The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-09-14
Lexington Schools.

"Chapcronc, n magazine devoted
to literature, art, music, &C., contains
fine resume Of Lexington schools
It devotcs several pages to each insti-
tuition, aud illustrates with fine half.
tone cuts. Among other things Il
ssys: .r,r
s'Bexutiful for situation, the Joy Of
the whole state, Is the city Of ISexing-
.on, NO., where clusters four Of our
leading literary Institutions, which,
with their four brilliant, able, sttrac-
tive faculties, draw like Q magnes The
flower, bloom and beauty Of our youth
from this and many Of the adjoining
states.
"I.exington Is so accessible from
every direction, so easily reached ny
the vast network Of the Missouri Pa
citic railroad system and other lines
crossing and recrossing this one at
such frequent intervals that the city
rests, as it we're, 10 its quiet beauty-s
heart understanding out its pulsaai0n
Of moral and Intellectual influence like
. beuediction, direct to Omahs aud
Council Bluffs on the north, Pueblo.
Denver aud FL Paso on the west, Gal.
weston and New Orleans on the south,
and through the st. Louis gateway.
east, by half dozen trunk lines on 70
the Atlantic Ocean. In addition TO the
great Missouri Pacific system, the
Wabash, the Santa fe, the Chicago Z
Alton and the Missouri, Kansas .
Texas lines land their precious freight
Of human souls almost 1t the very doors
OF the four colleges which 20 to make
lLexingtcn, No., as noted and couspic-
nous for its literary and moral tone -
Lexington, Mass, has been IN lie
leaven OF patriotism In the past. In
fact, writer for one Of the lesding
daily papers Of Boston, visiting Lex
iugton, No., . short time since, states
very plainly the fact, writes II down.
so that all may read II, this writer. in
the Boston Transcript, declares TO the
world that these four colleges are
Surprisingly thorough, and that The
requirements for graduation in them 10
higher than those In similar Eastern
schools And then goes on TO say
that this Is . statement hard to be-
lieve, but Il Il true, neverthelcss,' thus
showing parents how unnecessary 1t y
To send our young people away East
for an education which can be better
obtained at home.
"If there is one thing more than
another, aside from this Surprising
} thoroughness, which has contributed
70 establish and to successfully main-
tain this splendid coterie Of colleges IA
Lexington, 1t Is the unity and harmony
Of interest prevailing there, In order to
give the large number Of students IN
attendance the best that skill and cul-
ture can furnish. They are glad and
proud that there Is no monopoly ol
merit. Each college has Its own worh
to do, its own specific ends to serve.
In the list Of noble names among the
, founders Of these colleges-the presi'
dents, trustees, faculties-as yet only
their partial fame has been gathered
the largest rcsults-the future powell
and genius of this splendid culture
: sweeps every year circuit wider anc
more luminous, thus establishing ths
, fact that right Christian training Ia
character aud intelligence consists IL
each ontiibuting their peculiar advan
tiye to enrich the social whole. Il
character, intellectual aud mora
, power, such as these colleges con
stxntly generate, Is today . nebula tf
dim eyes, they VII be, are now, even
great telescopes showing magnihcen'
system of moral. intellectual, scientific