Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-08
Needs of BIG School Talked
Over at chowder Supper, En-
Iipened BY Many Stunts"

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| Punahou,s needs and Punahou's as
sets were frankly discussed last night
when more than 400 graduates, stud
ents and friends of the institution
gathered at the University Club to
il partake of chowder supper and lis
i ten to a program Of speeches and
| links" The "get-together" affair was
i forerunner of the 18th anniversary
4 celebration to be held next June.
i II was one of the largest Punahou
4 reunions ever held in Honolulu, and
many OF Honolulu's best known men
I and women we're present. William
/ T. Rawlins, president of the Alumni
i Association, was POSTMASTER,
i In a convincing talk made by Frank
1 G. Atherton, chairman OF 18th ami
| yersary finance committee. the "old
/ grads were informed that 1t behooved
/ them to come to the financial aid OF
their alma mater Deficits Of more
than $1,000 q year have been met by
the college during the last IA years,
Mr.. Anterior emphasized, and the re-
suit Is that today the institution needs
approximately 100000 to meet its
debts. He added, however, that here
tofofe no appeal had ever been made
to the alumni generally.
Want 80 Raise 92500oo. -
I'm response to the recent booklet
giving the needs Of Punahou contri-
buttons and pledges toward additional
endowment has been received up to
the sum Of $41, 000," Mr.. Anterior con-
tinued But what we are after are
1000 pledges from our alumni and
friends, these to range anywhere from
o dollar upward. Our aim is to raise
in this manner at least $3.50 900; what
we would like to secure is $500,00O
for the endowment ~
That the strained financial condt
ton of the college Is handicapping
its activities, was the declaration Of
President A. F. Grifiths. He pointed
out that the college is behind times
in manual training, which is a feature
that the school should have. He add
ed that regrouping of the student
body In the lower grades is desirable
so that junior department might be
created.
This, the president said, would me-
cessitate new building on the cam
pus. A new and larger assembly hall
Is needed, he added, as well as
music studio set apart from the other
buildings. President Grifiths remark
ed that the trustees of the school
have q policy Of seeking only the best
when in need of new teachers, and
pointed out that the expense of I'M
struction is constantly increasing. Sal
airy standards have risen in recent
years, he said, and this has proven
beneficial for the reason that bet.
ter class Of instructors are being
brought into the profession.
Ghosts lnauourated "Jinks."
The evenings fun began with Puma |
hou's procession Of ghosts. One by
one they mounted the platform and
spoke, wildly recalling memories Of |
former presidents of the school. The |
last whfte-robed figure represented
the present administration, and crs-
ated much Herriment by marching |
on at a goose step, slgnifying the |
recently inaugufated military train |
ing. "a
Miss Margaret e. Clark sang THE |
Toast to Punahou,' Q song written /
by Mrs. r. r. Day. The toast to the |
Punahou mothers, given by Mrs. Ma.
bel Wing Castle. was followed by q /
toast to the PunahUu fathers, respond
ed to by William p Alexander. An.
toinette L. Fosters Ballad of Puma
hou" was sung by Miss Maude Hast.
ings.
In an interesting talk Walter f.
Dillingham; told of the plans being
made for the celebration to be held
next June in honor of Punahou's 18TH
birthday. and Miss Mary p. Winnie
described the pageant, one of the cele-
bration features, which will depict the
various phases In the history Of the
school since its foundation. Another
song written especially for the chow-
der by Miss Margaret E. Clarke and
Mrs. Isaac N. Cox was sung by q
chorus.
Two humorous poems, one entitled
About Mr.. Barwick, by Miss Folsom,
and another entitled Some Questions
About Punahou," by Watson Ballen-
tyne, were read. An amusing song
entitled More Dignitaries," was sung
By feminine quartet composed of
the Misses Folsom, Johnson, Barn
hard and Holmes
The program came to q close with
the reading Of another poem by Wat
son Ballentyhe entitled "Punahou
Mothers Association" and the sing
ing OF humorous song entitled The