THE jHAWAIIAN 



f 0RE8T&R I AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. IV JUNE, 1907 No. 6 



OUR NEW COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 



ITS WORK^ OPPORTUNITY AND FUTURE. 



Farmers' Institute Meeting-. 



The recent action of the legislature in setting- aside an appro- 

 priation to found a College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 

 in the Territory, was the occasion of a special meeting of the 

 Farmers' Institute of Hawaii at Oahn College, on May 25th last. 

 A representative gathering of prominent agriculturists and educa- 

 tionalists was in attendance, and the future sphere of work of 

 the new institution was fully discussed. Among the speakers of 

 the evening who had kindly consented to present certain phases of 

 the subject were members of the Board of Regents of the new 

 College, the President of Oahu College, the Principal of Kame- 

 hameha Schools and other gentlemen. The following addresses- 

 were delivered : 



MODERN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL IDEALS. 



By Jared G. Smith, President Farmers' Institute of Haii'aii. 



The land-grant colleges, established b}^ the Morril Act of 

 1862, are in every instance a joint product of the Congress of 

 the United States, and the legislature of a eiven State, that is, 

 of the Nation and the State combined. The Morrill Act of 

 1862 prescribes the scope of instruction at the college as being: 

 "Without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and 

 including military tactics:" to teach ''such branches of learn- 

 ing as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in 

 order to promote the liberal and practical education of the in- 

 dustrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life." 

 ,^ The second Morrill Act of i8qo provides for education in 

 "- "agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language, and 

 '-' the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural, and 

 CT; economic sciences, with special reference to their application 

 ■^ in the industry of life." 



Senator Morrill, the author of the organic laws under 



