The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-06-20
OAHU COLLEGE.
Examinations and Rhetorical ExeI
eiaes.

Ouilu SUllCHc MGIG uelu w GUlGSltdN
forenoon commencing at 9:l5
o'clock. There was quite large
attendance of the parents and friends
of the pupils. The examiners were
Mr.. Justice Dole, Hon. w. o.
Smith, Revs. w. d. Westervelt and
o. p. Emerson. The examinations
were carried on in the different
rooms until 1915, when those pre-
sent partook Of lunch with the fac
ulty.
AT 1880 O'Clock the rhetorical
exercises were begun in the school
room. The platform was Hastily
decorated with bouquets of flowers,
palm leaves and evergreens, while
around the room over the windows
we're hung vines. Among those
present were: H. r. II. Princess
Liliuokalani, His Honor the Chief
Justice and Mrs. Judd, Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. McCully, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Dole, Rev. DR.. Lowell Smith,
Rev. II. and Mrs. Bingham, Mrs.
l.. A. Thurston, Rev. DR., E. G.
Beckwith, Mrs. p. c. Jones, Mrs.
j, o. Carter, Rev. 5. K. and Mrs.
Bishop, Mrs. c. A. Brown, Revs.
w. ID. Westervelt and o. p. Emer-
son, Mrs. S. Nj. Damon, Mrs. w.
f. Allen, Miss f, II. Bishop, Prof.
w. d. Alexander, Mr.. I. G.. and
Mrs. Grbble, Rev. DR.. G. M. and
Mrs. Hyde, Mr.. w. w. and Mrs.
Hall, Mrs. Widdifeld, Mrs. Vida,
Mrs. Henry Warehouse, Mrs. DR..
J. NJ. Whitney, Mrs. Gilman, Mrs.
j. L. Warehouse, Jr., Hon. w. O.
Smith, Mrs. j. A. Hassinger, Miss
S. Henry, A. T. Atkinson, Inspec-
tor General of Schools, and Mrs.
Atkinson, DR.. N. B. Emerson, Mrs.
Cooke, Misses Beckwith, Rhodes,
Parmelee, Hartwell, Lyman, Pc
pooh, Davis, Dickson (2), Messrs.
c. M. Cooke, A. V. Gear, S.. d.
Fuller, A. F. Cooke, etc.
Principal Merritt announced that
the programme as published would
be carried out with the exception of
the recitation diamond cut Dia-
mond" by Miss Blanche Cornwell
which would be omitted.
The first number was a chorus
GA Syrian Song sung by the
school in capital style, Mr.. Bissell
presiding at the piano. 1t was fol-
lowed by an exceedingly interesting
composition on Dragon Flies by
Mary G. Alexander, but read by
Hattie G.. Forbes. A defamation,
"The Schoolmaster's Guests" by
Chas. X. Hyde, caused considerable
amusement. Misses G. ID. Robertson
and Rhoda Green gave dialogue
IN French, which show ed that their
studies in that language had not
been neglected.
Miss Ellen BickneIl's composition
on "Punchbowl' gave much valu-
able and interesting information.
At its conclusion Principal Merritt
stated that several fossils had been
found by the students which were
on exhibition in the room. He also
said that Prof. Lyons had found
fossil leaves just beyond Moanalua.
The song 1.-The Day is Done" was
well sung by Ernest Lyman. Miss
Emily Halstead's composition on
"What nobody does'' was cleverly
written. 1t was fictitious account
of trip from San Francisco to Ho-
nolulu and visit to Oahu College.
The reference to the latter place was
amusing, there being some capital
hits on the staff and some of the
pupils.
A dialogue, "Ths Opening Ad-
dress" by Albert Judd, Hiram
Bingham, and John Warehouse,
pleased the audience very much,
Albert Judd being exceedingly
comical in delivering the address,
after receiving points from the
other two. Rufus A. Lyman S
composition on Physical Culture"
was very able one. A chorus,
"In silent night" well rendered by
the glee club brought the programme
to close.
Principal Merritt then distributed
the prizes. The late Father Damon,
he said, had left sum of money,
the income of which was devoted
to prizes. The first prize for the
best collection of native ferns,
pressed, mounted and named, would
be awarded to James Judd. Prof.
Lyons said that this collection was
a very choice one, nicely mounted,
and for the most part accurately
named. The second prize was
awarded to Alex. Atherton.
The prize for best penmanship
was awarded to Geo. G. Ross, while
James Judd received the prize for
best improved penmanship, Maggie
Mossman and Clayton Ostrom re.
ceiving honorable mention.
The fossils and collections OF
ferns mentioned above were theI
examined by the visitors, also some
specimen work by the class in me
chanical drawing, which has been
in charge of Mr.. G. Hedemann.
Immediately after the conclusion
Of the exercises concert was giveI
by the Royal Hawaiian band on the
lawn which lasted until four O. clock
a large number of the visitors re