The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-20
Former Students Of 0all CollsQe
Meet.
AN ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED
Punahou Alumni, - Offlcsrs = Field
Games Basket Ball Horse.
manshIp Shown.

Saturday last was the first of sew
eral big days of the Oahu College
commencement season of 1899. The
event was the formation Of the Puma
hou Alumni Association, with Rev. o.
II. Quick as president. Preliminary
to the meeting in the beautiful Pauahi
Hall there were games on the campus.
The first OF these was a basketball
contest between teams Of the schools
athletic young ladies. They gave a
decidedly pretty exhibition. playing
fast with side systems and signals
complete. The Bluffs, captained by
Florence Hall, were too much for the
Blues. led by Miss Marshall, though
the forces OF the latter rallied In the
second half. The honors OF the field
were carried of by Miss Hall and
Miss Lennon. Mr.. Rabbit was UNI
pire. The audience numbered between
900 and 700, and caught the fever Of
the excitement, applauding frequently.
Capt. Berger's band furnished music.
The basket ball score was 49, Many
who witnessed the contest are keen to
see further games between the young
ladies or with men who like field
sports.
The ring-tilting tournament in the
grove was announced by a procession
of dashing horsemen moving once
around the grounds. There were
about twenty entries. Nearly all had
the saddle well and are fearless rid
ers. The run Is 300 feet, with the
rings pendent between uprights in the
last 200 feet. The time limit is ten
seconds, and some of the runs were
made within eight seconds. A feature
was the appearance Of ex-ChampiOn
Frank Anterior. Charles Kleugel and
Harold Dillingham; in exhibition runs.
Mr. Anterior, after a rest OF five
years, was able on the second trial to
take the three rings. The winner OF
the tourney was Fred Alexander. and
second place went to Seymour Hall.
The crowd enjoyed greatly the spec
tacle.
President Hosmer opened the meet
ing in Pauahi Hall with statement
of its purposes. President Dole was
called to be temporary chairman and
Auditor General Austin to be tempo
rary secretary.
John Thomas Gulick heard much
laughter when he was summoned to
tell Of the athletics Of the past at Pun
ahou. He spoke a good word for field
sports.
Alex. NJ. Anterior held the attention
of the audience closely while he told
of Punahou from an Eastern view.
He said that all the Punahou boys
who bad gone abroad had proven that
their preparatory training had been Of
the best in every way. They had,
without exception, distinguished them
selves both in scholarship and ath-
letics.
A poem to have been given by Miss
Paris was postponed to next years
meeting.
Mrs. Mills, who was present with
Mrs. S. NJ. Damon, spoke Of hei pres
ent work on the coast and Of the work
in Oahu College many years ago,
when President Dole and w. II. Castle
were small boys.
Judge A. Perry made an interesting
address on the duties of those who
who had been scholars in the institu-
ton in the past. He reverted to the
remarks of Mr.. Dole and Mr.. Castle
to the effect that Oahu College should
in time become a real university. He
thought that all onward movement
could be encouraged by an alumni as
ISOLATION. Such an organization, also,
could assist in forwarding the ath-
letics.
A popular chord was struck by Mr..
Atherton in the suggestion that per-
baps some of the friends of Punahou
would find It in their minds in time
10 assist the college with gifts of
buildings. apparatus, works of art or
money. as SO many wealthy people
were doing In the United States.
The proposition for the formation OF
the Punahou Alumni Association was
then adopted. after brief discussion,
and the following officers electea:
President, Rev. o. II. Gulick
president, Mrs, u. +, billing
ham.
Secretary, Judge A, Perry,
Treasurer, Joseph Cooke.
Trustee board member, ], r. Brown
After singing the meeting ad.
iourned,
In one OF the spacious aleoyes OF
panahi Hall there was ON Saturday
quite an ART and educational exhibit
Tho pieces iaeluded china painting
aud drawing by Miss Hoffman,,