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

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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

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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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