The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-27
WHAT Il WOMAN CAN DO.
Tho story OF tho Life OF Miss knight, u
South Carolina Woman.

Here Is brief sketch of the life Of
Miss Sallie Knight, u noted vocalist,
in tho State recently, taken from the
Gatlney Ledger, and it will be Of int T.
est to many of our readers:
miss Sallic Knight, tho lady who
sang in the opera house here on the 16.
inst, has rather remarkable history,
which ought to be related for the bene-
fit Of the girls, and boys too, who COM
plain Of lack Of opportunity and content
themselves with mediocrity, or oven
failure, because they have not been
favored by fortune with wealth, station
aid noble birth.
''Sbe was born and raised on farm
in Laureps county of this State, and
had only such early educational advan-
tages as the country schools afforded.
About 1883 or 1884 her father moved
his family to Limestone and occupied
one Of the old match houses which
then stood on the college campus, en-
tering Sallie in tho Cooper-Limestone
institute, as it was then called, and
sending his little boys to the schools in
Gaf'ney. At the expiration OF one year
Mr.. Knight moved back to his farm,
carrying his boys with him but leaving
Sallic in the institute. She remained
until she had completed the literary
course then prescribed for graduation.
She also studied music along with her
literary under Mrs. Murray and soon
exhibited u decided fondness for vocal
music.
"She left college with her ambition
thoroughly aroused, and determined to
improve to the utmost the talent which
her studies had revealed. She could
not longer expect help from others, and
she resolved to help herself. She Sc
cured q school in the country, which
she taught very successfully, then an
other and another, until she had laid
by sufficient means to enable her to go
to New York and pursue her studies in
vocal music under the best teachers
that could be found. Next we hear of
her in Eollius Institute, Virginia,
where she remained one year as a stu
dent and afterwards returned and re-
manned one year as teacher in that
institution. We have been told that
for her yeas work as teacher she re-
ceived a salary of $l2C0 and the board and
tuition of her sister whom she had car
| ried with her. in the meantime she had
taught one year in the Greenville Fe-
male College, but at what salary we
have not been informed.
| "Afterwards of her own motion, and
on her own resources, she crossed the
Atlantic and spent two years in the
city Of London under the instruction OF
masters and in close association with
the best musical talent Of the world.
"Such, in brief, outlines the story O.
this remarkable young woman. She IL
now we'll on the ROAD to fortune and
fame. With a splendid personality, in
domitable energy, and towering ambi
tion, she promises to climb to the high.
est round In the ladder Of SUCCESS. She
has voice OF marvellous compass and
| power and at the same time OF mex
pressible softness and sweetness, and 1t
has been 80 cultivated as to be at a.,
times under perfect control. No in
strument,q ,qunder the most skillful man.
nipulation, could have equalled her
| voice in the last piece she sang in Galf-
ney, in its harmonious swells and softly
dying cadences.
"The story Of her life should teach q
lesson of encouragement to the faint.
hearted and bring blush of shame to
the checks Of boys and girls who are
spending the golden period Of youth in
Irivolity and Incidence and whining
and complaining for the lack Of help
and opportunity"