The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-30
a DDRESS OF THE REV.
THOS. l.. QUICK,
At the Punahou Jubilee Festival,
Tune Goth.

June Goth.
When Chief Justice Judd requeste,
me to say few words in representation
of the Oahu boys, asked him if tn,
Oahu boys embraced the Oahu girls
He said they sometimes did, and some
times did not that when they did, i
was all right. This is free country
The Court makes no objection; but
believe the Oahu girls are quite able to
represent themselves, and will doubtless
do so on this happy anniversary.
There is an old saying that the boy is
the father Of the man Il suppose the CIR
is the mother of the woman, but that is
not my concern at presently. 1t is inn
pressed upon me to-day, What bright,
enterprising fathers some of these stall
wart, grey-headed boys must have had. !"
And that is just the impression l receive
from my memory of them as a class,
away back in the fifties. Take them all
in all, / do not know where we could find
another school-full like them. Certainly
IN my wanderings in various lands, L
have not met with any set of school boys
and girls whom | would be willing to
accept in exchange Their subsequent
careers have fulfilled the promise of
their youth.
In agriculture, in commerce, in educa-
ton, in science, In craftsmanship, in
fidelity to humble or high trusts, they
have done honor to themselves and to
the school from which they came. They
have been first in war, first in peace,
and first in the hearts of their school
mates.
/ remember some famous swimmers
and divers among those boys. There
was one, now a minister in the United
States, whom / saw dive the length of
the old pond and back again to his start
ing point before he came to the surface.
/ have no doubt he has since been div
ing into the depths of theology, and the
profound social questions in which every
thinker and leader is swimming to-day;
and after demonstrating his power OF
deep and continuous thought coming
up, sometimes at the very point where
he disappeared from sight, and some
times, far across the waters. | do not
know that any one of the Punahou boys
has attempted to rival Leander and
Byron in their little swim across the
smooth waters of the Hellespont, the one
to find his watching Hero, the other to
find tickle Madame Fame; but know
that one OF them took much longer and
more difficult swim in the open sea, from
near Lanai across the stormy channel to
Lahaina. The muse of History is con-
stantly writing down small deeds with
elaborate care, and letting great exploits
pass unrecorded. We should Joy her
memory occasionally.
The Punahou scholars were, think,
taken as a whole, what would be called
good boys and girls; but they were not
by any means "goody goody, bloodless,
incapable innocents," afraid to step out
into the world and wrestle with difficult
ties. One of them was sometimes called
"Goody," and "Goody-two-shoes," but
she was the soul of fun and merry
pranks. Her ringing laugh still makes
music IN our ears.
Those Punahouites, or Cannibals,"
as they were dubbed in American Col
leges, did not neglect their books, but
they were an outdoor race, not afraid of
the sea or the mountains, OF storms, surf,
bucking colts or wild cattle.
Iron. iointed, supple sinewed, they
could dive, and they could run; catch
the wild goat by the horns, and hurl
their lassos in the sun; whistle back
the parrots call, and leap the rainbows
of the brook.
They were sometimes scornfully told
OF the superior prowess OF American or
European boys; but the 6 Cannibals !"
were never afraid to try conclusions with
the "Continentals" whether in swim
ming or riding, running or lassoing
There was no reason to fear to match
them against the pale sons of an over
done civilization, with blinded eyesight
pouring over miserable books"
There were warriors too among those
Young fathers. We were led by stern
and brave captains who stirred our
Youthful courage with strong appeals. L
think hear them once again.
Comrades, there is the enemy;
Strike till the last armed foe expires,
Strike for your affairs and your fires,
Strike for the green graves OF your sires,
God and your native land.
wonder how many besides myself re-
member the slogan" with which the
serried ranks of Punahou were trained to
meet the hostile Downtownies. If | re-
member rightly it was invented by VIM.
N. of the Strong arm. When with steady
tread, fixed eye and clenched fist Puma
hon marched upon the enemy chanting
the battle-cry, Well go slow va see OF
wanda way, see see way" the Phllistines
ScatI6Itu anu ncu WltDOub SlIlhlllS d
blow. Though we never wore distinc-
tive academic gown, it was, in essence,
the old feud between "town and gown"
which we trust is buried forever. Al
least two of those Oahu boys have since
fought and bled in defense of the great
Republic and are honored veterans OF
her "Grand Army"
Though we were denied the privilege
of ice and snow for our winter sports,
we did not fail to go coasting on that
account. We fastened hogshead-staves
together into sleds and went sliding at
break-neck speed on the slippery pail
grass down the steep sides OF Round-top
A stone, hi'lock, or cross trail would
often toss us high in air; but this only
added to the sport. This was acceler.
ated progress on the down-grade, and
perhaps Mr.. Sturgeon would accuse
some OF having since been running on