University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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First among the aspirations of the University, is the eudeavor to enrich the lives of its individual students hv giving them new inter- ests and by giving a new significance to old ones. It is trying to un- cover the beauty and utility of Science and Literature, and all this marvellous world. It is trying to equip its students so that the birds and flowers, the sea and mountains, and their fellow-men, will all be more interesting. It seeks to reveal to its students how men have previously regarded the great, fundamental questions of life. Four years spent in such an atmosphere of earnest endeavor, enables one to beautify his own life, and to enjoy a degree of happiness otherwise unattainable. All these aims arc expressed in the effort to learn to think and to acquire a deep, unswerving love of Truth. Then, the University aspires to have its students understand the physical world so that they may utilize its forces in winning now and greater achievements in discovering the secrets of Chemistry and grasping the possibilities of Engineering. It aspires to make them understand their fellow-men, telling them of the struggles of the past, of the hopes for the future, of the various lines of thought and en- deavor.and of the institutions which have been created. The Univer- sity wishes to show each student where his special talents will ac- complish the most good, and to inspire him with a determination to use these talents most fully. Tt seeks to train each for leadership in his own field, and to make each conscious of his own responsibility, to make him self-reliant, steadfast and courageous. The wish of the students to prove themselves responsible, capable, and trustworthy, is evidenced in the recent adoption of the Honor System. Further, the University aims to instill a deep respect for the rights and wishes of others. It advocates cooperation and looks toward the universal brotherhood of man. It receives all races on terms of equality, and fosters among them a sincere spirit of friendship. So, one of the central themes of the aspirations of the University, is to imbue young men and women with the ideal of Service to humanity. In short, the aspirations of the University of Hawaii, are beauti- fully voiced in the words of our Alma Mater song, “To larger Truth and Service our Alma Mater calls.” But this spirit must, be ever sustained by the determination and high purpose expressed in the closing words of the same song, “Our loyal praise we render and pledge to hold thy aim. Till Ocean’s far horizon shall hear thy honored name.” nineteen

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(F1)? Aspirations of ih? Htniurrailg of Hawaii BY IIKXRY M. BIXDT, ’23 XIQUK is the situation of the University of Hawaii, with the broad Pacific Ocean stretching away on every side and more than two thousand miles from the nearest college or university. Because the cultivation of sugar cane is the principal industry of Hawaii, it re- ceived first attention, and this institution is now one of the finest in the world for sugar technology. At the threshold of her career, it is no idle fancy for the University to look forward to world-wide eminence in other fields as well. The multitudinous forms of marine life, and the exceptionally favorable conditions under which they can be studied, should make this institution the very finest in certain aspects of biology. Here the Orient and the Occident meet in the most wonderful experiment of Sociology, affording an excellent opportunity to study interracial relations, and the ability of the East to understand the West and the West to understand the East. As the Pacific peoples come to know each other better and more keenly feel the need of cooperation, Hawaii will l c the meeting place of the nations. World leadership can be reasonably expected in many matters relating to education and the press, and in addition, in certain phases of inter- national trade and Political Science. Never has any institution had such bright prospects, and the degree to which these prospects are realized depends very largely upon the spirit in which they are per- ceived and their attainment is sought. Thus, one of the most important questions, if not the very most important question, before the University, is, what is the University’s spirit, the aggregate of its aspirations? So important is the spirit that will pervade the University that without it, the most magnificent buildings and campus and equipment in the world would count for naught, and with it, there could be a wonderful University if the students and professors met with only the high heavens for a shelter. No one person can create this spirit. No one person can know or reflect it in its entirety. To each it may mean something different; but in it each has his part to play, and his first duty is to play his part well. The faculty are the guiding influence, imparting their knowledge to the students, striving to direct their thoughts and to imbue them with the very highest ideals. It is left to the students to earn' the University’s spirit into the world with them, and to make it a potent power. eighteen

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(4hRwESl H. Nichols, H. Cullen. D. Ormiston C. Bourne. G. Bierbach D. M. Forbes, M. Nichols, VV. Jacobson D. Krauss, R. Tong J. Matsu mura, L. Durfee, D. Hitchcock twenty