The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-03
FUNDS At LAST
FOR LABORATORY
HERBERT OFFERS TO BUILD BI.
oLoaIcAL STATION AFTER
BRYAN's PLAN.
(From Wednesdays Advertiser

Funds for the erection of biological
station, which scientists of Hawaii have
sought for years, are at last in sight,
Allan Herbert having offered to erect
one for the College of Hawaii along
lines described by Prof. w. A. Bryan
in The Advertiser, several weeks ago.
That story, indeed, is largely RESPONSE
BILE for the generous offer. The gift
was announced in letter written
to Mr. Bryan by Mr.. Herbert after the
latter had read the biologist IS account
of what was wanted.
The conditions to the gift are only
that the regents of the college agree
to equip and maintain it, and that the
aquarium officials offer the necessary
land beside that institution and also
to connect it with the water circulation
systems used in the aquarium. Both
provisos will undoubtedly be agreed to.
Long Step Forward.
The laboratory which Mr.. Herbert
has now made possible is long step
towards the complete plan for which
the scientists, with Professor Bryan
foremost, have been working steadily.
1t was the part of the complete institu-
tion, moreover, on which Professor
Bryan laid the greatest stress in his
recent address before the agricultural
seminar and in his Advertiser article,
as it is the educational feature of the
scheme.
1t is hoped that the publicity that
many now given to the great benefits
of practical marine biology to the COM
munity will make possible the great
biological experiment station that is
the next step. a notable feature of
Mr.. Herbert S letter is that he eX-
presses the wish that Professor Bryan
be made director of the new institu-
tion for which he has worked so long,
and which the donor has made possible.
Mr.. Herbert's Letter.
The letter in which the gift is an
nounced is as follows:
my Dear Professor Bryan:-Your
article in The Advertiser advocating
the establishing of a seaside laboratory
at the aquarium at Waikiki in connec
tiOn with the College of Hawaii, was
read with much interest. | have for
years taken practical as well as a
financial interest in the introduction
and propagation of food fish, having
myself introduced into Hawaii both as
commissioner of agriculture and as a
private citizen the oyster. the mountain
trout, the carp and other species of
fishes, | was also interested in the
formation of fishery society in Homo
lulu in the early eighties and at that
time was associated in the movement
with Judge Dole, Judge Hartwell, Judge
Cooper, the Hon. W. II. Castle and n
long list including the names of cur
leading citizens.
81 am writing to saw that | will
undertake to build for you and the
college a suitable laboratory structure,
say thiity py elgnty Two Ieet, us sus-
sesteu III the article as SuitTu 10 tne
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shall be glad if the proposal should
receive early attention. With my per-
sonal regards and best wishes. Very
truly yours, a. HERBERT. "
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fion ;, Said Mr. Rrvon vesterdov
accepted by the college and the AQUA.