The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27


Aquarium, the Historical Library, the
Bishop Museum, Oahu College, the Ex-
pertinent Stations and similar institu-
tions), or such as may be esta blished
in the future with the object of forming
local institution with adequate facil-
tiles for prosecuting in the fullest and
most satisfactory way the research
work involved in the foregoing plan of
exploration.
1t would be the purpose of such a
trust to add as rapidly as circum-
stances would permit to the equipment
that is already possessed by this COM
munity such desirab BILE institutions as a
! biological laboratory, an aviarvsor zoo.
logical garden and a garden of accli-
nlatiZation or botanical garden To
these could be added such other scien-
tific institutions or facilities as may
in the future be desirable. ~
To facilitate the research work it is
proposed to arrange from time to time
for especially endowed tables of re-
search under the control of the new
institution. These will be provided by
patrons and interested institutions in
such a way that the Pacific Scientific
Institution can call to its assistance a
corps of specialists, as they are re.
quired, to work on the problenls with
which the institution is to deal, and at
the SAME time to furnish specialists in
the old and well-esta blished- museums
and universities, much needed oppor-
tunity for collateral research in the
Pacific insuar province
This would promote a spirit of co..
operation among the universities and
museums and scientific institutions OF
the world that are directly or indi-
rectly interested in a study of the Pa
cific which would be most helpful and
desirable in every way.
To summarize: This institution
would be formed GsD by organizing an
exploring expedition; (2nd) by estab-
lishing offices of administration tables
of research, library, printing equip
ment, etc; (3rd) by affiliatfng the
various scientific institutions already
established in Honolulu, and (4th) by
the establishment of a biological sta
ton, an aviary and a garden of accli- |
matization, all of which would form |
departments under the same admin |
strative head. The equipment in the |
various departments would be intend |
ed to serve during the period that the |
survey was actively going on. The
endowed tables of research would en- |
able this institution to call to it's as |
sistance specialists from other insti- |
tutions to assist in the work as re- |
anfEsd, or to provide the necessary |
les for visiting scientists to do |
endent work after the plan so well |
@lished in Naples and elsewhere.
Is estimated that the field expT1ra
EA&S will. be completed in about affe@n |
sEtrs. While the equipment ana eh
sowment would be made to confe4aSss /
this estimate, the trustees shonH5 M I'D
to reorganiZe, end@M %nN II
permanently establish any onesasS ALL
Of the institutions created by aheAz SaTa
the continuance of research w@fk Ia
the Pacific. sEs& |
Much that might be said with some
profit at this time concerning the gen
eral administration of such an insti
tuition, as well as relating to it's in
.ernal organization, must be omitted to
confine this paper within reasonable
units. Likewise, plans for the publ
sation of results must be dismissed
without consideration here. In this
it is unnecessary to urge
hat the Bishop Museum, by reason
IF its central location Within the
region to be studied, be made the
recipient and final depository
If the first series of the material which
would be gathered by this expedition.
The general accessibility of the mu-
scum to students residing on the shores
If the great ocean, coupled with the
nature and value of the collections al
'eady permanently stored within it's
halls, no less than the important part
hat the museum must necessarily take
n the work of this exploration, are
lmong the many points that might be
Urged in favor of such a disposition
# the type material.
It would seem proper that the
United States National Museum should
'e made the recipient of the second set
If material and that the third set ,
hould be distributed among the lead
ng specialists engaged in the work. I