Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-06
Commencement E. A. 8.

Commencement E. A. 8. ~
rh,r.aav morning an Intelligencer reporter m
o,,o,aed commencement exercises of the ELIZA NJ
hath Anil Seminary, He found the mousse HI y,
resdv nea,i y full, and rapidly filling. with pa a.
irons and friends of the institution. Inc chapei m
yoa b,ndsomely decorated with evergreen ana ~
beautiful flowers. and magnificent bouquets VI
namented each of the two grand pianos W la
the wall, over the rostrum, In large green !" fo
fora were the words, '.Nihil sine labore'' ana r
1904 before the exercises were over. as if -
Tho vouno ladies' had each taken the WORDS IS = ~
no.to and had lived up to them. There Is no
other way to account Tor the large amount OF fl
work they have done. Inc exercises " a
opened with prayer By Elder Geo. fia'enouiK'
If Dover and the following programme WIS .
given: r
The first piece"Summer's come, pytne scnooi' :
was sung by twenty-five young isoies' INN
ing from seven years old up to about eignteen.
The onlv thing needed to complete the success
of this piece was q few male voices. But even
tbis wss only lacking to the ear. Inc eye
would have been offended to see q man mixed
up in that handsome group.
..The bu9le sopg," by Misses Goddard,
Long and Russell, WAS as pretty q thing as we
: have heard lately, the three voices Dienuing 30
r perfecily that the bugle tones were Drought ou'
prominently. The piano accompaniment was
= also skill1ully handled. The piece was enthu-
siastlcslly received by the audience. The reel
tation part was Distinctly gwen auo 'he He'
tures were very good.
Piano so,o:-Auf Schwung, by Schumann ;
t, e-Fsptasie lmpromptu C sharp, minor. by
.; Che pin, rendered by Miss Anna sriscoe III q
manner to win the applause and admiration Oh
To- the audience. She is a graduate oil piano
!. music at this school, and is well worthy OF the
- honor conferred, The selection was dlfhcuit,
., but WAS played entirely from memory.
' Essay, Thoughts Suggested by a monoton-
e. GUS Life" by Miss Minnie Long, was full Of
good points. This was pronounced. by q COM
of petent committee, TO be the best essay written
at this institution IN the past ten months, and
NO il won tor it's talented authorizes the gold medal
ofel ed by Mr.. Quarles. 1t was read a little 100
., fast, for while the mind would be ~grssping one
bright thought another would escape. Hei
enunciation Of the words vas very good.
or, Vocal solo: LA Farlaletta" (TOrry) by Miss
Del, Lewie Hill, was also played from memory
cd, The piece was given with q delicacy oftoucn tina
characterized her as a finished pianist. sne Ii
nd, also a graduate OF piano music ana her perform
q, ance of this piece alone would have entitled he
NO. to the honor. Her appearance al the piano wa
sn quite graceful.
FLYING JinL's last leap. a recitation by Mla
'e" annie Briscoe. was given an a manner ina
ars' proved her to be an elocutipnist. Every tone {
en1. voice and every gesture was given with enect
mes and the audience felt more like crying than al
Vim. plauding at the close. The piece is not q me-
F. one to a Lexington audience, but we venture
,cb. say 1t was never better presented than 1t was q
pper TINS oceSS'o"' II Aee"
hero.
~ Plano solo, 'Polka de la Refine" RAM
now Miss Carrie Luomls. was a difficult composite
she but played with precision, and from memoir
tests Miss LOOMS is also a graduate in piano musi
and we predict that our music loving peoI
will soon have a chance to hear her. AT LEI
we hope 80. Our home talent must be encot
aged, and we must have entertainments. '
they always have reasons for public concerts
1.-The poor We have Always"
cord 80 I'm wasa nrodnct;on warthv
0O@ the lair iadv- She showed good judgment
the selection of a subject, and handled 1t Il
n are skillful manner. Her reading was slow, pc
;, and tive and distinct, and though not in q loud vol
very could be plainly understood In all parts OF
mn IN room. 1t was crowded with bright through
80 all clothed in choice language. She felt
truth OF her words
Vocal duet. louis est Home?'' (RossinD
states Misses Jennie Goddard and Minnie Long, str
epart- ma as being peculiarly pretty and harmonic
makes Miss Goddard has an excellent soprano vo
in one and Mas Long a sweet alto. Tie two blen
oming so smoothly that the finest effect was produe
76, $50, There were no spasmodic Jerks on inc ain
Kan. passages, and pelther lady seemed to be maj
q de- saS speoi0i GNU .~a~a.- -,
Texas ~ am. ~
in the LEV priv nIaved ,, q recitation by
npared Minnie Long. was given with a v1gor and
:16, l39. nation seldom found in school girls. Her Y
is peculiarly flexible, and she has comnar
nd, of heavy tones which one could scarcely e.
at the frtm q young lady OF her age an" phys
They The piece Is rather oid' Dull W na'e L
,,r,a heard it better presented.
=, - Piano Solo, ''Silver Spri"g, by Miss
- Donnan, was y pretty selection. coming
'e'oinF' did, just after the recitation Of 'HoW
years Played," We were expecting something
Icordia, Io a few moments we forgot all about +
old !; and were admiring the fair performer g
IN nlmble fingers skipped with lightning
White over the keys. Miss Donnan Is also q srs
rs City, OF piano music. ana WIN orihs no o''''e'
- Of tho her teacher or the school.
= Solo and Chorus, ~''Ipiammatus," (Ros
by Miss Jennie Goddard and vocal class.
class consisted of seven handsome young
whose voices were in perfect harl
House. Again we noted the absence OF male voice
and were more than compensated by the IN
corpora and ease of the class.
as called Essay, "LiGe consists IN acting, not
~. ;m. i"s. - ion was
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!. hest I'm mus,e- A most difficult selection, play
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