Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-10

FOUNDERS DAY AT SCIENCE HiLL-CEL
| EBRATION OF TIE EIG HTIETH BIRTH
| DAY OF MRS. JULIA A. TEvIS.
Friday last, December 5. 1879, wa.
the eightIeth birthday of Mrs. Julia A.
| Tevis, the founder. and tor over fifty
years the principal, of Science Hill Fe.
male Academy, the oldest female 'usti
tuition OF learning in the south or west
and the successful educator OF thousands
who will be rejoiced to learn that she
still lives, and although feeble in health
wields an influence for good that will be
lelt long after she has passed to her re.
ward. Probably no social event in oul
midst has ever occasioned moro heart.
felt and universal feeling of genuine
cOngratulation than that of last Friilar.
During the forenoon a perfect lam
| of her friends. acquaintances and form.
er pupils called on the sanity lady and
| were received in person, and would
have continued during the entire day
| had it not became evident that her en-
| feebled condition would no longer per.
NIT such a tax on her strength and en-
ergies. Consequently, in the afternoon,
an improvised meeting was called in the
chapel, and a programme OF exercises
arranged which reflected great credit
upon the projectors, and proved OF much
interest to the large crowd in attendance
principally ladies.
Mrs. Tevis was seated upon the plat
form, surrounded by the Immediate
members OF her family and the present
management of the school, while on a
table was displayed rare flowers, gifts
from friends and acquaintances.
The exercises were opened by an in
strumental duet, performed by the Mss
es Tevis, granddaughters of the vener-
able principal, alter which DR.. Poynter
made the announcement that the pro-
gramme had been arranged on short no
tice, but that hereafter the fifth day of
December would be known and cele-
brated in the school as Founders Day,
and would be observed with elaborate
ceremonies, in honor OF the venerable
founder of the institution. This an
nouncement was followed by beauti-
iul and appropriate solo, by Mrs. Kum-
ber.
Prof. Jordan then delivered the fol-
lowing address:
"Mrs. Tevis: We are met this eve
ming to rejoice with you over the return
OF another birthday. You have come to
the eightieth milestone, and the young,
the mlddle-aged and the old are gather
ed about you, proud and glad to claim
your acquaintance and your friendship,
and to wish as many returns of the day
as wise and loving Father shall see
best to give you.
We would all have you feel that you
are surrounded by those who love and
honor you, and that the inf uence of
your long and faithful labor still fingers,
like a grateful incense, about these halls
to bless and stimulate their occupants.
But how small part of 1t is this In
the town, in the country, in the state, all
over the county, are homes made hap
pier and better by the same exalted in
iluence. With the voices that come
trooping up from these to-day, we
would write ours in congratulation and
salutation.
If Cato was right in saying that the
best reward of old age was the memory
of its good deeds, yours ought to be
rich. The good old Quaker was not
quite correct when, rs 4 reason for his
benevolence, he said: Il must do all the
good can for cannot expect IL ..avel
this way again" We travel the ..oad OF
life many times. In memory, it is true,
but just as really as at first. And, il we
could realize that we are hour by hour
making q road over which we must
travel thereafter every day of our lives
and throughout eternity, what stimu-
lus tor us to make that road as smooth
and the scenery along it rs pleasant as
possible.
Sitting alone upstairs in your easy
chair, you 60 over your road many times,
in one day, for mind and memory are
not fettered by the limitations of space
and time. and as you go, what tri-
umphal march! Good deeds, done by
the way, flock out like so many fairies
to weave the garland, scatter the roses,
and sing the psalms. One sings OF a
helpful hand to the needy; another. OF
words of cheer TO the discouraged. This
one. OF patient watch care over the er-
ring. That one, OF firm but loving
hand laid upon the wild and wayward.
Ihls one, OF tender touch by the sick
bed. That one, of the prayer that bore
up. as upon wings of love, the spirit OF
the dying. And all, bringing in glad
hands the bread which, cast upon the
waters, is returning after many days.
With these tributes which the past
entrusts to memory, we would bring
ours, laying it at your feet, in grateful
recognition of the services of a life
whose mission has been
g. The mission of genius to watch and to wait,
a IN
The mission of woman, permitted to bruise
The head of the serpent, and sweetly infuse
through the sorrow and sin Of earth s registered
curse,
.he blessing which mtigates all bora to nurse
And TO soothe, and to solace, to help and to heal
lhe sick world that leans on herr
Such has been yours, and if l had the
privilege and power of painting youl
old age, it should not be represented by
the common figure, walking thoughtful
upon the silent solemn shore of a vast
ocean, which it must so soon traverse
| would much rather paint vessel com
ing in under full sail, with bright skies
and prosperous breezes, after long and
perllous voyage, safely into port
would put upon the shore the good
deeds you have done, and the friends
whom you have loved and helped, tc
greet you with waving plumes and wei.
como plaudits, and over all, in an arch
OF rain bowcoloring: Coming Home ,
AT the close of this address, Miss Ada
Broadhead recited s'The Bells of Ender
by" IN manner very credtable to the
young lady.
Following this came the reading of :
congratulatory letter from a daughter
OF Mrs. Winslow, nee Miss Jane Wool
folk, pupil of Science Hill thirty
years previous. the writer being hersel
mother. The letter was very appre
priately read by Miss Sue Godby, it be
ing her seventeenth birthday
frof. Lonely, 4 venerable looking
gentleman. with white flowing locks
then appeared before Mrs Tevis. and
making profound bow, read in a voice
OF emotion and feeling, the following
| poem, prepared at few hours notice
BIRTHDAY ODE OF sALUTATlOS.
| TO Mrs. JULIA ANN TEyIs.
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