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

austere discipline was carried too far.
though all will now acknowledge the
debt OF gratitude which they owe to her.
Here L would fain pay tribute to the
memory OF the founder, who planted the
germ, and nurtured it through its period
OF poverty and obscurity, Rev. Daniel
Dole, the ripe scholar, the patient in
structor, the Christian gentleman. the re-
suits OF whose labors speak for him bet
ter than any words OF mine. Under his
administration the school gained the
confidence and esteem of the island
community, while his pupils generally
the United States.
The educational methods and text
ooksof those DAYS may be regarded as
antiquated, but they produced habits of
accuracy aud literary tastes, which have
since in many cases born fruit. The
! detects OF the course were common to
most schools of that period
The practical and business side of
education was attended to by Father
Rlce, who. gave US object lessons in dill
gence, economy and thrift, as we'll as the
example of noble, unselfsh life The
grounds were then cultivated with crops
OF corn, beans, pumpkins, bananas, etc,
which helped to defray the expenses of
the school.
| With her came gentle and gracious
com panlon, with her refining and elevat-
ing influence, who brought something
OF 4" sweetness and light" into our mar
row and secluded life, and taught us les
sons OF priceless value, which could not
be learned from books. Surely her
"boys will "arise and call her blessed"
| and "her own works do praise her in the
gates"
A very erroneous impression has been
created if any one supposes that it was
all work and no play - in those DAYS.
Inc "old set OF boys were passion
ately fond of open air sports, such as
prisoners base, base ball, alias " al
punt" played with less science but
more fun than in these days, wicket,
running and jumping matches, swim
ming, etc. Saturday afternoons were
generally spent In excursions to the
mountains or the sea; and one party
ae ieved the feat OF scaling the ridge
oack OF Manoa Valley, descending the
preclpice into koolau and walking home
oy way OF the Nuuanu pail the same
day. They named all the principal peaks
OF the region, and made collections OF
ferns and shells, and observations, which
cries held about the evolution of species.
Time would fail me TO recount the tragic
story of the deer, the wars with trespass-
Ing goats and their owners, the wonder
'fui school papers called the " Gazette"
and the STAR" and many other bovish
memorabilia.
The day scholars generally walked to
and from school across the super-heated
shlmmering, treeiess plain, bare, except
Tor the creeping nohu with its prickiy
burrs, the terror of bare footed urcnins.
In lo49, steps began to be taken look
ing towards the enlargement of the plan
OF the institution.
A charter was granted by the Govern
ment, June 9th, 1849, to the Trustees of
funahou School, seven in mum Der, en-
towering the Mission to fill future va J
carcies In the corporation.
Inc Rocky Hill pasture and the Manoa |
WOOD lot were purchased and enclosed |
the same year.
In 1850, the land of Punahou was con-
veyed by Royal Patent 1868 to the Am
erican Board, and by that body, Us. "a |
acres OF it We're decided to the Trustees |
OF Oahu College March 18th, 1868. The |
stones for the present school house !
We're quarried from Rocky Hill pasture |
before lS49, but the building was not |
completed till 1852. The rate of tuition |
was fixed in 1851 at $40 term, and the |
price of board for teachers at 81 week. |
MISS Marcia Smith returned to the |
United States in 1852, after ten years of
faithful work. We are glad to learn
that she is still living at Dover, Illinois,
at the advanced age of S5, and ENJOYING |
serene and happy old age.
During that first period of IL wears.
1S4l-53, III pupils received instruction.
OF whom about SO, or II per cent of the
whole number, are still living, of whose
record any institution might be proud. |
Inc " FOSSILS have held out WELL About
the end OF this first period, important
changes Were taking place, of which we
have not yet seen the full results.
The discovery of gold in California in
lo49, and In Australia in 1851, brought
this " hermit kingdom " into close con-
nectlon with the rest of the civilized
world, and into the track of the worlds
commerce. At the same time a far
reaching series of measures was COM
menced by the American Board, in view
of its gradual withdrawal from these isl.
ans as missionary field, of the reorgan-
lzation of the Hawaiian Evangelical
NNo ia OIL independently OASIS, ana
OF the more permanent settlement of its
missionaries here as Hawaiian subjects
1t was plainly seen, however, that
they could not safely withdraw from the
Islands until they should have estab-
lished here permanent institution of
learning.
1t was fitting and proper, when a con-
stltutIonal government had been organ
lzed here, and when the Independence
OF this Kingdom had been recognized bv
foreign powers, that steps should be
taken Tor our becoming more independ-
ent OF other countries in education as
well as In other respects, and that this |
institution, which had been founded as a
private school, should then be placed on
broader and more permanent basis AZ
a national college,
Moved by such considerations as these
eigbt years after the founding of the
schoo!, Its Trustees applied to the Gov
eminent for charter, which, as we have /
stated, was granted in lS49. +
In anticipation, however, Of the future ,
CROWN OF the country, new and en- /
arged charter was applied for and ,
granted May 23d, 1858, under the title :
II Oahu College," with thirteen trust. {
,es, including the President. 1t Was a
year OF great expectations" which are a
lot yet FULLY realized and it was the /
hope Ut the Trustees to furnish here a +.
uii college, course, so that our young
people might be able to obtain a liberal O
dncatlon without leaving the Islands. n
The hour and the man had come h
or an important step in advance 8
Inc Rev. T. u. Beckwlth, who had u
rrIved here in 1851, and had conducted !,
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