Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-25

Dear Madam:-We Wish to call your At
tention to the "Venus" %two-button Kid
glove, purely elastic, of any shade or color,
and warranted not to rip, at 81 per pair.
Also In three buttons. For sale at Il. j. f..
Ahren's, sole agent. maylltf
The closing exercises OF the Second Ward
aud High schools begin Monday, Stay 9th,
aud continue during the week. In the ward
school,, the second and third grades Will be
examined Monday and Tuesday !; the fourth.
nfth. sixth and seventh grades on Tuesday.
These are all oral examinations. In the
High school the written EXAMINATIONS of the
senior class have been In progress during
the past week. On Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, in the forenoon, OF next week,
written examinations will be held. We'd
nesday afternoon and Thursday forenoon
Will be devoted to oral examinations. The
patrons and friends OF the school are cor
daily invited TO attend these examinations.
The papers, prepared by the pupils In their
written examinations. will be put on file by
Inc principal, and VIII be open to inspection
by any one wishing to examine more closely
the work done by the pupils during the past
session. On Thursday, May 30, at 9 O'Clock
p. m. there will be an exhibition by the
pupils of the second and third grades. On
Friday. May 81, at 10 O'Clock q. M, there
Will be an exhibition by the small children
OF the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades.
On Friday evening, at 8 o'clock, there Will
be an exhibition by the pupils of the High
school, at the close Of which diplomas will
no awarded RI tho
The commencement exercises OF the Bap.
fist Female College promise to be of unusual
interest this year, and will doubtless be very
largely attended, as on all previous occa-
sions. Notwithstanding the hard times, the
present has been the most prosperous year
this institution has ever enjoyed, tbsre
having been in attendance IS boarding and
% day pupils, or . tot al OF 125 during the
year. The house has been filed to It's ut
most capacity, and the trustees expect to
enlarge the building by raising a part of 1t
another story, and finishing it of with q
manssrd roof, thus adding five new rooms.
The building up of our educational insiilu-
tons Is q work In which we are all pro-
foundly Interested, and We are proud to
know that all three of our well-known and
widely patronized female colleges are In a
most prosperous and growing condition.
Rev. A. W. Chsmblis, ID. D., of BoonyIlIe.
VIII preach the annual sermon at the Baptist
church on Sunday morning, June End. at II
O'Clock. and Rev. J.. & Davidson, OF Sedalia.
the missionary sermon at 8 O'Clock Sunday
evening. On Monday and Tuesday, June 3
and 4, the public examinations, interspersed
with vocal and instrumental music, Will be
held IN the college chapel. On Wednesday,
at 10 a. m, the annual meeting Of the board
Of trustees will be held at the college.
Wednesday at 8 p. m. the young ladies will
give their closing musical entertainment.
and Thursday evening, at 8 O'Clock. the
regular commencement will be held, consist.
ing OF essays by graduates, delivery of d,plo.
mas, awarding Of gold medals, all inter.
spersed with vocal and instrumental music.
Old Men's Gu to-day.