The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-16
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the excellence of the idea, the time was
too short to accomplish anything.
learned, or was again reminded, that
our government moves slowly, and that
ii takes time to carry out program of
this character.
1.-The experience of last summer has,
however, led me to renew my efforts to
accomplish the desired result next year.
It is to secure your assistance and sug-
gestion that [ bring the matter to your
attention.
Summer schools for our public
school teachers have been held in Homo
lulu. Of late years, no appropriations
have been made for this work. Fur.
thermore, the policy of retrenchment
has resulted in a twenty per cent. re-
duction of the salaries of all the public
school teachers throughout the Terri
tory.
my proposition is this: That the
Federal government grant free trans
portation next summer to San Francisco
and return for such teachers in the pub
lie schools of the Territory of Hawaii
as desire to attend summer schools con-
Quoted in connection with either of the
universities of California.
FEThe plan looks simple, but to sue
ceed it must have first the cooperative
backing of men like yourself, and the
sanction of the government. The ire
mendous benefit that will accrue to edu-
cational work in this Territory must be
obvious to anyone taking only a pass
ing interest. Free transportation by
the government is the only method by
which any number of teachers can get
in touch with the broader educational
life. The cause has appealed to me as
being well worth the effort to put the
plan through.
~ have conferred with Governor
Carter and 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 it for granted
that the educators of the Coast will
join the forces working to give our
teachers breath of fresh educational
air.
MAY ! 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 solved?
Yours very truly.
(Signed) 'FW. R. FARRINGTON.'
To this letter President Wheeler made !
reply as follows:
Berkeley, October %, 1905.
"My Dear Sir: | am thoroughly in !
favor of your plan, as outlined in your
letter of October 16, 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
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 ses-
sion. We shall arrange, indeed, so that
speakers brought from abroad for the
Association shall be permanent workers
n the summer school | send you here
with announcements concerning the lasL
,wo sessions. Until | hear further from
you, | shall do nothing except write a
etter to the Secretary of War, asking
lis favorable consideration of your plan
o 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
n the matter, because at a little later
late this letter was received from the
President of the Berkeley Summer
school:
Berkeley, November Is, 1905.
Ny Dear Sir: President Wheeler
las handed me your letter, with the re
quest That l should correspond with you
concerning your plan to have the teach
RS OF Hawaii come to the University
# California for work in the summer
chool next year. The plan is so prom
sing that nothing should prevent its
'eing carried out. trip to California
will not only be of great value to your
eachers; their coming viii stir up ours
n very wholesome fashion. too We
re hoping that the summer session will
rove so attractive to them that they
i'll conclude to stay in Berkeley, rather