The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-17

had been true, Punahou College
would, by this time, have been in the
throes of "A revolution. and at least
half of all the scholars would have
been withdrawn from Eat popular
seat Of learning. But the reports were
not true, and the old college still goes
on its serene way, disturbed by moth
ing.
The rumors assumed such presum-
ably tangible form that several schO-
lars were withdrawn from the Pre-
paratory school, and at least one from
the College itself. although the latter
has since returned.
The story as told, at first in whis-
peIs, but now in louder tones by those
who wish 10 believe il, is about as fol-
COWS:
1t seems that, last "Wednesday even
ing, Miss Macleod, one Of the teachers
at the College had charge of the stu
dents during the study hour. The
scholars became slightly unruly, and
it WAS necessary for Miss Macleod TO
call Professor HOsmer, the schools
principal, 10 subdue the spirits OF the
scholars. He, it is said, called the
two ringleaders, hslf-white boys and
brothers, TO his room, and gave them
quite "A lecture. Here, the story be-
comes somewhat mixed. some claim
that. during the course OF the talk,
Mrs. Dominis' name was brought up
I'm some way, aud that one of the boys
referred TO her a. "the queen" IL -
claimed that PTOfeSSCr HOsmer told
the bow that he must say the Eek
uueeu,n aud not the queen THIS
me bow refused To 10. Then, the story
goes, Mr. Hosmer raised his hand, as
II TO strike the boy, when his brother
told him that IL he did he would get
into trouble.
strike, when one OF the boys MT nun,
and knocked him down.
This Is one story. Another, within
includes portions Of this one, - that
after the above trouble, Mr.. Hcsmer
nut the TWO bows i'm their rooms, ana
told them they would have To stay
there for "A month. He Is also said To
have told several white boys not 10
associate with any of the half-white
scholars, "a the native blood was
sure To show out some time, ana they
were not tit for good boys 10 know
All this, when IL became noised
around, raised big fuss. 1t was
claimed that Professor HoSmer had
Disseminated greatly against royalist
scholars, and that the whole affair
was simply political scheme 10 show
those who were in favor OF restoration
that the "P. @. :" were better than
they were. Those parents who were
royalists became very Indignant anu,
III the reports were true, they Woulu
have been perfectly right.
Before the facts became known, TOUR
of the scholars going TO the Prepara-
tory School, which Is under the same
management as the college, were
withdrawn, and one from the college.
The parents were most indignant that
such statements should have been
made in regard TO hait-whites, ana
were very severe on Professor Hosmer
for his alleged TRADE against them.
But the fact OF the matter Is, that
Mr.. Hosmer never said word deroga-
tory OF the half-whites, never locked
two BOYS up in their rooms for
month, was never struck by a BOY,
never insisted on Mrs. Dominis' being
called 'ex-queen,' and, in fact, - not
the tyrant and double dyed villain
which he has been made out Those
who know Mr.. Hosmer could hardly
believe such thing possible at any
time, and they will be glad to know
positively that there - no truth
in the report
The true case Is that recently an
epidemic OF swearing seems TO nave
struck the college Several OF the
bows were heard using language when
would not grace a 1rawing-room, ana
Mr.. Hosmer called six Of them To ac-
count for il. 1t go happened that three
Of the culprits were royalists, and the
Others anneXationistS- he informed
them that they came To Punanou 10
learn something else besides profanity
and, as that study was not lnciudeu IN
the college curriculum, IL would De
better for them to abandon IL. Then
he told the boys that they would De
required to- spend all their spare time
in their rooms for three days, as a
punishment
During the progress OF Mr. Hosmer
lecture To the young offenders, ne
made the remark which was so twist
ed as to become the reported TRADE
against half-whites- Some OF the
boys were half-whites and, IN partlal
extenuation OF their using bad IAN
guage, Mr.. HOsmer said that Ha-
Waiian boys, when talking native
were prone to he freer in their speech
than were white boys. This was, ac-
sordinr TO the boys own stories, said
in the kindest way possible, but In
some way il leaked out and became
the distorted version which has caused
all the trouble.
After the reports had started, and
had assumed the shape which they
did, two Of the half-white boys con-
cerned made a volunteer statement In
writing TO Mr., HOsmer to the erect
that ne had not, to their knowIedge'
ever abuSed'the half whites, had made
no derogatOry statements concerning
them, and that politics cut no hgure
whatever ia the college.
This statement Mr.. Hosmer mas,
and it certainly is a refutation OF the
various reports, il any was needed.
Professor HOsmer was seen Yesterday
in regard to the matter, and said, ne