The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-30
.N IS A MODEL SCHOOL
WAIAWA is SMALL, BUT UP TO
DATE.
Pupils Evidence Results of Good
Teaching-Closing Exercises-A Pic
mic to Waianae.

mic to Naianae.
The closing exercises of the Waiawa
school on Friday last were well at
tended by the parents and friends Of
the pupils. The work shown is credit
able in the highest degree to Mr.. j.
W. Smith, the principal and would
have done credit to any school in the
country. Especially noticeable was
the elegant and legible writing which
seemed to be uniform throughout the
classes. Many of the elder pupils |
showed fine specimens of drawing and
the ease and rapidty with which diff
ficult problems in arithmetic, selected
at haphazard by the visitors, were
solved was admirable. The correct
use of spoken English was another
few schools on this island are COM
parable with the Waiawa school and
the parents are to be congratulated
on having such an able teacher in
every department as Mr.. Smith to
take charge of the education of their
children. After the scholastic eXer-
cises were over the following pro-
gram was presented:
Opening Hymn-Wel Wait TIL
Jesus Comes-School.
Recitation-Star of Heaven-Eight
Little Girls.
Song-Our Harvest Home-School.
Recitation--The Dying Boy-Lydia
Kohoa.
Song-The Precious Name-School.
Recitation-Old Arm Chair-Adalia.
Song-Hear the Warbling Note
School.
Recitation-The Water Drinker-
Julia.
Song-Kiss Me, Mother-Schoo.
Declamation-Death of Roderick
Dhu-School.
Song-Oh, the Sports of Childhood
School.
Recitation-Our Country and Our
Home-Isabelle.
. Hymn-Eternity-
Recitation-No-Addie
Song-Twilight is Stealing
I. Recitation-Three Black Crows
Antoine.
Song-Our Fatherland-School.
Reading-On Study-Keona.
!, Temperance Song-Marching on to
Victory-School.
Recitation-We Are Seven-Mama
Song-My Mountain Home-School.
Recitation-Never Say Fail-Eight
Little Boys.
The sweetness and accuracy of the
singing in four parts, could not be
n excelled by any choir in Honolulu and
:. showed the evidence of careful and
o musicianly training. Master G. Smith
}, and Misses Lydia Kahoa and Julia de-
serve special mention for their rendi
ton of the pieces allotted to them
Speeches of praise and congratulatior
n were delivered to the parents ant
pupils by the Rev. Ezerano and Justice
= Hookano.
NJ The following day the teachers, par
NJ ents, pupils and friends to the mum
n Der of 200 were kindly taken to Wal
y amaze by the o. r. & L Co. at specia
" rate. Here Judge Widemann had gen
III erously granted the use of the Goa
III coanut grove for the picnic and mos
MI enjoyable time was had in sports anC
MI games in conjunction with Mr.. Aber
ii nethy, principal of the Waianae schoo
~ and his pupils. After a bounteou
EI luncheon of sandwiches, cake, water
|ll melon, Hawaiian edibles, ETC., washed
|U down by copious draughts of sodi
MI water an open air concert was giveI
mi in which each of the scholars tooI
nj part and at 4: Is p. m. the visitors lief
III having thoroughly enjoyed themselves
" Senator Rice donated literally to tn,
u picnic fund and Mrs. Rice besides hel
III own generous donation PERSONAL,
Nj superintendent the preparation of foo,
MI for the feast. The whole affair wa
III one of the most enjoyable ever know
II in the district and no doubt Mr.. Smitl
" and his pupils feel deeply gratified a
|Yl the enjoyable and successful consum
u nation of their years labor.