The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-04-27
HIGGINSVILLE SCHOOLS.
The Public schools of our Sister City
Close With all Exhibition Of Supe-
riOr Talent.

Higginsville is proud of her public
schools. II there is one institution more
than another in that city which
eIicits popular support, that institution is
the public school n high school in con-
nection. Consequently great interest was
manifested in the closing exercises of last
week. The people caught the enthusiasm
Of the prospective graduates and entered
into the spirit of commencement with cid
time avidity.
The program rendered was in some
respects a departure from the stereotyped
one of essays and orations. Miss Katie
Luttrell opened with a salutatory address
In which she likened the nine in the class
to the nine classic muses.. The creative
genius proceeded nobly with her work
until she had rounded out the seventh,
and then alas, as even Homer sometimes
nodded, SO did she and finished her work
with two small boys. Miss Luttrell then
read n very interesting essay on "Glad-
stone, Statesman and Man OF Letters"
Miss Chapman followed with a we'll
written class history, in which was an
under vein Of rare humor.
q. ElIifrit then delivered an Grafton on
The" March OF the Human Race" which
abounded in we'll ounde sentences and
splendid thought.
The original poem, "Liie's a Sea-" by
Miss Ethel Burns. was one OF the best
features Of the program. 1t was truly a
work OF merit.
An essay, WANTED, Sensible Women
by Miss Lorene Gather, met with much
favor with the audience. The delineation
of the sensible woman and The contrast
with the sensible man, which by the way
was not to be found as there was none oil
him, was rich in style and humor.
Miss Leonora Jarvis was a complete
success as class grumbler. She com
planned of everything tangible and intan.
gibie. real and imaginary, past AND
prospective, and illustrated most lucidly
the composite grnmbler and fault finder
Of our schools.
Miss Laura McCulloch handled well tn,
subject "America Through the Cyc Gle o
Time" while Miss Ida Mcdaniel, as elias,
prophet, received much commendatioa or
her really superior production and deliv.
cry. Miss Mcdaniel has the voice OF
skilled elocutionist and thoroughly in.
terested her audience. Her prophecy 70,
1895 was humorous in the extreme.
Elias Smith in american Discomfort
did honor to himself aud the school h,
represents. He gave as the potent factcri
Of our discomfort, free immigration, cor
rupt Legislation and money centralizs
ton. His valedictory address was AIS
very creditable.
Throughout the program was inter
spersed splenpid music among which tn
most superior were a violin solo by Mis-
Lille Whiting, and q vocal solo by Mis-
Ella Graham. The audience recalled Mis-
Graham three times and then subside
only upon her absolute refusal to appea
again. She certainly has n charmingl
magnetic voice as her ovation attested.
:. The program, as a whole, was SO bal
anced and arranged that each succeedin
number appeared as a novelty, and henc
the attention of the audience was he'll
throughout. Considered as an entirety
was by all odds the best program eve
executed in Higginsville.
The social event of the occasion was tn
banquet Friday night at the Arcad
Hotel. Prof. Walker acted as toastmaste
and Miss Mary Nesmith and Joe Harriso
responded to toasts on the part of tn
alumni. Geo. Schooling, of the Leader
responded for the invited guests, as di
Z Judge Harrison for the board. Music b
Misses Graham and Dyer and recitation b
Leveritt Whiting were the features of tn
= evenings entertainments
, The excellency of the Higginsvill
: schools Is In nc small degree dueto tn
efficiency Of Prof. II. b. Walker, IN
, superintendent. His work has been yer
successful.