Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-06
KUg!0 SPEAKS TO
KAM[HAMfHA BOYS
Advises Them To Build
Homes and Maintain
Them

The Kamehameha Boys School
dining-room, which was beautifully
decorated with the school colors, was
crowded to its utmost capacity by
the students of the schools last night.
Promptly at 6 o'clock President
and partake of all the eatables plac-
ed before them. At o'clock the lit
crary program commenced. S. w.
Spencer acted as POSTMASTER. The
school song was sung by all with the
true Kamehameha spirit, the echo re-
sounding to the distant hills.
H. j. Aud, president of the Alum
nj Association, made very strong
address to his friends. He called the
attention of the teachers to be more
careful in their instruction of the
students, emphasizing the fact that
the Kamehameha graduates could
not speak the English language gram
matically Many of the boys present
admitted this to be true, and other
suggestions for the betterment of the
schools were offered.
w. o. Smith made a brief speech
and impressed upon the minds of the
students to be friendly and loving
to their friends. "The greatest thing
in the world is love-" said Smith, and
he urged the students again to be
true and honest friends. Il
Mrs. Bowers, president of the Girls
Alumni, told the guests that the
membership of the Association has
reached 81. The Association would
send to the mainland Miss Alice
MahikOa, to study to be a trained
rurse, she said. The expenses were
to be borne by the Girls Association.
She was loudly applauded.
w. H. Abbey, a naval yeoman and
graduate of Kamehameha, read a
paper on discipline and advised his
fellow students to wear their uni
forms in military manner.
J. M. Poepoe addressed the guests
in Hawaiian. He was repeatedly ap-
llauded, as he used the old Hawaiian
phrases. His talk was brief. His
main topic was based upon the word
"Kaiwiula." Literally speaking
Poepoe said that it meant Fight foy
victory" I'm the olden times this
place, where your schools are now
located, was battlefield" he said.
1T was here that many warriors who
fell on the battlefield were exposed
to the elements, and hence the name
of Kaiwiula. The victory was won,
though many lives were lost" Poe
poe also touched upon the history of
David Malo, whose name today is
revered by many Hawaiians. 1t was
David Malo who saved the life of DR..
Bingham, forefather of the Rev. DR..
Bingham of the present.
Before closing Poepoe advised the
students of the schools to keep up
the use of their mother tongue
for the honor of their mother-land.
J. H. Wise made humorous ad-
dress on athletics and caused a great
deal of laughter.
President Horne in responding to
q toast proposed by the POSTMASTER
said that he was heartily in accord
with the criticism offered by Mr..
Aud as to the use of the English Ian
guage by the pupils. 1--WE are very
glad to hear and receive suggestions
from the graduates of Kamehameha,
he said. They would do us and
the pupils much good by correcting
the errors and mistakes that have
teen made" President Horne urged
those who have attended Kameha-
Eeha to visit the schools frequently
and emphasized the fact that the din
ihg-room was always open to the
students.
In the absence of d. L. All, Profess
sor Theodore Richards made a brief
talk. F. w. Beckley, who was alb
sent, was represented by Rev. Hop
wood of the schools.
The last speaker of the evening
was Delegate Kalanianaole. His sub
iect, THE Home" was the theme for
an able address. He urged upon the
students that they make "homes"
and allow no outside influences to
ruin their homes, speaking in part
as follows:
Il wish to bring to you a subject on
home The future of this nation
depends entirely on you. | believe it
is up to us young people to change
the methods of our homes. Many
home has been ruined by some people
who ought to know better. You
should use your knowledge which you
have attained at school. The for
eigners know how to do this. Walk
around and see for yourselves how
some of our people are living in the
tenement houses. We are always
told to pray, but we forget to teach
our children to follow the teachings
Of our good book ! have done my
best to oppose the passage of the
liquor measure but succeeded only
in a small way. Young ladies and