Salem College - Sights and Insights Yearbook (Winston-Salem, NC)

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z ftAAAAA AA AAAJi Aft J ArtAAftAft H ISHOP EDWARD RONDTHALER comes from an old Moravian family which has been directly con- j nected with the Moravian Church for five generations. Bishop Rondthaler was born on July 14, 1842, at Schceneck, Pennsylvania, the State in which both his grandfather and father had been pastors of Moravian churches. On his mother ' s side he is also descended from Moravian lineage. Therefore it is not surprising that he, who has inherited such remarkable intellectual traits and who had been endowed with unusual spiritual gifts, should become a great teacher and preacher. He entered Nazareth Hall in 1853, a short time be- fore his parents ' death. The five years here were followed by a four-years ' course in the Moravian Theological Seminary, and by a year in Germany at the University of Erlangen. In 1864 he became a teacher at Nazareth Hall. The follow- ing year he was ordained as deacon and accepted his first pas- torate at Brooklyn, New York. While pastor in Brooklyn, he married Mary E. Jacobson. After another twelve years, he went to the First Moravian Church in Philadelphia. Four years later he took charge of the Moravian Congregation at Salem, North Carolina. He became a member of the Provincial Elders ' Conference in 1860. During the same year the University of North Caro- lina conferred the degree. Doctor of Divinity, upon him. After the Civil War, Salem Female Academy was forced to struggle for its existence. It was at this time that Bishop Rond- thaler became principal of the school. By his tireless energy, and many journeys over the country, he revived interest among the old Salem girls, and the school was maintained. At this time, he also became President of the Board of Trustees, which position he occupies until today. On April 12, 1891, he became a bishop of Unitas Fratrum. At the present time he is the only bishop of the Southern Mora- vian Province. Bishop Rondthaler is loved by every Salem girl. He has the distinction of being the only teacher who is personally known by every girl, since all college students become his pupils in Biblical Literature during the first three college years. EC ftrtfl ftft ftrtflftftrtJ rtA rtftrtJVWlJt?PPg z

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z AAAftA A AW, AA lAW.ftAAAAAftAAft B BtBtortral S ' krtrli of BnUrn iUT of the desire for making education a great sphere of Christian activity, the Moravians in Salem founded, in 1 772, the Salem Female Acad- emy, a day school for students of the Moravian community. Thirty years later the boarding department was added. So great was the development and growth of the insti- tution that by 1 866 a new charter, which provided for the new collegiate department, was obtained. For the last fourteen years Salem Academy and Salem College have been main- tained separately, although under the same administrative head and board of trustees. For one hundred and fifty-three years the ideal of Chris- tian education has been held uppermost in the minds of those connected with the institution. Through membership in the Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Southern States, Salem College has become an A Class Col- lege. In recent years the Alice Clewell Memorial, a dormitory, and the Henry Bahnson Memorial Infirmary have been erect- ed. Plans for the early erection of a Central Dining Hall and Household Arts Building are being drawn up now. The same style of architecture which is characteristic of Salem pre- vails in the new buildings, lending to the whole place an atmos- phere that is quaint and unique. Judging from the eagerness with which the alumnae support their Alma Mater, and realizing the rapid advances made in the last few years, one may be sure in saying that the future holds events of glory for Salem. H Ftfi ft wiftAWtfw fljwftrtft iAftift jppqg H