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built iluring the present year. Xot only is it interesting to consider the hundreds and thousands who have worshiped in this sanctuary, but the org n which is used each Sunday is also interesting. Tliis instrument was finished in 1800. when it is probable that no other pipe-organ was in our State, ami it has been used con- tinuously ever since. The interior views hardly call tor comment. The Refectorv speaks for itself. Its popularit never wanes. The chapel is a liall with fine acoustic properties. It is a favorite place for concerts, though the great auditorium which is being finished this year will be the place tor the greater occasions of the future. DAISY CHAIM The large double view gives only a ])anial idea of tlie attractions of the campus, ' lliis recreation ground is a favorite with pupils, faculty, and visitors, and yet, it can not eclipse the many acres of land, with hill and valley, noble trees and babbling brooks, which make up the school park. During the school year there are many functions and ceremonies which are attractive and enjoyable, and which would grace these ])ages if ])hotographed. ' . ne ot- ' these scenes is neatly shown in the ceremony of the Daisv Chain. On Commencement morning, the .Academic procession forms in .Main Hall and pro- ceeds to the place where the exercises which close the school vear arc held. . 12
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a favin ' iU ' iIkiik- i I ' vi ' ili. ' r :iii l ]icakcr. In llic ante ln-llnni days tlu- Salcni Acail- ■m anil COlliyv was praclicalK the i nl sclmnl (if liiohcr karninj - in tlu- Suulli. Til it came the ilauyliliTs fnnii the kailiny- families, hulies whn later li eil in the liile llinise at asliiiii tiiM, who tjraced goveniors ' mansiuns. anil who presided over the homes where the ailinired Southern hospitality was found. Who can sa how niueh of this pure and noble womanhood of the South received a i)art of its inspiration from the school wdiere, side by side with intellectual inspiration and the refined accomplishments, was imjiarted the noblest (. ' hristian womanhood. Let Salem have before the world her just dues in the rememlirance of her share in this noble work. DINING HALL Let us at this point turn for a moment to some of the local surroundings as shown in the views. Main Llall was built in 1834. It is an im|josing structure, bright, attractive, and well lighted, and the large portico in front of the building- is an exact copv of pillars and entablature in the construction of the Parthenon, on the Acropolis, in Athens. Just beli w is the first school building which was erected for school purposes only, in 1805. It was then only two stories, with an attic, and has since been changed into a four-story structure. Inimediatelv north of Main Hall is the Home Moravian Church. This build- ing was erected in 1800, and is in as good a state of preservation as if it had been n
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