Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-10
RICHARDS IN
JAPAN FOR PEACE
Continued from Page ~

Il IN
tobe, Mr.. S. Ebara, Mr.. s Shimada
Director of the Rikko Daigaku; MI
komatsubara, the Rev. Danio Ebina
Mayor Ozaki, Baron Kanda DR.. K
lbuka, Mr.. A. kabayama, Baron Shi
busawa Mr.. Morimura, and Presiden
Yaekichi Kamada of Keio University
Details of the Friend Peace Schol
arships are outlined in circular tina
Mr. Richards handed to the gentle
men who consented to act as patrons
This circular follows:
The Gift.
1t is $4,000 in gold or yen 5000
running over a period of four wear,
and consists of cash and SCHOLARSHIPS
In the Mid-Pacific Institute of Homo.
lulu, This gift is absolute and con.
ditioned upon no benefits to be de.
rived by the givers.
TIE Purpose.
To promote better understanding
between the people of two great ma
tions.
The Method.
TO have as many essays as possible
written by the young men of japan
completlVely, on the subject Friendly
relations between Japan and Ameri-
ca, and how they may be best main
famed 1t Is expected that the influ-
ence of this literary work will be felt
throughout His Imperial Maiesty's
Empire, and then, as certainly and
effectively, throughout America.
The Agent.
is The Oldest paper west of the
ROCKY Mountains, The Friend, estab-
llshed 1S43, in Honolulu, and its Man
ager Mr.. Theodore H. Richards, makes
the gift in its name.
The Scholarships.
There are offered to the writer's of
The five best essays, under the rules
to be prescribed by the judges, and
are Tor four years each. They aggre-
gate 1900 yen. The schools liberal
gifts and endowment make it possible
TO charge very small sum to all stu
dents.
The remaining 81 600 is offered for
travel expense, 200 yen to each sue
cessful candidate to use such (4OO ven
IN alp as he desires.
The School.
Is the Mid-Paciic Institute. incor-
porated under the laws of the Terri,
Tory OF Hawaii and controlling prop
erty Ill value exceeding $3.50 600 andI
rapidly growing. 1t has nearly 2OOi
students in its Boys Department.
though this branch was only opened
IN the fall Of 1910. There are a wide
range of nationalities represented
there being about go Japanese stud
elfts there now. Although the teach |
ing and equipment, and surroundings
are almost entirely Western the SIM
pllcity of the Eastern table largely
prevails and in that respect a Jan
anese student would find the condi-
IONS or his homeland very largely
reproduced.
students conform to American Gus
toms in the matter of caring for their
own rooms and in sharing in common
tasks as there are few servants "a
recognized principle in education.
The course is from Grammar grade |
through the High School and the
schools aims to fit for College, to such
students as desire to go.
nv oSHool is CuIlSIldn IN us man |
agement and holds short religious ex-
ercises daily Military instruction is
given as well as chorus singing. On
portunity is given for special instruc-
ton in music.
The faculty consists of well equip
ped men, in most cases graduates
from American Colleges.
The scholarship nrDvidoc rn, ~ LoI |
ance in cash amounting to about $50
per year which can be used for books
and incidentals.
The Friend and Further Peace Plans,
Quite independent of the plan out
lined above the Friend proposes to
the campaign for better I'M
1erstanding. 1t hopes to publish what
IL calls an Orient edition. This will
contain the best thought of leaders In
he Oriental world to be focused up
IN the American Continent more es-
Declally brought to the attention of
he large numbers of travellers who
IRE coming yearly to Japan and the
Gar East.
The Friend from its location in Ho-
loiulu-the last stop" before arriv-
ng at fokohama,-the crossroads of ,
he Pacific. Occupies a place of ,
strategic importance in the interest of
'eace, far outweighing the value of
he Islands as war base. On a SELF !
Importing basis in the Orient the !
rlend proposes to exert its entire :
nergles to emphasize the things c
nat make for harmony on the main
and persistently warning against ig- (
orance and prejudice and that most {
ase OF all human motives that would t
Dr. the sake of financial advantage Y
tlr up strife between two great ma r
ions, whose history and commercial a
Citations predispose them to entire t
n
On Friday afternoon the patrons h
let at the residence of Count Okuma n
receive the offer made nv the $
riend, and to take action upon il S
nose present being: Count Okuma Il
resident Naruse, DR.. Nitobe. Mr. a
bara, Mr. Shimada. Bishops Honda Il
r. Motoda, Mayor Ozaki. DR.. Ikuba
Ir. Morimura and President Kamada 4
Count Okuma welcomed his guests Il
nd paid special tribute to the efforts T,
Mr.. Richards to bring the Peace o.
plan to a successful re- p
ization. Mr.. Richards then address W
the gathering as follows W
Permit me to acknowledge at the IA
ltset the courtesy of the hospitality n,
,tpn1o1 tn mo nv o,r az