Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-11
The Elizabeth Aull Seminary.

This school is one of the best not only in our
city but in the west. 1t Is a Presbyterian school.
presided over by Rev. James A. Quarles, a pol
ished scholar, and it has an able faculty. II is
conducted with a view to thoroughness- i'm all
departments, and eschews show. No public
exhibitions are given, though the patrons and
friends of the institution are invited to be pres
ent, at the school, at sill examinations and COM
mencement exercises. The school has been
eminently successful during the past year. and
as it's facilities in increased buildings, new ap-
psratus and books become better and better, its
future is assured.
The commencement exercises took place. last
Thursday morning. in the chapel. where there
was a large attendance Of interested spectators.
Every thing passed off satisfactorily and well,
according to the following programme:
Chorus, "'From Gypsy's Warming" By the
| School.
Piano Qusrtette. two pianos-'tMarche de lie
guess. Towt and Pommsr.
Vocal Duet, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Misses
Conn and Knox.
Essay, sThe Keepers of the Seals, Miss jim
Vocal Solo. .'Dsnube waltz"-Brsnson Miss
Piano Solo. observation-disclosures. Miss
Mamie Hutchinson, =. P. NJ.
Essay, ''strenH Souls Breathe More Free in
Mighty Struggle than in Trivial Esse,' Miss
Maggie Benton.
vocalsolo, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Miss
Anna Knox.
voule"-Kowalski, Misses Towt. Psmmer. Hart
Reading. '.1he LastHymn." Miss Mamie Pat
Vocal Duet. Coming Home'-sullivan Miss
es Gray and Marques.
Breathe and Labor" Miss Ella James. $.
Piano Solo, s'Cachuucha Caprice"-Ran, Miss
Fannie Ireland. b. r. M.
James.
Vocal Sole, "Marie"-Cowsn-Miss Pinkie
Vocal Trio. '.speed Thee. Little B~oat'-Proch.
Misses Conn. Marques and Knsx.
Awarding Bibles for Cateohtsm, Rev. George
Vocal Solo, waltz of Love"-Marchesi. Miss
Vocal Solo. ''6rand valse, Far From Thee."
Venzano. Miss Julia q. Smith, B. v. NJ.
Piano duet. two pianos. ''MarchcIHongrolse de
Concert" Kowalski, Misses Ireland and Hut
Gibson.
Awarding Diplomas, President.
Parting Song, 1881. Words, Miss r.. G.. VIII
bur; Music. Miss j. r. Berry. Vocal Glass.
The essays were uneommonly good ones; the
musical selections. both vocal and instrumental.
exeellently rendered, and altogether the sxsrci-
ses were creditable to teachers and pupils. Miss
Julia Smith received a warm encore for her
solo, and responded with a ''Lullsby'' song.
which she sang exquisitely.
The honors of The year were awarded as toll
lows:
Bibles for Catechlsm-Wenona Bates. St.
Louis; Annie Bates, st. Charles; Kitty Bates.
St. Charles; Emma Burbridge, Dover; Mary
Filing. Concordia; sallie Goodwin, Alma;
Benjamin LELAND, Lexington; Laura Ireland,
Lexington; Minnie Martin, Marshall; Lutte
Paxton. Mt. Leonard.
Observation-Disclosures Mary Por-
ter; Industry, Clara Johnson; Scholarship,
Katie Reeder.
Intermediate-Essay. Dovey Andrew, Rose
Young.
Marques.
Collegiate-Spelling, Minnie Martin; Read
ing, Ella James; Essay. Maggie Benton.
Home, Emma Mertens, j. Catron, Maggie
Smith.
Andrew. Kitty Fulkerson.
Collegiate, Annie Bates, Kitty Bates, Maggie
Benton, Ella Clagett, Sallie Chambers.
Ella James, Minnie Martin. Mollie O'Malley,
jennie Smith. Eta Yager.
Collegiate and Piano, Mamie Hutchison.
Observation-Disclosures OF Eng
lish. Physics. History and Languages. Eta NJ.
Yager.
Normal, Ella James, Sallie Chambers, Hattie
Donnell, Minnie Nichols, Jimmie Catron.
Seminary. Agnes W. Hutchison.
Baccalaureate of Sciences. Ella James.
Art-Baccalaureate of Piano. Fannie L. Ire
land, Mamie w. Hutchison.
Baccalaureate of Vocal Music, Julia G..
Smith.
These evidences of merit were all hardly
earned, every care being taken to require COM
petence and thoroughness in the examinations.
The school necessarily turns out few graduates,
with its high standard, but those who succeed
in getting its parchment have something of which
they may be proud.