The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-06-15
SALEM FEMALE ACADEMY.
An Account OF the Pleasant Commence
ment Exercises.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONIC

SALEM, y. c., June 4, 1SSS.-The S4th
Annual Commencement of this long stab
lished institution was opened on Sun lay,
;5rd inst, with the Baccalanreate Sermon,
which was delivered in the Moravian
church in this place, by Rev. Thos. Hume.
ID. D.. Professor of English Literature in
our University. Dr. Rondthaler, Presi-
dent OF the Acddemy's Board of Trustees.
read the Litany. The choir sang. with or
chestral accompaniment, Handels an
them, Lift up your heads, O We gates"
Rev. John II. Clewell. Principal, read the
Scripture Lesson, after which came the
sermon. DR.. Hume's text was from the
18th chapter of Luke, BED aud 33d verses:
Remember Lots wife Whosoever shall
seek to save his life shall lose it; and
whosoever shall lose his lite shall preserve
it.
1t was a noble sermon, full of noble sen
timents and earnest appeals to the truest
and best instincts of the human heart.
The preacher made a deep impression on
ALL and was most intently listened to.
\ male chorus sang Al anthem, ''p ace,
Peace | leave with You. =" with fine tffpct: !:
and after prayer and benedicti0n the con
gregation was dismissed
ESSAYS.
ON Tuesday evening the graduating
class read their essays in the Academy
Chapel. The audience Was very large.
many being unable to find seats. The good
order was especially noticeable. The stage
was beautifully decorated, the motto Of
the senior class spanning the rear in white
letters against green ground. Musical
selections We're pientifully lnterSpersed
between the essays, and added "a charming
variety TO the programme. Twenty three
young ladies names appeared upon the
r1F,1A no oft
were greeted with great applause. orig
inal thought, and clear, distinct pronun-
citation were characteristic of each, together
with much self possession. There was no
stage right or anything to mar the per-
feet rendition of each.
No such number of visitors has been
here since the war and the old school, with
her recent infusion of young blood, goes
boldly forth into the future ever renewing
her youth.
WEDNESDAYS EXERCISES.
4 faircr day for fairer occasion never
dawned than this. At A. NJ. the Chap
eI was again crowded, and a few minutes
afterwards, to the inspiring strains of Il
sion by Prof. Markgratf, the young ladies
marched in, followed directly by the sen
Tor class, the essayists and the clergy.
\ piano solo opened the exercises and
! Miss Addie Fries, of Salem. read the sal
utatory address IN very charming man
| ner. Miss l.. FahS sang a solo, with the
! orchestra, which received hearty encore.
The class essay, the title of which was the
motto of the class for the Year, 'FInls
! Coronat OPUS" was divided into two
/ parts, one of which was taken by Miss
! Daisy Clisby, of Macon, Ga and the other
| by Miss Kate Paddison, OF Iitusville, Fla
! \ piano duo followed and then two essays
/ were read by the Misses Huunicutt, of
! Atlanta, and Clark, of Little Rock, S. C..
| Part second opened with vocal solo by
| Miss Minnie Beard, and piano solo by
| Miss + Siddall.
DR.. Rondthaler then delivered the ad
| dress before the graduates. He outlined
| the work of the past Year, the improve
ments made, the efforts at elevating the
| standard of scholarship, and concluding
with words of warm praise for the grad
yates for their faithful attention to duty,
the steady efforts constantly made to step
higher and higher and their general ex-
cellence of department throughout the
! term.
At the conclusion of the address Col. A.
H. Belo native of Salem, aud proprietor
of the Galveston, Texas, News, presented
the diplomas to the graduates of the reg
ular courses whose names are as follows
Miss Matte Batnson, Pennington, n.
c.; Miss Minnie Z. Beard, kernersville,
n c.; Miss Nellie G. Bewley Anderson,
S. c.; Miss Annie W. Boyd, Summit
Miss; Miss Mabel B, Brown, Winston, N
c. Miss Eliza f. Clark, Little Rock, S. G.
Miss Maud r. Clisby, Macon, Ga; Miss
Sallie NJ David, Bennettsville, S. c.. NJ IS
Lula w Deaderick, JonesbOrO. Tenn.
Miss Hah Dunlap, Macon, Ga; Miss Mani,
]. Dwire, Winston, N. c.; Miss Nina 5
Flournoy, Shreveport, La; Miss Adelaide
L. Fries, Salem, n. c.; Miss Sadie B. Hall
Salem. N c.; Miss Lizzie W. Hicks, Raj
eigh, N c.. Miss Alice G. Hill, German
ton, N F.; Miss Annie G. Hill. Raleigh
n c.; Miss Annie Y. Holt, Graham, n
c.; Miss Sallie f. Hunnicutt, Atlanta. GA
Miss Annie NJ. Landquist, Salem, n. E..
Miss Bette McLaurin, Clio, S. c.; Mis-
Kate w. Paddison, Titusyille, Fla; Mis-
Jeane Reynolds, Aberdeen, Miss; Mis-
Fannie v Riggs, Salem, n. c.; Miss Id;
n. Shepherd, Salem, N. c.; Miss Mary Y
Smith, Greensvil!e, N. C Miss laura I
Stokes, Danville, Va; Miss Mary l.. ihom
as, Thomasville, n. c.; Miss Anna p
Urquhart. Aliens, Ga; Miss Mary p Ur
quhart, Aliens, Ga.
After an orchestral selection the vale
dictory was read by Miss Jeanie Reynolds
of Aberdeen, Miss. Miss Sallie Hunni
cutt, of Atlanta, sang song, the musi
) by Prof. Markgratf and the words By Mis-
Nellie Bentley, of Anderson, S. G. As
conclusion, the singing class sang tn
magnificent Halleluj jah chorus by Handel
All during the afternoon steady strear
of friends and visitors poured into tn
rooms occupied by the Art Exhibit, unde
Miss Gertrude Siewer's management. Thi
department has made much progress, an
: the display OF paintings in oil, water col
org. and fancy work of all kinds is yer
fine
, The Alumnr Association met shortl
after dinner and the programme was yer
entertaining to the large number present
/ The officers for the coming year are: Mis-
3 z. A. Lehman, President; Mrs. Alsto1
Z Vice President, and Miss Sallie Shaffnel
, Secretary The meeting was closed wit
a loyefeast in the regular Moravian styl'
: large cumbersome 200-were in a
S tendance.
To night the concert takes place an
i, will be a vertable closing to the who'll
= The event will be the rendition of tE
4 Oratorio Samson by Handel, with fu
. | orchestral accompaniment.