The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-24
SCHOOLS Of
VALLEY ISLE
commencement
Week on
Maui.

MAUI, June H.-The past week on
Maui has been chiefly remarkable for
the closing exercises 81 the various
schools prior to the long summer vaca-
tior. To the uninterested observer the
exercises Of pau kula" day In the or
binary district school seem rather Hat.
stale and Improbable, for the program
of -ents is ever the same. and is often
/ monotonous with the constantly recur-
ring speech, dialogue. song imperfectly
rendered by childish lips. But all this
is another story when the fond parent
and admiring friend are brought into
! consideration.
During the morning of the 18th Mau-
naolu Seminary OF Paia held its annual
reception. day before a large audience
OF Maui residents. The girls were all
assembled in Baldwin Hail." at 3 a.
m. and for several hours showed their
proficiency In the various studies.
Beautiful songs perfectly rendered.
gave variety to this exhibition Of their
scholarship. In an adjoining room was
held a most successful sale of fancy ar
ticles bamboo and lauhala work, and
bread. cake and candy.
On the evening OF the Goth, the large
hall OF the Waikiki Union School was
packed to the doors with the people
Of the town who frequently applauded
| a most interesting rhetorical program.
phe entertainment was long one con-
sisting of twenty events, among which
may be mentioned japanese songs.
given in costume, q fan drill bur-
lesque on the fan drill. a cantata, and
| as a finale, a minstrel show In which
"a boys and girls took part. A cake
walk by the MINISTRIES created much
merriment. Mrs. w. A.. Mckay is the
principal of this school and her assist
NJ
PHI.
During Friday, the ssth. from 9 a. m.
to 2 p. m, nearly every Maui school
gave some sort of an entertainment.
At Wakapu there was pleasing
program Of music and rhetoricals. At
Paia nearly every child had speech
and il was the same at Handicapped.
The Paia kindergarten, under Miss
Mosser, and the Hamakuapoko kinder
garten, in charge OF Miss Steele, We'd
with the public schools in attracting
local residents. At Kealahou, Kula,
Mr. Copeland issued printed programs
executed on the school press. Their en-
tcrtainnent was varied by the intro
duction OF instrumental music on the
organ. flute and guitar. At Kaupaka-
iua the list of exercises was a long one,
consisting of recitations and songs.
At Makawao in addition to Rotations,
dialogues and songs. there was can
tata. enbitle0 fSeu
the execution of which devolved much
credit upon Miss Fleming, who had
carefully trained the children.
Though to the pupils and their rela-
tives and friends the day was one of
pleasure, to the teachers it represented
much hard work.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The Second Circuit Court of Wailuku
has been in session all the week The
trial jury hope to terminate their la
bors some time next week. 1t has still
six or more civil cases to try.
This morning (the 2lsD a hung"
jury reported to Judge Kalua. The
case concerned was the Territory Of
Hawaii VS.. Ontario Valez, assault with
deadly weapon. Valez, a Porto Rican
resident of Hamakuapoko, had a mar
row escape. for the jury stood IL to
against him. after discussing the mat
!, ter all yesterday afternoon and last
night.
BASEBALL.
At Wells Park, Wailuku, short
! game of baseball took place between
, the Waikapus and Maui Alerts. on the
: 18th. During the last half Of the first
inning the game was declared drawn
on account of rain. The score stood 3
, to in favor OF the Waikapus, though
, only two men Of the Alerts We're out
, at the time the game was stopped.
Tomorrow afternoon the "Puunenes"
p will play the Maui Alerts."
MISCELLANEOUS.
t Politics comes hard to Maui people.
= Few If any of the Republican precinct
!, clubs have held the June meeting call
t ed for by their bylaws. They proba-
4 bly, intend to nominate and elect all
/, officers at the meeting in July.
t BY the steamer of the 18th Mr.. and
e. Mrs. c. II. Dickey, Miss Belle Dickey
and Mrs. Grace Waterhouse of Homo
!, lulu arrived on Maui. They are at
= their Haiku residence to spend the
L summer.
= Mr.. and Mrs. w o. Aiken and Miss
- Forbes are at "Idlewild," Olnda.
= school Inspector c. w. Baldwin is at
: Haiku.
[ Harry Baldwin Of Stanford Univer-
= sity is visiting his brother, George
Z Baldwin, the chemist of Hamakuapokc
!, plantation.
BY today's steamer, Mrs, w. o
u Smith and Mr.. Clarence Smith depart
o for Honolulu. They have been visit
L ing at Hamakuapoko.
II The Makawao literary" was post
Y poned from the evening of the 2Oth un'
u Ill tonight, on account of inclemen'
v weather.
e Weather quite rainy all the week
n four or FIVE inches of rain have faller
/ in localities. The trade winds are blow
VI tNday