The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-06
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
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8. In 1919 a legal provision was made
for special tax TO be levied upon
all foreign residents, the proceeds TO
be devoted to the education of the chill
dren of such foreigners. Thus was made
the first government provision for the
education of white children in separate
schools. But as the father s of the
part Hawaiian children shared in the
burden of the support of such schools
their~children were given the same
privileges as those of pure white blood.
In this movement the old Oahu Char
ity School changed its character and
its name. becoming school for white
and half-white children, and taking the
name of the Honolulu Town School An
ticipating this story little, we note
that few years later ii combined with
a private school for white children,
taking the name of the latter and be-
coming the Fort Street School. From
that time to the present no radical
changes have been made in the consti-
tuition of this school. but it has grown
and developed with the community and
its needs until it has become the allied
schools headed by the present Homo
lulu High School. -
aIn 1860. Mr. Brewster opened a
school in the basement of the old Fort
Street Church with twenty-one pupils.
In the report of 1862, it is mentioned
as the Fort Street Select School, taught
by Mr. Brewster, assisted by Miss
TruesdeH. and numbering fifty pupils.
In September. 1865, the school passed
into the hands of Mr.. Maurice B. Beck
with. who carried it on for fourteen
years. 1t was assumed as a govern
ment school by the Board of Education
in March. 1869, and by permission of
the Trustees of the Fort Street Church,
If was carried ON. as it had previously
been, in the basement rooms of that
building. until November, 1869, when
the school was removed TO the stone
building erected by the Board on a
site purchased for that object on the
corner of Fort and School streets.
I'm 1870, it existed in two depart
ments. under Mr.. NJ B. Beekwitb as
principal, with -uiles NJ. j. Armstrong
and Bella Holden as assistants, with
one hundred and twelve pupils. The
site and building cost $l0,4S5.
"In September. s1S73, the Board of
Education authorized the Inspector
General. Mr.. H. r. Hitchcock, to pre-
pare a curriculum of studies for the
school, which should embrace a High
School course. Such a course was pre-
pared. approved by the Board, and en-
forced. Number of pupils sixty nine.
I'm 1878. the attendance on the
school had fallen. off TO forty-two boys.
Soon after this, Mr.. Alatau T.. Atkin-
son. who had private school known as
the St. Alban s College, was appointed
principal, bringing his private pupils,
both boys and girls, TO the school, in
ereasing the enrolment in 1880, TO one
hundred and sixty-fve pupils. and in
1882, to two hundred and forty nine.
Such is a brief history of the origin
and transformation of the beginnings
and progress of the present High
School In 1894, the present site of
the school was purchased by the Board
of Education for the sum Of 100000,
and the pupils were housed in the pres
ent building known as the High School
building.
THE CORNERSTONE.
The laying Of the cornerstone was
then performed in silence by r. d.
King. who first deposited in tin box
placed beneath the stone number of
documents and publications. These in
Guided copies of the daily paper Of
March 5. a copy Of the High school
official paper, reports of the Depart
uent Of Education for 1896 and 1906.
the autographs Of the faculty and stu
dents Of the school. roll Of the alum
nj members, a history Of the school
and two prophecies 0f the effect Of the
Panama canal on Hawaii, written By
High School pupils.
At the conclusion Of this ceremony.
Miss Lydia Wagner recited The
Chambere5 Nautilus. speaking the
beautiful lines effectively and well,
after which chorus Of pupils rem
dered KipIing's Professional. their sing
ing being very good
VALUE OF SCHOOL SPIRIT.
Judge Dole in his address dwelt on
the necessity Of school spirit in the
success Of a school. the thing most i'm
portant i'm the development Of the
school Itself and the effect Il was 70
have on the community. Good sports
are necessary for the DEVELOPMENT Of
a proper school spirit. not alone on
the playground but in the classes. fos-
tering rivalry and the spirit of gen /
crosby n applaud the victor. victor /
even al the expense Of the applauder. /
school spirit 10 a school is what (
pa triotfsn1 is To country. making i /.
strong. The march Of progress has no /
place for the one who wrimpers under +
defeat. but holds a place for the one +
that though defeated app.au5s the .
winner and persists along the way.
The speaker then euIogized the late .
william Mckinley, the rnartyred pres
.dent. who had proved himself the
friend % everyone in Hawaii, after .