The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-12

s'The Japanese born in this country,
educated in the schools of this country
ding with other American children, viii
be nothing but true Americans-loyal
TO the flag and to the principles Of their
country
This sentiment expressed by DIR. Kat
suki, one of the speakers at the dedi-
cation of the Mckinley Memorial High
School building yesterday, was cheered
enthusiastically by the three hundred
people present who heard it.
1t was great day for Principal nj.
NJ Scott, for so many years at the
head of the Honolulu High School. 1t
was a great day for the High School
Alumni Association, under whose aus
pices the exercises were held. The new
High. School building which, though
not so large as Principal Scott hoped
1t would have been built, is commo-
dious, well designed, and well arranged,
and when it's furnishing is complete,
will provide High School aceommoda,
tions with much that is best in ar
rangement and appliances for such
work, and offer to instructors and
, pupils alike facilities and resources
which were entirely lacking in the old
building.
Fully FIVE hundred people accepted
the invitation to be present at the
opening exercises and to inspect lie
building. Principal Scott and his as,
sistants on the instructing force were
there and so were very many members
of the alumni to show visitors about
and explain the arrangements. The
building faces westerly on Thomas
Square. The entrance is by a semi
circular, broad and easy flight of steps
to semi-eircular portico supported by
plain columns and protected by bal
ustrade. The opening is on to hall
directly across which is the assembly
room extending back of the general line
of the building. This assembly room
is capable of seating at least two hun
dred. The platform can be used for
a stage and there are the simple aeces-
sories of rooms off each side of the
stage.
To the right, as one enters the build
ing, is the principal 5 office, the most
striking piece of furniture in which is
a massive iat-topped kOa desk, the gift
of the alumni and pupils of the High
School to Prof. Scott. The principal s
Office opens into the library room which
is commodious and fitted up on three
sides with open bookcases of koa, the
gift of c. NJ. Cooke. On the fourth
side the bookcases are closed with glass
for the more valuable books. AS yet
no part of the library has been put in
place. This library opens also on to
hall. which runs the entire length of
the building parallel with Victoria
street. In the south wing on this floor,
in addition to the library, are recita-
tion rooms and cloak room for the
girls, while in the basement below 1T
is the lavatory for gi<ls.
In the north wing on this floor are
other recitation rooms, particularly
those for mathematics. These are pro-
vided with a new kind of blackboard,
which isn't black at all but green.
There is on this floor also an office
room for the women teachers of the
school.
The second story does not cover as
much space as the first floor. There is.
nothing corresponding to the assembly
rooms and the second story does not
extend as far mauka or makai as the
frst. The second story is devoted to
the commercial and scientific depart
ments of the school. Near the head of
the main staircase there is space par
titioned off by bank counter ana grill
work which will be the Office of the
school savings bank which Superintend-
ent Babbitt has decided to establish
in connection with the school work. Ad-
joining this is the Office Of the principal
of the commercial department. All the