The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-20
FOUNDERS DAY.
TIE EXERCISES AT KAMEHE-
MEHA SCHOOL.
Speeches In the Morning and Sports In
the Afternoon Occupy the Time
of the Students.

yesterday. LIE ScuOOI DOyS were
arrayed in their gray military uni
forms The exercises were held in
the campus in front of the main
school building, small stage being
erected, from which elevation the
orator of the day, John w. Kalua,
of Maui, delivered most forcible
and eloquent speech to the assem-
bled crowd.
Among those present were Rev.
DR.. Hyde, representing trustees,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Brown, DR.. n.
B. Emerson, Rev. S. E. Bishop,
Mrs. ]. o. Carter, J. B. Anterior
and others.
Mr.. Kalua opened his address by
saying that Mrs. Bernice Pauahi
Bishop, whose memory they were
celebrating, belonged to the line of
the Kamehamehas, descending
from Keopuolani, one of the wives
of Kamehameha the Great, down to
Konia, mother of Mrs. Pauahi
Bishop.
| The speaker dwelt on the mag
nanimity and liberality of the late
Mrs. Bishop, and her great an
xiety to educate her race. She
realized that only education could
elevate them to a higher level, so
she labored hard to achieve her
ambition until she was crowned
with success. Mr.. G. r. Bishop
was Landed by the speaker as be-
ing Hawaii's true benefactor. He
did not limit his avowed love for
the Hawaiian people to mere
words, but has literally given large
sums of money for the education of
young Hawaiians.
Mr.. Kalua regretted the fewness
of the Hawaiians present. In his
mind, the Hawaiians do not yet
appreciate the motive of the donors,
or they would not have remained
away as they did. Founders Day
is day greater in Importance than
any of the national holidays for
the latter are generally devoted to
useless pleasures, whereas the ben
efits arising from Founders Day
are immortal.
In conclusion Mr.. Kalua i'm
pressed the minds Of the Ka-
mehameha boys with the value Of
labor. Layness, extravaganza, and
weakness of mind are the main
hindrances to the progress of Ha
waiians, but these could be avoided
To push ahead and overcome diff
culties should be each ones aim III
life.
If the Kamehameha graduates
lead glorious lives, they will per
petuate and honor the name of the
Kamehamehas, but if otherwise
they will drag Mrs. Pauahi Bishop:
name to disgrace.
Mr.. Kalua's remarks were re
ceived with applause by the audi
ence.
After a song by the Kamehamehs
boys, Mr.. Samuel Kauhae, son o
Rev. J. Kauhae, of Kau, Hawaii
and a graduate of Kamehamehs
school, made brief address. Hi
remarks were listened to very at
tentively.
John Aea next gave declama
ton in English, and the rhetorical
exercises were terminated by thu
audience singing Hawaii Ponoi.
After a few minutes intermis
sion, the visitors were invited t.
witness a military drill by the Ka
{ mehameha cadets on the schoo
grounds.
Mr.. Babb, tho military in
structor, reviewed the three com
panies in various marching evolu
tions according to Upton's tactics
Mr.. Nehora Hipa acted as review
officer. He wore a uniform o
the now disbanded Hawaiian vol
. unteers.
Company A was presented viii
a beautiful silk banner made b,
S the ladies of the school on which
+ were the words "Kamehameh;
e Cadets" The banner represented
$ the colors of the Kamehameh:
School, white and blue. The Ka
| m0Qdu0ud UdnQ Gull pOScO "
over twenty members under tn,
instruction of Prof. Berger ap
peared in public for the first time
The next thing on the pro
gramme was the refreshment
:, to which all present did ample jus
. tice.
If While some were witnessing th
is sports, others were visiting tn
Bishop Museum, which was ope
to all.
SPORTS.
The sports Of the day were mos
interesting, and were all holly cor
= tested. The boys take great inter
= est in anything pertaining t
n athletics, and a number of Their
+ excel in their special lines.
i The following were the feel
% officers of the sports yesterday
Judge, D. S. Ruevsky; Starter, \