Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-03
Concert and Commencement BEG.

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The annualc concert OF the Baptist Female
College took place at Hagen's opera house
last Wednesday night. There was u goot
audience Of our best people in attendance
The programme was as follows
Trio and Chorus. ''As for the Guards''-Car
men. tBizet) Could, Martin, Pitts and
Piano Qus.tette-Gwo pianos). "a Night il
Grensda''-Overture. tkr~eutzer)-MIsse rutt
ER<lhoa, Deacon and Taylor.
Vocal Solo. 1.-THE Better Land - (Cohen) =
Miss Cemorah Harrison.
Pisns sole, .'Eantasie.' - from I'll Trovatore.
H 7asaf': SCI. song. 4 w 'a fi .si,'s s s%@csnzonetta
Piano Duet. "Grand Gallop Br,llante, ,
oelling)IMi lewis and New.
Vocal Solo, Cavatina from Robert lie Diuble,
CMeyerbeer)-Miss Lulu Martin.
Piano Quarterte-Hw pianos). Overture Era
Dlsyo!s, lAuber) Misses Tut. EselhoG Deacon
(RossJ-Miss Mime Hance.
t. tl1no 9s Dae aoc Sv sna ss, IhMasienella' tAlelnot-
H vseai's Tr aSaS' " ~ ans r'.''s I ~u.aalie,-Misse
Pitts and Weber, and Mr.. Chiles,
Concerto in ':E Fiat".Gwo pianos), (L,szD
Miss Lulu Martin and Prof Gtnible.
SOio and Chorus, '.Toreadnr,' from Car
men. (BizeD-Mr. A. W. Smith and Vocal
Glass.
The opening chorus was well rendered,
aud when this Is said for amateurs u great
deal Is said, for It Is probably the most diff.
cult piece OF music of the KIND written,
three distinct airs being carried at the same
time through part OF 1t. Miss Gould Is to be
congratulated on having made . brilliant
success where critics might have reasonably
ooked for failure or mediocrity.
Inc nrst striking success Of the evening
Tor . soloist VAS that Of Miss Ella Pitts, In
Mo PaccsreH0." Miss Pitts has u voice
sweet IN tone, already with some scope and
power, and gaining IN cultivation. Her ex-
scution was not faultIess, but the intrinsic
merit Of her voice captured the audience,
and wen for her an encore that would not
be denied. She twice endeavored to satisfy
the audience With a bow, but she was msde
70 sing . second song, when she gave Sulii-
vans 'sLost Chord"
The next vocal triumph was won by Miss
Mime Hance. This young lady has u full
and powerful contralte voice, of much melO-
dy. Her solo was met with i perfect storm
Of applause, indeed All ovation, but The
young lady wisely declined to sing u second
time. the programme beng quite lohg
enough without repltitions. Misses Pitts
and Haaoe have voices that should be Guilt
vstsd, Is they will well repay all the time
and money that can be expended upon them.
Mtss Gould In response to q number Of re-
quests sang an air from the opera OF
''Sapho."
The concert WAS concluded with the mas
tsr-pises Of the evening, the solo and. ~chorus
"Ttreador" from ."Carmen," by MIR. Smith
aud the vocal class. Mr.. Smiths solo was
simply grand. We heard Del Puente singh
the part, with Minnie Hauk as Carmen, and
- Don Jose, last winter, aud in
this particular chorus, while his tones we've
doubt ~ good, they had not the fire and
iorcs which Mr.. Smith gave them. 1t was
the ansst thing we ever heard from him, and
the chorus toward the last seconded him
handsomely.
The instrumental music was all very fine,
~ 1t always does the faithful and
highly successful workot Prof. GImbel. The
pieces, however, were unconscionably and
unnecessarily long, which is a great mistake,
~ It does not require q dozen pages of music
to how what = player can do, and the best
are listened to with impotence after
the first few minutes, when there Is u long
to get through with.
TIM COMMENCEMENT, .r4
The programme tor the commencement
exercises. Thursday night, was rs foIlows:-l
,.roi1coa Brillante"-Gwo .pianos) Weber.
.Esssy, ''Measure the Minds Height by the
Shadow 1t Casts" Miss Dixie McCleIland, Lib
Vocal Solo. ''Le Parlote d'amore," uiounod)
Miss Mary Weber.
Esssy. ''Bit,er Sweet Miss Allie Pickett,
Clinton county.
Essay. .'Noiseless Fall the Feet of Tine"
Miss Llbbie Powers, st. Joseph.
Piano Solo. Fsntasie, Ella Slraniera - CThal-
Vocal Solo. :sRsgnava mel silenzio,o DOM
zs!t) Mss Lulu Martin.
Essay. ..Unwritten Law" Miss sallie Robin
Vocal ais Sole, ..Uns voce POGO la.'' WossinD-
,,apmis Piano Solo; ,.C;sypriee de Concert, ,, Gems
' Essay s': ..Sieie,., Miss MhKan sie saIimoh E .Gtj i;ssh'
Piano Solo. o.-.'Reminiscences." Gold
Grand Gallop CnronatiIue."
Vocal Solo. Apart" II. R. Thomas) Miss
Mime Hancs. - -
Awarding OF Diplomas. Medals. &c.
lSnsrt) . Misses Pits. Egelho1, Harrison.
Deacon. Galley AMI Salmon, ana Messrs. Chlles'
Conner aud Smith. ~
Mr.. Smith In response to requests sang
tinsuti's, 81 fear no foe," winning his
Usual qusntam Of applause.
The essays were not only we'll written,
bat were we'll read. and had the rare merit,
On such occasions, Of being short and to the
point.
The presentation OF diplomas to the grad
hating class, the essayists, Was made by the
president, Prof. Lanneau. - ''.-i
lib medals were then awarded as fol-
For spelling. to Miss Kate saimon;
Bible, Dixie McClelland, OF Liberty Essay,
'silte Robinson, Of Harrisburg, Mo-; Schol.
'rship. Dixie McClelland, who had an aver
zee In everything for the year Of over 0s
Algebra, Jessie Cock. Of Clinton; Geometry,
Anns Tut. OF Liberty; Drawing, Garry
lyme, Of slster; Music. proficiency, Lulu
dsrtin, Of Kansas City; Music, progress,
ella Beck. SedaIia; Merit, department TO
lay scholars, Lula Robinson, Lexington;
lone, department and housekeeping, TO
,oHrders, Garry Lype. -