The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-07-07
Central Female College.


Rev. e. NJ. Bishop, in a well-written
article in this weeks st. Louis Christian
Advocate, among other things, has the
following to say of Central:
"Central College for young ladies has
recently closed n of the most prosper
GUS years of its history.
1.-The notable features of the CON-
mencement, which was held June 3-6,
were the alumn2 banquet; the COM
mencement sermon, by Bishop Hendrix,
on 1.-The Sisters of Jesus" text Matthew
1850; the remarkable recital by the
class in elOcutiOn and physical culture,
some parts of which this writer has
never g equaled, and the musical
concert, under the direction of Prof. A..
o. Bauer.
1.-THE writer believes that he has never
attended a college commencement
which gave so thorough satisfaction or
account of the high order of work done,
the perfect preparation of the young
ladies for the exquisite rendition of the
difficult parts assigned them on the
program, and the chaste and refining
influence of the whole schedule of
exercises.
"All this, however, is but character
iStic of all the work done in the college,
under the management Of Professor
Jones and his accomplished faculty.
II have no motive for writing mere
eulOgy, but l should very much like to
draw the attention of our entire Meth
Odism in Missouri, if possible, to the
very superior advantages of this school,
which is bringing honor to our church,
while, also, magnificently serving her.
prof. Jones does not call Central a
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establish, ii possible, an institution here
which will he the equal of any of the
great schools in the east, and only such
q school as that is he willing to call
"first-class." But the course of study,
and the work done, will compare favor
ably with that of the best colleges for
young men in the M. +. Church, South.
l venture to make this assertion because
l, myself, am a son of one of those best
colleges. With his unequaled site and
splendid campus, and with his genius
for securing the best of teachers, and
for managing a school, il he can have
the financial support which in fairly
prosperous times our Missouri Method
ism IA easily give, he Will in the course
Of a few years establish by all odds the
Indeed, l believe that in at least some
departments, Central College is ever
now prepared to do better work than a
large majority of the female colleges of
our entire country.
prof. Bauer, who is a graduate of
the Royal Conservatory, of Leipsig,
Germany, is said by some of the most
noted musical critics, to belong in a
class with the three or four greatest
pianists in America. In addition to his
great ability as an artist, he is a refined,
Christian gentleman withal. The grad
yates of other music schools are fire.
quently among his pupils here, and one
lady, a teacher of music, who had at
tended an eastern conservatory, has
frequently, it is said, declared that Prof.
Bauer, as a teacher and master, has ex-
celled any hat she has known. Mr..
Baur is assisted by brilliant lady pianists
and by Prof. Carl Busch, a well-knOwn
composer and musician of Kansas City,
all of whom, taken together, constitute
a faculty of which the college authorities
may well be proud.
"A large school is expected for the
coming year. At the commencement, a
larger number of rooms had been en-
gagged for next year than eve before.
Those who have means of knowing, say
that if there were sufficient accOmmO-
datiOns here, there would be no diff
Guilty in securing 300 or more boarding
pupils. | hope the time will very soon
come when some large Methodist heart
and purse will be found to properly
equip and endOw such a schoOl as Prof,
Jones can, with that assistance, make.