The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-06
SENATORS VISIT
COLLEGE OF HAWAII

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mittee of the Senate nearly all the
members of that body visited the Col
lege of Hawaii in four automobiles yes
terday afternoon. Calling at the tenn
porary college buildings on Beretanls.
street the party was joined by Pres1-
dent John w. Gilmore and drove to
the permanent college site in Manoa
valley There the president explained
the entire scheme he had in view for
rounding out the institution. Answer
ing President w. o. Smith of the Be-
nate he stated that permanent build
ings of non-combustlb.e construction
would call for between 100000 and
$4,000 On the mainland it was
now regarded as poor economy to erect
wooden college, buildings. If there
was not money available tor the en-
tire construction at once, wing might
be built adapted to the complete plan
AS probably the students would be
largely composed of young men ana
women able to take care OF themselves,
it was an open question whether it
would be necessary to erect dormito-
ries. i'd a a.
President Gilmore answered many
questions from the visitors, telling OF
the scope of instruction at present anu
intended. 1t was the purpose to make
it an institution which should avoid
the necessity for any of the young peo-
pie of Hawaii having to go abroad
for a collegiate education, while at the
same time through it's open lectures
and correspondence classes its bene-
Ats would be widespread among the
people of the Territory. Agricultural
and mechanic arts would be taught 80
that all the industries OF Hawaii should
have a constant supply OF scientine
workers from the graduates OF the col
lege some of the equipments would be
held in common by the Hawaii Expert
ment Station and the College OF Ha-
wall. On the mainland the state agr1-
cultural college antedated the expert
ment stations, which was the reverse
of the case in this Territory. No part
of the Federal appropriaton-noW
$4,000 and increasing i've thousahu
dollars a year until it reached the
limit Of $5O,O00-could be used for site'
buildings or repairs OF buildings.
Driving back to the college the VISIT
tors were conducted by President Gil
more through the various departments
} with their laboratories. Though there
: is not a great deal of it, the equipment
n is fine, especially in the anatomical
d electrical, domestic science, chemistry
i fine arts and mechanical drawing de-
e nartments. The nucleus OF mucn
3. diversified library is on position and
o being catalogued according to the lat
est system. Much interest was taken
IL in the production of streaks OF llghth-
ing in the electrical room, ana the
e working of the X-ray apparatus though
this lacks something as yet to be Ell
fective.
In fact the Solons were more than
seized with curious interest, as an
amusing incident at the end Of the Visi
showed. After all of the rooms nae
g been visited the president and mem
~ hers of the faculty explaining every
thing. several the party strolled on
:, and left for town in two OF the auto
- mobiles In one of the other wv
49, Senator Harvey and the Star reporte
oh took their seats. They waited ma
an hour but nobody else came out q
ho the building Then Senator MOOT
ut plunged down the steps and sprinte
for the other auto, which whirle
away with him to enable him to cate
he the train for Pearl City. At thl
he gey became FESTIVE. He had me
,ot to pay off at five O'Clock. AS IN
lot minutes dragged around to close
MS that hour the reporter volunteered
ed go inside and rout Coelho out as
Ia was the only one missing from TIM
all particular autos passengers.
ers When the reporter started to das
to down the hallway, he suddenly put G
The the soft pedal as he glanced inside II
at lecture room. There were eight
Pc ten of the grave and reverend sell
he niors'' leaning forward in the seats
ro- the learners, eagerly drinking in
no apparently SET lecIule ny
but Gilmore on the value of such an inst
es- tuition to Hawaii, in its capacity
sending forth directed intelligence
uld increase the rewards OF industry al
len enhance the growth OF higher civil
cation in these beautiful islands. II
cen listeners seemed perfectly spellboun
one oblivious to the fast gathering shad
Inc of evening and the cooling Dime
waiting for them. The whisper
ins message in Coelho's ear made hi
the i,S.-i,,- =, "a, soot and bis NOV
~ ment broke the spell. Senator N
ms Carthy took advantage Of the break
-, tell what he had read of the marv
,,I, in agricultural productivity created
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