The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-06-21

earnestly devoted himself to the
highest interests of Oahu College.
For all your kindness and helpful
ness we most sincerely thank you.
Classmates, the sad word farewell
must now be spoken; we have come
to the sunset gate of our school
course. 1t opens upon the worlds
great highway. AS these sunset
gates unbar, we shall surely pass on
to bright morning, and long day
of useful work, if we adopt the
spirit as we'll as the letter Of the
motto we have chosen, "IIe con-
qners, who conquers himself"
The floral offerings to the men,
bers of the graduating class were
profuse and consisted Of bouquets,
baskets of flowers and several de-
vices. The platform was covered
with them.
During the exercises piano duet
was well played by Miss Emily Hal
stead and Mr.. Bissell. The latter
with Ernest Lyman rendered vocal
duet. Excelsior" with fine effect.
Miss Halstead has an exceedingly
pleasant voice which she uses with
good taste, and she was loudly APP
plauded for the excellent manner in
which she gave "Reveries" by Ru-
bernstein. Part of the school sang
"bridal chorus" by Cowen in fine
style, with organ and violin accom-
paniment, Prof. Berger and his pu-
pill, Master S. Edw. Damon, playing
the violins.
At the close of the valedictory
President. Merritt presented the
diplomas to the graduates with the
following remarks:-
We have been told tonight what
should be our aim in life. You
know there are those who live aim
less lives. l hope that no member
of this class will join that company,
for an aimless life is an empty life.
Definitely set before yourselves some
goal. And more than that, let me
urge you to make it high and diff
cult of attainment. The years you
have spent in study have looked for
ward to this hour. AS it strikes,
you win the race. But do not rest
upon achievements won. Plan
speedily, if you have not already
done so, for another and sterner
contest, in which the browning will
mean struggles endured, sacrifices
made, successes won, all higher and
nobler than those of the past.
Difficulties and trials must be
met. They belong to life as a
part of it. And it is in the van
: gushing of these that highest de-
velopment is attained.
l would not have them withdrawn
e from your pathway if could; but
, would you set your faces like flint
to the attainment of SOM. worthy
and honorable purpose, to which you
may rightly aspire, and never yield
the conflict until you have received
y the crown. Some one has said,
- difficulties and trials are but op.
q portunities. Yield to them and
they enslave and crush us; conquer
n them and they will crown us vic
tors" And my wish for each o.
you is that the crown may be more
than earthly, even the crown o
n righteousness which shall shine a.
1t the stars for ever and forever. AnC
g. now by the authority reposed in mi
" by the Trustees of Oahu College, l
( in their name, present you will
l. these Diplomas, as testimonials o
ID our appreciation of your work ant
1T l welcome you into the company o
~ our graduates, trusting and belev
E. ing that our future intercourse il
this new relation will be as pleassn
ID and enjoyable as have been the rela
he tions of the past. May the Lor'
id bless thee and keep thee.
I'd The anniversary address was de
ly livered by His Elk. H. A. p. Carter
Hawaiian Minister at Washington
s, who began by citing the prevailing
We cry of the pessimist, that educatio
~ does not educate, cultivation doe
er not cultivate, and refinement doe
% not refine. He admitted that it wa
u a materialistic age, in which til
struggle for wealth and position pre-
as Guided the operation of conscience
id 1t was nevertheless an age grand
on its conceptions and splendid in il
er achievements, one having its plac
RI in the great sweep of ages with
nd work that 1t was doing grandly
or Under the materialistic pressure oil
to time methods of education ma
g. proved inadequate to current need
which educators were now realiziI
an and adopting more practical metho'
>" to meet the necessities of the da
ed Too much had been expected
les education, that was once anticipate
On would do away with crime. 1t vi
IN a mistake to associate poverty wi
'ur crime, and it had not been prove
ci- even that ignorance was the imm
en- date parent of crime. The rio
,ur were to-day the greatest criminal
he State compulsory education had Ii
di- to waving of parental respon'
Te- bility, which was among the reaso
ls, for the partial failure of educate
en- to elevate the standard of moralit
DOL The speaker referred with strikil
ol- illustrations TO the improving pre-