The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-20

ing to the Preparatory school were
also present and the little fellows
looked as happy as could be.
Around the walls of the building are
large blackboards, and on them
were specimens of work by the cpupils.
Punctually at $3.50 O'Clock the
exercises opened with the singing
of an anthem "Cast thy burden OH
the Lord" by the full school, con-
Quoted by Hon. H. S. Townsend.
The anthem was sung without ac-
compartment, and evinced the most
careful training. The voices blend
ed well together and the expression
was good. 1t was followed with
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Hyde.
About twenty of the older boys next
sang an anthem "Pray for the peace
of Jerusalem" in excellent style.
The Hon. c. r. Bishop said:
Knowing the heart and mind of the
founder of the Kamehameha Schools
he should speak of the motives
which influenced her in the disposal
of her fortune. He had prepared
an address mainly for those con-
nected with the institution. The
honorable gentleman then read as
follows:
The Trustees of the estate of the
late Hon. Bernice Pauahi Bishop,
deeming it proper to set apart day
in each year to be known as Found
er's Day, to be observed as holi-
day by those connected with the ka-
mehameha Schools, and day of re-
membrance of her who provided for
the establishment of these schools,
have chosen the anniversary of her
birth, the 10Th of December, for
that purpose, and this is the first
observance of the day. If an insti-
tuition is useful to mankind, then is
the founder thereof worthy to be
| gratefully remembered. Kameha-
meha [. by his skill and courage as
warrior, and his ability rs n ruler,
founded this nation. X. Ill. abo-
lished the tabu and opened the way
for Christianity and civilization to
come in. X. LII. gave to the people
their kuleanas and Il Constitutional
Government, and thus laid the
foundation for our independence as
nation. X. w. and Queen Emma
were the founders of the Queens
Hospital. X. V. was q patriotic
and able sovereign, and Lunalilc
was the founder of the Home which
bears his name. All these should
be held in honorcd remembrance
by the Hawaiian people. Bernico
Pauahi Bishop, by founding the Ka
mehameha Schools, intended to es-
tablish institutions which should be
of lasting benefit to her country
and also to honor the name Kamcha-
meha, the most conspicuous name in
Polynesian history, q name with which
we associate ability, courage, ,patriot-
ism and generosity. The founder
Of these schools was true Hawaiian
SHE knew the advantages of educa
tion and well directed industry. In
dustrious and skilful herself, sht
respected those qualities in others
Her heart was heavy, when she saw
the rapid diminution of the Ha
waiian people going on decade afteI
decade, and felt that it was largely
the result of their ignorance anc
carelessness. She knew that thest
fair islands, which only little more
than century ago held popula
tion of her own race estimated a
500, 900 or more, would not be lief
without people; that whether th'
Hawaiians increased or not, mel
from the East and from the Yves
would come in to occupy them
skilful, industrious, self assistin!
men, looking mainly to their OWL
interests. The hope that ther
would come turning point, when
through enlightenment, the adop
tion of regular habits and Christian
ways of living, the natives would no
only hold their own in numbers, bu
would increase again like the peo
pie OF other races, at times grey
faint, and almost died out. Sh
J foresaw that, in a few years the ma
tives would cease to be much if an
in the majority, and that they woul
have to compete with other nation
, alites in all the ways open to ther
: for getting an honest living; an
with no legal preferences in thei
) protection; that their privileges
success and comfort, would depen
upon their moral character, INTEL
gence and industry. And so, in Oh
der that her own people might hav
the opportunity for fltting then
selves for such competition, and b
able TO hold their own in mani
and friendly way, without askin
any fayors which they were no
likely to receive, these schools wei
, provided for, in which Hawaiian
have the preference, and which sh
hoped they would value and TAX
: the advantages of as fully as poss
/. bic. Could the founder Of thes
/. schools have looked into the futul
!. and realized the scenes hel
=. before us this day, am sure
. would have excited new hODeg in ht