the Ed
cational Association in San Francisc
"Yours very truly,