The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-01
INVITATION TO
THE SCIENTISTS


Probably nowhere else may so great
a variety of volcanic phenomena be,
seen and readily investigated. Fasef
mating even in their ugliness are the
many weird shapes and varied shades
of color which the lava, ancient or re-
cent, has taken as it cooled to rock.
Everywhere there is alluring seen
cry, everywhere the charm of novelty
in the often horribly rough and desc
late lava streams, the astonishing sharp
ridges carved by the elements from
huge lava beds, the vast mountain
masses, the beds of light coral rock and
the deep, steep-sided valleys.
Everywhere there is the unaccus.
toned, everywhere there is a story
plainly spread before the geologist
which tells him how the fiery agencies
have done their work. Great lessons
these which every willing student may
make his own.
"No one, and especially the geolo
gist, can pass over the black jagged
surface of lava streams that darken
the slopes of Mauna Loa, or roam about
the ancient crater of Kilauea, or peer
down into the awful pit where now its
activity lies, or look with delight into
the beautiful palm embowered Waipio
valley, or, perhaps most thrilling of all,
stand on Haleakala when the glory and
grandeur of clouds is piled about it
in masses that no imagination could
picture, and leave Hawaii as he came
For these are experiences that lift the
heart and soul of u man to heights from
which he can never descend, and the
memory of it all shall always con
tinue.' n.
DIR. Brigham, after extolling the ad.
vantages of the Bishop Museum, makes
this characteristic statement:
I'm anthTopology a visiter to this
town has a(wide and most Interesting
field. The various degrees of mongrel
ism are most worthy of note and speci-
mems of the human race, the results of
the union of five distinct races, can be
seen. The degrees and component fac.
tors of hybridism seem unlimited.'
Governor Frear says:
sit is difficult to imagine how a
place could be more completely suited
than Hawaii as a meeting place for the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science. No amount of read
ing or hearing can give an adequate
conception of the climatic scenic and
scientific wonders of this Paradise, ;
Key Crossroads of the Pacific. The
social and industrial life is quite as sur
| prising to the newcomer as are the nat
| ural wonders-the extent of the applica-
| tion of science to agriculture, the hun
| dreds of college men and women in n
comparatively small Anglo.Saxon pop
| ulation, and the rare hospitality of the
people of all races. To those who
know, it would seem n mere common
| place to say that, should meeting of
the association be held here, those for
tunate enough to attend would be given
the time of their lives.p
The closing announcement of the
pamphlet, signed by Governor W. +.
Frear, Professor A. F. Grifliths and Al.
bert +. Judd, the officials of the Homo
lulu committee, states that further in.
formation will be supplied any mem
Der of the association on request.
To accompany this pamphlet will go
another one dealing with the question
Of transportation and travelling in ref.
erence TO a summer session of the As
ISOLATION at Honolulu. This has been
carefully prepared by l.. A. Thurston
and gives full information of the vari.
Gus ocean lines making Honolulu port
of call, with the transportation rates
and other necessary details.
An article on "Travelng in Ha
waii'' is included this being from the
pen of w. J. Cooper, who gives the
interisland rates and short descrip.
ton OF the various island trips.