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

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FACULTY dean chapman THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE The Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture of the Univer- sity of Hawaii includes within its organization members of the various scientific staffs in Hawaii who are engaged in funda- mental research in tropical agriculture. Some are at the Uni- versity of Hawaii itself, others in the Experiment Station, Association of Hawaiian Pineapple Canncrs, and at the Ex- periment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association. Through this organization the facilities of all three of these institutions are made available for advanced research work. Graduate courses of a seminar nature arc maintained during the academic year and are attended by the junior staff members and graduate students. Through the Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture, the various experiment stations may bring to the Territory promis- ing young scientists on research fellowships, giving them the advantage of the facilities of the experiment stations in com- pleting their training. It is also possible to make exchanges between the research staffs of the local institutions with those of other universities. During the past year an exchange was made between the Hawaii School and the University of Berlin. Mr. Kenneth Merns spent the year at the University of Berlin and Dr. von Kesselcr spent the year at the Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture.—R. N. Chapman. [ 25 ) HAROLD ST. JOHN LEONORA N. BILGER MAURICE LINDFORD HAROLD A. WADSWORTH

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I FACULTY DEAN WIST THAYNE M. LIVESAY EPHRAIM V. SAYERS TEACHERS COLLEGE Recently the Dean of Teachers College and two associates were privileged to make a survey of the social organization of American Samoa and to prepare an educational program adapt- ed to the needs of its people. Out of this experience have de- veloped two observations that may prove of value to pros- pective teachers. The first of these is that education of a so-called primitive people does not differ essentially from that of people accus- tomed to a more advanced social pattern. Real education is largely an individual matter. It must not be confused with either schooling or with factual knowledge. Second, that in- telligent teachers arc more essential for the success of an edu- cational program than arc all other elements of a school system. Teachers College is organized to meet the above objective. The heritage of scientific and cultural knowledge is available to its students. But of greatest significance is the effect of these upon disposition towards professional responsibility. Teachers College students have been selected as potentially capable of this obligation. The machinery for providing the necessary knowledge background has been developed. But, while essential, these arc but means to an end. And the end is sen- sitivity to the task of shaping the attitudes and habits of the generation to come in a manner that will insure intelligence. Benjamin O. Wist I 24 j FRANCIS E. PETERSON MADORAH h. SMITH

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FACULTY DEPARTMENT Of MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS CAPTAIN BARTOW The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps has been a definite part of the University’s curriculum since September, 1921. Graduates are commissioned as second lieutenants of infantry in the Officers’ Reserve Corps, U. S. Army. Officers and non- commissioned officers of the regular army arc pro- vided as instructors, and this year the R.O.T.C. staff included Captain D. M. Bartow, Lieutenant R. H. Offley and Sergeants Lofink and Meniatis. The Corps is organized as a regiment of three battalions of three companies each for drill and ceremonial purposes, and numbers about 325 stu- dents. The band, equipped with new and distinc- tive uniforms, belts and music pouches this year, furnished excellent martial music on many occa- sions under the direction of Mr. Paul Sanders. The sponsors added a colorful touch to several reviews and parades during the year. Among the important events of the year will be remembered the winning for the fifth consecutive year of the coveted Warrior of the Pacific,” national R.O.T.C. rifle championship trophy; the Sponsors’ Ball at the gymnasium in October; and the Military Ball given by the Saber and Chain, cadet officers’ club in April. It has become increasingly apparent in recent years that the benefits of higher education must be made available to many who cannot take ad- vantage of the regular sessions, and this situation creates an important responsibility for the summer session. Striving to live up to his obligation, the summer session offers a wide variety of courses, and brings to Hawaii each summer a number of outstanding specialists in the various fields of knowledge, who contribute a great deal to the community through their classes, public lectures, and informal social contacts. It is to be hoped that the future will sec this division of the University constantly increasing in its usefulness to the Ter- ritory. This summer there will be two special features of the session. The School of Pacific and Oriental Affairs, the first, will offer courses in the culture of the Pacific region, conducted by a faculty drawn from several Pacific nations. The second feature, the Volcano School, is a new division of the summer session. It will be located at Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii. I 26 ]