The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-12-29
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER q.
Punahou College.

1t Is with much pleasure that We take our pen
70 notice the - Catalogue Of The TeacieTs and
Pupils If Punah0u SeaooE and college for hrenty-
fee ysGrs.' which has recently been Issued by
the officers Of the Institution. IL Is a pamphlet
Of 40 pag=, and besides q list Of the Trustees, In
=tructors and Pupils. contains 2 full report Of the
proceedings at the quarter century celebration,
held at PunahOu, June 18th, 1866.
The BJaId Of Trustees consists Of fifteen, two
Of whom are appointed By the Government. The
following l. the present. Beard Vim D.. Alex
ander, President, Rev. W. P. Alexander, Hon.
Elisha H.. Allen, Rev. D.. Baldwin, :. y. Castle.
E=q., Treasurer, Reys. Z. W. Clark, I. COan, E.
COrwin, :. c. Damon, Yice-Pre=ident, L. ii.
Gulick, Secretary, E. o. Hall. j. ;. Low. E
ertsDn, Auditor, and DR.. r. W. Wood.
The list Cf instructors from Is41 % 1866. EN-
braces thirty-two, the present. teachers being Pres.
Alexander, Prof. and Mrs. Church, and Miss
Emma L. Smith.
The list Of pupils from 1871 to the pre=sn, year,
embraces 2 total Of 800, Of whom 20 have died.
leaving 80 alumni living. The Target number
Of scholars in any one year was - in ISIS. under
the administration Of Mr.. Beck1ith. The num-
Der in attendance AZ present l. about 60.
II viii not be out of place here to call the at
tention Of strangers and others u the advantages
afforded by this institution for educating youth
which are believed to BE superior 70 any oJtaina-
be at these Islands. The prices Of tuition and
board are extremely moderate, and the system Of
education, thorough and practical. The school
Is two miles from town, which by some is thought
70 be an objection against sending their children
50 far. But that d@tance has been found 70 be
rather 4 recommendation, as the daily horseback
exercise in going to and returning from the school,
Is the most healthful and migrating that can
be taken. Where parents possess but limited
means, and are not able 70 keep horses solely for
the use Of their children, the latter can 90 out
every Monday morning aud return every Friday
afternoon.
st the celebration referred to, held in June
last, President Alexander delivered an interesting
and instructive address on the past, present and
future Of the Institution. From it We learn that
. the tract Of land known as Kapunahou, (the
Nor spring,) was given to Rev. Hiram Bingham
by Governor Boki in 1922" Before leaving for
the United States in 1910, Mr. b. gave it 70 the
Mission for a school site, and in the same wear
the first Board Of Trustees was formed, and the
following year buildings were erected. and a school
opened with thirty-fJur scholars, under the care
of Rev. D.. Dole. The President then briefly
sketches Its progress for twenty-five years, and
states that " for the past two years it has not
asked any Pecuniary aid from the American
Board, or any other source" His remarks re-
g4rding the progress made towards an endow-
ment Of the Institution We copy in full
Here It i proper that I should state the main
fIc;- in regard TO the endowment. The funds in
On HHALA -NaWHz umLHHE~ =. aH-rW = - nA.
Of this amount over $1,000 have been given BY in
diyidIaIs and the remainder has been derived from
the sale Of lands given 10 the College by the
Hawaiian Government In consideration OF this
grant. the Government has the right - nominate
Of the fifteen Trustees. subject. for the first
twenty year,. 20 the ratification 0f the American
Board The amount invested In tie United States
of America < about SIi~jOO. besides which $500.
more are secured by notes and subscriptions max
ing the total amount secured IN the United States
about $1,000. OF this. about 5000 were granted
the college. and one whose maine PUst-Tity will
90 delight o. honor l. INVE- IyNNEEEII- E-q. Of
who has already given $4,000 to the Col
icgc. and subscribed $1,000 more. 10 be paid in
annual iu-t4l.meuts. Tie Wa the first officer on the
brig 1hIdIru-. which brought out the first
missionaries t. these Islands. and afterwards
resided here a. a merchant. houOrei and esteemed
by all who knew him lie has never forgotten
these Islands since. though his many deeds Of bene-
violence have been done without ostentation. and
are known 10 but few. The Williams family Of
Norwich aud Neg London have also been mInif-
cent hruefJctJrs 20 the College. and the names Of
\ kiHgmIn. 81 Nathan Durfee. Of William T.
Dodge and John Field deserve honorable mention.
BY the lib@raiity OF these gentlemen. and others.
tie College has now reached such a point that it
may be- -id go have taken firm root in the country.
and To BE- ont Of danger. Identified a. IL ! with
the nation. IL will grow with the growth Of this
community. and strengthen with it. strength.
" lille ! am not I'm favor OF any forced or dollhouse
lrEel,Pa"ut- ! believe that with the gradual eievI-
of tie standard 81 education among the pro-
pie. and witL the growth u the foreign Community.
The institution will vet become all that was ever
anticipated BY those who procured Is charter from
Government