The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-07-16

Having for years had a desire 10 attend the
annual examination of this popular and successful
school for the education of Hawaiian girls, glad
Is left the city, even with the loss OF attending
older and more advanced institutions, and found
myself on the slopes Of old Haleakala, breathing
its pure healthful breezes, on the day before the
examination. The new and enlarged buildings
give comfortable, hOmelike accommodation and
oJnveniences for the one hundred pupils who have
FLIED the rollcall during the past year, though the
number was not quite full at the close.
The Seminar was the scene Of busy, happy
work on June 18th, for tasteful hands were tvining
fern wreaths and other ornamentatNns for the
large school room while with the folding doors
between closed, the primary classes IN their own
class room, were passing Though their exa5Sina-
tons under the leadership of their teachers eilss
Gertrude Humphrey OF Oakland Cal, and Miss
Anna Kauhane, daughter of Rev. J. hauhane OF
Kan, Hawaii, now member of the Legislature.
Miss KAuhHne was educated in this Seminary
The exercises and singing of these primary classes
gave great pleasure 10 the few who were privileged
TO attend. As this place rs isolated and Tar from
villages or suitable places Of accommodation, the
parents and friends cannot readily gather for more
than day. The main public examination took
place Thursday, June 18th. From early daylight
till 10 O'Clock am. continuous stream OF visitors
and parents on horseback, in carriages or on foot,
poured into the large yard, and fastened their an
finals or carriages every side that the scene
was very lively. Passing through the general DIN
ing room, the tables were loaded with loayes OF
fine white bread and piles of light biscuit. cakes
of beautiful color and tempting smell, doughnuts,
cookies etc, but all prudently covered with white
table cloths, until the hour for sale arrived These
stacks Of provisions were all manufactured by the
girls themselves, under the supervision OF Miss
Potter and Miss Cameron, and for several days
previous all the time that could be spared from
the school rooms, had been spent by merry, happy
girls in the airy, pleasant kitchen and store,rooms
making these piles of good things to delight and
refresh their friends
At $50 the large audience room-bOth school
rooms being thrown into one by the opening Of
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the folding doors-was hlled TO overnoWing Oy
respectful eager crowd Of natives and foreigners
and the exercises commenced. The pupils entered
by side door at the upper end of the school room,
and were arranged in tiers, some on raised plat
form and others in seats just below. All stood
during the opening exercises which consisted Of a
beautiful anthem, He watching over Israel doth
neither slumber nor sleep," followed by concert
recitations of choice passages OF scripture and
closing with the chanting OF the LORD IFayer IN
fervent PRAYER in the English language. Then fol-
lowed examinations and literary exercises. so
pleasantly interspersed with singing as to greatly
relieve the tediOnsness always more or less attend
ant on school examinations. IL was great JOY to
all the friends Of Miss Helen Carpenter, to see
able TO stand and examine with much enthus-
iasm and power, classes in practical arithmetic.
physiology and language lessons, and to know that
her health is so far restored that by care she can
do much, and still fills the important position OF
Treasurer of the instuti0n; while Miss Marie Shee-
ley who fills the position Of principal rules with
in reading, geography and botany were very en-
tertaining. In botany, the pupils had been prac-
tically instructed in the study of our beautiful
Hawaiian ferns, so that the herbariums OF the
girls, passed around for inspection were quite me
envy of amateur fern collectors, and the case with
which the class ratified of the long botanical
names even amusing.
The singing of this school has often been com
mented on SO that little can be added but all who
had the pleasure of attending Miss Shelley S
Tonic Sol fa lessons il Honolulu in January, 1855
can understand how the expression and sweetness
of the music has been acquired The pieces most
universally admired on the programme, were
aGently Signs the Breeze hitting Som" and
the Solo and chorus beautiful SPRING the flute
like tones of the solo in the last piece Of Mss
AkoniA Amora, still linger in the memory; while
the solo and chorus, Away with the VINE Cup
where the brave girl stands alone, holding the typ
icai wine cup with steady hand and then waved it
away while the others sang in chorus, met with
hearty applause.
Several pleasant compositions were read, the
uost interesting subiects being "What makes a
pleasant home'F BY Helen Kapule; my school
days by Mary Brown, and "1he productions of
the Haw aiian Islands by Alice Hao. Among the
Rotations The Geography Demon" by Elizabetn
HouAloa was admirably done, while the pieces,