The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-09
H|LO HIGH LAYS
DOWNFAST RULE
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No Student There Is Allowed To
Speak SIightingIy of An
others Nationality

\ =. No ph' III 'he hllO nlRn 6chOOl
Is allowed to speak slightingly of an.
others nationality" is significant
! udmonishing item contained in the Hilo
High School News of January 20. Just
why this timely injunction comes about.
the News does not say. Still it is some.
thing that may be probably followed
out in other schools of the Territory.
both governmental and private.
The following is from this same issue
Of the News:
Today's Motto: Mind Your Own
Business,
The Senior defamation contest was
held last Friday. H. Berg and Miss
Van Arsdale, of the Hilo Boarding
school, kindly acted as judges giving
Tadami Kono the first pluce among
Ithc bows, and Eleanor Thrum, amont
the girls. Tadami delivered with much
energy Patrick Henry's immortal
NI.v me LIBERTY or GIVE me Death, -
while Eleanor rendered with much de.
Neacy Of tone and grace of gesture
"Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight. I"
Wodwen Forbes was awarded second
place, and Elvira Carvalho, honorable
mention. .'
A friend of the school has offered
twenty dollars. in prizes, five dollars
70 the best speaker in each class
The Moses Stationery Co. offers Il gold
mounted fountain pen TO the best boy
declaimer aud Wall Nichols & Co., d
hpx Of high class stationery to the best
| girl declaimer. The Hawaii Post Of.
fers a years subscription to the best
boy declaimer in school and the same
to the best girl deClaimer.
While waiting for the decision of
the judges on Friday, w. II. Smith,
commissioner of education, made wit.
| ty speech, eomplimenting the speakers
and Postmaster Corbett made a few
appropriate remarks. "a
The next contest will be held FRIDAY
afternoon, February ., when the Juni.
ors will deelaim. All friends of the
school are cordially invited to attend
The chief purpose Of these contests is
the encouragement of the cultivation
of ineligible oral English, correct in
pronunciation, enunciation, infection,
and emphasis. Dramatics expression,
emotional and by way of gesture, is
secondary. ,
For the benefit of future speakers
and the guidance Of judges the follow.
ing suggestions are made.
Essentials of Vocal Expression
| /. Absolutely correct memorizing.
No one can render well a poorly com.
mitted piece. . ~. Ill.,.
! 2. A, sufficiently loud and. clear tone
to reach the most distant auditor.
3. Correct pronunciation and delib.
crate and exact enuneiation. .",,
4. Proper emphasis of significant
words and phrases. ~.
s. OF especial importance issa true
English infections; that is, the charac.
teristic "slide, modulation, or accent
Of the voice.; an absence of "brog.
ue." &C.
G. Graceful platform manuersi walk.
ing. stonding. bowling, changing atti.
tude and position. s...
7. Appropriate gestures, including
facial expression. ,t -... ,,....
At Lastl '&.'I ~, =
After suffering from many horses
mot TO mention cows, dogs, chickens,
and other bipeds and qpadrupeds) we
have secured an appropriation for a
fence around our gardens. The shop
|
Annual Basketball Championship
We lost this to the II. B. s.. by 0
score of SO 10 is, although our boys
put up a hard scrap for every point
At the end of the first half the score
was a tie but weight and experienc,
told toward the end.
Baseball Today .
The baseball squad win make its first
appearance today, after school Next
saturday afternoon we shall cross bats
with the Hilo Railroad nine in our first
game of the season. Subsequent games
are planned with several other teams
Every fellow with one good leg and
half an arm viii stand a chance of get
ting on the team, so come on out and
loosen up the kinks bits this af
tPrnuon. '...
New Students t.s
Miss Jessie Forrest of Milbank, b
c., entered the commercial department
last week. s. Watanabe, graduate of O
college in Japan, has entered as spec
ial. Nrsa.t. 49,"
Social Event ~.
Miss Margaret Carlsmith was hos
tess to the orchestra last Friday even
ing. After a strenuous musical prac
tise delicious punch and waters wer,
served. ~" g} s Fss. .......
Meanest Person In Hilo tes'.l .
We refer to the person who pulled "
peanut plants in our gardens, took pea
nuts, and replaced the plants care
fully in the soil NJ .t7E
Get the Habit ~ s'-
OF arriving at school on time.
or wearing a pleasant smile.
OF saying Eyes, sir, - and emo, sir. )
Of speaking gently and stepping soft
ly. -.
or mindipg your business--alI tn,
time. - t.g
OF taking your troubles to the prin
cipnl and leaving them there.
OF saying no i'll Of other nationalties
or winning the game.
Odds and Ends ~.
The Christmas issue of the News wal
rcpublshcd in the last Hawaii Educa
ronal Review. s| ......
The mid-term examinations will oc
cur February 1914. E. -' "
We are half through the school yea
next Friday. .s.rf -. 90.
The class Of 1914 recently gave II,
n large framed photograph Of the elias,
| ., bopO in cha oaaa.,l.I..