Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVIII, Number 24, 6 ʻOkakopa 1943 — News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School [ARTICLE]

News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School

By AM£RO£K ROSETinj- j The JunJor Hftwallaii Ci\ic club ■ waa rec«ntly o»gan!z4d with tho aiel of the lcad<.rs of' thc Sonior Hawalian Civic club. formeā like | tbe sexuor club, the of the ' junior club was <an idea of Kepoi- > ka3 Aluli and David' Trask, Jr. |The Junior cl\ib will be made up |of the youths of Hawaiian ancestry. This group will hold lunehleon meetings eaeh mbnth. I CaJvin Ontai, graduate of the Kamehameha School, for Eoys, clfiss of '42, was electbd prcs!dent of the junior club at| their first meeting. Elected as vice-preaident of the new elub is FTeathcr Andrew« a graduate of K.S.G., in the clasB 0f '42. Emily Cobb-Adams, ' sister of Henry ana Dorothea, | students attending aehool/ was elected as corresponding secretary of the club. ■ , Other officers include Walter Wataon, treasurer;" and Kuth Bur- i gee», recording secretāry, a graduate of KLS.G. in the class of '39. īwo'Kamehamelaa graduatea are members of the Board of Directors They are Marie ChungHoon, graduate of the class of '41; and Danie] Akaka, a gra<Juate of the class of '42. Kamehameha is well in the new club and many Kamehameha students are bccom!rtg member3, Mies Mary K, Hart, Mrs. Lillian Markham, Joseph Akau and Mr. Arthur Akina, prominent members of the Hawaiian Civic club, helped to form the new jun»or club.

The club is trying to provide funds to enable students of Hawailan āncestry to $nter private scftools or to enter a mainland college. A luau was held 011 Sunday, September 19, at Punal"uu at the residence of Lieut. Comm. William H. Abbey.

Charter members of the club are Emily Cobb-Adams, Heather Aniirews, Louiae Kaiwi, Henrietfc& Laeha, Ruth Burgesg, - Gertrude Miller, EUen Miller, Justina Sarmiento, Marie Chung-Hoon, lone Rathbum, Marian Lake, Henry Awana, Calvin Ontai, Fred Kamaka Francis MeMillan, Harry Akahane, Daniel Akaka, Maek Taylor and Herbert Heu.

New membera of the club are Neva Andrews, Ruth M. Sylvester, and Lleweliyn Wong. Former students of the schools who have applied for member'ship in the club are . Rose Williame, Portia Yim, and Silas Hoopii. Clayton Benham, graduate of K. S. 8., has developed into a top-ranking tennis player Whiīe •at school Clayton earnei3 hi's varsity leter as a" metnber of thē varsity tennis squadstTpon entering Safi Mateo College, San Mateo, California, Clayton continued playing improving rapidly allaround. Returning to the islands Clāyton began playing on the loeal courts. He entered the All-Oahu Tennis championship tōurnament whieh was held in July. Clayton, though he was not seeded advanced to the semi-finals where he lost a close match to the veteraft player Tatsūo Todo. Clayton | was one of the outstanding playi ers in the tournament. Benham later teamed with Lt. (jg) Danny Freed in the AUOahu doubles championship tournament. Here Clayton and his partner advanced to the semifinals wliere they were defeated by a two veterans Chinn Sunn and George Forbes. Clayton helped eoaeh Kam baby warriors last year., Howard and Eloise Benham both seniors here at aehool are Clayton's brother and sister.

By EARL GALDEIRA Rev. Stephen L. Desha, graiitiate of Kamehameha School for Boys, waa the first speaker of tho school ycar at thc assenibly on 8. His topic was. "How to Live & Life." H« str«ased tliree points (1) What the trustees are

iloinp for echv>ol. (2) Whht Uie iacuHy uocs, Wliat the sti:dent shou!d do. 110 cmphagizeo[ the tmportance of Kamehameha jrr&duat4»B rs leaders. He brought t*p th« need for wany of the younß graduateH of our school to ffo back Jnto the country and Jifclp in the deve!opment of eommunity projects and community tife. His speech was not all serioua but he had some very humorous things to say. Rev." Desha l is a very true friend of Kamehameha and a very loyal graduate. He hails from Kona, Hawaii where |nc serves as paator of MokuaeI Kaua ehureh in Kailua.

I Kev. Deaha has two daughtera attendlng tho Kamehameha SchooJ l£or Giris. Evelyn.is a senlor and Wary is in the freshman class. iicv. Desha's son, John, graduated from the Kamehameha School for Boys in the class of '41 John is now serving as a member of our Armed forces, stationed at the Hawaii Guard Armory. , By THOMAS K. LALAKEA Kamehameha School for Boys opened the 1943-44 school yeari with a total enrollment of 244' boys. Beginning its 57th school year, Kamehameha received 60 new students, 17 of whom are day, ānd 43 boarders. The new boys entering Kamehameha this year are as follows:

Eighth grade—William Apaka, Kainoa Akana, Hale Auld, Alex Bell, Abraham Choy, Elmer dju, īrwin Cockett, Mogul Crabbe, Vernon De Lima, George Henry, Clifford Heu, George Kekoolani, Richard Kila, Arthur Kinney, David iAike, Stanley Lum, Archibald Makaiwi, Elmer Manley, Howard Martinsen, Gordon McGuire, Nowlin Morse, Sam Seto, Magnus Taitano, Henry Talbert, Joscph Tayior, Melvilie Turner, Abnaham Waiamau, Hugh Whitford, Art hu r Whittington, Abraham I Wood, Normari Young, and Ralph Morgan.

Ninth grade — Louis Apo, Reginald Carter, Max Ooleman, Ernest Duvauchelle, Wond Hart, Benjamin Kaiuwailaiii, Alva Kamalani, Kenneth Kimseu William Kukahiko, Wallaee Lee, George Lemon, Robert Moore, James Noa, Melvin PreStige, Harry Riedel, Corbett Roy, arid Henry Sheldon.

Tenth grade — Henry Alwna, Kenneth Auld ; William Chai, Elmo Ching, Francis Ching, WiiliamHaina, William Kaui, Paul Keokeo and George Keliipuleole. Low Eleventh—Clarance Tyau.