The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-05-20
University Extension Week
Found Welcome Innovation
Attendance Excellent in Numbers and Character and Interest
Displayed Warrants Lecturers to Assure Continuance
and Broadening of Work Another Year; First Sessions
Are More General in Scope Than Will be Those of the
Future.

This is University Extension week
on Maui and judging from attendance
thus far and the interest that is be-
| ing shown, it is a fine success. Com
parison of the attendances here and
those on the Islands of Hawaii and
KAUAI show wider and deeper in
terest in the work here than on either
of the other Islands.
The service has been carried to
mon, to women and to children.
There have been agricultural talks
that appealed chiefly to the men, a
course in dress designing and max
ing by Madame Anna Dahl that was
specially for women, Prof Andrews
| lectures will interest both sexes equal
ly and the children have been given
their share during the visits of the
| party to the schools.
Beginning Is Made
The agricultural lectures offered on
Maui this week were not SO much
samples of what will follow next year
as beginning of a broadening pro-
gram to be carried out in various
ways. So were assured the people
gathered at Kahului Monday night to
hear the opening of the University
of Hawaii extension service on Maui.
ihe lectures this week were neceS-
sariiy of a general and inclusive ma
ture, but in the future will probably
be more specialized.
There may be next year, for exam
pie, series of talks and demonstra-
lions on insect control on plant di-
seases, or again on the use of ferti-
lizers, or how to irrigate to the best
advantage, or on the feeding of live
stock. Special sideline crops like pi-
geon-peas, forage grasses and the like
Will come in for intensive discussion.
AT the present time, in order to
lnauSurate the extension service, it
was Ielt that few generalized talks
would be the best at first. Professor
CraWiord's explanations of the extern
sion service idea have been an import
ant feature in introducing the work,
out in the future the most important
feature will be the information
brought by experts on special sub
Jects in agriculture.
Cooperation by H. S. P. A.
A very significant feature that
seems to promise much for the future
success of the University Extension
is the hearty cooperation which the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
is giving. Mr. Swezey, veteran ento-
mologist and parasite expert, has con-
tributed much to the present pro.
gram and will be available for future
work it is hoped. Other members of
the II. S. p. A. staff are wanted, also
on these extension visits.
U. S. Experiment Station, Also
Valuable and important cooperation
from the U. S. Experiment Station
has been large feature of the Uni
versity. Mr. Krauss, although now
purposing to join the University staff,
has been giving his services from the
U. S. Station and unstinted apprecia-
ton is felt by the University.
The Weeks Program
The extension party has been busy
nearly every evening this week Civ
ing agricultural lectures and talks, at
Kahului on Monday evening, at Paia
plantation on Wednesday, at Haiku
on Thursday and will be at Lahaina
this evening. The programs were diff
ferent, adapted TO local conditions and
designed to introduce future work of
larger nature. Professor Crawford
in each session explained the plans
for the university extension service
and told about the University of Ha-
waii in its relation to the Territory
Professor Henke lectured on livestock
possibilities in some cases and on soil
fertility and fertilizers in others. Mr..
SweZey gave appreciated information
on sugar cane insects and other in
furious insects. The short time al
lotted to each speaker did not permit
very extensive or thorough devel-
opment of his subject.
Presiding at Meeting
At the Kahului meeting Monday
evening Frank f. Baldwin acted as
master of ceremonies while at Paia
this was done by Harry A. Baldwin
and by +. G. Krauss at Haiku. A. w.
Ceilings will preside at Lahaina to-
night.
Live Stock Raising
In the course of his talks on live
stock and its raising Prof. n. L.
Henke said in part:
"'Ihe past few years have seen a
great increase in the number of dair-
les that are being operated in Ha-
waii on the various sugar plantations.
While started in most cases as a wei
fare proposition in order to supply
good milk to the plantation employ
ees, these dairies have in many cases
developed into a valuable commercial
asset to the plantations.