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

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Fort Street Church, 1865 McKinley High School, 1911 i Palace of Princess Ruth Keelikolani, 1895 MHS Color Guard, 1928 foutside math buildingy 'K ! 'I H u Q T' 4 4 . .J-

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x l n X 1 Branches of a banyan tree on the front campus hang over the tow- er of the administration building, which was completed in 1925. The outreaehing hand of the twenty-fifth President ofthe United States welcomes visitors to the 48-acre campus. The eight-ton bronze statue, costing 38, 000, was unveiled in February, 1911. A masterpiece of architecture, the airy cafeteria boasts of a central dining room free from obstructive interior supports, D

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it McKinley Grew As Hawaii Grew In 1865, the Reverend Maurice Beckwith organized aschool of 40 children in the basement of a Fort Street church. As the years went by, the school expanded and progressed under Principal Marion M. Scott. When Fort Street School moved into the unused palace of Princess Ruth Keelikolani in 1805, it was renamed Honolulu High Df- Marion MCCaffe11SC0ff School. Two years before, Queen Liliuokalani had been deposed, and a republic existed until 1898, when the United States annexed Hawaii. To honor President William McKinley, who had ardently worked for annexation, Honolulu High was renamed in 1907. In 1923, the school moved to the present location. W? Wa' .l.l.M.l..... Q A Fort Street, Honolulu, 1898