Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-08
q Highway to Success" Topic
Chosen for Baccalaureate
BY New Principal =

Adopting for the first time in the
history of the school the custom OF 9
baccalaureate sermon to the members
of the graduating class. DR.. Wilbur
Perry Ferguson, principal of Mills
school, yesterday Afternoon delivered
strong address to the classes OF 1914
Of the. Kawaiafao Seminary and Mills
isehool The past year at the Mid-Pa-
eific Institute has been one Of success
In every department of work; the
classes have been large. the teachers
energetic, the students enthusiastic,
and the services yesterday we're a fit
ting climax to the school term just
ended. ! 49, ...s ,ss..@.ss ,s..r 80 4
Following is a list Of the graduates
of the institute: -. .,.. q -.
Mills High School Kokfchi Haya-
shi, willie Ho, Hayao KashiWagi.
Hahn Young Lee, Frank Shut Kim Lee,
Yoshio Miyamoto. Kan Moon Nun,
Umataro Mtran1aru, Tatsuichi Nitta,
Kong Sing 10y Denichi Takeuchi.
Kawaiahao Seminary. Grade Will
Poohiwi Kalua Akana, Julia Iulani
Coelho, Elizabeth KaIehua HAND, Bea-
tfice Mitsu Hashidate, Lizzie Luahi-
wa Ianua, Maggie Kalehua Kaalanahi,
Lakana Kamoohila Kamau, Sardinia
Kapielanihome Kaunamanos Emily Pr
flani Louis, Wal Hong Loo, Ellen Kau-
anoe MeCandless, Elizabeth Halelau
Mahoney. Ellen Pakiko. Carrie Pau
hone Pauole, Jennie Kaohua Stewart,
Eliza Tai Kyau Wong. st4
Mills Grammar School Choy Doc
Whan, Cliun Foo, .Kiyoichi DOL Fuifto
Fujimoto, Zensuke Kanashiro, Kim
Fong Chong, Naoya Kurokawa, Lee
Pok Kee, Bernardo Lncion, Shinji Ma
ruyama, Keiji Okasaki. Toshio SEQ,
wataru Shimizu, All shin, Pedro s.
Soliman, Hidekaztl Takahashi. Sue
matsu Takemoto, Tin Fook, Eficazo
Uniemoto, Masayoshi Yamashiro.
The program was opened with a
song service, taken part in by the Kal
kaiaho Seminary students and, the
Mills School giee club. and an friyo-
cation by Rev A. A. EbeFsole, asso1
ciate pastor of Central Union church.
The platform was occupied by Doctor
Ferguson and Miss Mabel BosherS
principal. Of Kawaiahao Taking as,
his subject, "A Highway to Success, =
DR. Ferguson spoke. in: part, as fol-
lows:
For success every heart Is hungry
and toward 1t all hands are stretch
ing, and all feet are pressing. Men,
earnest IN its pursuit, have crossed
all seas, trayersed all forests. sailed
all lakes and rivers, scaled all noun
tains, analysed all substances. faced;
all risks and sacrificed all comforts.
And vet men cannot agree upon what
constitutes success: The fixing of
standards Is ever most difficult UNI
til recently there have been 40 stand
ards for diamonds in the world mar
kets. It was only in July, 1918. that
the United States, the largest pur1
chaser of diamonds, and Belgium, the
largest exporter, agreed upon the new
standard of 200 rniliigrains to a karat
Thus in success standards have va
rfed. The only satisfying theory amid
LIES seeming inequalities. its discour!
agements and its perp1exities, Is the
theory that life is measured, not by
achievements, but by purposes. not by;
riches, honors and enoluments, but
by motive and spirit. s.
Briefly stated, high and holy pur1
pose loyalty obeyed spells success In!
any life under any condition. When a
noble purpose is deeply seated In mind
and heart It gives tone and quality to
the whole life, and is the truest stand
ard of success. What. then, is the true
purpose OF life? :
From modern fiction and many
theaters one would be led to think that
to be natural to be ones seIf--will
give power : and pleasure 70 life; TO
merely means that individuality IS not
to be lost in the great mass move
ments Of the present; but the theory
is debasing if it means one is to fol-
low. unguided and unchecked, his own
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