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

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ADMINISTRATION : THE BOARD OF REGENTS r- m M The Atherton Memorial Dormitory Since the legislature and the public have placed upon the Board of Regents the ultimate responsibility for all university affairs, it fol- lows that the meetings of the Board are de- voted to considering problems of many kinds — financial, personnel, expansion and sometimes the reverse, and many others. In times of financial shortage, what are the most impor- tant things to keep going and what can be left out if something has to be left out? When student enrollment becomes so large that more laboratories and class rooms are needed, what should be the policy in putting up a new building? When something goes wrong in per- sonnel relations of students or faculty, how is the problem to be handled? When some part of the public seems to misunderstand the work of the University, what is the best way to overcome the difficulty? These are the kinds of problems which occupy much of the at- tention of the Board. It is to the credit of the successive govern- ors and legislatures that able men and women have been appointed to the Board of Regents and that they have been given a free hand to run the University with little or no political interference. The results speak for themselves: An institution of which any state could be proud, and one in which the youth of Hawaii can find ample opportunity for education. During the past year plans were drawn up and approved for a Founders ' Gate across Uni- versity Avenue marking the entrance to the campus and the beautiful new Charles H. Atherton House was gratefully accepted by the university. To repeat what the regents have done for the University is to recite the history of the institution. All the buildings, improvements, sports progiams and projects, additions of de- partments and courses, and the position which the University has attained, have been the work of the Board of Regents. HEMENWAY FREAR [ 19 ] SMITH

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KA PALAPALA for 1932 THE BOARD OF REGENTS ETWEEN the University and its pub- lic, interpreting one to the other, stands the Board of Regents. Its mem- bers are the trustees to whom the people of this Territory have entrusted two important things: the expenditure of much public mon- ey, and the welfare of many young lives. The Board of Regents has seven members, five of whom are appointed by the Governor for terms of five years, and two are ex-oflicio because of the positions they hold: the presi- dent of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry, and the president of the University. The members, named in the order of their length of service on the board, are Charles R. Hemen- way, who was at one time the attorney general of the Territory and now is associated with Alexander and Baldwin and one of the leading figures in both the sugar and pineapple in- dustries of Hawaii; Arthur G. Smith, promi- nent attorney and conspicuously identified with the professional and business life of the Islands; Mary Dillingham Frear, one of the best known women of Hawaii and identified with many community activities; Akaiko Akana, pastor of Kawaiahao Church which is the oldest church in the Islands, and a leader among the Hawaiian people; Dr. Charles B. Cooper, formerly president of the Medical Society of Hawaii and looked upon as one of Proposed Founders ' Gate the leaders in his profession; David L. Craw- ford, president of the University; and Bruce Cartwight, president of the Territorial Board of Agriculture and Forestry and identified with the business life of the Islands. The Board meets at monthly intervals, with sometimes extra meetings between, so that a good many hours are spent during the course of each year, with their only compensation the pleasure and satisfaction which comes from such a contact with the problems of the young people of Hawaii. They follow much more closely than the average student realizes the daily affairs of the campus and the activities of the faculty and students. AKANA CARTWRIGHT [ 18 ] COOPER

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KA PALAPALA for 1932 UNIVERSITY OFFICERS IN 1912 the first degrees were awarded by the College of Hawaii, four Bachelor of Science degrees. In 1922, 1 8 Bachelor ' s degrees were conferred, 1 5 Bachelor of Science and three Bachelor of Arts degrees. These were the first Bachelor of Arts to be granted at the University of Hawaii. In 1932 upwards of 200 Bachelor ' s degrees will be awarded, and the first Bachelor of Education degrees will be conferred. The different racial groups in the Territory are repre- sented in the student body and one of the ideals held by those who guide the University is that these students, working and playing together on our campus, shall go out not to break down race differences but to disseminate understanding of these differences, toleration for them, and goodwill. A challenge to us all! H. B. MacNeil C K9 GRADUATE work in the University of Hawaii continues to appeal to people desiring to carry on their education beyond their bachelors ' degrees. Between 90 and 100 are now taking advantage of these opportunities. At the 1932 Commencement between fifteen and twenty masters ' degrees will be awarded, or as many as the first ten years of awarding such degrees totalled. This work is under the direction of the Commit- tee on Graduate Work, which is comprised of Dr. H. S. Palmer, Chairman, and Drs. Romanzo Adams, P. S. Bach- man, R. N. Chapman, Harold St. John, and T. M. Livesay. The fields in which masters ' degrees will be awarded in June 1932, include Education, English, History, Nutrition, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Soil Science, H. S. Palmer I H. B. MACNEIL Registrar H. S. PALMER Chairman, Committee on Graduate Study [ 20 ]