Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
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1t was gala night at punahou last
Friday. The serpcntine drive was lit
with iiambeaux, their iickering brilliance
playing hide and seek in the chequered
shadows of the algarobas. The lofty
portico of the new building was gay
with paper lanterns. The yellow lamp
light streamed invitingly from the open
hall way and the high French windows
Of the long front And over all the
mellow moonlight folded the scene
with incandesccnt silver. Within. the
spacious rooms were early filed with
delighted guests, in rank from carpen-
ter to king, in age from eighty eight to
eight. Venerable fathers and mothers
of the mission, busy men Of affairs,
young mothers of budding families,
callow youths and shy maidens, all sorts.
sizes and conditions of people were
there all proiessedly, and most of
them in reality, friends of Oahu Col
lege and Punahou School. King Ka-
lakaua and Chamberlain Judd, Chan
cellor Judd and Judge Austin Minister
of Finance kapena, Governor Domi-
mis-, Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Davies. MIR
and Mrs Claus Spreckels, Mr. and
Mrs. f.. p. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs S. b.
Dole, Mr. and Mrs. S. NJ. Damon, Mr.
and Mrs. w, K. Castle, Mr.. and Mrs.
O. M, Cooke, Mr.. and Mrs. p. c..
Jones, Jr., MIR. and Mrs. ]. O. Carter,
Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Atkinson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. b. Atherton, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Waterhouse, Mr. and Mrs.
G. NJ. Hyde, MIR. and Mrs. Burgess, Mr.
and Mrs. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Cru
zan, Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes, Mr., and
Mrs. Hall, Messrs. &, X. Bishop, b +.
Dillingham; and w. r. Austin, Mrs. S.
6. Wilder, Mrs. A. +, Judd. Mrs, T. G.
Thrum, Mrs, Laura Dickson, Mrs s.
N. Castle, Mrs. Emma Beckley, and
fully two hundred others whose names
were not noted were present -includ-
ing number OF sleek, well fed and be
nevolent looking newspaper reporters,
and number of young gentlemen
about town with their spurs yet to win
Father Damon received the guests and
presented them to the new president
and new teachers of the college. Many
were the cordial greetings of those who
had lived to see Punahou grow from
its little beginning to its present salts
factory stature.
The band was IN attendance, through
the courtesy of the governor and
played, as always, enjoyably. During
the evening Mrs. landlord and Miss
Hessie Dickson played a piano duet.
And Mrs. Landlord sang Schubcrt's
seranade, accompanied on the piano by
Mr. Myron Jones and on the violin by
Mr. Yandley-whose iiddling is always
an enjoyable addition, no matter how
excellent the performance of which it
is an accessory.
After the music the assembagc was
informally called to order by Chief Ius
tice Judd, who addressed the meeting
as follows;
On behalf Of the Trustees Of Oahu College
and its patrons welcome you, Mr. President,
and your corps of assistants, to our island king.
dom and to the charge of this institution of
learning: Oahu College, though small, when
the number OF its pupils are considered, and
weak In endowment, is by no means in its in
fancy. Founded by our fathers over forty years
ago, ii anteda,es the discovery of gold and the
consequent development Of the Pacific sts,es of
America, Il has done good work and has a
noble record. But Of late years this institution
has suffered somewhat by the commercial
spirit which has come over our community in
consequence OF its rapid strides in material
prosperity. For many of our youth are
possessed with this spirit and content them
selves with what is called practical know
ledge or business education" The spirit
called by Andrew White mercantiiSm, -
largely prevails in our nearest neghhor, the
American Republic, and is nortenlous to its
institutions. But we desire that Oahu College
shall exercise this spirit and be standing pro-
test against that utilitaranism which sees in
our valleys, plains and hil!-sides only so many
acres OF cane land, rice fields or pasture, which
hnds in our magnificent mountains nothing but
water sheds for supplying iuigating bitches and
IN our ancient forests only frewood at so much
a cord at the furnace mouths or which values
men as only so much muscle to hoe cane We
desire that in these classic shades shall be stimu-
lated thirst for that higher development of the
intellect and heart, which will not content it.
sell with knowledge OF book keeping, and
which has higher goal than the capacity to
enter store at seventeen years OF age and
the time before \ youth can .n,a, H.. l;s,' -
the eager competition for wealth as time los,
and which calls Others than lis millionaire tbs
Great men oC a conr,,,, Tho,a /; nH'''',h;i wv
nobler and higher than the material interests
ol nation: The training OF the mind and
pure moTas d;Sennsd siov ;nd eoou and e,,lds o
tastes. tends more 10 make :, nation ~.u orsa,
than hordes OF immigrants and vaults stocked
iull oi silver coin. II Oahu College, well en-
dowed and well paironiled by our country,
snail make It's graduates, the future fathers
and mothers OF this Kingdom, persons Of
such character, it will be worth more to this