The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-21
BIG UNDERTAKING
FINALLY BEGUN


Work has begun on the idPacih,
Institute Of which 20 much has beef
said, and Of which 30 much Is eS
pccted. IL will be recalled that th,
Kidwell estate in Manoa valley-som,
thirty-sevcn acrcs--was purchased, NJ
the first step In great educational un
dertaking. Here it is proposed to con
solidate a group Of schools-Kawaia
hao Seminary, Mills Institute and the
Japanese Boarding School. Each will
be housed in its own building, but there
will be one board Of management
placed in control.
In securing the tract above mentioned
the premises of the North Pacific Mis-.
sionary Institute on Punchbowl street
was disposed of to the Methodist
Church, and the land now occupied by
Kawaiahao Seminary to the Castle es-
tate by the Board of Managers. This
body is composed of Mr.. Frank w.
Damon, Mr.. Joseph p. Cooke, DR.. Dore.
mus Scudder, Rev. John Wadman, Mrs.
Joseph Atherton, Mrs. Samuel C. AL
len, Mr.. Geo. p. Castle and Mr.. Theo.
Richards. There are three associate
members: Miss Katherine Mcleod, Mr..
7. Okumura and Mr.. Arthur Merrill.
The officers are: F. w. Damon, chair
man; Theo. Richards, treasurer; s. NJ
Merrill, secretary.
The site which has been acquired is
but one block from the valley line of
the Rapid Transit company, and COM
mands fine views, both of the mountain
and the sea. 1t will be divided into
two sections, one for girls and the other
for boys, their schools being separate.
Important agricultural features have
been arranged with a view of con.
tributing to the support of the schools.
There is on the land fine spring yield
ing about 100000 gallons of water daily
and also an auwai, with the right of
one days use each week, which in
sures an abundant and unfailing water
supply.
Mrs. S. G. Allen has contributed
$4,000 to the Institute, and Mrs. j. B.
Atherton $4,000 for the new Kawaia-
lao Seminary, which will be memorial |
20 her husband.
Funds are now being sought to erect
| similar building for the boys which
will accommodate the present Mills In
titute, the Japanese and Korean
tudents, and with this sufficient en-
owment fund to place the institutions
N sound financial basis. The aim
f the Board is to have it inter-de-
ominational Methodists and Congrega-
uniting. The former are
epresented by the Rev. John Wadman,
ne of the most enthusiastic and en-
rgetic members of the Board.
Yesterday beginning was made to
AIRY out this great undertaking. The
rchitect having decided finally up
IL u Sllc Tue eAcdNdtlOu WAS DeRuH lot Il,
ne new Kawaiahao Seminary, the first
the proposed group of buildings.
he printed announcement issued by
lie Board makes this further state /
ent: {
"The Mid-Pacifc Institute win nat
rally serve as the capstone of the edu- ,
ltional enterprise fostered by the Ha t
allan Board and it's connections. This J
nbraces Hilo Boarding School, Ko- l
ia and Maunaolu Seminaries and a
ore or two of plantation schools a
the Territory. While ag-
Christian in its work it will !. .
low no sectarianism nor will it be :
,unded by any racial lines whatso- '
'er. It's chief aim will be to turn out
e kind of men and women needed in :,
avail for the largest development of IL
G resources of the Territory" fl
--s.$-s.-