Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-13
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LETTERS
A NEW TRUSTEE FOR THE
BISHOP MusEUM. I

H Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin:
Sir: Although the several trusts
forming the Bishop estate: are pri-
4 waite trusts, their magnitude makes il
matter OF public concern when the
| appointment of a new trustee is to be
presently considered AS on former
| similar occasions, there is claim
made that a native Hawaiian should
be on the board of trustees, although
AIRS. Bishop did not think this wise
when she founded the first of the
| three trusts, the Kamehameha
/ schools tthe only one where a native
son could have any especial interestl,
/ neither did Mr.. Bishop in founding
the museum and the Charles r.
Bishop trusts. name any native Ha-
waiian on either of these boards: and
who can deny that both Mr.. and Mrs
Bishop fully understood the undesir-
ability of such an element on such a
trust? %f3+.Z. -.
/ Is there not need OF a. change Of
AID fferent character in the selection
of trustee? Unfortunately, the same
! board of trustees to whom was en-.
trusted the administration of the
schools was chosen by Mr. Bishop TO
| have charge of the very different
trust of the museum administration,
for reasons probably economic. other
wise unknown to the present writer.
That scientific institution should
not have a. single scientific sym.
pathizer on its board of government.
! to whose consideration must often
come matters quite foreign to the ex-
perience of business men, howeveI-
capable, is a matter of regret, but
| surely there Is no native Hawaiian
who would not be wholly out of place
on scientific governing board Those
who have read the annual reports Of
the director Of the museum have seen
that the problems presented to the
trustees of the museum are not In
| frequently beyond the scope of bust.
ness men, however skilful and eff.
cient in their private business.
Some 10 years ago, ] am informed,
! the director proposed plans for three
additional buildings. which he con.
sidered necessary for the full organi.;
zation and arrangement of an institu.
tion which had outgrown astonishing.
| ly the original idea Of the founder.
Mr.. Bishop approved the plans AMI
offered to paz the c0st@ef construction
tmcre than y25e 900, Il is saidl. but
before the trustees could begin the
San Francisco fire caused the with
drawal of Mr. Bishops, offer and only
one of these buildings has since beep
built. sa go. s.
Among the many expres sions of re
Ispect and gratitude that the death Of
Mr.. Bishop called forth might be
noted the Zone published in Thrum s
Annual, where the director of the,
museum made the appropriate sugges-
ton that the other two buildings
should now DE built dis monument
to Mr.. Bishop, thus completing the
monument he had reared Is the mems
ory of his wife. lThese two great
ibenef6ctors to not merely the Ha-
Waiian race, but to the islands, and
BY the museum WORK 10 scientific
world beyond the Pacific Ocean,
liight have theiE were
united in deaSi J, q eonnapll ID 6haElent
To perpetifate their memory ~ TEillisl
Nsnggestion seems to have faiiRI nHsa
needed, ~
While f4ere are mahy business men.
IN Hodolh blu fitK,y able to sustain -the.
business end Of plsggeat trusts
that ar chat is needed 1t has been
a notorious fact that nearly all the
instructors in the Kamehameha
schools have been brought from
abroad, almost always without the
least previous knowledge of the Ha.
waiian mind and characteristics, as
shown in the past history and accom-.
plishments OF. the race, and by the
time they obtain some insight many
of the teachers leave the schools.
Residents who understand Hawaiian
history and can sympathize with the
Hawaiians are fast dwindling to 4
very small number, and 1t seems
strange that the Hon. Sanford B. Dole.
now relieved from the toll of the judi.
CARY, has not been called at once t.
fill the existing vacancy on the board
of trustees. He would be acceptable
to both Hawaiian and haole, AND /
am informed that he has already, been
museum trustee and first presid eht
of the board. = ,. +.
- KAMAAINA.