The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-31
OUR SCHOOLS

W. N. A. T

Nauet Smlthi j., spent sunday ana
Monday with his parents at his home
in Greenwood, No
Tennis is still a favorite with the ca
diets, a large number being on the
courts each evening.
Capt. Hyer is giving the battalion a
great deal of work during the pleasant
weather. Each cadet was given ten
rounds of blanks, this week, and given
practice in firing.
The foot ball team gave a most ex-
%cellent exhibition of foot ball last
Saturday in their game against
Buckner. The cadets were out
weighed at least % pounds to the man
and the Buckner team had two ringers
in Crisp and Dickinson, of the Kansas
City Needles; yet the cadets held them
on the two yard line for three downs
and then carried the ball out of dan
ger by straight line bucks. The Buck
ner team played a very dirty game and
repeatedly tried to put out some of
the cadets best players. The final
score was 6 to 6. On Monday the team
goes to Boonville to play the strong
Kemper team.
LEXINGTON COLLEGE NOTES.
Miss Helen Leonard spent a few days
at her home in Kansas City last Sat
urday,
Quite a number of the girls went to
the show, The New Dominion, Thurs
day evening. They we're lavish in
their praise of the beautiful opera
house as well as the play.
A large force of hands are at work
putting down a granitoid sidewalk in
front of the college. The trustees are
to be congratulated upon their pro-
g~ressiveness. We are sure the city Will
appreciate this spirit of progress on the
part of our trustees.
Our conservatory building needs en-
larging to accommodate the growing
department of music. 1t would be very
much appreciated if some friend of the
college and of higher education for
young women would erect a nice build
ing as a home for the department of
music, What a fine opportunity for
some friend to build a monument to
himself more lasting than marble and
more enduring than brass.
CENTRAL oLLEG NOTES.
Misses Lucy Wood and Lavenia Hunt
spent Tuesday as their home in Har-
din, Mo.
Mrs. j. F, MaGee, Norborne, Mo.
was a guest at Central several days
this week.
Pres. A. f. Smith, accompanied by
his little daughter, Mildred, visited in
d Richmond Tuesday.
Miss Berrien Menefee spent Sunday
and Monday in Kansas City, visiting
friends and shopping.
On Tuesday evening, Miss Nadiae
D. Morrow returned from a short visit to
her home in Atchison, Kansas
Miss Lillian Balthis is now at her
home in Huntsville, Mo-, where she
D. was called to see her mother aud
/. sister before they left for the West.
Misses Lulu Daugherty and Matte
& Davis left the college on Sunday morn
D. ing for their home at Webb City,
9 where they expect to make a weeks
visit.
s. DIR. q. M. Williams, Kansas City, No,
dined at Central on Wednesday. DR..
Williams coming is always an occa-
sion for rejoicing among his many
= friends and admirers in our college.
, On last Thursday, Mrs. Elizabeth
Menefee, our efficient housekeeper
returned from Fayette, Mo-, where
she had been called by the serious
:, illness of her sister, Mrs. T. Berry
D.. Smith. She reports her sister conval-
J escent.
IN Miss Lillian Ford Fox, delegate
from the Young Women's Christian
Association, of Central, attended the
n State Association in Kansas City,
Friday and Saturday. Miss Fox re-
ports an interesting meeting and a
r full attendance.
le When dinner Twas called on Thurs.
Of day evening and the young ladies re-
IN paired to the parlors for their accuS.
40 toned social hour, there was a great
= sensation, occasioned by finding there
waiting them, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Crews,
=" Of Waverly, Mo. Mrs. Crews, nee
B. Lewis, was a student at Central las
D. year, and her many friends were de-
~ lighted to have her call upon them,
= especially as she brought ''the groom
le along. Mr.. and Mrs. Crews were pass,
a. ing through Lexington on their way
20 to Kansas City. After a pleasant hal
- hour the happy couple left amid
as shower Of rice from the head Of the