Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVIII, Number 36, 29 December 1943 — News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School [ARTICLE]

News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School

By 'WAI/TER MIIXER īrfop"old P. WalaU, frorn Lihuo, Kauai was tho first Hawaiian youth to cnlist in the Navy's, "Sea Bros" from Oregon. Ho !eft Oregon State College, where he was a stu<3ent for three years, to become an enlisted man at the U. S; Naval Constr'uction Training Center at Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia, At Oregon State Collego, Leopold was very active in rellglous affaifs. While attending School at jCamehameha, he waa a member of the Big Six Committee, cadet second lieutenant and was presidont of thc Hui Oiwi. MIDKIFF SPEECII ' By THOMAS SEE

At an assembly held recently at the Kamehameha School for Boys, Mr. Fi-ank B. Midkiff, president of the HonoKilu Chamber of Commerie ānd a rt>ember of the Board of Trustees for the Bishop Estate, gave an inspiring speech concerning the development of science in the Hawaiian Islands. The title of hi® talk was, "Thft Immensity of Our Times."

Three points were emphasized by Mr. Midkiff as to be of great \mportance to the students. He -said, ;ri,r These three ltems are practicle and of great importance in helping th« ādvanccment of Hawaii in this words; 1) Keep up to the minute in science; (2) Try to master some application

■«f science; and (3) men of integTity and honesty for they will be needed badly after the war!"

He said that the graduates of the Kamehameha Schools secure a fine education at Kamehameha and should be ahle to face problems of science in Hawa:ii; "The graduates of Kamehameha ean be relied upon to keep these Hawaiian Islands 'up to date with the modern world," said Mr. Midkiff as he urged the boys to master some applied science as a profession. {

Hr. Midkiff ended his speech with a Hawaiian chant, whieh the old Hawaiians used to sing before the dawn of the new day.

MRS. BUDD INVENTS TEST GAUGE By HENRY COBB-ADAMS Mrs. Marian Budd, wife of Mr

OiiuMu». B'HIII i'!Stnictnr m ( .l u > twcity at the eehooi, for in a rocont inlewiew discloscd "that shs had, while workinjg for the Douglas Aircraft Gompariy in California, lessened the time required in testing fittings whieh go to thf aasembly line for uae. The department in whieh Mrs. i±Judd was emp]oyed Was called I the Receiving Inspection depart- [ ment, where -a 100 per cent final I eheek and test was made on all Mtmgs to be Sure that there were no flaws before being sent to the assembly lines. v

Mrs. Budd improved a particular gaug>e that had a little handle and an adjusting apparatus on one side, with the gauge of threads to test the work on the other. Mrs, Budd, having just completed a task employing both liands, conccivx'd thc idea that jiiHtcad.of testing one using one hand at a time, two hands could be used to test two fittings.

The Line Head, who alwavs welcomes suggestions to speed up production, was consulted and the idea tried out. The speeds attained in tests with both gauges were taken and the Budd "idea" proved to save as muqh as 30 per cent time when a worker first started *to use this new gauge with the worker gaining skill and s>aving "more and more time as she continued to use tlre apparatus.

Mrs. Budd worked at Douglas for six months as inspector where 50 per eeit of all Douglas planea are raade by women. She now resides with her h'usband in the upper married apartment of Liholiho Hall. Her 91 year old mother, -Mrs. Gh'arlotte Young, also lives with them.

By AMBROSE ROSEHILL

GoJd and silver pins were presented by Mr. Allen Bailey, typing instructor, to 34 K. S. B. students for doing" outstandingaeademic work durii)g the firstjhalf term whieh ended on November 6. V >

The first grading period ends at Christmas but the honor pins are at eaeh half term as well- as at the end of eaeh semester. Dacking the necessary pins because of the war, boys inthe . eighth. and high-eleventh

classes have not as yet receiyed their pins. Pive boys earned' a gold pin avvard this time. Receiving gold pins were Henry Lukela and Henry Keliiaa from the higheleventh class, and fearl Robing|K, Alexander Thoene, and eia^enee 1 Self from the semor class. Boys at K. S. B. who receitfed silver pins are as follow: Elghth grade—Ralph Morgan, Roy Fernandez, Stanley Lum, Sam Scto, and Elmer Manley. Ninth grade—William Bell, Edward Lee, Celighton B&amer, Robert Moore, Melfred Lum, Clifford Kekauoha, Edward Ho, and Kenneth Batong. Tentii grade—Randolph Logan, George Leong, Flet;cher Aleong, Eric Crabbe, Charīes Kamaka, and Wallaee -Kaawaloa. j Low-eleventh — Ambrose Rosehill, Thomas See, ,Carl Thoene, Albert Kekoa, and Arthur Fitzsimmons. Hig)i-eleventh grade — George Choy, "Henry Rogers, Raymond Aea Phillip Eagels,, and William Ste\vart Qnly three honor pins were awar<ie<i īti the senior calss <dutv<i tUey were all gold pins. Kamehameha students that have gra<luate<l have dom? excoptiotvaliy well iu all of the

j{?erviee. Thc mi!itarv program at |school is in wany \vsiiys responsiior Uie staudards whieh i Uiese students liave attakieā. 1 These £rraduates learni»d thebasis |o£ striet jmiUUry <Usciplūw &t Alo«g wiUi Uie oUver imiportaut tmits o£ lesKiership awa, [reapect £or Uieir s«j>eriors. ! [ Some of the graduates in thej

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nolulu in August. William E. Like, '37» is a staff scrgcant serving with the United States Infantry, Eniployed at Kahuku" Plantation for two years, WillMm went to Hilo where he waa hired by the Hilo Iron Woxks . befoj-e being called to service, James Blevins, '40 is a master i?crgeant in the United* States Infantry. He married 01ivia Kaaihue and is the father of one child. Before enlisting, James waa employed at the von Hamm-Young company. Benjamin Williams, '42, enlisted in the Hawaiian Territorial Guard shortly after the att-ack on December 7, 1941. Ben is now a sergeant in a United States infantry regiment. Last heard ii'om he is on duty somewhere in the South Pacific. I>aniel Lansing, '26, holds the rank of major in the plans and training division of the United States infantry. Daniel enrolled Ln the preparatory in 1912 and the manual school in 1919. Jlis cla;ss was the* first- to go on partime ; and, being the highest class of boys, they enjoyed seniar privileges" for _threc years. . Francis AiWohī, '30, spent five years at the University of Hawaii I graduating f rom the Tcachers

college with a major in physical education. After coaching a year at Kauai High school, īihue, he went to Farring~ton High school where he headed the athietic program for four years, In June, 1941, he accepted the position of assistant professor of military science and tactics at the University of Hawaii. After the blitz he joined the infantry and is now a captain. William H. Wilson, '40, ia stationed at the present time somewhere in the South Pacific. "The insects are n'umerous on the island post," says William in a recent letter. Henry Afong Lindsey f '31, a captain in the United States Army Signal Corps, is from Waimea, Hawaii. Studying for two years after graduating from a radio school in New York, he was then enīployed by a radio shop. Frank Cockett, '35, former Ka- - mehameha athlete is now serving in the African theatre. He received his lieutenant's commission at the. Officers' Candidate School, in Fort Benning, Georgi«; was in the battle of Bizerte, and i has just been reported wounded somewhere in Italy. Frank is the brother -of Capt. - Pat Cockett, U. S. Medical corps, and of jJames and Abraham Cockett at'ienōinā' Kamehameha. Raymond K. Lutz, '38, is now a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps. He has reported to Hobbs Army Air Field, New Mexico, for as a multi-engined bomber "piloi Lt. Lititz received his wings in June. Vsctor H. Jacobson, '39, was killed in action somewhere in the South Pacific war 2one. While at Kamehameha, Victor was thc major of the battalion, Big Six, a member of the Quill and ScroU society and the Honor society. He is the first Kamehameha gfaduate to be killed in the defense of his country in this war. Lt. Jacobson is survived by his Wife, Jane Wilson, who resides in San Francisco, and his two brothers W T ilfred aad Albert Tim, '3P, is now a second !ieutenar.t servin§ i n ehina instructing the Chinese troops in theīr language. Previo"us to this Jtmnsfer Albort w\\s to a JHvft in India where he spent somo tim«. He was ejupioyed by the Fuller Brush eompany befor« his enlistment. Theodore Morrison. '42. at the tinie of the att«clv Che Hawau Torritorial Guard. Traīning at an post, Tcd was seriously injuivd in an acci<tent dHd was <iis3bW tenjpcvr&rUy, He x*-as convalescijig at the Farruxgton branch of Tripler t General hospita.3 and, \vas reieased.

Pi\trick C\vkott, "3i, reccived do£Too ftvuu tii<; Wsshh\gton scltool ia Mtsso\irt. r*t his I intotmhip Jn Hawaai. He jomei tho Army r rrvknis o'ur caU> into th«? wtir *iid scrvcū for * whiio on He siso &yrv«4 thc K&mohameha Aaacx of Uw THplor CkT!oral :or & ponvxl At tho jvrosscsxt he is <at vīuty s»>nunx lior*? In th« Soutfe, p*cifS< k tho<&tor w&r. L*x««iī\i K. Wari*er, 42, is now A stAfr m UaiUNi v ■ Sv>oa !iiX€r th« stUok *v*rl Hartw:' U>Oīv&rvi Jv>iTuxī tho Torriioml &»4 »slo rvoUißt»x>rtNi for sm'kw «>nv4 «t thc \iAott |\vsts <>t". CV\hu h»s siiic*f to- tho IW* SVMU- \Oh-*y he i$ ii4Uwi<ovu