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

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Aunt .Iinny?', Her turbanned head hows lower in dignilied courtesy, I thank you Marsterf' she exclaims gratefully. I thank you for the compliment. Ole woman's po'ley-thank the Lord! As I pass on l hear her pouring forth phrases of ecstatic religious fervor. In some of them my name is mentioned. The Lord has washed her: we both have a right to the t1'ee of life. Praise the Lord P' Aunt Jinny has forgotten she was going to do a day's serubhing and has stopped to shout.', In considering the last survival that we shall mention. we are sad to observe that Southern hospitality remains as a tradition more than as a fact. Neverthe- less there remain some quiet pools in the river of modern life-little slow catch- alls along the jagged margin of the rush in which still drift refuse washed down from that far, high country called Before-the-War QAt Hampden-Sidney the present world cataclysm is not the wary. Eddying about in our particular dimin- utive bay may he distinctly recognized remnants of the ancient hospitality. In fact many would find it hard to understand how hopenj' some homes are still kept here. No wonder that the mother of one of these homes was surprised one evening hy the advent of a party of people wholy unknown to her. Cordially she met them at the gate. carefully she introduced them to the rest of her large household. gaily they took possession of the establislnnent, unquestioningly she entertained them all. But dismay rang in the voice of the party's leader next morning he came to settle up. His money was firmly refused! I tlzougiz he cried, this was a hotel l I thoughtf, answered his horror-stricken hostess, you were visitorsf' Indeed, visiting is still practiced at Hampden-Sidney. Some outsider remarked that every afternoon every one seems to visit every one else. Here are still cases occasionally 'fisolatedj' of spending the day I And there are still homes. even minus a servant, where old silver is nevertheless still spread upon old mahogiany for guests invited by twos, threes, sixes and dozens to take supper. Hacec oliim 7I16IlL'tlI'iS.90 j ll'l'CltJ'lif. To sum up, I-Iampden Sidney is itself a survival. From the significant year 1776, when she was founded. there has lived here-lived despite vicissitudes, difficulties. blunders perhaps, blindness at times, meagerness of resource always- there has lived, survived, an ideal, an intention. a character strongly individual and strangely persistent. Her life drawn from genuine and hardy sources has from generation to generation Howed through her in a student body for the most part unspoiled and unsoiled. They have grasped her purposes and have nurtured her ideals. So long as they do this Hampden-Sidney has the vitality of imperishahle truth. She cannot die. She survives always. Page Tfwenty fare

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l 1 l l l I r Au-mn-I tl.is typ: of In-ing might 4-asily ht- 4-lassilit-d as of tht- l'rota-rozoiv Era. Some- uf the-ni. for instznnw- will not go without thc-ir 1-oats wlu-ro ladies are Clin truv tht-so art- middle age-dl aml tln-y not only do not ask tht-ir I'l'lll8It' 1-ompaninns to smoke-. hut du not tlu-mst-lvt-s smokt- in thu pra-svin-v of thi-so 4-ompanions. Tha-y insist that tln- India-s would not allow tht-m to. They 1-all tht-ir nit-ws st-hool girl iisitors .IIi.-s Mary and .llisx Anne- and would hlush wt-rc 1-itht-r lady dist-overt-d wt-aring h!--onn-rs. Strangt-Iy. tln-sv nu-n do not gn-vt any om- with Ile-lIo. 'I'ht-y still tt-Il darksonu-Iy of a young woman graduatt- of an Iiastt-rn 1-olh-go who ont-0 visits-d t'ousin Sarah and whosv undouhtt-d huhit was to say IIoshY She was In-ard to say it 1-vt-n at tht- tva t'ousin Sarah gan- in In-r honor. Thx-ir quilihling is not t-vt-n 4-ontint-d to tht-so unimportant matte-rs. 'I'huy insist that a marriage I-ore-inony is not a st-rap ol' hrt-ath and tln-rt-forv 4-an not In- disannullod hy man. 'I In-y quott- Ht-ripturv to provt' this. as lu t-stahlish most ol' their conten- tions. 'I'In-y Inm- not rt-ad St-hopt-nliaut-r. They sci-in always to shy at thc word tlmfl and most ol' tln-m insist upon yoluntut-ring. Many of tht-m liavt- hrothurs in t'hina or Siam or Afrit-a. Though nont- of tht-so relatives st-vm In niakt- money and sonn- han- at-tually to it-t-1-iw aid from thi- t-hun-h tht- gt-iitlclm-ii hat-I: at IIampdt-n-Sidnt-y sm-in proud of tht-so fort-ign graltings. 'Flu-y always insist too that I'rt-sith-nt Wilson is ahovt- all things a gt-ntlt-man. Logivally flu' lady should ht- tht- nt-xt survival. But In-ru tht- writt-r himst-If is tuu :uIvain-4-tl to ust- tht- word. llc is going to shock tht- gontlt-int-n hy thank- ing his stars that sonu- u-om:-n survive-. Tho wash-lady and thu st-ruh-lady. t-ook- lady and gruh-lady Ilan- st-on to it. in tht-so Iattt-r days that :roman is as lady-like as Imly. Wt- In-lit-vo it. Wt- art- thankful that any womt-n survive. We had thought that all ou-r tht- world tht-y wort- just ft-minists. But some are still women. Now. mon art- Iiopt-It-ssly primitive. Tha-y rt-vt-rt upon slightest provocation. In tht- North. I am informt-d. tht-rc still rt-niaiut-d a man so hopt-It-ssly rm-vt-rted to thu 1-aw-dw:-Iling typt- that In- slot-iult-tl Io marry a u-onmn. In vain his family trit-d to uplift him into choosing as his matt- a rt-forinur or inwstigator or social worlu-r or politit-al aspirant. a gt-rinit-idv. a Ill't'8t'Ill'l'. Iawyvr or dot-tor-oven they would oompromist- on a lit-d t'ross workor if shi- wt-rv a tlislrirl loader. Ili- was ohdurato. Ilt- had out of sln-or I-old hlood and hrutality dt-1-id:-d to marry a woman. It is said that ht- vanu- to Ilampdt-n-Sidnn-y and found In-rf 'I'ln- old tinn- nt-gro st-ryant is fast fading from tht- modt-rn Iandst-apo. Wu douht if tht-ro art- gt-nuinv suryivals own at IIampdvn-Sidnt-y. Ilowt-vt-r. tht-ro rvmain at IIampdt-n-Sidnt-y uniqut- in-gro typos. Um- of the-m is Aunt .Iinuy. Aunt .Iinny's fart- is a gh-am ol' Immorous uudt-rstanding st-ah-d up in a dc-vout dark hrown exprt-ssion-st-ah-nl t-xt-I-pt for tht- spark that osvapus through tht- wrinklvd old 1-yo opt-uings. Wlu-n slu- nu-t-ts any white- pt-rsou on thc road Aunt Jinny stands hy as if a prom-ssiou wort- to pass. IIt-r dt-Vout uttiludt- whilv I stalk by ht-r reminds mv of pvoplt- I saw at I'rt-sidt-ut Mt-Kinh-y's fum-ral. I am the funeral prot-cssion, Amit .Iiuny is strit-kt-n Amt-rim-a. Was that rt-ally thu good mannt-rs of Aunt .Iinny's day, or is it modern politit-al at-umon? I am nc-ver quita- sure. At. any rate shi- waits howud and mute till I spvak. How art- you Page T-wrnly-four i 'l I I

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lynung illlistizm Mag .l. li. l'l'XYIX4iII15l. NL 1iillip.lSa-ttiv. riuhl alis Illllllllvi Talks yn' sm-rnhhin' hrnsh nn' things. H0 lu nlv rm-k nn1l wnsh chi! linvn Qnivk ns if you haul un wings. l'ulnlll'l 'IW-in elune- gut his fnrlmnlh, Ili-'Il HPIIN' llUllll' ill Iwi-lu' lmlzly, 1 - 1 ' .Xu lu-In ills snn has svlln-il llvill ln' W4-Ilelvil in lllj' Milf. ,Twns eh- vniu- nf my nh- niistiss, Vaillin' nn- nt Im-nk nl' clay- l'aillin' nn- to sm-rnln eh- lim-n l aw my nwn yuniig niistiss May. llis you know was in eh- waw time-. Things w:n'n't what tha-y nswl In Inv: Folks 1-ulll4lll'I lnlu- hi-f iivliil' wonlclilfa, P' Tinn-s was gittin' hniwl. you soo. lla- hig hnnso an' all nur 1-sihins, As wi-ll you niuy lnivi- knnwoml. Was right zllmw :lv rivvr Un eh' li'l.,'ll2llI4l sielv ah- rnznl. Hn ull- l'ni' wlgn- uf uh- luwgrnninls, As l'l'l,8llS slv hill yon r--mio. Stnml ill' liftll' nhl Furl lhilllllliibll Win-rv 1-nililiizilnlwl l'ul-me-I 'l'nin. 'Vrnss elm- ruml nn' pus' eh- spriiiglnnisv Whnr ah-in tlm-v big willnws ww-li, Was mln rm-k. ai hillsiah- 1-:in-rli Likv whzir llziviel kc-ln' his slicvp. lli-rv wi- winnnin aluno our wnshin'. Ili-rv wi-'il sump. nn' si-ruh. nn' sing: ,V I I ' V lwns sn 4-nnl nn hnt .lnnv nimi inn s. So mlm-iiiviit to ilu springf Young Bliss Many wns my own nlistiss Lmistwisv. l was hvr own nniiel- Bnt nn qnm-n will lnmls nf 1li'nnnnls liwr pniul what shi- lnis pnial. Pllgf Tacrnly-:ix