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. CHARIX)tm::DAIIiOB 1 . " ' f - A' " ; v 7' u great lowmmenwl pnnclpl luvolv 1ns; srreat national question, even tn ! dependence; snd thought the men of Mecklenburg migm " vow vhtt principles they liked for I themselves on this ubject, and. ( - though they might desire to Influence 'the continental Congress, If they, COuld. to the adoption and expres- slon of opinions like their own; yet , they felt that Independence wu a national, not a county nor even a I colony question. What they did was j for the constitutional Congress to Judge of, not for the people of the j colonies at large. Hence, they would not nrlnt for It might Interfere with plana and purposes of the Congress to do ao, bnr'they sent a special ma ssnber to Congress to lay their doings before that body, though their del gatea. content to submit the great na tional matter to their decision, and on less than a question which they deemed national, they would nevar have sent a messenger to Congresa, en a Journey which, at that day. was as long and laborious and almost as expensive as a voyage to Europe now is. At the meeting of the 30th. there was no need of iiutn ''-'proceed-lngs of the 20th, for the same, Indi viduals composed both meetings, and as the action of the 10th was a matter not for the people, but for the con tinental Congress to determine they preserved a silf-nce on the subject which future events showed to have been dlscret. 1. But the did publish the pro- j ceedings of the 30th. The reason was j they embodied laws for the people ! "a rule of life" for the country, i Hence they printed thit the people I might know them. But does not the simple fact of their thus printing, Show that they never sent a special messenger at great trouble and ex pense to carry to Congress h docu ment which they well knew Congress Would see In a few days In the public papers? Now. a a special messenger certainly was sent, and as certalnl; carried some document; must It no; have been aome other paper than that of the JOth, and as the messenger himself called the paper entrusted to him "a declaration of Independence." wu It not probably that of the Oth already produced? Dr. H. then proceeded to say. that aa the document of the 30th showed the men who made It not to have keen fools, a question presented itself which it was difficult satisfactorily to anawer on the part of those who af firmed the document made In Meck lenburg county, In North Carolina, appointed ner constables and Justices ef the peace, the extent of Jurisdic tion given to the latter, the mode of Seating with petty rogues and runa way debtors, with similar matters? It Is Indeed quite possible that the messenger may have had a. copy of this paper of the 30th. though there is no need of It. for before 1 0 days It was printed in Wilmington and In South Carolina and on the 20th of June we know that Governor Wright, of Georgia, sent a newspaper contain In. It to the British government. Hut It la remarkable that there In no re solve among those of the 30th order ing that paper to bp sent to Con greas, while In Brevard's first draught there Is a resolution to send that paper; and there was sense and reason In sending that, for on It was to be founded an application by our delegates to the general Congress to do for all the colonies what Mecklen burg had done for herself, viz: De clare Independence! Well, the answer came back tlmt It waa deemed premature. What! the Continental Congress Informing Meck- lenhurg county that It was premature to make constables and Justices of the peace, and to catch thieves and run away rogues scattered around Its flourishing capital of twenty houses! . Why, what did the Continental Con gress know or care about the tem porary local arrangements on sub jects of this kind? There were a BundrtdKplaces in the country where that business was going on. Not a Colony existed from South to North, where the people were not on the be ginning, obliged to take the business of government into their own hands, and extemporise some system of law. Whigs were to be protected and Tories watched and made powerless for harm everywhere. The general Congress loft all this to local au thority. They never aald that work of this kind was premature. But if this document of the 30th showed iiuth action in Mecklenburg aa was deemed by the Continental Congress to be premature? It must have been in one of but two things, either In thi entertainment of such sentiments as It contained or, in the public expression of them. Now we sire told that the leading sentiment expressed in the document was a wil lingness, -on certain contingency, to return again under the dominion of England. How could this be deemed premature by the Continental Con gress, when she had previously in her respectful remonstrances ex pressed the same thing? She had - aald to England, "ceaae to tyrannise l and we will be loyal subjects." Well was It premature to embody In writing the sentiments of the Mecklenburg ' men aa to the best mode of Improv ing a temporary government? Why every colony had done or was doing . the same thing, and the Continental Congress not only approved of It. but nctuslly. within a few days after the paper reached them, advised the col- 'onies to arm. and recommended to these parts of the country where mlli- ' tla had already been organised by loy al authority (Mecklenburg of course 1 wu Included) to exercise their dls- : cretlon plan suggested, or by adher ing to their own according to clrcum- . stances. There was nothing premature, therefore In entertaining the senti ments of which the document of the 30th was the exponent. "Well then as . to the other branch of the alternative, we ask. did they suppose It premature . to publish it? How could this be when r the Continental Congress knew full well that it bad been already printed la Wilmington and Charleston before they ever saw it; that a printed copy ,Ot Jt waa sent to th British govern ment by Gov. Wright, of Georgia. Just 20'daya after the document was made. ;and that It was reprinted In New York from the Southern papeVs. at the very . time the messenger from Mecklen ; Murg'was In Philadelphia? But now 'just suppose the unprinted declara ' tlori of the 20th. which renounced al legiance and proclaimed liberty, and .we may soon see from their language what It was they deemed premature. 'On the -Sib of July. 1775. the Con s Uneotal Congresa sent forth a docu ment which, from the date, must -hare been in preparation at or about the very "time- the messenger from "Mecklenburg" reached Philadelphia, for It is proof that hie countrymen met hjm there In the latter part of ' Jine. ..This document was entitled. "The twelve united Colonies, by their Teele gates In Congresa,. to .the inhabi- tants of Great Britain," whom It ad dresses ear 'frHnds. countrymen and JirWhren. In this" Instrument they : declare their hearty deal re for recon ciliation on equitable' and 'honorable It consist? In our refusal to submit t unwarrantable acts of Injustice and cruelty? If ao. show us a period - la your history in which you have not -been equally seditious We are ac cused ef aiming at Independence; but How g this accusation aiipportsd? By, 1 the allegation ef your minister? A-bused. Insulted and contemned, what steps have we pursued to obtain re dress? We have carried our petitions to the throne; we have applied to your Juatlce for relief; We have re trenched our luxury, and withheld our trade. The advantages of our commerce were designed as a com pensation for our protection. When you ceased to protect, for what were we compensated? What has been the success of our endeavors? The clem ency of our sovereign Is unhappily diverted; our petitions are treated with Indignity; our prayers answered by Insults. 1 Our application to you remains unnoticed, and leaves us the melancholy apprehension of your wanting either the will or the power to assist us. Even under these cir cumstances what measures have we taken that betray a desire for inde pendence? Have we called in the aid of those foreign-powers who are the rivals of your grandeur? When your troops were few and defenceless, did we take advantage of their distress and expel them from our towns? Or have we permitted them to fortify, to receive new aid. and to acquire addi tional defence?" With this solemn and elaborate ex culpation of themselves from a de. sire of Independence, which they were Just on the eve of ushering Into the world. It Is easy to see what the Con tinental Congress thought premature. It was not a few resolutions providing temporery laws merely to secure peace and order In Mecklenburg county; It wu that sterner, stouter Declaration which was utttered in fearless tones on the twentieth that did, to use their language, "bear a desire of Independence." Thta was premature as long as the Congress Indulged the slightest hope of recon dilation! The distinguished orator was fre quently and enthusiastically applaud ed during the delivery of the address, which was pronounced by alt to be a masterly and successful effort Mecklenburg Declaration (What follows Is copied from the 11th chapter, volume 11, of Mar tin's History, the author of which was personally familiar with the events he narrates and the men who had to do with them. ) In the months of March and April, 1775, the leading men In the county of Mecklenburg held meetings to as certain the sense of the people, snd to confirm them In their oppolstlon to the claims of Parliament to Impose taxes and regulate the Internal policy of the Colonies. At one of these meetings, when It was sscertained that the people were prepared to meet their wishes It was agreed that Thom as Polk, then colonel commandant of the county, should Issue an order di rected to eaoh captain of militia, re questing him to call a company meet ing to elect two delegates from his company to meet In general commit ter at Charlotte on the 18th of May; giving the delegates ample power to adopt such measures as to them ehould seem best calculated to pro mote the common cause of defending the rights of the Colony, and aiding their brethren in Massachusetts. Col onel Polk Issued the order, and the delegates were elected. They met In Charlotte on the day appointed The forms of their proceedings and the measures to be proposed had been previously agreed upon by the men at whose instance the committee were assembled. The Rev. Hesekiah Jones Baku. Dr. Ephrlam Brevard, and William Kennon, Esq., an attorney at law, addressed the committee, and descanted on the causes which had led to the existing contest with the mother country, and the consequences which were to be apprehended unless the people should make a Arm and en ergetic resistance to the right which Parliament asserted of taxing the Colonies and regulating their inter nal policy. On the day on which the commit tee met. the first Intelligence of the action at Lexington. In Maesachu setts, on the 19th of April, was re ceived in Charlotte. This intelligence produced the most decisive effect. A large concourse of people had aasem bled to witness the proceedings of the committee. The speakers addressed their discourses as well to them as to the committee, and those who were not convinced by their reasoning were Influenced by their feelings, and all cried out: "Let ua be independent! Let us declare our Independence and defend it with our lives and for tunes!" A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions, This committee a composed of the men who had planned the whole proceedings, and who had already prepared the resolu tions which it was Intended should be submitted to the general committee. Doctor Ephrlam Brevard hsd drawn up the resolutions some time before and now reported them with amend ments as follows: I. Resolved. That whosoever direct ly or indirectly abets, or in any way, form, or manner, countenances the Invasion of our rights, as attempted by the. Parliament of Great Britain, Is an enemy to his country, to Americr and to the rights of man. II. Resolved, That we, the citi zens of Mecklenburg county; do here by dissolve the political bonds which have connected us with the mother country, and absolve ourselves from II allegiance to the British crown, abjuring all political connsctions with a nation that has wantonly trampled oa our rights and liberties and In humanely shed innocent' blood of Americans at Islington. IIL Third, That we do hereby de Clare ourselves a free and independ ent people; that we are, and of right ought Ho be, a sovereign and self-governing people under the power of God and the General Congress: to the maintenance of which independence we solemnly pledge to eaeh other our mutual, co-operation, our lives, our fortunes and our most sacred honor. IV. Resolved. That we hereby or dain and adept as rules of conduct all and each of our former laws, ajid that the crown of -Great Britain 'rn not be considered hereafter as hold ing any rights, privileges, or immuni ties' amongst us. V. Resolved, That all officers, both civil and military. In this ..county, be entitled to exercise the same powers snd authorities as heretofore; that every member of this delegation shall henceforth be a civil officer and exer cise the powers of justice of the peace. Issue process, hear and determine con troversies according to law, preserve peace, union and harmony In the county, and use every exertion lo spread the love of liberty and of coun try till a more general and better or ganized system of government be es tablished. VI. Resolved, Thst a copy of these resolutions be transmuted by express a golemn oath that they would keep to the President of the Continental j silence and not in any way act con Congress assembled In' Philadelphia, trary to the sacred Interest of the to be laid before that body. i Association; but as these did not keep These resolutions were unanimously (silence; on the contrary,, in word and adopted as prescribed by the dele-ueed endeavored to act for the King, gates. James Jack, then of Charlotte, the above mentioned Inhabitants but now residing In the Btate of Geor- I commenced to take various measures gia, was engaged to be the bearer ofa'n't them. This was made mani th roanlntlnna to th Pre.iH. nt nf ) fest that the "non-associates" had to Congress, and directed to deliver cop ies of them to the delegates In Con gress, from North Carolina. The President returned a polite answer to the ajddrees which accompanied the resolutions. In which ha highly ap proved of the measures adopted b the delegates of Mecklenburg, but deemed the subject of the resolutions premature to be laid before Congress. Msrs. Caswell. Hooper and Hewee forwarded a Joint letter, in which they complimented the people of Mecklen burg for their geal in a common cause, and recommended to them the strict observance of good order; that the time would soon come whoi the whole continent' would follow their exarslple. On the day that the resolutions Mecklenburg County Court House were adopted by the delegates In Charlotte, they were read aloud to the people who had assembled in the town, and proclaimed amid the shouts and huKahe. as expressing the feel ings and determination of all present. When captain Jack reached Salisbury, on his way to Philadelphia, the gen eral court was sitting and Mr. Kin non. an attorney-at-taw, who had as sisted In the proceedings of the dele gates at Charlotte, was then at Salis bury. At the request of the Judges. Mr. Kinnon read the resolutions aloud In open court, to a large concourse of people; they were listened to with attention and approved by all pres ent. The delegates at Charlotte beinx empowered to adopt such measures as in their opinion would best pro mote the common cause, established a variety of regulations for managing the concerns of the county. Courts of Justice were held under the di rection of the delegates. For some months these courts were held at Charlotte, but for the convenience of the people ( for at that time Cabarrus formed a part of Mecklenburg), two courts were held at each In rotation. The delegatee appointed a committee of their body who were called a "com mittee of safety." and they were em powered to examine all persons brought before them charged with being inimical to the cemmoh cause, and to send the military into the neighboring counties to arrest sus pected persona In the exercise of this power, the committee sent Into Lincoln and Rowan counties, and had a number of persons arrested and brought before them. Those who manifested penitence for their tory lsm. and took the oath to support the cause of liberty and of the country. were discharged. Others were sent under guard Into South Carolina tt afe-keeping. The meeting of the uele gates st Charlotts -and the proceed ings which grew out ef thst meeting. produced the seal .and unanimity for which the people Of Mecklenburg were distinguished during the. whole of the Revolutionary War. They be came united as a band of brothers. Lsrhose confidence In eaeh other, and the cause which they had sworn to support, was sever shake, in the worst of times. Tne Moravian Record Following Is a translation of the above German transcript from the Moravian Records in the archives at Salem, furnishing strong and indis putable proof of .the authenticity of the Mecklenburg Declaration: (Reprinted from The Observer, De cember 1$, 10S). I77S. At the end of 1775, I cannot omit to mention, that already in the summer of the same year, thst Is to say In May. June or July, the County of Mecklenburg In North Carolina did declare Itself free snd independent from England and did make such dis position for the administration of laws, as later on, the Continental Congress established for the whole. But this Congress looked upon such a proceeding as too premature. 17I. I'p till now most of the inhabitants of the country had banded them selves together against Great Britain and exercised patience toward those that did not Join their association; and over and above they had to take give up their arms which were forci bly taken from them; and Is proved by officers from Rowan, who say that many people living near South Fork and Hope and Surry complained of Colonel Armstrong and he gave them a writing in April to one of the offi cers, telling him to abstain from such manner of acting, Snd also wrote to other officers to make restitution of their arms (guns);'but nothing came of it But the worst was yet, that the taking away of arms was repeated on seeral occasions and each time by a new officer and In raids. Kach district in a eounty. after, that, selected Its own captain. In Dobbs Parish or in the Wachovia they selected the blacksmith, Henry Schmidt, at which election many of our young 'men presented themselves und tlie Monument to the Signers. as if for fun and gave their votes and'sented to Professor Rondthaler's ac- thereby acknowledged to belong to our future mustering drills and t-j go to war snd to that end they were called out In unlimited numbers and picked out for that purpose Many of their parents had lax prlnclplen to such an extent that, when It became a matter In earnest, they wanted to save their children in .Snlem by ood advice and deeds (by honk or by crook, as Milton says). Many a young man belonging to our side came for a little while to Salem (to hide until the storm Would be passed, because their fathers did not wish to make a clean breast of It, when they were questioned by officers, whether they had any arms for an unfriendly pur pose and declared they did not med dle with quarrels and fights (though they did not mean what they said). But many a farmerwho lived se cluded on a plantation, was in reality In an evil plight, as they and their sons stood on the muster-rolls and were called out "to the tips of their fingers" for parades and drills, yet with their plausible tales they found the officers willing to believe them. But there were cases, where some of our young men voluntarily enlisted, drilled and went to fight, but not di rect from Salem or Bethabara. The Royal Governor Martin had. without dobut. ..delegates and confi dential persons scattered among the people higher up in the country; be sides, many people were loyal to the Kln. even some of those who hsd Joined the association. Nobodv knows what the Governor had In mind to do, for ;one of our brothers to whom the offer was made to get acquainted with the Governor's se cret, refused to listen to any proposi tion whatsoever. Nevertheless so much of the Governor's plans was made known afterwards; that his In tention was with the aid of his so- called faithful minded ones, to re conquer the country for th King and with thst object In view the Scotch, who lived between Crosscreek and Wilmington, were to give him assist ance apart; but those who lived high er up In the country, were to meet him with provisions, wagons and horses aod at the opportune moment the banner , of the King (should be unfurled).'': End f page 177th rear. .. vv . ' v MORE IMPORTANT KTTDEN'CE. Toast Offered at TVynrtb of July Cele bration In Charlotte in 10 and v Another Tnswtt in 1823 by Marquis re lAfaretMu ' The following letter to Prof- Alex ander Graham. -is the latest one aad of the most interesting bits of evi dence bearing on the authenticity of the Mecklenburg Declaration; Of , In dependence: i '.,. The toast to which I alluded Wag In an account of a Fourth of July celebration at Charlotte in 1108. It will be found In The Raleigh Register (file in Stat library? for July. 21, lSoS. is as follows: . "By Jos. iPearson The patriots of Mecklenburg the first to declare In dependence. May their sons be the last to acknowledge themselves slaves." Another toast (though later than the III controversy was offered by the Illustrious Marquis de Lafayette when entertained at a public dinner in the Governor's mansion at Raleigh on March' 2; 1825. and is reported In Raleigh Register of March g, 1815, as follows: "The 8tate of North Carolina, Its metropolis, and the 20th May, 177B, when a generous people called for In dependence and freedom, of which may they more and more forever cherish the principles and enjojr the blessings." As to your request for permission to publish this reply to your inquiry, of course I have no objection. M. DELANCET HAYWOOD. THE MORAVIAN SCHOOL CHANGES The Rev. Ir. J. H. Clewoll to Succeed Rev. Dr. J. Max Hark Here Rev. Howard K. Rondthaler to Be Head of Salem Academy. Bethlehem, Pa-, Times. The Provincial Elders" Conference of the Moravian Church has an nounced the acceptance of the 'Rev. John Henry CleweJI, Ph. D.prealdent of the Salem Academy and College for Women, at Winston-Salem, N. C to become principal of the Moravian Seminary for Young Ladles here, in Place of the Rev. Dr. J. Max Hark, who has resigned, to take up work in the ministry of the Moravian Church. Dr. rlewell will come to Bethlehem during the summer in order to as sume charge of the seminary In the fall. The Rev. Howard E. Rondthaler, rAnl.Unl ri-stammff sit tho TU firo A a ft C ge and Theological Seminary. will succeed Dr. Clewell as head of the Salem Academy and College for Women. The exchange of the two well-known Moravian eaucators was orougni auuui o u. luaiiiiruimac, me trustees of the Salem Academy only yielding when the Provincial Elders' Conference of the Northern Province and the trustees of the Moravian Col lege und Theological Seminary con- ceptanee of the charge. The latter's successor has not been named as yet John Henry Clewell was born in Salem. X. C, September 19. 1855, be ing the youngest son of David Clewell, a book-binder of that place. In the early days of hiia boyhood the civil war was in progress and thla left the family practically without means or property. The "death or his father Just at this time necessitated his giv ing up school and he entered, as a clerk, the store of his brother-in-law at the early age of 7 years. A few years later a position was secured in a printing office In Salem, where much practical experience of a valu able nature was acquired. During these years of labor he waa fired with the desire for advancement In life and began the arduous task of saving up funds for the fulfillment of an intense ambKlon to secure an edu cation In the Moravian College and Theological Seminary, at Bethlehem, Pa., for the purpose of entering the ministry. This hope was realised when in 1871 he entered the Mo ravian College. After completing the course he spent one year-as teacher in the Salem, N". C. Boys School and later took a further course of study In the Union Theological Seminary of New York City. In 1800 the Mo ravian College conferred on him the degree of Doctor f Philosophy. He has traveled extensively both in the South and West, going also to En- rop in im " th sTsneral Synod wi me jiurafwi Miunrs at xierrxinut, Germany. He has been a regular con. tributor to a number ef periodicals, being especially Interested in the line of historical research, and having been editor for a number of years past of-The Wachovia Moravian, the official organ of the Moravian Church In the South, and likewise author of "History of Wachovia in North Caro lina," a book dealing with the found ing and growth of the Moravian Church in North Carolina. His first pastorate was . that of Crlchsvllle and Port Washington. O , where he raised large sums of money for the church buildings,, removing the debt aad leaving the organisation sound financial condition. in ISSi he was called to his native State as assistant principal of.' the then f Salem female ' Academy. and In HIS took ontire charge of that work. In 1112' he was married to Alice Cornelia Wo lie, of Bethlehem, Pa two of whose family have before this time been principals of the Moravian Seminary for Ladles In Bethlehem namely the Rev. Sylvester Wolle, and' the Rev. Francis Wolle. Mrs. Clewell has during the psat years held the position of vice principal of the Salem School, a- position, which has been made increaslngjv responsible by the board of trustees, aad she has entered- inte the work ,. mere intimately than was the case in former adminis trations. ; s . - Dr. Clewell g term of administration at the aalem Female Academy, now incorporated under the title ef Salem Academy and College for Women, has during; the IS years , of his service been one jf improvement and a ad vancement; numerous arge .buildings have been erected, and older ones re modeled and beautified. In ltss the number of pupils seemsd t6 demand more room, so that In August of that year work was begun on what is now known as Annex Hall, a building which accommodates the; two younger room companies. Later a first-class gymnasium was added. In 1890 Park Hall was fitted up as an addition to the buildings already on the campus, this building being used primarily for tne domestic science department. senior class room and laboratory; and to this building in 1101 a piazza and other attractions 'were added which enabled the establishment of a new infirmary. The buildings of the col legs thus far have been South Hall, 180S; Main Hall, 1858; Annex Hall. 1888; .Park Hall. 1880; and to this handsome group In 1882 a new build ing was added known as Society Hall. A few of the many desirable im provements which have resulted in this administration are as follows: Electric lights, Improved modem plumbing, new furniture, beautified rooms and chapel, a host of N class memorials, and valuable Improve ments In connection with the exten sive campus which covers a number of acres of land adjoining the build ings. The scholastic work has during the administration kept pace with these more material changes: A commercial course has been established, and also a post-graduate course. The elocu tion work has been systematized for graduation: the department of do mestic science has been added, and a course 1n the care of the sick, or In struction in elementary trained nurs ing has been established, together with quite a number of other depart ments. About five years ago overtures were commenced, which have resulted In an intimate relationship between the Salem College and institutions for " wme" ,n th frt ,ch,f being Bryn Mawr, Columbia Unlver slty, the Boston Conservatory, etc., and while the school has always main tained a complete and finishing course of Its own, by this arrange ment students may prepare at 6alem for entrance into any Northern school for women. At the beginning of the present ad ministration In connection with the Halem School the number of pupils (1884) was approximately 80, and the methods of instruction and caring for the pupils were of the old-fashioned and rather crude type. Through the past twenty-five years this num ber has been Increased until (n the present year the boarding pupils number 200, day pupils 150, special pupils In the school of music, school of expression, school of domestic science, etc., approximate 100, which, together With teachers, officers, em ployes, etc., runs the number of those connected with the establishment well up to snd over 500 persons; truly an unusual development for one man to witness as the result of his own labor. The most liberal policy has been that of the present administration. Extensive traveling has been con ducted throughout the entire South land In the Interests of the school, the trips extending into South Caro lina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana. Tennessee, Kentucky, Tex as, Virginia, snd. of course, largely In North Carolina. This intimate re lationship with the patrons and friends of the school has resulted in j a most desirable class of girls and young women as pupils, many of the I oldest and most influential families ! of the entire South having their rep , resentatlves in the school, i In 1907 the subject of this sketch , launched a move, with the sanction I of the board of trustees, for, the form ing of an association to be Known as the Association of Southern Presi dents of Women's Colleges, the object of which was the establishment of a bond of sympathy between all educa tional elements in North and South Carolina. This move was met with a hearty response from about thirty colleges for women and In 1808 (Tie first meeting was held st Salem Acad emy and College, Dr. Clewell having been elected president for the" first year of the sssoctatton's history. During the last three years great efforts have been put forth to raise the standard of the school to the highest proficiency In the matter of scholastic standard. No money or pains have been spared to attain this desirable end. The various depart ments of the Academy and College have been placed under specialists in their own line of work. This has applied to the school of music, which now has the reputation of being the peer of any similar school in the South, being headed by a professional man of .rare ability, with a large corps of professors and instructors. The voval department nasi been placed In charge of a highly competent pro fessor, a graduate of one ; of" the Northern conservatories. The school of domestic science, the school of natural science, that of trained nurs ing, language, literature, elocution and expression, the preparatory de partments; etc all havincr been made self-contained to succeed In reaching the highest efficiency with the large numbers of pupils to be handled. ' To the staff of officers has' 'been added a special office known - as academy representative, the duty of this man . being solely to travel throughout the year among the pa trons and friends of the. school for the purpose of keeping interest alive and promoting not only a large at tendance, but a class of-the most de- slrable pupils as well, v v A most Important feature of the present administration has been the relationship which has been fostered between the college and the outside world, particularly- in connection with the people of Winston-Salem. This relationship has grown and developed until the attitude of the townspeople has become one of the happiest feat ures ef the Institution, enabling many things to be accomplished whloh would otherwise be ,next to impos sible. One feature ?of this-relation will be of Interest. Trouble ,haa al ways been experienced in the matter of shielding the pupils t glrl col- ;' - ' ' .- i -y. -' . : . lev i rum ,u. under f,.. communitv ' W L c-operatton J5 "a, J- ""Principle1? CI P"Pils of ih"1". J nsclou. InU"1 ifc the att,nfwVnV mraediatv ? tb 55 hv'ng in a f,m, Tri ImposL W dtgnation of r"Wl ,'" Rl making it n a flnabi. ZT hi nt of he Cm0 !. Th,. . " rro rang - ft I lit uiude ,,n th. ' M i -" van i4 - gore Ut - - Academs :.nrt r-.7 tnj throughout th safest hm rj 1 n uth of J commit a d...fc.. " ti siruction "Jr eri About s: v . ... . a suiuhie the' ate the h,,r,H.' al ' c founding of ,h, ' a.?.nlvW ej - ou u, inmht. Pletlon !',W'N h Hun or .-,-1 U school of th bern nia.ie h M thuslasm amon.. kni operation has been funds ne nee.led ,n ... This hall ls a 'mnd ' contains h . or ran. connec'V,;"" exer. lses an,l .... . CH further ron.... L . UD-to-rtato SrS be ne w 1 1 r. . nti electrical.: "LTH h three Immenw nrfJ1 in,, instrument J of certain wealth,- In the name ,. trustees of Ir, ln "H II 800 st hl" C0H 11.800 Meina-av urand i2 , -a xj a. v iMiimOeleU) Of ftomp ' rtnrt or ,h . :, . "" lory or mum,-. Th'S cotMlJ miiniu-iuuor pnietinni sicnl llh-.r, .....,,, (.i,,icjBors and has pred an invjj own u, wie ,'fl')OI, A most important rflitwu established between th, k trustees and the hol a3 Quite recently there n4J J to the equipment a moderj vmng trustee mnm in (J building which, has more t of the board of directo! place, in connection with banking establishment. thJ a modest Moravian eilnntiJ lunon. I his relation Mid iween preaident and trial been productive of the mi activity of the si hul and ence 01 sncn n relation, V It should be. has Leen ml reaching and aluable. In giving up a work f where 2o years uf intense have .been upcnt. somethlta regret is the first sensatiol enced. Sin h a mirr.her ments half way on their coi the school in the most M healthy condition, both and scholastlcallv in its hi with an organization vhl grown from a mere handfs equal of many Northern cm go to make the future seen with opportunln DR CLEWELIS Si'CCEf Rev. Prof. Hoard EdJ thaler, who will succeed Ds at the Salem Academy, Blshon Edward Rnndthalef, of the Provin-i.il Ciders' Cl of the Southern Produce, Marv Jacobsuii Rondthaler, ter of Bifhop Jacohaon ail of the Rev. H. A Jacobsml Market street. He vt RrooUlvti on .June IT. UT'. . ' . ir. ,U a three ear. cojiw im . Hill frlversltv in .wta from issn to 188". he iJ In the Bo9' S, hool at SiM from i S:U to 1891 Hf ! Ih.nlnrieal ilrrt HIST. ravlati College and Theoloff Irvoi-i- here in (rraflUlu frrtm In 1S96. He war ordsl deacon on Jul ,v .i. tor on Mar h 1'. 1 rites 'being performed by j o Prim JUiv. i"m . ioai ho uas r cnaiv hnroh at Salem. V "1 ,.. ontlvine country When the vacancy occurrel resident professon.ii.r -i j u.min,m' throiiirn lnl r T.vlnr HsmUMM Who had filled thepofitlMM ber of years, as Amenrtt . . .w -.?ieral MW'f uv.e ?." 1 at -""prRon,, S1 -'HOT tne insiii".!" t is a vei -- . irteal instruvtcT. tljre ft At tne sh""- ".hk.fi b'l executive abll.tv. shWJ played repeat - downed to ins ' " . i ot only as a J) tor but as a Pb,1;pJffrf demeaning nwi J himself a P""' He In which he res.d. J and broad-mlridea My emergen , " r to Tt Tr.- i,tsr0s always uml " nrOVl . anawfi. r lncapacltted or ns- J not conflir. HI. will ne " M tt to the institution DU ; I munlty a' " sn temper - -nta1 erine Coring. thM-gr ter i - " , rrien large circle of fn ly feel the 1 " bell Mrs. R" .r, te!m brU eT are assoclaf , yf 7. itndersto.'n, trtrf? Mrs. KondtMi"- galem he"1 Afas" leave the ties through te and o.1pii clewell drei to the jnencement . t :K tneweirs n- lDi Z, i pleasure - d w , come r ith ork they l aJiitWm' Salem fr v' V
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 16, 1909, edition 1
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