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Examinations at LahainaIuna.

Examinations at Lahaina1una.
Mr.. EDITOR On Wednesday morning,
the 18th inst, the closing examination
of the Lahainaluna Seminary began.
Many of the boys parents, and all the
people of Lahaina who are interested in
educational matters were present,
anxious to witness the performances OF
| the young men.
The exercises opened with spelling by
the sophomore and freshmen classes.
The work was performed on the black
| board, each boy being SO placed that it
was impossible for him to scrutinize any
other boys work. About 100 words
were given, and but two boys misspelled
any of them. The spelling was followed
| by history by the middle class, which
was very good indeed, and reflects great
credit upon Mr.. +. w Hardy, the
teacher in history. After the history
class came grammar by the sophomore
class, and then grammar again by the
seniors and juniors, both classes per-
forming very creditably. An intermis-
sion of one hour was then taken, during
which time other visitors were lunched
by Mr.. Baldwin and the other teachers.
The afternoon exercises opened with the
algebra class, followed by trigOnOmetry
and surveying, and closing at p. m.
with arithmetic by the sOphomOres.
The work was performed in most excel
lent manner, and all there were aston
ished at the rapidity with which the
boys solved the examples.
On Thursday, the 18th, geography,
oil al,
grammar and arithmetic were treated
with like success. The examples in
geometry were given to the pupils by
Mr. H. G. Treadway, Deputy Sheriff OF
Maui. Each boy was given two exam
pies, and they were all demonstrated
correctly from original figures drawn by
the boys. The examinations closed on
Friday, 18th, with rhetorical exercises
at the Wainee Church, Lahaina, as fol-
lows:
Prayer
Chant ............ Father, Take Ny Hand
We Must Fight ... Ephraim NJ. Kalama
The Song of the Railroad ...........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Robert H. Baker
T Sins Tgd Water Man Daylight no is Brf3kng
Hawaii-nei. .....-..... Able J. Kauhaihao
Singing. .............. ....... School Bells
..,,-.......... Edward n. NahaoIelua
The Flower of Liberty .,, Joel N Nal &
The Blue and the Gray ..........
...... ............ Thomas Treadway
The Battle of the Kegs. Hakalaau Dana
Singing. ...... ............. Minnie Brown
Aaron Burr's Wooing Charles K. Farden
Wreck of the Hesperus ..............
MISREPRESENTATION William f. Saffery
Singing. Observation-Disclosures. Then Wen Sing
A Psalm of Life ............ John Taylor
The Prize Fight George NJ. KaliIikane
Singing -. ............. Sliding Down Hill
The Inquiry ............ Thomas X Clark
The Constitution. ....... David kapaku
Singing. ...........: .-.. Village Bells
Our Country g.. -. Kamaka Kahaleole
Our Duty to Our Country ............
................. D. Zakaio Naahielua
Singing ..................B Beautiful Spring
An address was delivered by His Elk
cellency Governor r. II. Baker, fol-
lowed by Judge Kahaulehi and
the Hon. John Kalua. Diplomas
were given to six of the young men by
the Principal, Mr.. Jno A Moore, who,
in conclusion, addressed the boys,
thanking them for the attention they
had given to their studies during the |
term, and giving them some wholesome |
advice as regards their future behavior |
Taken as a whole, the performance was |
a great success, and the teachers must !
feel fully repaid for all the labor and |
care bestowed upon the pupils during
the last nine months.
The spelling, algebra, geometry, sur
veying and arithmetic deserve especial
mention. Mr.. d. D. Baldwin, under
whom the boys have studied trigonom-
etry and surveying, may we'll feel proud
of his pupils, and need have no fear of
their being surpassed by any other sur
veying class in this Kingdom who have
had like opportunities.
Mr.. f. w. Hardy, the teacher of alge-
bra and history, is also a subject for con-
graduation In spite of his ill-health he
has made the boys to understand their
business, and their performance on the
18th and 18th insts. is a feather in his
cap.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
Mr.. JnO. A. Moore. Since his appoint
ment to the Principalship Lahainaluna
he has worked early and late. Soon
after the commencement of the term he |
introduced a new departure, by estab-
fishing night-class, whereby the bows
could have the advantage of two hours
extra teaching each day. Not content
with thus curtailing his own time, he
las willingly given up his Saturday to
he instruction of the lower grade Eng
ish teachers throughout the district, .
giving them the benefit of his lifelong
experience in the matter of teaching.
The pupils of Lahainaluna and their
parents, the teachers of Lahaina district,
md in fact the whole educational inter
.st of the country are indebted to Mr.
Moore for the great good work that he is
Mr.. Moore goes to Honolulu tonight
o take the place of Mr. Scott in the
Fort-street School, during that gentle
mans absence in California. ,
T. E. EVANS,
School Agent, Lahaina.