Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-01
Seventy-fifth Anniversary OF
Institutions Foundation
Will Be Observed


10Th anniversary of the founding OF
Oahu college is becoming more and
more the center of attraction, as the
date set apart, June 2l-23, for the
celebration of the event draws near.
Friends, alumni. and patrons of the
school are Tallying to the support OF
the various anniversary committees,
and they are contributing Loyalty and
literally of their money and time. or
major concern at present is the Puma
hou pageant, which purposes to in
struct all friends of the school IN
Punahou past, present, and hopes and
its plans for the future.
The pageant is being very carefully
planned The Hbretto Was written by
Miss Ethel Damon. Miss Damon has
spent much time during more than 4
year past in collecting information
from old Hawaiian history and legend,
in interviewing many old Hawaiians
and kamaainas, and in digesting and
unifying the best of these old tales
as they relate to the growth and pur-
poses of Punahou.
The libretto is arranged in IL cpl
sodes. In and between each episode
is much music, which has been care
fully selected by Miss Clarke. Miss
Caldwell and Mr.. Ideler, the music
committee,s in consultation with Capt.
Berger, who is orchestrating it all.
This music in every case is Suggestive
of the events and scenes with which
it is connected. and il forms an in
structiye as well as an embellishing
! part Nof the pageant.
The burden of the pageant story is
/ as follows:
Dedicated to Arthur Floyd Griffiths
and the trustees of the Oahu college,
| representatives of that long line OF
presidents and trustees who, never
losing hold on the ideal, not only have
| built the Punahou of today but. also
are surely fashioning the Punahou OF
| tomorrow.
On a stage on the Waikiki end Of
Alexander field, beautifully arranged
with Rocky hill as a background, the
Spirit of Helpfulness--the Prologue
Spirit-appears and explains the ma
ture of the work Punahou has always
tried to do. and briefly epitomizes the
development of the school. This pro-
logue is most exquisite, as is, indeed,
the entire pageant story IS
| Episode / introduces Kane and Ka-
nalou. god of flowing streams and
ltypiaala aIkaRalas As -thsyzeto @ae1ossH
! the long barren, red dirt plain toward
Manoa. kanaloa curses his thirst and
| the barrenness of the plain, conjur-
| ing Kane to provide water for the
people. Kane heeds the request and
thus he brings forth "Punahou, the
| spring." forever to be the center. or
helpfulness and blessing.
An !nterlude A follows this first
| episode. This iHterlude is in the
form of ''mele, prophetic of Kane
hameha's coming. This mele is rare
and IL was prepared with great diff
| Guilty and pains, for most of the Ha-
| waiians who are familiar with the old
| flowery language of the Hawaii OF
| Yesterday are gone This mele Is
truly beautiful, quite different from
the everyday Hawaiian speech. Its
story is of how a great chief, Kane
! hameha, will conquer and unite all
the islands into one fine kingdom.
| Episode ii tells of Kamehameha's
glorious acquisition of Oahu. 1t is a
display of the great army OF Kane
hameha in all its splendor. This will
be oneo the most spectacular OF the
| episodes. Herein is coded to Kamee-
| iamoku and to Hoapili the great Ma
noa tract of 'Kapunahou," as a re-
ward for Kameeiamoku's valiant SER
vices in Kamehameha's conquerlng
wars.
/ Next is interlude B, which shows a
large band of Hawaiian natives on
the shore, greatly agftated by the APP
proach of ships, white men, and mis-
sionaries. This is typicaly pre-
civilization scene in Hawaii.
Episode Ill tells of Boki and Lilihas
granting the Kapunahou lands to
Bingham. who dedIcates it as hold
ing unto the Lord.
Next is an OIL" written by Mary
Jane kulani Mantano THIS wonder
full old Hawaiian chant is the objec-
lions on an old Hawaiian at the ces-
sion of any of the old chiefs land to
a haole. He forecasts the lessenihg
of Hawaiian supremacy.
Interlude c tells the story of moving
the great godstone "Pohakaloa" to
! form a boundary of Kapunahou. To
| ally the superstititions of the natives
concerning the wonderful rock, Kane
hameha III himself rides on it as it
{ is borne along.
Episode " is farewell scene in
which the missionaries send their
children on the six months sail to
New England schools. 1t is the mex
| pressible sadness of this parting that
4 gives rise to. the founding of Punahou
as school for missionary children.
i This ends Part 1.
j The Prologue Spirit appears In the
introduction Of Part ii, which tells
the story OF the establishment Of the
i school
1 In Episode v Armstrong. Emerson.
Hall and Lowell Smith discuss and
plan the building Of school house.
Herein Brother Dole arrives from the
states to act as president of the new
enterprise Other missionaries take
+ part in the solemn and noble business
OF school making.