The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-07-06

ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES At WAIALUA.-Week be
fore last. was an exciting season for our ~neighbors on
the northwest shore of this island. Early in the week,
Hawaiian clergymen, school-teachers, parents and
friends of pupils at the Seminary, and quite a num-
Der of foreign visitors, made their way over the plains,
and bestowed themselves in a way to both enjoy and
test the hospitality Of the people of the place. On
Thursday morning the white-gabled, broad verandah-
ed Seminary wore a truly holiday aspect with flags
and evergreens in front, and groups of people and
horses on the green. The young lady pupils, 6l IN
number, formed in procession, and marched to the
music of their own sweet voices over to the church,
which was crowded through the day. The most III
terestinr recitations were those in Astronomy, Geogra-
ply and Geometry. Some difficulty in hearing the
voices was experienced in the forenoon, owing to the
adoption of an old plan Of giving the stage to IA select
portion of the audience and placing the pupils in a
non-conspicuous part of the house The pupils had
the stage in the afternoon, while the questicner stood
down the aisle, which was a much better arrange
ment. The singing was frequent, and spirited and
in most excellent time. 1t seemed to have n self
propelling power, and was totally free from that
harshness of tone so often observable in Hawaiian
voices. \ vacation song for the occasicn, and some
pieces of Sunday School music,-especially, Savior
like n Shepherd lead us" merit particular notice.
A peculiar, thoughtful earnestness was characters
tic of all the recitations of the scholars, and stamped
itself too, on their countenancos. AT the noon recess
Il series of calisthenic exercises were very creditably
performed, and the dar&-eyed scholars will some
time equal in grace of movement the classes i'll older
institutions among Us. Several compositions were
read in magnifcently clear voices, and contained
good thoughts. Two of these appear in the k"okOa
this week. During the afternoon a display Of useful
and ornamental articles Of clothing and fancy needle
work invited the attention of the audience, and at
the close of the examination, these articles, the handi-
work o: tie schoolgirls, were disposed of to those
inclined a. purchase. About so were received
from the sale. The profits, amounting perhaps to
ore half the ;bovc sum, are to he added to previous
receipt for the purchase of n m%clodcon, or more
probably. one of the fine cabinet organs now 50 de-
scrvelly popular, for the use of the school
Most oc the class instruction for the year, which
is wholly in Hawaiian. has been given by Miss Lizzie
Lyons. dts johnson had the musical training of
late. While several other of our young Ladies' have
rendered valuable assistance To the Woodworking
superintendent and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. o. IL.
Gulick.
On June DIST was the Sunday School celebration.
The procession was n snowy one. numbering some
$40 members Of Sunday Schools, and displaying
twenty bilitIS 'Aih A'EH wv 'H'' "''' wv
church To the music Of fife and drum. and went
through - cries of recitations by classes, varied by
lively singing. Speeches were made by Rev. Mr..
Kckoa. Capt. Bingham, Mr.. e.. J. Lyons, Major
Mochonua, Rev. MIR. kuaea, who bill farewell 10 the
school,, aud the R,y. MIR. Kaukau from the Marquee
sns Mission, who rousel the audience e. n trcmcu-
dous pitch Of enthusiasm. The feast followed, and
in a few hours. guests and people were oft for their
homes.
A welding took place in the Seminary parlor in
the evening, the first graduate thus taking her dip
Iona in a praiscworthy manner. md joining her hand
and fortunes TO those of a young theological student
Of Wailuku. -
TmE KATE LEE.-Chpt. Makec may veil bc proud
Of hs yacht. whose Master keeps her going between
this and Maui with steamer-lkc punctuRlity. She is
well patrouiz~i too. and NO man better knows the
how and the way to make a cool passage than Foun-
tain. Careful. steady, skinliul aud watchful-those
are the kind of shippers needed about these islands.
and T.. Fountain - one of that sort. We are. in fact.
very lucky in this respect. for our coastiug shippers
are all men of maritime skill and experience.
ST. PIrER's AND 81. PNUL's.-Shturlay last, June
90, was the anniversary of these saints day, which
fact will explain the reason why the tiutinunhulary
Of bells was kept. mp on that occasion 10y the Catholic
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