The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-12
ST. ALBAN'S COLLEGE.
A YEARS WORK CLOSED WITH A FINE
EXHIBITION.

The closing public examination
and exhibition of st. Adams Col
lege for the past year took place on
Friday. The attendance at the col
lege is from forty to fifty. 1t is one
of the cosmopolitan institutions of
this cosmopolitan community. Eng
land, the United States, China, Por-
tugal and Hawaii are all repre-
scented on the college roll. The
teaching faculty consists of Mr.. A.
L. Atkinson, Principal, Captain
Mist, Miss Atkinson and c. Fur
neax Instructor in drawing), assist
ants. The examination of classes
commenced at o'clock A. NJ, and
continued until p. NJ. During this
time, classes in Grammar, History,
photography, French, Physical Geo
graphy, Latin, Composition, Arith-
metlc and Algebra were examined,
the several classes acquitting them
selves welk The advanced classes
in French, Latin and History espe-
cially evinced high degree of pro-
ficiency in these subjects. The
tests in photography were taken by
the classes writing series of words of
very cranky spelling on the black
boards. Very few errors were
scored, although to considerable
proportion of the young people,
English is a foreign language. The
Arithmetic and Algebra exercises
were notably superior, not only in
the matter of correctness but also in
the rapidity and fine mechanical
style in which they were performed.
After thirty minutes recess, the
exhibition exercises commenced at
1880 p. NJ. son the Blue Wave"
and ga Warrior Bold" were sung
in spirited manner. "Chrstianos
ad Leones" was we'll recited by
Percy Benson. Master Edward
Boyd read in clear tones ''The Ship
wreck" Alice Along gave good
recitation, entitled Gertrude du
Won Ward" Molle Atkinson came
forward with "The Dead Kitten, %
and brought down the house. The
next number was ga Letter from
Calais" by Julie Patty, written dur
ing the day, and descriptive of a
picture on the wall. The audience
was next treated to q dialogue in
French, Bourgeois Jentil-homme, "
by Misses Ethel Wodehouse, Ruth
Benson and LAM Atkinson. Another
impromptu composition was read by
John Carter, laying down "The
Road to School," the road being
Nuuanu Avenue. Master Herman
Widemann contributed an entertain
ing reading, "Mock Turtle Story"
1.-The Clowns Baby" was given
with good effect by Miss May At
kinson. A vigorously sung chorus,
Sailing" came next. This was
followed by 1.-The Well of St.
Keyne," well recited by Miss Ma
mic Patty. Harry Mist read clever
original composition on "Three
Dogs" suggested by a picture on
the wall. Miss Alvina Widemann
ICSipCu Nith hic, SiCui CAliCSoiOi,
"Sorrows on the Sea-" From q
wall picture of girl holding a rab-
bit in her arms, Miss Carrie Along
elaborated a Letter to Rhoda," in
which correctness of expression and
vividness of Imagination were dis
played. Two selections from the
Mikado were sung in chorus. Master
BERTHE Mist recited in a spirited
manner and with good elocution,
"The Lord of the Isles" Annie
Patty gave a comic recitation, "The
Dead Doll" with all the solemnity
befitting the occasion. '"Ihe Leak
in the Dyke" was ably recited by
Miss Belle Louisson. Eight young
ladies of the Shakespeare Society
composed of students and eX-stu
dents who meet on Wednesday even
ings to cultivate an acquaintance
with the great English poet, gave
the Merchant of Venice. The cas-
consisted of Misses Alvina Wide
mann, Belle Louisson, Ethel Wode
house, LAM Atkinson, May Atkin'
son, Zoe Atkinson, Ruth Benson
and Edith Mist. The play was per
formed in capital style. This ant
the French dialogue, mentioned
above, were, in the order of meri
the leading numbers of the pro
gramp C. a lively chorus, "Th'
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