The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-07
ST. MARY,S SCHOOL.
The Openin" Exercises of the Conn
mencement.

The Opening Exercises Of the Conn
mencement.
The rainy weather Sunday morning
caused good deal of discomfort, but
the ladies braved it and were at Christ
church in great numbers to witness the .
opening services in commemoration OF /
the semi centennial of St. Mary's I
school. Ample space in the body of
the church was reserved for the pupils
| was little after l O'Clock when these |
entered and took their places in the
reserved space which wa des-
ignated by white satin ribbons
The pupils were all in white and
entered the stately church singing the
professional anthem "Ten Thousand
Times Ten Thousand" Accompany
ing the pupils were the teachers and
last of all came the clergy, represen-
ted by Rev. DR.. J. B. Cheshire OF
Charlotte, Rev. DR.. NJ. Nj. Marshall,
Rev. A. B. Hunter and Rev. DR.. r.
B. Sutton. In the choir were many
of the pupils of St. Mary's, also in
snowy white, and at the gan was DR..
August Kursteiner. The church was
simply yet beautifully decorated
White lilies were on the altar, deep
red roses on the pulpit, and in
white letters on the reredos
were the words ''Her Children
arise up and call her Blessed" Within
the reserved space sat several ladies
who were members of the first class al
the school, that of 1912, these being
Mrs. Montford McGehee, Mrs G.. der.
Meares, Mrs. Seaton Gales, Mrs
Coffin, Mrs. Jane Hinton, Miss Eliza
beth G. Haywood, Mrs. G. b. Root,
Mrs. Sarah Young and Mrs CIV Strong.
The first and second lessons were read
by Rev. Mr.. Hunter. The service was
the full choral, admirably rendered by
the girls choir. In the jubilate there
', was very effective solo by Miss
! Alice Dugger of St. Mary's. The
! 277th hymn, 90, Go Your Way Into
His Gates" was sung. The commu
nion service was read by Rev. DR.
Marshall, the response being choral
!, 1t was Whitsunday and the appro-
: pirate epistle was read by Rev. DR.
! Smedes Rev. DR.. Marshall read the
: gospel for the day, and the 1881
! hymn was sung.
Rev. DR.. Cheshire then delivere,
! the address before the school and tn,
alumnn. His text was David, l2tl
) chapter, Sd verse. He spoke of tn
development Of the mind by teaching
! and then in very forceful wa
sketched the work of ST. Mary's schoo
. for its first fifty years of life, 1872
1892. He said it was happy in it
: present prosperity and honored for tn
= good it had done. He paid tribut
to that man of God, and eminen
teacher, Rev. DR.. Albert Smedes, tn
:, = founder and rector of St. Mary's fo
! thirty five years 1t was a gracefu
" and tender tribute, full of love an
= veneration. St. Mary's was first opene
y y under the auspices of this diocese a
II II an Episcopal school for boys. A
- such it was an absolute failure, wit
y large financial loss Then DR.. Smedt
= came and proposed to make it churc
= school for girls. 1t was success frol
~ ~ its very inception. He won for it
! name and praise. 1t was an e,
- preston of the pure life of its founde
W The school has made its own way, hs
been maintained at no burden on tt
~ church, and has been the recipient
- - no mans bounty. 1t has on the col
aa m trary earned great deal of money ft
~ ~ the people who own the property, ha
ing bought it in 1912. For gre
~ ~ many years St. Mary's stood alone
" this educational work, Salem had Il
::'' only other school Of great note. The
80 were seminaries, one at Hillsboro, ke
r by Mr.. Walker Anderson; one at Pitt
na I boro, and one at Raleigh, by MI
~ ~ Taylor, a perfect type of the mod
- school mistress. St. Mary's has h
- in the half century 4,75O pupi
Nearly all the States have been re
CO. resented on its rolls and some pup
from foreign countries have had t
benefit of its admirable training a
he happy influences Cor good. A traini
ev at this school has always been noted
nd imparting a grace to womanhood.
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