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

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1 l 1 As a result of many untoward circumstances. there had been a gradual develop- ment of an unfortunate spirit among the students, which led to disorders not a few and developed a spirit of antagonism to authority that was as unfortunate as it was hurtful. The student body as a whole seemed to regard the faculty as a body hostile to their interests and. therefore, to be opposed and pestered in every way short of ope11 rebellion, although the personal relations between the individ- ual student and his professor were of a pleasant and friendly nature. This alto- gether anomalous state of affairs created a delicate situation for the faculty and n'ade the work of the present extraordinarily difficult. Just how such a situation could have arisen. even for a brief period, remains a mystery to me, for no col- lege faculty has ever extended so many courtesies to the young men under its care as that at Hampden-Sidney, and no institution in the land has embraced in its student body so high a percentage of choice young men., In spite of this discouraging outlook and the many disappointments that marked the efforts of those earlier years, this remarkable situation was gradually eliminated, and there has been developed on our campus an esprit de corps that has chal- lenged the admiration of college men throughout the state, and has called forth the strong commendation of all who now come in contact with our students whether away from the campus or on the Hill. lt would be difticult to find any- where a relation between students and faculty more nearly ideal than that which now exists at Hainpden-Sidney. I desire here to record my admiration for the students of Hampden-Sidney. I believe them to be the choiccst bodynof young men gathered in any institution in America. The number has never been large. Init the type of young manhood that through the long years has been drawn to our campus is by common consent exceptionally high. One registered at another institution informed me several years ago that a group of students gathered on that campus was discussing the student personnel of the several Yirginia colleges. A young man from a distant state remarked that he had often heard that the personnel of the student body at I-Iampden-Sidney was the best in Yirginia, and my informant declared that it was the unanimous view of that student group that this estimate was correct. A ver- dict as generous it is was true. When the Boys of itil , under their gallant captain, President J. M. P. Atkin- son, were captured by General McC'lellan,s army among the mountains of West Virginia, the Federal commander. learning that there was a student company Page Tfwenty .fefven

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4 i 1 among the prisoners, promptly roala- ova-r tan pay his ra-spa-a-ts to their a-ommanaler. After he looka-al elosa-ly at the group of Ilampala-n-Sialna-y ma-n he ra-marlaa-al: Vap- tain .Xtkinson. tha-se laoys of yaanrs ought not In he a-arrying mnska-ts. 'l'hey ought tha-nasa-Isa-s In ha- serving aas oflia-a-rs in your army, for you evialently laave iaa that a-oanpaany the a'llaaIa't- young ma-n of tlaa- olal a-onnnonwealth. .X few years ago one of our a-aptuius of inalnstry. the alale. genial, alaal eultureal pra-siala-nt of the Southern llailway. Mr. Fairfax llarrisaan, was our 4'oanaueaaaa-ana-aat orator. 'I'hough the granalson of an Alumnus. he haaal never laa-en at llaaaapala-n- Sialna-y, Init laa-fore his lirst alay haal a-naleal. ln- remarka-al to ma-: Your stnalents evi- ala-aatly a-ouae of tlae va-ry ha-st Virginia stoa-k. I have never sa-a-n so tina- a laoaly of stnala-nts. I amswa-real: That is my own via-w of the situation, hut how alial you alisa-over tha- faet so qnia-lily? Ile replia-al: Yon laava- mera-ly to look into the faa-es of tha-se young fellows lo realize that they represent aan unusual type of man- IlIlUII.,, The atlaletia- alirea-tor ol' a a-olla-ge with whia-h we have haul for ya-ars the ka-ena-st possilala- rivalry saial to me: Your stualents are a remarkahla- set of young men. The line atmosphera- ol' your a-ampus anal tln- great traalitions of the a-ollege are ra-tlea-ta-al in the spirit of the stualents ot' to-alay. Tlarouglaoaat all the aa-tivities of our eollege league I a-an traa-e the intlnena-e of Ilampalen-Sialney-its high type of sportsmanship anal the line spirit manifa-steal lay its teams. whether in via-tory or ala-feat. l woulal likewise give expression to my aalmiration for the athletia- prowess of the hoys wlao wear the Garnet anal Gray. While the other a-olleges in the Eastern League hava- aan enrollment that is from 50 to 1507 greater than ours. other insti- taations know that wlu-n they meet a Ilampalen-Sialuey team they will linal a foe- mam well worthy of their steel. lluring the past ten years. Ilampalen-Sialney has stooal at or a-losa- to the top in tln- a-hampionship raa-e in footlaall. lluring that pa-rioal our teams have wana the a-hampionship twiae. laave tieal the raa-e four times. anal four otlaer times. with via-tory apparently within tln-ir grasp. they have lost hy a mere hair's lareaalth-the margin of ala-feat falling graalually from seven points alown to one. ln the last ela-ven ganaes playa-al in the liasta-rn League they have not ha-en sa-ora-al upon hy a rival team-a rea-oral never eqnalleal in the history of the l,a-agua-. ln laasa-hall. tennis. anal laaskethall they have aa-quitteal themselves with higla a-ra-alit. thou-'la their sua-ea-ss in these sports has ha-a-n less a-ouspia-nous. I have P laa-en ofta-aa aska-al how a teaan pia-ka-al from a stualent laoaly no laarga-r than ours eau - l - Q . l 1 l l Pagr T-u'naly-right