Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-20
REQUIREMENTS AS
HIGH AS IN STATES
Regents Discuss Matter
Of Admission To
College


ments of the new College of Agricul
ture and Mechanic Arts of Hawaii is
to be fully as high as that of similar
institutions in the States, according
to the decision arrived at last night
by the Board of Regents at their
meeting with number of the prom
inent educators of Honolulu. The
meeting was held at the University
Club and in addition to the Regents
was attended by Presidents Horne
and Grifiiths, Superintendent Babbitt
and Professor Law.
The matter was very fully discuss
ed by those present and all were
unanimous in their opinion that
there should be no lowering of the
requirements at the beginning. The
school should start off right and not
make concessions for the sake of in
creasing the number of students.
President H. e. Cooper stated at
the commencement of the meeting
that the Board had tentative pro-
posal for temporary quarters for the
College on Young street, and he was
of the opinion that the offer should
be accepted, in order that no mis-
take might be made in the matter of
permanent buildings. He then call
cd for suggestions along the line of
requirements for admission to the
College.
Superintendent Babbitt thought it
would be a very grave mistake to
take applicants with too low require
ments. The requirements should be
made as rigid as those of the best
agricultural colleges in the States.
Cooper asked if Babbitt thought
High School graduates should be ac-
cepted on their diplomas. Babbitt
was of the opinion that this would
depend ON what course they had ia
ken in school. Cooper asked if Bah
bitt could suggest any standard. The
Superintendent said he could not un-
til he knew what studies would be
specialized in. He thought that aft
er while, when the College got to
running, both the High School and
Punahou College would map out
courses to prepare pupils for en-
trance to the College of Agriculture.
President Horne of the Kameha-
meha Schools thought that the re-
uuirements should be such that no
pupil would be admitted who had not
completed the High School course in
algebra and geometry. An elemen-
tary course in physics and chemistry,
including the usual High School ex-
Deriments, should also be requi-
site. The English entrance require
ments should include a regular,
mapped-out course such as is follow
ed in the High Schools of the
States.
President Griffths of Punahou
stated that he did not think that, at
present, the Board could count on
more than three or four students a
year coming from his school. He
also thought the standard of admis
sion should be a high one. But he
told the Board that before they
could count on getting any students
for the college, they must be ready
to receive them and must have some
thing to offer them. There must be
a faculty selected, men who have
to offer and can command
the confidence of the student commu
rity.
Marston Campbell thought the
Poard might count on getting as
students for the new college those
who cannot afford to go away to col
ieges in the States. All agreed that
before anything could be done to-
ward trying to secure students for
the new college, there must be fac
ulty and something to offer.
In this connection, Cooper stated
that the Board was very anxious to
have him go to the States to find a
President and keep on going until he
did find good man. Grifiiths and
Horne were both of the opinion that
it will prove difficult to secure
good man in time to open up the col
.ege by September. Cooper explain
ed that the school must be fully or
sanized and ready to open its doors
10 students before the Federal appro-
will be available.
After this discussion the Board
held a formal business meeting, at
which, on motion of Campbell, Pres
dent Cooper was authorized to close
he deal for permanent location
site tor the new college, On Camp
BELLS motion, also, il was voted to
accept the Young street property as