The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-25

ITO lead useful lives. The object OF
the viii through which Bernice
PAnani bishop aimed 10 assist the
pecpIe of her native Land I'm their
rr,.ftin< under the n<w conditions of
which she saw the approaching shadow.
was either the theme or the motif OF
every address which was delivered at
the cornrnencernent Of the Kamehane-
IA BOYS School. observed at the chapel
Of tne institution last evening Before
an audience which hIted the room TO It's
limit ten young men received the d.
ple-nas OF scholarship and departed Ia
den with ieis from loving hands
Upon the platform Governor Dole.
Trustees J. O. Carter and W. T. Allen.
tne ofaciais OF the school and the
teachers. one flank being composed OF
tns- ten graduates. In the pews OF the
chapel the students OF the girls and
th~ boys school. and LADS Of the pre-
paratory. and In the rear many scores
az frtends and well wishers Of the
.enoo,.. a picture made up Of color and
Isfe. for there was on every side evil
d-r~e OF the greatest Interest IN the
proeeedfnxs. waF furnished oy the
rasserinx- There was throughout the
~xe-ctses. during the several addresses
bv -tudeuss and three by officers and
s~elai.. n hearty appreciation evil
d~need by the rounds OF applause which
erected the speakers and singers
re organ prelude by Professor In
..r,- la th~ way for the invocation by
sh~ Rrv. w. M. Rincaid. after which
IN. rfee club sang with feeling the Sc
lection. Legends by Mohrins- These
rerved TO Introduce the main event OF
the evening. and David c. kamauona
spoke first. giving the salutatorS anu
s-Ias. history. The life OF the class
fatinx in the entrance OF the members
mon their education six years before
ana the many vicissitudes and pleas
ur~s through which they had passed.
"a. rapidly sketched and the brightest
urnohecy fndulgcd for the future
THOMAS X. Nawiha, under the caption
Some Life Histories" took up the
urowth Of a bean and traced Its devei-
oument. drawing therefrom the great
lessons OF natural history and snow
ing intelligent appreciation OF the
scientific side OF agriculture George
r. Nahinu spoke OF students as mis-
-Ionaries. showing the work done by
-. afudents' Christian Association and
th~ eject OF the work In the matter
az the teaching OF Sunday schools ana
assisting In the religious life OF the
surrounding community The Mandolin
C.1ub rendered acceptable selections
from the bohemian Girl"
Ernest X. Puni then discussed with
rr~at insight the effect Of the know
edge 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 10 take piacs
in some skilled trade. He said tnat
there xaa better remuneration Tn such
eu,rloyrnent that In cIer<ships and also
that many men who tried clerking al
Ter leaving school had later taken up
the following OF some profitable trade.
the foundation for which was laid NJ
school
Perhaps The most remarkable paper.
a.. lrrdicatinx the trend OF thought cui-
tfvated By the Institution was that OF
Daniel 8 X Pahu. who writing on the
subject OF Country Life for Hawa-
Hans touched upon the future of the
p~opre and the hope that lies behind
the turning 70 the soil OF the Hawa-
lian people. lie said In part
The Hawaiian people are natures
children. born and bred. yet how many
~ tla have been enticed from the coun-
trv to the cities. of which We knew
nothing 50 short n time ago. exchans-
inx the freedom. The health and the
beauty OF the country for the rrstric-
ffon~. the disease and ugtnrSs OF
crnmpcd quarters IN the town
city life IN artificial at best. and We
ffa0ailan- have lived natural lives for
- many generations that our Nery ~
9~re.r.- IL threatened BY the cou-pst-
fics, th. dfseasr. the temptation. and
ar. ~xtravaGnnee os the town
a tVflization in its truest sens has
~v~r app~aIed 20 us. with All the fer
,sr of which wc arr capable. 70 De-
,.,,r,,., true men and women. but " must
~. -lcnet lines Of naturaluesS- IL - IN
:. rrturn 10 the country that my be-
lo,..sf people will md q renewal OF the
pr,spsrffy which they have lookrd Tor
ir vain IN The city.
..I-bes American farmer ts noted for
I,i- 9roxrrsSfvencss. He has success
fulIv ~nxfne~rsd the largest farm en-
f.rp-fss.s. and today the large aErtcul-
surst holdings % the states are fast
t,.-iue. subdivided into smaller tracts.
tb,fs adding 20 the general prosperity
~ frs farmers. IN whose happy. con-
tented homes lies the strength OF the
natfon- ,..ss
s.--hs present land system OF liaw All :
the settlement OF trdtvidu-
tfs on small farms and foreigners nave
b~~n quick 90 take ADVANTAGE OF tn@-F
a homestead lease COW
srins from eight To- forty acres and
- -