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

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martial mint nf Eltirzi Qnnnr Him aftvr 13211 Fw Q -W .gQosw...g. - l 1 . ' NLESS something extraordinary happens, very little will ever be known about fav 3 5 Cl og-fn Qld, gig Hampden-Sidney before l820. It is hardly possible that the General Catalogue compiled by Professor Dame about l834 is still in existence. Maybe there will appear during the twentieth century Qin a time of peace, 8555, 2312 di QQ somebody who will develop a severe case of Hampden-Sidneyitis. Let him be called a Hampden-Sidneyologist. Then a great deal that was may Q-fl? show up again. of commencement programs from I820 to 1834 Cpreserved by Mr. Richard N. Venablelg and from a Faculty Book running from 1837 to Q As for the list printed here, the items are drawn largely from a batch l855. It is hoped that a list, complete as much as possible, may be put together so as to save the Hampden-Sidneyologist a little trouble. If the reader will take the pains to look up these men he will be convinced of how silly it is locally to say that the first honor man is never any good after he leaves college: l820. Josiah Harris, fministerg possibly of South Carolinal. l8Zl, T. B. Harrison, feditorg see Harrison's of Slgiminoj. l822. Andrew Hunter, flawyer and soldierl. l8Z3. Robert Burwell, fminister and school manl. l8Z5. H. W. Flournoy, of Powhatan County, flawyerl. ISZ6. john Sinclair Watt, of Richmond, Cminister and teacherl. I828. Nathaniel P. Howard, of Richmond, Clawyerl. l829. Landon C. Garland, of Nelson County, fcollege presidentj. l830. Ethelbert A. Coleman, of Halifax County, Cphysicianl. 1831. Alexander Scott, of Prince Edward County, ffarmerj. l832. Ferdinand Jacobs, of Alexandria, fminister and professorl. I834. James H. Morrison, of Lunenburg County, fno factsl. 1838. Thomas S. Bocock, of Buckingham County, Clawyer and member of Congressl. l839. Moses D. Hoge, fministerb. l84l. Harrison Robertson, flawyer and soldierl. 22

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Qbrigin nf Ihr lghilautlirnpir Snrirtg N the Magazine for IS93, p. 267, there is printed a statement made by X Q2 Dr. Mettauer, regarding the establishment of the Philanthropic Society. I The account given below is also by Dr. Mettauerg and the only reason for printing it now is that it does not correspond throughout with the page in :F on CE the Magazine. What appears here is an exact copy of a manuscript Q 3 fragment owned by the late Dr. Morton Holladay, and deposited by Q:-0? Mrs. Holladay, with other papers, in the College Library. This is certainly X the authentic document. Q5 Dr. John Peter Mettauer, a famous surgeon, drew up this statement CN after l850, as may be determined from internal evidence. Perhaps, the Q. Walter Coles mentioned by him was Edward Coles, secretary to President Madison, etc. By reference to the Magazine it will be seen that Dr. Mettauer continued his narrative through the summer of ISO6, when William L. Rives fbiographer of President Madison, etc., came into the society. The Philanthropic Society of Hampden-Sidney College was instituted during the year l805, in the month of March. It was termed a debating club and retained that denomination until the third meeting, when the present name was adopted. The following are the names of the originators and earliest members: Robert Chambers and Henry Chambers, of Mecklenburg County, Abner Crump, of Powhatan County: John West, of Campbell County: Robert Murkey, of Powhatan Countyg Edward Sandys, William B. Cowan and Robert Billups, of Lunenburg County, and William Scott, of Halifax County. These were the originators and founders of the Philanthropic Society of Hampden- Sidney College. At the third and fourth meetings of the society, under its present name, the following members were admitted: Miles Watkins, of Chesterfield Countyg Walter Coles, of Pittsylvania County: Henry Carrington, of Halifax County: John P. Mettauer, of Prince Edward County, and Nathanial Henry, of Charlotte County. FRAGMENT. 21

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1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854. 185 7. john T. Thornton, Clawyer and soldierl. Robert Anderson, fministerl. james E.. Hughes CU, fministerj. Edward A. Palmer, of Campbell County, flawyerl. William Pope Dabney, flawyerl. Equal First. Thomas E.. Marshall, fno factsj. Philip S. Blanton, of Cumberland County, Cphysicianl. John H. Knight, of Nottoway County, ffarmer, banker and soldierj Gustavus A. Bass, ffarmer and soldierl. E.. O. Fitzgerald, fthe other member of the class was awarded the second honor lawyer, soldier, etc.J. William Caruthers, of Prince Edward County, Cministerl Isaac Read, of Kanawha, Cmanufacturerl. HE I fl I , , qua rst Thomas Wharey, of Prince Edward, fmlmsterl. Lewis L. Holladay, of Orange County, fcollege professorl. Richard Mcllwaine, of Petersburg, fsecond honor, President Hampden Sidney Collegej. Charles H. Winston, fcollege professorb. H. Z. Hill, of Milton, N. C., fministerl. R. B. Shearer, of Appomattox County, fsoldierl. ' f '.' ff sl yy -1'-. 1:71153 23 1.. Equal first