The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-05

tentions being allowed to steal their way
into its school management. Year after
year they change their corps of teachers,
even though the ones being let out are in
every way competent instructors, merely
because of some little personal grievance,
or to make room for some personal friend
or Kinsman.
The Lexington schoo board acted
wisely when they made Prof. Demand
superintendent Of our city schools eleven
years ago, and they a been fortunate
In securing his services ever since. The
schools have advanced and prospered
under his management, and the board
p%erceiving its wise choice, has elected him
from year to year and has given entire
satisfaction 10 the patrons of the schools
by so DONG. No local contention or per-
sanal desire to secure n position for a
friend has ever Influenced the board in it's
choice of teachers, but they rave always
done that which in their judg ment seemed
to be for the best interests OF the schools,
and the result of their unbiased choice
has been TO give Lexington one OF the
foremost public schools of the state.
The program prepared for the COM
mencement exercises was an interesting
one and was greatly enjoyed by the large
audience which gathered at the opera
house Friday night.
The curtain rose promptly at S:15, but
long before that time the house was
crowded and even the standing room was
ali taken up. The large crowd which had
gathered was evidence OF the interest
ia ken in this school by our citizens, and
at zone of the -mmencement has there
been a larger Attendance than at this.
I The entertainment was opened with a
prayer by Rev. A. II. Faris. lie prayed
that the blessing and guidance OF God
might be present and ever attend the
young people just starting out in life.
The first number on the rogram was a
song by the vocal class. Twenty seven
pupils took part in the song and they
were dressed to represent nine colors of
the rain bow. They came out upon the
stage three ut a time, the three wearing
the same color grouped together, and
formed n very pretty picture as they stood
in a half circle waiting to begin their
song. The song was a bright, airy one.
and they sung it well. They then went
through some drilling which gave them
an excellent opportunity to display the
in this line they received at
school. They passed back and forth
across the stage, forming figures and
breaking them as rapidly as the eye could
them, but always keeping step to
The music, all exhibiting an accuracy and
of movement that showed their
thorough training. The song and drill
were both good and called forth prolonged
applause from the audience.
The SalutatoFy was delivered by Miss
V. Lauenstein and she performed
we'll the task assigned TO her. Her literary
production was an excellent one and gave
her an opportunity to display to the best
her abilities in hat direction.
Not Anchored" was the sub.
ct of her essay. and she handled the suit
Iect admirably. The story of the ship was
we'll conceived and well presented; her
language choice and at Times fiowery.
She acquitted herself well and made the
one of the most enjoyable
features of the evening.
The vocal class under the direction OF
Miss Elizabeth Smith has made marked
during the past year. They took
quite al important part In the entertain
and carried off a large share of the
lonoTs. Their rendition of the song, "rhe
was first class, and their voices
blended well in the imitation of the post
ting-a-ling- ling when he passed
he door.
The class poem, by Miss Elizabeth
Trail, was one of the finest Efforts of that
;inh we have ever heard. Each member
Il the ciass game in for Il share of her
and no Partially was shown,