Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-13

education. Upon the basic science
above mentioned, the future discov-
cries must largely rest. The institute
endeavors to apply the latest in sci
fence to problems connected with the
prevention and cure of disease.
The institute has eooperated with
the health department OF New York
in the study of conditions surround
ing the production and distribution Of
the milk supply of the city, and the
effects of milk upon the health of chill
dren in the tenements; also with the
commission appointed by the city in
1904 to study the prevalence Of the
acute respiratory diseases, and with
that appointed in 1906 to investigate
cerebro-spinal meningitis. II has unit
ed with Harvard University in send
ing men to Manila to study certain
phases of smallpox. and il has made
grants each year to assist important
investigations which were being car.
ried on in various places.
In the hospital the closest scientific
study is given to obscure pathological
conditions such as heart disease, pnen-
monia and infantile paralysis. The
board of trustees of the institute con-
sists of John d. Rockefeller. Jr.. Fred
erick T. Gates, William HI. Welch,
Starr J. Murphy and Simon Flexner.
Or. Buttrick's Work.
The General Education Board is the
center of DR.. Buttricks efforts. The
General Education Board has for its
objects: "a The promotion of educa.
ton within the United States OF
America, without distinction of race,
sex or creed; (2) the development of
the public school system, especially
in rural districts; go the develop
ment of the principle of self-help by
promoting increased local taxation, To-
cal contributions or other means for
educational purposes; t4) the in
creased establishment of training
schools for teachers, especially those
designed to educate instructors of in
dustrial and manual training; t5) CO.
operation with the organizations in
terested in educational work, so as to
simplify and make effective the gem
eral work of education, avoiding I'M
necessary duplication; (6) the eollec-
ton of full information and the sta
tisties in respect to educational mat
operation of the board, which shall be
kept at a general office; 10 to furnish
the public with information, sugges-
lions and counsel, and for this pur-
pose to act somewhat as a clearing
house for educational statistics and
data to be collected by the board;
(8) to educate public opinion on all
matters pertaining to the general
cause of education by publication OF
reports, etc.
The organization received the cor
dial support and gifts of several phil
including John d. Rookie
Teller. ST..
While the endowment is designed
for colleges as distinguished
from universities, there is no prohibit
ton against making contributions to
The funds may be en-
ployed to approved non-sectarian as
well as denominational schools. but
in the case of the latter cannot be APP
piled for specific theological instruc-
ton. In distributing the funds the
board aims especially at fayoring
those institutions which are well To-
Gated and which have local constit-
uency sufficiently strong and able to
insure permanence and power No at
tempt will be made to resuscitate mo-
ribund schools or to assist institutions !
which are so located that they cannot |
promise to be permanently useful.
Within these limits there are no re-
strictions as to the use of the income.
It may be utilized for endowment, for /
for current expenses, for
iebts, for apparatus or for any other
purpose which may be found most