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F photos courtesy of salem academy and college rom humble beginnings in a Moravian congregation house in 1772, Salem Academy and College has grown from a girls’ school of three students to a 64-acre campus with an enrollment exceeding 1,100. Yet, more than 240 years after its founding, the school stays true to its original mission of providing women with an exceptional education. Located near downtown Winston-Salem, the school is the oldest continually operating educational institution for women in the U.S. It includes Salem Academy, a private collegepreparatory boarding and day school, and Salem College, a four-year liberal arts college — all thanks to the tenacity and vision of the school’s founders. A Remarkable History In 1766, four women and 12 girls ages 13 to 17 left their homes in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and traveled 500 miles on foot to join the new Moravian community of Salem in North Carolina. The Single Sisters, as unmarried women were called, helped establish the town, and along with it, a girls’ school. Elisabeth Oesterlein, the first teacher, started with only three pupils. But the school grew rapidly, largely thanks to the entrepreneurial efforts of the Sisters. The Moravians believed that girls deserved an education comparable to that of boys — a radical conviction for the time. The girls’ lessons included math alongside “womanly arts” like knitting. In 1802, Salem became a boarding school run by the Sisters; it began granting college degrees in the 1890s. Despite times of hardship, including the Civil War, the school never closed its doors. Clockwise from top left: Salem Academy campus; academy students in the science lab; graduates celebrate success At a place like Salem, girls have the freedom to become exactly who they were created to be. —Karl sjolund, head of salem academy “Some things never change,” says the school’s president, Dr. Susan Pauly. “That’s one reason the school is still so vital today. We have an honor code that pledges all our girls and women to academic integrity and personal civility. The motto of the Moravian church is: ‘in essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; in all things, love.’ We hold to those founding usairwaysmag.com october 2012 85 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - October 2012

US Airways - October 2012
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Amusement Parks
Wine & Dine: San Diego
Wine & Dine: Nashville
Adventure: Paragliding
Great Escapes: Ireland
Great Escapes: Bernardus Lodge & Winery
Gear Up: Tech for Eyes and Ears
The Color of Money: Rio de Janeiro
Pink & Proud: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Great Tastes: Molyvos and the Russian Tea Room
University Spotlight: Hollins University
Celebrate Winston-Salem, N.C.
Must Read: The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - October 2012