The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-22

terday noon, at which time all the bid
in hand We're opened. The lowest biz
submitted Tor the construction of tn,
three buildings complete in every par
ticular was Sis, 299. A meeting of TIT
trustees was held yesterday Afternoon
and it was decided TO award the con
tract to Lucas Brothers, the lowest bid
ders. It was further decided. and thu
funds have been appropriated TO car.
ry out the general plan including tbs
erection on the slope of Rocky Hill o.
a new house for the president. We
hope and expect that all the new build
ings viii be completed and ready fol
occupancy at the beginning of the
school year. September 1907
SUPERVISOR LUCAS.
Jack Lucas was called upon for a
few remarks, as P. c. Jones put it
upon anything that may occur To
/ him.
| Mr.. Lucas started off by saying that
he made the mistake of his life when
he promised to speak at such gather
ing. He would, however do his best
He spoke of the days of ~ and re-
counted a number of schoolboy recol-
lections which amused the audience
greatly. He was glad ne had been to
Funahou and had a daughter who had
just graduated, a fact of which ne was
proud. If he had dozen more daugh-
ters he would send them all to Puma
hou. He rejOiced in the progress the
college was making and remarked that
Punahou was lucky to have a man like
Prof. Griffiths to take charge. One
thing he wanted to impress on the
boys and girls. When leaving college,
they ought to remember their school
mates. There was a tendency to think
that one was better than another and
on this account to slight old school
mates This hurts feelings and should
be guarded against
THE ALUMNI PRESIDENT.
4. Alexander expressed his thanks
for the honor that had been done him
in electing him first president of the
association. He bespoke the coopera-
ton of the association on behalf of it's
officers.
There should be something for the
association to work for all the time"
said he. AT present the association
has no place wherein to meet and is
driven about at the whim of the wealth.
err. I would be glad to see a place pro-
vided where the association could meet
annually Then the students need a
gymnasium for systematic exercise, a
place provided with lockers and stock
ed with apparatus. where gymnasium
classes could gather for gymnastic in
struction. A shed-like structure, with
steel roof and frame and a coral-tamp-
ed floor would answer the purpose, and
such building, l have been informed
would not cost more than $4,000. The
alumni association would be able to
use the place for meetings and it could
thus be, made to serve double pur-
pose.
There are about 5000 names on the
alumni roll Take 1900 of these and
divide it into $4,000 and it viii be read
lily seen that the cost per capita will
be very small indeed 1 hope that
another year will see such building
as 1 have outlined, provided for
P c. Jones followed with a talk on
the finances of the college. He quoted
the following figures:
ESTIMATED COST OF NEW BUILD
INGS-TWO DORMITORIES
AND DINING HALL.
Bid Lucas Bros, 8 buildings.$ 11S,299.OO
Architects Commission, per
cent 9,9I3-oo
Estimated cost furnishing. 5o0o-oo
Bingham hail and
other changes - 10000. 90
house - 100000
Expended on presidents house 14Oo0
Expended on new buildings. 10000
Total cost .......-S lf9,6o9'oV
AVAILABLE FUNDS.
Mrs Castles donation $4,000
A. S. Wilcox's dona-
ton ...-.....---...- Eo,VVV
interest -. $4,000
water works. 5000
on funds. 5000 1O4O0O.00
Short, if all is done. .........$ 45,6590O
STARTS BALL ROLLING.
1--WE may say that we shall need $780,
NO n.1rsiy hn