Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-05-31
Texas Takes the Trump.
A LOVELY YOUNG LADY or THE
CLONE STAR STATL" THE
PRIME fAy0RITE.
Miss james Wins the Grand Piano In
the Hardin College Contes,-i
Difficult Natter to Decide
All Proficient Musicians.


day evening, the occasion being tt
sixth annual contest for the 81 ,0C
piano, which is given by Presidel
Yaneey to the young lady who
most proficient in music. There wer
10 contestants, and the programm
was . musical treat throughout.
There were no names called, G
programmes printed; the youn
ladies drew for places on the pro
gramme and as the numbers wer
called they promptly took thei
places at the piano. There was n
confusion the contest began prompt
ly, and the audience was not sub
mitted to tiresome waits.
The numbers, names and resi-
dences of the young ladies wh'
contested are as follows:
No. 1. Miss Pearl Blanton, Paris
Mo.
No. 2. Miss Beatrice Thomas, AL
bany, Mo.
No. 8. Miss Mildred Wilson
| Wellsville, Mo.
No. 4. Miss Ida Childs, Newton
Kas.
No. 5. Miss Lou Williams, Yer
sailles, Mo.
No. 6. Miss Lola Brixey, Rod
gers, Ark.
No. Z. Miss Mary Stavely, Paris
Mo.
No. s. Miss Lida Armstrong
Mexico, Mo.
No. 9. Miss Lee Jones, Plano
Tex.
No. 10. Miss Nora Littlefield, La.
mont, Mo.
No. II. Miss Olive Ewing, Jeffer'
son City, Mo.
No. IL. Miss Nellie Bagnelle, ST.
Louis, Mo.
No. 13. Miss Ida Maupin, Wood
lawn, Mo.
No. IA. Miss Flora Zachman
Oregon, Mo.
No. Is. Miss Maydelle Drake
Ft. Worth, Tex.
No. Is. Miss Katie Adair, Pine
Bluff, Ark.
No. II. Miss Lizzie Gosnell, Kan.
sas City, Mo.
No. Is. Miss Cornelia Meadows,
Plattsburg, Mo.
No. 10. Miss Lillian Whiting,
Higginsville, Mo.
The judges were Prof. E. M
Goldberg, director Richard Wag,
ner Conservatory of Kirksville, Mo.
Prof. E. A. Shubert, st. Charles,
Mo-. professor of music in st. Louis
Prof. Raphail Kester, director oi
music of Baptist Female College.
Lexington, Mo.
The contestants were to be graded
on technique and Interpretation, the
physical and intellectual points ot
music. President Yancey die
everything in his power to facilitate
the decision, and also had made
such arrangements as would serve
to hasten the delivery of the decis'
ion, as the audience is always i'm
patient on an occasion like this,
where everyone has a favorite.
Three quarters of an hour after the
last number had been played, Prof
Yancey announced that the piano
had been awarded to Miss LeeJones
Of Plano, Texas. Miss Jones' piece
was perpetual Notion" the las
| movement to the first sonata by
Karl Maria Von Weber. Miss Jones
was the unanimous choice OF tht
Judges, and received the prize to-
her mastery Interpretation and su
perior technique. Miss Jones hal
ATTENDED Hardin two terms and is
pupil of Prof. Oehlschl@ger.
The faculty of Hardin College ha'
had experience with impatient audi
ences, and last evening, while wait
ing for the decision of the Judges
the audience was given a treat in th'
way OF movements in physical cul
ture, gracefully executed by tn
Delsarte class. Miss Emma Dan
forth also added to the pleasure
Itho evening by favoring the audienc
with a recitation, which was wei
rendered and highly appreciated.
A very large number of those il
1.-THE audience thought that Misse
Drake, Armstrong, Blanton an
Adair were at least worthy of favor
| able mention. Perhaps as is ofte
1.-The case ssthe members OF the aud
enee" were not as well qualified I
pass on the contestants as are th
Judges.
PROF. GOLDBERG INTERVIEWED.
Friday morning LEDGER report.
called on Prof. Goldberg, OF Kirk
vile, No., who was one OF tt
Judges of the contest, and foun
that gentleman, who is always goo
natured and obliging, in pleasal
frame of mind. The distinguishe
musician said that he had four
several of his old pupils in th
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