The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-27
STUDENT
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GRADUATION ExRRoIsEs OF OAHU
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An unusual feature Of the graduation
exercises of Oahu College last evening
was that the award Of the Punahou roll
of honor and presentation of the trus-
tees loving cup went to a student now
far on his way to Scotland-James
Albert Glib.
A large audience gathered in Charles
R. Bishop hall at the graduation exer-
eises of the class of 1911 of Oahu Col
lege. The stage was attraetively deco
rated in the class colors, yellow and
green, and the young ladies carried bou-
quets of golden shower and maidenhair
fern to harmonize with this setting.
The Rev. w. C. Merritt, former presi-
dent of the college, opened the program
with fitting invocation. The Oahu
College Glee Club furnished three musi-
cal numbers, "Silent Now the Drowsy
Bird, - Merry Lark With Thee 1 ID
Wander" and 'tSong of the Triton -
Miss Doris Renton Taylor read pa
per entitled 'sThe History of the Vio-
lin, - subject into which she put much
personal interest and feeling, for she
is an enthusiastic student of the violin.
The second article, Heroism in the
Medical Profession was presented
with vigor by Cyril Francis Damon.
who touched upon many illustrations
OF the devotion exhibited by doctors
in their trying professional work.
Following these two numbers mem
Der of the graduating class, Miss Mar
| jorie Chaplin, rendered very skiIlfully
on the piano Mendelssohn 3 ssRondo
Capriceioso.
Miss Helen Miranda Peterson, who
won second honors in scholarship. as
well as place on the program. gave
an element of liveliness to the exercises
| by reading clever original story en-
titled "Julie Ann"
The commencement address was
given by Theodore Richards 1t has
been the custom for several years to
call upon the father of some member of
the graduating class to speak, but it is
a unique occurrence to have as speaker
the father of two graduates Mr.. Rich
ards chose as his subject, "By Elimi-
nation" He presented as his theory
of the best method of eliminating the
negative values of life the substitution
of positive values
AT the conclusion of the address Low
THAN Williams, president OF the class
of 1911, and also the first honor stu
dent, presented to Oahu College, as u
token of appreciation, marble clock,
to be placed in Cooke library. The gift
was accepted by President Grifiths
with brief comment on the symbolism
of the clock
He then announced the winners of
the Damon rhetorical prizes, awarded
by committee consisting of Paul
Super, DR.. A. l.. Andrews and Miss
Margaret Peterson. Miss Hazel Buck
land was the winner of the first prize,
a fine set of Shakespeare, and Miss
Doris Taylor received the second prize,
a group of selected English novels.
Miss Margaret Forrest was given hon
orable mention.
A place on the Punahou Roll of Honor
I and silver loving cup from the trus-
tees was awarded to James Albert Gibb,
who is on his way to Scotland, and so
could not appear to accept his honors
in person.
/ Rev. w. C. Merritt was called upon
to say few words to the class. He
spoke of his former connection with
Punahou and of its wonderful progress
in recent years, and closed with few
words of personal encouragement to the
young graduates.
In presenting the diplomas President
Grifiths called attention to the large
number of the class of 1911 who are
going away to institutions of higher
learning He spoke also of the long
history of Punahou and of the religious
feeling which has inspired its f0unders
and chief supporters during the past
seventy years.
Following is list Of the students
who received diplomas:
First honors, William Lowthian Spen-
Ger Williams.
Second honors, Helen Miranda Peter
son.
College Preparatory Course--Laura
Annis Atherton, Alice Renton Bond,
Herriek Crosby Brown, Marjorie Kula-
manu- Chaplin, Ellen Rachael Churchill,
Cyril Francis Damon, Francis Award
Eames, James Albert Glib, William
Robert Ouderkirk, Helen Miranda Peter
son, Joseph Atherton Richards, Ruth
Richards, Doris Renton Taylor and Will
liam Lowthian Spencer Williams.
General Course-Catherine Yuyan
Choy, Edith Christophersen, Marjorie
Gilman, Christopher Holt, Fanny Isa-
belle Hoogs, Alice Winona Smith and
Samuel So Wong.
Commercial Course-Choy Zane.
In response to a general request the
class song was sung by the class. Both
the music and the words were written
by James Albert Glib.
The exercises were concluded by
benedictiOn by Rev. w. @. Merritt, fol-
llowing which the class assembled in
front of the platform to receive the con-
gratulations of their friends.