Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-06-09

name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will
be DONE" The Holy Volume is still
and forevermore the truest guide,
the only sufficient guide to heaven,
as it is the best guide of all to pa
tent, earnest, self-sacrifcing, gentle
and highest manhood. And the fel.
lowship of our Divine Father and
Redeemer is the one strength and
comfort of life on earth as in heaven.
May that fellowship be yours now
and forevermore.
Treloar's orchestra rendered the
CLAP Hazard Overture" in an in
describably sweet manner and Col.
Fleet presented the diplomas in a
few well chosen remarks.
o. Basye, of Bowling Green, who
graduated from the Missouri Mill
tary Academy last year, was pre-.
scented a diploma that night. He
has the honor of being the first and
only graduate of the academy's first
term.
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Over one thousand people wit
ness the competitive drill and parade
at the Fair Grounds Monday af-
ternoon. The gold medals were
won by Harper Murphy, of Mont
gomery City, and Joshua Taylor, OF
Palmyra, Mo.
oRAToRICAL CONTEST.
On last Saturday evening the
initial entertainment of the Missouri
Military Academy came off at the
Ferris Grand Opera House. Amore
brilliant audience never greeted an
institution than the one which as
sembled on this occasion.
The exercises opened with a beau.
tiful selection from Treloar's or
chestra, which had the characteristic
sweetness that accompanies all o.
this organization music. Prof.A.F
Fleet then stated to the audience
that he felt an apology was due
them, as he had stated the exer.
cises would begin exactly at 8 O'Clock
and it was seven minutes after. HI
said in the future he would be more
prompt. Col. Fleet said he consid
cred there was an apology also due
the young cadets who were to contset
for the medals. "They have only
been attending the Missouri Military
Academy two terms and are there
fore entitled to credit if the STANDARD
of graduates is not reached" Wher
the contest was ended the verdict o
all was that the contestants did vel
indeed, and the apology was out Of
order.
There were eight cadets on the
programme, but only seven spoke,
E. w. Fitzhugh being too i'll to bt
present.
First came Cadet w. W. Badger.
of Montana, and in IA Dream o
Greatness" he told us how essentia.
it was to reach the top that we stead
lily take step by step.
Following him came 'sThe Bell o
Zanora,' which created much goot
comment, for Mr.. G. B. Mckinney
of St. Joe, spoke well, excepting
that his voice appeared to be a LITTLE
frail.
Cadet J. S. Harrington, of Fayatte
made up for the weakness in Mckin
ney's voice when he delivered Ill
"opinions Are Stronger Thar
Armies He not only spoke well
but the selection was very good ano
highly enjoyed.
"The New South" by Cadet Nj
J. Kilgore, of Mexico, was excellen
and he was meritoriously awarded
the medal as second best orator. HI
said: e'There was a south OF seces
sion and slavery; that south is dead
There is a south of union and free
dom; that south is living, breathing
and growing every hour 81 accep
the term," said the speaker, "tha'
the new south is i'm no sense dis
paraging to the old; thus is a new
south not through protest against tn
old, but because of new conditions
new adjustments, and, if you please
new ideas and aspirations.
G.. S. Gill, of Kansas City, CAV
general satisfaction with his Grafton
"The Uncle" II was thought by
great many he would get the medal
"The Uncle" is a pathetic, startlin
story and Mr.. Gill held the audienc
spell bound during its delivery.
Next was IA Purpose in Life,
by ]. B. Taylor, of Palmyra. He
in an oratorical manner, told us hol
important it was to have a purpos
lin this life and labor to reach th
goal.
The last Grafton, and the one thu
, captured first honors, was eth
Doom of Claudius and Cynthia,
delivered by Cadet III. G. Turemar
!. of Kansas City. It was simpl
, thrilling and was rendered faultlesl
". 1t is a story ofthe midsplendt
! of the reign of the Emperor Con
t modulus, who claimed to be the il
E comparable archer Of Rome. Glau'
. ius publicly boosted that he was
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