The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-17
blind HONOLULU STUDENT WANTS.
TO Become A WRITER OF FICTION
a Essay For Commencement All Cslfomis School Henry
Martyr Dindt Of This City Sets Forth His Aspirations
Prospective Young Author Returning Shortly Here

old son Of Mr. and Mrs. A. r.. Bindt
of 1888 Monsarrat Avenue, Kaphhuiu
this city, student ct the CaIifornis
school for the Deaf and Blind at Berlc
eley, win return to Honolulu on the
Ventura on June 3, to spend his vacsl
Henry became totally blind at the
age Of eleven and his parents, at great
saerifce, Eentr him to the California
school to tit him for the future. He
has been a most apt pupil. His general
average for April, just received here,
was ninety two percent, one and fourl
nintbs percent better than that Of the
preceding month. His studies for
April enibrac en- the fdliowinp subjects:
Algebra, o., plane geometry 90, Braiils
writing "a, American literature 81,
tyPewriting 30, physics 20, Latin IS
Blind Boys Essay a t<-% ~ IT
The California School for the Deaf
and Dumb assiRned an essay to its high
school students FOR the commencement
exercises to be- heltf on May 20, on
How Will l. Gain Ny Livelihood.
The subject is, naturally very per.
tinent and personal one to an stu.
dents, particularly to those who have
been denied, the gift of sight so es.
sential to the human. .'. l. .&. &
Americas participation in the great
war will result, in many of her heroes
becoming blind and some of these may
find a home In Hawaii. Young Bindt
will, therefore, be in position event.
ually to help his fellow unfortunates.
Bindt has called his essay The
World Of Five Oceans :. Because of it's
general merit and because it will be
of particular interest TO the average
school teacher and pupil in Hawaii, itl
is given here in full:7 b. ,bs'~5#h II
The Preface ST. .-.gaElI
Undue weight cannot be attached tOil
the following essay, for certainly its
statement is. simply the definition Of
fragile aspiration, a. mere dream, Il
whose flimsy structure may at any mo
ment be ruthlessly shattered. Id u
Much occurring in an essay as dell
scribed must be- regarded as emanat-
ing from youthful fancy. Then too, III
feel that the several various parts OIL
the essay may not be emphasized in ac-l
cordahce with their relative impor-l
lance, for l have no implicit conf
dence in my own Judgement, fearingh
l may have become warped from com
centrating my sYmpathies i'm limited
channels. s. III " ,ltET,F IL
Again, owing to my lack Of expert
ence, am hardly acquainted with my
innate self, and any estimate 1 makalE
of my ability should be duly rhodified,i
by this circumstances. Still again, Ill
perceive that discerning and appreciat-
ing all these stringent conditions, iii
may not exert my greatest effort tot.
depict my situation accurately. AZ
The World Of Five Oceans T
Each passing hour brings nearer myiI
graduation from, school and entrance
into the period of my life when, L.
shall be eonstrained-te provide my own
livelihood, and, as carefully survey !
every minute detail of my situation, II
am overwhelmed by conflicting emo-d
tons conveying feelings which are, at,
times, of abject discOuragement, andfI
at times. of resolute determinations
my plans and aspirations, my hopes,
all present themselves to be in a pic !
ture which is, N itself, in certain as /
poets, darkly fofboding, and in others,a
brightly attractive. IL
By some mysterious power, far be-. !
Yond my control. / have been placed I
in the world, and must maintain myI /
place here, or weakly pass into int
penetrable Oblivion, JI
The changing scenes of the theateral i
of my thoughts, l have assembled i'm
one composite picture which l havefi d
called the "World Of Five Oceans /
Every trend of thought in itself, is AM '
act of the drama of my life, and ind G
such alone am l justly depicted, for b
this ever varying picture is the con 6
tinuity of my fife. As I candidlygI
scrutiDize the many and varied scenes Il
presented to me by that theater have a
designated as my world; 1 perceive e
fragile confidence darkens the brightest t.
Of them. 4 n
Would Become An Author d
1t is in this sphere that a dream of a
becoming an author has urked for /,
some years. Conditions creative of P
The perpetrating Of plans for perpet- -
Mating and extending my dream may II
at once be diseerned. 1t is in this Il
sphere that my stories have been Great O
Ell, and it is here that ! hope many. e.
more of much greater excellence will q
be produced. - 49, -tr'> |,
1t is the world in which / am con, nj
fined, and yet, Ills a world vast in ex- 3,
tent, embracing the full range Of my "
thoughts and actionac Temporarily ID g.
3 sphere enVeloped in austerity. The Ii
World of MEsT Oceans is a perfect al
Of all that am. This So "
allied world wildly pOrtrays every in q
luenee that has affected me, those al
which are being propagated and those al
whose propagation has ceased a,
Writing is7An art that has long at n,
racted me, and sometimes feel that m
ny life must be devoted to literal Il
ure. With increasing knowledge and /
more experience, hope to be capable =,
# writing with sufficient excellence to N
'nable me to attain Abe place of an n
.uthor depicting the sea, but the mere. W
act I am stating in writing that I "
would like to he ap author would in, d"
tantly dissolve ,anyone's, eonddence in i;
ny ability to achieve such All aspira- ~
ion. N
3emoans His Writing Nh
The excellence OF my writing falls
ar beneath the standard of students al
# my age and education, still. BY in, al
and ability, ] am made pecu. n
iarly untitled 10 be an ARTISAN onJ l.,