University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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I ASUH COUNCILLORS— (Clockwise) Poarl Richardson Marian Chun Barbara Bown Alice Chun Sconie Lau and featured President Sinclair, Oren E. Long, Dr. Paul S. Bachman, and Dr. Charles H. Hunter as speakers. Captain Maurice Evans, famed Shakespearean actor, gave the University a treat in April when he and some men from the Special Service Department of the U. S Army presented in costume Scene 4, Act III from Richard II. Real Dean awards and other awards to meritorious students in extracurricula activi- ties marked the last convocation of the year on May 21, 1943. The Senior Ivy Orator and three other seniors representing the three different colleges also spoke. An ASUH undertaking deserving of praise was the formation of the War Council and the coordination of all University war activi ties 27

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26 waii works and greets visitors and student conferees was presented to him on his in- auguration by the ASUH. The convocations committee, headed by Alice Chun, councillor, and Dr. Harold Wads worth, faculty chairman, presented to the student body and the community several outstanding convocations. The first, held on October 8. featured Mrs. Walter F. Dilling ham. Director of the Women's Division of the Office of Civilian Defense, who spoke on The Student s Part in War Work.' A special Navy Day convocation was held on October 27 at the amphitheater. Vice Admiral Ainsworth, USN, was the guest speaker, and the Royal Hawaiian Band pre- sented several musical selections. November 25 marked the third convoca- tion when Dr. Arthur L. Dean spoke on Ideals and Democracy, and a Negro quar- tet from Fort Armstrong thrilled the audience with several Negro spirituals. The Murder of Lidice by Edna St. Vincent Millay was presented at a convocation sponsored by the sophomore class. Also at this time, Elbert Yee gave his speech that placed second in the Christmas essay contest Jefferson Day called for the fifth convocation of the year ASUH COUNCILLORS (Counter-clockwise) Phyllis Tam. Elbert Yee. Dick Kuykendall. Richard Kosaki, Alec Corenevsky

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Undor lh© shade of the campus trees students exchange greetings from the AJA’s. Livesay and Wist extend heartiest aloha to the new Governor and the First I.ady oi Hawaii.