The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-20

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Fo1nder's day was celebrated at the
Kamehameha Schools last night by a
luau at which over 800 sat down. The
tables were laid in the building which
is at present used as a gymnasium, but
which, in the old days, was the first
school building erected and holds many
recollections sacred to the alumni and
alumnae, as they were reminded of by
the Hon. f. Beckley.
At one end of the building the Ha-
waiian and American flags we're droop-
ed over portrait of Mrs. Bernice Pau
ahi Bishop.
The luau passed off amid much merri.
ment and the whole scene was one that
will live long in the minds of all those
present.
The Kamehameha Song.
During the evening a program was
carried out which comm anced with the
Kamehameha song, in which all present
Joined, sending the joyous words far
out into the moonlit night.
Miss Dora Peilor, who YVES the senior
in the girls school this year, sketched
out the life and aims of Ms. Bishop.
They always spoke of their founder,
she told them, as a woman, let them
for tonight think of her as a young girl.
The history and ideals of her young
ell nut
and a wonderful character of the orig
NAL of the portrait hanging above their
heads was traced out step by step.
That Mrs. Bishop was not wanting
in personal courage was evidenced by
the fact that on one occasion she saved
two girls, at Luakaha, from drowning,
at the risk of her own life Most ap-
prop lately Ruskin was quoted as a
finish to an interesting speech.
"The life of a good woman is path
of flowers, but they grow behind her,
not before her."
Girls Win Applause.
Following this was a song by the
girls. Beautifully their voices harmc
3ized, rose and fell to die away at last
amidst the laundering applause of their
huge auuleuCe' =,
Robert Makihoa, on behalf of the
manual department, was in doubt as to
whether the real aims and ideas OF
their founder were really understood
Whichever way it was, however, 1T re-
manned for the pupils to show by their
lives They had their chance at Ka-
mehameha and it was up to them to
make the best of it.
Me 7. a Tnnmhnr of the
alumnae, made what was undoubtedly
the hit Of the evening. She was down
for an address, but instead said that
she would sing to them and hoped they
would all JOIN in. Sweetly she struck
her first note and away went the song
in sweet and perfect voice.
Their Grand Chorus.
Gradually the huge audience took up
the refrain, softly at first and then IN
creasing in volume. AT no time was
it very loud but it was a wonderful
effect. There was the singer standing
unostentatiously before them and fol-
lowing with her was the grand chorus
of some six hundred voices, nearly all
of whom knew the song perfectly and
had been trained to use their voices
A. Hottendorf, a member of tne
alumni, said that he had been asked
to represent that body in an express
sion appropriate to the occasion. Deep.
set in the hearts of all those who had
attended the school from its inception
he believed there was a feeling of love
for one who was not only revered for
what she gave, but for what she was.
1t was not so much the material
things that she had given them, as
noble living, love of nature, country, |
unsefshness and industry, and the last
named above all. She had lived in
transition period Of life and morals.
1t had been time when the dead
ening influences of civilization were
beginning to show their effects on the
physical, mental and moral develop |
ment of tho Hawalians.
What followed was inevitable, rell- !
giOus influences could not stay the on
rush Of the wave Of civilization, carry |
ing with il, ms II did, the greed OF |
eommereialism, intemperanee and dis
ease.
Her Wonderful Life.
Out Of such conditions was the won,
derful life Of their founder evolved.
She had gathered about her all that |
was left OF religion, aud also the best |
Of civilization. None Of the degrading |
Influences had affected her and she had
come through those trying times good,
clean and pure woman.
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