The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-06-06

sweet voice and did herself great
| credit.
The piano solo, by Miss Louie Sid
dali, was executed iif a mastery
manner; Miss Birdie Goslen's part
was exceedingly well rendered; the
duet by Misses Fain and Van Week
was excellent and the Violin Obligato,
by Mr.. j. l.. Butner was delightful.
The concert was under the immedi-
ate supervision of Miss Katharine
| w. Evans, and it's complete success
was due no little to her intelligent
conception.
THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
On Sunday last at 1890 O'Clock,
the Moravian church was filed with
attentive listeners to the sermon of
Rev. Thos. ii. McCallie, D. D., of Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
He chose as his text part of the
+, -thirty-frst chapter of Proverbs, be-
! ginning at the 10th verse-that beau
| tiful passage descriptive of King
| Solomon's ideal of a woman. Taken
| in connection with this, he described
| the character of Ruth and commend
ed these examples of lofty woman
hood to the young ladies Of the Acad-
envy. Like them, his advice was to
choose religion rather than worldly
wealth or position and to make their
lives beautiful and grand by Christian
piety and high purpose.
! The lives of the nOblest women in
history were touched upon, showing
! the effect they had in moulding the
character of great men and in MAX
| ing their age better for their having
lived. He quoted beautiful COM
| parisOn between such life and the
mountain brook, which sings on it's
way to the sea, gladly doing all the
goodit can and, when the parching
| heat of summer comes, is supplied
| again by the winds bearing vapors
from the sea which condense and
pour their refreshing flood on the
| very mountain top whence it came
So a life devoted to high purpose not
| only blesses, but is blessed by it's
own endeavors.
The sermon was elegant and strik-
| ing and was received with the great
est appreciation. At the close the
grand old pipe-organ, which has been
in use since 1893, pealed forth it's
soft, full notes, accompanying Miss
Katherine w. Evans in an exquisite
| ly sweet solo.
THE ART EXHIBIT.
On Monday afternoon the walls of
the Academy chapel were lined with
handsome paintings executed by the
pupils. There were fruit and flower
| pieces and views on land and sea. In
| several of them we recognized fam
| liar and beautiful views in Salem
and vicinity. A stranger, walking
| through, would be excusable, were he
| to forget his surroundings and i'm
agine himself in a part of the Cor
cOran Art Gallery, SO true to nature
and SO beautiful were many of the
| paintings. Salem Academy has a
| fame for her musical instruction that
is co-extensive with the South, and it
is only question of time when her
art work will become equally and as
justly celebrated.
THEpALUMN4E MEETING.
To clasp hands again after years
of separatiOn-again to look into
loving eyes; again to live over old
familiar scenes and to sing the sweet
songs of long ago, is one of the great
est pleasures of life, and it is a pleas
ure to see Others enjoying these re-
newals of old friendships and associ-
ations as was done by about two
hundred Alumnsp of the Academy
Tuesday afternoon.
| Miss Lehman, who has devoted SO
many years of her useful life to the
Academy and who is always remem-
bered with so much affection by old
pupils, presided The following pa
perS were read:
Paper No. Mrs. Kremer, Salem
NC
| Paper No. 2.-Mrs. Sturdivant
Charlotte, n C.
Paper No. 3.-Mrs. VIM. Patterson
Philadelphia, Pa
Paper. No Mrs Thompson
Tuscumbia, Ga. -.
| Poem.-''A.Retrosp Miss Luta
Bewley, Anderson, S. c.
Paper No. 5.-Miss A. Pittman, Sa.
lem, N. C.
Paper No. 6-Miss j. Seiger, Beth
lehem, Pa.
Paper No. Miss Theo. Fitzger.
aid, Danville, Va.
After the readings, which were full
| Vi luOcicSUilfto "REMINISCENCES VI huPPy
school days, tender song and cho
rus composed and dedicated to the
Alumnse by Miss Van Week was lee
by Miss Rondthaler, Miss Van Week
playing the accompaniment.
Miss A. F. Vogler, of Salem, was
elected President for the ensuing
year.
The election of officers completed
the business, after which all nartool
of a Mora Wan Glove FEAST" and the
exercises were closed by remarks ane
a benediction from Rev. j. 81. Clewell
REUNION SONG OF THE ALUMNE
Following is the reunion song o
the Alumn@ Association composed
by Miss A. Van Week, one of the mu
steal instructors of the institution
noticed above:
From far and near we gather here,
In glad reunion meeting,
And eye meets eye, and heart meets heart,
In kind and joyous greeting,
Our Alma Mater greets US too,
Her children, welcome ever,
For she has linked us to her heart,
With chains time cannot sever.
Chorus.
Then of our Alma Mater dear
We sing with loving voices
Let each Alumna join the song,
For each in her reioices.
Oar love for her will ever shine
With undiminished lustress
For round her walls how many tho'ghts
And happy memories cluster,