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

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A Glimpse intn tliv iiifvrta nf Elrahitinn nn Qlnllrge Eifr Oil Ag! gy ,,,, Q' HERE are a trinity of elements, in terms of which, we are apt to think of 4- the worth of any college. These are, in short, its equipment, its men, my and its traditions. It goes without saying that adequate equipment is l 3 essential to a useful college. On the other hand, it is obvious that bricks and mortar, and wise professors, and well-ordered curricula are as nil Q without certain concomitants which are not so easily delaminated by ' ' ' ' X definition, but which after all make up the spirit and genius of every lil!! ll great college. If you are searching for a touchstone by which to estimate a college you can find it surest in the men of that institution. So intimate is the relationship of men to Alma Mater that they inevitably mould her, and she in turn leaves her indelible impress on them. So true is this that you often hear men exclaiming, why he is -T man, or I know where that man graduated. They have dis- cerned the college through the man, and this is accomplished by no strain of the imagin- ationg for if you will notice carefully you will see how different the two are. One speaks perhaps to no one except his intimate friends, always has a mannerism in his speech and address, thinks in a definite stereotyped way about all things and is amazingly consequen- tial. The other addresses every one courteously, is naive and absolutely unpretending in his manners and has a wonderfully wide and common sense outlook upon the world in general. You need not hasten to say such types do not exist, for if you do it is a travesty upon your powers of observation. There is no question about the impress. They all have it, and it represents the lasting endowment of Alma Mater for good or for bad. Theiimpress which men make on Alma Mater is just as striking. Perhaps more striking, for in this case we get an accummulative effect. Each impression sticks, and is modilied by the succeeding, so that we can say that Alma Mater represents the essence of all that has proved lasting and worth perpetuating in her sons. This accumulative effect we call tradition. It is the storehouse of all that is true and lasting. It represents that which has risen above the mediocre in life and has in consequence lived and been eternized. It is the measure of the service of a college: and poor, indeed, is that institution which has no tradition by which to record its progress, or to stimulate its young men to emulate past immortal accomplishments. Tradition is not only active and inspiring during college days, but in after life it lives to somehow serve as a tangible object of our retrospection and pride. In the college it is clearly proportional to two things, namely, its age and its achievement. It is an old story that youth loves to look back to great men and great events, which time is prone to color, 20