The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-06-22

claa that the second speaker M Forbes reposte,
for himself as one OF the sisaHi. for his schoo
DAYS at Puiiahou were mostly before my TINE
my memories of him being of the vaguest char
acesr except that he wts very good fellow. Ihos'
| whom YOU call the GisrtRi Of Oahu College, ~
member Ms boys and girls playing on thes'
grounds and going 10 school N the old school
rom in the middle wing Of these buildings.
I have reason to remember some Of tl=Sia we'll foi
with others 81 tho small boys, they sometimes
made me ride the rail, or they swung ne into the
bathing pend oftener than wished. or they drove
me out OF their rooIns when my company vas not
wanted. and then sometimes were mors conSidgF-
I ate and made me SlilbuaiS and Other Toys. HERE
l. the place where they received early Impressions
where their characters were in large measure
formed I agree with former speaker that the
influence OF tue leading men IN a school, the
head tsacher and his assistants is very great over
their papis IN the process Of foening character,
yet it is equally true that grett ptrt Of the con
trolling influence received by students comes from
their ass GATES. Young people 1T school strongly
act and react upon each other. Each institution
becomes elm and develops Gn esprit de- e9rps
whicn tAstens its special enthusiaslns ami keeps
up standards. This is very marked at Harvard.
where even uader unpopular presidents The body
Of studelts supper. and carry through the tradl-
aonal high standards Of the College. Punahou
Mr.. Chairman, is salt water cJllege, and its
scholars take 10 the water like newly Matched
ducklings leaving its walls. Does not the
record show thiss. We find them all over the
world. IL is our misfortune that % many Of them
TINT the country IN losing them loses one OF its
best elements OF strength. Where are they to-day,
these Punahou alumni We mourn those who
hive fallen by the way but they are not forgotten
Bu, where are the rsst.-have they disappeared
IN the great world. No, they arc every where ;
they have made their marx. some as professional
men, preachers. doctors, lawyers, some as men OF
,hAirs, some as missionaries, some as writers ;
md in the greatest blttls of freedom some have
shouldered tue musket and marched and fought
through the conflict, some have led regiments and
1ruies and sunie in the roar and smoke of the
ight amid the clashiue of steel have laid down
lrl alunni-they are all over the world as mis-
lOnaues, writer's, newspaper corresp lndents.
sweet Singers, teachers and best OF all-wives and
mothers nOs riising up generation Of tho Hature
alumni Of tunAhou.
And so Nj. Oh irman, we find that the waters
Il the PunahOu spring-A current 50 soft and
5eak that y baud might stop 1t or turn 1t aside,
AVE Hooded around tue world to-day they refresh
he war worn fields of the Southern States, they
igrIgate the mountain slopes Of Sp in, they water
me islands Of Japan, they have Jriokied through
tue wastes OF China, their music : asssrd amid
the Southern Seas know Mr.. Chairman that
when 1t comes your turn to speak. you are going
TO say that the alumni have never given single
dollar u PunAhOu sly tn II it is because Won
trustee have never ASKED them for a single dol
iAr. Aud nOW standing here i cul upon all who
cave drank OF TINS spring at its source, who have
que1ched their thirst in its Writers and have re-
slVed strength and skill for tue ssie Of life and
for the wln4lng Of success and fortune, 70 come
tnd replvniSh ITS waters, - rebuild their cstern
md M Ike the new spring Puuahou forever new
tud perennial for the refreshing and strengthen
ing OF future generations.
Mr. Dole's remarks were most enthusi-
received and the applause WIS
hearty and prolonged.
In calling upon General Comfy to speak
upon the subjecs of Liberal Education,
the Chairman reminded those assembled
that recently the people of the United
States had contributed sI9,OOO,0OO to the
educational establishments of that country
and that therefore no one was better quail
fed to speak up the subject of a liberal
education than the representative of that
country.
General Comfy read the following re-
marks
A week or so ago msm5er of your Committee /
anne to me and asked me 10 prepare little extern
oraneous speech, not 20 exceed six eight minutes
Il length 70 be delivered on this occasion, and to
ell What Know About Liberal Education. /
ave made 1t as e1temporane0us IS c0lld in the |
,horl time have had to work AZ it.
need hardly say maca IN this presence about
h Il
shere the people are their rulers it IS as es-
sntial that they should be e11cated as il is that
ron should be made INTO to1s in order that either
# them may he ut for their uses In this country
.shsre You have Representative Assembly. chosen 4
b. tbs people, 1t IS less essential Being essen
nal for the good Of the State it is one o. the high
ase duties OF the State to pr0vide this educ iton
snch may NJ ever citizen to peri I'm his duty T.
tue State intelIgenty and we'll Ihs efforts OF he I
State are always t. Be Supplemented and enlarged I
5y generous and llTgs-sOdlsd private giving, sucl
5 Sc hops 10 see resulting presently IN the H5s-
al endowment Of Oahu College.
| count It a prUuder boAsG Tor this little King
iOm of Hawaii than can be made on behalf Of anv
< er on earth, that II has lower psrcentaze OF
Litter O. tnan any other kIngdom-that Il has
'n a er percsltags OF Illiseraey than any State in
ile Americ IA Union, excep. one. Let Us each do
iur sinai mite toward q wing II the same eminence
n a more advanced aud higher department Of edu-
itiOn, BY putting Olhu College On a war footing
It once.
What is Edacltion In asking myself this auss-
ion found that It had never before occurred to
ne TO taxs this word 10 pieces and look into it
little, to ind accurately Just what it doss mean.
cDUcArr0S-frOn efiscsys, to develop. to ciuse 10
lppear, to draw out Eo=, sill leave It to this
InprsIudiced assembly 70 say whether, in sore
cnoois-nOt al Punah0u, am sures-but whether,
n schools we might not be justified in belieT
ng that Education, instead Of meaning 90 d arc OF
night mean 70 sfsf IN.
Ihave visited sc lOOls at home where the scholars
III seemed to me like little bags sitting in row
waiting 10 be stalled according to CONTRAST with a
srtain amount of cube root, ground grammar
lried philosophy, and what not.
One lttls fellow would seem ike strong. close
.rained Hour sack, that would hold ANYTHING and
verythin9 down TO the very s1psrilsss grains
text hin Woald be a very mothers d3riruy Of a
title bag, all velvet and embroidery, looking a. if
: ought not to be asked TO hold anything eoArssr
han lace handkerchief OF lsdies' smelling bot
ie; next % this carried daring would be great
oarss, hulkllg co2l-sack Of fellow WHO nsTsr
o1id Be made to hold anything but the Talgarsst
( vulgar fractions, and the f4lsest Of fai5e syntzx
nd could no. hold even these without Suffering
cot and grins over all then thsTs wo7ld b mail
i9s-cioss mou.led strong, stasI-clzsosd. leather
eilozs, With psdlocks on their mouths n u woald
esp safe all that was pat into tnsna then. next,
insy piper bags, that would 20 all 70 pisces and
pill every thing out tie drst tiras they gos vet;
nea Money ba2ss nJr large elo1zn 70 hold any ,
hing but i1iihy iGcre; then vase bags, raz lag
ind the sa1 IN tas way Of Gag would
cen 10 be there.
onsicerlng-t1e BiIn0sr Ac4dsmiss-zu thsso
Iysrz itis bags Of all 50rts and sizes have 70 Be
taxed - tne SANS way, with the sans Kind and
y ,a1t Of sabs.anGs. Iasy will take any kind Of
bJE b1g ala1 sui l. in sacl way la. Il viii
olns oIt Invariably, Ir. Toots- Il
Many p1re1.5 SEEN % have an ids1 that tnsis
llldfel o1S1t - % tara II Uas froh tbs cd1c.-
lo1l -lill alls1 y sas brim With al h knozied 20
aey vii sysr need II tbs whole coarss Of thesr
ives Is tnI5 vnst schools are Tor 2 S7pposs yoa
end your son - = hIrnss maker, to make 4 sad
Ter Of him Xo1 doa't eKpec: the harness naaker
give him s1ddles enough - last him all throa2h
Is Business fo1 eKpscs that he viii teach the I
OF how 70 make saddles for HIMSELF as thev ara ,
eedsd- Il seems to this is something liz
7Is re ought - expect for our children from oar
dnSatioaai instIt1fio1s- We should expect oar
hildss1 % Be ttoght how 70 ls1rn how to b skill
o. EItR their micls hO~ y explore for sivsI
u tne avenues Of tnOught and kao9iedzs. ~ tat
heE s.1-sao1sss n y be cJ111i lily dlls4 sad re-
Lied WITH tas frssnsst knozisdzs Of taeir oza