Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVII, Number 32, 2 December 1942 — News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha Schools [ARTICLE]

News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha Schools

\Vritten ī>y Willian/ Steuart, Amidet tl leāv,es. a banaana if«e/ nymeroua Hawailan tr»>kets ind a colorc;d Hawaiian sketch in thc backgro'und i eight members 3f the ei|;hth grade of the Kamehameha SChool for 3oys contribute(J one of "the most popular stu3ent asāemblies to the student 6ody, The program proved to be intere6ting ■aa well as educatior^al. Berftard Pang-Ching spoke about thft Hawaian eanoe and the lmporta»ce of it in early Hawaiian life. Richard Rosehil! told of the tapa-making process and of the tapa beater. Horftce Kanno spokc conc,erning the early Hawailan weapons and their emplojmaent in warfare, William Kaeo gaye a description of the early Hawaiian carving whieh dealt almost entirely to the carving of gods. Henry Jay told of the HaWaiian games, mentioning ulu maika and holua sliding. . < James Wong reported on the thusical instruments of olden times and Rayner Kinney coptrjbuted his knSwledgē of the build« ing of Hawaiian huts to the student body. 1 Oeighton Beamer was the chairman of the"program. Among the various models and trinkets displ-ayed were sfcone adzes, tapa and tapa beaters, stangling cords, 'uīu maika stones, a model grass hut, a carving of a holua slide with 3, rider, mQde] canoes, various carvings of gods and many types of musfcal instruments. ■

The eighth grade is making a concentrated stx\dy of early Hawaiian cu 11 ur e. The boys are studying the historical, cultural and political h*appenings of the early Hawaiians in their social science class, under the instruction of Mrs. Homer P. Barnes. Under supervision of Mr. Donald Mitchell they receive instruction on Hawaiian botany, a field in whieh the early Hawaiians were most learned.

In their art classes Miss Clara Chapin tutors them on Hawaiian art of whieh there was m'aeh in olden times. Here the eig h t h grader sketches arid plans Hawaiian articles whieh he would Hke to make. Then in his wooderaft shop the boy may try his hand at making " those articles tmder the expert guidance of Mr. Pritz Alblanalp. Wrltten by William Stewart Miss Emma E. Wirislow, instructor at the Kamehameha schbols for many years, died in Honolulu recently. Miss Winslow, after 20 jyears of service at the Kameha;meha Schools, retired in 1934 an<J !resided in Honolulu. She was born in Connecticut and received her ladvanced training at Oswego NorI mal school in N«w York before !coming to the islands. 'While at 'Kamehalneha Miss Winslow i a teacher of English and was also

in charge of the library. She left the islajicLs ,once having heen persuaded to ta\o a year's" leave 'on the mainland in 1927 to 1928 whieh she spent at the Columbia university. Miss Winslow]s infīuenēe 1n the slvaping o*f the lives of Hawaii&n youth was great for she took great. interest and spent | mueh time with them. She has no relatives surviving.

Written by Kandolpli Twenty-four Kamohiuuoha cti-' »det» receiv«d gold and silvir pins ; |as rewards for th«ir high aoadem-, jic atandtiivg during the j\ist evght . I w«eks ending October 25. Mr.J j C1 a u d e Bamung, instructor in \ woo4cwutt aild ,part-Uiyc coordi- j i\ator, awarded tlie pins at an, asseiubly held at tho Kamehame- j ha School fos Eoys, Earl Kobinson aud N o r m o u j RosehUU both ft\nn hvgh elev-, ent& ci«ss, werv the ouly gold j piu «-imiers> . . , > j Silver pīns weiv awat\lod to < Henry Boshsrd. CmbK\ • Mei£r«si lauu» WUUam l>clU Oamoā, K4-1 warv? L<h\ ol£hth gr,-\v?ors: Fktvh-' er Al«otv&. X-<s>!\£, Wil!uut\ | t*» hifvn i* t\lfi »s ka ma-' e* m« M«.ry K U\ koksh\ o na kaikamahmo kamaaina o Hfto n«?L t'tfir'KMrtrt* : 'ih<c> 1* oia mfihē*pe *ti i wahine m keiki na ohana ame kwiva hoAhaiiAu me WilU« Kipimiina o paiAUP.ia hki» «m non*. |- Ua kuu ka luhv, u« maha kv>na' a ua hoi *»ka mo Wa f i tma& xwu>a i ha]\a i n& moa apau, ? o kona ki»o \i;v liooinoo-, t u *ku la Uvvkv o ki\i>o4i, o k& ( kunhiuo hvM\uA. Ak&a no keia ka»v,aaiua o Ha- \ ; ymik mL i

Ichlnose, Danlel Miyamoto, Randolpi> l*osaj), MMa-.fiiirrows, ninUi graders; Boseh,jl! t tenth grader; George Ch<?y, Keeaumoku Chang, Raymond Aea, Stahley Hu t Henry Keliiaa, Moses PftiByna, Joeeph Plores, low* elev«aUw Jamea high eleveathu Writ)ten by Pftul llorswili Members o£ the nineA elaaa at School for poys who took part in Better Book, I Week by singing at the Library of Hawaii. The songs that they aang were: "Three Blind Miee," "Toxn, Tom, the Piper's Son" and "Heigh Ho." The song, "Tree Blind Miee," was sung in Hawaiian.

Thia is, incidentally ( muaie for u pageant put on by other schools. Roosevelt school is playing an ensemble and also has duet. and trio »inging. This program was held on November 20 at the Library of Hawaii.

Those that took part in the program are Charles Akana, Joshua Akana, Ronald Akana, tSam Akina, Fletcher Aleong, Edwin Beamer, Edgar BeII, Moses Burrows, Abraham Oockett, Eric Walter Heen, Joel Holau, William iehinoae, Norwin. Jones, Wallaee K&w<aloa, Kinney Kama, Charles Kamaka, Jacob Lau, George Lepng, Rajidolph Logan, Calvin WerBernard Williams, Leonard Wong and Thomas Wong.