The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-28
WINTER CONCERT
AT. ACADEMY CHAPEL THURS
DAY AND FRIDAYNIGHTS
Program Will Consist of Selections
Representing the Work in Piano,
Vocal, Elocution and Other
Departments in the School.

Departments in the School.
The life within the old Salem Acad-
envy and College is pursuing its even
| tenor in the midst of a very happy
| and prosperous year. Several OF the
| pupils who have been detained in
| their homes since the Christmas re-
| cess are returning this week. and the
plumber is now about complete, as
| the newcomers more than outnumber
| those who withdrew at the close OF
| the first term. The year has been a
| hard one for schools in almost every
/ portion of the land, but Salem has
within half dozen as many as last
wear who live within the school
| There are something more than 100 in
attendance from distance
I just now the pupils and teachers
are busy preparing for the Mid Win
ter Concert which will be given on
Thursday and Friday of this week.
The occasion will be repeated on Fri
day in order to give more OF the
friends Of the school the opportunity
To attend. The programme will con-
SiSt Of number of selections repre-
senting the work in the piano, vocal,
elOcuti0n and other departments.
The work is intended to represent the
average work of the year, not merely
TO bring cut here aud there one who
has special talent. ln addition to
the work Of the pupils a number of
the Professors will take part so that
the programme will include profess
sionai as well as amateur eff ,rts. The
closing choral, in which nearly POO
voices will take part. is beautiful
classical selection from Gounod, and
in iS nf ri hn
young ladies will be assisted by the
male members OF the Salem PhilhaI
monte Society. The concert is espe
cially prepared as a compliment to
the friends OF the Academy who re.
side in the Twin-City, as few, If any
OF the patrons from abroad attend, in
fact few Invitations are sent to par
ties at distance. Although the
concert is repeated on Friday night
still the number who can gain admis-
sion is mparatively small, since 1000
Invitations will fill the Chapel each
night, and when the number above
named has been reached there are
still many friends in the town whom
the school would be happy to have
present. but the limited space prevents
IL. In conversation with the Prin-
cipal he requested US to say that if
any patron, or former pupil or any
the school, has been passed by, or if the
invitation was sent and failed to
reach them, the school authorities
will esteem 1t a favor If you will nOti-
fy them Of the fact, and they will at
once remedy the accident by supply.
ing the omission The concerts will
commence promptly at fifteen min
utes before eight, and those wishing
to order carriages should have them
nf
minutes before ten o'clock. i he eX-
ercises will probably be over before
that time.
The Christmas season within the
College was as usual very happy oc-
casion The pupils took great inter
est in the special services in the Mo-
ravian church, as these services are
unusually rich and suggestive OF the
happy season. The number OF boxes
received from the homes Of the pupils
was large. and the gifts exchanged be-
tween the pupils themselves and re-
ceived from friends at distance made
the buildings appear as if a very cred-
table exposition was in progress. 1t
is the desire of all who live within a
reasonable distance to go to their
homes at this season, but as the homes
OF the pupils vary in distance from
twelve miles to twelve thousand miles
III Will dU once appear UudU all cannot
go home for the ten days recess. When
it is thus necessary for a pupil to re-
main in the school no one has ever
been known to regret the fact that
they have seen 'Salem Christmas :"
The physical culture department is
nicely divided this year No one form
OF exercise is compulsory, but each
student has the choice Of joining the
walking club, the special class in the
gymnasium, the bicycle club, or she
can walk a certain number OF times
on large track that has been provid
ed for the use of both pedestrians and
also for the bicycle riders, or finally
the pupil may join the room company
10 the walks into the neighborhOOd,
Exercise has been systematiZed more
thoroughly tnan usual this year and
the general good health is result.
We note that Mr.. Frederick F.
Bahnson has arranged TO deliver a
series Of lectures on the chemistry of
food before the Senior class These
lectures are delivered each Friday
morning in the laboratory, and will
be continued throughout the remain
der of the term on the day of the week
named. The lectures form part of
the regular course in chemistry taken
by the Seniors, and are elicitiDg a
great deal of interest on the part Of
the class