The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-08
I 0bIiC School Commencement
Free Educational Institutions Close
a Most Successful School Year.
ATTENDANCE LARGEST IN HISTORY

John Y. Bush and E. j. McGrew.
The Lexington puOlic is fortunate
In having a teaching force composed
largely of women Of long experience
in the work of teaching and in the
entire devotion to it, And, while the
public may take a just pride in the
economy with which ithese schools |
have been managed by an excellent
board, it ought not to grudge an
Increase Of expense that might be
incurred by an increase OF salaries.
Teachers everywhere are poorly paid
for their important services. Public
sentiment requires Of them higher
degree Of devotion to duty than the
average and the public pays its teach
ers very inadequatelY.
During the past year the schools Of
this city have been under the super
intendence Of Prof. M. ]. Patterson,
school mao OF approved experience
in this country and IN the Philip pines.
Mr.. Patterson has proven himself
admirably fitted for the work, and his
conduct OF the schools has been
eminently satisfactory to the patrons
and to the public generally.
ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT.
The school entertainment at the
opera house Tuesday evening, al
though it came off day before 1T was
originally scheduled, proved to be one
of the best OF It's kind ever given IN
Lexington. In the entire program
there were no rough places and every
thing went off with smoothuess AND
precision. rhe first number, a
chorus given by ten young ladies OF
the High School was exceedingly well
done and received hearty applause
Miss Mary Aull's violin solo was
Ilong and difficult, demanding moi
only In execution bat 10 sense d
rhythm. The rendition it received
at the hands Of Miss Mary Aul
, would do credit to any amateur ant
it is wonderful that person SO Younl
can handle such difficult piece.
Vogelweid, the MiDneslnger, Is
hard chorus for two parts, requirin
over fifteen minutes for presentation
1t is almost entirely fugue and cor
> tains many nuances. The value {
music as it is taught in the publ
schools was clearly Illustrated by th
:, capable way 10 which this chorus wa
sung. Miss Nina Meyer played th
accompaniment intelligentlY an
% artistically.
The 56 little girls of the first an
second grades made a great hit wit
- their song and drill "Little Violets
This was probably the most pleasir
number on the program.
Red Riding Hood also was Dopula
VI There were ten girls dressed as RI
~ Riding Hoods, ten boys costume
n' first as ferocious bears and then
% noble princes, aud ten girls made /
as grannies.
The International flag drill was
imposing as well as pretty spectacl
The costumes, especially the Spanis
. we're exceedingly handsome. Ea
nc group sang and did some gracef
ss dancing. Little Miss Alberta Pri
le; az q scotch lassie did a Highlai
80 fling to the delight Of the audieu
and was enthusiastically encored.
Miss Bette Dickey can always
'or relied upon to play piano solo we
She is a good performer and is p,
'ge fectly at home on the stage. q
oil; rendition of the Fourth Mauzr
th was excellent In every particular.
ST The class play was given smooth
7er and intelligentiy. Warren Shermi
nd Miss Bonnell Berrie and Miss Anne
Phetzi ng had the principal parts a
m played them well. The play v
ces stayed under the capable direction
Miss Lessle Bates.
as Wednesday night the program '
Mt; repeated and proved even better u
P. on Tuesday. A pleasing feat
ng, was the parade before the she