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

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11 111111- 11111 l1K'1l21l'TI1ll'1l1 111 11111111-111 1i1ll1Ufll2l:LI1'S wus 11111111-11 111111 11111 1w11 111 11211111 111111 1111-1111. ,X 1-111ss 111' g1'11l11111tf,' 5111111-111s was 1111111 211 1'11111-g1- 11111-1' 11111 S11111111' 1'111ss. M1-11111111 11215 111-1111 111:1111- 111' 11111 111-g'11111z11111111 of 11111 '1'111-o111g111111 S1-111111111'y. NV1111'11 s111'1'1-11 H1111 1'111'1111-1' 11s 21 g.1'l'2l11ll2'lT1' 111-1111111111-111. A1il1'1iO11 1-1111'11111s1s was g11'1-11 111 111s11'1111111111 111 1C11g'11s11 1.11111 1111-1'111111'11. '1'111- 111ll'il1'y f111'111111-S, 111111111111 1'1-11' l1l11ilQ.l'1'1'. w1-1'1- 1111'g'1-11' 1111-1'1-11s1-11. 111 11111'1 1'1'1'1111 11111 111-f1111111 1,111l'2l1'f' 1'111111'11111y. Of 1,1'1lll'l,' 1'f1111'111'11. 'l'1ll' 111111111'1111111111s 111111 111'11'1111g1-5 111 11111 1w11 111l'l'ill'f' S111-111111-s, Ivllitlll 211141 1'111111111111'111111-, 11'1-1'1- 11111111-11s111'11111y 1111111111111-11 111 1111111' 111-w 111111 11111111- s111111- 11ll211'Tl'l'S 111 11111 111-1111'111 11111'1 111 1111- 1'1111eg'11 l111i14'l1l1:f, 1111 1110 f1l1ll'111 1'11lU1', 111 11111 1'111'1111s 111111' c11111111'1si11g 11111 1i111'111'1'. T1111i1' 11111'211'1f'S 111111111 111111111111011 111111111 11111 1110115111111 xVQ1l'l'llfP5l'l1 xv11111l11f'S. T1111 51111111111'11s 111 11111 1'111l1-g11 w1-1'1- s1111'i1-11-11111' 1'ai51'l1 111 s111-111'1- 1'11c11g111111111 f1'11111 S1111111 111' 11111 111-S1 N1'l1'11ll'l'I1 111s11111111111s, 111111 111 111111- S111111-111s 11111111111-11 111 1111-11' 1'11111's1-s w111111111 1-x11111i11111i1111, 1111 1111111111111 g1'111111111. Si11111111'11', 511111111115 f1'11111 New 111111111s1111'11 111111 111111-1' 11111-1111-1-11 511111-s W1'l'1' 111 11111-111111111111 111 HH1l11111l1ll- S1L1Il0f'. '1'111- Ci112l1UQ'111,'S 111 '23, '24, '25 111111 '28, 1111- 111111' 111111s 11x111111, s1111w f11111' s111111-111s 11-11111 X1-11' 111111111g1111'11, 111111 11-11111 111111111 11111111 f1'1i1111 N1-11' Y111'k, 111111 f1-11111 X1111' vI1'l'Sl'f', 211111 1111'1-1- 1'1-11111 4,1lil1, P1'11111-11 1111111111g111-s 11'111'11 111111' 11151 1SSlll'11, 21 111'111-11s11 11111 1'11s111111-11 1111111 1112 1111-1-1111's 11l'CS1111'1l1,'y, 111 1519. By a C'1li1l11,'0, 1111- 1 1ll1l'1'2l12l111g,L'll1'S11151 11111111111 1121111 111111111 11111111 111 115, 1-111111111111 13111 1111111' 111' 111211 ff'1D11'ii1 1-1111s1-1-1'1-1' 111111 11111'111'ill11, 111: Ii. M. S1111T1l, XV1lI'1 wus ll s1111111111 111 1111s 1111111. Ill 1111- 11111111-11 111' 1111- Fil1'll1Tf', 1111- l11'l'5if1Ql1T llSll2l11y S1-1-111'ed S11-1'111g 1111111 f111' 111'111'1-ss1i11's 111111 1111111's. S1llll1'11ll1L'S 1111-1' w1-1'11 1'1111- I11111111111111-S111111-1' :Ql'2'l11llil1CS, 111111 XXvi11i2111l N111s1111 P11g'1-. '22, 11llS1l1llQf'S 111111111-1'-111-11111'1 111112111 A. 1i111'1111111, '2.'1, 1111- 1111111111' 111 11111 1,1111 11f -1111111 H1111111111111: 11l'Ul'gl' NV. IJH11111, '20, 3 11111110 of N1-11' IIilll111S1l11'0, 211111 k111s1111111 111 11llS11111:2 H, 111111 R11111-1'1 V. 131'1111C11, 333. B111 111111111 f1'1-11111111111' ll 11111'11f1111'1' 1,'111l11'1111'11 g'1'1111111111- 11-11111 S111111- X1i11'111111'11 111111-ge was s1-11111'1111. 1111111-1-1 M111'1:1111, 11. T. 13. 8111111111111 111111 1.Jf'1'l1l' 31C'Xv1C1'Zl1'- as s11111, w1-1'1- g'l'2l111li111'S11'1 1'11i1111 1111111':L1'l'1 W. XV. 1112l1lV1'1T, 111 I1111g111's H15 -1111111-s l1111's11 211111 111-111'1' XY111111, 111 111l1'f1llll1l11I, 111111 11111141 1'11111f111'1. of 1,1'111K'f't1'P11. 1.1111-1', Jx111f'1't L. Ilffllllflilf' 111111 8111111111-S 31211111111 XV1'l'1' 11-11111 1111- 1'1111'111's11y 11f Nv1l'QI1ll1kl. P1-11-1' A.1CX'11'l'i1l', 211 1'1l'S1' T11tU1', 1111-11 111-1111-N111 111' 111111111-11111111-s, s11111'1111 115 11111111111 1101111-1111111, 11111 g'11'11'111s 111 11111 1111111111is11'11111111. s111'1'111g 'f1'1l1I1 1821 111 1814. P1'11s1111-111 111lS1l11lQ wus 112ll'f11,'1l11ll'1'X' 11111-1'1-S11-11 ill 1111 s11111111111s, 1y111111111s, 211111 1i11'g11111z11111111s 1111s1g111-11 111 s111'1-1111 11111-111111 1l1f1'111g'1'l1L'E', 211111 1111111- 11'111'11 111111:1' 5111-11111115 1'111111111-1011 w1111 1111- 1'1l111'Q'l' 1111111 1'1111111 111111 I,1l111. T11111'11 was 1111- P1111- 1i1s1j1111111'111 S111-11111, 111'g1'11111z1111 1'111' S111-1-1111 1111'11s11g11111111 111111 111s1-11ss11111 111 Svilllltifif' 111111s111111s 111111 1111111111-s 111' 111111111111-11 5111111-111s, 11111111111 111111 1-11111-1111111 Illl'll1 211111 1111-1'1- was 1110 L111C1'2l1'y 11151111111-, 111' 11151111110 111' E11l1f'11T14311, w1111-11 111111 21 g111Q111 1111111 of 220

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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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1111111111-111111111111 p111l11g1 PQl'll'2ll 1'l1111'111't1-1'. l11 11ll th1-so i1l1-11s Mr. t'11shi11g wus 11ss1-11- tially lll1NlK'l'1l i11 spirit illltl 1listi111-tly llllvilll of his ti1111-s i11 1-1l111'11tio1111l l'lll'tll'5Y 11111l llli'l'lllHl. xvllilf might h1- 11ot llilYl' 111-1-o11111lisl1111l witl1 Yll'lll1lllf' 1111li111it1-1l 1'1'so111'1'11s, 215 ll1ill1'V .X1111-1'i1-1111 1'oll1-go 1111-si1l1-11ts l111V1- flkllilfr f llotli th11s1' 11ss1i11'i11- tions i11vit111l l11'o111i111-11t SlN'2lliK,'l'S to illl1ll'l'SS flIl'll1 o11 living s11l1li1f1'ts. .Ks 1111 i11st11111'11, Vol11111Q ll, of tl11- S1111H1w1'11 1,1'f1'1'111'y .llr1.w.w11y111' ful' 18215-152313, 1'o11- t11i11s two of th1's11 111l1l1'1-ssvs. 0111- was l11-fo1'1- tl11- l11stit11t11 of l'l1l111-11tio11, hy l,111'i1111 1li11o1', lffsq., of l.o11is11 t'o1111t'v, on lC1l111-11tio11, 11s ll 1111-1111s of 1111-s1-1'1'i11g the 1'111111l1li1'1111 i11stit11tio11s of o111'1'o1111t1'.v, 111lvo1-11ti11gtl111s11111'ly Il 1111l1li11 system of111'il1l1ll'j' svhools, lllltl is, 111'1'l11111s. tl11-st1-o11g1-st 1111111-1' i11 111111-11ti1-Q vol111111-. T111- otl1O1', hy tho llvv. ll. F. Slilllftbll, of I'1'i111:1,- l'f1lw111'1l, ll t1'11st1111 of 1111- fl0lll'Q'l', is U11 Blilllllill I.11l11g11' S1-l11j1ols. lVitl1 tl11's11 lllilll'V signs of i11t1111s11 i11t11ll111-t1111l 111-tivity 11111l vigor ill llillllll- tlttll-Sltllll'f', w1-11111-1l not wo111l111' tl111t 11111 t'oll1-go Ctillfllllllxtl to 11tt1'111-t st111l1111ts of high 1-l1111'111-t111', 1111111 tl1o11g.5l1 tl11- 1-11111111-titi1111 of 11111 Stntc l'11iv1-1'sit'x' w11s lcceiily folt: for II11111111l1111-Si1l111w 1111111 l1111'1- 11lw11ys 1'o11t1'il111t111l lil1'g'0lf' to th1- lllilllf' 11otQ1l 111111111s 1111 thc rolls ot' 11111 lv1llVt'l'Slif' ot' Xvl1'g.1'llli2l. Ill lbl'l'SU1llll l'll1ll'lll'Tl'1' Qllltl 1'1-11l 111'l1i11v111111-11t 11114l s111'vi1-vs for Yi1'gi11i11 11111l th11 1111ti1'1- 1-o1111t1'y, th1- st11- 1l1111ts who w1-1'11 ill lI11111111l1-111Si1l1111y f'1lll0f,.1'l'lll 1111-y11111'sf1-11111 15241 to ISHS, 1l111'- iugg P11-si1l1111t t'11shi11g's 111l111i11ist1'11tio11. lllilf' ho f111'o1'11l1ly l'1lll113il1'f'tl i11 tl11- 11ol1l1- 111'1'11y of11111111-s, for thc- Siilllfl 11111'io1l, with lllliv i11stit11tio11 i11 the South. 0111- 11ot1-fl Ci1'l'll1ll5tillll,'f' is yvt to 1111'11tio11. l'lVl'11 l,l'l'Sl4ll'lll' t'11sl1i11g's i11t01'0st i11 ,Xll1l'l'ii,'Zl1l history s1-1-111s 111o1l111'11. 'l'l11'o11gl1 his 11X111'tio11s. 11ttl'l12lll5. 1llO1'l' fllilll tl1os1'1'1f1111y oth111', w11si11stit11t111l the Vi1'gi11i11 llisto1'i1-11l So1'i1-ty. 'llhis was 011 DQ1'11111l1111' 29th, 1831, ill 11111 llzlll of 11111 Ilo11s1- of llL'll'gilf0S, ill llivh- Illfilltl. Otiivws w111'11 Ql1-1't111l 11111l 1111 o1'11to1' 111111oi11t1-1l to 1l1-livt-1' 11111 1i1'st iillllllill 111l1l1'11ss. Vhiof -l11sti1'1'- Allll?-lllilll was 11lQ1't1-1l 1'11'11si1l1111t, lllltl fil1Y0l'll41l' Floyd first vivo-1'11'1-si1l1-11t, lllll'l'lf' l1U1lHl'1ll'f' 110SlTi4'1llS. Xr. lllwllillg' w11s 111111l11 Filfclllltl vice-p1'1-si1l1111t, ill this casa the 1'l'XV2ll'1l of 1'011l i11te1'11st Zlllll 111-tivity. Mo1'1-o1'111', Mr. t'11sl1i11g was i111'ite1l to givc the tirst 1111111111l 2ltl1ll'l'SS. This w11s 1lcli1'111'1?1,l 11t the 5111110 pl111-11 1111 l'wt'lll'llil1'f' ith, 151525, 11111l l'llllSillllTl'S 11111 uliivf 11111't of xvllllllllt' I of the so1'i11ty's l111l1li1'11tio11s. It is il sti1'1'i11g 1111111113 11111l his tl11-o1'i11s as to 1'0S9Ell'C'l1 11111l Sitftlilllg out 11111l 1111,-s1-1'1'i11g l'UCl1l'1lS, 1'L'2lll EIS if tl11-y might l1111'11 l10C'Il spokc-11 to-1l11y, sixty-tivo f'L'2l1'S l11tQ1', so t1'111- 111'e 11111 Viows p1'11s1-11t01l. livith tl11' t1'111- insight of th1- l1isto1'i1111, 1111 111l1'1111cf11l th1- o11i11io11, 11ow 1111i1'1-1's11lly 1'1'11'og- uizcal, that tl1P l11-st liistorlv of th11 i11t1'llv1't1111l illlkl 111o1'11l illlVilllt'L'llll'l1f of so1-i1-ty ill Vi1'gi11i11, is to he fo11111l ill ' ll1-11i11g s St11t11t1?s 11t l,111'g'11.' llc 1ll'g't'tl tl111t the 111-w so1'i11ty Slllllllll i1111111'-1li11t11ly illltl L'lll'1'gQTlI'illlf' 1-11t1-1' 11111111 11 s'vst11111 of collectilig lllltl 111'11s111'vi11g 11ll hooks, 11i111l'l'S, 1ll2ll11lSl,'1'l1lTS- 11111l l'Vl'l'y slum-ivs of 21