Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-23
ST. LOUIS BOYS
GIVEFINELUAU
Annual Reunion Under Aus
pieces of Alumni Associa-
ton Is Enjoyable
I. -..= Affair -

On Saturday evening the annual re
union of former pupils of St Louis
College took place. being in the form
Of luau in the dining hall Of the In
stitution. 1t was under the auspices
of the Alumni Association. Bishop
Libert occupied the seat of honor.
blessing the feast besides delivering
an address. Brother Henry, principal,
fianked the POSTMASTER, John c. Lane
on the other hand. The other Chris
tlan brothers of the faculty. with con-
freres from the sister institutions of
Hilo and Waikiki. and few old
friends of the college, made up the re
mainder of the guests There was a
good attendance of the alumni. be.
sides which this years graduating
class was present. in anticipation of
their joining the association.
When the attack on the luau yiands.
which were exceedingly fine in quail
ity and variety, had waned the toast
master began on his program with
an Introductory speech by himself,
touching on: the history of the college
and its present high standing. IT
proved to be program entirely of
speeches. alternated with music by
Haais quintet Club.
Brother Henry mingled information
of the status of the college with witty
remarks bearing on the st. Louis pres
tige in baseball. keeping the auditors
in roars of laughter. There were 300
boys in the college last term, with
many more clamoring for admission.
The principal gracefully congratulated
Ben Hollinger on his election to the
alumni presidency. He also referred
to the fact that Brothers Frank and
Francis had completed thirty years of
teaching in Hawaii. To the regret of
all Brother Frank, who is principal of
the Waikiki school, had retired before
Lis name was reached on the program.
There were many feeling remarks by
members of the alumni on the rela-
tons of teacher and pupil between
Brother Frank and themselves when
he was member OF the st. Louis
faculty.
Bishop Libert strongly admonished
the former students, as well as the
graduating class, to continue in the
pursuit of knowledge and the path Of
duty for which they had been faith
fully trained by their preceptors
President Hollinger delivered his In
augural address, which proved to be
full of meat. 1t was received with
great enthusiasm. The other sneak
ers in their order we're Mayor Fern.
John A. Hughes, David Murphy of San
Francisco, Hon. Julius Asch Jr., Joe
Fernandez, Emil A. Berndt, Brother
Henry on behalf OF Brother Frank,
w. R.sFarrington, Brother Louis, J. E.
Rocha. Caesar Retteneourt, Daniel Lo-
gan and G. F. Alfonso.
Mr.. Fernandez, who appeared in the
uniform of the United States Cavalry
made neat speech in which he stated
that he left St Louis College in 1893.
Brother Louis, speaking on behalf
of the graduates, pointed to pennants
on the wall which indicated that st.
Louis boys, besides having matricu.
lated into the College of Hawaii with
a standing second to matriculants
from no other institution, had entered
colleges on the mainland. One Chi
nese alumnus of this college was stud
ying medicine at Creighton Univer-
sity, where he had won distinction in
his studies. =