Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-14

when we arrived here, and being stranger,
we were unable to obtain tneir hames.
The commencement exercises last night at the
Opera House were we'll attended by the bestp prO-
pie of Lexington. An admission fee oft, enty-
The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev.
NJ. NJ. Pugh, after which was the corcert.
Recitation. "Gheber to HIS Followers :" by
ladies of the school, which was rarely, II ever,
surpassed in Lexington. The entire programme
was carried out without, in our opinion,
':The Leak in the Dyke" by Miss Fannie
BaylIss, was especially line
ASLEEP ut the Switch, ''by Miss Sallie Dull
ing. and .Love's Request" by Miss Matte
KerdolG. were agplaqded. - ~
original poem, written and delivered by Miss
Lou G. Sans, dedicated to an original painting,
by Miss Belle L. Greene. was said to be by those
had ns fse d w. 81
Piano solo, "German Trumphal March," by
Miss Mary Prowers, was well received.
Recitation 1.-The Modern Cain.' by Miss
Yuia Plattenbnrg. was well rounded ana ELECTED
French recitation. "La Marseillaise. ;" by Miss
Rosa Young. was very good and enjoyed i'm
mensely by those who understood French.
The recitation, by Miss Prouse. OF St Joseph,
was greeted with storms Of applause and en-
Vocal solo, "Non Torno Romaga. by Miss
Adela McCord, while on of the last, vas one of
| the finest of the evening, and was encored.
The Male Trio. by Messrs. Conner, Chiles and
pIause kept up till they appeared and sang one
Of their iavorte selections, which was also
loudly applauded.
| This wound up the entertainment for last
night Tonight they have the closing COM
mencement exercises, at which time diplomas,
medals, etc will be awarded. of which We
will write Tomorrow.
| Correspondence of Sedalia Democrat June 5. ]
LEXINGTON, June 4 lG5.
| Tie opera house was well filled last might to
| witness the closing exercises of the Centra Fe-
male College. In our report of yesterda, We
| gave an account of the examination as full % we
were able tn obtain them. To-day we shall;on-
| fine ourselves to the evenings entertainment at
the opera house. The exercises were opned
with prayer by the Rev. W 3 Mcfarland. wI:ch
was followed by sauta.ory, There are aIns
was read well and as well received by the nrge
audience. This was followed by piano ,o'o.
"Florence''-Ta by Miss Leila Owe IS.
An essay. "a drop Of Water" by Miss F.nnie
p. Rayliss, the accomplished daughter Of capt.
Bayliss, of the City Hotel. was very fntpro-
A vocal duet, "a night in Venice. - by Misses
Cottey and Sans. was we'll sung and highly aP,,,
Egyptian, )" by Miss Mamie crowley, was equal
| to those OF her predecessors and was listened to
with marked attsntion. Piano solo, ..Titana, "
by Miss Eddie Winsor. was one of the best in
strumental pieces of the evening. Essay, "trom
A, B. CO. by Miss Dixie E. Winsor. the ac-
i complished daughter of MIR: E. Winsor was,
the evening, and was highly appreciated ID evi.
| denced by repeated outbursts of applause and
| numerous boauets from admirlng friendsln the
Vocal Solo-'tLlfe is SO Gay" by Miss Lou
6. Sans; On this occasion, as all othds, She
qu acquitted n herself wIs great ersdt aic e Was
Essay,"LIfe is What we Make it,''by Miss Mat
tie erlolf, one of the most popular youtg ladies'
highly appreciated by all. Piano Sob: LA
| Fete Des Fees by Dixie Winsor, was played
without fault and frequently cheered Essay
by Miss Clara Mcconnell. daughter ,f o T.
Mcconnell. of Pettis. Piano solo-"Fantasia
de Lurline." "a very difficult piece. was well
| rendered by Miss Fannie p. BaylisS Essay
'The Reward OF Innocence and SIncerty,' by
Miss Mildred Philips, was handled in way that
second daughter of Rev. Preston Philips, form
erly of sedalia. Vocal solo-'S'ng of th'
Coquet,' by Miss Adela McCord, known here
as the sweet singer OF Lexington. was greeted
with rounds of applause. which wss kept up til
she APP cared the second time and sang: ''Muid
of Dundee, Z" which was also very fine.
Vocal Trio-"When am Gone from Thee,
by Misses McCord, Pennebaker and BayliSs
Was one OF the finest pieces on the programme
and met with unusual long and enthusiastic ap
plause. At it's conclusion one Of the fair singer:
was presented with the finest basket of flowers
that % we have seen this year. ,, L., ,,;,,
Lou q. Sans, was said by critics to be the fines
valedictory ever read IN Lexington. We regre
we maven I space 10 give IL IN lult.
: Male Quartette: Messrs. Conner, Chiles
Thomas and Smith, was very good. and tn
gentlemen We're encored and sang: Coco
Night
Then came to the young ladies, the happies
part of the exercises. The following young lad.
graduates received their diplomas Miss Matti
Kerdolf. Miss Lou q. Safns, Miss Rosa Young
Mics Mildred Philips. Miss Clara Mcconnell
MISS M Nannis Is. Grbwiss MISS Fannie s Bay Bay
; Wiley, u past graduate, received the degree =
Mistress OF Arts, having received the degree O
Mistress OF Literature last year.
Then came the awarding OF medals First wa
} Il medal for the greatest proficiency In the do
: mestic department. Three young ladies' hayn
attained so near the same degree of proficiency
three medals instead of one were awarded. on
COnnell. and one to Miss Sallle F. Searcy.
In the musical department two medals wer
offered, one for the greatest advancement Il
5 vocal music and one for the greatest advance
, awarded to Miss Lon q. Sans and the last
Miss Sallie F. Searcy. The presentation speec
was made by Capt. Conner in one of his happies
? efforts; but then he is always happy when taik
ing to ladies.
In the elOcution class there were ten contes
tants for the medal. After long and very rigi
r test, Miss Lou Sauna " as awarded the medal
, which was presented by J. S. Blackwell. Esq
county attorney, in an appropriate speech.
e The medal Tor the highest grade in all depart
ments was awarded to Miss Roberta Allen. ! h
presentation speech was made by AIR. 4enopho
Ryland, who is ackDowledged to be one of tt
best speakers in Missouri, and ON this OccasiO
he rather surpassed himself.
Then followed short address by the presider
OF the college. Rev. Wesley q. Miller, aftt
l which came the benediction. by Rev. Holloway
, pleasant and satisfactory weeks to all concerne
: in the history Of Central Female College. Ma
they have many such.
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