The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-09

the father of Judge Dole and Rev. Mr..
Beckwith. He secured his college prep
aration at Punahou and entered Viii
liams College. Just as he was about to
graduate, or just after his graduation,
the Civil War broke out and he enlisted
in the Union army. He raised q com.
pany in New York State, rose gradual
ly to a eolonelcy, and was made a
brevet brigadier-general.
He was deeply interested in the work
of the Freedmen s Bureau after the
war, and he resolved 10 establish a
school for negroes, Hampton Institute
being the result. he raised funds for
its maintenance, and it became an in
stitution of national renown. He had
Indians brought to the school, and the
educational work on their behalf at
tracted the federal government, which
selected General Pratt TO establish a
school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and
this school is now one of the foremost
institutions in the United States Hamp-
ton Institute was organized on lines
suggesting combination of methods at
Lahainaluna and the Hilo Boarding
school.
Work Lives After Him.
In connection with yesterdays meet
ing in Honolulu, the following account
from the Washington Star of November
"a, of a meeting of prominent negro
educators in the Capital City is inter
esting, showing how the work of Gen
eral Armstrong lives and prospers after
him. The Star says:
can audience that taxed the capa-
city of the Metropolitan A. NJ. Z.
Church listened last night to addresses
in praise of Hampton Institute, the
large colored institution of learning in
the fund that is being raised here to
establish another scholarship for de-
serving students at the school.
"The meeting was held under the
joint auspices of the Hampton Institute
Alumni Association Of the district and
the Bethel Literary and Historical So
ciety.
"Among the speakers we're DR.. Hol-
lis B. Trissell, president of Hampton
Institute; Rev. DR.. W. p. Thirkield,
president of Howard University; r. r.
Morton, commander of the Hampton
Institute Cadet Corps; Prof. T. 3. VIII
liams, field agent Of the school, and
Miss Eloise Bib, president of the local
colored social settlement association.
History of Institution.
"DOctor Trissell 5 address was con
fined to a review of the circumstances
leading up TO the establishment Of the
institution by Gen. Samuel G. Arm
strong, and its subsequent history. He
described the academic and manual
training COURSES offered by the school,
and the hopes for enlarging the curTic-
ulum in the future. He told his hear
ers that in just such schools as Hamp-
ton lay the hope of the negro race.
MAJOR Morton and Professor Williams
each spoke of what the institution has
in advancing its student
body.
doctor Thirkield told of the cordial
relations which have always existed
between Hampton Institute and Howard
University.
ole said the latter institution took
up the work where the former left of
in giving the colored youth of the coun-
try the advantages Of professional and
higher education.
Work Among the Poor.
"Miss Bibb spoke on the work among
the alley poor of the cOlored race in
the district, and what was being done
toward alleyiating the conditions under
which they have been living II. ID.
Lee, president of the Hampton Institute
Alumni Association, presided. During
the evening a number Of musical selec-
tions were rendered by the Hampton
Gloe ClUb,'