The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-05-27
MBNTWORTH COMMENCEMENT.

has alvasS 5ees dificult 10 get games
with schools and this arrangement
proved more satisfactory in every
respect. 1t gave training to a much
larger number Of cadets and afforded
a much larger number Of games. The
victorious team was given a banquet.
TRACK TEAM.
The track team this year was COM
posed Of Cadets Emery, Van Giukel,
Ryland, Kemble, Pate, Graybill,
Spells, Little, Bolinger, Shelby aud
Bunting. The weather was favor
able for training. The material was
hardly up to the average Of past
years but the training OF the team
was excellent and the record not
unsatisfactory In a triangular meet
at Lexington April %, between
Central High School OF Kansas City,
Lexington High School and W. NJ. A.
the score was G. Il. S., II; W. M. A.,
40; L. H. L., O.. At the state meet
at Columbia May 6, the team won
two third places, two fourth places,
and two fifth places.
W. M. A. GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT.
The largest crowd Of commence
ment season was presens Monday
night at the W. M. A. general enter
tainment. The program was a mis-.
cellaneons one consisting Of piano,
vocal, mandolin and orchestra music,
a debate, fancy drills, Butts manual
and baYonet exercises, and a camp
fire scene. The stage drills, omitted
from Academy entertainments 10
recent years, were received with
much applause. The programme was
as follows:
Piano Duet, Militair Rondo, ........, Bohm
Cadets Tindall O., and Sellers.
Mandolin Club, The Warbler, with bell solo.
Debate. Question: Resolved, that there
should be a national board OF arbitration
for mattersi in dispute between employers
and employees on interstate railroads,
and thai this board should be given
compulsory powers"
Judges: Judge Field, Judge Blackwell and
Col. Hopkins.
Affirmative: Cadets Bunting and Laid, A
Philomathia Literary Society,"
Negative: Cadets Taylor and Lemon.
Sparta Literary Society,"
Selection, Superba, ..........".,
Band
Vocal Solo, Once...............,.....He rvey
Cadet Kemble.
Orchestra, Overture, Peerless.
Vocal Quartette, A Stein Song ....,. Billiard
Cadets Kemble, Rogers, Walters and
lockwood.
Fancy Drill ........... 49,. .............,
Drill, Butts Manual and Bayonet Exercises
Clarinet Solo, Romantic air Varie. %. BAN
Cadet Beals.
Decision of the judges.
1865 last camp at Wentworth.
GRADUATING EXERCISES
The military exercises of the las
day consisted Of a military salute Il
General Bell aud a review or thu
battalion on the parade grounds, ate
which the corps marched as an escor'
to the General to the opera housI
where the literary exercises were held
After music by the cadet otchestri
and invocation by Rev. j. W Howell
Mrs. A. w. Allea sang a solo, s.
Seran Rose. General j. franklin Bell
N U. S. A. head OF the officers schoo
"A of FoIt Leavenworth, was The
introduced and delivered The address
the graduating class, Genera
II made no attempt at oratory bu
pad something to say, and he sal
it with directness and force N
ad ress delivered before the Academ
recent years has been received wit
she 4rtier appreciation and approval.
GENERAL BELLS ADDRESS.
Following is a brief and Imperfect
sYnlppsis;
En- st Of all cultivate respect for til
Christian religion aud its moralltl
Scouting doesn't pay. No man VIII
has saen anything of the civilization