FIRST PAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON
EDUCATION, REHABILITATION, RECLAMATION

AND RECREATION

CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN CONFORMITY WITH A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES AND HELD
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
AT HONOLULU, HAWAII, APRIL 11 TO 16, 1927

Address of welcome, by Hon. Wallace R. Farrington.

Greetings of the President of the United States.

Opening address, by Hon. Hubert Work

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Remarks by delegates

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The exchange of educational ideas through the exchange of lecturers,

teachers, students, research workers, etc., by S. P. Capen.-

The exchange of educational ideas in Australia, by S. H. Smith__

Establishing centers of information, by T. Harada... -

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The Institute of Pacific Relations as a center of educational informa-

tion, by Arthur L. Dean....

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The evaluation of foreign-student credentials, by James F. Abel..

Vocational education in the United States, by J. C. Wright__

Vocational education in Mexico, by Jose Arturo Pichardo-_-

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Vocational education in Japan, by S. Hirota

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Vocational education in Samoa, by K. Su'a

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Vocational education in Hawaii, by James A. Coxen.

Education among adults, by Leon J. Richardson – –

Vocational rehabilitation of physically disabled: Promotion by the

United States Government, by J. C. Wright

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Rehabilitation and vocational guidance in Australia, by S. H. Smith_

Medical rehabilitation in the United States, by Hugh Cumming.

Care of the mother and child and health instruction, by W. F. Kennedy-

National standards in health instruction, by Mrs. A. H. Reeve....

Child welfare in Australia, by S. H. Smith_-_

Health in the schools, by Lois Randolph-

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Standards of child life that should be maintained, by W. F. Bond..

Free education and compulsory attendance in Japan, by N. Murakami_

Education in Chosen, by S. Oda-

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Free education and compulsory attendence, by Will C. Crawford _ _ _

Reclamation Section:

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Program

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Policies and problems of Federal reclamation, by Elwood Mead...

Conservation and use of water, by William Cattanach

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Land-settlement policies and their relation to the development of a

prosperous agriculture in the United States, by Nils A. Olsen....

Irrigation projects and some problems connected with reclamation,

by José Mares..

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Reclamation section-Continued

Proposals for the settlement of reclamation projects, by E. J. T.

Manchester.

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Round table discussion_-_-

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Land improvement and reclamation in Japan, by Kanichi Kachi___

Cooperative organizations for the marketing of products from irri-

gated areas, by C. C. Teague.

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Financing and operation of a cooperative rural community, by A. C.

Hardison

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Round table discussion__

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Policy of Peru in irrigation, autocolonization, and colonization of

the country in the last six years, by E. Torres Belon...

Achievements of a private land settlement colony; a report of progress,

by Thomas F. Hunt__.

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Experience of the Hawaiian Homes Commission in carrying out its

work, by Akaiko Akana

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Jewish reclamation of Palestine, by Gershon Agronsky

Problems of State and district reclamation, by Marshall Dana

Round-table discussion___

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Rice increase program in Chosen, by T. Ikeda

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Reclamation and irrigation in Siam, by Chao Phya Baladele..

Statement by Hon. Hubert Work

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Recreation section:

Program

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Recreation: The use of leisure time, by Chauncey J. Hamlin

Recreation in Australia, by Ralph E. Boardman

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Playgrounds: Their part in a national recreation program, by A. K.

Powlison

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A national program for outdoor recreation, by A. S. Houghton

Outdoor recreation and the health program of Japan, by Sazo

Ujihara

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The development and present condition of public parks and play-

grounds in Japan, by Sazo Ujihara___

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Educational activities in national parks, by Ansel F. Hall.

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The museum: An educational and recreational medium, by Edwin

H. Bryan, jr__

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Wild-life conservation with relation to recreation, by A. S. Houghton_

The conservation of natural areas in Australia, by Ralph E. Boardman_

The work of preserving the natural monuments in Japan, by Manabu

Miyoshi

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Studying nature in place, by Chauncey J. Hamlin

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Solving the problem of bird migration by banding, by S. Uchida---

Nature trails: An experiment in elementary science, recreation, and

education, illustrated lecture by Ansel F. Hall

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Administration of the national parks of the United States, by Stephen

T. Mather..

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Investigations for the selection of a site for a national park in Japan,

by Sazo Ujihara --

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Nature preservation and national park problems in Japan, by Keiji

Uyehara

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The opportunity for scientific research in the national parks of Amer-

ica, by T. A. Jaggar......