The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-06
announcement
At DEDICATION


the laying the corner stone OF the new
| High school building yesterday after
noon, was the announcement made by
Judge Dole, I'm his address that tine
Mckinley Memorial Fund committee
had. the evening before adopted by
resolution the suggestion of the Board
OF Education and the Hngh SCh0o.
! Alumni Association that the fund, con-
sisting of about 10000 in cash and rea
estate, be given TO the new school
for the purpose of erecting a statue OF
the martyred president on the school
grounds and for the establishing or a !
library for the institution
The announcement was received
with great applause by the large crowd
of high school pupils, former graduates
and friends OF the school gathered TO
witness the ceremonies, and seems to
meet the approval Of almost everybody,
Notwithstanding that the numerous
pet schemes for the use Of the fund
which have been advanced during the
several years in which the matter has
been hanging fire, are thereby killed
The resolution Of the committee as
read by Judge Dole, its chairman, fol-
lows:
Resolved That the proposal of the
Board of Education and the students
of the Honolulu High school that the
new building of the Honolulu High
School be named the Mckinley High
School be accepted, and in consldera-
ton thereof that a bronze statue OF
the late President Mckinley, costing
not more than $4,000 be erected on the
grounds of such school and that the
balance of the funds in the hands OF
this committee be assigned to three
, trustees, one of whom shall be the
3 principal of such school and his sue
cessOrs, the other two to be appointed
= by the Board of Education; $1,000 OF
I such funds to be expended in books
for the school library and the net in
( come of the balance of such trust funds
to be devoted to the increase and care
of the library of such school and the
care of the statue
lt COl lltl SlOllt 10y lll6 w do cANCAiA
ed by large number of distinguished
citizens, and instructors who occupied
a handsomely decorated speakers stand
Among these were: Governor Frear,
Judge Dole, Governor Cleghorn, Pro-
fessor Alexander, Professor Horne,
H Professor Grifiths, Professor Wood,
Bishop Restarick the members of the
Board of Public instruction, Rev. DR..
Bingham, Mrs Coan, Mrs. Rabbit,
Mrs. Tucker and many others.
The Hawaiian band was present and
had prominent part in the program,
rendering a number of patriotic airs.
The laying of the memorial stone,
was done by r. d. King, president OF
the High School Alumni Association,
while the assembled spectators watch
ed in silence. In the stone was sealed
a copper box in which had been placed
various documents which may possess
interest to posterity when in years to
come the hand of time and the feet
of thousands of children have brought
the ediflce to the end of it's usefulness
These included copies of the daily pa
pers of March 5, a copy of the Higr
! School official paper, reports of the
: Department of Education for 1896 anC
1906, the autographs of the faculty anC
students of the school, a roll Of tn,
J alumni members, a history of the
school and two prophecies of the ef
90 feet of the Panama canal on Hawaii
90 written by High School pupils.
90 At the conclusion of this ceremon.
Miss Lydia Wagner recited "rh
Chambered Nautilus" speaking tn
beautiful lines effectively and well
after which a chorus of pupils rem
II dered Kipling's Recessional, their sing
~ ing being very good.
u Professor Scott, the principal of tn
High School addressed the gathering i
. an historical review of the progress o
30 education in the public schools of tn
:, Territory, and the establishing Of tn
"a. first high school.
10 Judge Dole, besides making the an
nouncement relative to the McKinle
memorial fund, in which he paid
eI splendid eulogy to the deceased presi
dent dwelt upon school spirit a
length.
Chang 10y, chosen by the senio
- class of the High School TO represen
the school, made a stirring patriot
address in which he pointed out tn
success which has attended the expert
ment in instructing a mixture of ma
tionalities such as is found in Ha
waiian schools today.
William Williamson, of the Boar
of Commissioners of Public Instructio
spoke for the Board, and made brie
address
The ceremonies closed with the sing
. ing of Hawaii" by the schools as
"A sembled.