The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-18
The Hawaiian
Boards Plans
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

siders first great step in the
development of its higher educa-
catona work The work or the Board that of its
dececr progeno in these Islands, the American Board has
been in the essential sense educational process of draw
ing out the best people of these Islands toward the best that
humanity civilization in other peoples blessed by Divine revea
ton, had give.
From the very first the work of those who came Ameri
can Board and who children and associates formed and
carried the Hawaiian Board has been educational The school was
conemporaneous with preaching of the Word and the school
ynconous 1t of the phenomena
of the early missionaries that they set whole nation
learning read and write.
Not only the germ the development of the idea of the
training and industrial school, which has ied such marked
institutions as Hampton Institute the whole system
training schools throughout the world found its uchcaon IN the
school work American Board Hawaii Among the mission
aries of the American Board Islands, scholarship and pho
ogy found browning ornaments.
The educational system system of educational institutions
Hawaii nearly century ago. have developed and changed to meet
new and changing conditions The establishment of the
but development
OF this institution the Hawaiian
in an appeal to its friends and to the TRENDS OF the WORK lot mean"
to carry
The Hawaiian Board completed great step the
development of its higher educational work by purchasing between
hyx trtyseven of land in Alanca vaeyte old sid
Upon this proposed to locate the NldPaclhc nst
1e into which Seminary Mills Institute and the Japanese
Boarding School be consolidated In making this purchase the
parted with the premises the North Pacific Missionary
Punchbow the Methodist church and the land
upon which Kawaahao Seminary stands to the Castle estate Inc
Castle estate will incorporate the latter property into its holdings tor
Thus all time it is proposed that this large area
be retained part of Honouu missionary center
The site thus purchased for the Midacfc Institute forms an
beautiful of mountains and having
congraton which naturally lends itself the division into two
girls and the other for boys The former will have
approach while the latter will be reached
through Kaala Avenue There ample for the agricultural
features which have been planned The land contains fine spring OF
yielding gallons diem and further supplied
by auwai with a right of one days every week.
One of the delightful futures of the institution its inter
UNCONVENTIONAL character Aehodsts unite with CongregaOnas
in the enterprise Rev John W. Wadman the genial and popular Sup
Methodist Episcopal work the Territory being
enthusiastic member of the Board of Managers The primary school
Koreans will graduate boys and girls
the institute support will be sought by him for
larging and Strengthening its work.
Ihe MidPachc Institute will naturally the capsone OF
educational enterprise oed by Hawaiian Board and its
This embraces o Boarding School, Koaa and Mat
naouu semnaes and of plantation schools throughout
the Territory While aggressivey Christian in its work will know
ectaranism will be bounded by racial lines whatsoever
chief aim will be the kind of and needed
Hawaii for the largest development of the of the Terri
Hand well head will be trained This will necessiae
somewhat wide Of work such only be developed slowly
according adequate supplied by
of relations which necessarily
hold with the great peoples of the Orient fascinating IN
prospect Already Mills Institute has contributed generously the
life in China through young who have carried back the
home land the influence abe Christian training received that ns