Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-06-27
CLOSING DlYS.


The closing exercises OF the year at Oahu
College began Thursday morning. They were
attended by many parents and friends of the
school. Oral examinations made the order Of
the day and we're carried on in Physical
Geography, Greek, Latin, Zoology, Algebra,
Geometry, Geology and English History. In
connection with the Zoology examination.
essays on geological topics were read, as fol-
lows by the following pupils Miss Emma
Ren,on, Moth, and Butterflies Miss Hattie
Hitchcock. Mammalia Miss {. Z. Mossman,
Foreign Birds in the Hawaiian Islands Miss
Rose C. Davidson, Hawaiian Singing Birds
Miss Lillian Lyman, Wading Birds Of the
Hawaiian Islands Miss Ida Campbell,
Winged Insects Miss May Dillingham;, Cen.
tipe,les and Scorpions Miss Helen Severance,
Spiders Of the Hawaiian Islands /; Mt. Oliver
Carter, Sharks Mr.. Horace Chamberlain,
Crabs Mr. Arthur Brown, Swimming Birds
The literary exercises Of Thursday afternoon
were as follows Miss Katie Rodgers, readings
from Dickens; Misses Wells, Dillingham;, Rod.
gers and Master Mossman, original dialogue;
Miss Hattie Hitchcock, essay ON Self Help.
REGULATIONS Oliver Carter, Philip Shall not
Wed Mary Miss l.. Dickson, Scotland's
Maiden Martyr; Miss Helen Sorenson, The
| Blacksmith's Story.
The musical and rhetorical exercises at
Oahu College yesterday ?. NJ. were well at.
tended, well received and well executed and
will be noticed in detail mex, week.
puNAHou PREPARATORY.
The closing exercises of Punahou Preparatory
School took place yesterday forenoon. The
large audience room was beautifully decorated
with ferns and flowers and was filled with friends
and relatives Of the pupils who had gathered
to listen to the literary and musical perform
ances Of the school The exercises throughout,
showed the proficiency Of the pupils and the
result, of the years sfficien, training werepainy
visible to those present and complimentary TO
the teachers. The programme was an inter-
esting one, consisting Of recitations, songs,
dialogues and compositions. The perform.
ances deserving especial mention, among the
many other ones, were composition by Arthur
Wilder, recitation by Janey Hare, a recita-
ton by James Judd, an essay on Boys ~
Ellen Bicknell, recitation by Walter Dill.
bingham and recitation by May waterhousc.
The following is list Of the names of those
promoted to Oahu College together with per.
centage for the years work
Agnas Judd, es. 50; May waterhouse, 9s. I6;
Arthur Wilder, 90. So; Ellen Bicknel, 90. 90;
Minnie Bailey, es SO; Willie Wilder, os. 90;
Juani,a Hassinger, oa.So; Janey Hare, $50;
and James Bicknell, 50. 40.
ST. ALBAN's COLLEGE.
The closing examinations and exercises OF St.
hlban's College, under the management Of
Mr.. Alatau Atkinson will take place during
the 9th and 10th of July, Examinations will
be held as follows Greek, Zenephon; Latin
Virgil, Sallust and Cesar; French, Mailer:
Comedies and Racines Athalie. Also il
modern history. geometry, algebra and the
usual lower branches The examination o
the drawing will be under Mr.. Charles Fur
neaux. The closing literary exercises will
consist Of declarations, essays, readings ans
music. The musical part Of the programm,
will be made all especial feature of tine occa
sion under the direction OF Mr.. Atkinson.
, MRS. wALLAcg's SCHOOL.
, The examinations OF Mrs. Walace's schoo
will commence on July 18th. Notice will h
given hereafter of order Of exercises.
The funeral Of the late Mr.. Rober, Cepelan
! Austin Ahn died th. ISth ZOO
Place las, Sunday and was largely attended
Notwithstanding the heavy rain shower an
threatening weather. The funeta service
were conducted in English and native by tn
:. Revs. E. c. Oggel and II. II. Parker, re
spec,ively, after which the body was horne /,
the grave by detsehmen, OF Engine Com
n pany, No. p Mr.. Austin was buried besid
d the grave Of his brother William in til
family's private graveyard.
Owing to the transformation we stated la.
Saturday that Mrs. Laura Dickson was a
=" facts are that Mrs. Dickson, accompanied
Misses Katie and Hessie Dickson were
- leave Boston on the ao,h instant. They wei
:. E,an.;.o ,,n ~. I'D ,..o,n,.n;.d -, NJ,
Ahah JUDO ihey were 10 remain III oakian
and San Francisco until the Alameda sailed G
; july 's'n 'heh nome
10 Tomorrow. Mt the Bethel Union Cburcl
7. will be observed as "Children's Day." AT II
morning service. n o'clock. there will he !;
= ,erestinp exercises nv the Sundav.scbooI ar
" an address BY the pastor. In the eyenin
,.,o o'clock ,b.,. will he sboun , moss.e,ou
,ow., in which thirteen voung ladies will nj,
\. sund,v.school nv Gen Sec'v Fuller ar
y r,.d.r;ck T. Rouse Ir If Mani ANe
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