The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16
PUNAHOU PAGEANT

perhaps holidays.
Bearing this in mind, it seemed 4
that the boys and girls of the Prepar-
atory School could give a day of en-
joyment to the alumni, trustees, par
ents and other friends of the school
and have happy day themselves in
celebrating this anniversary year.
Thirty years ago the Preparatory
School was started at the Armstrong
home on Beretania street; ten years
ago it moved into Charles r. Bishop
Hall on Oahu College campus, and
this year marks the beginning of the
Primary Department in the new an
mex
First of all the boys and girls
learned from chapel talks early in the
year something of the splendid his
tory of Oahu College and of the minor
part played in it by the Preparatory
School. Then a plan was evolved of
having this year an anniversary cele-
bration that would go hand in hand
with the regular work of the school
and that would give every boy and
girl a part either in preparation or
execution.
The plan is to present a series of
historical representations-an histor-
ical pageant-that will show, as far
as is possible within the limited cap
abilities of boys and girls. the devel-
opment of civilization. Each grade
will have a unit in the series which
will, in general, conform with the his
tory studied in that grade. Although
based fundamentally on the study of
History, it has been found possible to
have the work branch out into
large share of the subjects of the cur
riculum.
The pageant will be given on Oahu
College campus in front of Charles r.
Bishop Hall on May Day, beginning
DIT on Ill Jllt iHbi lllllS,
The tiny tots of the first grade will
tell about Primitive Civilization, re-
hearsing the deeds of the Tree Dwell
ers and the Cave Dwellers and show
ing primitive life in the Far North
among the Eskmos.
Vivacious second graders, who are
reading Hiawatha, will represent the
North American Indians in old-time
civilization and will appear as In
dian braves and squaws with wig
wan, bows and arrows.
Then Grecian youth of the third
grade will present the story Of The
seus and Aradne and the Staying of
the Minotaur of the Cretan Labyrinth
Roman warriors, clad in armor Of
their own fashioning. will next show
the return of Coriolanus for the
fourth grade.
Peter, the Hermit, of the Middle
Ages, will rouse the Crusaders to
save the Holy Sepulcher and Richard
the Lion-Hearted and other leaders
on horse and foot will be in the fifth
grades Crusaders procession.
Merrie England's May Day festivi-
ties will be the part of the sixth
grade. After the browning of the
May Queen, the merry makers will
dance around the May pole A min
strel band, organized among the Pre-
paratory boys, will furnish the music
for the dancing.
Columbus then will land on Ameri-
cas- soil and will be received with
rejoicing on his return to the throne
of the King and Queen of Spain
With these seventh grade tableaux
will be shown a bit of early life in
the Colonies in the days of Rip Van
Wrinkle.
Tea will be served by George and
Martha Washington to guests, who
will dance the Colonial Minuet to the
accompaniment of the fiddlers play
ing.
Then Miss Columbia of the United
States of America will invite to her
party all the states and territories OF
the Union, and they will come laden
with their gifts And not only these
but all nations will gather around her
and all together will join in a carnival
of song.
In conclusion the civilizations of all
ages will pass by in review and the
span from the miniature cave-dweller
to the newest territory of our Union
may be seen in the concluding pa
geant, which will include practically
every boy and girl in the Preparatory
School.
REASONS FOR THE NIGHT LIFE