The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-29


and Western civilization, and We chose
the greatest country of the Western
WOrlu, the cOu.I,ry Whe.e We are as
| sured OF fToe,.Om always, anG of the
| preservation Of our righ,s and of our
| liberties"
He went on to describe the benefits
that would accrue t. Hawai- u lder tie
new form OF government-how trade
would flow to her more and more as
years weat on. a..d how she wo Ia bene-
| mt by the opening of the Nicarag Id
canal. he dilated upon the change of
| policy of the United states, how they
has expended in ideas and in influence
since the Spanish war, and what their
! inevitable destiny was in the East. II
| compared the population of the United
! states with the native Hawaiian popu-
! lauon of the Islands, showing by the
| difference in numbers the difference in
| ultimate power. But he said that the
! Hawaiians need have no ar for Their
| liberties Under the government of tn
United States, for it had always bee
| the champion of liberty, and it's flag
/ had been a symbol of Justice wherever
IL had been raised.
| In concluding he urged that there be
no race q. motions drawn in the Is
ands. but that all who had the true in
terest of the Territory at heart should
pun together for one great object, Ha-
wallis advancement.
| Raymond Spaldings subject was FIX
pansion." He described tie change in
sentiment that had come over the
| United States concerning expansion
since the war with Spain. Before that
time the country had been sufficient
unto itself and IL had pursued a po..cy
OF self-isolation. but since then times
had changed. the war had placed moral
obligations upon us that we could not
shirl' and greater nation had sprung
Int ke1Na
twentieth century, he sad, would be
for the trade of the world. For years
the United S.ates had neglected her
opportunities for world commerce. and
as result there was over production
OF many articles OF manufacture that
was due only to the fact that the coun-
! try had not reached out for a market
beyond her boundaries. He went on to
describe the opportunities for trade in
the East, in the Philippines, when
stable government had been established
, there and in China. where there had
. been an opening for our war that had
been only too long neglected
Miss Iwalani A. Jaeger treated OF
'Honolulus Parks" In an essay con-
tanning many admiral suggestions
. for their Improvement. She advised
that a portion of the burnt district be
purchased by the city and converted
! Into park before Ii was again built up.
She urged that the fences around the
Executive building aid Thomas Square
be removed. and that in the latter
park some OF the smaller shrubbery b
! cut out 80 as to give more light and air
there. Statuary ought to be erected in
the parks. memorials to the great me-
! of the Islands. They would prove beau
tiful additions to the attraction Of the
parks, and would BE- valuable from a
historical point of view.
After more music by the orchestra,
| President HOSnRr he vii
ners In the recently conducted orator. %
= cal contest for the Damon prize. Tha
: first prize went to Raymond Spalding
and the second prize was awarded Il
Miss Iwalani K. Dayton The follow
Ing were given honorable mention
Abraham G.. Kaulukou. Clarence x.
! Lyman, Ethel Damon. Aired Castle
{ william Aheen. Charlotte Dodge and
1 Frederic Lowrey.
= Miss Anna ID. Klncald had for her
theme Greek versus Roman and her
essay was comparison of the char
acteristics of these two great nations.
The Greeks were lovers of nature. were
J Of pOetical temperament ard gentle
disposition. 1ey were mentally far
{ above any nation tfat had hitherto eX-
I listed on the globe; their scholars an
poets an,. historians and philosopher
ara remembered and re"ered even {
{ our day. They were lovers. too. of lib
erty. and they were the founders o
; the idea Of lib artv and for this If for
~Othirg else we owe them much. Tn
% Romans on the other hand. were stem
e severe. bold. bravf>nd upright. They
10 cared little FOR art M>th ir Garner Pc
Z Rod: they were not orlyss.l in much. II
i anything. but they VIZ stronger T.
1 character ard were steadi Of purpose
: than were the Greeks.
= Edwin O. Hal, The va.edictorian OF
: the class, spuAe OF the suD. ecJ, Tn
aid it ha a
y was 10 develop the brain - the exciu-
. SION Of "a eise, ahd the physical ecu
= cation was neg eCt-u altog=e.er. me
. true education developed ali facultIe,
= at the same time, a..d none to the ex-
: clusiOn OF any other. The spiritual anC
u physical sides of the Individual needeC
:, as inGcn tralnIhJ AID stlmu us t
/" growth as did the mind, and this was
J. beginning % be recognized in ali edo
~ cauonal institutions. MIR. Hail con
- Guided with a graceful "A oha" to h.!
schoolmates, classmates, President Hos
), mer and his corps of teachers ana tn
= trustees of the college.
Then there was a hush of excited in
:, terest and PresIueat hosmer arose 4
- present the diplomas TO the graduates
- lie spoke in part as follows:
10 1 thank the valedictorIan for his kin,
~ words, and this cIaSs TOR many expires
sions of good will. There is always a.
1, element of sadness IN partings but
~ am happy that th.s par ling is brigh
- and cheerful and sensible. At the ent
10 of ten years work / also might be par
l. dOned a valedictory, bat 1 Iorbear, arr
: say with Daniel Webster, The past
~ at least. is secure" | have found you
N boys and girls with sterling qualities
a, In the tropics they do not deteriorate
A Many OF our tudents have entere
"A American universe les and have acqutt
u ted themselves we'll; many have foun
n occupation in these Islands and hav
10 acquitte- themselves equally well.
10 wish 10 testify that duriDg my tel
m years admins ration no Punahou DO
"a or Punahou girl has ever done a mea
act. They have been pub ic spirited
80 too. Turing the many crises of thes
N years they have acted the part Of goo
!, citizens. AT the time of the cnolera Wis
IN itation students of this school serve
T. the Government faitnfuny. as othe
" students aisO did during the recent bu
bOnic plague.
M IL is part of tie training of this in
4 stitution to prepare the youth for tn
NJ duties of citizenship. L call. therefore
N complete, generous education" say
Iphn Milton that "A hiph HtS n man =