The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-05
A University
For Hawaii

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probably few communities in
the world from which large a
proportion the youth higher institutions of learning
from this 1t in all probability that community in the world
sends SO large proportion OF its youth such distances TO receive
have been going by steamer for the Coast for the past month";
all go than miles, and some 5000 miles.
Nor the Coast the only which take
students their schools OF Chinese and Japanese population
go the other direction Fourteen Chinese youth left by
steamer colleges in China going St Johns
az Shanghai Boone College at Hankow number Of
land the opportunity for higher education.
While these currents of travel moving one in one direction
and in the other the islands themselves not without duca
ona facilities themselves for primary and secondary education and
much that may with justice be called higher education 1t
probably because OF this fact that such large number OF our youth
are away for higher education.
The result OF this sending cannot be without profound effect
the islands themselves In fact has had profound effect for
the has been going for long though of late seems to-
educated thought and the intellectual life and is this
which has made this community the marvel that is to all visit
is there the equal of this the
intellectual life Notwithstanding all the checks and hindance and
munity ranks high
One Of the inevitable tendencies of this state of affairs will un-
doubtedy be to develop here good time university institution Of
high rank The time may yet have for it, but certainly
ought be far away when such institution shall find here both
opportunity and means No better monument could be built by any
OF of wealth than the material endowment of such nst
tuition. All institution rapidly
concentrating here With the improved and increasing transportation
facilities the will when these islands will be accessible,
practically large body of students residing elsewhere The eli
location Of these islands would undoubtedly prove
very large of Students the institution
The development of secondary schools is such make
university the step Oahu College undoubtedly the ranking in
make worthy of the title of University large number of n-
uOn both here and other the Territory of high school
grade furnish the proper and appropriate foundation for university
Not alone the conditions rapidly developing toward the
stage academic the scholastic side orig
nal research and scientific work there that without which unver
s would be The Bishop Museum in the work
and doing and do creating the university spirit
So the work the Planters Experiment Station and the Unit
ed States Agricultural Experiment Station We
pulses that from such scientific expeditions those of the Fish
Commission the deep explorations of the Aatross
nege expedition in the Gaee all of which have
tered here.
There here representative OF the work of the Coast
detc Survey The work the Board of Archives Commission would
degree offer practical laboratory in historical research
The suggestion is not made that all these institutions would be
combined corporate with university But they all
different and varying degrees university influences They
hopabe directly conbutOry the university spirit
effort and influence which the
coordinate, to be a real university
nothing possible the
the ocdent of geographic
cal position and historical and chronological present
surprising number the essential conditions of great university
already gathered here They have without
not brought here created with
relation university the university spirit atmosphere
they here The conditions 1t only requires man
with the and the mental vision shall opportunity
seize it. create here of the counrys great universities