The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-21
One OF HonoIuIu's Finest Audiences
Honors the Auspicious
Commencement.
Oratory and Poetry of Promising Quality From
u Graduates---EIoquent Address by
Mr. Atkinson.

For the largest graduating class the
Honolulu High School ever sent forth,
it was fitting that the commencement
exercises should have drawn together
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, it
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. II. Elston, vice-principal of
the school In front of the platform
at the left Mrs. Yarndley, 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 lanakiIa," meaning that
courage wins success.
Palms stood on either side of the
arch over il hung a festoon OF MALE
vine and golden shower bloom, the
middle loop caught in a 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 Iouble-door was decorated |
with maidenhair ferns and asters.
THE EXERCISES.
Rev. G. l. Pearson opened the exer
eises with an invocation.
,%The school chorus then sang Brooks
shall murmur'' by Van Bill. Voices in
the different parts blended well, but
there were nervous flaws that did not
appear in later efforts.
Miss Codie Garden delivered the sal
utatory in well-modulated and clear
tones, with fine but unassuming elocu-
tion, and received a hearty need of ap-
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. I 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 TN ?
patience. looked forward 10 our first
day at school. and formed strange con-
OF what would take place .
within those mysterious walls. II was
there that our friendships were 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
domiciie. We were Joined by new COM
SaniOns. and again, while in the higher
%fades. still others swelled our num-
oers- To US school has not been Op-