Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVIII, Number 41, 2 February 1944 — News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School [ARTICLE]

News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School

By CHARX.ES n^OHAU Mr. Frēd Becklcy, member of Kamchameha's first graduating- cl<iss, 1891, died on Monday, Dceember 27, at the Queen's hospiMl, after a brief 'illness with pneumonia. I The passing of Beckley, j lo.ivfs two remaining 1 members of his class, Mr. Charles E. King, who is at present on the mainhan'C and Mr. William X. Rath'bum of Paumalu, Oahū. Mr. Fred Beckley was "retirod professor of the HaWaiian lang- i mge at the University of Hawaīi, and speaker of the House of representatives, secorid lif!gi9lature of j Hawaii, 1903. Services for the occasion "wero held at the Williams r Mortuary for members of the famiry, with the Rev. Robert J". McKeagne presiding. Mr. Fred Beckley Was born on May 7, 1874", and was the son of Fred William Beckley and Emma

(Metcalf) Beckley. ' | j Elected from Molok-ai, M a"u i i eounty, as Honie Rvilfer, Mr. Beck-1 ley was a member lof the first j and second territorial legislatures, 1901 and 1903. taugftt Ha-' waiian at McKinley' high school, and later was professor of Hawaiian Mnguage and ! literature at the TJniversity of Hawaii: He was also a authority" 6n Hawaiian music and folklore, 4nd was likeJwise, and expert on Hawaiian land l-aws and land titles. Survivirig Mr. Beckley arc four daughters, Mrs. Charlotte Adams, Mrs. Mane Kuheana, Mrs. Anne Makahilahilu, and Miss Aliee Becklcy; five sons, 1 Fred W. K., Henry H., Metcalf K., Irvine U., and William K. Beckley, and 17 grand children. 1

By AMBROSE BOSEHILL Silver and gold l pin awards were presented to 33 of the students at the school for boys. Mr. Lowrie, meehanieal drawinstructor at had the privilege of presenting these awards for the first term to the students. 1 " -

Seveji students received g.old pins whieh is the highest award given for aeaāeniie work or achievement. For the second eonsecutive time all boys receiving pins in the senior cl*ass were awarded gold pins. The senior class average claims to be one of the highest ever attained by a gwup of students āt K.S.B.

! Boys receiving gpold *pins are ißandolph Logan, tenth grade; I Henry Keliiaa, ;high-eelventh; and i E>arl Robinson, Alexander Thoene, I Wililam Silva, Frederick Kama- | ka, and James Wallaee in the | senior class. Students who received silver. pin awards are as follows Eighth grade — Stanley Lum, Magnus Taitano, Ralph Morgan, [ WiUiam Apaka, Elmer Manley, l and Melville Turner. Ninth grade — William Bell, Bernard Pang Ching, Robert fMoore, Edward Lee, Cleightbn Beamer, Edward Ho, and William iPanui.