The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-10-17
COLLEGE REUNION.
Lexington Business College Holds Its
First Annual Reunion.

Elegant invitations announcing the
above event were received by all former
and many of our people the first
part of last week.
The reunion was held Friday evening OF
last week in the college rooms, which
were handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion with the college %colors, pink and
blue; the national colors and autumn
leaves and flowers, with the addition of
magnificent palms and beautiful ferns,
added to the charm of the decorations.
The walls of the several college rooms
and office were also decorated with many
fine specimens OF pen art from the pens of
Prof. L. f. Myers, president of the college,
and A. E.. Hortenstein, its efficient secre-
tary and penman. Among these, special
mention may be made OF a birds nest and
birds and a shepherd dog, by Prof. Hor-
tenstein, and pen portraits of the demo-
cratic and republican nominees for
president and vice president, by Prof.
Myers.
The weather being fine, the college was
filled to OVERLOOKING by a merry throng
before s O'Clock, all bent on having a
good time. Over two hundre were
present, all reporting a most delightful
time and an evening long to be remem-
bered.
To ~enliven the evening the guests were
asked to draw from a box slips of paper
containing parts OF quotations., the gen.
tlemen drawing from one box and the
ladies from the other, those matching
their slips to be partners at supper.
Miss Anna Schaefermeyer and Prof.
Stark added greatly to the enjoyment of
the evening by rendering some excellent
music on piano and violin.
About $50 o'clock the guests were
invited into the library, where refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream and cake
were served. Library and tables were
also handsomely decorated with flowers
and autumn leaves, and all did ample
Justice to the refreshments served.
Prof. Myers informs us that this is a
regular semi-annual event, the second
one occurring about the first of February.
The college has been recently incor-
porated and in it's c~ommodious quarters
in the second and third floors of the
Gruber building, forty young men and
young women are now laying the foun-
dation for a useful and successful career.
The college stands a monument to the
energy and pluck of one man, who, in
spite of the s~tringency of the times, did
did not hesitate to invest his means in an
enterprise for which he believed Lex
ington a suitable place.
We are informed that out of the forty
students now in attendance, about thirty
are from abroad, including Kansas, Indian
Territory and Kentucky, and we predict
that before man. years our business
college will stand in the front rank OF
similar institutions in the west in point
of numbers of students in attendance as
well as efficiency and thoroughness.
A library of several hundre volumes OF
standard works is soon to be added, also a
line of reference books, including up-to-
date encyclopedias.
The curriculum of the college has been
SO changed and strengthened in the past
year that any one graduating from it in
any cours will be we'll equipped for life's
work.
Our city is justly proud of this institu-
ton, and all, we are sure, will join the
INTELLIaENcER in wishing it that sue
cess, nat talent, energy and pluck ii
deserves.