The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-06-07
THE SOUTHERN VASSAR.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE
SALEM FEMALE ACADEMY

Rev. DR.. Hume Delivers the Sermon and
DIR. Rondthaler the Address. Thirty
Graduates, Representing Ten States.
What Was Done and how. Notes
and Comment,
The good Moravian brethren of our sister
town rarely begin any great undertaking
without first asking Gods blessing, and so
they began commencement week-that grea-
test and most interesting week of all the
year-with sermon and prayer.
On Sunday morning the church was filled.
Every seat was crowded and all the avaia
BILE space occupied by chairs. The services
were opened by DR.. Edward Rondthaier.
reading the litany of the church, after which
the choir, with orches trail accompaniment
sang Haydn's Lift up your heads, o ye
gates" Rev. Prot. H Clewell, Principal
of the Academy, read the scripture lesson.
In few earnest words DIR. Rondthaler
introduced DIR. Hume to the audience, who
then delivered from the text Luke 1928,
"Remember Lots wife. whatsoever shall
seek to save his life shall Use it. and who
soever shall lose his life shall preserve
it,
The Editor of THE SENTINEL had the
honor of studying under DR.. Hume and
knowing full we'll his wonderful power of
words and ideas, expected rare intellectu-
al and spiritual treat. We were not disap-
pointed. His sermon on Sunday was polish
ed, elegant and forcible. combining strength
of idea with beauty of expression, with now
and then a thrilling touch of pathos. Were
our space not SO limited, it would be our
pleasure and our readers good fortune to
reproduce the sermon entire. At the con-
clusion Dr. Hume offered fervent prayer.
A double quertette of male voices then
sang an anthem, without any accompani-
ment, peace, peace, / leave with you," by
Prof Markgraff with good effect. Princi-
pal Ciewell then read the hymn, "Jesus
shall reign" &C., after singing which the
congregation was dismissed with the bene-
diction pronounced by DIR. Hume
TUESDAY EVENING.
The following was the program:
SENIORS ESSAYS.
PART L.
Semi chorus. Greeting to Spring.
Duo. Juanita March.
Misses A. Hill and F. Holt.
Avoid Extremes. Miss M David, Ben
nettsville, s. G.
Sirens Miss A. Boyd, Summit, Miss
A Review Miss n. Flournoy, Sh. eve
port, La.
ston, n. G.
Duo. Overture: Merry Wives of Wind
sor. Misses A. Miller and Is. Goshen.
Piano. Nurmuring Fountain.
Miss n. Bewley
News. Miss A. Landquist. Salem. N. G.
All may be Heroes. Miss M. Beard,
Kernersville, n. C.
will Try Miss A. Hill, Germanton
N. c.
Sunbeams. Miss NJ. Smith, Greenville,
Piano. Noise. Fantastic. Miss G.,
Mickey.
Duo. Verdicte. Waltz Misses S. Rey-
nolds and L. Stokes.
PART II.
Motives. Miss B. McLaurin, Clio, s. Z.
Leaves. Miss S. Hall, Salem, n. c.
The Knight of the XIXth Century. Miss
NJ. Dwire, Winston, N. c.
The Seniors Miss F. Holt, Graham,
n. C.
Duo Beggar Student Waltz Misses b
Winkler and j. SEerItie.
Song. The May I}eila and the Fio$ers,
Misses n. Bewley and n. Beard.
Keeping up Appearances Miss T Riggs,
Winston, n. c.
Yesterday, To-day and To morrow. Miss
/. Sheppard, Winston, G.
The Girl Graduate in society. Miss -.
Stokes, Danville, Va.
"Only." Miss M. Thomas, Townsville,
NC.
Duo. Pensees Dansantes. Misses l..
Fain and A. Threadgill.
and M. Conrad.
Beyond the Alps lies Italy. Miss NJ.
Bahnson, Pennington, n. G.
The Fashionable Girl of the Period.
Miss L. Deadrick, Jonesboro, Tenn.
Many Men of Many Minds. Miss Annie
Hill, Raleigh, N. c.
What are the Wild Waves Saying. Miss
N. Bewley, Anderson, S. G.
Piano. Recollections Of Home. Miss o.
Snow.
Duo File du. Regiment. Misses G. s.
Smith and A. MeSchoolfeld.
Semi chorus. Greeting to Spring.
NOTES.
Leaves" was ingenious,-very.
"a Review" was sparkling with humor.
kk
Encouragement" was one of the very
best
"Many Men of Many Minds showed
careful reading and literary culture.
keeping up appearances was good ;
and listened to with marked attention.
-.
"The Two Sirens Of life, according tc
Miss Boyd, mean Wealth and Pleasure.
Ky
Greeting to Spring was very sweet indeed
beautiful conclusion to most delightful
entertainment.
The class colors were pink and sag
and the class motto Finis Coronat Opus
the end crowns the work.
RecoIiections Of Home ewas very, very
sweet-it struck responsive chord in tn
heart of every one present.
"The Seniors" was decidedly origina
sprightly AMI amusing aud gained heart.
and were deserved applause.
-
The song, May Bells and the flowers
was especially sweet, and the Fair singer
were enthusiastically encored.
"What are the Wild Waves Saying
was almost like blank yerse-it ran on sol
audm.tsical and was full OF beautiful thought
fttingly expressed.