Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-23

heard. ,0ne .rem1rked that she heard Ca
mary bird in the room, while the other could
|thear the melody of distant bells. Both were
high compliments, neatly expressed and rich
ly .deseryed.s re-la7 s- !, .fe -@- ~
The vocal solo-ssRobert le Diable'Aby
Miss Annie Ketner, was full of music, and
the energetic manner in which it was brought
out spoke loudly in praise Of the hard study
and practice of the performer. None but
one Of highly cultivated voice., and a
thorough understanding of intricate music
Foouldiundertake tossing this piece before .
Lexington audience, and the fact thatit was
well received, is pEima facie evidence thst it
was wellexecuted. -. -, - -,
The exercise In calisthenics was
greeted with applause as the young ladies
marched into their proper places, they e1-
hibited . thoroughness in drill, in marching
With tho bells and wands, that is quite com
Pliment to the patience of the teachers. The
exercise is healthfu1, and to young ladies
who get but little outdoor exercise, and who
tr1dy for months ata a time 1t seems to be abb
tolutely esasntial. =: ladies' drilled in mar ch
ings1eke a.muchs better sppearancsi on the
tEsets than those Who 70 tstrsagling along st
random, We hope that next season all our
young ladies win be. drilled In the march, and
when they PISS down the street we will hear
their dainty heel.taps on the. pavement in
perfectti This class In calesthenics could
easily be picked out of the school as they took
their morning or evening promenade,
simply because Of their uniform step.
After the close of the above interesting
programme, Prof. Kerdolf, in short and
Affecting speech, delivered diplomas to the
graduates, and.to Miss Roberta Allen, post.
gradqate-confsrring on Miss Allen the de.
gree Of Mistress ofArts, and on Misses Mol.
lie Benson and Alice Welborn the degree of
Mistress of Literature.
Prof. Kerdolf trusted that these young
ladies would reflect honor upon the school
which sent them forth, and we are perfectly
sure that his highest hopes in this respect
will be fully realized.
Presentation Of medals was the next thing
to be attended to, and Prof. Kerdoiff an.
nounced that the medal for the highest grade
in all departments had been awarded to Miss
Lucy Hudnall. A scream of excitement
from some one In the audience showed how
intense an interest was felt by all in the
awards. Miss Hudnall is a fayorite among
all who know her, and the award was greeted
with demonstrations of the most evident
satisfaction.
The grammar medal was awarded to Miss
Nittee Hull.
The spelling medal was won by Miss Alice
Welborn,
The medal for the best grade in literature
for the, year given by the teacher, Miss
Bryant, wss awarded to Miss Mollie
Benson.
The medal in vocal music, presented by
Mrs. j. D. Conner, was awarded to Miss An.
ME ketne-. @
For excellence in calisthenics Miss sallie
Colburn received the medal. .s,..
The home medal, presented by Mrs. VIM.
Morrison, was so closely contested for by
Misses Carrie Carter and Mollie Benson that
no distinction could be made in their records
for the whole year, and as consequences
another medal-the duplicate ofthe frst-had
to be procured, and one Was awarded to each
of the young ladies.
In the primary department the merit medal,
given for the highest grade in all studies, was
won by Miss Allie Kerdolf. ..J... ~.
"A number Of young ladies' distinguished
themselves by their high records in
various departments, and while they
did not win the medal, they
came close enough to deserve honorable men
ton. Among them were Miss Carrie Carter,
IN the contest for calisthenic medal: Miss
Roberta Allen contestant for the spelling
medal; Miss Julia Neal, contestant for the
grade medal in the primary department, and
Misses searcy, Ball, Mckinley. F. Prather,
L. Price and Colbern contestants for the home
medal, and Misses NJ. Benson and M. Rich.
mond contestants for high grade medal.
The exercises closed with beautiful
chorus" Annie Laurie" song that is known
by even the babes, which is as old as the hills.
yet always sweet. Tue ordinary chorus.
which can spoil almost anything, cannot spoil
the sweetness Of ''Annie Lanrie," and. how.
helodious it must be when sung by chorus
Of twenty beautiful young ladies, each one
distinguished for her vocal attainments. As
we passed out Of the house we felt that we
did not want anyone to speak to US, and thus
break the spell Of the sweet song which
echoed in our memory. 1t was a sui. able
ending ofa programme, which was itself in
turn the ending of ten months pleasant asso-
Citations.