The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-05-25
LwEAISoTON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
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was played with dash, spirit and
clean execution by Miss Laurene
Walker. Miss Walker IS an unusually
talented musician, who plays and
sings equally we'll.
Miss Emory Goihualer is widely
known in Lexington as a violloist Of
ability and neyer fails TO please. Her
work Monday night added to ner es-
tablished reputation
Needham's ''HaymaRing" made a
good vehicle for displaying tie high,
pure soprano voice OF Miss Elizabeth
Geyer. Miss Geyer sings exceedingly
well for n so young.
Miss Bonnell Berrie and Miss Rob
bins gave an exceedingly good inter
probation of Arensky's Valse-a beau
tllul, slow undulating movement for
two pianos.
Miss Belle JOHNSON rounded off her
years work by a remarkably accurate
and intelligent reading of Rubin
STEMS Staccato Etude. This is one
OF the most difficult studies for the
wrist and is exceedingly demand ng in
general technique Miss Johnson has
for some time been we'll known as an
exceptionally good pianist, but her
playing Monday night surpassed all
expectations,
Chopin's popular Ballade In A flat
was again played in brilliant style by
Miss Layinia ST. Clair. Miss st
Clair possesses all the Jrength, vitali-
ty and musical temperament to do full
justice to this piece and it made an
excellsnJ closing number.
ALUMNAE MEETING
Ga Monday afternoon at two
O'Clock in the parlors Of Lexington
College the Alumnae o this in titu
ton held it's animal meeting Or,
Rogers opened the meeting With
PRAYER after which Miss Nell Sander
SOB favored the audience With a piano
solo, After the president, Mrs. Nc
Donald, had made a most appropriate
address to the members of the asso-
citation, she read the class roll Of the
young ladies just graduating, where
upon Miss Agnes Wilson moved that
the association receive this class o.
fourteen members into their mum er
Having been unanimously received
Miss MAY Lyons welcomed them into
the Alumnae with the following re-
marks:
Members of the Alumnae ASso-
citation, Glass of 1907:
"Auother year has passed BRINGING
again to us the glad day of reunion
Many OF us, looking forward will
such eagernesS to this day, have
counted time by heart throbs rathe
than by hours upon the dial. Again
have we, like dutiful children, obeye,
the call Of our Alma Meter and IT. /
with pride and joy that we greet he
now when she has come into her NOR
glorious estate.
"Believe me, there are few evert
that could occasion me the grea
pleasure | feel today 10 greeting yo
and welcoming to our number th
Glass Of 1907.
"Only two short years ago l stood
as you now are standing, lookin
backward upon a college life CON
pleted and forward to a future ye
untried.
1.-THE time so slow In passing seem
now to have sped by on winged fee
and it is with a feeling of regret f
lost opportunities that | realize tia
each moment Of the time spent
preparation was more precious tina
knew.
81 sometimes think that at 'h
period OF a girls life she is oveI
whelmed with good advice, and know
ing that my youth and inexperien'
give me very little right to admoI
ish others, l shall spare my heare
the usual routine speech, only callif
your attention to this one though
that we will never be sorry for pu
ting oar best Efforts into a task, hoy
ever trivial.
"Let me, in closing, point you
the long line Of noble women wi
have gone out from this College. al
whose lives have been a source
such blessing because they have Civ