The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-18
GILMORE ON
NEW COLLEGE
Tells of the Value 1t Will Be in
the Development of
These Islands.

In general statement of the present
condition and the future needs of the
College >Qf Hawaii, given before the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday after
noon, President John W. Gilmore gave
an outline of the ground plan proposed
for the group of buildings which the
college authorities hope to build ON the
college reservation in Manoa valley,
and he also gave an estimate of the
cost OF the proposed structures.
A large building in the form of an Z
is proposed for the main building, the
design Of which ne believed should be
classical and yet in harmony with the
surroundings. This building is the key
to the grouping Of the other proposed
buildings arranged about a rectangular
court, with the electrical building at
one end. Such building, constructed
of permanent materials, would last for
seventy-five or a hundred years, and
be valuable asset. It would cost in
the neighborhood of 100000 For main
tainance, equipment, ETC., for ten years
he proposed about 100000, which, how
of time than the Federal government
would give, which would amount to
about 100000.
Mr.. Gilmore said he recognized the
present Territorial financial shortage,
yet he believed that the Territory may
recognize the need of an appropriation
which would result IN much good. The
Federal government was giving the
Territory $4,000 year just now; next
year it would be $4,000, and SO on I'M
til $4,000 were reached. That would
be the future yearly allowance. This
was for salaries for instruction in GER
tain stated studies. Similar colleges
were welding great influence in the
States and the development of the local
college would be Of much value to the
entire Territory.
At present the college stood in need
of temporary building to house its
engineering equipment and work in
general. He would like to see the col
lege stand for the propagation of sci
entific research. This was practical, for
the data compiled under such research
would be recognized as valuable in a
practical sense. President Gilmore
wanted to see the college take it's place
as a teaching institution to foster ac-
tivity in pursuits that belong to the
tropics. The mainland colleges of like
character base their instruction upon
temperate zone conditions.
The speaker cited the case of the
sugar planters experiment station as
having Ped for itself over and over
again IN the instruction it had given to
those engaged in the planting of sugar
cane. He said it was a great teaching
institution. Every man engaged in
sugar raising has benefited by it, and
so the College OF Hawaii would pay for
itself.
Then there was the development of
the pineapple industry, which could
well be studied in the college, for there
are scientihe matters to be considered
for its development, as, for instance,
the increase of the sugar contents of
the pineapple, the lessening of the
acidity and the amelioration of dry
matter. These were problems now be
fore the pineapple growers. The in
crease Of sugar contents was necessary
to reduce the amount of sugar intro
duced from outside sources.
There were meteorological problems
connected with the canning of'the pine
apples which should come under scien
tific research.
AS to the equipment for the engineer
ing building, there was one piece OF
machinery which would be of public
service. 1t was testing apparatus
where railroad company, desiring tc
test absolutely the strength and carry
ing qualities of ties, could learn it with
| this machine and determine just how
many ties to use to a rail. The Homo
lulu Iron Works, the Rapid Transit
Company, the Railroad Company, and
other service corporations, could Obtain
valuable knowledge from this equip
ment In fact, the College of Hawai-
offered field of study which was in
valuable to the development of the
| Islands.
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