The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-23
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(Trom Sunday AAdvertiscrlj

Before a crowd that filed Bishop
HaIto its limit, the c.ass of 1914,
Pnnah6ny graduated thirtyeieht stu
dents hast night, tioing the class of
1910 for first place in nuihbcrs as
the students eamei IN the room two by
two and walked onto the platform 10
participate for the last time ia any
Punahou School affair, wave OF APP
plalse greeted them. as8f
The platform was beautifully dero.
rated, resembling a largo garden, w;tll
d little gateway 10 allow Inc students
10 pass through two BY two 10 their
seats. In the middle OF the waII, jist
back OF the class, was bbautlfsl
piece of work in the class coIofs red
and white with the emblem = 1914
on IL. All the decorating was done
BY the Junior class, and 1t was we'll
planned.@ s. absrs A cacseft
How Speakers Arc CHOSEN. .,
g n has been d custom at Funalfou
ID have every member OF inc tfenjor
class write thesis. After the theses
have been written, those OF the best
ten are selected and the authors namsd
to compete for the honors. A board
Of teachers then picks out FIVE out Of
these. students, who then have to re-
cite their essays before another board
of Judges, and the final three are chosen
to speak on Commencement Night. This
is one of the highest honOrs Of tho
school, and the competition is keen.
The three who were chosen TINS Year
were Miss Ruth Soper Miss Romona
Marks and Malcolm futile.
The address Of Miss Soper, who SPOKE
first, was on the recent Irish LITERARY
movement, and in both comp -sitiCn and
delivery she demonstrated her ability.
Mr.. Tuttle's thesis dealt with an
original experiment with vacuum tubes,
which proved also q commendable effort.
In presenting his subject he used de-
vices which gave visual force to his
explanations. The speech evidenced
careful stfdy and preparation. y
Miss Pomona Marks, the last speaker,
had for her subject, Modern Art, in
her treatment OF which she held the In
terest of the audience until the conclu.
sion.
Miss Louise Churchill, who has been
taking vocal lessons for several years
at Punahou, sang q collection which was
much appreciated by her audience.
Students Father Speaks.
1t has always been custom at Puma.
hou to have the father Of one of the
graduates address the class, and this
year George w. Smith was the invited
speaker. Mr.. Smith spoke on "Busi.
ness Warfare. .gt
He pointed out TO the students how
they should conduct themselves in this
battle. His speech made distinct inn
preston on all the graduates.
A double quartet composed Of mem
bers Of the class sang a song that made
a hit with the audience. #
The Glass Gift. ,'.
Every class,of Iunahou, before il
leaves the school, gives the institution
something 20 show its appreciation of
the educational opportunities enjoyed.
Accordingly President Tuttle presented
the school with large and handsome
koa table and three chairs. The chairs
90 to complete it set toward which sew.
eral classes have contributed. Mr..
Grifiiths thanked the class for its gift.
Contest Winners Announced.
The Damon Rhetorical Contest win.
ners were next announced. This con.
test has been going on for several
years and there is always keen CON.
petition for the honors. Each student
has to reeite before the school, the con.
test being held several weeks before
Commencement Night, when the win.
ners are announced This year John
0'Dowda carried off the first prize. a
beautiful set Of Stevenson s books. Miss
Thelma Murphy won second honors, AMI
Ashley Hatch received honorable men.
tion.
One Of the greatest honors that a
PunahOn student can receive is place
upon the Honor Roll. The pupil who
achieves this distinction is the ono
who docs the most for the school In
the senior year. The teachers each
vote every month on his or her choice
and the final vote Is then announced
the night of commencement. The
winner this year was Ebert futile,
who receives a silver loving cup pre-
scented by the trustees of PunahUu aud
has his name enrolled on bronze
tablet, where IL will stand as a mark
of his worthiness as long as the school
exists.
Twelve Years Progress.
President Griiliths presented the
diplomas, after which he gave few
figures that were interesting. lie said
he had entered Punahou just twelve
years ago, the same year that the class
Of 1914 started its work at Punahou
and II has been pnder his eye ever
since. Out Of this class OF thirty.
eight graduates, twenty-five are going
to mainland colleges. Out of these
twenty-five there are ten colleges rop,
resented, so II will be a scattering of
Hawaii students all over the Statos.
Some of the other students are prepar,
ing for college also but have to return
another year 20 eomplete their course
for college entrance requirements ra
After they had Jnll received their
diplomas aud Mr.. driiliths had finished
the students sang their farewell song,
the music Of which was composed by