Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-23
COOKE LIBRARY
OF OAHU COLLEGE
Beautiful Building IS
For maIIy Opened
To P9phs

Inc NOOhe l.lDIHIy, UeslBneU anu
erected under the direction of Aren't
tect II. l.. Kerr, on the grounds of
Oahu College, was turned over yes
terday afternoon to the Library Com
mittee, through its chairman, Frank
w. Damon, by Miss Caroline AleXan-
der Cooke, the granddaughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Cooke. II was proud
moment for the little girl, and she
carried her part we'll when present.
ing the keys to Mr.. Damon.
Seated ON the front porch where
the formal exercises took place. were
the members of the Cooke family. the
trustees, and their wives. The Col
lege Glee Club. under the leadership
Of Miss Rogers, standing on the
steps, sang appropriate songs.
This done, the little Caroline
Cooke came forward to the steps,
aud, facing Mr. Damon. presented ;he
keys to him with short and accom-
plished presentation speech. She said
her grandfather and grandmother
Cooke wished her to speak for them
while presenting the keys.
Mr. Damon, then lifting the little
girl onto a piano stool, !ahanked her
and Mr.. and Mrs. CodRe 4Jr the gem
erous gift of the lf9r3f 2Io"
Mr.. Damon in ms courselof his
brief acceptance said: % ~
at Ia the desire of theteafppratlon
hat the beneaIs of thisof library
should be shafdlnby others! as well
as those immediately connected with
this institution, ny my in a word
be said that itg3R,tbSI ipfentlon tc
adopt a liberal p9li2y With reference
TO the use Of thethdolss here gather
ed. Former students of Punahou
present land former patrons, and lit
erary, scientific, and educational
workers in the city, and others com
| plying with the regulations laid
Town, may take advantage freely OF
| the privileges of the library.
we have had come down to u;
| Aht iollpNlHB dltNuplt VI ttNl
the great Italian poet. namely, that
The Bishop of Carvaillon, Petrareh's
friend, In a playful experiment, lock
ID up the poets library, intending tC
exclude him from IL for three days
5ut the poets misery caused him tC
restore the key on the first evening
| And | verify believe | should have
| become insane says PetrarCh, ii
my mind had longer been deprived
If its necessary nourishment.'
| THAT we may be spared so serious
IN ending, | hasten now to use thesC
keys, which have been today intrust
I'd to the trustees, TO open, in thell
name, the doors of the Cooke Library
asking you all to follow, since
Life thrills along the alcOyed
hall:
The Lords of thought await our
call"
Having concluded his speech, Mr.
Damon with the assistance of Mis-
kCaroline Cooke, opened the big doc
Of the library, permitting the trus
tees. their wives, and friends of thu
school to enter and inspect the int
rior of the building.
Out of $4,000, the total donation
If Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke. the splendiC
library, with its furniture and equip
ment, cost $4,000. leaving balanc
Of $4,000 in the hands OF the building
committee. In addition to the librar,
and its equipment, the donors hav
placed $4,000 at the DISPOSAL of tn
trustees for books. Alresqy the pur
chases of books have ari6upted t
$4,000. The total capacity OF the Ii
brary is 10000 volumes. OF thes
10000 books and 1000 pamphlet
and documents haysseEcady bee
secured and placed kr4'abelves.
Mr.. and Mrs, CoSlie i've also pre-
sented to the library a3splendi
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