Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-24
PROGRESS IN THE COLLEGE OF
HAWAII.


A suggestion has been made that
the Hawaii College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts and the Federal
Experiment Station should be COM
bined under the management of the
! College.
! When the management of the Col
! legc of Hawaii has proved its ability
/ to cope successfully with the prob
| lens it has on hand there will be
| time enough To consider the ultimate
destiny of the Federal Experiment
Station.
The College should perfect itself
I'm its specific field before its ambi-
, lions spread out to conquer other de
partments well established and do
ing excellent work,
The College of Hawaii has a great
future before it If properly managed,
At the present time ii gives all the
evidences of suffering from man
.ement or lack of management that
makes It top-heavy and out OF touch
With the conditions II is called upon
% meet
The worst of It Is that the admin
istration of the affairs of the College
have been of a character to lend
strength to the criticism, sneers, and
Indifference of an element that can
see no use for the institution and be-
lieve that Hawaii has already more
than enough educational opportuni-
; ties.
No institution in these islands has
! a more munificent endowment than
the College of Hawaii has obtained
from the Federal Government. But
the Federal Government declares
that in order to obtain the continu-
ance of the endowment the State or
Territory in which the College Of
, Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Is To-
, Gated shall do its share. This Hawaii
began in its original appropriation
Then the administration Of the
!, College stepped in.
One of the first things done after
the selection of President was Il
apparently give the new executive
absolutely free scope to employ pro
e fessors and purchase equipment be
s fore he had been on the ground ant
II sized up the situation.
l. One result Is that the College o
s. Hawaii has professor or tutor II
Ie animal industry and no students II
i that course. AS this mans salary
ct paid from the Federal appropriation
e. 1t appears to have not Worried tn
a College executive or the regents. Ev
|? cry well-balanCed man, however
he must realize that the Federal Gov
s. eminent cannot long view such
A. policy with Indifference.
Tx One error of this character coul
well be overlooked, many indeed,
the general scheme of developmer
gives promise of being sound and til
institution offers indications of con
On ing in closer touch with the seconC
as airy schools of the Territory.
he The College authorities appel
is very jealous of the dignity of the
position-a very proper fault whe
ch exercised with discretion and for Il
a. benefit of the College future.
%. The College has comparatively fe
ST. students and an excellent equipmen
he but the authorities could find I
as place for pupils from the McKinlC
de High School to do mechanical draw
Ing under the College roof becau
he the High School boys do not do Il
a. College work. OF course they don
in but, II they were allowed to get
,se physical touch with the College.
ali would go far toward interesting the
Ter 10 prepare themselves for the &c
in lege course and the College Is not
fly seriously pressed for space as Il
Sc. public schools.
We, An institution that is winning
gi- way to a position should not int
ed pref dignity as meaning eXclusiy
ness and aristocratic reserve.
ng Finally the authorities of the CO
M lege come before the community
re- a time when a minimum amount
Ter money is available for a maNimu
ct Of work, and ask appropriate