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

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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]

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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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Ten Years Ago Today Between Two Decoder Hawaii until it loses its identity in the University of Hawaii. The 1911 session of the Legislature amended the act of establishment, changing the name of the college to the College of Hawaii. That legislature also appropriated $75,000 for the erection of a permanent building on the site in Manoa. The first commencement exercises were held on june 3. 1912. at the new location in Manoa Valley where Hawaii Hall was then under construction. Four gradu- ating students received the first bache- lor's degrees. Upon the resignation of President Gil- more in 1913, Professor Donagho was appointed acting dean. At the 1914 commencement the first advanced de- gree. a master of science, was granted. In 1914. the second president. Dr. Arthur L. Dean took up the task of build- ing a college on the foundations already laid. With a strong board of regents headed by Wallace R Farrington, then governor, the new president pushed for- ward. Several years of this steady prog- ress induced the community, by the initiative of Mr. William Kwai Fong Yap. to petition the Territorial Legisla- ture in 1919 to broaden the scope of in- struction of the College and make it a university Accordingly, the college be- came the University of Hawaii in 1920. In 1927 Dr. Dean left the presidency and David L. Crawford was selected as the third to occupy this office. Transition from college to university in- volved two significant changes: the pro- gram of instruction was extended to in- clude much more than the original pro- gram of agriculture and mechanic arts: the scope of service was broadened be- yond instruction, to include research and extension activities as well as other forms of public service. The potentialities in this cosmopolitan University in mid-Pacific as an agency in international peace are not difficult to realize. More and more is the University of Hawaii making the wide field of the Pacific its campus, with a larger future before it. Only recently an endowment for a dormitory was received from the Atherton family of Honolulu. MS]