Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXIX, Number 33, 6 Kekemapa 1944 — News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School [ARTICLE]

News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School

NKW BATTALION PROMOTION r By WlUhun «oku ??ew I»ttalion prfwnotlons for Kameh&meha lioys Schooi wore by Cu!one|l Adna G Clarke, dtrector of thie battalion, and approved by Mr. Charles T. [Parrent, .acting-principiaUn-charge lon October 13 and 25. The prol «K>tions were sub folloWs: I Oeptains: William Stewart, 'Thotna« Kekaula, ahd Arthur Fltz«iminona, First lieutcnants: Bjarry Ontai, Waltcr Millcr, John Agard, Mllton Beamer, Nanl Cox and Philllp Becond lieuteftftnt»: Walc!emar Duvaurhelle, Thomas See, Peter Perkin», Oarl Thpene, Samuel Pokini and Earl Galderia. Sergeants: Adolph Bartels, Leonard Wong, Fredick Daqka, Lowell Deering, Vernon Punn, Arthur St. Germain and Ahol Sl_ meona. . ■ ■ • Corporals: David Fpntaine, Albert Kekoa, Raymonc| Aea, Melvin Murakami, Horace Chang, Hefbert Chang, William Silva, Randolph Monte, Joslßph Floras, Staniey Hu, Eno 01iver Plumley, Walter Loo, Alika Parish, Phillip Palam# and William Deerlng\

XEVV ABT TEACKEB By ĪHol X4m Miss Gledyo Swantner is the new art lnstructor arrtved rēcently at the Itamehameha School for Boys.

She ls teachln,g classes in leathercraft, stenclling on cloth, llno- ! leum block printlng, pastels, wa_ ; tercolor, lettering, color theory, ' figure drawing and the history |and appreciation of art.

2«Siss Swantner graduated from the University of California with a B. A. degree and from the California College of Arts and Crafts. She was formerly medical secretary at the Stanford Medieal school, an art and English Instructor at the Vniversity of California and taught are during the past year at the Vallejo Junior high school.

REV DESHA TEACHES HAWAHAN LAN6UAOE By Pai.il Kekoa Rev. Stephen L. Desha is now conducting classes in Hawaiian lallg u a g e at Kamehameha Schools.

Juoior and senior girla attend olaaa r-very Th*ursday afternoon trom 4:00 to 5:00 in the Hale Ola classroom at the aehool for girls. Tlairty-two junior anel senior boys of the schoo! for boys vocational department and several faculty membera are enro!led in Rev. Desha's_.Monday evening language class held fr0m.7:30 to 9:00 in Paki hall at the school for boys.

In the ,first meetings of the groups, thc instructor reviewfed the Hawaiian alphabet and pronunciation of letters. The courße, based upon materials ' prepared by Mr. John Wise and Mr. Frank stresses fluent verbal use of the langxiage.

Mimeopraghed lessons with siinple Hawaitan sentences are passed out during eaeh class period and "uced as study sheets. Besides the regular lessons, Rev, De&ha is having Hawaiian hymns read and interpreted in class and later sung at Sunday ehapel services. During the late 1800's and !early 1900's Hawaiian was spoken by Kamehameha students, but fluent use of the language diminished because students were not allowed to use it in school. Now, Kamehameha boys and girls are encouragel to speak and write their native tongue.

B(iT. AKANA RE€EIVES MBDAL By Ray Duvauchelle

Staff Sergeant Benjamin L. Akana, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bmjamin Akan-a of Hono'hilu, has recently been awarded the Air Medal of nieritorious work against the Japanese, Assigned to a 8.24, Ben worV«<i the position of arniorer and gimuor. His plane is part of the Liberator group known as Ken's

: meit, i A Wlal o£ 700,000 t&ns WM !«unk by thls txnlt alone, a record for any single heavy bombard-!-»ent unlt ln £he Southweat Pael- | flc wax. £ten Akana gra<iuat«d froin O» Kamehameha School for Boys in 1941. While at Kam, Ben was activ« in auuiy «porttf includlng ttjOlLbaU tutd bw»ketball. Before. hia enliaUnenl in the army alr ft»e«», Ben attended the Univeraity of Hawaii. Bea began his overaeas duty in May, 1&44. TRACK AWABDS AT KAMEHAMEHA Track awar4s were pres«nted to menibera of the 1944 Kamehameha ehanipionahip track team recantly. The W&rriors> copped th«n baimejr In the Cornell relaye and inUr-»chyliißUc trach meet this year. This wa» Kan\eharoeha'» Xirst champiotißhip after 14 year». The Warriors won their firjßt ehampionahip in 1930. The 1930 track team was coached by Mr. Charles T. Parrent, who is the prlncipal at the Kameha-

m'eha schools. This year's tracU aquad was coached by Arthur. Qailon, athletic director at K.S.B. Twenty-three boys qualified for -the medals. They are Leonaxd VVong, Calvin Werner, WiL iiam Kaui, Arthur Seto, Milton Beamer, Kenneth Auld, Waldejnar Laeha, William Gaaper, Francis Beamer, Barry Ontai, Adolph Bartels, 01ney Roy, Daniel Miyamoto, Fletcher Aleong, Francis MeMillian, Vollmar Crabbe, Earl Galderia, Walter Barret, Kenneth G<Aiveia, Walter Mill©r, Newton Lurbe, Charles Puuohau, and Charles .Kamaka, who was manager of the track team.