The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-23

The teiy greatest pirasufe. ou behalf
uf the huafd of Trustees ~ oahu toi
| lenr 10 accept this monumental plfi
NJ our friends Mt and Nfs charles
N. Cooke. u is suutte 0f the great
est satisfaction 10 the corporation that
/ they land with them ] think may
include Al She members Of their FAM
lics), have been led IN reaf. for the
benefit Of ns all. this beautiful buildingi
TO add so generously 60 the literary
treasures 81 this library. and to place
here certain works Of art, which cannot
fail 60 be a help and inspiration.
Emerson somewhere reminds us that
THE sedge papyrus. which gave It's
name to our word paper. is Of more i'm
portance 20 history than cotton, or
silver, or goldn II is well FOR humani.
~, however, that it has, in our age,
the generous backing Of steel, iron,
sugar and other important agents. The
rearing Of libraries all over the world
marks the dawn of that large and al
truistic age. upon which we have I'M
doubtedly entered, when men aud
women, blest with means, rejoice in
the privilege of sharing the same with
others. 1t is a gracious and worthy act
/
SO beautifully their alma mater and we
trust that they may long be spared to
watch the larger and fuller growth of
the institution, to whose development
they feel IL to be n privilege to min
ister.
To the alumni, to the corporation, to
the faculties Of these schools, to the
undergraduates and to all here present,
Al Al IL
terests OF education and culture, utters
eloquently it's message, that we use well
its treasures for our own highest good
and in helpful service to others. Pc
culiarly fitting is it that lied by a
little child " we should enter this portal
soon to open for us. May the willing
and teachable spirit he ours and then
SHALL the blessing surely follow
1t is the desire of the corporation
that the benefits of this library should
be shared by others, as well as those
Immediately connected with this in
stitution. II may in word be said
that il is the intention to adopt liberal
policy with reference to the use of the
looks here gathered. Former students
of Punahou, present and former patrons,
and literary, scientific and educational
workers in the city, and Others com
plying with the regulations laid down,
may take advantage freely of the privi-
leges of the library.
We have had come down to us the fol-
lowing anecdote of Petrarch, the great
Italian poet, namely, that 1.-THE Bishop
of Carvaillon, Petrarch's friend, in n
playful experiment, locked up the poet S
library, intending to exclude him from
il for three days, but the poet Is misery
i, caused him to restore the key on the
first evening" "And verify believe
: | should have become insanc,' says
Petrarch, "if my mind had longer been
7, deprived of its necessary nourishment.
That we may be spared so serious an
ending, l hasten now to use these keys
which have been today intrusted to the
o trustees to open, in their name, the
4 doors of the Cooke Library, asking you
y all to follow, since
/ Life thrills along the allowed hall;
5 The Lords of thought await our call. ,
a The Library Is Opened.
Upon the conclusion of the address
/ Mr.. Damon, with little Carolene's as.
{ sistance, unlocked the big front door
: of the library. Passing within. the
/ trustees and their wives held an in.
formal reception of the visiting
n friends, and the building was inspect
o ed from basement to upper book rack
y The splendid building added yester
n day to the educative plant at Punahot
" has cost. with its furniture and equip
II ment, the sum of $42, 300. There still
l. remains In the hands of the building
o committee the sum of $2500 of tn,
i total donation by Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke
n (which Is $4,000, In addition to tn
+ building, the generous donors hay,
d placed $4,000 at the disposal of tn,
d trustees for books OF this amour
II $4,000 has been spent, leaving $4,000 We
It to be invested. The selection of book
is being made with great care, the oh
ject sought being to create a well
roundabout working library, whic
Will meet the requirements of al
branches of the institution. There ar
now 1900 books and 5000 unboun
| pamphlets and documents on tn
shelves The total capacity of tn
building is 10000 volumes. AS IL tn
foregoing We're not enough, Mr.. an
il Mrs Cooke have also presented to tn
q library splendid painting of 9TH
Last Supper" II is a copy of one a
the most famous paintings In tn
III world. The original is In the grea
a. cathedral at Milan, Italy. and wa
e: painted by Leonardo da Vinci. TIL
n original picture Is 3Oxl2 feet in siz
=, The copy il about half that size.
% was painted by special order of NJ
sS Cooke, when recently In Europe
la Following In the footsteps of the
y. parents. Mr.. Clarence II. Cooke ha