Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-22
SIX STUDENTS GRADUATED
Oahu College Commencement at Pauahi
Hall Last Night.
Theses Spoken by All The Graduates Choice
Music at Intervals Very Large
ASSemblase.

exercises last night was note
worthy event. Pauahi hall was
tastefully decorated with the col
lege colors of buff and blue, Ha-
waiian and American flags, and
the class motto-"En Avant"-
the college initials and the gradu-
ating class year, all done in white
asters on green. These symbols
were mainly upon the Castle
memorial organ. Potted plants
we're ranged along the front of the
platform.
Principal Hosmer presided. The
graduating class sat with him on
the platform, and was constituted
by four boys and two girls, viz:
Martha Muriel Along, William
Benjamin Godfrey, Ferdinand
Frederick Hedemann, Harry AL.
lardt Kluegel, William Thomas
Rawlins, Mary Cornwell Widdi,
field.
The audience was simply i'm
mense. All the seats in the main
hall. including many extra chairs,
were occupied and the class rooms
opening from the hall were crowd.
ed, while a number coming little
late had only standing room in the
lobbies. Facing the platform in
the front row sat the trustees of
the colleges: President s. b. Dole,
Rev. Hiram Bingham, DID,, DR..
N. B. Emerson, W. r. Castle, P.
@. Jones, Rev. ID. p. Brine, Chief
Justice A. f. Judd, LID, J. b.
Anterior, Prof. W. d. Alexander,
Rev. f. W. Damon, Justice w. F.
Frear.
An overture was played by the
Hawaiian orchestra conducted by
Prof. Berger. DR.. Bingham de-
livered an invocation. Then the
delivery of theses, extemporane-
ously, began. Music interviewed
after every second address, the
numbers begin:
Organ: Grand Chorus. ........ -. Dubois
Mr.. ingalls,.
Solo: Arioso, so Thou Cruel Seal"
..................-...".-. .....DelibeS
Miss Hyde.
Song: "Good Night. ...................Abt
Glee Club.
Finale: "Silver Crown. .Kappey
Hawaiian Orchestra.
The essays were very creditable
as compositions and their delivery
excellent. Miss Along spoke on
Pandora" Mr.. Hedemsnn, "The
Case of Captain Dreyfus;" Mr..
Rawlins, "The Anglo American
Alliance" Miss Widdifeld,
Shakespeare the MASTER" Mr..
Kluegel, "The Will and the Way"
Mr.. Godfrey, "The Decadence of
Spain," also delivered the valedic
tory in good phrases. Applause
was hearty for all the efforts, and
repeated again and again for Mr..
Rawlins sentiments regarding the
present unity of feeling between
the two great English speaking
nations. Bouquets presented to
all the graduates covered the front
of the platform.
Principal Hosmer, in presenting
the diplomas, made an earnest ad
dress, in preliminary remarks on
the work of the past term, he
made special mention of Masters
Seymour Hall and Edwin Hall,
between whom the competition for
merits had been very close. Is it
best for son to have an easy
time ? he asked speaking to the
graduates. That was not what
Paul said to Timothy, outcome
over and help u.s." and Endure
hardness as good soldier of
Jesus Christ" 1t was for this they
had received their training. 1t was
for this that men of means had
given money for their education.
Not one side of their training but
all sides-mental, moral, physical.
That was the true philosophy of
life. 1t was the Christian man,
the Christian woman, that
accomplished most in life. 1t
was in Christian nations that
mankind had achieved the highest
successes. "Work out your own
salvation" The working out of
that life meant having love for
the unholy to save them, regard
for even criminal society, for the
brute-engaging in war for hums-
nitY. That they might have full