The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-21
Graduating Exercises Held at the
College.
PAUAHI HALL WAS FILLED
An Address of Worm ~ Rev. wn,.
NJ. k'neaid-musie and tho Va
iedictorY-Four Diplomas.

III" commencement exercises os
Oahu College were held las; evening
TN Pluahi hall. at Punahoa. Tn. iar<.
assembly room uf that magnificent
building Was filled With fri~ad~ and
relatives uf the four young men who
have just completed their college
course. In the audience could be seen
men gray and aged. and yet looking
back with pride to the day when they
took leave of their alma mater.
Among the number we're men grown
famous tn their respective csIliaEs. a,
the bar. In the world OF science. In
siaicSmanship. and in the field of art.
To the natural commanding ap-
pc1Tancc of the hall Wcrc added nu-
mcrous decorations. In the midst OF
an arch of green which had been ar
ranged over the organ. was worked
the class motto. ''ich Dicn.~ To the
right of the stage hung the folds Of
the Stars and Stripes. These added
90 the statues and the paintings made
4 worthy setting Tor the notable oc-
casion.
sc 3 o'clock the fcar graduates.
Charles ". Ahfoc&. George g. Fuller.
wilfred \. Grcsnwe!l and Clarence
u. Smith. together with President
HCsmcr. Rev. wm. ". Kincaid and
Rev. Hiram bingham took shclr seats
upon the platform.
The program began wiih a sell
rendered selection by the Amateur
Orchestra Though Handicapped by
the absence % many 90 It's members.
each one uf the three selections % the
evening Was excellent.
Rev. John r. Culick Was unavoida-
bly, absent. and IN. invocation which
ne was - have delivered had 10 b.
omitted.
\ quart.;te sang The Night Has
thousand Eyes" in a charming man
ner to the accompaniment of violin
obliEato. which Was wcIl played hy
Miss Nora Sturgeon.
Rev. Wm. ". Kincaid then delivered /
the address % the evening upoa Pow
~ of the Ideal
The ideal stands Tor the b,st and
iiEhcs; conception % th. mind. q j.
.u youth that sdra-s and visions most
exist Nius; 90 thc great movements
known i'm the world. ia art. in letters.
.u politics. in everything. have been
The work of youth. Tho reason s.
plain. For youth tp sae o. 90 aef. fo 4
try aui maxi" real th~ visions and
deals The key tp noble Twins is so
iTs, Efe clearly aud then Ilvs in ALSO
ute obedience 90 the hlzhcst and ies;
vision. Bu. what are tho visions ur
deals by which men live. and 90
which they deyBse themselvcsg
First where iE ,bs vision of tll. mind
which we may rliI progress o. isI,
.uurtmrE wondered whether or not
D.. progress. The slant strides made bv
De world really amounts ts anythinr :
Zen can be heard telling that !t fe aIl Z
p vain that before many decade have
asEsi the millions of China and africa \,
500 LuTl themselves across the Wor,s
nd ly sheer force % numbers bio. on.
be- fabric % civilization that tho r.s,
.shteen ocaturies have been engaged 4
b forming. But the r.1r.n for .t.f.
espair o. the natural exhaustion -rr.t.
blows every period Of prpwr..a 80.
y years ago whrn Tho -agr-4-F Sac
.ahins nations ncishb1Ts. vLea the +
hole globe was about 90 o. zirlea !
iih the telegraph. when tyrannsas
yuaF'ies were tDtteEiuE ana acts sf \