The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-26
MAUI BUDGET
Effect Of News From
Honolulu.
Maunaolu Seminar--A Needed Rain
faH--Roads and Road Building,
More Provisions Needed.

MAUI. Jan. %, 1900. During the
afternoon OF the l3Jh, the ceremonies
attending the laying OF the corner
stone OF Mlunaou Seminary took place
on the new school premises az sunny
side, Paia. quite large number of
Makawao residents was present includ-
ing teachers and pupils of MaunaOlu
Seminary who since the fire of Noyem-
Der. 1898. which destroyed their school,
have been occupying the Makawao
residence of Airs. II. G.. Alexander
The following program of exercises
was rendered in the presence Of the
audience assembled in the new and
spacious stable which is well-nigh
completed:
/. Chorus will praise him.
............Mr Mrs. II. Il. Brown
Maunaolu Girls.
=. prayer. ......,... .......,.,..
Rev. Il. G.. Beckwith, d. ID.
3. esponse-"Graciousl Hark to
my Pleading" characterization
Maunaolu Girls.
4. Addresses .......... .............
Hon. II. p. Baldwin, Rev. L. G. Beck
with. ID, Rev. j. Kalino.
5. Chorus-Anniversary Song of
Praise (adapted) Mrs. A. NJ. Chance
Maunaolu Girls
After the singing of the chorus, the
audience adjourned to the southeast
corner of the new building whose
framework already is making-a brave
showing and the cornerstone bearing
the inscription 1900, A. D." on one
side and simply 1890" on the other
was fittingly laid by Mrs. II. p. Bald
win.
The iron box which was placed with
in the cornerstone contained copy of
THE Friend" the last report of the
Cousins Society, photographs of the
trustees, of the late Geo. f. Beckwith,
group of the preseLt teachers, a group
of the pupils, of Princess Kaiulani and
of President S. b. Dole.
The address of Hon. Fl. p. Baldwin,
president of the Board of Trustees and
the donor of the new school, was in
part resume of the history of Mauna-
olu, especially mentioning the two fires
and the good that resulted from them
in better and larger school buildings.
Mr.. Baldwin spoke 10th in English
and Hawaiian.
DR.. Beckwith's remarks were OF a
the pupils of Maunaolu congratulating
them on their gooG fortune. During
his address, the doctor asked the audi
ence to grant vote of thanks to Mr..
BALDWIN for his generosity and one to
Contractor Bell for his efforts in the
construction of the new school build
ings.
With the consent of those present
Or. Beckwith named the new structure
Baldwin Hall, though the school will
still retain its name, Maunaolu Sem
mary. The singing of the doXology
ended the exercises of the day.
Effect of Honolulu News.
Maui people were extremely shocked
at the news of Mrs. Geo. Boardman's
death by plague, the announcement of
which was made by the purser of the
steamer Lehua from Kihei on the 18th.
Mrs. Boardman was well-known resi-
dent of Kahului some fifteen years
ago.
Having full confidence in the national
Board of Health, nothing like a panic
has taken place as yet among Maui
people. Still, from time to time, faces
have grown serious and people are
anxious with thoughts of what might
happen IL the infectious disease should
ever enter the island by the way of
the ports of Kahului, Kihei or Maalaea.
1t woulu probably mean the destruction
by fire of every plantation village on
middle Maui from the slopes of the
West Maui mountains to those of Hale
akala. The Asiatic population so large
1y outnumbers the whites and intelli-
gent natives that no local quarantine
control or restrictions could be success
f,,lI, toll null
wander from one settlement to another
almost at will, thus spreading con-
tagion.
In such dire circumstances Lahaina
could easily guard its two mountain
roads, and Hama, the narrow pathways
at Keanae and Kaupo, and remain safe
from infection. However, no such
calamity is anticipated, for every
reasonable means has been taken and
is being taken to prevent this both
by local committees and the Honolulu
Board OF Health.
No meeting of the Maui health COM
mittee has been called since that of the
9Th instant at Kahuui. Maui people
generally indorse the destruction OF
Chinatown by fire.
Island Entertainments.
During the evening OF the 18th, the
January meeting of the Makawao Liter
AIRY Society was held in the parlors OF
the Paia Foreign Church. The attend
ance was smaller than usual owing to
threatening weather.
The program of the evening was OF
an informal nature, consisting OF
game In which every one present rep
resented in some way the name of
book The person msking The largest
number of successful guesses received
a prize. Then there were tableaux
which by posing and costumes portray
ed the names of books.
After the tableaux came piano solo
by Miss Clara Lowrie, then reading
by Miss Schweizer, followed by another
instrumental solo by Miss Louvre.
The Dartakine of refreshment marked