Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-16
TIE E. AULL SEMINARY.
The Honors.

tend, and President Quarles said that II they
both spelled the third hundred, each should
have q medal. As the result, Miss Ella Clagett
and Miss Dixie Farley both now wear the
spelling medal.
The piano medal was given by Miss
Schworke upon the critical judgment Of Miss
Kramer, the efficient teacher Of the Central
College, and Mr.. W. II. Chiles. They did not
sec the performers, but awarded the medal
! to No. :, Mis Maud Gates Of Independence.
The reading medal wa awarded, upon the
decision Of Miss Florence Arnold, Prof. G.
n. Cstron and Mr.. Jas. Wentworth, to Miss
Eleanor Doss, Of Nevada City.
Miss Sue Alexander gave the painting
medal to Mss Adele Barrett, of Dewitt, Mo.
The decision was made by Miss Mary f.
Hawkins sud Capt. Jos. A. Wilson.
The assay medal was adjudged to Miss Cor
die Boulware, Of Fulton, Mo. The nine
competing essays with the competition books
Of the respective writers, were given to DR..
J.B. Alexander, Rev. G.. L. Leyburn and
Mr.. Geo. Wilson. The names Of the essayists
were not upon the books or papers, and were
unknown to the committee.
The home medal for the boarding depart
ment was won by Miss Reaa Corder, of Way-
erly; that for the younger girls by Miss Laura
Spencer, Of ST. Louis. Mrs. ireland gave
them, and also q third for superior excellence
to Miss Helen Hibbard, of Omahs, Neb.
CERTIFICATES.
One of the peculiarities' Of the E. A. Semi
nary Is, that it gives . certificate of success to
its pupils for every written examination that
Is successfully passed. To all those who do
not fail in any examination. during the year,
the certificate of Universal Success is award
ed. These are a higher honor than tie
medals. They were won the past year, in the
intermediate department., by Misses Kitty
Reeder, Lizzie Jennings, Bette Peoples,
Loula Chiles, Ollie Adams and Master Arthur
Johnson; in the collegiate, by Misses Dovey
Andrew, E. Clagett, N. O'Malley, Mary and
Lucy shidy, of Lexington; Cordie Boulware,
Of Fulton; Liby Donnan, of Petersburg, Va;
Maud Gates, of Independence; Emma Back
man and Maud Kump, Of Kansas City; Helen
Hibbard, of Omaha; E. Mabry and Fanny
Smith, of Lafayette county; Minnie Martin,
Lutte Paxton and Mary Yancey, of Saline
county.
PARTIAL DEGREES.
The Normal Degree was conferred upon
Misses Estelle Blanchard, of Marshall; Cor.
die Boulware, Laura Ellmaker, of lafayette
county; Julia D. Garner, of the Indian Ter
ritoro; Lutte Paxton, Abbie Post, of Jersey
vile, Ills; Pink. E. Russell, of Lexington i
and Fanny Smith.
The Baccalaurcate Degree of Physics was
received by Miss Ella King, of Bates City; of
Languages, by Miss Maud Gates; Of English,
by Miss Helen Hibbard; of Mathematics, by
Miss Lutte Paxton; Of English and History,
by Miss Mary shidy; Of English and History,
by Miss Pink. e.. Russell; Of English, History
and Physics, by Miss EllaMabry ;of Languages
History and Physics, by Miss Ella Clagett.
The Advanced Mistress Degree Of English
and of Physics was conferred upon Miss
Mollie O'Malley.
There were two graduates in piano music.
This course embraces, in addition to the usual
exercises Of the instructor, those of Czerny,
Cramer and Heller and selections from the
standard German classics Misses Rena Cor.
der and Maud Gates received this degree and
had worthily won it.
THE FULL DEGREE.
This summary has four full degrees; two In
the arts and two In the scien ces. The lower
10 each Is called the Baccalaureate; the high
er, the Mistress. Only one Of the four has
ever been taken or even attempted. No one
has ever taken or attempted the Baccalaurcate
Of the arts, nor the Mistress degree of
the arts. or of the sciences. The degrees in
the arts require proficiency In music, paint
Ing, penmanship, elocution, fancy work and
cooking. In one or more Of these pupils have
been graduated, but no one has undertaken
them all. The Baccalaureate degree of the
sciences, requiring proficiency in English,
history, languages, mathematics, physics and
has been conferred upon thirteen
in the last thirteen years. During DR.. Quarles'
administration of nine years it has been
awarded seven times. This year it was won
by Miss Mollie O'Malley, of this place. Miss
sallle Chambers, Miss Mabelle Scott and Miss
OMalley enjoy the envfable distinction Of |,
standing at the head Of this select list. Their
grade is almost the same.
VISITORS.
There came to Lexington and were in At
enhance upon the closing exercises of the E.
A. s. the following persons: Rev. A. W.
Miss Susie Evans, Mrs. Jas. Aerrifeld |
and Miss Laura Goodrich, of SedaFa; Miss
Katie Cobbs, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. B. Mabry and
Miss Malry, from Texas Prairie; the Misses 4
MeClelland, from Wellington, Mr.. and Mrs. {
Il. j.. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Smith, Mr.. {
and Mrs. c. Barnett and Miss Hattie Barnett. ,
from near Tabo; Miss Mallory, Mrs. Geo. s, :,
P~lsttenburg and Mr.. Jno. Plattenburs, from
Dover; Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Corder, from {
Mrs. DR.. Yancey and Mr.. C. {
snoddy, from Malta Bend; Rev. j. T. Pax j
ton, Mt. Leonard; Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. W. {
Wiley, Roanoke; Mr.. Cal. Winsbrough. sla- /,
ter; Mrs. Jos. Mclaughlin and Miss Laura
Henry, Odessa; Miss Julia G. Smith, Kansas
City; Mr.. Elmon and the Misses Gregory. :
Longwood; Miss Opal Mcmillan and Mr.. !
ugenfritz, Sedalfa; Messrs. Levens and Green
lease, Boonville; Mrs. Ada Shafer, Indian ,
Territory; Miss Ida Post, Jerseyville, Ills; I
W. B. Hubbard, Rochester, N. Y; DR.. 7
d. N. Spencer, St. Louis; Mr.. C. Ellmsker,
Mr.. Prather, Odessa; Miss RI.
Columbia; and Miss Mamie McNair. !
The faculty of the E. A. s. for the coming
year consists of:
!. A. Quarles, D.. D., President; Miss Lizzie
Hutchinson, B. s., Physics and English;
Miss Mabelle Scott, B. s., Mathematics; Miss
A. @. Goodman, Languages; Miss sallie II. ]
Chambers, B. s., English and History; Miss ]
Cordie Boulware, intermediate Department;
Miss Ella james, B. g., Preparatory Depart
ment; Miss Katie Hollis, Vocal Music; Miss
Lily Link, B. P. NJ, Piano; Mr.. c. E.. Cors,
Violin; Mrs. G. Gruber, Fancy Work: !
Miss s. 81. Chambers, Elocution and Calls
themes; Mrs. E. B. Henry, Cooking and
Sewing; Miss A. N. Safarrans, Matron.
The enrolment of the Aull Seminary the
past year is the largest in its history. 1t
amounts to one hundred and ffty.two. or
these more than one half were from outside
of Lexington. To put the exact figures;
sixty-nine were from Lexington proper:
twenty-nine more were from Lafayette coun-
ty; forty.two were from other counties in
Missouri; and twelve were from other states
and territories. Over one-third came from
beyond the limits of the county.
The seminary has suffered from death this
year. Within the first fortnight of the begin.
ming Miss Fanny Goodwin, a beautiful, sweet
girl, died suddenly of heart disease. This Is
the only death which has ever occurred
among the boarders since the school began.