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

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President Crawford DEVOTION to service is an admirable trait for those engaged in the teaching pro- fession to have, but when devotion is coupled with energy and vision it becomes more than admirable—it becomes memora- ble. Writers have penned great stories about teachers possessing these qualities, stories recording their lives, their optimistic striv- ings, and their personal happiness at help- ing those who yearly pass before them to a fuller, more meaningful life. And always, when teachers like these leave a universi- ty, they also leave behind them a feeling of deep regret at their departure, with mem- bers of the faculty and student body alike. Such a teacher, inspiring just such a feel- ing, is Dr. David L. Crawford, third president of our University of Hawaii Coming to Hawaii in 1917 to join the uni- versity faculty as a professor. Dr. Crawford later directed the extension service as head of its department of entomology, finally suc- ceeded Dr. Arthur L Dean as president. With characteristic vision he foresaw the latent possibilities of our university, its necessity to expand and achieve cultural significance and its place in the community. Under President Crawford’s administra- tion, growth and development of the univer- sity was rapid. All over the campus build- ings were erected Up went the Charles H. Atherton House for men (a private endow- ment), Dean Hall, the Engineering Ouadran gle, the Aggie ’ building. Farrington Hall, the gymnasium. He also augmented the faculty staff. Research work and extension service progressed constantly at the Ha- waii Agricultural Experiment Station, the Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture, the Oriental Institute, the Psychological and Psy- chopathic Clinic, and the Adult Education Division. He made our university a going concern Leaving our Alma Mater to answer the call to a larger service, that of serving our country in war, Dr. David Livingston Craw- ford left behind these heartening words. The prospect (of the university) for the coming years seems to be one of larger growth and greater usefulness to Hawaii . . It is with a great deal of pain and sorrow that I. leave this campus 23

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A S U H CHANGES, changes, and more changes characterized the 1943 government of the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii. For the first time in its history, the ASUH had three sets of officers in a year When the University opened in September, Douglas Brier, president, Andrew Ikezawa, vice-president, and Nobuko Kosaki, secre tary, took office. With the resignation of Brier and Kosaki at the end of the first semester, the ASUH faced a critical period with only one officer. Temporary administrative ofiicers were -n stalled with Ikezawa as acting president and Marian Chun as acting secretary In March, a new set of officers was elected They were Henry Nakamura, president. A1 bert Wong, vice-president; and Mary Ima- fuji, secretary. Not only did three groups of officers come and go, drastic changes swept the entire set- up of the government. Reduction in enroll- ment and war conditions necessitated a re- organization of the entire program of activi ties. The Board of Publications and the Board of Athletic Control went out of existence. The Board of Debale and Forensics was chos- en but v as short-lived. After the consiiiu- tion was redefined and the elastic clause stretched to meet the emergent -leeds of the day, Robert Chuck, sophomore, was ap pointed manager. 1 iowever, because of poor organization and le.hargy on the part of the students, the program of the debate commit- tee did not materialize. The traditional Thanksgiving Oratorical contest was forgotten until too late by the ofiicers and councillors, who v ere too busy making regulations to prohibit studen s from visiting the ASUH. AWS, and KA PALAPALA ofiices. A Christmas contest was sponsored instead, with Henry Carey, freshman, plac- ing first with his essay entitled A Christmas Message to Youth.” The ASUH was, however, not without meritorious achievements to its credit. It par ticipated in the now-historic inauguration of President Sinclair. The comfortable chair in which the President of the University of Ha- ASUH COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN—Top Albert Wong Alice Chun, Yoshio Higuchi Bottom Taicashi Noda. Betty janfr.en, Yuri Takesue