Uintah Basin Standard | 1958-12-18 | Page 40 | President David O. McKay Dedicates New $3 Million Hawaii near LDS Temple Chruch-Owned College In

President David McKay dedicates new million Hawaii near temple Church-owned college in The new multi-million dollar Church College of Hawaii at Laie was dedicated Dec by David O. president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Twenty gleaming new buildings of modern design comprise the located on a acre site near the famed Mormon Temple at Three years in college is the product of the unique plan of the The dedication attracted a large delegation of civic and education in addition to church leaders from Salt Lake and church I members from all parts of I i events include a motor dedicatory campus a color-j ful Polynesian pageant and a Christmas The one of the finest in Western America and the Pacific overlooks the Pacific with the Koolau Mountains An oval drive encloses the central unit of 10 plus cafeteria and Circling the drive are parking athletic gymnasium and outdoor swimming tennis men's and women's housekeeping apartments and technology Architects Harold W. Burton and Douglas W. Burton have integrated a large classrooms and laboratories into the central which has square feet of space its The central unit and dormitories are two stories with central open Dormitories can some More than students have been in conducted in temporary buildings since construction began in Present facilities can with provisions for future Most labor for the project was provided by skilled supervisors and laborers from western and Hawaii who have devoted their work to the Members of the church in Hawaii contributed to the sustenance of the A total of hours of work with an estimated cash value of has been contributed to the Wendell B. of Salt Lake City has supervised the He is chairman of th church building committee and Pacific Board of Joseph E. Wilson is supervisor of A faculty of 23 conducts in business and and offers the first two years of academic training in fine engineering and Richard T. Wootton is administrator of the Reuben D. first of the is on sabbatical The school is the fulfillment of an idea conceived 37 years ago when David O. then a member of the Council of Twelve saw a missionary teaching a small group of island The beloved Church leader has travelled more than miles in the past 13 He has dedicated church buildings in a million college and temple project in New and the new London