The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-02-25
SCHEMES
FOR THE FUND
CFrom Saturdays Advertiser.)


/ -Four proposals for the use of th'
$500 in the hands of the McKinle,
Memorial Fund committee were sub
mitted yesterday afternoon at the meet
ing of that body. Each of the schemes
will take the entire amount, while ont
of them will require additional fund.
20 carry out.
The Kilohana Art League, represent
ed by Mrs. W. NJ. Graham, proposed
that the money should be used to build
an entrance to the fshmarket building
the same to be dedicated to the memory
of William Mckinley and used as a
town hall. This is the scheme which
has been discussed by many of the pub
lie bodies during the past few months.
Professor Wood, of the Normal
School, spoke in advocacy of the cree
tion of stadium on the Normal School
property, along the lines of the stadium
at Berkeley.
Professor Scott made a new sugges-
ton, bringing forward a proposal that
the fund be used to place a statue or
bust of the martyred President at the
new High School, put the balance of
the fund into reference books for the
High School library and carry out the
plans of the subscribers of the fund
by naming the school the Mckinley
Public High School.
H. E. Hendrick appeared as the cham
pion of the scheme to erect a heroic
statue of Mckinley in some public
place as the fitting memorial, this pro-
posal being elaborated ON by Gordon
osborne, artist, who submitted a sketch
plan of proposed statue.
The members of th3 committee list
ened carefully to the claims of the SUP
porters of the various proposals, ad-
journing after a full and free discus
sion had been had, another meeting be-
ing called for next week, at which it
is probable a final decision will be
reached.
There were present at the meeting:
Judge Dole, Rev. W. D. Westervelt,
Prof. Edgar Wood, F. A. Sehaefer, Gov
DR.. Rogers, Prof. Scott, j.
E. Rothwell, Charles N. Cooke, R. S.
t. Give Davies, H. E. Hen
bricks, Gordon osborne, Mrs. W. NJ.
Graham and Mrs. Sackwitz, the latter
the Buckeye Club and sec
onding the proposal of the Kilohana
Art League.
The sketch submitted by Mr.. Osborne
attracted considerable attention, his de-
sign being for statue and pedestal
the same size as the Kamehameha
statue. The pedestal is elaborated with
three figures, typifying the three ter
ritories added to the United States
Turing the Mckinley administration,
Hawaii, the Philippines and Porto Rico.
The statue and figures are to be cast
in bronze from models to be made here
by Mr.. osborne, the whole being esti-
mated to cost between eight and nine
dollars.
The proposal of Professor Scott drew
1ut a number of interested questions,
he principal one of which was whether
he government would name the school
after the assassinated president. Mr. I
Scott assured the committee that he
lad discussed the matter with the in
lividual members of the Board of Edu-
.ation and had been assured of their
upport, while Governor Frear had told
lin that his proposal was a noble one
Mrs. Graham made "a strong presenta-
ion of the claims of the Art League
Ian, at the same time pointing out OBJ
ections to some of the other proposals.
'he arguments advanced by her, sec
nded by those of Mrs. Sackwitz, i'm
ressed the committee very strongly.
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