The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-09
S|XTY-E|GHTH
YEAR At OAHU
Simple Opening Exercises Were
Held at the College
Yesterday.

most exactly that OF year ago, not
withstanding the cost to boarding
pupils is considerably more, and the
standard of admission is being con.
stantly raised.
The formal opening exercises OF the
College Department were held in the
assembly room, Pauahi hail. 1t was
opened with an organ selection by Miss
Clarke on the pipe organ.
W. R. Castle, representing the Board
of Trustees, made a short but interest
ing address. Taking his text from the
sculpture and paintings in the room,
particularly the copies of ancient sculp-
ture, he spoke of the accomplishments
of the. Greeks and the Romans. In
curing into the carses and means or
this accomplishment he said it lay in
the preparedness of these great people
their preparedness for service. Ac-
| eomplishment is not so much the child
of genius as the result of being pre-
pared.
Preparation and the capacity for pre-
paredness depends in large measure, he
continued, on. the individual initiative
and active reeeptivity on the part of
the pupil students. These qualities
must exist in order to get results. The
president and faeulty-of the. institution
could plan appropriate courses of study
and be prepared and ready to teach,
but there must be receptivity on the
part of the student.
Mr.. Castle spoke of the scholarship
Punahou had always maintained. It
was one of its best heritages. 1t had
reputation among eastern colleges
that was enviable. This reputation the
students of the present should be proud
to maintain.
Mr.. Castle. called sttention to the
Roll of Honor established by the trus-
tees, explained its purpose, and urged
all pupils to seek to be worthy of being
enrolled on it.
President Grifiths in the beginning
of his short address to the students on
the opening of a new college year,
spoke of Lane Webster, who was acct
dentally killed ON Molokai few weeks
ago. He would have been a member
of the class which will graduate next
June, but for his untimely death. Pres,
ident Grifiths paid a tribute to the
memory of the young man and sought
to point out that even youth is not a
guarantee of all things that we would
wish to have.
The president extended a welcome to
the students who entered the college
this year for the first time, and be-
spoke for them from the older students
process of benevolent assimilation.
President Grifiths called attention
to the number of Punahou students
who have this year left the Islands to
enter mainland colleges and universe
ties. With W. G. Achi Jr. who goes
to Stanford, whose name was by in
advertence omitted from the list pub
lished in yesterday mornings Adyer-
tiser. that list contains eleven names,
winch is a wonderful showing for one
institution. The influence of these go
ing from and returning to the Islands,
cannot but be important and beneficial.
President Grifiths spoke of re-
port he had received from a woman in
California who said that she had found
in California no girls so enthusiastic
as the Punahou girls.
1t was the effort of the institution
to develop character. There were few
rules, the desire being to develop the
initiative of the individual so that
each would have liberty without Ii
eense.
President Grifiths made the an
nouneements for the term, and then
the work of registration began.
At the Preparatory School, Principal
else at Bishop Hall, and then the pu-
pills were registered, supplies secured
and preparation for the beginning of
class work today was made.
In both College and Preparatory the
year opens with number of new
teachers. In the College the new
teachers are Charles F. Sehmutzler,
German; Eda NJ. Arthur, French; Mrs.
Elizabeth Galbraith, stenography; Miss
Alice Rogers, singing; Miss Carolyn
Sheffield, piano; Miss Elinor R. Cewan,
oral expression.
In the Preparatory the new teachers
are Miss Sarah G. sheldon, eighth
grade; Miss Grace G. Howells, seventh
grade; and Margaret R. AUSTIN first
grade.
The bronze tablet for the Alexander
Field, the athletic field of the institu-
ton, arrived by the S. s. Texan. 1t