The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-23
LARGEST HIGH
SCHOOL CLASS
EVER GRADUATED
(From Sundays Daily.)

one of the largest assemblies, of any
occasion of the kind, ever seen in Ho.
nolulu. So many good people we're In
Progress hall that, without publishing
a list too long for available space, II
would be invidious to select for naming
here any of those in the main auditor.
ium. Enough to say that five hundred
chairs were set there and five hundred
programs distributed at the door. yet
scores of people stood and many did
without programs. 1t must nave been
inspiring to those who took part In
the exercises to look into the thous-
ands of bright eyes and over the brill
liant array of tropical evening wear CT
such an audience.
Upon the platform were seated Ala
tau T. Atkinson, Superintendent OF
Pub. Int'n.; Prof. NJ. NJ Scott, prin-
pal of the High School, and Rev. G. L.
Pearson; while two rows of chairs
were occupied by the graduates and
two more by the High School chorus
of fourteen boys and thirteen girls led
by Chas. H. Elston, vice-principal of
the school, In front of the platform
at the left Mrs Iarndley, instructor in
music, sat at the piano, with w. A.
Love and A. Rosen on either side as
sisting in Accomplishments. Upon the
partition sloping from the opposite end
of the platform the class motto in Ha-
waiian was displayed in paper flowers
-"Wiwo ole a lanakila,' meaning that
| courage wins success.
Palms stood on either side of the
arch. Over it hung a festoon of MALE
vine and golden shower bloom, the
middle loop caught in bunch of
grapes. The light railing along the
front of the platform was wound with
vines. At the back of the stage deli
cate fringes of maidenhair fern draped
the wall from the ceiling. while half
way down a double-door was decorated
with maidenhair ferns and asters.
THE EXERCISES.
Rev. G. L. Pearson opened the eXer-
cises with an invocation.
The school chorus then sang Brooks
shall murmur" by Van Bill Voices in
the different parts blended we'll but
there were nervous flaws that did not
appear in later efforts.
Miss Code Garden delivered the sal
utatory in well-modulated and clear
tones, with fine but unassuming elocu-
plause on concluding the effort.
SALUTATORY.
1t is with a feeling of welcome and
pleasure, that we, this evening, greet
the many friends who have shown deep
interest in our past efforts. Often have
we sought their advice and always
have we been guided by their expert
enced thoughts.
In memory, l can see our first school
days in the old Fort Street School, |
where several members of our class be- |
gan their studies. We had, with i'm |
patience, looked forward to our first |
day at school, and formed strange con-
ceptions of what would take place |
within those mysterious walls. 1t was |
there that our friendships We're form |
ed: those pleasant ties that have be- |
come stronger and stronger with each |
succeeding year. We remained at that !
school until we We're old enough to en- |
ter the palace of learning, that had |
been formerly the beautiful mansion of |
Princess Ruth. On entering this new |
domicile, we We're Joined by new COM |
panions and again, while in the higher |
grades, still others swelled our num- ,
bers. To us school has not been op-
pressive and toilsome. We have regard
ed it as something affording us bene
fetal owledge-knowledge that we |
shall make use of in our future.
Our school days We're made delight
full by the other classes, whom we shall /
remember with appreciation for having
shown us such cordial spirit. OF our
teachers we can say nothing that will
honor
should be extended to them. AT times
when a subject seemed impossible to
comprehend, it has been through their
patient efforts, that we We're enabled to
grasp its full meaning. The beautiful
court surrounding our building with
it's many trees and flowers, showing a
tropical luXuriance and peacefulness,
exercises a fascinating charm over the
pupil who enjoys his coming and 60
ing, as well as his out-of-door sports.
1t is therefore, not without regret
that we leave school, but in so doing
we are taking a step forward, max
ing a new start in life and approaching
the broader field of learning.
AS we now glance over the past, we
realize the value that our school days
have been to us. They have furnished
us the TOOLS when we Use IN DullulnS
our futures they have supplied the
mechanical processes, which enable us
to seek and obtain knowledge for our
selves. Through them, we have been
helped to form habits,-habits that
shall cling to us and aid us in our prog
ress through life.
The training that we have received in
school has given our minds a broader
outlook on Nature as a whole, and by
1t our powers have been enlarged
In this brief review, we have implied
that there is a stepping stone between
our school life and our future, one
which leads us to the greater under :
takings that await us. And as from :
this stepping stone we look forward
to future tasks. we feel gratiied and &
inspired by the thought, that our par /