The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-22
FULL PLEDGED ALUMNI.
YOUNG LADIES ASH GENTLEMEN
GRADUATE.



the garlanded chaucel within, from side
to side, from front to rear, In the great
auditorium, the vestibulc aud the gallery
Central Union church was mass Of
humanity Thursday evening. Not
seat was left vacant, and standing room
was an opportunity not to be sighted.
At an early hour the great congregation
began to assemble ard by 80 O'Clock
the building was taxed to its utmost
seating capacity.
The occasion was the commencement
exercises of Oahu College. The assem-
blage was composed of the parents,
class of nine, six gentlemen and three
young ladies.
The rostrum and chancel where the
class sat, were beautifully decorated
with ferns, vines and flowers of vari-
gated coloring. which hung in gay fes
toons and were arranged in a manner
to add delicate feelings of pleasure TO
the otherwise happy scene.
Over the class, beside the wall, was
was suspended the suggestive motto,
Onward" To the left, the letters
30. c. signifying the institution, were
conspicuous. On the right the fig
ures "'94' appeared, The columns in
the building were gracefully twined
with geen vines.
The Government band occupied the
gallery, and played several appropriate
selections.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. DR.. Q. NJ. Hyde.
Ernest A. Ross was the first speaker
of the evening. In clear earnest
tone, he eulogized the Earl of Rosebury,
Mr.. Gladstone's able successor.
EARL OF RosEBERRY.
For more than half century Mr..
| Gladstone has been foremost in English
politics, observed by the whole world as
the grand old man" He has faithfully
served his country.
Now, no man except the Prime Minis
ter himself exercises SO powerful an in
| fluence III the United Kingdom as the
Earl of Roseberry. He is natural
orator and is possessed of high order
of literary ability. He has complete
confidence in the people, and though
born to a high rank, is a democrat at
heart.
He has never been partizan with,
nor yet antagonistic to the House OF
| Lords. His attitude toward that body
has been intending, not ending" He
advocates home rule; he believes in
self-goyernment, not Tor Ireland alone
but Tor every part OF the United King
dom.
The character OF the man is best
noted by his own recently spoken,
eloquent words: "Never was the power
OF the British Empire SO great as now.
1t stretches away into space, calm with
the sleeping strength OF a summer sea-
What is the secret OF this power? 1t is
not in fleets, nor in armies, nor even in
your treasures nor your population. Its
essence, its inspiration, its base is in
equal liberty and equal justice"
Miss Helen q. Along was the next
speaker. She eulogized England's
sweetest singer, the late Poet Laureate,
Alfred Tennyson, treating his master
piece,
THE PRINCESS.
SIN this poem Lord Tennyson shows
himself the poet of the century. In it,
more than ever, the old and new are
combined the domestic and scientific
with the ideal and sentimental. He
has the daring to use on every page the
thoughts and ideas of the modern
world, touching metaphysics and poll
tics, and yet so deity has he accomp-
ished his purpose as to lose not one
title of the true beauty of poetry.
Tennyson shows us the woman wher
. she takes her stand on the false ground
+ of masculine intellect, working out hel
= moral punishment by destroying hel
own tender heart of flesh.
The central thought of the Who'll,
I poem is to teach that the whole spher,
e of woman is in the family. Her grea
. mission is the elevation of mankinC
through the family. For the family i
= the divine unit of society and woman i
/, the high priestess to preserve its purity
: This fine old world of ours is but child
:. Yet in the go-cart. Patience, give it tim
To learn its limits; there is a hand tina
guides.
4 George T. Kleugel was next intro
II duced. He spoke of
10 THE PROGRESS OF JOURNALISM.
10 Journalism is often referred to as tn
!. "new science" For long time it wa
>. not considered profession, but to-da
:, it ranks with medicine, theology an
law, as it requires man of "a high orde
of ability and thorough training I
become good journalist. The fir
IL newspaper was published in German
in 1915; but as early as 1893 new
pamphlets were published. Now, ever
he month, week and day thousands
u journals are published which aid in IL
~ forming OF opinions in every order
70 society.
That journalism is one OF the create
factors OF civilization is self evidel
:. truth. The press issues frequel
$50 counsels ON the general condu
OF life, health, manners, dres
lis and domestic economy. 1t regu
De ates the merchants prices; warns tt
public of pestilences; criticizes ma
n feasance ia office, and from no quart
81 is vice more thoroughly rebuked thu
here.
How great the responsibility tn,