The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-07-11
Yearly Averages
Class 10 Good
Waikiki Public School Graduates En-
tire Eighth Grade And Gives Holds
Initial Commencement Week


Waikiki Public school has jumped
from the class of rural schools to an
up-to-date city school with the dignity
of a graduating class. The entire
Glass of 1919 composing % members
left its portals at the closing in June
with high averages, and is one of
which the school is proud. 1t is the
largest class that was ever sent out
by the school and the work Of the
class as a whole was declared eXcell-
ent, and for so large a one the in
dividual grades are fairly even. The
yearly averages follow:
Martha Wilbur, 50 percent, NaSa
Hashizumi 81 percent. Chiyoshi Aiza-
wa "a percent, Annie Sentinella "a
percent, Katsu Kaya 81 percent, All
Tau zee 81 percent, Edith Hao SO en-
cent, Kazuo Oyagi SO percent, Shizue
Kotsubo SO percent, Hisashi Akamat-
su 80 percent, All Beong Yee 80 per
cent, Chin How Chun 81 percent, Eva
Newton 81 percent, Sadie Whitehead
81 percent, Lily Neuton SO percent,
Ayako Nashiwa SO percent, Rebecca
Goodness 81 percent, Oshin Inkyo 81
percent, Alice Medeiros 81 percent,
Alfred Do Rego Sc percent, Sada Yo-
shimura Sc percent, Resale Ferreira
SO percent Shuzo Koochi SO percent.
The averages for grades V to VIII
inclusive for the year did not go be-
low 80 and were distributed as fol
lows: Grade VIII 80 percent, grade
VII IS, VIA, "a; VI-B SO; V SO.
First Commencement Week
In honor of this class which was
the initial one in holding graduation
exercises a regular commencement
week program was given, and it was
a gala week for the entire school. a
part of each day was given to differ
ent lines of entertainment such as
music one day, visits to various
places Of interest on another, p%icnics,
contests, field day sports a program
given by the sixth and seventh grades
to the graduation class: and lastly the
graduation commencement exercises.
Although late, the entertainment
program of these grades 10 the Glass
10 and the account of the graduation
is now published in order that those
parents and friends who could not at
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ion was enjoyed by the children.
The exercises were held in the as
sembly hall of the school, and a large
number of patrons and friends gather
ed to listen to the programs. The
class colors, cardinal and cream, were
profusely scattered on the platform
and throughout the halls in beautiful
ly arranged decorations, and a soft
carpet of fern leaves covered the
floor of the platform.
The music was furnished by the
school orchestra and the sweet strains
of Hawaiian music played upon
stringed instruments We're greatly ap
preciated by the audience as was
shown by the vigorous applause
which followed each rendition. Speci
al mention should be made of the
guitar solo by Master John Cathcart
of the sixth grade, who proved him.
SELF an excellent and skillful perform
er.
Gives Good Advice
The address of the day was made
by d. H. Case. He gave a splendid
talk full of practical advice, and his
appeal to the graduates to carry on
and push forward, step by step, rising
higher in their school life, could not
fail to make a lasting imression upon
the youthful minds Of the class just
completing the eighth grade.
The value of the meaning of the
class motto, Work and Win" was
clearly demonstrated by the speaker
when he gave illustrations of some
of the worlds great successes, who
had won their greatness largely
through their own efforts in overcom
ing difficulties and obstacles which