Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-20
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PlJNAHOU PREP
COMMENCEMENT
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OAHU COLLEGE, June 20.-The
eighth grade Of the Punahou prepare
tory school held its commencement
exercises before a large and enthusiast
tic audience Of parents and friends
yesterday morning. The program
opened with the singing Of the Process
sional by the school chorus, to which
the graduates marched In and took
their places upon the platform. The
girls looked sweet in their simple but
dainty white dresses, as did the boys
look gallant in their new suits.
! The stage had been transformed
into an attractive Green Spring
House" with its background Of grace
full, feathery bamboo and at the sides
were ported ferns and clinging vines.
Along the front of the platform was
an attractive little white lattice which
came up to an opening through which
the students passed. Trailing green's
and lilies Of white and yellow, the
class colors, nodded their stately
heads over this lattice. The stage at
either end was curtained with live
vines and flowers which finished the
frame for the class.
! Golden Shower, which formed part
of the decorations above, occasionally
! snowered bits Of gold on the gradual
ing class which added to the beauty
! of this picture A large part of the
credit for these decorations is due to
the seventh grade teachers, Mrs.
Davis and Miss Hasty. and their pu-
pills.
The invocation was offered by Rev.
John H. Williams.
Marion Stodart delivered in most
! pleasing manner her personal remf1-
I iscences of her visit to the exposition.
The Rise Of a Great Industry" by
Theodore Cooley, was ably given.
The topics, "A Great Wrong" and
"a Great Wrong Righted," given res
pectively by Bernice Tong and Ed
ward Akioka, were intensely interest
ing. g. -'@s .. T.
! The History of Moving Pictures"
by Ethel Harvey, showed great study
and preparation Oh topic in which
the whole world is interested and en-
itertained.
Charlotte Cox, with a map drawing
of the island group, led the audience
to realize the importance and inter.
esting facts and features Of our own
Hawaii nei. --a-... -,.@.. ~& ,s&5
Time and Its Measurement" by
Frederick Klebahn, with drawings,
showed how the ancients measured
time and how the Hebrew, the Greek,
the Roman and the Punahou boys told
the time of day. +, s
Dorothy Beardmore's Lydia Kaha.
namoku and the Better Vacation
School," gave very lifelike descrip-
ton of the experiences and the joys
of this little Hawaiian girl, who at
tended the vacation school.
Richard Sfmonton entertained the
audience with the good old story Of
the horse trade, from David Harump
The singing of Hawaii by the
school chorus accompanied by the or
chestra was "a fitting number towards
the conclusion OF the program. The
music was In charge of Miss Jane L.
Winnie, who has done much for Puma
hou this year In the line of music.
Bonnar Lindsay, class president, in
a neatly phrased speech, narrated the
history associated with that series of
has reliefs known as Thorwaidsen's
Triumph Of Alexander Last years
class presented portion Of this
frieze and Bonnar, in his remarks,
said that this years graduating class
wished to add to this work OF art. In
addition to this handsome gift, in the
name of the class. he presented q
large framed picture Of the graduates
perpetuating the custom Of having
each class leave this token Of aloha
for their school.
Mr.. Fits, in behalf Of the school,
thanked the graduating class for their
kift and for the sentiment of loyalty
to the school that went with It. Mr..
Fits final message to the class was
BE On Deck. Using as an iIlustra-
ton the scorer Of q baseball team
calling on the players in their turn
he made the point that every boy and
girl was on deck iii the game OF life
and should be prepared by doing
every day with their might the things
that their hands found to do, prepar.
ing themselves to take their turn and
DO their part. =
Tie for Scholarship Cup -,
Diplomas were then presented to
the class. The ward OF the scholar.
ship cup showed tie between Ethel
Harvey and Edward Akioka, both Of
whom have maintained a splendid
record as well as q high standard in
scholarship throughout their entire
eighth s-adc year. Ethel Harvey
started In the first grade ana has had