The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-10

place. lie will De a valuable addition
to the corps Of teachers.
The faculty for next year will be
brilliant one, composed Of AiumnS
FROM University Of Chicago, University
of Berlin, University Of Wisconsin,
University Of Missouri, Cornell Uni
versiIy, William Jewell College, New
York School of Expression, New York
College Of Music, Royal Conservatory
OF Music, Berlin, Germany, ROYAL Con.
'ervatory Of Music, Prague, Austria,
ami other leading institutions,
While an advance is being made
along all lines in the educational world,
II is a source of great qualification to
know that our schools are setting the
pace for all the others. Baptist
Female College, which has had nj lis
helm some of the most renowned
educators whose names have ornament.
ell lae pages OF the history OF this
great stale, I've refer to such men as
Dulin, Selph, Fleet and WILSON, has
always stood sud is still standing
among the foremost institutions for
female education in the stale.
The commencement exercises of Bap-
Iisl College we're held At the opera
house on Wednesday, May 3lSt, at :
O'Clock, P. m. \ large audience was
present,as is always the case with com.
Hlencemenl al this school.
The invocation was BY Rev. Il n.
JONES.
The first piece on the short but tx
cellent programme was the "Medley OF
Songs by the Mandolin Climb The
club vas composed of three violins.
three guitars, a piano aud eight man
dolins. Prof. Prowell led the club.
and scarcely had the first notes
"Suwanee River reached lhei audi.
enee until every one gave perfect at.
lentIOn. This Is a beautiful piece, and
Is sure 10 please any audience. 1t
was followed by "Ben Bolt" "I.asl
Rose of Summer" and Two or three
other selections, all of which were
pretty. But anything would have
sounded pretty, coming from such in
strnments and such performers. The
piano was played in fine harmony with
the other instruments.
The next number on the programme,
as printed, was a recitation by Miss
Chatlin, bat she could not attend,
and this number was changed to a
vocal solo by Miss SayIlla King. This
young school girl had captured a large
audience by her singing at the elocu.
tIonary recital on the preceding Satur.
day night, and now she was to be given
an opportunity TO score another success.
Aud she made the score all right. At
the conclusion OF the song the audi
ence stOrmed until she returned and
sang again. She has a good, strong
smooth voice, and has been under "A
teacher who knew what II yo c. was
made for and knew how 10 t,a,h ii To
II Miss King will keep up her
studies and her training, she will
soon make an enyiablc reputation AS u
vocalist.
Chorus, "Gondolier's Song" by
Graben Hoffman, was given by the
Chorus Glass. There were about thirty
Voices in ibis chorus, and it was
splendid, While this song was being
sung the lain was making a steady
noise on the roof, cOunding like a
distant train OF cars, and the thunder
was supplying a basso %profundo for
the thirty female voices. There was
much uneaslness in the audience and
we fear that many missed the beauties
OF this piece, the prettlest on the
programme.
by special request OF many in the
audience, Prot. Prowell rendered a
violin solo that was about as fine rs
any ever rendered in that opera house,
and some of the best in the world have
been there. liemenyi, Camilla Urso
and Oloff Bull have been there, bnt
nothing could have been more perfect
than his playing, He thinks, and the
violin but expresses his thoughts. #
Is no effort for him to play. 1t is Ike
a boiler letting off steam. The violin
his safety valve.
Miss Elizabeth Gibson came next
with a vocal solo. She was received
with applause, because everybody ,
recognizes IN her a superior vocalist.
She sang two pieces and retired. fol.
lowed by long continued applause.
She returned and sang "Old Folks at
which was, Of course, preltier
Than the preceding selections. Miss I
d'bson has left Lexington to return no :
more, and ii will moi be deemed l,,. ,
Iery for us to say that she is one Of the y,
sweetest singers that ever taught IN |
any OF our schools; and, besides. il \
favorite with all who know her 4
he University Of West Virginia Is 10 y
De congratulated on securing her '
for next year. '
rIano solo, (a) Berceuse, by Chopin. =
.O) Tn Wings Of Song, MendeIssobp.
" l%lelIer) was delightfully."- rendered h
y Miss NJ. Boren. These pieces are d
veil adapted to showing the nimLle Ii
myers Of the performer, and this u
Dung lady Certainly has nlmble fingers y
IS well AS a clear conception Of the !"
P'rit Of the author. She was reward. Il
d by long'conlinued applause. h
The most interesting part of com. Ell
lencement exercises is always ,ho
ward'ng OF medals and diplomas II
rof' Beauchamp came upon the s,,oe
Dr. The purpose Of making the prqscp. r
speech. lie was so boor.o ,ha, y
a nAanll Co.