Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-01
GILMORE Doing
MISSIONARY WORK
Tells The People What Is
Offered Them At
College Of Hawaii

John w. gilmore, president OF the
College OF Hawaii, returned Satur-
day morning on the Mauna Kea from
Hilo and Maui ports.
Mr.. Gilmore has been absent for
the past ten days on these Islands,
visiting the various schools and
speaking at arranged meetings in
Hilo, Waikiki, Lahaina, and other
places, about the College and its out
look. In all, eight meetings were
held.
Everywhere he found the people
very much interested in the College,
end general appreciation was ex-
pressed for its work and the outlook
for Its development in accordance
with the general problems OF educa-
ton in the Islands.
The meeting at -Hilo was attended
by large number OF the citizens OF
that city. Mr.. Gilmore also spoke at
the Hilo High School before the stu
dents there, calling their attention to
the fact that the College was ready
to present finishing courses for them
when they graduated. Several meet
ings were held In small places before
Hawaiian audiences, and wherever
these meetings were held the people
seemed to be gratified that there
was now In the Islands an opportu-
nifty for their sons and daughters to
receive a higher education without
having to go to the mainland for 1t,
as had heretofore been the case.
Mr.. Gilmore also visited a number
of schools, and went over the work OF
the College with their principals.
with a view to promoting a more in
innate association between the work
OF these schools and entrance re-
quirements OF the College. The Col
lege must look to the schools Of the
Territory in large measure for It's
students, and therefore II is quite es-
sential that the work of the various
high schools and preparatory schools
be arranged In SO far as possible to
trance requirements Of the College.
The meeting at Lahainaluna Indus
trial School was especially crafty
ing. In that SO many young men were
met who may, II they continue their
present protgress in their studies aud
work. ultimately become students In
the College. ..-
Mr.. Gilmore also spent much of his
time In personal conversation with
business men and planters In respect
to the College and its possibilities for
advancing the interests of agricul-
ture and engineering in our midst.
He states that he is much impressed
with the large problems In these I'm
portant activities that exist in our
Islands. and much encouragement IL
derived from the fact that men OF
trained minds and OF good business
ability are needed to develop these
interests. Mr.. Gilmore said that lie
believes that our agriculture and en-
cheering problems are largely before
us and that both OF these fields OF
activity are large in their prospects
of future development. Our new ag-
ricultural industries, especially pine
Iapples. rubber. and coffee. and the
Engineering problems connected with
the use and properties of water, road
building. and the perfection Of pub
lie works are all attractive fields to
the well-trained man.
From all OF the present indications
there seems to be no good reason why
the College may not have normal
development into large field of use
tulness in our Territory.