The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-13
The LAYSAN
ISLAND SCHEME
Continued from page nine0

public buildings at Chicago and else
where. 1t seems almost certain that
Mr. Nackav will consent to paint
the background for the Laysan island
cvclorama at merely a nominal cost,
being impressed with the desire to
doing a noteworthy and novel work
for the artistic satisfaction involved.
3rd. Permission must be secured
from the owners and lessees of Lay
san Island Gor it is a guano island
and in private hands, for our party
to land and secure the necessary
material to carry out the scheme.
This permission has already been
granted through the good offices of
DIR. VIM A. Bryan of Honolulu, and
the courtesy Of the present lessee of
the island Mr. Max Schlemmer, an
acquaintance of the writer.
4th. Means Of transportation Of
the party and their effects from Ho-
nolulu to Laysan and return must be
found There are no vessels that
regularly visit this remote spot Mr..
Bryan hopes to persuade the cable
company, whose vessel passes near
Laysan in going to and from Midway
Island, to transport our party for a
moderate suns
Since the above was written a
letter from Mr.. Bryan informs us
that the Commercial Cable Company's
officials "are very kindly disposed,
and willing to render help when the
time comes"
5th, and most important. Funds
must be secured to pay the expenses
. of the expedition, and the installa-
ton of the Laysan cyclorama We
dare not ask the State to furnish this
money; because the scheme partakes
of the nature of luxury, rather than
a necessity.
We already have something in the
way of a nest egg" consisting of
donations from the graduating class
as of Liberal Arts, 1907 and 1908, and
are promised the class memorial fund
O0G$ IeAo OF lie III 5UHUuoWB '6O6I Jc
This, however. IS but a starter, and
we should have at least $1,000 more
to properly meet the expenses of the
expedition. The writer is confident
that this sum will be forthcoming
One thousand dollars is about hal
the amount received at the gate dur
ing fairly important foot ball game
on Iowa field and it seems not at al
eXtravagant to entertain the convic
ton that a sufficient member of alum
nj, students, and friends of the uni
versity will be willing to donate tn,
price of admission to foot ball gam,
to pay for the Laysan Island exped
ton, if they once realize what I
would mean to the university.
1t seems fair to assume that an!
one who can afford and has Otter
afforded to pay a dollar or more fo
the pleasure and excitement of wit
Messing one of these contests of skill
and Drawn will be willing to expenC
like amount to secure a superb
work Of art that will give pleasure t.
thousands OF students and visitors
for generations to come And it alst
seems fair to appeal to the consid
cradle number of alumni and other,
who are in the habit of coming an
nually to Iowa City to witness somt
game to donate a sum equivalent t.
such trip to a purpose that will
give such pleasure to themselves ant
friends and attract to the universit,
thousands of visitors that otherwls,
might not see our institution.
To those who have not felt incIin
ed to support foot ball, either through
lack of interest, Or because they OBJ
lect to this form of athletics, the an
peal can be made that they hav,
= thus saved a considerable sum O.
money that can now be applied to {
purpose that they can heartily en-
dorse and that will be of lasting
value
Those of our alumni and Other
friends who live in Iowa City will re
alize the value of effective adver.
\ using, and this Is the aspect of the
Ncase that was at once unprecedented
Y Mr.. Akeley of the Field Colum-
Nan Museum, who said that the Lay
Room would many times nav for
luelf in actual cash value, and prove
am advertisement not merely local