University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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9 3 1 Buildings Behind what is now the Lincoln School stood the first building which contained the embryo of what later de- veloped into the magnificent campus we have with us today It was known as the Maeterns Home, and at one time, it is said, housed the Chinese Consulate. The first of the permanent buildings. Hawaii Hall, was first occupied in the beginning of the college year in Septem- ber 1912. The temporary wooden build- ings which had been erected near Thomas Square were moved to Manoa. With the steady growth of the Uni versity. Cartley Hall, named after Alonzo C. Cartley. was completed and occupied in the spring of 1922. Then the library followed, after its volumes had far ex- ceeded all possible shelving space in the original quarters in the mauka end of Hawaii Hall. The library opened in 1925. The engineering quadrangle and the biological sciences building were both completed in 1929, and were oc- cupied in the same year. These buildings were made possible through the generosity of the Territorial legisla- ture. but the student body was not idle. Largely through student initiative, the swimming pool, an investment of $20,- 000. was made possible. The present Student Union building represents anoth- er tribute to the efforts of the student body. This project was completed in 1929. Fulfilling a long needed want, the Lecture Hall was last year finished and added to the group of buildings on the campus. The University has not stopped growing. The passage of time will yet see more buildings to come. M3]

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KA PALAPALA Builders Conspicuous among the many men and women who have had a share in the building of this University is Former Covernor Wallace R. Farrington, who during a special session of the Legisla- ture in 1905 prepared a resolution which led to the establishment of a ter- ritorial college by the 1907 Legislature. For several years he was chairman of the Board of Regents until he assumed the highest office in the Territory. Dr. Arthur Lyman Dean, president from June 1914. to January 1927, has been another builder, laying solid founda tions of good scholarship standards. Charles R. Hemcnway. member of the Board since 1910. is a bulwark of strength to the University. Others who have served on the Board of Regents in- clude Honorable H. E. Cooper. Alonzo Gartley. Marston Campbell. C F. Eckart Walter G Smith. Ralph S. Hosmer George W. Woodruff. C. M. Cooke Arthur A. Wilder. Mrs. ). R Ashford F. L. Waldron. R. H. Trent. A. L. C Atkinson. Mrs W. F Frear. Akaikc Akana. Arthur G. Smith. C. B. Cooper and George li Brown. Governors anc legislatures have been very important factors in the life of the University, be- ginning with Governor George R Carter and later Governor Walter F. Frear. More recently. Honorable Victor S. K. Houston has become an important builder by adding greatly to its financial resources. Unusual loyalty on the faculty has also served as a contributory good. President David L. Crawford, step by step, is realizing dreams of a greater University. [12]

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KA PALAPALj The Campus in 1912 Bel ween Two Hoi title FROM time to time in the progress of an institution it is appropriate that those interested in its welfare should pause and briefly survey its past that they may take a fresher and deeper look into the future. Through the influence of Wallace R. Farrington, a resolution, prepared by him. was introduced into the Special Session of the Legislature in May, 1905. by Representative William Coelho of Maui. This resolution, adopted May 25. 1905. was the first official step toward the founding of a territorial college. It remained for the legislature of 1907 to complete the act of establishment, and on March 25. 1907. the final step had been taken and approved. With the ap- pointment of Dr Willis T Pope as act- ing dean, classes were organized. Five students and two instructors constituted the College of Agriculture and Me chanic Arts. so called. Its physical plant consisted of a remodeled dwelling house in the rear of the city high school, now known as Lincoln School, supple- mented by two small frame buildings which were later moved to the new campus For its permanent site, Manoa Valley was selected, and through the as- sistance of Governor Carter and Gover- nor Frear. a beginning was made in 1907 in the acquisition of land for the future campus. Instruction first began on February 3. 1908. with five young men enrolled as students, the instructing staff con- sisting of Dr Pope and Rev W E Pot- wine. The subjects taught were algebra. English, geometry, general history, physi- ology. drawing and botany. The five young men who enrolled on February 3 ap- peared to have endowed the college with S6.000 each In the summer of 1908 the Regents appointed Mr. John W. Gil- more to be president. The period from 1905-1910 may be looked upon as the period of beginnings The building policy was temporary, but the plans adopted relative to land showed a proper appreciation of the necessity for a long look ahead. The next ten years, from 1910-1920. cover the development of the College of [14]