The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-21
HAWAII COLLEGE
ISSUES A COURSE

The new buildings of the College
OF Hawaii have provided more
ample laboratory space and greater
facilities for instruction in all lines
of work. Among the several new
lines OF work taken up, one especi-
ally should be mentioned at this
time. A Department of Sugar
Technology has been organized
and Professor Herbert S. Walker
has arrived to take charge of this
work. He has already worked in
Hawaii and, in addition, has had
wide experience in Porto Rico and
the Philippines.
During the coming season, be-
ginning January 9th. we will
offer two courses pertaining to
sugar technology in addition 20
other courses in chemistry already
being given. A brief description of
these courses follows:
A laboratory and lecture course
INTENDED to fit the student for the
position of chemist i n a sugar
house laboratory
Among other topics taken up
are the theory and construction of
the polarscope and the refractoro-
meter t h celebration and test
ing of these and other labora-
tory apparatus, general laboratory
routine and the fitting out Of a
sugar laboratory, the methods of
sampling and of analysis of the
various products m t within a
cane sugar factory. ~-
Instruction is also given in sugar
house calculations, and consider
able time is devotedto the working
out of problems involving the
Yields and losses ordinarily en-
countered in actual factory work,
and the making out Of typical
laboratory reports such as are re.
quired bv plantations in the Ha-
waiian Islands.
III order to take this course the
students should have a working
knowledge # general chemistry
and laboratory manipulations.
Lectures and recitations on the
basic principles involved in the
manufacture of cane sugar, with
dis, ussion of types of machinery
and methods used in h hest
modern factories, embodying such
topics a 5 milling, the effect of
maceration, Qualification of juices,
filter press working, multiple effect
evaporation, sugar boiling, includ-
ing the most usual methods of ex-
hausting molasses by boiling
maSsecuites to fixed purities, the
use of crvstallizers, curing and
drying of sugars.
A brief description of beet sugar
manufacture, refining and the
making of white sugar without
char filtration is also given.
Students are given the opportu-
nitv of visiting the nearby planta-
tions and witnessing the processes
OF manufacture as carried out in
actual practice.
1t is recognized that theoretical
instruction can be of value only
when accompanied or supplement
ment bv practical work, and the
College will endeavor secure
positions for students who salts
factorily complete this course, so
tnat they may acquire the necessary
practice in factory technique and
sugar house manipulations under
the most favorable conditions.
This course may be taken with
or must follow the course outlined
above. For c h course three
college credits are given.
1t is the policy of the college to
offer courses that will meet the
demands of our local conditions
and industries and especially where
these require instruction of univer-
sity grade. 1t s believed that
these courses along with those
already given will contribute o
economic advancement of t h e
sugar industry in Hawaii.
Prospective students who may
wish further information regard
ing these or other college courses
may write to the college of Hawaii.
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