The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-06-03
GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE,
The Recent Celebration of Her Semi
Centennial-Notes.

Centennial-Notes.
Correspondence of the Sentinel.
Greensboro Female College has just
celebrated Der semi-centennial, and
right loyalty did her daughters and
friends gather into her classic walls,
pack to the uttermost this spacious
building, which is the pride OF SO
many true North Carolinians. JOY
ously did her Alumna. as children of
an honored and noble mother, unite
ip extending to her loving congratu-
lations on this her f1ftieth birthday,
as they with pride recounted her
many virtues, and realized how grace
fully she bears the responsibilities,
that many years have imposed upon
her. They rejoiced to see her head as
erect and her arms as strong and her
heart as tender and warm as in the
years of her girlhood. This prOvident
''Alma Mater" has progressed with
the age, and met every increasing de-
mand, with equipments equal to the
emergency, and it is with intense
qualification that her friends now find
her fully abreast with any institution
of the land, whose object is higher
Christian education of women, and
many are her daughters who rise up
and call her blessed.
Prominent among these we find Miss
Minnie Moore, of Greenville, S. O.,
Professor of Mathematics in G. f.
College, who In post graduate course
| won laurels OF such distinction at
Cornell University. This young lady
| of eminent culture, gave the words of
Inencement. 1t was not the writer's
| privilege to hear this ornate address,
| but none who attended any of the
subsequent exercises failed to feel the
| sway Of its influence.
Response to this was made by Mrs
| w. w. Shaw an older daughter of G.
f. @ who DOW teaches the sciences in
| the high school department of Dur
| hams most excellent Graded School,
and that she was equal to the occa-
| sion goes without say ing, when we re-
| member that the name of Mrs. w. w
| Shaw is regarded as synonym of
| cultured Christian womanhood.
The Alumn9 address OF this occa-
sion was made by Mrs. Sallie Cotton,
| of Falkland, N. Q.
This gifted daughter of d. f. Q ,
| whose birth was c)eVal with the
| founding of the old College, was the
| last to receive a diploma from the
| hands of the sainted DR.. T. Nj Jones
| under the roof of the old building
which was burned in 1864. That the
| Alumn8 Association made no mistake
| in selecting this broadmiDded woman
| to give this address was evidenced by
| the many enconiums passed upon it
| by the best thinking men and women
| present. She grappled with some of
| the great problems of the age, and
| plead for our lest thought and ener-
! gies in every attempt at their solu-
! ton.
| DIR. Norman, an avowed friend and
| son-in-law Of the institution, deliver
| ed most beautiful and instructive
| address, his theme being the posi-
| bilities of cultured womanhood, show
ing how she helps to shape the desti-
| ny of nations
| From the eleven graduating theses
three were read, viz: The Electrical
| Age" by Miss Case Mock, of Thorn
! asville, N. G, ''Soc,al Life in Colonial
/ North Carolina" by Miss Pearl Balls
ley, of Greensboro, "Modern Car
toons," by Miss Carrie Beard, of Ker.
nersville, all Of which represented
much thought and earnest work. and
we're enthusiastically received by the
| vast audience.
| 1t was not our good fortune to hear
| the baccalaureate sermon by Bishop
Galloway of the M. e Church South.
| which has been 50 highly mentioned
| in many of the papers.
The grand concert, on Wednesdd,
| evening, was prominently artistic
and reflected great credit on students
| and faculty.
/ President Peacock has infused his
life and energy into the entire insti
/ tuition.
Mrs. Long, the lady principal, found
pleasure in contributing to the com.
fort of all visitors during the Com,
| mencement.
Every one present during the exer-
cises was forcibly impressed with the
air of culture and refinement that
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