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

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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 ]

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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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ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OFFICERS THE PRESENT YEAR is the fifth anniversary of the inception of the Deanship of Women on our campus. It seems fitting, as these five years draw to a close, that an expression of deep gratitude be offered to the students of the University, who, through their splendid cooperation, have assisted this department in carrying out its purposes. Their vision of the inevitable interrelation of all phases of University life: spiritual, scholastic, social, physical, and economic, has been invaluable. The harmonious working together of the various racial groups in carrying on the business of over fifty campus organizations is one of our most significant testimonials of progress toward a truly cosmopolitan university. For the future it is hoped that the office of the Dean of Women may be a center of service, free-hearted and friendly. L. N. BiLGER LEONORA N. BILGER Dean of Women Students c s f N E. LOWELL KELLY Director of Admissions ' OT very many years ago colleges and universities were literally begging for students. With the constantly increasing number of high school graduates there came about a corresponding increase in university enrollment until it has become impossible for the universities to accept all of the persons who apply for admission. Last year over seven hundred graduates of the territorial high schools applied for entrance to the Uni- versity of Hawaii. Inasmuch as the physical limitations of the institution do not provide for more than four hundred new students each year, it is obvious that some sort of selection has become necessary. As Director of Admissions it is my task to select from each annual group of applicants those best qualified to profit by a university education thus permitting the university to render the maximum service to the community which supports it. E. Lowell Kelly [ 21 ] II %h