The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-27

ianue ABOVE IL from the cattle and horses
grazing on the Kulaokahua Plain. Par
OF this old wall still exists between
Punahou and Piikoi streets. larg,
rock was placed on each side of tn,
Manoa road by Governor Kuakini, t.
form a gateway, OF which the smalle
rock on the Eva side still remains. Tn,
larger rock on the other side, about ter
feet in height, and weighing severa
tons, In spite OF its historical associa
tons, was broken into pieces, about 1857
and used in building the wall enclosing
the old Flower pasture" The story o
the moving OF this rock, as told by DR.
Judd, is as follows:
When Kuakini, alias Gov. Adams
had called out the people of this district
to build the wall, he assigned the section
adjoining Punahou to the Hulumanu,
or body-guard to the young king, Kane
hameha LII. The big rock was then ex
humed from it's bed ION the west side o.
the road leading to Manoa Valley, oppo
site the old Cow Pen y, and rolled upon
frame work of ships spafs. The young
king then seated himself upon the apex Of
the rock, and gave the word of command
when rock, king and all were lifted upon
the shoulders OF the Hulumanus--numer.
GUS as ants tugging at kernel of corn
and carrid it down to its place"
The advantages of Punahou, as a site
for boarding school, We're observed as
early as 1880, for in that year the Rev.
Reuben Tinker. while riding past, re-
marked to DR.. Baldwin, his companion,
That, sir, is the site of the future col
lege." And before Mr.. Bingham's return
to the United States in August, 1910, be
had offered the land for this purpose.
In 1881 Mr.. Bingham built the old
house OF adobe, behind the site of the
Presidents house (near clump of hau
trees), where it stood for over thirty
years. To this cool and quiet retreat he
often retired from the heat and noise of
the plain.
The land lying between the taro
patches and the gate was planted with
sugar cane in those days, and the famous
bathing pond afterwards enlarged by
MIR. Rice), was first excavated to serve
as storage reservoir for the purpose of
irrigation.
The wall along Punahou street was
built III 1886 under the direction of MIR
E o. Hall assisted by Mr.. II. Dimond,
while the remainder of the enclosure
Was completed by the natives under Mrs.
Blngham's supervision.
The need OF school for their children
had long been felt by the missionaries
twho were themselves men of liberal
and no hardship of their lot
was so keenly felt as the heart breaking
separation from their children, sent
away rom loving homes at tender age.
to distant land for their EDUCATION.
At the General Meeting of the Ameri-
can Mission in May, 1887, it was voted
that the enclosure OF the premises be
but that the erection of build
lngs be deferred until there should be a
definite prospect of teacher for the
school.
The great financial crisis of 1878 in
the United States compelled severe re.
trenchment in all the Missions, SO that
after another discussion in 1889, the SUBJ
Jet was again dropped But in the
General Meeting of May, 1910, it was re-
solved THAT it was expedient to estab-
sh boarding school at Punahou, that
The sum OF one thousand ($l ,OOO) dollars
De appropriated to commence building
with, that Rev. Reuben Tinker be in.
yited to take charge of the school. and
hat DIR. q. 2. Judd, Rev. Lowell Smith
and Mr.. S. N. Castle be a committee tn
carry these resolutions into effect" Mr.,
Tinker, however, declined to serve. re-
turning to the States in October, IS4O. so
hat nothing further was done that wear.
At length in the meeting of Nav, 184I.
he school was definitely founded. the
sum OF two thousand dollars was appro.
orlated for buildings (Which was supple
nQnfn1 flrrx ynfn Hr.,
Rev. Daniel Dole with his wife, who had
ust arrived, together with Miss Marcia
smith, were appointed teachers.
The first Board of Trustees was then
chosen. consisting OF Messrs. Armstrong.
chamberlain, Dole, Emerson and Judd.
During the year 1841, the site was pre-
pared under MIR. Chamberlain and DIR.
judd's direction. cellar dug. and the
Did one-story adobe matched buildings
erected, enclosing two courts open on the
over side. Four additional rooms were
quilt In 1874 at n expense of 5000. They
asted for forty years, but exist no longer
except In the memories of the older
alumni. The 'Rice Hall was built in
lS46 and the ''Dole Hall" in lS4S.
1t was voted in 1912 that the Trustees
nave discretionary power to admit other
children besides those belonging to the
Mission, provided that they board at the
school. This permission was somewhat
enlarged in 1849.
The school was opened at Punahou.
|uly 18th, 1912, with fifteen scholars in
attendance that day. During the first
'ear, there were thirty-four pupils. of
whom fifteen were boarders, their ages
'arying from to II. 1t was in that
'ear uS42) that some of the pupils plan-
ed the old tamarind tree, which still
tands in front of the :" Rice Building -
Although the school was in part self
and most of the provisions
we're produced on the place. vet it ia
urprising to find tina: the cost of board
luring the first two years averaged only
u cents week. There was plenty of |
plain living F" if not Z" high thinking -
those days. The youngsters were not |
poiled by luxury or flattery.
In the Summer of 1914, the faculty was |
enforced by Mr.. and Mrs. Rice, who !
'ere transferred from Hama, Maui. to !
ssist in the school, where they remain
d till 1854, Mr. Rice having special
barge OF nancial matters and of the
ut-oi door work
We read that in IS46. the bows worked
1ree hours a day, chiefly in cultivatipe
he farm.
thiHk | may be INDUCED IN dwelling
ilttle more In detail on that first period
the school, when it formed part of the
llsslon establishment, from IS41 1853.
1t was so unique an experiment in
iucation, and under such peculiar con-
ltions. Probably no teachers ever had
deeper sense of personal responsibility
n the children committed to their care.
: more unselfish devotion to their work.
he atmosphere OF the school was Puri.
m IN the best sense, dominated by the
and idea OF Duty. Pc, haps some OF the
boys may now think that there WAS