Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-01
CENTRAL FEMALE COLLEGE.

MIR. EDITOR AT the instance o.
the president Of Central Feinsle Col
lege. during the last session of tn,
Lexington District Conference, the
presi.tent thereof appointed u visit.
Ing committee from the district t.
he college, cnnsisIing Of myself, j
c.. Daily 'aad w. NJ. Posxe.
1t WAS therefore my duty, as well
as privilege, to attend the closing ex.
ercises OF the college. l spent parts
Of four days (June l, 2, 5 aud g. vat.
nessing the closing exercises Ut the
school. aud now. 1t the request Of the
president, Rsv. w. +. Kerdolff, write
for the readers of the Advocate some
of the Impressions received.
Las to location, it would he diff.
cult 10 hnd . more favorable place II,
the state for such school than Lex
Ington. Here are the iernini of three
branch railroads, leaving tho town
on Of the great thoroughfares oftravel,
aud Yet accessible from every poiut.
The college owns seven acres of Iaud
soii n high bluff overlooking the Mis-
souri, river. a
2. The. government Of the school,
think. is excellent.
). The examinations that witness.
ed Indicated the TACT that the teachers
were competent aud that most OF tue
.puEIshsd applied themselves diligent.
" 70 their studies. Most of tho teach
ers invited those present. to. test their
pupin with qhesti0ns siid Erobleins,
wai0h., 20 sosHe ex tens, was done, with
favorable results. :.
The five young ladies who grad u at
ed-Misses Roberta Allen, Lizzie
Duggins, Tons Ryiand, Sallie Searcy
snd Eddie Winsor-read essays which
were equsl TO those read by Others on
similar occasions. -
One Of the most delightful enter.
taintneuts of the occadion was the
drill of clsss Of sixteen yOuug laSttea
In caiisthonics. The exercise eau
hardly fail to be he.pful to the Health
Of the pupil. sind at the same time Is
good mental drfil. l most heartily
commend this feature of the college
to the Rablic. 4t1-a ii
H. 4. sSw some beautiful paintings
which had been executed by tue young
ladies in the art department.. Hut OF
pictures / am uot . com petent fpdpc.
Ecaln0t paint; aud none hut artists
can be competent judges Of paintings.
8. Of the music l heard-shd
heard . great deal-f have this to say Z:
Of Instrumental music l am! an in.
competent judge; never could play
on any l9strupent-nOte even Q jews
harp. The young ladies, however,
seemed tOskhOw exactly what they
we're doug, and suppose they ex-
eculed their pieces perfectly. Or
vocal music / claim to know some-
thing; am fond Of good singing, anu
sometimes sing myself. But such
siugiug ss l heard there would kill
me IN lees thsu = rmOuth. The songs
were. IN an unknown tongue" aud
therefore would have been condemns
ed by Paul: 1 supposed, on account
o. the acresmiOg character ot the
singing, they were Indisn songs, but
vas subsequently, ipfvrmssd thsI they
were Italian. The singing VAS said
to be "operstic." l suppose IL wss,
lneveriiieard anything iik eit before,
ana have no; anxiety TO hear i: axain
8. Que thing more l must note that
! may enter my protect sgalnst il !:
The extravagance in dress. A ybung
lsdy, who was ten years Ago . pupil
In this ssnle college. said in my hear.
ing, II an glad I obtained my educa.
ton When l did. could not 70 TO
school now because of inability to
dress" II this extravaganza il not
stopped il will prevent many young
ladies OF the very hest minds from at
tending our schools. Young lkdies
ought to dress neatly, but chehply.
Sioveniinsss aud extravaganza are.
both wrong.-
Except The two last hs,ns. / most
heartily commend Central Female Col.
lege TO the consideration of patents
who have daughters that they " ish
TO- send to SCHOOL. For catslokues,
Wrlts 70 the. president, Rev. W. F.
kerdolf, Lexington, Missouri.
w. s. WooDARD.
fsyette. Mo-, June 9.