Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-16
HAWAII COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP
TOBE OFFERED
Chamber Of Commerce Pro.
poses to Provide Tuition as
Prizes to Two Students


For the purpose OF stimulating In
terest In Honolulu schools and to en-
courage graduates of local high
schools TO attend the College OF Ha
wall, the Chamber OF Commerce vii,
offer two annual scholarships of $1G
each 20 the star graduates of pre-
-paratory schools in Hawaii, II the rec
concentrations OF, the committee on
education OF the ohFnber are adopted
at ton1prrow's arAtfai meeting.
Every advance indication is thai
the recommendation will be adopted
probably on q unanimous vote The
proposition has received the hearty
Endorsement OF, President A. L. Dean
Of the College OF Hawaii. The rec.
concentrations Of the committee are
BASED on the following letter received
from the college president:
Mr.. Robert B. Booth, z
Honolulu. q.
Dear Sir: At the meeting of your
committee on education at the Cham
Der OF Commerce Monday afternoon
IL appeared that the committee would
welcome any definite suggestions look
ing 70 the widening OF the service OF
the College OF Hawaii, and more espe
ciaily to the increasing Of the mum
Der Of students.
The. following suggestion Is made:
That the Chamber OF Commerce offer
q scholarship OF 800 to be awarded
to the student IN the graduating class
of any OF the preparatory schools oil
Honolulu who shall pass the best ex.
aminations in the following subjects:
~ English grammar and composition,
90 algebra through quadratics, (3)
plane geometry, and al history of
the United States. The recipient OF
the scholarship is TO attend the Col.
lege Of Hawaii and will receive the
money in two equal installments, one
half payable at the beginning of the
first semester, and other half at the
beginning Of the second semester, pro-.
yided the regular freshman work has
been satisfactorily done during the
first half year. The examinations are
to Be given and the papers graded by
the college and the mark OF each con.
testant shall be the average OF the
grades. attained in the four subjects.
s ct d believed that the offer Of this
scholership or prize viii not only tend
ID increase the number OF students en-.
tering the college, but VIII also react
favorably throughout the school sys,
tenn, showing that our most influen.
tiaf commercial body places pre-
MUM on good work in the SCHOOLS,
There are many boys TO whom 800
would mean the difference between be.
inc able to attend the college and be-
ing obliged to 90 to work Immediate
". The four subjects selected may
not be the best ones, bur any emphasis
placed on correct use Of the English |
language and on a thorough knoWl. |
edge OF American history is especially
desirable in this community, and math. |
emdtics Is perhaps the best short test |
Of mental ability.
The plan Of offering q scholarship
to be competed for by girls only Is |
being presented to the College Club,
and, in the event OF that examinations
such "a scholarship. that of |
the Chamber might properly be re- |
stficted to boys.
Very truly yours,
ARTHUR L. DEAN
IN addition 10 that recommendation,
the COMMITTEES reports IN favor Of the
Following
], Compulsory attendance 81 aiil
children between the ages OF 6 and 1S ]
years. except when the child lives |
more than four uiilesf from the near.
est school and no suitable Transports
ton Is provided, or when proper in.
stlpction is otherwise afforded.
The issue by tl1d department of /
public instruction to children OF more
han IS permits 70 work, with the I'M
Outstanding that children not employ.
ID are TO continue their education at
ld8aneed Vocational schools until they
ire Is.
3. Stronger truancy regulations.
Enactment Of the budget OF esti.
mates.
g. The establishment OF territorial
agricultural high school affiliated with /
he College of Hawaii,
6. Two scholarships of 500 each to
,e supplied BY the chamber for the
,ollege OF Hawaii.