Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-06

and Nelson funds, which have been ap
propriated for the more complete sup
port and endowment Of colleges OF as
riculture and mechanical arts through
cut the United States. The request
was granted, and by virtue OF this
grant the College OF Hawaii became
one of the colleges Of agriculture and
mechanical arts, of which there is al
least one in every state and territory
oil. the United States. In accordance
with these grants. the College Of Ha'
vail receives $4,000 per year from
the federal treasury. and which Is in
the nature OF an annual endowment,
AT present the college Is In its In
fancy, but established as It is on
broad. liberal foundations, no college
is better prepared to do the work be
fore Ii than Is the College Of Hawaii
The institution is now offering "a
young men and women four courses
Of study leading to the bachelors de
gree, namely: courses IN agriculture,
engineering, household economies and
general science.
The courses in agriculture are de-
signed to give the. student an init
mate knowledge OF the fundamental
principles which underlie agriculture
as science and profession, and
thus. to equip the student for effec-
tive service either in practical farm
ing, agricultural education, or research
work, Broadly considered, agricultur-
al science compartments wide range
of subjects. and Includes something
from nearly every department Of hui
man learning. Not in the sciences
alone should the agricultural student
be broadly educated, but also in math-
ematies, language, history, economics,
and business methods Accordingly,
during the hrst two years the require
ments OF the course follow closely
those laid down for the course in gem
eral science. The work Of the last
two years comprises for the most part
the study OF the subjects that per
tain directly to the science and prac-
tice OF agriculture. These are agro-
poluy, or. crop production, including q
study of soils, fertilizers, crops and
farm management; animal husbandry
in its various branches, Including the
study of breeds Of livestock and
breeding, animal nutrition and stock
feeding, dairying and poultry keeping;
and rural engineering and rural eco
nomics. Courses in various branches
of agricultural technology are now be-
ing developed, that of sugar technolo-
gy, under the department Of chemis-
try, being already under way.
The stneent is brought into close
practical contact with his subject. In
agronolny he studies, in addition to
the standard texts, the soils and
crops themselves in both field and
laboratory. Samples and specimens
are collected, analysed and classified.
Methods of tillage and culture are
carefully studied and fully recorded.
Son and crop Improvement is given
much attention. Tie student obtains
good knowledge of both the princi-
pies ind practices that underlie good
farming. In animal husbandry the
student studies the breeds of live
stock, not alone from standard texts,
but by a study of the animals them
serves. Occasional visits are made to
the better class of Honolulu dairies,
and a rule is made to inspect many
of the importations of fine cattle I'M
ported into the Territory. The prin-
ciples of breeding, stock-feeding and
general livestock management, as well
as dairying and poultry keeping, are
thoroughly studied both from the
standpoint of theory and practice. The
courses in farm management consist
OF studies In the methods OF local
plantation management, and systems
of farm management in the United
States and other countries. The col
lege farm has been plotted, and sys-
toms of cropping and stocking have
Deen worked out from various points
or view. Record forms and methods
of keeping accounts are worked out.
and practical application. made OF
them.
The courses in engineering offered
by the college are planned to give
thorough training in the fundamental
principles upon which professional
engineering practise is based, and to
illustrate the application Of these
principles by the solution of numer-
Gus practical problems. The science
course is designed to meet the needs
of those students desiring general
training in scientific subjects. For
the first two years the arrangements
OF subjects is practically the same as
in the agricultural course. Mathemat-
les, the languages, English and Ger
man or French and the sciences;
physics, chemistry. botany, zoology
and geology are taken up. During
the junior and senior years, in order
to give the student sufficient training
in some one science to enable him to
follow it as a profession, chemistry
is given a prominent place The
course in household economics o-ers
the opportunity for the students to
obtain training along both scientific
and artistic lines.
The library of the college Of Ha-
wall contains large and well select.
ed collection Of standard works.
There are at present about 5000 vol
umes and 10000 pamphlets. This will
be added to as the necessity de.
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