The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-17
EXERCISES MARK
SCHOOL VACATIONS
Busy Day in Punahou-Exercises
and Examinations Hold
Full Sway.

L VI HipSJ VI the IbtdI SCHOOLS NtSttT-
day was the last day of work before
the regular Christmas vacation lasting
three weeks. Special Christmas exer-
cises were held yesterday in Oahu Col
lege at Punahou, also in a number of
the grammar schools, and the students
turned out in full force in each place
In Punahou the week has been a busy
one. The term examinations were held
and the closing exercises at the prep
aratory school. Arrangement has also
been made for the boarding halls of the
college to remain open during the vaca
ton and many of the students from
Maui will remain here. President Crit
tiths found II necessary to forbid the
Maui boys to return there, owing to
the epidemic Of diphtheTia under quar-
antine there.
The Cooke library will remain open
every morning, except Sunday, from
nine to twelve clock. The locker
rooms, tennis court, athletic field and
swimming tank will also remain in use.
Christmas Exercises.
At the preparatory school the Christ
mas exercises were also held and were
well attended by the friends and rela-
tives OF the students. An interesting
program was presented, including a
Christmas play with recitation and
songs. Following the usual custom the
program was presented by the younger
members OF the school, the higher
of "a
mencement exercises in June.
Charles Chapman, first grader, made
a hit with his recitation of THE First
recited ''Little Ophan Annie, very
well. In the play which was in the
form Of tableaus, little girl, imperson-
ated by little Miss Kennedy, was asleep
in a grandfather chair. She then had
her Christmas dream, with the sugar
plums. chocolate creams and peppermint
sticks, who all came in and danced
around and gave some very good drills.
Then Kenny Damon, who made an ex-
cellent Santa Claus entered with his
reindeer and kept the audience laugh
ing.
The program was as follows:
Chorus-Nazareth .......... Gounod
By Grades. Five, Six. Seven and Eight
Songs A Christmas Carol. b. The
Christmas Star .......-........
By Grade One.
Recitation-Llttle Orphan Annie.
By Louise Drew.
Recitation-The First Christmas Tree.
By Charles Chapman and Colin Lenoux.
Song, by Grades Two and Three.
| \ Christmas Play
| Recitation Grandma S Mistake
By Helen Morgan.
Recitation and Song.
The Ride of Old Santa Claus
By Lorrin Andrews and katherine Kerr
How Canta Came Down the Chimney
BY Georgina Harvey.
| Characters in Play.
| In the Christmas Play the various
characters were taken by the scholars
as follows:
Chorus-Winfred Brown, Frances
harrington, Elizabeth Hobby, Gertrude
4 Blake. Francis Bowers, Kulamanu Nc
Wayne, Frank Girdler, Lee Hunt, DORIS
Marks. Svbil Carter, Henry Cooke, Au
gusta Delaporte, Margaret Scudder
Violet Swift, John Singlehurst, Richarc
Simonton and Sybil Hooking.
Christmas Drill-Debbie Lyle, Har
old Harvey, Lawrence Kennedy, Lew
ers Paris. Hildred Church, May Gay
Marion Lord, Bryant Cooper, John Low
Tommy LANG, Marjorie Guild, Lenan
ChiIlingw worth, Margaret Hogs, Nelson
Novel;, Madeline Chaplin and Steph
anie Wichman.
Sugar Plums-Beatrice Bartlett, Bar
bara Bergstrom, Edwin Peterson
Heat Their Damon and Leigh aterhouse.
Chocolate Creams-Douglas Crozler
Marie Scheid Katharine De freest
Herbert Currie and Bonnie Towse.
Temperament Sticks-Jack Cooper
Ellsworth Derby, Henson Estes. Ailai
Bergstrom and Charles Chjllingworth
Bonbons-Elsie Phillips, Margare
Savres, Winona Jones, Thelma NC
Quad and Helen King.
Santa Claus-Renny Damon.
Rcindeer-Tom Church, Eulalle Wal
lace. Landrum Gilmore, Theodor
Forbes, Hilda Watkins, Preston thapiI
Avoko Yamamoto and Frederick kle
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