Hampden Sydney College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hampden Sydney, VA)

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t.111- H1111111111-11-5111111-1' .1lllgllZI'Hl'. 111: 1'l1'll1'f' 11. B11-1111111111-, l'1'111'1-ss111'111' 1-Inglish 1111-1 History, HHlll1ll1Pll-S1l1I11'j' C11ll1-111-. says, H111 1111- 111111ks s1-11t 111' 111: 31l'N1lll'l'HI1 11111111' 1111111-1-1111 1JQ3.l'lIlg 11111111 1111- h1st111'y 111' 1111- 1-11111-,QP 1-1111 111- 111111111 111111 111111-1- 11f 1111- 111-111111 literary work 111 111111111111-11-S111111-1' 1111-11 11111111 111-1'111'1- 1111- gifts 11'1-1'1- 111a111- was 111 1111- 11l,1l'3.1'y.H He 1'l1l'1l1Pl'Si1j'S, I h111'1- 11lw11ys 11111111-11 11111111 111: 311'A1l1l'l'11I1 LIS 111-11119, 1111-11'11Pst 1111-1111 111' 11111 1-11111-gv 11131 I 1111v1- 1-111111- 1111.11 1-11111111-1 with, 1111- 111- 1111s 11l11'111's l11f1-11 1111iv1-1's11l 111 his 19f1'111'1s 11111ss1s1 i1111111111i11g 1111 tlll' 111stit11t11111. 111: R11-1111111 31cIlw111111- 111111-s, He was ll 111-V1111-11 1'l'l1'll11 11f H1111111111-11-S-111111-1' C111- 11-g1-. was such tlllfbllglll1f1'11Il1111l1l 1111 111 his 1111w1-1' 111 11111'11111-1- its i11t1,-1'1-s1s. 1Yhi11- still 11 st111le11t 1111 H1111111111-11-S111111-y, Hr. M1'3l111'1'1111 111 21 11-111-1' 111 11 flllfxllll w1'111e: 1Y1l1f' y1-111' 11111111 111111 I 1111111- 111 111- 11111111111-11 111 11l1i1'SUll1P 111111 111 1111-1-11111-11111111 01-t11f'f'Ul111l 111' 11111' 1-11111111'y 111111 I 1111115 111 111- 1111 31111 1111111g. His 3111111111111 was grati- 11Q11 111111 11111111-1111111-ly 11111-1' 3131111311011 1111 1-1111-1-1-11 11111111 111s 1-111151-11 111-1111-ssi1111 111 111-111-11- iug. 11'111- f11111' 11-111's 111- was 111'i111-111111 s111-1-1-ssiv1-ly 111 111'1-1-111- :1xC'3110lllj', H1111tsv1l11-, Ala., C111111111111 A011111-111y, Pi11syl1'1111i11 C1111111y, Ya., 111-1161-111 A1-a111-111y, H11-ksf111'11, Ya.. 211111 a 111'iV1111- sc-1111111 111 1Jl'1I1C0 1C1111'111'11 C1111111y. Yi1'g11111:1. F111' 1111- 111-Xt 11111-1- y1,-111's 111- was 1111111-111111 111' tlll' M1Q1111g111111-1-1' M1110 A1-11111-1111' 111 C'111'is111111s11111'g, Y11., wh1-1'1- 111- 111-1111-V1-11 1'1-111111'k111111- success 111111 11'l11-1'1- 111- is still 1'1-1111-111111-1'1-11, 111: Hl1l'11JL'1' says, 115' 1111 11111 111111-1' 111-111110 with g1'1-111 1111'11S11l'O.H A1111111g 111s 111111ils 1111111112 this 1112111111 who Ll1'19l'W2ll'l1S 111-1-111119 1lis1i11g111sl11-11 w1-1'1- 111: 11111111-1-1 VV. 111111111111, l'1'11- 1'1-ss111' 11f L111111 111 the lI111Vt'I'Sl1j' 11f XY1-st Y11'11111i11. 1111- l11t1- 111: lC1l11'111'11 H. 11111111-11, 111' Atl11111a. Gil.. 211111 the 111111 l11'..I111111W. X1-ill, 111 Suu A11t1111i11, T1-xas. 1712 111111111111 1111ys this t1'i1111t1-. I was f111' th1'1-11 ye-111's 11111'111g 1111- 1'111'11111t1v1- 111-111111 111' lllf' 1111- 1111111-1' 1111- very 1-X1-1-111-111 i11s11'111-111111 111. 111: .111s1-1111 B1CBI111'l'Illl 1111111 1111111111 1 111-V1-1' 111111 El 111-111-1' 11-1113111-1', 111111'1- 113111-111, 111111'1- 1J1'111Sl1l'l1. 111111'1- lll11'll'C'SS1X'l', 111111'1- lll- s11i1'111g. CO1111l 11131 1-11111111-111 111111 s1-111i11111'1y 11ivi11e, th1- 11110 1111111-11t1-11 111: l-I1111'111'11 H. 11111-111-11 11f 1111- I'1'1-s11y1111'i1111 Cll1ll'Cl1 111 At11111111. Ga.. 1'1-1111-11 111 115 1'1-11111 his 1lf'3V1'll1f' 11111111-. 11'1- 111111111 11111, 1111 11111 111111111 gla111y gin,-11is 11-st11111111y 111 1111- 1-x1-1-111-111'1- 111 11111, 11111 11-111-111-1' who has just 1111ss1-11 away. 111: B1CB1l11'I'H1l 11l11'111's 111111 il l111'g1- s1'h1111l 111 C111'is111111s11111'g, 111111 was very 111'-111-111111' 11111111-11 11111111 115 1111111111-1' 'A1'1111l11 111 l1ll211j',' 1111- V1-ry' 1-11111111111111-111 11f 1131.11-111-e 111111 111v1- 111111 lll1ll1'I' 1111- gm-111 '1'11s1111111s11-1 s 1-y1- l1v1-11 111 s1-1'1'1- 1111111311111 111111 lll 1l11i11g this 111 gl0l'1fj' C11lll.H A11111111-1' y1-111' was S111-111 111 t1-:11'l1i11g 115 111'i111-111111 111' 1111- I,11w11111-sl1111'11 :xl'lll1K'll1j'. A111., 11111-1' w1111-h his c11111'11111111a1 11'111'l1 was 1llf1 I'I'l11D1C'l111j' 1111- 111'1-11l1i11g 11111 11111111' XY111' 111-1w1-Q11 the Satos. 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H1- w1-111 first 111 1l1-l11w111'1- C11111-gf-. 1111-11 111 l'11i1111 011111-Q1-, X1-w Y1ll'li, 111111 fi1111llyi11 18511 111 113111111ll'll-S11lllf'j' 011111-Q1-, Yirgiiiia. XYll1'l'1'11010111111 :111 that was 111-1-111-11 t11 satisfy his i11t1-111-1-t 111111 lll'2ll't. H1-11s1-11 111 1'1-11111-1111wi11t1111s1-1lays111- 111111 111 make 1111-j11111'111-y flllflll l1i1'11111111111 l1y 1-1111111 1111111 all 1111- way up 111 11111-11i11g1111111 1-1111111y 111111 1111-11 1l1'i1'1- 111-1'11ss 1111- f'11ll111I'Y 111 thc Hill. 111- 111111111011 at 111-, TQ-l'I'3'lS 111 1'1'i111-1- 1'I1lw111'1l 1'11111'tl11111s1- 11111w XY1lI'Sll3l1l1, 311111 w11ll11-1l f'Y0l'y llily 111 1-11111-531-. He 11.11111 1111- 1-11111's1- i11 tw11 y1-a1's. g1':1,111111ti11g i11 1852 with 1111- 111-11111-111ic 111-Q11-1-111'A.1S.. 1'1-1-1-iyi11g 11ft1-1' s111111- years 111s11 w1111t was 1111-11 1111- 111111111'111'y ll1'gl'1'l' uf .-1.31. That 1-11111111-111 111'111111' ailllll i11s11i1'i11g 11-111-111-1'. 1,1-wis XY. 1111-1-11, was 1'1'1-si111-111 111 1111- ti1111-. 111111 111111111g 11is1'1-11-1111s ill 1-11111-ge BlC'3llll'I'1lll 11111111.11-1'1-11 Phil BlClill1l1f'f'. Rich- 111'11 M1-llwai111-. T. YV. H1111111-1: 1'I. H.H111'1li11g,T1111111asW11a1'1-y111111A.lY.l'itz1-1-. With such 11111111-1101-s 111111 11ss1.11-i111Qs 11111111111 111111 1111 Xvllllflfxl' 111- f111'111e1l Tl19ll 1111 a1'1l1-111 at- tac-111111-111 f111' H3IlllJllL'll-SlllllQj' that 11111y grew st1'1111g1-1' thc j'1'31'S Wfxlll l1y. H1- was 111111-1' 1111111 11111st 111 1111- Stlllllxllls :illfl 1111-y 111111 g1'l'l'lll 1'1-spc-1-1 111111 111v1- llill' 11i111. H0 was f11111ilia1'ly 1c1111w11 111 11is 1'1'i1-1111s as .11111111c'. 1111111-1' which 1111111 111- 1111111113 111- aft1-1'w111'1ls 11111-11 1-1111t1'il1ut1-11 111'ti1-11-s 111 1111- HlilllIl1lCIl-Slllllfxf' .lI11y11z1'111'. Dr. R11-11111'1l M1-l1w11i111-, 1111- 1'1'vsi11011t 111 H1l1l1lJ1lGI1-Sl1l1lC'j' C1'1111-ge. 111-sc-1'i111-s 11i111 as 11 p1'11111111111'1-11 C111'is1ia11, 1111 1-xcc-1111111 st111l1-111. 11 1111111 11f i1'1'e1.11'1111011111119 1-1111111011-1'. p11-asant i11 all 1111- 1'1-1ati1111s 111 s1111l1-111 1it'1- 111111 il lilllcllfllfv, gf-11i111 fC'llUW.l' HQ says again. HT111- 1111-11 111' his 11w11 1-lass. 1111: M1'1lwai111- was i11 lllfl class 111-111w1. wh1'1111 I 1111ve 1111-t 111 11111-1' life- always spoke- 111' 11i111 1lffC'f'll111l3lClf'. M1-Iii11111-y 111111 1111- highest 1-1-galwl llfll' 11i111, 111111 1 rf-1111-111111-1' 11i111 11111y wit11 I'1l92lSlll'0.u XV11i11- M1-Iii11111-y was 111111-1'11111' 111' Yirgiliia. 111- 11101 .1111111-s. 1111- 111111111-1' 111' .lose-1111 lll!'Nllll'I'Z1Il. 1111 11110 111'casi1111 111111 s11i1l 111 11i111, 't T1-11 .111111ac, 1'l1 11111 111- s11tisf'i1-11 till 111- 1-111111-s 111 pay 1111- 11 yisitat111y11111111-i11l1ic1111111111l. 1112 T. XY. H1'11'1p1-1', pastm' 111' 1111- l'1'1-sl1yt1-1'ia11 Clll1l'C'l1 at C111'is1ia11sl1111'g. Ya., w1'i11-s, Mc-N1111'1'1111 111111 1 XVCF1' 1-11111-gv 1111111-S a111l 1111111,qh 1 1111 11111 11-1111-111111-1' 1-V1-1' sc-1-ing 11i111 si111-1- 111- gg1'a1l11a11-11 11 yllill' 111' tw11 11111-1111 111' 1111'-. I always rf-1111-111111--1'1-11 11i111 as 11 Vl'l'j' WHI'lll f1'i1-1111. H1- w11s El g11111l s111111-111 111111 11X0IlllJl2'tl'j' in f'Vf'l'f' way 111111 1 11111111 1111111 1111 111'111111'. Half I1 1-1-111111'y 111111 1'11ll1-11 hy si111-1- lllfxj' 111111 11111-1011 1111 1111- Hill whf-11 11111- 1l11y 111: R11-1111111 N11-11w11i111- 1-111110 111 S111-p111-1'1lst11w11 111111 app1'11111-l1i11g B11-3I111'1'a11 1111 1111- st1'1-1-t, i11 f1'1111t 11f his 1111111 s1111'1- 111111 f'Xf011lllllQI 11is 1131111 1'1-111a1'k1-11, WY-11, 11111 fc-1111w, it is 11 long 1i1111- si111-1- I 11111-1-sc-1-11 you 111111 I haw- 1-111110 a long way 111 s1-1- y1'111. Mc- M111'1'a11. i11t1-11t1y sc-a1111i11g 1111- 1111011111 p1'1-ssf-11 l1is 11a1111 111111 sai1l i11 l1is 1:i111l way C111111- i11. M1'. I alll glad 111500 you, iillll 1111-y sp1-111. 11 plc-asant clay 111111-1111-1'. Hr- 11.w1-11 ah11v1- 1111 things 111 talk 11f H31111311011-SlCll1l'j', a111l lilly 11111- that 1111111 1111 11111-1'1-st i11 1111- 1-11111-110 111- 1111111 s11'aig11t 111 11is 111-art. H0 was i11s11'11111f-111111 i11 111'g1111- izing th1- .11-fff-rso11 Cfllllllj' Ha111p1l1-11-Si1l111-y A11111111i Associatioli 111111 was 11111119 its Pre-sid1-111 111111 hr-lpf-11 11.1 sr-1111 S1-vc-ral stu1l1-111s 111 1-11111-gr from his 1'111111ty. Some ye-ars lwfnrc- his 111-a111 111- ma111- 11 gift. 111 1111- 011111-gc lll7l'3l'j' 111' a h11111l1'1-11 and fiftf-1-11 1111111111-s that h1- 111111 1-11111-1-1911 flllflflg 11 lflllg' pc-1'i111l, a1111111g the-111 11 full set of 20

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Sha-pherdstown was secured from the owners, Messrs. Brookes, ot' Boston. and Shep- herd College, a classical and scientific school was organized in 1872 u11der an incor- porated hoard of trustees, in connection with which the legislature soon after estah- lished a Branch State Normal School. Professor Blcllurran was at the head of this institution for ten years and always with just pride regarded it as the hest work of his life. He was indefatigahle in his ettorts for its success, expending his own private means in the repair and improvement. of the huildings and the purchase of furniture and apparatus, while the legislature doleel out a niggardly support and some years failed to make any appropriation at all. 4 ine year the students numbered one hundred and forty-live. The pupils who went out from his instruction at this time formed the teaching force for many years in the schools of the town and county. Besides the sixty-five teachers that he trained duringthese tenyears others of his pupils have entered all the departments of life as ministers, lawyers, legislators, physi- cians. merchants. farmers and queens of the home. His pupils of this period love him with a passionate devotion which he heartily reciprocated. The alumni associa- tion of Shepherds College hold an animal meeting at which they never fail to recount. the achievements of their former teacher and to sing hispraises. lfrom hisdeath- hed he sent these old pupils of his the message that he loved them better than any- thing else in the world, that if he was permitted to continue the work of teaching in heaven, he would like to gather around him his old pupils and with them pursue the work of education, and he begged that when he was gone, they would remember their old teacher. He laid the foundations of Shepherd College State Normal School deep and strong and gave it the character and standing that has enabled it to accomplish the heneficent work it has ever since been doing for education in Jefferson county and the eastern part of the State. Mr. Blc-Nlurran was president of the cou11ty board of education for many years and for tive years he was a member of the NVQ-st Virginia State Board of Examiners and Conductor of Teachers' Institutes. He knew all the schools and teachers in the county and was deeply interested in the work of education throughout the whole State. When the XVar between the States was threatening in the summer of 1860, Mr. Mcllurran was teaching in Alabama. The young men of the community i11 which he lived formed a young volunteer company and offered him the captaincy. This he declined, however, and returned to his native State. He came to Christiansburg and there after editing in partnership with Capt. .lohn C. Wade. the Sim' of llzc West, a weekly paper, for seven or eight months, when Virginia seceded, he promptly enlisted on April IT, 1861, as a private in Company G, Capt. R. C. Trigg, which was assigned To tl1e 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, commanded by Col. James I . Preston. This regiment belonged to the lfirst Brigade, afterwards known as the famous Stonewall Brigade. lle continued in active service through the whole war with the exception of six months that were spent in prison at lfort llelaware after he was captured at 22