McKinley High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

 - Class of 1955

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McKinley High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Honolulu, HI) online collection, 1955 Edition, Page 9 of 172
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8 Contents A School ls Born McKinley Has A B11-thday.... .... . ...... . H' Ag ' We Honor 1m Our Principa1's Qld Fort Street School 1865 Honolulu High School 1895 McKinley High School 1908 Administration Building 1927 New Shop Building 1955 Duclc Ponds 1919 Student Activities ..... ................... . Clas sroom Activitie s , ................... RCTC 1922 Swimming Pool 1924 Happy Birthday, McKinley 1955 Chronology .......... . .............................................................. Acknowledgments .......................................... . .....................

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., 1. v' ti , 5 ilffiv ' ' 5 it and 71 F'f1f5i1.,l 1575 'G , .3516 gi . 1 fi' f Q lfgffi' K YQ f S' . lui Y a ryl- gag tilt? Y: In L .5-if X.. ei 'Y 2 gg, it . 1 all at f ,Lg uv. ls, 15 iq H'- P ls .gli-55 1 2:9 Bef We Honor This year, as we celebrate the 90th birthday of our school, we honor President McKinley. As everyone knows by now, the school was named to honor the memory of William McKinley, president of the United States from 1897 to 1901. The Hawaiian Islands were annexed to the U.S. in 1900, largely because of his support. At the time of his assassination, W. H. Hoogs was on the mainland and returned home, greatly impressed withuthe idea of erecting a monument to honor him. For almost 10 years, various proposals were considered for a suitable memorial. Among them were building an auditorium, transforming the old quarry into a public hall and developing a memo- rial park using the Aala Park as the site. Then Marion McCarrell Scott, principal of Ho- nolulu High suggested that a school be built and named for the president. Some of his friends said that the school should be named for Mr. Scott, because of his service to education, but he insisted that it would be a much 4 Q! 1' vi t at H ,ei-.gi Y 11 f ffF7i.'f:ff li fir' 4 i!Q,,XlG1 ff' fu ,gh 3? 'ag' 5 i V, a tif 5 951.1 , , - It fi' ' if in -' mini, 'a L '.' ng' ' A 5 ,Q 1-,,'i.h :fx Y 1 ,.. .4 .if-I T 6 'zfltit The PW J: r V .1 . 'ga is H ii ' 'Ili I il 1-,Tea 0 will 'QS . x ff Him Again better memorial if named for the lamented presi- dent. The corner stone was laid on Thursday, March 5, 1907, on a new site at Beretania and Victoria Streets. The school, completed and dedicated one year later, is now known as the Lincoln Ele- mentary school. It was then planned to honor McKinley further by having a bronze statue made of him to place in a position of honor on the campus. Gordon Usborne, a rising young sculpter, won the contract and set to work to construct the stat- ue. When finished, it weighed 1600 pounds, stood 16 feet high on a pedestal of Hurricane Island gran- ite and cost S8,000. It was delivered to the school in time for the unveiling ceremony of February 23, 1911. As the enrollment increased, the new school be- came too crowded and a new building was construe - ted on the present site. The statue was carefully transported and placed in its present position on the new campus.



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Cur Principal's Message: William J. Geiger, our principal, attended Bluffton College,where he received his A,B, de. gree. He also attended Ohio State University and the University of Hawaii where he received his M.A. degree. Here he is shown addressing the students through the public address system. PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS OF MCKINLEY Eachofus can be proud to be an alumnus, fu- ture alumnus, or a staff member of a school rich in tradition and accomplishments. A school in the middle of the Pacific that cel- ebrates its ninetieth birthdayis bound to be well- known both in the Occi 'ent and the Orient. Itiswell-known not only because its graduates have gone to all parts of the world, but also be- cause its fine program in citizenship education has prompted many educational leaders, especial- ly on the mainland, to request information and mimeographed materials. McKinley offers a varied program suited to the needs of the non-academic as well as to those who want to go to college. Inasmuch as only about twenty percent go to college, we naturally offer more courses which prepare students to fit into local business and in- dustries directly after graduation. 6 While we urge as many as possible to think of their future careers and plan their courses accord- ingly,we are not as successful in this area as we would like to be. We therefore make it a point, also, to empha- size the desirable work habits and attitudes which will be necessary if individuals are to succeed in their chosen line of work after graduation. Our campus also houses, in addition to our own students, a kindergarten, a rehabilitation school, a practical nursing school for high school graduates, veterans, and a tremendous night school of 1500 adults. Itis a veritable beehive of activity, and we are glad to have it so! Our graduates have distinguished themselves in public and private life. Instead of resting on past laurels, however, our aim is to make McKinley increasingly effective as a school for democratic living. 44144 PRINC :AL

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