The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-29
GRADUATION
At OAHU
Young ColIegians End
Their Course.
CROWDS At EXERCISES
Addresses Delivered by Each Mem
Der OF the Class--E. 0. Hall
the Valsdictoran.


College last evening. For the members
of the class of 1900 school life is over
FOR good and all, and they go forth from
their alma mater to enter upon the
wider walks Of a work-a-day life.
lPauahi Hall was filed with the
friends OF the class and of the college
mt O'Clock. when the commencement
texsrcises were scheduled to begin. In
lone OF the wide alcoves on the makai
side Of the hall were Captain Berger
and the Hawaiian Orchestra. They
opened the exercises with Bruch's Over
ture. "Triumphale." to the music Of
which. mingled with the applause OF
he audience. the graduating class
marched TO the stage. Here were also
seated President F. A. Hosmer, DIR.
William NJ. Kincaid and Rev. Hiram
bingham. the latter OF whom years ago
transferred 10 the trustees the land for
the school. and thus is in truth It's
father, II am one man can be SO con-
sidered when so much Is owed to many
Of tile early missionary settlers The
members OF the class were: Charles
| Frederic Alexander Iwalani Kathleen
Dayton. Edwin Oscar Hall. Iwalahi
Amelia Jaeger abraham Gilbert Kaut
lukou, Clare March keney. Anna Dougl
las ..Iucaid, Clarence kumukOA
Lyman. WiIhelmina Isabella Scnfnidt,
| Raymond Spacing.
Above the stage in white carnations
and MALE were the class numerals and
the Initials OF the college, and these.
with an American flag drapeu over the
"A lNN.Va1 af -.
stage, W re the only decorations.
With few Introductory remarks,
| President Hosmer, who looked some
what wan and pale from his recent i'll
ness. introduced Charles +. Alexander
as the first speaker. Mr.. Alexander s
subject was Truss" He took a very
op,anistic view Of the relations of thu
people and the nations to these much
abused organizations. He pointed ouJ
how much they hao done for the good
OF the country, how they had by Goa
centratiou of capital and energy re
duCed the cost OF producing many OF
the necessariCs OF life and how many
great enterprises VIII ch have worked
wonders for the betterment of ne wor d
would have been impossible had they
been undertaken by private capital H.
touched, too. on the dangers Of too great
concentration. and spoke of the leg sla-
ton for the control OF the gre at corpo-
rations, pointing out that the best
method OF preventing them from abus-
Ing the powers they had acquired wa
~ publicity.
u Miss IwGlani *. Dayton read an es-
4 say on The Reign OF Peace" Shs
Z characterized war as one OF the absurd
tiles OF the past, relic OF the age wher
might ahu might alone was right, and
? utterly out Of pace In an enlighteuef
. age like the present. All Of the grea
a nations are burdened with standing ar
. mics mat cost them heavily In taxes
and In disorganization OF their socia
and domestic system. 4ne shedding o
the blood 81 the best and nOblest OF &
land was the Inevitable outcome o
= every war. she said. are was one OF IL
most lamentable features. There nigh
have been just wars in the past. sh'
e conceded, and there might be again II
= the days TO come, but we were ap
: preaching an era, she believed, wheI
e the nations OF the earth wou.-. recog
nize the perfect brotnerhood OF man
and when peace should ne universal al
AROUND the world.
= Miss Wilhelmina l.. Cchmidt treate
~ Mature I'm a brief essay in whicl
she described the never failing interes
that we all take in the natural phe
nomcna which we meet every day o
our life. Every little thing about US
!, the flowers, the trees. the Insects, wer
= worthy OF close study and he VIII
I them irresistible.
I. Clarence X. Lyman's address on "Mu
- riiCipal Government" was interestin
: aud showed much practical thought o
= the subject. He described briefly tn
= changes that have taken place political
y ~ iu Hawaii In the past few year;
y and how for time the Islands were a
d.. the mercy OF any country stronger tina
y herself who chose to attempt to as
sumo sway over her. But now. he saic
l. that the American flag had been raise
over the If'ands. they were assured O
: n stable government, for they were
!, part OF the greatest republic In tn
? world. Mr.. Lyman then turned to tn
duties Incumbent upon every citize
In his relations 90 the government an
I, 20 the municipality.
! ITO be n good citizen" ne said. doe
not consist only I'm keeping out OF jai
but I'm taking an active and personal In
b., terest I'm her welfare, In attending I
y ones duties TO the city. I'm going TO pr
marics 90 do ones part toward seein
that goo ! men are elected TO office.
lie went on TO elaborate upon tn
b best methods OF municipal government
q. ana how old methods. good enough q
= small cities. had 70 BE- modified TO su
changed conditions I'm the larger mu
j. inequalities. He concluded with tha
a. famous epigram q wise old Kameha
r. meha the First: "Ua mau ka ca o k
alma I ka pono"
There was n musical interlude by IN
orchestra. and then Miss Clare VI. Ke
- ley read ~. essay on Art" She &c
scribed the h,de b ginnings OF art a
they are handed down 10 US from III
. picture writings and the sculptures 4
the Egyptians. and she traced its de
velopment until II burst forth from II
IChrysalis in the days Of ancient Greco
ri In full glory. The influence OF art upo
.o nations had been marked ever since III
j. world began. and we should know yer
little Of many Of the older lands an
their peoples were they not preserve
p 20 as In their artistic works.
- Abraham q. Kaulukou gave an elc
duent address on Hawaiians and ''Hs
wall Mel" He spoke from his heal
and with an earnestness that carrie
: his hearers with him. and when he IN
a. / concluded he was greeted with M
. plause that rang and rippled Ion
sr through the nudiet until the youn
"a graduate was forced % rise again an
N lblushingiy bow his thanks.
Il 1T II natural" he said. that we
h. Hawaiian blood should regret 20 see ~