The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-06-22

Z than the simple work accomplished BY onf 4 oNi
Q hands. Ia doing Tor ourselves We acquire ies 81
!; mankind. There IL something eunolhug in "a,
very sight Of such master workrrs and sasa aeaa's
, ment.
Apollo, the body iasouaiDly assumes BOILER pcs-
ture. 10 seems 20 me that there moral and ~.
tellsctnal natures Of such parity and elevation anu
strength, that one insensibly assumes nore up
right and noble attitude in the sorune ple-ence
OF their spotess lives
This Is The highest cducation-lo b 80 fitted 10
<ve out streasth a-d sweetness that he divine -
scnce Of iovC-ut strengthening and hclpliE ord
savng--lnay pour oat nom one s daily iilr ike .
never cetsIng bcucdicnou lifting all souls toward
God the Father Everlasting.
The Generals remarks were frequently
and pleasingIy interrupted by applause
and laughter.
The Rev. Mr.. Frear was next called
upon to speak Of the Work Of tho Past
Decade" Tho Reverend gentleman said
have been very intimately conuecied wiih
| Punahou during the past decide those ten gesrs
have comprised the shady days ot the inlitntiOn.
but new look forward 10 a bright futuro when
these halls will exoand into a University. 4
| myself forsunate IN being called upon % talk q
the work OF Pnnahou during the past decade. I
do know the work done / am familiar with tha
gauge and the work OF the tcachrrs in a maanss
that no one else has been. feel thoroughly ih.t
know the progress both mental and moral o. sll
the scholars, aud reioice over the work that has
been done. said that during the last decade toe
school had passed through shady days but did NOT
/ mean that Il had been a period FOR Jerawiads
AID Lamentations. good WORK has been done. There
i a talk OF new buildings, but am sure a. Eocd
work has been done and far more oudatfinz
memories will cling sound the old buildinCl IL
New Haven spacious BUILDINGS have been rrc-ntlv
put up. but the students much preferred tho rcce1
/ grown buildings which have Stood Tor itJ yc.Ts-
Punahou might have done more II il had had rraator
advantages; nevertheless during the past decade
It has done its work and done It we'll IL has not
made great strides IN material prosperity, and Jet
Il has made greater than in any previous period.
My hearers will be surprised when tell them that
one-half the invested funds hare eome in during
the last ten years. There still eligible lots
70 sell belonging 10 the school property and these
Will raise the present endowment still further.
The stat has been increased and instructors
worthy of the Institution havs been engaged. ]
regret to lelve these islands und8r any circurn-
stances, but chiefly do regret on account Of NY
children Wherever I NAV 20, be Il the west coAst
with which am 30 thoroughly satisfied a. Puma
hOu Once they entered tins Institution and felf
perfectly al ease concerning them. know what
has been personally done for the pupils-ths Eaan-
visited the school at all seasons, have seen young
.s.lO .fis -l.ss e-l.o.a.. ,.. o.. M -
spsdk bsc1us9 thoy knew little, fearful % CON-
-ts l sEsSEs dsvsl9P aaiil they spoke With thAs
rue knowledge, as we hoard them do last Mondsy
and Tuesday. A noble work has been done here;
sores have been here educlted to be CHRISTMAS,
scholars and men, and what more could Be asked3
'Wsrs 50 tail to reach the pole
Or grasp the ocean in ny span.
must Be measured By ny soul,
The minds the standard % the ma1."
There is more TO do however, aud rejoice that
The means for doing Il will shortly be provided.
but whatever may be done in the future will
1ave no one disparags the wotk which has been
done in the past.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Frear's speech,
Father Damon said, that we had had the
testimony of an outsider, he would now
call upon President Jones, whom, he be-
heved, was present, to speak upon tho
Present Work of the College"
President Jones's remarks were some
what as follows
For two DAYS in that BUILDING across the vvav
we have been showing something Of our present
work and this evening We intend % show Won souas
more. We are trying 70 do that most dino llt
OF all things-we are trying 10 give peoplo ,rtak
they want az the same timl showing rhem VIII Z
they ought 70 want During the forty yoara
which have elapsed since the foundation o. .,iis
institution there have baen changes here and elso-
where, old methods Of teaching have had 10 Owe
way to new ones, whica IL their turn have beer
superseded by stall nawcr ones. The old rnfzaio-,-
aries when they landed hero were All cuIsi-sss-f
gentlemen, tr1nsd IN the colleges Of the Erik,d
states and tnsF were unwilling th.t their oiII1-l
should saI-r Ito-n tneir ae!i exo into tis coau-
~. lac result - apparent to-day. for when I
look around ms, see E10Is college bred mon in
this community than II any Of like siza. A chsnes
las been coming OVER the aims OF college ei1ca-
ion lately people desire less Latin aud Greek
sld more Natural Sciefcs, more Astronorlv. nora
Chemistry, more riOdfrn languages; his is tha
drif things that are At ths present DAY tlkius ~
ss East. II il not that we no lonor believe IN or A.
nd Lttli, wo still believe IN them bat waruss mat
.as wants of the day s b do this We have Is q:vs
more attention 70 Natural Scisnce. We have to
enlarge our course we must teach mcre gsoiozy,
Aofs Re04ietfJt more modern llnTu1gcs. al41v
pupils Will IN future finish hare, 70 must tsfa
cure that they do not suffer By STAYING. Al 1901
york has been done hero as IN ths z ls.oru col
leg = Some change must b allowed in orr
course Of educatioa. II We look 10 fny Fsas -
Ind more Students N the technical schools thai
e ma IN tne1colle1es; We must take rarnfaz hv
ms ms sno"s N |aica direction the current q
education y nov setting / hope however.
ae chang Will not Be too g-ea.; 30 mast eu1rd
against stepping too far in the ne = dir8ctiors
the Eastern colleges It IS tho cIstom 70 give saeh
man speciality, here one man has 70 do tha ,ort
OF three OF four men in such COLLEGES "a Yae tkff
Is disadvant ige. A further disidvant 20, ut
We are az - the Lack Of Apparatus. We have 70
.s.Sl Susiulstiy Nita9lt ii0oratorys Astronomy
without telescope, Natural History onIv fror,
BOOKS More men and more machinery Il whztua
want We are also trying to teach music Of hsoh
character, not the himsy music Of the present dsv
bat the cltssic works Of Beethoven Hlvdsn- No.
art and other great masters. We are trainino IN
vocal music as we'll training the vocal orq1rs a,
tnes no one AFTER ten minutes Of singing OF sDtk-
lnz snail at down AMI say Ny voice il firpdn
: ny throat y sore Bat tfaininz 10 Be success.
al must not only be directed % the mind e ua.t
develop the soul and the charlctsr tr,li1in9 49,
svsr % igaino9at which do5a not Do this 70 cor
sldsr falls N IL propsr Object We have sndaav.
orod tnerstoTe % show thai vc1 il slnu1nfui sr 4
ioT We nave endsaSoTed 70 traia the conationea
= oo9Y not through fsar Of rzlss bat bo.ssls- :,
oo9J IS rl2uts % s1oE co1ria3y % ons auo.har -
ladrn . da5pt5o ay conduct- Tiara 60 49,
rePr9ot d1ri1z tas y5tr, and shzrp roproof but
words have bean dirscs5d az ths 81 ~ ~ s-se-
Doing our Eork IN this vsy We fsel cous5s-cs 4,
1 failure.
Dr.. Damon concluded tho regular uro-
,ssdings By soma remarks upon The
Needs Of the College" thass ware en-
oodie1 in the form Of an sddraas from
4ialz As.er tohar children Tasvanaral,Ie
lana e-prssssl hsrsslf IN tbs following
worI:
Gs,stk.sEs nj L1flss: Il af5-ds q, v,s.. -
i<as = EsicJn9 % 70 ny Of ~ ola oa,iI4 49,
t-ents, an1 frioni8 % this iastitusie-' =, -
13gs spsnt ths entire p3f50d Of nv m. -.
born neE9, - you well knoB, IA I3ff anl Z 49,
l9ger lett tn9 prsui3s3. hive ben ~, 80 49,
lanillsr tsrn5 With all the tsschsrs arI -..-.si-
iad haze of.sn conferred With tie rra-l.e.
ii3tosy o. tue school, ere it grew into a siie- n
: @sl klosn y fn3 a3 ny own exislsncs- i.sf-s9
y ierl9 = Ptft % ny very eriItsuga Yh1gs ---.--
yith - gro1th and stre1zthsrad ,vith ~ ,--ss
nas9 osc1ns 50 .18aliaed vita t1s sri,-,,,. -
Una DSiie{s,' shat htg8 b .oyals rr,-lJ ~ -
!. inain4 and pr7179rltF. have tfrsr a 49,
49, y AZ - ~ p1pil8. - hago 1o1n 49,