The Carolina churchman [serial] . - Five Years of Useful Activity Made Occasion for Fitting Observance on May 12 The home-coming of many St. Marys girls for thecelebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of theschool was attended by many interesting old grove was alive with beauty Saturday morn-ing, and the memories of many years. The old rockbuildings and covered ways seemed to echo the foot-steps and laughter of the St. Marys girls of Mary Tredell, Miss Katie McKimmon, and MissMittie Dowd were there and Miss Emilie McVea, now Dr. Emilie McVea, who for twenty year
The Carolina churchman [serial] . - Five Years of Useful Activity Made Occasion for Fitting Observance on May 12 The home-coming of many St. Marys girls for thecelebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of theschool was attended by many interesting old grove was alive with beauty Saturday morn-ing, and the memories of many years. The old rockbuildings and covered ways seemed to echo the foot-steps and laughter of the St. Marys girls of Mary Tredell, Miss Katie McKimmon, and MissMittie Dowd were there and Miss Emilie McVea, now Dr. Emilie McVea, who for twenty years was firststudent and then teacher at St. Marys, gave an inti-mate glimpse into the St. Marys life of the past, coup-ling with it a forward looking glimpse into a new erafor women. No daughter of St. Marys could be morefitted than Dr. McVea to bring such a message on theoccasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary—coming toSt. Marys the first year of Dr. Bennett Smedes rector-ship, she was closely in touch with the traditions of. THE, EXERCISES IN THE GROVE Dr. McVea, came home again. The names of Eliz-abeth Dancy Battle, Florence Stater, Kate Shipp, andImogen Stone, and many others of the old days wereon many lips during the day. Many of the daughtersof St. Marys turned home again for the celebrationfinding in the school many evidences of progress andnew life, but at the same time finding still in spite ofall the changes the old spirit of St. Marys, the dignityand simplicity and true spirit of worth. Historical Celebration The first anniversary event was the historical cele-bration in the auditorium Friday evening when ad-dresses were made by Dr. William S. Currell, presidentof the University of South Carolina, and Dr. EmilieMcVea, president of Sweet Briar College of Currell spoke on Marginal Lives, stressing thevalue and broadening effect of education. Dr. Aldert Smedes, the founder of St. Marys, and ofthe early days, and also equally in touch with the influ-ence
Size: 1841px × 1357px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorepiscopalchurchdioces, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
