The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-24

HON. A. F. JUDD,
Who on behalf of Trustees of Oahu
College formally accepted gift Of
Castle Halh
by the children and grandchildren of
the founders Of the schools, and from
these families have come most of the
members of the corporation, known to
you as the trustees. with the nota
Bile exception Of the Hon. Charles Reed
Bishop, Hawaii's one great philan-
thropist, the gifts of buildings, the
additions to the endowment and the
scholarships have come also, in the
main, from these same families. For
years the schools were closely allied
to Fort Street Church, its congrega-
tion and Sunday school, where regular
attendance on the part of the board
ers was, except for good cause, com
pulsory.
Many Gifts to college. Sd
"Many have been tho gifts to Oahu
College. Large have been the contri-
buttons from the family which today
adds another gift to the many already
freely given | would not call undue
attention today, however, to the gifts
of money but rather to the free giving
of personal service to Funahou which
has characterized the Castles.
"From 1871 to 1881, when he retired
from service as trustee, Fhther Castle
was Punahdu g treasurer. For forty
years the finances of these schools were
his special charge, and faithfully was
that charge carried out.
'"It is not unseemly, perhaps. for me
to refer to the corporation g vice
president, who succeeded his honored
father as trustee in 1881 and is now,
therefore, completing his thirtysecond
year in PuIinlou Is service / will not
mention the others of the family by
name. whether connected by Ableod or
marriage. We of the corporation know
their deep love for Punahou and their
attitude of transformations service.
. ~"This noble structure has been well
naniedg It stands not as monument
to givers Of money. but 10 the givers
of quiet, h.advertised personal serv.
ice to Punahou, service in the days of
small things, in the days az adversely,
: in the days that are owwith us.
! 81 have. spoken somewhat of
the earlier days Of the l.. schools
Hawaii Has Changed.
Hawaii has changed since those
, days; and Punahou also has changed.
Those of us who graduated as late as
1892 never thought we would see Ti3
, pupils enrolled In the schools, nor that
. the schools would need the present
! euuipmentgof buildings We had no
athletic field nor tennis courts. Only
four of the thirteen buildings now in
use were standing in 1899.
. =" What of the changes In the pupils
4 Pnhaliou boys and girls now come from
homes in no way connected by senti-
inent with the Cousins Society. Puma.
:, hou no longer serves part only of
. tie American community. She serves
> the whole Territory. The children OF
6 the mechanic, sugar boiler, tourist and
Army officer, the children of many
4 religious sects and beliefs now are just
! as loyal Phnahou boys and girls as the
/. minority who are descendants of the
a founders. As father of Punahou
q children and as a." descendant am
q glad this is SO. As a trustee of the
: schools l would not have this other
q wise.
In other respects also the time.
have changed. The Punahou commun
n quality of teaching here received, b,
equal to the best on the maitland
c This forces PuHahuu to the malAIan,
IS standard Of teachers. More is de
,. manded of teachers now than was Thu
= ease twenty years ago. The teache
has rightly TO be better paid. /
l. would be ruinous policy, TO- let thu
D. wage scale of the Instructors of on
I nl.. ,,..t..
d pay our domestic help an ever increas
d Ing wage. We need apologize to n
l. one FOR DIR Punahou teachers. w
appreciate their noble work but we ad
II init they should be better paid.
W "The class room space so magnificent
y ly enlarged under Mr.. GriffithsS admin
It isfration has nevertheless not kept pac
u with the demands of the patrons of til
u schools. We need moro room.
= 81 have tried tn give you bird
y eye view of the situation which cor
W fronts Oahu College todaygiii order I
u make rlca, aiticularly to the nor
70 Phhahbu homes Of Phnaiiuu ehildreI
= 70 the patrons of the schools who ca
~ not become members of the Alumni Al
. ISOLATION. Punahoh has been givin
% freely and gladly to you through you
IN children. She wants your support an
n interest. She wants your service.
l. ss''No sane man in comfortable eli
W cumstahces- will deliberately send hi
a children TO an exclusive school OF I
a school where will he met only I'll
,. children of tho wealthy Such school
As generally do not mike for chaTsete
ne and character building is what we q
m Penahou must see TO 1T, goes on OF
ar here. 4t tst -
$ ''The endowment fund must grow, IL
a necessary buildings must be erected, ,
iii else a waiting list will have to |
tn started or the tuition fees still furth,
increased. s1-, - IN
ce "Tersely stated -thiss'is the situate
ly which confronts the corporation, tt