The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-02


only limit is the heart OF God.
Not toy a Jingle bound 10 We reach
the heights Of this grand Old bill
Step by step, though the way l. long
do We leave the gentle slopes an
come 70 the fair uplands ami shaTpel
climbs To-day We look for moment
upon the lads ami las-ies who are
lodged III a palace beautiful" while
they roam the country round CLEAN
ing the knowledge To be found 81 thi-
stage Of their lives. IL has been said
there u no royal road To learning"
Surely W. are tempted TO differ We
look At these prIncely walls and reg d
settings. Will the spirit Of kuowl
edge thrive as stuTdily here as in
palmer housing? Will these lofty
nall become truly classic halls, and
all h lines of thought and study that
are 10 be " rOught into the immortal
fabric Of the mind receive the same
attention that Wa wont to b. given
in tnr little rcd school house Of long
ago? Aye, We believe 20. The spirit
Of the royal woman who exchanged
this earthly palace for heavenly
must liug-T IN these corridors and
breathe in each assem- ly room.
Royal i'm wisdom, judgment, heart
and love for others, a. she was III
blood, the spirit Of knowledge viii
find "A kindred Que within these walls.
Here, surely, the ways Of wisdom Will
be those Of pl-asantness. Happy Ha
wall III this proof Of her advabciu z
intelligence; happy children VINO
thTOug these halls and 20 III aud out
i'm the pursuit of knowledge You are
the first of the long procession of
youth VINO will pass This way "a they
climb the ancient hill. II Is your
Fl tie
Institution SO high that those who
come after will fiud il hard To- carry il
higher.
Let your nam-s ever De
High on the rOll- of honor found,
Champions for knowledge pure and
sound.
Honest in purpO-e, effort, zeal,
striving with credit work To seal,
True To the core in thought and deed,
Training TO fill Earth's greatest need.
Strong be your hands the right to
hold,
Loyal the thought your hearts enfuld,
BITTER the world for each young lite,
Surer it, peace ami less it, strife,
Governed 10y laws of Golden Rule"
God bless for aye our first High
School.
The closing adrse-s was delivered
by Inspector General Atkinson:
"Th- establishment IF a Govern
meut nigh school in Honolulu marks
another milestone in the edu ;atIOnaI
progress of Hawaii. During the
twenty six years of my Residence aud
constant Intimate connection with
educational matters here, / nave seeu
marked ivauce throughout the
group. Especially has there been an
improvement during the last decade
New school houses have been built,
fresh educational centeTs have been
established y uniformity of system
has been adopted The personnel
of the teaching force has been
much improved Twenty years ago
there Were but 1855 children ira school
"a year ago tuere were 1907, and at
the present moment 1 calculate we
have over II 900. The education
throughout thu group il now, prac
ticaily, entirely in English. The 20
cal Ell common school, or school
taught in Hawaiian, is dead.
"On the island of Niinau there -
one such school; Kauai, Oahu, Maui
aud Lanai are educated entirely in
English. On Hawaii there ale two
these number at the outside fifty
pupils. The trend If edu-ariOu there
l. directly To tie High School, and
from the High School To the Univ-r-
-ity. / hope TO see tue day when our
High School will be affiliated with
the University of California.
"Presiteut kellogg, whom / saw in
of this year, held forward
hopes of this in the future. Under
the able management of Prof Scott, +.
this institution should soon be In "A
position to ask for this, and obtain il. .
There Is only one thing about this
High School that | regard "a detri- f.
mental to its progress. This l. that 7.
e II pay schOOl-One of the greatest .
DlOts on my own country, + gland, % .
hat higher education is costly.
THE poor man even If ne obtain .
and exhibitions il severe .
y hampeTed. Que of the brightest .
stars on the e-cutcheon of the United .
States Is that the highest education il
Re To all The p or mau'- sou or
laughter miugie freely add ON equal
" with the offspring of the million
lire and ha- the same educa riOhal
ABILITIES This breeds the true repub
lcaa -pirit; eXclusiveness in higher
breeds exclusive classes,
mi that OF all things we, vino have
Ouuded and are hui ding up Il Repup
IL in the broad Pacific, which We
rope will he a beacon light To other
Ike com muUitleSI should avoid a. we
you'd plague.
al look, aud l know many look
With me to the next legislature to
light this wrong aud following the
of the United States, to
brow open the highest education We
an give free to ali, without the tram
mel OF money payii z free to the very
poorest in the land, free TO all no
natter 4 what race or color the appli
ant may be -
After the singing Of the Dedicatory
ymu composed 10y Philil II. Dodge and
ct 10 music 10y Mr.. y. b. Tucker, the
-i-itOrs were invited TO inspect the
aud grounds, which have
Toved 10 To- 20 well adapted TO school
york ami the comfort and pleasure of
chOiaTs aud teachers. The exercises
assed of very pleasantly aud were "a
lO-r fitting introduction To- the good
.Ork that has been accomplished 10y
no BOARD Of E'tusatipu