The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-06-03
ONE HUNDRED AND0NE
THE SALEM BOYS SCHOOL COM
MENCEMENT.
Assembly Hall of the New Building
Crowded and Scores Turned Away.
Creditable and Interesting Ex-
ercises-The Graduates

ercises-The Graduates.
The first annual Commencement of
the Salem Boys School took place Fri
day in the new building. This school
is a hundred and one years old and
GAS been conducted ip the building
corner of Main and Academy streets,
till the present year. Last september
the school was removed to the large
and finely finished structure at the
south end of the Cedar Avenue. Here
new prosperity seems to have come to
the work, in connection with occupa-
tion OF the new building There are
four members Of the faculty, Profs.
Brewer, Cash, Rev. Howard Rond-
thaler, and Mrs. Stevenson. bishop
Rondthaler is the Principal.
As stated above, the first commence
ment in this new building was held
Friday evening. The night was pleas
ant aud brought out an immense COM
pany. On the second floor of the build
ing is a large hall, and this was sup
posed to be ample to accommodate the
company that would probably attend.
In this calculation the school author
ities were entirely mistaken, as the
hall was filed to it's utmost capacity
long before the hour for beginning,
and about the large folding doors all
the standing room was occupied, while
scores left the building because of the
fact that they could not get near
enough TO see or hear. 1t was very
pleasing and fiittering opening Of the
new Hall.
The commencement exercises were
divided into two parts, the hrst
part being the presentation OF the di-
plomas to the graduating class of
young men, the second part being a
play The presentation Of the diplo-
mas was preceded and followed by Sc
iections by the Glee Club, and very
were presented by Bishop ROndthaler,
who made brief but interesting ad-
dress to the young men, impressing
upon them points which it will be well
| for the graduates to remember as
they leave this school home.
The list Of graduates is as follows :
! Harry Hough, Carl Ashcraft, Clarence
Cromer, Carl Harris, V. B. Black
| burn, Harry Reid, Frank Reid, Leo
| huSGrt Lichtenthaler. The young
| fellows presented fine appearance as
| they stood up to receive I:eir diplo-
| mas, and reflected credit on the schoo!
| in the work done throughout the
| year.
The second part of the evening was
play entitled "Sulon Single" The
| cast OF characters we gave yesterday,
| and we add here that all OF those
taking part did their work well and
| satisfactorily. The play consisted OF
| five or six scenes, and introduced just
those things that the company Of per-
| formers would naturally enjoy repre-
| senting. There was wrong doing and
| right doing; humOr and pathos; plot
and counter plot; the theft was there,
| and The young man who resisted temp
| tation and went to prison for it; the
| policemen came in OF course and the
| pistol was fred # much to the
| amusement OF the small boy; it was a
| pleasant thing to notice that Prof
Cash took part Ia the play, and we
think that lhis sympathy and interest
in the pleasures of the young men has
been powerful factor In the success
OF the school during the past year
While We know from conversation
had with the head master that the
| rules are rigid, at the same time 1t Is
| very common thing TO see one or al
| OF the three gentlemen who teach IL
the school going out with the boys II
join in their sports at ball bicycle rid
ing, or on pedestrian tours. This Il
one of the strong points In getting Z
hold on boy. and when you have the
hold it is far easier to accomplish
good results.
THE SENTINEL is glad to note that
this nrsJ year Of The second century IL
the history of the Salem Boys Schoo
| has been so prosperous.