Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXIX, Number 31, 22 November 1944 — News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School [ARTICLE]

News From Boys, Girls Kamehameha School

. * BANI> By William Haina Kamehameha'a beginning band under the direction of Bandmaster WīlUam B. Sievers has the largest personnel in its history. On the first day 49 pupils registered, ahd 13 more boys have becn sig:ned up. making a total of 62 in the band. Thg class consists largely of eighth and ninlh grade students. Praetices are held iu thc bandroom from 3:10 to 4:00 p. m. every day. The advanc:cd band of 40 mujsieians is now placing special em* I phasis upon football songs, al- | though a considerable time will be j spent on military marches. In the spring the band. will I give one or two concerts and will i furnish the music on Pounder's |day on December 10.

By Marjorie Mi]ier Working on the Rankin Cottage | Wili be one of the year's projects | for ttae Hui 'Kumulipo, or the iHawaiian Club, of Kamehameha School for Girls. This cottage is situated on the mountain side behind the school, Eaeh member of the club is assigned to a speeial duty such as clearing around ; 'the cottage, checking the water supply - and repainting the cabin, Another projeet is to haye all of the plants in tlie Hawaiian garden labeled so tlvat visitors may know. eaeh plant's name. . Eolding the gavel this year as prt sidcnt of the club is Haleakala Waiau assisted by Katherinu Kekooiani, vice president. Taking chargo of the minutes is Kaloulu Sharpe's duty as secretary. Nancy Aea, treasurer, is responsible for the funds and dues of the club.

At present the membership of the club amounts to 25 of whieh 14 are newly selcpted girls. Initiation for these girls will be held soon.

In the basement of the master's hale the girls have set up $n attractive clubroom decorated with Hawaiian nets, gourds and flowers. Every Wednesday at 1 p. m. meetings are held there.

Advising the Hūi Kumulipo is Miss Winona Beamer, an lxonor graduate of K.S.G., in the class of 1941.

anjl> scroll AWAJRD By Fletclier Al«ong

Kamehameha bi-week-ly newspaper, Ka Moi, attāined the Quill and Scroll Society's top honors by. receiving the 1943-1944 "International Honor Rating— Paper of Superior Achievements" j award for the first time smce the j the founding of the paper. mowever, Ka Moi. has received many second plaee awards in th.e past, [ Judges commented that "As | usual in the forefront of high school papers, Ka Moi ~ servesi school and student body most ca-j pably with an excellent varietyj of ne\vs and entertainment fea-1 tures. War interests broadly and' skillfully treated. Broad, thoroug'h advance news co v erage, well planned and lively stories, and timely editorials." Quill an'a Scroll ig an International honorary society for high school journalists. Its main purpose is the encouraging and rewarding of individual achievement in journalism and creative ivjJt-,

ing. Tliere are charters £raatcdj and student membership goea to j those who do credltkble work, There are approximately l,50o! chapters and 15,000 memhers Uiroughout Uie Umted States and territories, Englānd, Cliina, Cuba, Canad& aud Australia. Members of last year's Ka Moi were con£rai,ulated for their eoiuiuendable vwrk that earned Ka Moi its first top raUng. lone E&Uihum. &nd Normaiv Rosehiil j were Uie edditor-in-elxie£ of last year's paper. Betty Ytm M!lton 'E., Balteti£Xie, \vlvo I tausht for 15 ,wars at tlie Kame- , haiiielia SelKvl £or Girls, has been } nominatod by FraxvlUuv. T>. \\s Soloctive Service; Wreetor for Hawaii, suev i eediixjj | La«utan*tU Ook«iel Emnvett G. | Solonion, USA. j

MAT rOTNA i KE la'Al AXa| I BONA KAUA. E kuat 1 kela; wne Jceia manaw». Mal hoohal* j i kc kuai <uva. j

"Mr. Ballengee was the secretary oi Uie poatTivar plaunij?g qozoiaittee of the Honolulu Chamber of Coramcrcc> i!ai}v.y!£jQs wor}t, &pii a prior tp Jtts t a«ryice a|ipointttiezit, lfter attBoding the Columbia University Teachers (pollege and Golorado State of Education, Mr. Ballengee received his baohelor of arts and maa- i tei degree. Mr. Ballengee is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, men's national honorary oducational fraternity; Kappa Delta Phi, national honorary scholastic fraternity; Alpha J Psi Omega, national honorary !drstmatic fraternity an!d the Aloha I Shrine of Uonolulu. Aa "ehaiman of selective aervice board seven, Mr. Ballengee was replaced by Mr. Donald D. Miteheil, faculty of the Kamehameha School for Boya.

Bertty Y!m Ranceford Kauinohea Shea is the senior cottage ,baby of 1944-45, of the School for Girls. He entered the senior cottage on September 19, at the age of five wēeks. R-ance-fōrd was born on August 10, at the Queen's Hospital, carrying eight pounds and two ounces with him. He is of Chinese-Hawaiian-Canadian astract. .

Ranceford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Waah Shea of Honolulu. . Mr. Shea is a clerk at the Matson Navigation Company, while Mrs. Shea was a , former student of the Kamehaimeha School ,for Girls. Other members of the Shea family are Llewellyn, Sylvienne, Ernest, Randall, Dawn and Norman. All resides at 2123 Tantalus Drive.

Kaui'a meals are well-balanced and the proper care; hc receives from his se,nior "mopjmies" eontribut(;s to his healthy growth, Ranceford's first baby director on one week at the senior cottage waa Carmen Juarez of Honolulu. His other housekeepers were Haleakala Waiau, from the ialand of Kauai; Josephine ,Enos, Honolulu; Norma»lHo, of | Kauai;. and Kaloulu Sharpe frorrj the island 0f Maui. These girls carry out the duties of eook, dishwashers; waitress and hostess. ! Kamehameha's senior cottage was founded December 18, 1912, 32 years ago, Eacjh year the senior cottage offer opportunities to the"*old«r girls of K. S. G. to learn home management. Eaeh girl is traincd to care for a baby, budget her time, plan meals and assume responsibility as manager of the home. Miss Virginia Gentry ia head, of the sei}ior cottage. , HISTOBY

By Charles Kaxuaka Completing- 41 years of rivalry, the Warriors of Kahemahema. defeated tlie Buffanblues of Punahou 64-0 at the Honolulu Stadium October 6. . In all its years of rivalry, this year's score was the highest ever made. Kamehameha played to a 6-6 tie in 1903 whieh l)egan the long:est rivarly 'in the histt>ry o| interschool footbali in Hawaii. Playing a total of 68 games, both exhlbition and scheduled games, Punahou has bopped 33 while Kamehameha won 28 games; five of these battles were played to a tie. Out of the total number of -games, 12 were played

on the annual Thanksgiving Day with Kamehanieha winning six; Punahou, four; and t\vo wero 4ea<Uock tussds. Statistics of Kamohamoha-Pii- j Inahou rivalry ! ] i Kam-Pun 1903 6 0 : 29 10 »0* - o—ll 1905 L 0 5 ! 6 $ : « 10 51906 [. 0-— 4 I 1 j | o—-11 ( 1907 L &_ i * 0 • - ! Q 3* 1913 0 34 0* 1914 0 13 ■ | 5* 1915 © 0 i * »• 1916 ! 0 7 i ; 9 -19 \i

0 0» 1&.7 o—=7-10 : 7 '0 . ■ •- _ ; 1918* ." 33—- ft«^r .' .. M 191 q " | 1920 " 1" ' «— f . 1921 - 13 27 13 34 L922 14 7 19*3 18 o 9 lo* 1&24 13 15 t92 5 13——13 W26 20— 7 t927 ...; e—— 7 1928 12- 9 L929 0. o 0 0* L930 22- 0 9—r- o* r L931 ...?. 26 7 27 6* 1932 20 6 • 1933 27 6 !934 13_I— 6 1935 19 g 1936 " 0 2,, 1937 y —- 13 0 1938 0 19 1939 Q g 1940 0 " 7 1941 o——lo 1942 13 0 . 1943 13 14 19« 64— 0 *Games played on the annual Thanksgivin Day

MELIM NEW fatheb ByLeonardWong Rowland Melim '44 has recently Ueeome the proud father of a 6 lbs. 8 oz. baby boy who was named John J«ames Keawekahuokalani. ! While attending Kamehameha, i Rowland was an outstanding stu<ient. He received numerous | honor pins, was a member of the I Committee of Six in his highj eXe v enth year, a member of the Hui Oiwi, an all star guawJ on the varsity football team, and a eaptain .in the Kamehameha battalion. He is now employed at the Hawaiian Air Depot aa a radio technician helper. Mrs. Melim is the former Janet Tsukayama. She recefved her eduation at McKinley High School. Slxe was formerly employed as a «urse at the Kapiolani Materhity Hospital. 19iis is the oouples' first now reside at 1772 South King Street, Honolulu. HONOR SOC£ETY GHAPTERS By £dwin KeUett

\ Kamehameha Schools> chapter !<tf the Naliomal Honor Society f b9asts 82 members ānee the chapt«r was in Pebruary, 1933. At preseat, the. so, i ciety at K , nrn°hamrhn BqysV School is composed ol 12 seniors iAiid one probationary iw^mKc r £rom the juoior elaaa. who are members are. Raymojid Aea, George Ghoy, WiUiam GasĪW» Wiliiam Stewart, « Mry Chai, Rantioiph Moate, Rogers» Albert Kekoa, George Undsey, Thomas See, Heary KeUiaa, and Carl Thoeae. The probathonary member is Raadolpii i>ogan. The member o£ the Kamehaiueha School for Gorls ia OJadys Goo, a senior.

| TradiUons hav« £oUowed the qutaiftc&Uoos of meml>erSv Ee£ore beiA£ candi« d*te oae must atte&d Karoeb&me* Tia for at leaat & year and be a member of the eīev«ath or tw<il£th. lfc<tes. A o&xuiidate muat be. ia Oie upper third of iua in Schol&stic ratins. pt\>P<x9ed ttir meaabers3aip are apoa their amiee fco Umūt sci.oos. teadership in th«ir fiold of WKirk ai«i <āiaracter. Te«th gra<J<>?s of the aefeoa! are for i»«xiib«rt*. jax>6at><mary |«wvkted ttt«y have m«t Uk r«<j«iP&m*nta of ragviiar ift«j|»eta» «teflbte stttdeata m&i> Im r©owimended by any member of t&s fe> the jfecnlty eouaeil. lbe faculty eouneil coasists Mr. Chartes T. Mx- Do* nald D. M!tchel!. Mr, AHai Bsitey &»d Mr. trtmaim B, Calt}«*tiL This «sw»mtttee meet sach $*ar at th« begiwvinjg of the third 4jradii\£ ?«rlod t» «»sS<ler the C&cH&Sates &rs oifi* cisOlSr w»4e members at aa in«iuelwa ser\ice KeM īn the aehool attd4toriutti for both sciw>ola <*ch