The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-27

uplifting under the new conditions ct
which she saw the approachlng shadow.
was either the theme or the motif of
every address which was delivered at
the commencement OF the kamehame-
ha Boys school observed at the chapel
of the institution last evening. Before
an audience which filled the room 10 its
limit ten young men received the di-
plomas of scholarship and departed la
den with leis from loving hands.
Upon the platform Governor Dole
Trustees j. @. Carter and w. +. Allen,
the officials of the school and the
teachers, one flank being composed of
the ten graduates; in the peWs of the
chapel the students of the girls and
the boys school, and lads Of the pre-
paratory, and in the rear many scores
of friends and well wlshers OF the
schools, picture made up OF color and
life for there was on every side evil
dence of the greatest interest in the
proceedings, was furnished by the
gathering. There was throughout the
exercises, during the several addresses
by students and three by officers and
officials, hearty appreciation evil
denced by the rounds of applause which
greeted the speakers and singers.
The organ prelude by Professor In
gals led the way for the invocation by
the Rev. w NJ. KincaId, after which
the glee club sang with feeling the Sc
lection, Legends" by Mohring. These
served to introduce the main event Of
the evening, and David c. Kamauoha
spoke first, giving the salutatory and
class history The life of the class,
taking in the entrance of the members
upon their education six years before
and the many vicissitudes and pleas
ures through which they had passed,
was rapidly sketched and the brightest
prophecy INDUCED foy the future.
Thomas *. Nawiha, under the caption
Some Life Histories" took UP the
growth of bean and traced its devel-
opment drawing therefrom the great
lessons of natural history and show
ing intelligent appreciation of the
scientific side OF agriculture. George
*. Nahinu spoke of students as mis-
sionaries, showing the work done by
the Students Christian Association and
the effect of the work in the matter
of the teaching of Sunday schools and
assisting in the religious life of the
surrounding community. The Mandolin
club rendered acceptable selections
from the Bohemian Girl"
Ernest X. Puni then discussed with
great insight the effect of the know
ledge of a trade upon the young men
leaving college. He showed the line of
information and practice which each
student must have at his finger ends, 10
enable him to expect to take a place
in some skilled trade. He said that
there was better remuneration in such
employment that in clerkships and also
that many men who tried clerking af-
ter leaving school had later taken up
the following of some profitable trade,
the foundation for which was laid at
school.
Perhaps the most remarkable paper,
as Indicating the trend of thought cul-
tivated by the institution was that OF
Daniel s. *. Pahu. who writing on the
subject of Country Life for Hawa-
iians," touched upon the future OF the
people and the hope that lies behind
the turning to the soil of the Hawa-
iian people. He said in part.
The Hawaiian people are natures
children. born and bred: yet how many
of us have been enticed from the coun-
try to the cities, of which We knew
nothing so short time ago, exchang-
ing the freedom, the health and the
beauty of the country for the restric-
lions. the disease and ugliness of
cramped quarters in the town.
City life is artificial at best, and we
Hawaiians have lived natural lives for
so many generations that our very ex-
istcnce is threatened by the competi-
ton, the disease, the temptation, and
the extravaganza of the town.
Civilization in it's truest sens. has
ever appealed to us. with all the fer
Vor of which we are capable, 10 be-
come true men and women, but ii must
be along lines of naturalness. IL Is in
return to the country that my be-
loved people will find "A renewal OF the
prosperity which they have looked for
in vain in the city.
The American farmer Is noted for
his progressiveness. He has success
fully engineered the largest farm en-
terprises, and today the large agricuI-
tural holdings of the States are fast
being subdivided into smaller tracts
of the farmers, in whose happy, con-
tented homes lies the strength of the
nation.
THE present land system of Hawaii
encourages the settlement of indiVidu-
ais on small farms and foreigners have
been quick to take advantage OF their
opportunities. A homestead lease COW
ering from eight To forty acres and
running for 1893 years. may be taken
without purchase price or rent, by any
citizen in good standing. or any person
over Is years Of age, who has received
letters of deniZation, and WHO VIII live
upon the land and cultivate IL for q
period of six years. Here, ;hen. is an
opportunity To obtain piece OF land,
without any cost other than faithful
labor and good character.
Now. what can be done with a farm
after we get il? Our experience on the
Kamehameha farm may be instructive.
In the vegetable line string beans have
been our speciality: l-32 of an acre is "a
usual planting during the past months