The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-05
SUCCESS GREETS
G|LMORE'S PLAN
Lectures by President of Ha-
wall College Meet With
Favor.

John W. Gilmore and Professor
Young of the College of Hawaii, re-
turned on the Mauna Kea yesterday
morning from ten days trip on Ha-
wall and Maui. The object of the trip
was to conduct lectures and demonstra-
lions in Hilo and Wailuku. Some time
ago the College proposed to the citizens
of these and other cities that movable
schools be conducted as part of the
activities of the Extension Department
of the College. In accordance with
this object four lectures and demon
strations were held in each city, and
an invitation was received for meetings
in Lahaina, but too late for this trip.
The enterprise in Hilo was under the
auspices OF the Board of Trade, and a
committee was appointed to make ar
rangements. A letter has been received
by the College from the chairman, Carl
s. Smith, expressing the sentiments of
the people regarding THIS activity in
part as follows:
Hilo, August %, 1909.
John W. Gilmore, Esq, President Col
lege of Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu.
NY Dear Mr.. Gilmore: Permit me
to congratulate you and Professor
Young upon the success of the first
series of lectures given by the faculty
of the College of Hawaii at Hilo. You
have every reason to feel sure that this
moving school is now beyond the ex-
detrimental stage and will be an institu
ton of Importance and far reaching
effect in this community. The lectures
last evening were enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience and I have al
ready heard a large number of people
express themselves as highly pleased
with the institution. You undoubtedly
noted that the second series. was at
tended by larger audience than the
first You may not have known that
two of the plantations required their
overseers to attend and if the series
of lectures could be given next week
you would see from twenty to thirty
men from these two plantations at each
lecture of the series.
A number of person have asked me
to express their interest and apprecia-
ton for the work of yourself and Pro
fessor Young They are anxious that
other lectures be given from time to
time as the opportunity may offer. 1t
has been suggested that you may be
able to give one or more lectures dur
ing the year. but if this is not prac-
teal. it is hoped that the series to
be given next summer may be along
the same lines but more extensive than
the first series.
As chairman of the committee ap-
pointed by the Board of Trade to ar
range for these lectures, take great
pleasure in thanking You and Professor
Young on behalf of the Board of Trade
and the city of Hilo.
It is possible that during the year
YOU may meet gentlemen who are con-
nected with educational institutions or
departments of agriculture, either Fed
eral or state. and that some of these
gentlemen may be willing to lecture
in Hilo. IF YOU do meet such, I hope
that YOU will urge upon them the
desirabilitv of such lectures and give
us an opportunity to extend an invita-
ton.
Has it occurred to you that some
permanent record OF the moving schooI
should be kept? Such record could
appear in the circular of the College
of Hawaii and include the dates and
subjects of lectures given in Hilo by
the regular teaching staff of the Col
lege of Hawaii and by special lecturers
as we might obtain through your intro
ductioD.
With most cordial greetings to Pro
fessor Young and yourself. 7 am.
Very sincerely yours.
CARL s. SMITH.
After the meetings in Wailuku Judge
Kingsbury expressed in similar terms