The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-10-10
OLD LAHAINALUNA SCHOOL

in each number was reserved for tEC
writing and thoughts of the Hawai-
ians, which often showed much merit
and was a credit to them.
In 1884 it was decided 10 erect perm
enenj buildings. and to enlarge The
school, taking a younger class of
students of boys between ten and
twenty years of age. An additional
teacher was needed, and the Rev. E.
w. Clark was appointed, and a little
later the Rev. Sheldon Dibble was
added to the faculty. Both Mr.. Clark
and Mr.. Dibble, besides teaching and
preaching on the Sabbath, were occupi-
ed in translating and preparing text
books, Although in failing health, Mr..
Dibble at that time wrote his valuable
History of the Sandwich Islands,"
to which l am much indebted for
many facts in this story of the La
hainaluna School, or Seminary as it
came to be called. Mr.. Andrews also
prepared the Hawaiian grammar, and
later the Hawaiian dictionary.
Mr.. f. II. Rogers took charge, in
1885 of the printing office and a
better press was obtained.
Curculum Expands
The American Board for Foreign
Missions, at this time, gave $5,O 90
towards the erection of permanent
buildings. This was a great help, and
as the pupils were taught carpentry
and masonry, much of the work was
done by them.
In 1912 the school was in a flourish
ing condition, not only were reading,
writing, arithmetic and geography
taught, but the higher branches, as
algebra, geometry, trigonOmetry, sur-
veying and navigation, also history,
and some chemistry and composition
writing. Printing and binding was
taught to a few and those studying
surveying We're given practical eX-
%perience, and later many proved trust
ed and successful surveyors.
Mr.. Andrews remained in the school
for about ten years. Rev. ]. s. Green
became n of the teachers in 1912,
and was associated for a short time
with my father, the Rev. w. p. Alex
ander, who was appointed principal in
1912, remaining till 1857 when failing
health obliged him to resign the posi-
ton. With him were associated at
different times Mr.. Dibble, MI. Emer-
son., Mr.. Hunt and Mr.. Pogue, also Mr.
Va, an assistant teacher and superin-
tendent of outside work. Mr.. Pogue
succeeded my father as principal, and
was associated with my brother, S. r.
Alexander, for a few years. Then, in
1865 the Rev. Serene Bishop took
charge of the school, remaining there
IL years. In his Memoirs" we read
that Mr.. Bishop considered that the
work which he did among the stu
dents was among the most fruitful of
his life. He left his mark at Lahai-
naluna physically, in the shape of the
grand avenue of monkey pod trees,
which he personally planted" Follow
ing Mr.. Bishop were the Rev. C. B.
Andrews, Rev. A. Forbes, Mr.. D. d.
Baldwin, Mr.. Rexford Hitchcock, and
others.
Men Trained t. Strength
During the first so years of its eX-
istence, Lahainaluna furnished many
worthy and successful teachers, law
yers, judges, surveyors, and ministers
From this school were chosen men of
high moral and mental attainments to
attend the theological school. Many
OF the graduates became ministers of
the gospel. Three noble men, Kau-
wealoha, Kekela, and Kaaia, went as
missionaries to the Marqueses Is
lands. Rev. Kaaia, who graduated in
1858, was for many years the pastor
of Kaumakapili Church in Honolulu.
David Malo, one of the most original
and eloquent of Hawaiian preachers,
was a graduate of Lahainaluna. He
was also a great historian. He taught
for a few years at Lahainaluna after
being graduated at a salary Of $160 90
a year. PilipO and Kauhane also gra-
duates of this school, were hOnored
for their noble and fearless stand for
righteousness in several successive
sessions of legislature. Time would
fail to give honorable mention of all
those graduates who have been a
credit and honor to Lahainaluna.
In 1849 the school was taken over
by the Hawaiian Government from
the American Board for Foreign Mis-
sions. The Hawaiian Government
now assumed the entire support of
the school. Many new and more mo-
dern buildings have since been erect
ed, The grounds now are beautiful
with fruit and shade trees, and flow
eTing shrubs. The buildings are
lighted by electricity. A fine maca-