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

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iiuporfzulf of lvrivk :uul souu- fixf-fl 1'll1lUXYllll'lll, flu- 1-xisfeiu-e nf flu- f'ollf-ge wus lu-fu-1-forth 2l5Slll'l'll. lf 1-oulfl stzuul ew-in flu- sluu-li of' 4-ivil war, yi-f iu store for if, in its fzifc-ful liisfory. lluf flu- raising' of fluuls zuul flu- en-1-tioil uf lnuilfliugs, while flu- uufsf iuzlferial, wzlsonly oiu-ofluziuv 1-Vi1l4'i11'1-sol' lll'l'Sllll'lll illlFl1lllQ.Hll1iUllSl'Ill'flYiTf'. lle was an ulvle seluflzu' zuul :ui inspiring fc-zu-lu-r. fllll' of his pupils. llr. I-I. Rl. Smith, fllllS1'lllll'2ll'fl'l'lZL'S him: lle was il l'l'lllill'liillPll' maui. llis lN'1'Sl mul zippeur- :uu-e XVQISl'4'lll1llliilllllllQ'1 lu- was on-1' six fc-ef :uul nf1bl'4rlm1'Ti4rIlt-ul size-. Ilis fliguify of mlenu-unor was entirely nzifurulg lu- iu-4-:la-fl uot Tu uf-ff-f-f or speeinlly vulfivuff- this rare new-uiplisluuenf. 'l'lu-11 he posst-ssefl il woiulc-rful flu-ulfy uf at-fp1i1'i11gg anml also llll1'l2ll'Tlllg1' kuowleflge. lle wus ill'1'lll'llff' in his ziffuiunu-nfs :uul iueul- enferl 2lCClll'iiCj' in his pupils. Without uf ull lessening flu- iligxnify of his lu-u1'i11g1'. he was alfalile in his inferm-ou1'se with flu-ni. auul ever reauly Tu relieve their floulmfs zuul answer all proper fpu-sfionsg 2lll1l,l111lC'f'Kl no pupil wuulfl uffenipf 11 sem-onfl tinu- 'to propounfl any other fhan :1 proper question, No proff-ssoi' in flu- 4 'ollf-ge was 1llUl'0 ac-eessilvle Tu sfiulenfs, elesiriug spec-ial inforinafion in his sfutlyf' lu maf- fers of fliseiplinf- lu- is snifl Tu lmvq- flisplayefl great tau-t zuul fo1'lmezu'ai1u-c-3 liuf il governiuenf ilu-lining fo ai generous iuilfliu-ss, if firin, was liesf suifi-fl for the Sf1'll,2'QlillQf College at this tiine, liziving' to form- its own way. If was flu- forum- five periotl of efluenfion. zuul tlu- work of the institution flevelopetl l'lll!llll'Y info fl1e proper funefious of the Vfills-ge. New c-nurses of sfufly were uuippf-fl out. The sfzuulaiwls were raised. Tutors lmeci-miie rlignilieml with flu- title :uul responsi- liilify of professors. A spirit went almrozul us af few colleges, mul Hzuupflen-Sith ney lreeanie, for flu- fiiue, flisfiiu-fly the lf-ailing iusfifufion in flu- I'1-nunonweulfh. Then, upon these eiuleuvors, auul this aeliieveuu-uf, eanu- flu- opening uf the lfni- versity of Virginia. in 1525. which gave 21 TC'lIlPU1'Hl'f' sc-f lvzu'-li to every Vollege in the State. But nothing elzuuiteel, Presifleuf Vusliing eonfinuefl his efforts, zuul inueh of his niosf lD1'O110Ul1C0ll sur-ee-ss wus won after this. President Vusliing foresaw the iuofleru zulvanee in sf-if-utifie invesfigafimi. Seienfiiie studies rec-eivefl new dignity lll1fll'l' hini hy flevelopnienf into a three years' Course. The agrieiilfurzil and inmlusfrial interests of Virginia impressed l1i111 with the lll'L'll of speeinl emphasis in 2lgl'lL'lllTll1'2ll 4-lu-inisfry, as well as in geology and iiiiiu-ralog-y, zuul uf one periful lu- elefzu-lu-fl an ehuir of iuiiu-ralogy and geology, from that of K'lll'llliSil'Y uiul pliysies. lle gave flu- seienfilie departlnent, in part from his own ineouu-, ulunuluuf uppau'afus for at college labo1'afo1'y of that play, zuul flu- nuiferinl thus eolleefeil servefl :uhniral-ly for niany of the experiments and iliseove-ries of his uf-au' sueeessor, Dr. John Xvilliillll Draper. Instruction in 11u1u.le1'n lniigiuiges was given in aflflifion to that in the aneieut, zuul an zulvaiieed course in the oriental lauigiuiges was offered. For 19

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