The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-08
C%URATORS'

was superb.
CURATORS' MEETING.
Perhaps the most interesting, enthu-
slastic and satisfactory meeting of the
curatOrs of Central Female College
ever held was the annual meeting on
last Tuesday afternoon.
The board met in the College library
and began its deliberations at > O'Clock.
Ii uid not adjourn until : O'Clock, and
then every member regretted that an
adjournment had to he taken, that the
curaiors might attend the concert.
The board was called to order by its
president, Rev. W. b. Mcfarland.
W. l.. Culver, W. ID. Rankin and Rev.
W. +. McMurry, OF the Missouri Con-
ference; DIR. W. Il. Palmore, Rev. W.
b. Mcfarland and Mr.. Robert Taub-
man, of the Southwest Missouri Con
ference, and Prof. A. A. Jones, eX-
Officio member of the board, responded
to roll call. St. Louis Conference was
not represented. Capt. w. ID. Rankin
was elected secretary pro TEN, in the
place of Judge JnO. +. Ryland, who
| was absent on account of i'll health.
The annual election was the first
order of business. 1t resulted in the
election of Rev. W. b. Mcfarland,
president; Judge Jno. T.. i,yland,
secretary, and Mr.. Robt. Taubnan,
treasurer.
The report of President Jones was
then read, received and adopted. The
report showed that liz boarding
pupils We're enrolled and AZ day pupils,
making II total of 100. The report
further showed that the present college
buildings were IN good repair, and that
the school had been crowded to its
utmost capacity that a cottage had
been rented near the college, and this
utilized for the entertainment of young
ladies.
After consideration and adoption of
the report, the board passed upon the
graduates, and authorized diplomas
issued to Misses Madeline Bywaters,
NJ. L.; Lolita Corder, NJ. L.; Frances
l.. Nardin, Il. A., and DAISY NJ. Taub-
man, NJ. l.. In the Music department,
to Misses Bessie Boon and Frances A.
Wight. In the department of Express
sion, to Miss Elva Slapp.
After granting the above diplomas,
the board elected the following faculty :;
John A. Jones, A. NJ, Civil Govern
ment and Political Economy.
Miss Mary Il. Bryant, Metaphysics,
English Literature and General History.
Miss Sara II. Fitzgerald, Ancient
Languages and Literature.
Miss Emma Nj. Mexican, NJ. A.,
Modern Languages and English.
b. e.. Shackleford, A. b., Mathe.
MATES.
Miss Florence Parkhill, Natural
Sciences.
Department of Expression and Phys,
zeal Culture, Miss Eva f.. Hamilton,
graduate of Boston School Of Oratory.
School of Music, Prof. A. o. Bauer,
director; graduate of Royal Conser.
vatory, Leipsig, Germany.
Instrumental, Prof. A. o. Bauer,
piano; Mr.. Carl Busch, violin, viola,
etc; Miss Gertrude Louise Clarke,
piano, graduate of n. +. Conservatory,
Boston; Miss Ruth ). Walden, pisnO
and organ.
Vocal, Miss Mary n. Bing, graduate
and postgraduate n. +. Conservatory,
Boston.
] Harmony and Theory. Miss Ruth S.
Walden.
Art Department, Miss Stella Nc.
Connell.
Short Hand, Typewriting and Book
Keeping, Prof. l.. T. Myers.
Upon motion, the preparatory de-
partment was abolished. This was
suggested by President Jones, and
found a strong advocate in each men,
Der of the board. Rev. DIR. Palmore
was enthusiastically in favor of the
motion. 1t was adopted unanimously.
Rev. DIR. Palmore introduced a reso-
luton calling upon the Methodists and
friends of Central to give the college a
fifty thousand dollar building. His
resolution was seconded by Rev. W. F.
McMurry, and found a strong sup
porter in every one present.
When the question was announced
as ''open for remarks" every one
present, in turn, discussed it. nr.
Palmore spoke for fifteen minutes,
vigorously and enthusiastically. He
said the need of the hour was "a for
ward movement; that the president
and faculty of Central College were
capable of even greater work than they
were now doing; that if Central had
the room the attendance would be
greatly increased, and the cause of Chris
tian education materially advanced.
He announced his willingness to give
one-tenth of the amount himself.
His talk echoed the sentiments of all
present. The resolution was adopted
by q unanimous vote.
/ A committee was appointed to select
an agent to recommend to the con-
ferences to do the work. This COM
mittee is composed of Rev. DIR. W. b.
Palmore, President A. A. Jones and
Capt. w. ID. Rankin.
Before adjournment a resolution was
introduced. Ii was passed unanI-