The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-25
Congressional Support for industrial Education
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Industries and home economics in nor
NAL schools Throughout She country,
md provides bn appropriation Of one
ri lnon dollars Tor The year bcginniaR
gniv 3. 1919. This hm0iut is 60 be ~
inticd in accordance with the total p0ru
laiion. In eases where thew are iess
than thtce hundred thousand nhnhi
tants three thousand dollars may be
added 20 the appropriation.
This bill also carries appropriations
10 be expended undvr the direction 90
the secretary Of the inter or, the eecre'
tarv Of agriculture and the secretary
Of commerce and labor for paying the
necessary expenses OF administering
this act, for the p1rpOse Of collecting
and disseminating information and for
other incidental purposes. Other sec.
tions provide for publ cations, times OF
payment and other matters bearing
upon its legal aspects.
BENEFIT 70 All
Thus IL will be seen from the above
resume of the bin that FIVE types Of
institutions may benefit from its provi-
sions; namely, high schools, district
agricultural schools, branch agricultural
experiment stations, extension depart
ments of 1.-THE State colleges and normal
schools. II will also be noted that the
hill provides for instruction, demonstra-
ton and distribution of knowledge
along four general lines; namely agri'
culture. trades and Industries, home
economies and rural affairs. The work
in these lines is provided for by ways
that will benefit the entire community
both rural and urban, and without re
spect to age or occupation, race or sex
One Of the objections that has beer
previously raised in regard to fedora
support in agriculture alone was thai
such support Disseminated agalns
other vocations The provisions of THU
bill. however, obviate this objection, II
q that ii provides for the trades and in
+ dustries and also household economics
9 as well as agriculture. 1t is apparent
J that the beneficial influences of the pro
b visions of this bill will be lasting ant
J. far reaching This is proven by tn
y great benefits that have accrued to tn
+ country in prosperity, wealth and gen
f eral welfare which have resulted from
$ the establishment of state colleges AM
d experiment stations.
a Benefit to Hawaii.
The question at once arises as to tn
F.. WAYS in which the provisions of thes
measures in congress win affect Hawaii
+ II is difficult to estimate the exac
/ measure of good that will accrue to u
s on account of the fact that some of tn
9 appropriations of the Page bill are a
II lotted on the basis of population Ell
81 gagged in agriculture, and as we do nc
n have the figures on this for 1910 W
le can not show just what amount Q
1t money may be appropriated for tn
is branch experiment stations, the distrit
re agricultural schools and the extensio
1T department of the College of Hawai-
ir On the basis of our total population OF
a. normal school and high schools won
Pc receive each year approximately $1(
he 800 and $4,000 respectively. BY Il
al provisions of this bill our high schoc
,s. would be materially benefited by en-
ls bling them to establish departments +
20 instruction in all four of the lines me
- toned above. Our normal school won
g be materially benefited by provisio
for these four lines of work which a
20 already organized and bringing got
sh results. The work of the Lahainalui
IT, industrial school on Maui and that
the boys and girls industrial schoc
he on Oahu would be materially augmer
i'll ed both by more adequately providil
or for the teaching of agriculture al
in home economies as well as by esta
is fishing in connection with them demo
ef stration farms.
There would seem to be no reas
why the Hilo boys boarding school a
!, other similar institutions promoted
" lprivate endowment might not by su