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not limited to a provisional training such as might be had in 

 an industrial school. 



So much for the present laws under which we are organized 

 and are to act. 



We require still further legislation by Congress. Rulings 

 to the effect that Colleges established in Territories subsequent 

 to the passage of the act of 1890 cannot participate in the 

 appropriations, makes it necessary that an enabling act should 

 be passed by Congress making available to the College of 

 Hawaii all Federal appropriations. The appropriation from 

 the Territory will permit of a very small beginning only : 

 $10,000 for salaries for the biennial period, $5000 for incidental 

 expenses and $10,000 for buildings. This will not go very 

 far towards providing accommodation for the many students 

 who will no doubl; make application for admission to the 

 college as soon as buildings and teaching force have been 

 provided. What we vv^ant is sufficient opportunity to teach 

 the 3^oung men and women to be able not only to be success- 

 ful farmers themselves but to teach others how to avail them- 

 selves of the natural advantages which are so little known by 

 those who have not been able to receive a liberal education on 

 scientific lines. 



AN INTERPRETATION OE THE ACT. 



By Wallace R. Earrm^'Ion, Editor Evening Bulletin. 



As I understand your secretary's request, an interpretation 

 of the act creating this college is to be discussed by me Avith 

 relation to its historical origin rather than a legal definition. 



Since coming to the Hawaiian Islands I have been struck 

 with the lack of opportunity for advanced education for the 

 youth unable to personally afford or borrow the funds for a 

 course at some mainland college or tmiversity. 



Shortly before the close of the session of the 1905 Legis- 

 lature I framed the resolution which vv^as later introduced by 

 Representative Coelho of IMaui calling on the Commissioners 

 of Public Instruction to investigate the feasibility of securing 

 the Federal endowment for and the establishment of a College 

 of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. This resolution was 

 passed without opposition by the House of Representatives 

 and was later passed b}^ the Senate with the amendment pro- 

 posed by Senator Dickey that the Lahainaluna school should 

 be considered in this connection. 



As a member of the Board of Public Instruction I was 

 appointed chairman of the committee to carry on this investi- 

 gation and report. 1 visited Lahainaluna and after going over 

 the situation confirmed a preconceived idea that it was not 



