The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-22
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL.
First Annual ExhibitiOn-Great Crush
of VisitOrs-Very Enjoyable Pro
Oramme.

On Thursday evening the first annual
exhibition of the Kamehameha School
for Boys drew an immense throng of
people to the institution at Palama.
Scores of hacks and private carriages
were heading in that direction from half
an 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
latter accompanied by Hon. A. S. Cleg-
horn, her father Chief Justice Judd
and Judge McCully; Hon. G. R. Bishop,
Rev. DR.. Hyde, Hon. S. NJ. Damon and
Mr. G. NJ. Cooke, of the Kamehameha
Trustees; Rev. DIR. Beckwith, Rev.
Principal Merritt of Oahu College, Rev.
Messrs. Waiamau, Timoteo and Kltcat
His Excellency iona. Austin, Minister of
Foreign Affairs Hon. Messrs. Whitney,
Allen, j. 7. Waterhouse, jr., and A
Rosa, of the Privy Council, and G. n.
Wilcox, H. Waterhouse, Townsend,
Baldwin, Deacon, Kinney, Kawainui
and Richardson, of the Legislature :;
Deputy Marshal Hopkins, Dr. Emerson,
DIR. Rodgers, Messrs. H. w. Schmidt,
p. G. Jones, E. @. Damon, w. w Hall,
f. S. Lyman, S. D. Fuller, Jos. Elmer
son, B. Ordenstein, Geo. Castle, H. 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. S. TimoteO offered the open
ing invocation, and the programme con-
sisted of singing, recitations, 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-
liiuOi, Samuel Goliath, James d. Cook,
Chas. Bridges, Chas. E. King, Samuel
Kauhane and J. H. Wise. Some timid
ity was shown by those who had to
appear early on the platform, but as the
lads became used to facing the audience,
courage was gained that much improved
the efforts. Many of the pieces were of
a humorous nature, effectively tickling
the auditors.
The "mental measurements, hui
mOrOuS COnJugatlOnS,' ana 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 ad-
vance, the class gave solutions Off-hand
to impromptu sums given by Mr.. Town
send.
In "Our Artists at Work." several
scholars did some smart free-hand car
looming on the blackboards. They also
executed in relays some very superior
specimens of penmanshIp on the boards,
some of which could only be compared
with the work of accomplished writing
masters. The Kamehameha Sentinel"
read by S. w. Spencer, editor, contained
variety of original contributions, per-
vaded with genuine humor and bristling
with points.
Very good singing was done in turn
by the school and by the glee club of
select voices. Indeed the latter would
not discredit any music hall. The en-
tertainment closed at o'clock with a
striking exhibition of calisthenics by the
whole school, taking time from the cab
met organ.