Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-05
Central Female College.

On Wednesday ana Thursday nights OF thls
week the annual exercises Of this institution
We're held ut the opera house. and the large aud
fashionable audiences IN attendance attested the
popularity of this college and the drawing pow
crs OF its public performances.
The following IL the programme of the first,
or concert night
Prayer-Rev. E. X. Miller. of st. Joseph. Mo. |
"Wood- Bird. ''-Four-Palt song. (AbU-
Glass.
Essay yon ..N ks1inx Great is Lightly w0n'"
Piano Duet: (Goldbech)-Misses Proven
Spring Song: (Mendelssohn)-Miss sallie
Recitation: "rhe Rightful Heir" (Oli
Piano Sole: 81 sonnambuis. (Leybsch) |
Song: '.Plelty Little Primrose" tPinsutD
R.eitatien: German. isR,,t-r Won ToRgen-
burg''-Miss Yula Plattenburg.
Piano Solo: q. ..Noc;urne.;, Menae!ssohn
Miss Edda Winsor
Misses searcey. Fitzgerald and LaMar.
Essay: mo Star Goes Down. but Climbs
Another e.aa ssssIky -" ..jahs,s Jennie 6n e sg%urF Essninovsu,-
Song: ''Little Bird, Why Singest Thou 9'-
RecitaIion: French: from Racine's ''Iphi-
~genle."-Missk Roberta Allen.
Song: My Queen" (Blumenthal) Miss
Recitat,on: 1.-THE Last Hymn."-Miss Sal
lie Duling.
Qnartrlte: (weber)-Misses Stanford. Humid
Beuediction-By Rev. W. b. Mcfarland.
And the following that OF it's Commence
ment'' night:
Prayer-By Rev. H. Winslow Abbott.
G Ss1ras ash 0 Rnsss, Class, s .ni Miss IL Sam ssn...
Address-Rev Ii. b. Watson. A NJ. Co.
lumbia.
Misses +. +. Stanford anu /. Kyland.
Essay: "Lite Miss Yuls Plattenburg.
Song: ANGELS s.renade." tBrnga) Miss
Lizzie Fitzgerald;
Piano Solo: ''Caprice," tRaG)-Miss lola
Awsraing Medals.
Sans.
Reading names OF distinguished pupils-Rev.
Piano sole: ..Nocturns." QDohlsr)-Miss
Mary l.. Richards.
BrneiIction-Rev. C.. j. Vand-ventcr.
The efficiency and high standard of the musical
department in charge OF Mrs. F.'ote and Miss +.
F.. Stanford, were thoroughly tested and estab-
lished In these two nights work. The class
chOruse5 with which the two programmed
opened were beautifully given. aud the shades
Of expression, 80 difficult to produce outside o
opera in IL large chorus, were handled with pre-
cision and delicacy. Especin lily good and rici
WAS the Council chorus of the second night
while the obiigati of Mrs. Footc and Miss Lol
Sams Vocal medalist. '7Y were given will
= fervor und artistic finish.
|, The other choral work of Mrs Foote. that oil
4 the little children, was IN its way equally u
t good. 1t seems odd that children 50 small an,
n young should attempt music by Pinsuti. bu
they lid il, and sang it we'll. and were reward
y eli with II hearty encore which Was grsceiull..
+. responded to.
c The essays oi Misses iona Ryland and Genni
j Spurgeon. were both replete with good though
n carefully expressed, aud read with dlstinctnes,
IS OF utterance for which the young la.lies were re
wnried with applause and handsome bouquets
N Iu the instrumental as well as the vocal dc
II partIneht OF this college. has the advance AM
Improvement in standard been strongly marked
The piano performances Indicated on the pro
graIune given by Misses Prowers Moore. Ed
=, du Win.or, iona Ryland, lola LiGndiey AN
Mary l.. RoBards, reflected great credit on til
young ladies and their teacher Miss Stanford
and should this accomplished lady be retaiae
in this department, ts is the hope vi the publ
lie and friends OF the institution) our other college
N Will have 10 lock well TO their laureis. Mi.
\. Stanford has been here only II year. but has b
OF her work proven herself to lie rs thorough IN he
Is teaching Ms she Is artistic IN her own perform
r anc.s. Miss Stanford has been very little betor
is our general public. and was only given n plat
III on the lrst night. She was rewarded with
mi double encore. anu created such u genuir
so seusutlon that she was called on the srcOL
IN night by tn. audience and played u brlllial
10 concert gallop. The sonata WAS given wi
II great feeling and delictcy in the lighter passaS
and power in the deeper ones, while the gallo
N. hat n dash and elan about il. combined with
Ell precision of touch, that showed the young la,
us eaually al nome III both concert and chalnb
M music.
lie The other music was by Mrs. Foote's pupils
lsa which accomplished lady we shall speak
st place. Miss >earcry sang her Mcnleiss"l
IS, Song we'll, when we consider that the YOU
ne lady has been studying but ten months. and h
he selection. II classic, aud gives promise OF gre
e, SUCCESS with II continuance VI her studies.
Miss IiZzic Fitzgerald has II fine voice and
is the chorri-es. II rang out with power AMI br
'rg llnncy. hut her solo. while good. did not do h
r voice Justice, ~ it did not rise above the obi
RIM yafo accompaniment, and II vcry tne eject "
III: lost.
nj ~
The h'9H IL ''" e"S'' " " l"
IN IN singing Blumenthal's ''My Queen - II h
use been given here before by others. until. in III
lar steal circles ut least, lis every note and shade
10 power hnw-ver. which Won for her many VA
I'm encoInIUms and beautiful flowers
Lexington Is fruitful with talent aud as {