The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-08-20
.ne .nrnid water. which have been stirred up by

the turbid waters which have been stirred up by
much irrelevant discussion.
The origin Of the Punahou School was a measure
to meet the need of the numerous children OF the
missionary families in procuring the elements OF an
education, without the necessity Of an early removal
to the u. S. The main reason Of its bang open ~
first to the children of missionaries only, was that
these were Of themselves IS many or more than one
man could teach. Afterwards, when additional teach
ers were Obtained, and accommodations enlarged this
restriction was removed. This must suffice IS an
answer to g missionary exclusivenesS."
The entire support of the institution has from the
first depended upon anAAal grants of funds from the
Treasury of the American Board. But these grants
cannot be perpetual. The time is at hand when they
must cease. 1t must become q self-supporting insti-
tuition, or cease to be q seminary of education. This,
both the trustees of the school and the Boards Dirsc-
tors felt. Accordingly the trustees requested the
Committee in Boston to assist in devising means to
raise funds for the support of the school. liter due
inquiry on the part Of the Committee. it was replied,
that adequate funds for the support of mere class
ical school could not be obtained. But if . college
charter could be obtained, and . faculty and students
could be organised, there was no doubt but ample
funds for the support Of q colle4e could be procured
from the friends Of science and religion.
But as there were neither professors or students to
be obtained at the time, for . college, the movement
towards q charter was indefinitely deferred at hat
time, and the school continued as before depending
on the annual grants; until another letter from the
Boston COMMITTEES reurged the measure Of . college
charter, and assuring the trustees of their cooperation |
in procuring funds under such new organisation |
Without . responsible corporate body to manage such
funds, it became evident that moneyed men would not
entrust their property to irresponsible management
It now became evident that without funds the
school must Ultimately cease to operate, and the
dilemma was either q college, with its preparatory
school attached, or no school at all. According to
our newspaper writers, the latter should have been
the choice of the trustees. 1t is truly surprising,
Mr.. Editor, how sensible people will sometimes mis-
take the true policy of certain measures, which they
do not fully understand, simply for the want of a
knowledge of the true facts in the case.
Soon after the charter was obtained, Mr.. E. 9. |
Beckwith resigned his duties as principal of the Royal
school, with the intent of returning to the U. S. to
pursue a course of professional studies. But as no
suitable person had been found for the Presidency of
the newly chartered college. Mr.. B. was invited by
the Trustees to that post. He accepted and entered
most efficiently upon its duties:
AT the close of the last year ap inXitatif
given to the President of the college and the President
of the Board of Education, by the Prudential Com
mittee of the Missionary Board, to visit the .. S. as
agents to solicit funds for the college. After due
the invitation was accepted, and the
persons invited sailed to fulfil their intended mission.
Such in brief are the facts in the case, which seem
to have been overlooked by the writers who have
figured of late in the papers. But 81 have % -stbsTI
object in view in this communication but toedafe
facts, and allay excitement, 1 viii make no further
comment, leaving to the good sense of the community
to Judge whether the college is intended to supercede
the Punahou school, and destroy the Royal school,
or to aid the perpetuatien of both osupply the wants
of the islands. A LOCKER ON.