The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-06-20
SCHOOL GRADUATING EXER-
CISES Al KAWAIAHA0
CHURCH.
Fourteen Diplomas Svardcd-Large
Audience Present.
Kawaiabao cburob was taxed to

is utmost capacity thursday ~
the graduation exercises Of the
class Of SO Of the Kamehameha
school. The platform Of the old
stone church was decorated with
ported plants. while on the walls
hung leaves Of tropical plants ar
tistically arranged. A picture of
the founder Of the school, the late
Mrs. Bernice Pauahi Bishop, occu-
pied ) prominent place above the
platform.
Revs. ". B. Oleson. retiring
President. and s. L. Desha occu-
pied seats on the platform. The
speakers were introduced to the
audience BY President Oleson.
The exercises commenced with
an overture by the Hawaiian or
chestra under Prot. II. Berger.
Solomon Mahelona delivered the
salutatory address in q dignitied
manner After recountng the ad-
vantages and disadvantages Of
their school life, the speaker en-
trusted his classmates to their
future destiny. warning them Of
the dangers and difficulties which
they might encounter in their new
field Of action.
Abraham PHI enumerated the
class statistics. He said that the
present class of '9S. of fourteen
members, started with thirty-seven
members when the school was
established in 1881 The Young
est member Of the senior class is
I9 wears old, while the oldest is in
his 2Sd year.
Music, entitled Daylight" by
the glee club, was encored.
A discussion followed entitled.
aResolved, that an income tax is
desirable for this country. Jas.
Harbottle spoke in the affirmative,
saving that as the rich receive
more special benefits from the gov
eminent than the poor, therefore, it
wss unfair and unjust to levy an
equal Income tax on the rich and
poor alike. The rich should paw
more.
William Neheula contradicted
the opinion Of the first speaker.
He Observed that some do not re-
ceive special benefits from the gov
ernment, such as bankers and
ministers Of state. He contended
that these were elected to office be-
cause they were worthy.
John Wahinemsikai did not
Sgree with Meheula. He held that
bankers were indirectly benefited
by the government, as the planters
aid the bankers. The same is true
% men in other vocations in life.
David Al seconded Meheula'S
arguments. He believed that an
income tax would fall on people I
unfairly, as some received more 1
benefits than others.
The whole discussion was lis
tened 10 with great attention by
the audience. The delivery of the 4
bows wSS excellent
The school chorus then sang the /
Mermaid song, in s manner that +
only Kamehameha boys can sing.
X. Kanehe read, in 4 very clear
voice. an excellent composition en-
titled, Homes for Hawaiiaus." .
He laid particular stress on the /
great importance Of native Hawai-
iSns owning their own homes. and /
not being obliged to rely on the IA
vous Of friends for a place to lay /
their heads. The crown lands /
should be divided among the Ha-
wsiiSn people who have no homes.
BE spoke with great earnesness 4
and stated that If fortune favored |
him he would soon have n little 1
cosy cottage Of his own.
A second discussion on live ques- /
tons Of the day next followed. /
The resolution was: "Resolved, I
that large landed estates are harm /
ful to national development"
NOah Kauhane spoke affirma-
lively.
Henry Blake proved that % the
crown lands were harmful to ma
tiOnal development because they 4
prevented settlement (2) grazing
lands and (Sl plantations were in
furious 10 the national welfare.
Isaac Harbottle could see no
harm in large landed estates.
Without them he believed that
public institutions could not be
developed nor new enterprises
Samuel Mahuka, Of base ball
fame, argued that plantations were