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

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First Impressions X the fall of 1851, l, a verdant buy from the luxurious Valley of Virginia landed at old IIampden-Sidney on the Hill. I made the trip from Salem via IQ'l1ClllJlll'Q, by the Concord stage coach. and saw my first foal lire in Lynchburg. - The year before I had tried Washington Vollege, in Lexington, Ya., for the short space of three months. but the Faculty. at the expiration of that time, in- formed me that my father had more need of me in Salem than they had for me in Lexington: this kind hint was sutlieient, and l returned to my paternal roof- tree on the first stage. It was nine months after this that I sampled Hampden-Sidney. The haek ride from Farmville In the llill' was not exhilarating: broomsage, hen's nest grass, and ehinquapin bushes greeted me on every side-the clover, blue grass, and fat cattle of the Valley we1'e conspicuously absent. Midway be- tween the Hill and Farmville was the spacious and hospitable home of Henry E. XVatkins, with beautiful shrnbbery, broad aeres, plenty of servants: an old- fashioned Virginia home-the abode of culture and piety. When l reached the Hill the November outlook was dreary beyond de- scription: the grim old building, the wretched road, the dilapidated hack, the vigorous Scotch broom-the heart of the Valley boy went down into his boots. lint he looked around and saw a belfry and bell having the place of honor in the campus. Zllltl knowing that bells were made to be rung, he attached himself To one end of the rope, and thus the Valley boy announced his arrival. His elation vanished when one of the students called his attention to Tutor Meredith sitting at a window and watching the raid on the bell. My next business was to interview the President and professors, get my bearings and be assigned to classes. Rev. Lewis Warner Green. lil. D., was President-a scholar, a11 orator, a gentlenian, a Vhristian. He secured my eoniidenee and esteem from the first and retained them To the end. The students called Mrs. Green the Queen, and there were two danglitz-rs, .lulia and l.etitia-one of them now Mrs. M. T. Scott, I'resident-General of the D. A. H.: the other, the wife of EX-ViewPresident Stevenson. llow shall I describe my old friend Cll2ll'l0j'n Martin? Surely he was a daisyvjovial, optimistic. wise, taetfulg on the alert. his eyes always open: the 04

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philosupliy, quustimis uf 1'f'iigi011 and erliics. uwtliing' of the lab0l'atu1 y scientific. This list is iiiure ur less a 1'eliec-tiuii uf the Presi1,leur's miucl. for Dr. Rice was an GXil'H0l'Klil1ill V man, mill The life of The Society was pretty well eo-te1'111i11u11s with his iiual wsimlciicv at Ilampilen-Siclueyf A. -T. Muimisox. fllr. Rim- was Prosiflent until his death. Septenilier 1831. :luring which time Mr. CllSllil1g was Vice-Presiilent. Frnm lS31 to 1333 Mr. Cusliing was President. and Albert L. Hullzulay tlater Presimlent-elect of the Collegei . Vice-Presieleut. These facts are drawn from the Minute Book of the Sm-ivty. mlepositml in the College Library several years ago. It is not L'F'l'i2lill that every meeting was mimiteil. The Recording' Secretaries were: 1824-1326. Jesse S. Armistead lelass of 1823? 1 18213-1828. Francis Banlett l'25i 1 lS2S'lS30. Hiram P. Goodrim-li: 1830-1331, John Burwe-ll F271 g 1831-1833, Geo. XV. Dame 1'29J. 23

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