The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-06-26

First Annual Exhibition-Great Crush
Of Visitors-Very Enjoyable Pro-
gramme.
On Thursday evening the first annual
exhibition OF the Kamehamehs School
for Bows drew an immense throng Of
people to the institution at Palams
Scores Of hacks and private carriages
were heading in that direction from half
sn hour before until nearly as long after
the opening hour. Most OF the floor OF
the large Gymnasium hall had been
seated for visitors, yet dozens OF ladies
and gentlemen could only obtain stand
ing room.
Among those present were the Prin-
cesses Liliuokalani and Kaiulani, the
later accompanied by Hon. \. S Cleg-
horn, her father Chief Justice Judd
and Judge McCully; Hon. c. R. Bishop,
Rev. Or. Hyde, Hon. 5. NJ. Damon and
Mr.. c. NJ Cooke, OF the Kamehameha
Trustees; Rev. Dr. Beckwith, Rev
Principal Merritt OF Oahu College, Rev.
Messrs. Waiamsu, Hmoteo and kltcat;
His Excellency iona. Austin, Minister of
Foreign Affairs; Hon. Messrs. Whitney,
Allen, j. T. Waterhouse, jr., and A
Rosa, OF the Privy Council, and q. y
Wilcox, II. Waterhouse, Townsend,
Baldwin, Deacon, Kinney, Kawaiaui
and Richardson, Of the Legislature;
Deputy Marshal Hopkins, DR.. Emerson,
DR.. Rodgers, Messrs. II. W. Schmidt,
2. c. Jones, f. c. Damon, w W. Hall,
f. 5. LYMAN, :. D. Fuller, Jos. Elmer
son, B. 0rdenste5n, Geo. Castle, II. A.
Parmalee, A. F. Cooke, member OF the
Japanese Legation, officers of the British
and American warshipS, Captain Sta
pies, besides many ladies and scores
Of friends Of the scholars.
Rev. E. 5. Hmoteo offered the open
ing invocation, and the programme con-
sisted Of singing. Rotations, the read
ing OF the school manuscript paper, and
writing and drawing exercises on the
blackbOards. The reciters were Walter
Wright. Albert f. Mitchell, Samuel ke-
liuoi, Samuel Goliath, James d. Cook,
Chas. Bridges, Cnas. f. King, Samuel
Kauhane and J. H. Wise. Some timid-
ity was shown by those who had TO
sppear early on the platform, but as the
lads became used to facing the audience,
courage wss gained that much improved
the efforts. Many Of the pieces were Of
3 humorous nature, effectively tickling
the auditors.
The mental measurements, hu-
mOrous coniugations, [" and rapid cal
culations," by classes and well-matched
companies, were astonishingly clever.
In the last mentioned, to show that the
arithmetic was not made TO order in adj
vance, the class gave solutions of-hSud
to impromptu sums given by Mr.. Town
send.
In "0ur Artists st Work. several
scholars did some smart free-hsnd car
looming on the blackboards. They also
executed in relays some very superior
specimens Of penmaRshIp on the boards,
some Of which could. only be compared
with the work of accomplished writing
masters. - The Kamehsmeha Sentinel"
read BY 5. W. Spencer, editor, contained
5 variety OF original contributions, per
vsded with genuine humor and bristhng !
will points.
Very good singing was done in turn (
by the school and by the glee club. OF /
select voices Indeed the latter would I
not discredit any music hall. The en-
tertainment closed at O'Clock with q I
striking exhibition Of calisthenics by the /
whole school, taking time from the cab
met organ