The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-13
THE HILO BOARDING SCHOOL
Closing Exercises of the Fifty-Ninth
I Year of That Institution.
OF the Building and Depart
ments-Luau by students-SatisfAc-
tory Progress-Hawaiian Day.

HILo (Hawaii), July 10.-The fifty
ninth year OF the Hilo Boarding
School closed on Friday, June 18th,
with a very pleasant and successful
public exercise, which was largely at
tended by the parents of the pupils,
the trustees, and many friends of the
school. The programs were neatly
and artistically printed at the school.
The outside was graced with photo
graph print of the school buildings,
for which print Mr.. Terry gave credit
to the editor of the War Cry (San
Francisco, and on the other side
the words, Hawaiian Day at Hilo
Boarding School, June %, 1885,"
Facing the visitor on entering was
the motto in red, white and blue,
'EAloha Oukou." The schoolroom is
the time-honored one of the past, al
though much enlarged and improved
of late years. 1t was tastefully deco
rated with vines and flowers, and over
the platform at the mauka end Of the
| room was the motto, Hawaiian
Day." The school at present num-
bers forty-five. A fine program was
rendered of various school recitations,
showing the capabilities of all the
classes, interpreted with readings,
recitation of poems and singing. The
| selections were all in English and the
most of the songs in Hawaiian.
r Rev. r. K. Baptiste, pastor of the
Portuguese church in Hilo, has rem
dered most efficient service this last
term as instructor. His examinations
| in geography, language and natural
philosophy were very interesting,
while the class in dictation, Hawai-
ian geography and conversation exer-
else by hiss Ellen Lyman were full of
| spirit and accuracy. The Hawaiian
geography, which was illustrated by
| a rapid and accurate outline map of
| the island of Maui, sketched on the
] blackboard by one of the class while
! the recitation was in progress, elected
much admiration from the Hawaiians
present.
The whole school took part in 'Use-
| full Information" an exercise which
was conducted by Mrs. w. S. Terry,
each boy giving in short, concise
| sentence most valuable information,
| either of geographical, historical, COM
| mercial or national importance on
many themes. The whole impaired
| to the listening audience many facts
| in a nutshell about the various
changes and Improvements wrought
by the progress of time in these ISL
ands and during this century so near
it's close. Indeed, many of us would
be glad to see the whole in print.
The three exquisite poems, "Joy,"
"SoIrow' and Peace" written on
the death of KaIakaua, were rendered
very finely by three OF the Oldest boys,
and brought tears to some who lis
tened. The flag drill, in which
eighteen OF the boys, with small Ha-
waiian flags, took part, was accurately
done and gave great pleasure to the
audience. "Our Sea Beach," an ex-
quisite poem on Hilo Bay, composed
many years ago by the loved and
lamented Mrs. Fidelia Coan, was
read with fine effect by Mrs. Terry.
Terry invited all the company to in
spect the workshops, poi, ice and
coffee cleaning machines. He also
invited all present to be guests at
luau prepared by the students, when
he promised to give us a sample OF the
coffee beverage which had been raised,
cleaned, roasted and prepared by
themselves on their own grounds.
After all had satisfied their curiosity
in Inspecting the Industrial Depart
ment, and had admired the fine specI-
mems of penmanship, map drawing,
etc, displayed on the blackboards,
with the wood carving, of which there
were some choice specimens, the call
to the luau was welcome. 1t was
served on tables on the lawn in front
of the school buildings. Poi and pork
with delicious fish, all luaued in the
best style, and all the usual Hawai-
ian condiments, vanished in short or
der, but everything was in abundance
for the large number of guests. Fruit
and soda water was the dessert with
the kulolo pudding; the promised
coffee, last of all, proved to be all it
was promised. All left feeling that
this parent of all the industrial
schools of Hawaii was still a live in
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