The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-23

The assembly room of the High
school was the scene last evening OF Il
most interesting and enjoyable COM
mencement program. 1t is unusual
to have graduating exercises at this
season, but Professor Scott, who be-
lieves in thoroughness, thought it
best last Summer to keep his senior
class at work few weeks longer.
Thus the commencement at Christ
mas came about.
There were seven pupils in the grad
uating class as follows Miss Ivy Girv-
in, Miss May Rice, Miss Ada Gertz,
William II. Chiffon, Robert King, Geo.
Wright and Antonio Marcellino. These
occupied chairs on one side of the ros-
trum. On the other side sat Profess
sor Scott, Rev. Alex. Macintosh, At
torney General w. o. Smith and In
spector of Schools II. S. Townsend.
The house was well filled.
During the evening the school sang
three ballads. entitled: Early Spring
Happy and Light and The Volunteers.
Miss Ada Gertz ofliciated as piano ac-
companst in a most pleasing manner.
This young lady has played for the
the past three years. Professor
Harndley was additional accompanist
with the violin.
The first essay read was by Miss
Ivy Girvin on The Philippine Islands.
This paper began with a historical
resume and led up to the incidents of
the past seven months. Then came a
reference to the expansion policy, it's
necessity and its dangers. 1t is little
to say that the paper evinced clear.
deep thought and the reading of it
was excellent
There were music specialties during
the evening. One was an instrument
tai selection entitled The Chilicoot
March, by Messrs. Elston, Marques
and kaai. The other was the singing
of Professor EIston. He offered Ten
or solo Past and Future, and respond
ed to hearty encore with another
ballad.
The Nicaragua Canal was the sub
ject of an essay by George f. Wright
This paper was purely descriptive.
treating the topography of the coun-
try. route of the canal through seven
teen miles of high land from Balboa 5
ocean to Lake Nicaragua. and down
the San Juan river to Greytown on the
Gulf. the length, width and depth of
the big ditch as proposed, and, finally.
the advantage the canal would be to
the commerce of the Pacific and to
the Hawaiian Islands.
Miss Mary +. Rice's essay. consider
ed one of the best presented. treated
of The Indigenous Flowers of Hawaii.
1t was listened to with keen interest.
The subject is home one. vet few
could be more difficult The prepar-
alton of such paper means a pro-
tracted research in botany few care II
attempt. 1t was shown by Miss Rice
that the mountains and valleys abound
in floral gems indigenous to Hawaii
nei. Names of dozens were given and
they were described.
Inc last essay read was by Robert
ID. King on The Constitution of Ha-
wall. This began with the Kamehame-
has and concluded with the promulga-
ton of the present constitution in
July, 1894. 1t was purely Il historical
treatise. but showed study and pa
tient collection of historical data.
Minister Cooper was unavoidably de-
tanned and Attorney General Smith
consented to address the class. He
spoke eXtemporaneously for ten min
utes. His principal thought was that
the power of man depended upon
the response awakened in the other
person, and that in everything some
central truth should be CLEANED, re-
membered and profited by.
Professor NJ. NJ. Scott addressed the
class directly on the subject of habits
business, moral, etc. He talked for
perhaps ten minutes and then distri-
buted the diplomas. \ kindly word
was said to each member of the class
as the scrolls were passed over.
Rev. Alex. Macintosh offered pray.
er at the beginning of the evening"
program and a benedicton at the
close