R J Reynolds High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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SECTION C. FIRST YEAR CLASS. THE J ff' Ol xv

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THE BLACK AND GOLD 23 course of an l1our or two she could write on this as fast as she could write with a pencil. One of my friends who was with me said that the most interesting things to him were the cooking utensils. But there are so many of these that I can name only a few of the most important. There is the old-fashioned bake-oven, the clay crockery, the wooden sausage-grinder, the coffee roaster, which was fastened on a stick and put over the fire on a hook, meat and hash choppers, the long ,handled skil- lets, an apple pealer, pots of every description and size, batter-cake turners, steak dishes from Germany, and huge plates. U A In addition to these articles used by white settlers, there are many Indian relics such as Indian baskets, made by Indians in South America, idols, dishes, woven baskets, arrow heads, eocoanut vases and bowls which were fashioned out of a cocoanut, Indian saddles, moecasins, skins, and as a fitting climax to the Indian relics, there is a ehild's scalp that was found by a man at Old Town, N. U., in 1905, while sawing into a poplar log. Other things of interest that cannot be classified are, flags used in the Revolutionary and Civil Vllars, old fash- ioned organs with one pedal and stops, three on a side, old piano, one of which was played at a reception given to George VVashington, pieces of the ill-fated battleship Maine, old tooth-pullers, that makes the bravest of hearts shudder to look at, knee and shoebuckles, all kinds of locks, ink-holders a hundred years of age, scales for Weigh- ing foreign eoin, sea trunk covered with hair, quaint hat boxes, petrified wood, oil paintings, mangle, ironing ma- chines, sun dials, cyelometers, and typewriters. In Walking through the old hall of the museum, in standing in the midst of its Wonderful collection, I found myself face to face with many generations of men and Women. First

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THE BLACK AND GOLD p27 A Stnrg nf C9121 Salem OR several. days stragglingvbands of militia had been passing through the little village of Salem. Q 97 f . . . . lt was during that period of the Revolutionary X gA'b '!ax lYar when Greene. closely pursued by Corn- wallis. was making his famous retreat across our State. Karl, look down the hill! There comes another band of Red Coats. said a young lad, appearing around the corner of the single Brethren 's House. There the two boys stood with wide-opened eyes, gazing longingly at the band approaching until the call of Herr Schmidt summoned them lr-ack to their work. Just at that moment, the news was brought that lf'ornwallis had crossed the Yadkin and was nearing Salem. However, this stirred but little emo- tion in the breasts of the Moravian boys, since they were accustomed to take everything quietly. The little village itself seemed to speak peace and comfort. Vtlhile the other settlers in the country around were suf- fering hardship in their pioneer homes. the Moravians were enjoying the comforts of the old country. Their life Cen- tered around thelr church. lt was for their church. they held their lands, plowed their fields, wrought at all kinds of trades. lt was according to the customs of their church that they brought up their young people, placing the boys at an early age in the Single l3rethren's House that they might be taught some trade. and the girls in the Single Sisters' House. The young girls and boys of the village were allowed no social intercourse. Vllhen the girls walked out, they might not pass by the Single Brethren 's house. while the Single Brethren were not allowed even to look at the girls. Believing that it was wrong to light, the Moravians took no actual part in the Revolutionary War. Thus, it was