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

same Office, bis son, John ". Waddell,
and his grandson, Walter B. Waddell,
who Is still looking after the destlnles
OF the young women in general, but
Of no one so far 10 particular.
During the civil war and probably
in its second year, the U. S. army
took possession Of the college build
ings aud used them as barracks and a
hospital. When the school was thus
deprived Of its buildings, Rev. j. A.
Hollis, then its president, removed
the remnant Of the school to the
basement Of the Methodist church and
continued it for short time, when 1t
ceased until after the close OF the
war. The buildings were by misuse
rendered untenable, and the property
was sold to pirate parties, who
afterwards sold the buildings for old
brick and had the square plated into
lots, the college only getting $4,000
for the entire property. After a
number Of years the U, S. government
made a small appropriation to pay for
the damage to and use Of this prop.
erty.
In the meanwhile, to fill the in
term during the time when the
college had 10 home, DR.. E. S.
Dulin conducted a female college OF
his own account, using temporarily
the unfinished auditorium OF the
Baptist church for a time, then the
Russell mansion, now the residence
Of ]. G. McGrew, Sr., and finally the
property then owned by DR.. Dulin
being the entire square in which i;
the residence Of Oscar Andreen, thai
building and a row Ct frame building'
in the north half Of the block con
stituting the plant Of the "Lexingtor
Female College" as it was styled by
DR., Dulin. Your president graduated
from this college and is therefor,
only an alumna of this college By
grace or adoption.
But the Baptist Female College wa.
not dead nor its trustees inactive
and in 1869 the Waddell mansion wa
purchased from Mrs. Susan Q. Wad
dell, wife of William B. Waddell, on,
of the original trustees, at a cost 0
S11,400 and the college reopenet
there. In the subsequent years thi
building was enlarged. the chape
wing built, third story added ant
other improve ments made, which will
the Smith and Mountjoy propert,
added OF the east a few years az,
constitute the fnal home Of GU
beloved college.
Into these historic halls we vel
come today some Of the survivors 0
the long list Of alumnae who hav
gone out into the world to add to it
number Of noble women. In tn
church, the college school room, bu
principally In the quieter scene o
action afforded by the home, on
sisters have done much for the wei
fare Of the state and the better men
of its society and people. 10 thi
all the means, work, thought, sacri
flee, time and Influence which hav
been contributed by the founders 0
his school and their successors haV
paid 10 material form a hundrel
\, and we, who are still enjoyinI
benefits, 10 today's assembling
our head reverently in acknowl
mt to them who ''builded s
and so WE'LL"
ad COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
ina graduating exercises Of Lex
hLN College took place Wednesda
o'clock at the opera house. Th
pes were opened with a chOru
le chorus class. Rev. R. B
IA offered prayer. Presiden
Ch then introduced DR.. W. L
cooes of the Benton Boulevar
roc Achurch Of Kansas City, VIII
the address to the class.
dcker took for his suLjec
hs Of the Master to Jairu
4, Talitha Cumi, maid arise
Aker eloquently presented th
that this command thougI
Id to the dead might be a
meaning II addressed to th
livl-g-the command to rise abov
ourselves, our passions. our circum
stances to walk the higher life
The following is a brief synopsis 0