The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-19
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS.
Founders Day Fifty Cele-
brated
The Magnificent Bishop Hall
Opened.

Founders Day was celebrated at
Kamehameha Schools this forenoon
under circumstances peculiarly inter
esting and important. The magniii-
cent stone edifce just completed and
named Bishop Hall was formally
handed over to the Trustees. Hon.
G. X. Bishop, husband of the
lamented founder, Princess Pauahi
Bishop, and who added this grand
building to the group out of his own
munifcence, was present after a long
absence abroad. His Excellency
John l.. Stevens, United States Min
lister Plenipotentiary, than whom
none could more eloquently do the
occasion justice, was the orator OF
the day. The exercises were held in
the main schoolroom on the second
floor, in comparison with which-for
beauty or utility-there is not an
other assembly room in the kingdom
to be named. In fact, one will travel
far and visit the largest cities, but
will find few convocation halls that
surpass this one. 1t is only in keep
ing with the whole building, which is
one of the grandest specimens of
architecture in Honolulu, and would
not do discredit to any metropolis.
An adequate description of the noble
pile cannot be given at this time. A
brief one was given in this paper
lately from Handicraft, periodical
, issued from the printing room of the
schools.
Besides the orator of the day there
were on the platform: Rev. W. b.
Oleson, Principal of the Schools !;
Hon. c. r. Bishop, Rev. c. M.
Hyde, DID,, and Hon. }. 0. Carter,
of the Board of Trustees. Hon. s.
M. Damon and Mr.. G. NJ. Cooke,
also Trustees, were in the body of
the hall.
Her Majesty Queen Liliuokalani,
accompanied by His Excellency
| Governor Cleghorn, and attended by
Major J. w. Robertson, II. MS.
| Chamberlain, and Mrs. j. o. Carter,
Mrs. C. B. Wilson and Mrs. e. A.
Brown, ladies of the court, were
present, together with the following
named and many parents and guar
dams of pupils: Hon. A. +. Judd,
| Chief Justice; Rev. K. G. Beck
with, d. D., Rev. S. K. Bishop and
| wife, Rev. Hiram Bingham and wife,
Rev. 0. P. Emerson, Rev. j. Waia-
mau, Rev. Chaplain Houes, of the
u. S. S. Pensacola, and wife, Hon.
| w. F. Allen and wife, Prof. W. T..
Brigham, curator of Bishop Museum,
Hon. w. d. Alexander and Mr.. W..
w. Hall of the Board of Education,
and wives, Hon. John Richardson,
Mrs. Oleson, Mrs. Cooke, Mr.. H. w.
Severance, U. S. sul-General,
Mr.. A. +. Atkinson, Inspector
| General of Schools, and wife, Prof.
M. M. Scott, Mr.. Geo. p. Castle,
| Mr.. G. E. Fairchild, Mrs. II. w.
Peck, Miss Needham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Templeton of Oregon, Messrs.
| Fleming and MAR of Chicago, Mr..
| C. G. Burnett of Cleveland, o., and
many other ladies and gentlemen,
| both residents and strangers.
| When Mr.. Bishop entered he was
| greeted with the Kamehameha song
of welcome by the pupils, led by Mr..
T. K. Richards, teacher. Prayer
was offered by Mr.. Oleson, and a
passage of Scripture was read.
Mr.. Bishop IN few simple words
| presented the building to the Trus-
tees. DR.. Hyde with equal simpli-
city accepted the munifcent gift on
behalf of the Board. The boys sang
the Matin Song in beautiful style.
The Grafton by Minister Stevens
was delivered in the usual impressive
| manner of that finished speaker. 1t
| was mainly devoted to impressing on
the pupils the Importance of their
improving the splendid and hitherto
unequalled privileges they possessed
of receiving intellectual education
| and industrial training IN their own
| country. The speaker earnestly
| warned the lads against vice OF all
descriptions. Hearty and prolonged
applause saluted the orator at
the conclusion OF bis effort.
The address viii be published in
full in the Hawaiian language.
A picture of Her late Royal High
ness, Mrs. Bishop, under whose be-
quest the Schools were founded, with
Hawaiian flags on either side and the
Kamehameha Schools flag beneath,
was placed aloft at the end of the
main room and was it's chief added
decoration.
Principal Oleson invited all to
make a free and full inspection of
the building, and then declared the
exercises closed.
The pupils sang "Annie Laurie"
with variations before this, and, when
the company we're inspecting the
building, several other songs, con-
Guiding with the school shout.
The visitors generally availed them
selves of the invitation to look
around. They oolld not fully ex-
press their admiration OF the build
ing and its details. There are tour
class rooms on the ground floor In
rear of the main room above is a