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so pleased his "boss" that Mr. Marchetti made him an offer of a
restaurant job (post-war) where he would "make twice as much in
tips as he did at teaching."

Dormitory children where quickly evacuated to the homes of
relatives or friends, and workers filled all three residence halls.
One teacher, coming off her night shift at the cafeteria, missed her
blanket and in the morning found an unwashed workman rolled in it.

Whenever there was time of strength for wondering, teachers
wondered: how soon would they all have to vacate their rooms in
favor of their new bosses, who made no secret of their intention
of taking over the more attractive rooms, furnishings and all. One
rumor had it that campus homes must also be evacuated. Would
schools, now closed by military order, ever reopen? Would
Punahou be able to pay salaries during the interim? ... No one
could answer any of these questions and so new rumors blew in
with every breeze. At the end of the first week President Shepard
got back from maui and presently teachers were notified that
salaries would be paid for December. At the same time they were
urged to keep any paying job they might have and to deduct earn-
ings from their school pay. Extreme caution was the order of the
day, for no one knew whether funds would be available anywhere.

Meanwhile the campus swarmed with men of the Corps of
Engineers whose offices were now located in the principal school
buildings, while hundred of "Hawaiian Constructors'" employees
were living in Rice Hall. Double-decker bunks crowded all the
larger rooms, and the fact that beds were never "made" and that
the blackout was unsightly created scenes of unbelievable dis-
order in the normally pleasant school rooms. These men ate at
Dole Hall. They trucks were parked on Alexander Field and at
several other campus sites. Cooke Library served as head-
quarters and a subterranean bomb-proof passage connected it with
the offices in Alexander Hall. Montague Hall was used for storage
and Pauahi was headquarters for the campus guards. These were
now armed and included the stranded football teams for Willam-
ette and San Jose State Colleges as well as some of the older
Punahou ROTC boys. The J.B. Castle shop, with Mr. Mahony in
charge, became an important part of the work of the Engineers,
turning out hundreds of articlees for use of the army and navy. Mr.
Mahony recieved a special citation from Admiral Nimitz and the
library contains an interesting set of pictures showing some of the
shop's principal war-time products.

Dillingham Hall acquired a level floor from the entrance to the
stage and a second story at the height of the balcony. This was
constructed ingeniously, on separate supports, so that it could be
removed without damage to the original building. Here was the
plans department, where military installations were worked out

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