Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-29
VANMETRE SCHOOL.
ALMA. Mo, May q, 1886

61Lplh INV
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:-At the re-
ouest of friends we send you the fol-
lowing programme of the exhibition
r~ecentIy held at the VanMeter school
house:
Defamation: Destiny of our Re-
public, VIM. Brooks.
Essay: Trees, Jennie Edwards.
Defamation: Give the Little Boys
q Chance, Joe Harrison.
Defamation: The Violet, Mary
Wolkwitz.
Defamation: Guessing, Joe Goetz.
Defamation: Guard Thine Action,
Pearl Roberts.
interrupted Recitation, Della Brooks
and Lee Brooks.
Recitation: Choice of Hours, Assem-
ath Corbin and Carrie Knight.
Defamation: The Bad Little Girl,
Clara Wolkwitz.
Defamation: I'll Take what fatI-
er Takes, Frank COrbin.
Defamation: Wishing, Annie
Brooks.
Defamation How to BecomeH Happy,
Lewis Harrison.
Essay: Trees, Lizzie VanMetre.
Defamation: Signs and Omens,
Abram VanMetre.
Recitation: Sorrow for the Dead,
Lissie Harrison.
Defamation: Independence Bell,
Hattie Lindsay.
Defamation; There is no Death,
Minerva Brooks.
Defamation: Don't Give Up, Mary
Neill.
Defamation: Fall Weather, Daisy
VanMetre.
Defamation: The Voice in the Twi-
light, Bette Corbin.
Defamation: Work for All, Richard
Neill.
Essay: Trees, Ella Reddeck.
Declamation: Fate of Virginia,
Gabrielle Harrison.
Defamation: Sister and l, Della
Brooks.
Dialogue: Americas Birthday Party.
Recitation: Child's Dream of a Star,
Cora Reddeck.
Defamation: Curfew Must not
Ring Tonight, Fannie Reddeck.
Essay: Trees, Moses Wafer.
Defamation: The Little Star, Nellie
VanMetre.
Defamation: What Would the Har-
vest Be, Maggie Lindsay.
Recitation: Tears, Susie Harrison.
Defamation: Shamus O'Brien,
Moses Wafer.
Essay: Kind Words, Fannie Van
Metre.
Declamation: Destruction Of Sena-
charet," Bailey VanMetre.
Declamation: His Eye was Stern
and Wild, Tom Payne.
Defamation: Rising, Ella Reddeck.
Defamation. The Ghost, JuO Brooks
Reading: The Hired Girl, Lizzie
Van Metre
Krciiati N: The Sweetest Thought
Par. Roberts. Daisy VanMeter, Annie
Brook au.i Maggie Lindsay
Essay: Trees, Ida VanMec:e.
Determinations: Last Prayer OF Mary
Queen ri The Scots, Jennie Edwards.
Dialogue: Who are the Saints.
Dialogue: Fourth of July Grafton,
Richard VanMetre John Brooks, join
Neill, Moses Wafer and Jas. Roberts
Dialogue: The Widows Mistake.
Dialogue: The Way to Windham.
Dialogue: How he had Him, Jane;
Roberts and AL. Roberts.
ISSdy. w hat 1 SdW, WIN. Dioohs.
Defamation: Obedience, Josie
Monee.
Dialogue: The Secret, Asenath Cor
bin and Pearl Roberts.
Essay: Home, Sallie Brooks.
Epilogue, VIM. Neill.
Address: The Precious Things o.
Life, Mr.. Jno. P. Gordon.
We would like to give each one
notice, but cannot trespass upon you
space. The speeches were well render
ed. The Interrupted Recitation by
little girl of five and a little boy O
seven brought down the house.
The address by Mr.. Gordon was
mastery one. This is the Grafton h
delivered last year as June orator G
Westminster College. His many friend
were anxlous to hear it, and he deliver
ed it by request. The Grafton abound
in fine thought and was delivered in a
eloquent and graceful nj
All unanimously say the essays wei
the best they ever heard from children
They were off-hand efforts, written i
the school under the eye of the teacher
The pupil in this way is thrown entire
ly upon his own resources, and til
teacher is satisfied in regard to the
originality. You will notice tbs
nearly all wrote upon trees. Thes
were selected from the composition ey
ercises ON Arbor Day. The teacher II
joices to notice the rapid ~developmel
of the pupils in composition under tn
plan.
The work done by the pupils h,
been good and their progress rapi(
The advanced class in mathematic
during the year, has completed Ray
Higher Algebra, six books OF geomt
try, plane trigonometry, and plane al
solid mensuratiOn-more work than
done in the same length of time at IL
State University. w. b. b.
A Reliable Article.