Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-22
KAhEH MtHA GIRLS
FINISH TIE YEAR
Commencement EXer-
CiSeS are Held Out
of Doors.
MISS AWANA MAKES
An EXCELLENT ADDRESS
Large Audience Enjoys Singing and
Speeches Good Music, Fine Voices
and Pretty Girls Produce
Charming Effect,

The sixth commencement Of the
School for Girls took
place yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock on the grounds Of that institu.
ton. The perfect weather and tha
skilfu! and artistic arrangements
made the affair a most successful one.
4 great charm about the event was
The fact tina, It took place out OF doors.
4 feature which in this hot weather
when even the largest halls become
suny. could not he sufficiently appre.
ciatcd. The cool breezos which came
sweeping from the Kalihi valley
through the green k"awes waited cool.
ness to the audience and made the
stay a very pleasant one.
The audience was seated In tho
space between the two wings OF the
building around the fountain. In the
mauka wing Of the lanai the pupils Of
the school were seated. \ pleasing
effect was produced whenever the
chorus performed. The many pretty
girls. all dressed uniformly in white,
stood In the great archway in tho
middle OF the building. the green
vines and creepers which cling to tho
lanai towering around them like ar
immense frame.
The first number on the program
song by the girls chorus. was, like
the rest of the numbers Of this kind.
treat to the audience. The natural.
ly splendid voices OF the Hawaiian
girls, mastery trained In note and
harmony. blended together perfectly
and produced a really wonderful II.
feet. After the song an invocation
was offered by Theo. Richards, which
was followed by a soft and melodiOus
response rendered by the whole as
sembly of pupils.
The next number on the program,
the address on a Practical Educa'
ton" by Miss Josephine Awana, ths
one and only member Of the gradual
ing class. was most interesting. stand
ing on the stairway under the arch,
where she could be seen by all tho
spectators. Miss Awana, In full,
clear voice. and In excellent English
set forth her theme with loglcai
thoughtfulness and clear reasoning
which showed that she had fully mas
tered the Ideals oil her topic.
Beginning by mentioning how q
preparation was necessary to enablo
a woman to really accomplish things
successfully. Miss Awana discussed
the various branches which would
make the young girl good and use
full housekeeper. After discussing the
usefulness OF the more practical
branches, such as sewing, cooking,
laundering. etc, Miss Awana dweli
upon the importance of such accom-
plishments as drawing, music and
painting by the aid OF which a young
woman could do much to beautify q
home and make II cheerful.
Throughout her speech Miss Awana
carried her train OF thought and made
her points with a precision and clear
ness which caused the audience u
applaud her in most hearty fashion
After well rendered piano selec
ton. Prof. Chas. b. Dyke, the princi
pal OF the Boys School. made a short
address in which he pointed out that
the great value OF the practical edu
cation such as received in the scho1
was that it gave to the scholars The
idea of correct valuation in the worl,
OF business and OF society in the home
and M her religious and social re!a
tions. He finally pointed out of wha
great value this education was to
girl in her married life.
The ceremony OF the presentation
of her certificate TO Miss Awani
which next followed was both sim
pie and effective. Standing facin
Miss Awana on the broad main step
OF the building asd directly in from
of the audience Miss Pope, the princI
| pal OF the school, in simple but YER
eloquent and pathetic speech, remind
ed the young girl who now was MAX