Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
Iduna Literary Society.

There was an open session of Iduna Litera- c
ry, Society held in the chapel OF central =
Female College, last Saturday night. Inc
invitation said 3 O'Clock, but by 1880 the room
waspacked as tight as sardines in a box. This
College has such a firm hold on the affections
of our people that all of its entertainments
are crowded.. Prof. Kerdolff will have to
look around for some means of entertaining
at least twice as many people as the chapel
| will hold. If his school increases in the nest
two years as it has in the past two,fhe chapel
| will only be large enough for a class room.
!duna Society Is an organization OF Young
LADY, pupils OF the college. Their motto Is
"The Higher Education Of Women; their
aim is self cultivation and the founding OF a
college library. They have launched a neat,
we'll edited little college-paper upon the sea
of public favor, and with much anxiety are
watching for the approval or disapprovai
with which it shall be received. AS our
people are ever ready to encourage merit, we
predict that the venture will be h ighly sue
cessful; indeed we believe its success IS al
ready assured, and the question 10 be deci-
ded is, how much larger shall it be made?'
The following programme was given, which
was highly approved, all the way through, by
the Audience
House called to order, by the wee presi-
dent.
, Song, Gospel HYMNS, by members of the
society.
E Prayer by Rev. W. A. Crouch.
t Roll call by the secretary.
. Address by the vice-president.
Inaugural address by the president.
Reading of Minutes.
h Overture to Semlramide'', Misses Nettie
Z Clemens and Helen Cobb.
Criticism on preceding meeting, Miss
Lillian edwin.
.sThe Organ Builder" recitation, Miss May
Small.
Vocal solo: "Tll Follow Thee, (Farmer)
Miss Marie How ard.
Reading of the Central College Gem, by
Misses Ell Vesss Knight and Birdie McGee.
:, Piano solo: satellite Polka, (Alden)
Miss Pearl Daniels.
"a French Poem', Miss May Belle Philips,
Criticism on preceding meeting, Miss
of Dixie Farley.
10 Vocal solo: ''New Torno'', (Nattei) Miss
Olive Gould.
n Twenty minutes debate by The little girls
g.. Question: Resolved, THAT the pavements OF
10 College street are left unrepsired for the ben
eft OF the shoe Dealers"
sc Affirmative: Miss Lura Ward and Mattl
Savage.
lea Negative, Misses Audrey, Blakemore an
Adele Price.
.e. Piano solo: '.Alions Vlte." tBressler.
Misses Ella and Lulu Lloyd.
of Adjournment.
~ -: L.-o IoI a,,ooa tn nantinn aap
~. piece separately and give an opinion OF ii
merits, but as we have not, We will say ths
they all did well, and the only fault we coul
find with any of them was that some spok
G., too fast. and several did not speak lou
enough. When the house is crowded, an
Ed. the windows and doors are open, aud bur
dreds of hands and feet are keeping up
and steady noise, it requires considerable voc
effort to be distinctly understood.
We hope it will be considered no detra'
re. ton from the other parts of the program
if we specially mention the debate by tt
little glrls. The question was: "Resolv'
l.. that the pavements on College street are IL
unrepaired for the benefit of the shoe des
V ers.n When the affirmative side of the que
ton was being presented, we felt sorry I
our city council. They were indirectly bar
ed, cuffed and ridiculed. But when I
negative side was presented, we felt that o
council must be u lot of murderers, and
,nie property owners on that street a lot
misers to leave their pavements in such CT
.nts. dition. We have never heard anything me-
kerr thoroughly ridicuied than were the social
pavements. One of the fair young debat
took the ground that the pavements were Ii
lad hundreds of year ago by the Indians, and t
the people would not have a brick disturb
Mr.. for anything, and pointed to them with pr
as relics of ancient times. We hope
council will investigate these pavements, a
n of order them to be made passable. Do 1t
1ter. mediately. The girls want it done, and W
'rk). our girls want they must have.
Iduna society holds its meetings Sc
monthly its open meetings are held Sc
kins, occasionally. We hope the society all
success its efforts may merit. and this is
W. they want or expect. The crowded ho'
Saturday night, show the appreciation of
public for them and for c. f. c.