The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-06-02

on the Farm"
CADET DOWNING
Dance Characteristic Dalbey
Xylophone-Popular Airs Selected
CADETS GRIPPE and KBGLER
Star Spsnsled Banner
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
Sunday dawned a perfect day. The
clouds had gone, the air was clear
and codI and a refreshing breeze
stirred the trees Of the campus.
Someone made a mistake and blew
the bugle ar hour early but a vel
COME recall" allowed the sleepers
sixty more minutes of bliss. Only
some couldn't sleep. The end of the
school year was so close at hand that
a tinFle Of nervous excitement caus-
ed some to get np and begin to make
n r. AMI scrupulous toilet. Or
perhaps dad" or mother" or cher
would be present that day. Well,
anyhow it was the last Sunday.
Soupy call A march over to the
gym to- bring in the chairs to the
mess-hall. 1t was some crowd there
on Saturday night Eggs and toast
for breakfast and then the old ia
miliar formal inspection. The usual
hustle on the floors, paper and trash
tossed into the hall, a yell for a
broom, a cloud Of dust and then a call
: from the floor chief HSection atten-
tion!" And Col. Mitchell and Major
Sellers went around for the final look.
Everything clean, very cleanl
Ten-thirty-6ve and the notes Of
church call Already the campus has
been dotted with yisitors-fathers
and mothers from many different
states. They stood and watched
with pride as "son" prepared to fall
in with. his company. Then zane
Central, marching two and two as if
to enter the ark. What brilliant col
orsl Their dresses were as many
hued as a peony bed and each girl
was as fresh and dainty and deli
cious-looking Hold on thereI we must
have been thinking of some sort Of
fruit.) But, anyway, the college
girls were beautiful.
SFall in" blew. The Seniors lined
up by themselves. A fine looking
bunch Of fellowsl Everybody said
so. And while the orchestra played
the corps marched in with measured
step, the Seniors last, already bur-
IT'S dened with the knowledge that the
re end and separation were near.
in DR.. Wilmington Of Columbus, Kan
lily sas, presided at the exercise. Col.
to- Sellers, the speaker, DR.. Mcclure,
he and the Glee Club sat on the stage.
&C. The Glee Club sang two selections and
rol DR.. Wilmington read the scripture
at lesson. Then DR.. Mcclure prayed.
md Col. Sellers introduced the speaker
ee- of the occasion, the Rev. Albert L..
m Scales, D. D., Phi. D., Of Kansas City.
ed DR.. Scales preached a wonderful SER
I'VE mon. Simple and beautiful in Ian
Ile, guage, noble and clear in thought
det His subject was Life" and he defn-
IS" ed life as Responsiveness to envir-
nor enment.1 He then went on TO show
iur that we could surround ourselves
all with an environment of knowledge, Of
hat the beautiful and artistic, or of tht
vas Christian ideals, and that we could
but respond to each with all that was il
'pt. our %soulsaa ''The highest vocation Of
any man is to be of service to his
eat fellows" Love is the only thing that
rus counts" "a selfish life is the narrow
ces est existence that a man can liye;'
lily "and the world needs men, true men
ike these were some of the thoughts
ion that he left. He closed his address
leir by quoting most effectively the poem
hat "God give US men,"
.ult DR.. Wilmington pronounced thu
lik- bendiction, the orchestra played ant
ang the corps marched out. The larg'
! is crowd followed. It was the close o
and a beautiful and impressive service.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
e Sunday afternoon was rather quiet
yet the parade and military exerci
Vlth SEES were Of intense interest to man
the visitors. At $3.50 a good crowd as
sembled on the bleachers. The bat
talon staged a very snappy parade
The band, which always elected con
ments Of admiration, led the corp
npon the drill ground. Then Ii
s whole military ceremony was gOr
through without the slightest erro
And it was a fine corps that passe
in front Of the visitors for review
Then quickly the men 'took distance
@ and Butts Manual was executed
music. A beautiful drill that wa
And lastly the "silent drill squad
marched on the field and went throue
so many complicated movements vii
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