The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-30

HALL Punahou become college
- institution? This is the question
which the president and trustees
of the famous Island institution of
learning put to the alumni of Punahou
last evening. The alumni was called to
attend quarterly meeting but few re-
sponded to the invitation.
The chief interest of the meeting lay
in an address by President Arthur
Maxson Smith upon the present con-
ditions of the school and it's future.
He has made a study of the future of
the school and has become thoroughly
imbued with the idea of Transforming
Punahou into a college for the study of
the highest branches of learning and
a worthy competitor of many of the
famous colleges in the States.
The climate, the record of the insti-
tuition in the past decades, it's hold
ings of property and above all the
artistic grouping of appropriate build
ings are all conducive to the establish
ment OF a college in the Hawaiian Is
lands which the president firmly be-
lieves will have among it's students
young men and women from all parts
of the United States, even, as he says,
many OF the colleges in the Southern
states are in reality supported by the
students who come from the North.
The young people want a change of
climate and they so to the South Such
a condition will prevail IL there is es-
tablished in the Hawaiian Islands a
college which would have attractive
features.
President Smith, speaking for the
trustees, believes that within a short
time plans will be laid for the estab-
lishment of a magnificent college seat
at Punahou equipped with a capable
faculty. artistic and appropriate build
ings and a course of study which will
make it a growing success.
With the Christian foundation such
as the proposed college would have, it
would be sure to attain the ends
sought for-excellence of moral. intel
lectual and physical training, says
Smith.
AS to the present plans of the school
the president said that these must be
considered with the future proposed
The present school accommodations
are limited and there is not enough .
room. The students are in cramped
quarters But he would not have the
trustees erect n small building on some
excellent spot in order TO meet the pres
ent requirements and spoil plans for
an artistic laying out of the grounds
This would be false economy.
Punahou Preparatory, which is now
occupying building on Beretania
street, next to Queen Liliuoknlani Is
TO be transferred 10 Punahou. Presl-
dent Smith approves the plan to turn
Pauahi Han, the beautiful stone build
ing, now used by the college, over to
the preparatory course, This would
give It ample accommodations and the
pupils would have environments which
would assist them In their studies The
present surroundings are not M TO as
sist them,
This would deyolye upon the trustees
the necessity 0f erecting a oommodlous
artistic building for many departments
OF collegiate work meeting present re- !
auiremonts and answering for tho pur.
poses ~ "a college building In the fu-
turr-uud which would ultimately be
properly styled the Historical Build
ing
The present needs NJ the school BE-
sums np hH follows.
Gymnasium Manual Training build
lng kinaerFnrifn Historical building
fresldentH house
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mnnt bui hr called ths attention Of mo
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