The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-12

last night nj eight o'clock.
-,Itvas ,ape Of the largest and "os'
representative audiences that has gain
cred IN this city for many months, owe
two hundred and fifty men and women
having been present.
l.. A. Thufston acted as chairman an"
introduced Doctor Jaggar. The liza
waiian Volcanic Research Association
said MIR. Thurston, owes its existence
IN the fact that when Doctor Jaggal
nassed through Hawaii three years a o
ON his way to Japan, whittier he was
being sent by the Boston Institute OF
Toob,ologv. he took side trip to
Kilnuaa and came back to Honolulu
cntbused with the wonderful ouportu
mites for research which our tame vol
cano preseuts. The result was thal
Thursion aud five others organizer
themselves into volcanic organization,
GOT into touch with the Volcanic Re
search Association of Springfield, Mas,
sachusetts, the Carnegie Institution ana
various local bodies, Including the hlio
and Honolulu Chambers of Commerce
raised funds, and finally secured the
loan of Doctor Jaggar's services by
Technology for period of I'VE years
The meeting last night had been called
to effect permanent organization
Doctor Jaggars Report.
Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar Jr. presehlc'
81 report which was revue" o. wv
Meteorological investigations IN IA
wall After reviewing the general hei'
he devoted considerable atehtion "
the observations now being carrier ."
at the Kilauea Observatory, toeeth1'
with its purposes, expenditures, enuoN
ment and necessities. Doetof
no;nted ont the tourist phase OF the
work, saying that "the adVeI'lse''ens
uf the country 10y scholars ami persons
NJ cJucation. who are kcemly interess'h
=, Aha scientific work when they VISIT
Hawaii brings finer people here ma
is more subtly far-reaching than Ordi'
nary promotion and publicity.
lie believes that the work ought 10
grow. instead of being allowed 10
,lwindlc.
Finances heing the nutrlmeht .'n
-liic.blood OF science as OF osh"t
,,,binpsy he seaSs,- 90 the question Hlat
IL. souarcly before us now is-Shall the
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ut tfls
rr;tical time be given substantial am
assured support in Hawaii, or is 1t 70
he allowed to dvnIle and disappear
Tho first scientific observations made
in Hawaii wcrs by missionary, l''s
COIu.
Missionaries Needed in Science.
ave need in science self-sa"rhcl1S
missionaries says Doctor Jaggar' II
only the salary Of dcvoted SoUhP
reologist were paid, another l!tas NO'",
he TO live continuously in one u thaae
nI,cos and print a weekly report OF
volcanic activity, his tools neinS ms
bond and his non, the contributor 70
volcanology would be more stimulating
tbon ANYTHING a central bureau could
40 What arc needed are facts, with
photographic illustrations, recorded Oh
The spot nv competent men, AMI acer'
INFLATED for wears to come This money
for the planting of such men, as rrn1ei
of future observatories, is the suprrn2
reed OF volcanOlogy. If the man IS Of
the right type, his service and eNa'npls
will build for him an observatory Wi D
local funds His published accounts OF
: the place, its accessibility, lis activity
and the growth Of his work will draw
srient,f;s men to his field, equipped with
money and resources, and national sci
cutifc bureaus Will aid him. If he
needs a motive, let him study the lea-
son why 100000 people were killed IN
Messina. San Francisco. Valparaiso, st
Pierre, Krakatoa and at Taal Volcano;
why hundreds of millions in property
wprr destroyed, disasters in large meas
ure due to our ignorance. We prefer
comfort, n stationary telescope, dainty
manipLlation end the wcll.apppirtfd
city laboratory; but the warrior SIR
peons and the hrd9c.builders get along
without these things; they hear The
Everlasting Whisper Of something bet
ter. like Kiplirc's explorer,
:" Something hiddcn. Go aud find II.
Go and look bchini the Ranges .
b" Something lost behind the Ranges
Lost aud waiting for yor. Go!
"If a young man is fired with n al
for real eNplorah " and discovery, OF
an older one WITH ian earnest le',ra t.
cot butte money for scientific AMI hu
npIr lrogress. there is no field which
wiz Weld more completely new results
as woll A. fame and growth, than the
systematic recording of the activity OF
ono OF more of the now unknown active
volcanoes Of the globe
says S200,000 Is Needed,
At the conclusion Of Doctor Jaggnr 4
nddrrss, Mr. Thurston said that there
WA no time IKE the present IL thir
WneniGront OBJ o'tupity wHs 20 be mad'
the most d. lla therefore read the
diafi of . r0usi tuition which had been
prepared, On motion Of ". l.. Marx
seconded lY Albrrl T. Judd, the con
stIiuiion Nas adopted lY "a rpnnmou'
vote, ~ lnoui amendment, aud ihos'
present N,Te pilep the opportunity OF
signing lhr hluWs a. rharIer meml eis
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