Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-17
School History Inspires
rs Years of Achievement

CeDt the position OF auTVeyor-gPneraI.
The 18th anniversary or the found
Ing OF the school was celebrated June
IS, 1866. with much enthusiasm. Prot
i fessor Edward Payson Church was
promoted to fill the place, which he
occupied with much acceptance for
four years. During this time two ON
uibuses were purchased by the trus-
tees. which were run between Nuu-
/ ana and Punahou until the inaueura-
ton Of street tram cars In 1880. A
| small printing press was purchased
ny the students and a sutaIl wesf,Iv
NEWSPAPER. the Punsbou Journal. pull
lished bv them for several vcara
| Mr.. AD7asa Pratt succeeded Presi.
dent Church serving for three wears.
| The Rev William L. Jones then &C
oanfed the positinn. entering nron its
duties IN Jiinn 1879, The fortieth an
njversary ~ the funding NJ tha school
was celebrated June Ie. 1891. " hon q
ntrong annsaI was ruade To it% f. ends
for hDilding fund of $50 nt0 In
1sen the ''lower naaInre" conta ming
/ ~ 2 scree. was dtviiad into huitding
Iets and streets laid out in It The
sale of these lots has added -$21, 40
to the andnrumnnt ~ l.. ! . 81.
IN 1eS9 sao nf0 was contributed 10
! the bnildinp fund. and 1nrine the re2t
year Pinphana han was HuiIt, urdSr,
President Jones' sunervisiop in Jan
'arv. 1862 the Armstrong lot at fha
bead Of Rfcha-Ts strnat was nurchas.
cd from tha Pom an CathoItc Mission.
ard the Punabou Preparatory school
nralied there. F. ~ F.rH
In The. sflrnrrer nf tbst vAar Preset
a6nt Jones' retired and was sliccendad
Inv the Rev. WtIsissn ChaHBfug Mer.
rift. who served for seven years. 49, .
Gro~fh N instlf,4ion. !. tts.s.s. Ma,
IN 1884 the Pishcp Hall nj, Science
MAS trflt and. fisrnishad with 4 labor.
nto~v bv the lihoraIitv cf Hon. G., r.
0ishen. A hnpse for the rirasident
r-as hriit nv friends re The ,eolleee in
Tho fall Of 1884 n 1899 lsree swim.
ming tank was added 10 the attrac-
TORS OF Pfinahhu. 70 rauIaee the; ND
bsfhing pord which had bne filled
nm IN the foilowine wear .s5s 200 was
1 adsed 10 the endowment. of which
| srrn $4,000 was given hv Hon. q. r.
Bishop. and $4,000 by other friends
Of the college. +,
II After seven wears OF efficient ser.
vice Mt, Merritt retired in the sum.
mer Of 1890. and was succeeded bv
Mr.. Frank Alvan Hosmer, who served
the college for ten years. On the 25th
and 26th OF June. 1891. the semi-cen-
ltennial celebration OF the founding of
lPunahou School was held. at which
General 8. G.. Armstrong made the
leading address. During this decade
Pauahi Hall was built at cost OF
s78.6S4.05 and dedicated May 81, 1896.
This beautiful building was the gift
OF Hon G.. r. Bishop, the generous
patron Of education throughout these
islands. The assembly hall was fur.
nished with pipe-organ by the late
Mrs. Mary ]. Castle. Much was also
done to beautffy the grounds, as we'll
as to enlarge the courses OF study.
President Hosmer resigned in June,
1900, and was succeeded I, by Arthur
Maxson Smith, Ph.D., who entered
upon his duties SeBtemher IL. The
principal event of hts admintstratio
was the removal Of the Preparatory
School to Punahou Experience has
shown the wisdom Of this change. The
corner stone Of the building now
known as Chas. r. Bishop Hall was
laid with impressive ceremonies Octo-
Der 4. 1901. It was completed in the
/ following summer at cost of about
$4,000, which was betrayed, as usual
by our constant benefactor whose
name 1t bears. 81. --.
During the year 1900, the upper
pasture" now known as College
Hills" was divided into building lots.
i fmost of which have since been sold)
and has now become the most attract
i've suburb of Honolulu. President
Smith retired in June. 1902, and was
succeeded by Mr.. Arthur Floyd Grit
fiths, who arrived here September 6,
1902. His accession has been follow
ed by a period of unexampled progress
in every department of the college.
On April 10, 1905, a memorial tablet
was unveiled with appropriate cere-
monies on the spot where Father Bling
hams cottage once stood. With the
I completion Of the new buildings in
course of erection, Of the library and
the athletic field the college bids fair
to enter upsn new era Of usefulness.
But In order to enable its directors
to meet the enlarged opportunities
opening before them, there is urgent
need OF an adequate endowment.
Sound Progress Develops.
The accession Of President A. F.
Grfffiths, spoken of in an above para
/ graph, has been followed by IA years
of sound progress. The most signifi-
| cant fact of mis- administration has
doubtless been the prevalence of good
/ feeling and the return of the old-time
aloha for Punahou; for through Presi-
dent Griffiths' inspiring direction Pun
1 ahou Is and shall ever be truly Alma
Mater to all her children and a most
4 excellent and deserving institution to
! all who know of her. It is because of
this return of loyalty that the ''unex-
| ampled prosperity" in the academic
branches and in the physical equip
! ment Of the school has been possible :;
it is because o. this loyalty that Puma.
hou is destined to be of an ever.in.
icreasing service to the territory and