The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-05-26

Ore o. them was BY his own secoun
- overwhelmed with despair as hi
asher. who had brought him % school
said goodbye and disappeared
through The frc-t gate. that NOT bsins
/ able 70 think O. anything more expires
size % his emotions. he ran his heaC
sgairst one Of the vsranda pests. Th'
c1iIt-sr tron, Honolulu. IN the ma
jo-irv CT that Gay. ard already the
germ q tn Honolulu clan % the sue
f. csedirg Years. were eager SnG conf
dent Ncc much Studying WAS posi-
I Die. bu- Z great deal o. ralSicg Was ac-
/ co-pliShsd II recess and after school
w.sS dismissed. Views were sNehsn sed
Soout school boosS and teachers and
COWS and girssrbread- Psrchanes
some lifelong friendships were begun
over The ncor lunch pals.
me time came az length when more
coG10GiouS quarters were necessary
tCr the school TIE second school
eouSe. from which Oahu College is now
promoted INTO Pauzhi Hall. was built
IN response 70 this need II has been
n constant use for forty-fcur years
Il tells also o. limited finances and alb
stfn2res from luxury. and II stands as
4 monument Of the fidelity with which
is builder. Mr. Rice, made the most OF
unpruuiSing and uRSkillsd labor.
Built o. uncut stone from Rocky Hill.
and lime burnt on the grounds from
coral stone, and lumber from Oregon.
which had 70 be reduced 70 required
sizes NJ the Pun2hou saw-pits. il was
evidence q solid growth. OF larger de-
u216s and OF confidence in the future
Of The school II was : recognition OF
the growing importance Of the social
life o. the Islands II represented an
era o. wider acquaintance with the
world II began 70 have pupils who
wealth Some increase Of
polish Was observable Social matters
began 70 assume = greater Importance
From 4 school for the children Of the
Punzhou had already
opened its doors 70 others. and it soon
became national IN character. A larger
variety o. origin. race and traditions
became visible among the pupils.
This development and various other
considerations. prominent among which
vas IL supposed promising business
outlook OF the country. resulting from
the discovery Of gold in California, led
the trustees early in the history Of the
second school house 70 organize the
school INFO s college, and thus the in /
received the new name, Oahu
College The competition. however. OF
foreign colleges and the collateral ad- /
5SnIageS OF change OF scene and change
u teachers have proved TOO great for
the Success OF this enterpriSing plan /
No pupils could b found 20 complete s !
regular college course az Pun4hou. and
the Institution remains IN fact 3 high
school or academy.
TIE fOrty-tOur years OF usefulness Of I
this school house have covered the /
greater part OF the history Of Punahou. /
ard 4 large part OF Hawaiian history as
sell They have seen many changes 4
and VicisSituGeS in the school There
lave been times OF prosperity and large
attendance OF pupils. and periods Of de-
preston and anxiety Public interest
became conferred in the school in an in
,reaSed degree until il became possible
With popular assistance 70 connect Rice
md Dole Halls By the present brick
building II place OF the old one-sCory
building with its store rOoms and kitch-
n At the same time the three old pic
ursSque wings were removed. which
1T the pleasant quadrangles with their
many associations only memory The
Of Punahou School II
honolulu soon followed
During this period ten instructors
resided suecessiveIy over the e6uca-
ionzl work and administered the af-
air. OF Punahou- assisted by serenity
We teachers. besides the teaching force
Z the Punahou Preparatory School
Away back il the forties. in the early
-szrs Of Punzhou School. there were
40 young men from the United States
wing IN Honolulu who used to come
. 70 Punzhou on Saturdays 10 play
aSe hall or ~Aipuni7 with the boys I
ne Of these young men was William
= Lee afterwards Chief Justice Of our
UprsDe Court; the other was Charles
: Bishop. and his relations with Puma
o. thus Incidentally begun developed '
Z length into { devotion 10 the inter :
SIS Of the school. which has been a :
lost conspicuous factor in its progress.
or many years, as one Of the trustees
Oahu College, Mr. Bishop has been !
wise and faithful adviser in the ad- Z
Illustration Of its affairs. As time
ent OF he began 10 take upon his 1En
-oIlders Z part Of its financial bur-
sns, and especially 70 promote the en-
Of it's facilities through large '
srsonzI OUTLAWS Of money The natural -
story building. known as the Bishop
al OF Science, was his gift The more
r. Bishop gave TO the cause Of eduez-
On the more he seemed 10 feel Ike I
ITing-the satisfaction Of il grew on 4,
i'm II was his aid that made the
-eeIion Of Pauzhi Hall possible,
loUgh 3 minor part Of the cost has
lne from the college revenues. j 1
est valuable feature OF this new school G
11se Is the beautiful organ, whose rich
.ruoaies you have already enioyed-
e gift OF Mrs Samuel " Castle IN
emory Of her late husband, who was
7 generation OF more z trustee and 4
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