The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-06
THE PACIFIC
SATURDAY,, FEBRUARY 6.
From the Friend, February let, 1871
Our Island Boys Abroad.

In the November issue Of the FRIEND, we
published a catalogue Of our island youth
abroad at school in Europe and America.
From various sources we have received the
most gratifying intelligence In regard TO
many Of them, that they are enthusiastically
pursuing their studies and in many instances
with the most gratifying success, thus build
ing up a good character for scholarship and
manhood, and thereby making the hearts Of
parents and friends glad. It has been our
privilege to receive letters from several of
them. One writes from the United States
Institute of Business and Finance, Easton,
Penn: al am getting along nicely in my
studies at the Business College, and like it
better each week. / am studying Book
Keeping, P~enmanship. Photography and
Telegrsphy. / find Photography the hard
est of all, but time, patience and persever-
ance will conquer all things"
A Freshman writes from - College,
Mass: al have enjoyed my studies SO far
very much. We finished our Greek for the
term yesterday. Prof. NJ. offered a prize for
the best poetical translation of a passage
from the Odyssey. The four best were read
before the class, among which was my own,
ranking third" We are not surprised, for
before ne left Punahou we were told by his
teacher, that he was waking up to the poet
ical beauties of the blind old bard of Greece.
Respecting a junior in the same institu-
ton from our islands, we hear that " he is
working hard in Chemistry, analysing four
hours a day"
Another, who is studying up to pass an
examination for a degree in a German Uni
versity, writes 81 am engaged at present
in reviewing "Tacitus' Life of Agricola, " for
all foreigners must pass a Latin examination
for a degree. ANY author may be chosen
that suits the candidate Cesar is the usual
one, but | take something harder. Tacitus
is difficult author, and the translation into
Another lad writes from -, Min
nesota al like my school very much it
is carried on upon the same principles as
Eastman's Business College of ~Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y. Besides teaching Bookkeeping
and all the business branches, there are free
lectures on Geology, Chemistry and Natural
Philosophy"
We have also heard most favorable re-
ports from other pupils studying in Califor-
MIA, Boston, and elsewhere. Many of these
pupils write back, that they have not forgot
ten their island teachers and schools. "Pu-
nahou" is remembered among the bright
spots on their island-home of the Pacific.
There lies before US a letter from a gentle
man who was long resident in Honolulu,
and who took his children to Switzerland, to
afford them a good opportunity TO study the
modern European languages, but the follow
ing remark in this letter is creditable to this
gentleman's good judgment and to the ability
of the late teacher of his son in Honolulu
"-- is still at school; except for the
languages French and Germany, / had
rather my son was under Mr.. Atkinson than
any teacher 1 ever knew, and the grounding
and start he got at his establishment was of
great benefit to him on entering here"