Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-07
High
GRADUATES
SMALL CLASS
But Twenty-Six Diplomas Are
Issued; rs Pupils Started
the Year

Although one of the smallest In the
history of the institution, the class OF
1918 OF the Mckinley High School Il
perhaps one of the strongest ever
graduated. Starting with more than
seventy-five students at the begin
ming of the school year In 1919. the
class has slowly dwindled in number
until there now remain but twenty
six to be awarded diplomas. Form
ing themselves into a sturdy band
backed up by active cooperation.
these twenty-six have steadily prog
ressed until they may now graduate
with the feeling that, in going out
into the world. they leave behind
them in the school many things rep
resentative OF their untiring efforts.
Teachers and students alike ak
Mckinley are hard at work prepaf.
ing for the final examinations. The
graduating class contains q large
number Of honor students. including
Henry Dyson. class president: George
Cassidy, S. X. Zoe, Harold Wong.
Bellena Sousa. Jiro Morita and Yuk
En-. The final examinations will be
held June Is, 10 and 90. On Sunday
GyGMlHkg 0uAlC 10 EI0Nt ~ LIllLlUI
Smith will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon before the members OF the
senior class In the First Methodist
church. The graduation exercises
will be held In the assembly hall Of
the school on the night OF June "a.
The last event Of the year win Be
the senior dance at the Young hotel
Thursday evening. June Is.
At recent meeting OF the student
body, Max BoIterand David KahaleWaI
were elected editor and business man-
ager respectively of the Black and
Gold, the mouthpIece Of the institu-
ton, for the 1913-1914 school year.
The other members OF the stan have
also been appointed The June num-
Der OF the Black and Gold. edited by
the class of 1913, will be issued h
about two weeks and promises to be
the best example Of amateur journal
ism ever attempted by any school IN
the islands.
Professor Marion H. Scott OF the.
High School speaks well Of the present
junior class. one pf HIS statements BE-
| ing to the effect that next year It win
be one Of the largest classes even
graduated by the school, being forty
now IN number The members Of Lhe
senior class are now preparing their
essays from which will be chosen four
Of the best to be delivered BY the
writer's on the evening Of graduation.
Just who the speakers will be has not
yet been determined.
On June rs and q. Immediately fol-
lowing graduation, the teachers Of the
High School win meet and personally
examine the credentials OF the more
than 100 students who will enter the
school from the eighth grade. At this
time It will be found out just what
courses these students expect to take
during the four years Of High School
work, whether general, college en-
trance or commercial.
A large number Of the members OF
the present senior class will graduate
this year from the commercial depart
ment, and Professor Scott stated this
morning that already a number OF
them have secured good positions IN
and about Honolulu. George Cassidy
and Harold Wong. who nave beeh pur-
suing the college entrance course, win
enter Cornell and the University CT
California. respectively. IN the fall.
this materially adding to the large
number OF 1hcKinley graduates now
attending mainland colleges and uni
versities.