The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-06-06

Memorial Window which was recent
ly placed in the chapel Of the Salem
Female Academy in honor OF North
Carolina's honored and beloyed son,
Zebulon Baird Vance, was formally
presented to the trustees of that wide
ly known and popular educational in
StitutiOn.
The interesting and imposing cere-
! monies occurred during the meeting
of the AlumnH Association, which
opened at , p. hi, and were witnessed
by the widow OF the dead Senator,
together with large number of
other friends and admirers of the
great and good man.
After the Association was called to
| order, the president, Mrs. Judge ID.
| II. Starback, read a splendid address
of welcome. This was followed by re-
ports of the secretary, Miss Alice
Rondthaler, and treasurer, Miss Lou
Shaffner.
Many pleasant greetings were ex-
tended and encouraging letters read
from members who could not be
present.
An encouraging and interesting re-
port was given by member of the
class of 1890.
The S. f. A. Alumn9 song, for 1895,
was beautifully rendered. The words
were written by Mrs. Gertrude Jen-
kins Howell, of Wilmington.
A paper was read from Mrs. ii. X.
Reid, president of the local aSSOcia-
tion which was recently organized in
Reidsyille.
Offerings we're then made to the
Alumn4 Scholarship Fund, which is
to be used for the education of de-
serving daughters.
THE WINDOW PRESENTED.
The Vance Memorial Window was
then formally presented, the address
being made by Hon. }. G. Buxton, of
Winston, who said:
TRUSTEES AND ALUMNE OF THE
SALEM FEMALE ACADEMY, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN:
The pleasing duty has been assigned
to me or presenting to the Salem Fe-
male Academy, in the name of the
graduating class of the year 1894, from
this institution, this beautiful window,
erected by them to the memory Cf
Hon. Zebulon B. Vance.
l feel grateful for being selected for
this purpose, which is indeed an honor
to me, at the same time lam distrust
full of my ability to perform the task
in betitting manner,yet | claim that
no one could have been chosen who
| esteemed him more in life, or honors
| his memory more than l.
This window is presented to the
Salem Female Academy and through
| the Academy to the people OF North
| Carolina, who honoIed him so greatly
| and whom he so faithfully served, by
| the graduates of this institution, as d
| token of the esteem in which he was
| held by them and here it will remain
| so long as this institution shall stand,
as an encouragement to the men of
| North Carolina, who shall serve their
| State faithfully in that station of life
in which it shall please God to call
| them.
| The life of Senator Vance is part
| of the history of North Carolina dur
ing one OF its most important periods.
/ could say nothing that could add to
his fame as statesman, his reputa-
tion as patriot and as man. His
fame and his name will always be
dear to the people of North Carolina.
He was esteemed great while he
| lived and held the highest hOnOrs
among his people, as suitable reward
for his great services and in recogni-
tiOn of his eminence as statesman.
In this institution, the most vener-
able in our section Of the country,
and one Of the foremost in the educa
tion of girls throughout the South, is
erected the first memorial to the
memory of Senator Vance in the State
of North Carolina. This is but the
beginning of many such memorial:
which will be in time erected to hi:
memory throughout the State from
mountains to the sea.
There is an inspiration in this da.
that should give special love ant
warmth to the usual exercises of thi
annual meeting Of the Alumn8 of tn
Salem Female Academy and suggest
a theme for our remarks. The nam
of Senator Vance at once suggests t.
our minds good government and dis
cussion of this subject in connection
with his name will not be inappropri
ate on this occasion.
To my mind Senator Vance was th
character of man described b
Jethro to TO his son-in-law Moses
when he said. "Moreoy thou shal
provide out of all the people, able mer
such as fear God, men of truth
hating covetousness and place sue
over them to be rulers of thousand
and rulers of hundreds and rulers {