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

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narx and to l'hristianitx xx ere prolonged lllllll his eightx- seeoud xear. liven in 1381, he xx as serving as lihrarian. ln this eapaeitx he spent several hours each dax' cata- logtiing nexx hooks and lxinding olvl ones. The loss of hooks so disturlxed hi111 that lie devised methods for eutting doxxn on the numlwer of misplaced and lost xoolts. The account of his death is a most fitting trilxute to llenjainin Nloshx' Smith, the man xx ho saved Vnion Seminarx in her hour of desperate need. lle xxas lxuried in the Seminarx ljl'1lYt'Xlll'Cl on Via gllfflln in llampilen-Sxdnex, Virginia. .Xfter llr. Smiths death the fourth outstanding man of the Seininarx, XValter XV. ihluore, took upon his shoulders the task of running the Seminarx. Dr. Rohert l., llalwnex had alreadx' resigned his chair of Sxstemativ l'llt'HlH11X and gone to the liniversitx of Texas in 1393 xx hen llr. Nloore first fame to the Seminarv. l'nder Dr. Wmith, XValter ixlonre had lu-gun his teaehing as assist' int professor. lt heeaine evident at once that he xx as an effective teacher and destined In lxe a x'erx great teacher. lle came in the vourse of a fexx' years to he one of the greatest teachers of modern times of the llehrexx language, investing a studx usuallx' esteenied tlrx xxitli positive l'l'I1lI'Il'l.U ln 1393 Dr. Moore Iwmlx the responsihilitx of admin- istrating the Seminarx as xxell as conducting his vourses of llelxrexx. XYhen he arrived at the Serninarx' he dis- eoveretl several grim facts. lfirst, the facultx' xx'as xxirh- out exeeption tottering on the edge of the grave. Secoml. the physical plant of the St-minarx' and the finances were desperatelx' inadequate to attract the ministers and men xx hich it xxanted. 'l'hrough llr. Moores efforts the Board of Directors purrhased a tract of land in the Ginter Park st-vtion of Richmond, Virginia, xx here, in 18118, the Semi- narx xx as permanentlx' removed. .Xlthough Dr. Moores reasons for moving the Semif narx to Richmond xx ere the lxest, there xx ere some people xxho feared that the students xxould fall prex' to the temptations of the hig city. Dr. Moore foresaxxr the need of the advantages of the Citx' and recognized the need for a more modern plant and independent facilities. There xxere others who felt that ministerial candidates xxith anxthing hetter than a cold tulx on the floor of a hre plate-heated room would he out of place, lloxxever, the exrellent qualities of Dr. lNIuore's leadership pre- vented the students from heing corrupted and they soon lxecame aceustnmed to taking life xx'ith Il fexx' more xxorldlx' comforts such as hot-water haths, etc, Some interesting statistics xx'ill illustrate Dr. Moore! administrative genius. YVhen he arrived at lvnoin Semis nary i11 llampden-Sydnex' he found: 1, Six lxuildings and grounds valued at Stlopoo, hut sold on removal for a smaller amount. 2. lfour professors offering one course of study. 1. lfortx'-eight students Coming from ten states and eighteen educational institutions. 4. :X productive endowment of 35.25.3595 yielding an annual income of approximatelx' !li1g,I55. As he left it, in llinter Park the Seminarx' was com- prised of: 1. Ifighteen huildings and grounds conserx'atix'elx valued at 1li1,:6o,ooo. 2. Nine xrofessors offerin f l:lVe courses of studv. L . Q. Une hundred fifty-eight students coming from txxentx'-six states and countries and fiftx'-seven edura- tional institutions. 4. .-X large productive entloxxment of 51,213,671 yield' ing an annual income of approximately 556403, NValter XV. Moore was elected the First President of I'nion Theological Seminarx on May io, 11304. llis s ecial 1 ualifications for that orhce had been dem- l . - . onstrated hexond all possilxllitx of doulvt hx' the manner in xxhich he had assumed the leadership thrust upon him in the crisis of moving the Seminarx' from llamp- den-Sxdney to its present site. No more delicate :ind difhcult task ever confronted an exet'utix'eg lxut Dr. ixlimrt' handled it xx'ith such unerring judgment, such fillflillllll eourtesx' and such consummate skill that, as one xxho opposed his efforts xx'rote in later years, 'no scars xx ere made that could not he healerlf And it would talte a microscope of huge dimensions to find any scars remaining today.

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ft-111i11111'1 from 1844 ttt IX4l1 :mtl hit tt-ltt1l.1t '- - - 1 N tit tttt-1tl tt, l7l.lN. lht- tl1N.1ppt-.11.111t't- ttf tht- xnltti' Rt111111111111t111 watt tttit-taint' tt. llll ' Nt'lXllt' might ltt .1tt1'1l111tt'tl ttf l'1t-1, llix t't1111111t-11t :1ttt-1- p1't-.1t'l1i11: hit tirxt Nl'i'lll'III it ill tl1t':1t1vt- 11l w h:1t his l'11t111't- xt-1'111t111t wt-1-t-tttlw liltt-, 11111 1 - ' - titil U .11 lt-tt tht- 5tlllllltlI'X with 1111 t'11tl11w- lllvlll, .lt tht- 111t1111'x l1111l lit-1-11 lllXl'Nlk'tl i11 I't111lt'tlt-1.1tt l 11111 t'1111Yi11t'ttl lw 1111 first t1'i.1l llltlf l tyttt-ltt ,tml lmtttl-, tXl1t1111 St,tg,t.tt, tt,1t ,-.,,,t,tltt,t.ttl MU., fllll 11-1' r 1--.1 -rm t - ' . V , I . L E. L 4 M Um H imx, l'l l'l' ,HI mx tl1t- w:11' lw xIIIIllt'l'Il lvt-111-t:1t'tt11N. Klip ixrtit ll, Kit'- t't1111lt1rt. lxxtt-111pt11't' lYl't'1lL'l1lll2 1- tht- thmg t111' , , lx I N K mt-. l t't111ltl 11t1tit1t- tht- tlilft-1't-11t't' l1l41i11lx lw- l '11' 'lm 'll' Ihlml ll l l 'll1-'U'--3'-'-U 'fllf' twt-t-11 tht- PllI'llfl'1lpllN I thi-t-11 i11, :1l1ht111:l1 llltl N-'llllll-111 -Xl -HI V14 3--1111: tht ll'lIl'lI' t-I ltllk' -tl tht t-xprt--xt-tl 1 ' 1 1 ' ' . - 11th htlt ix 11111tl1 Dtfvpllth ttt llll l.11't:t--1 -fittx t't111t11l111tt-tl 1l111-111-1 tht- Rt-1t111Nt1-11t'tit111 1t-'11'- gttztgt- :tx thqtt w hit'h wth 1111 tht- 11:1pt'1'. lt it II1lll'll mtfrt- llUl7'PI'f1lllI Illlll NllIllt'IN Nhtwtiltl l1t- t-xt'1tt-tl ttt llNlt'Il ttf tht- t1-11th th.111 th.1t I -httttltl - -. - 1 littlt- it lt11t1w11, llttwt-xt-1, wt- lt1111w th.1t ht- w.1x Ill.l4lt' ll 1li1't-t'tt11' :tl tht- lltttttltlxh Vitx lil11.11'x ill 1Sq11 .mtl tl1.1t hm? ,hc I-k.pl,mIi,,H4,f1l PWUY uI4itL.,.A .tttttitlmgttt tht-1-11lt p11l1l1Nl1t-tl .11-t-t11111t11t hit lilt- Tht- thi cxttatlttztit- it :1 1't-111i11tlt-r 111 tht- twptzttiitg tfl lit llf1lllII.llll4' tlt-.1li11u, ht- l1.1tl1t-t'1-111t- .1 mil- qt Pctitwtl 111 tl1t- lift- :tt tl1t- St-mmxtrx KXl1It'l1 llt-1111 l'l'l', 'W' ml thin ullllmll l 'HiH'.: IIN' hlmt Nlgihlcr t':1llx lit-ttt-1' il-lll1t'NH 1N:4-1Sl1tJ. l11 M54 Illl M-'llll'U I--H11 lNlIfI1'll1'l11'Q.lIl tlt1111gl111-111.-tt, t-11rt1llmt-11t l1t1t1111t-tl lr11111t-it-vt-11tt1twt-11t1-th1't-t-xttitlt-11t-, At,,,,I1H.l l,L.m,,lH.IUI. U1 Iht,gK,1niHH.x N lx un H Hmmm St-vt-rail i11tt-1-t--tin: 11t1t1tL1tit111N t1'11111 tht- Nt-111i11.11't i'.1t.1 , , . A A ' ' 'V 'Hmm Ht thix Pvriml ml, imhflmuv Mt ..Hl,mvr'1-i,m.N-- lllIlXXll :tl l1.1lt111111tt', xl.llNl.lIlll, .Xt tht- vlwt- ttl 1l1t w tll, gmtl tit ll Httwt-1'i11g ttf tl1t- lm-t1111t-N tit tht- 5t'111i11q11'x. lll l-W' lllllk' 'll IWW- tlll' Stt1tlt-11t- tlt tht- St-111i11111'x zttt- nllttwt-tl tt, , . . , mmm! inxtrmqtiunx nf nm Ut my wnhlwwx M l.llllt'fII1 l11'111:111g Motu 111 lll'IIlt'N t11t-.it-h ttt llztttmtlt-11-55tl11t-1' C'11llt-L20-:1'11titf' Ill l'l TTN'l't 'md 'ilmh mul 'illltlmlu lu' thnx 'lXl1t-rcix11t1t'l1:11't:t-tt11't11iti1111 Illltl 1't1t1111s111't' l l'l'W' prtwitlt-tl ill tht- St-111i11:11'1 htiiltlihgt 1'4llllf4II'T- zthlv t111'11i-ht-tl, w'ith1111t Lint It'llI.H Iht- -t---1111111l IJX, tt1 tlctrzw tv-11t111gt-11t t-x- pt-tixtw txt ptihliti rf1t1111- ix Tliq. xxvlllikl it ill:-fl-:.:q ll t1t11'tl: :mtl wxtxhiittg it fgt'-it il mt111th. limit-tl will ht- rvtl11t't-tl lw :111 ztrrtttigt-111t-11t with tht- l7i1't-t'tt1rs11ttl1t-5-s111i11111'vtttblitnttt-Fm.11111+11th, I-'ttlltmitll ll1lI'tl 1111 tht- ht-t-lx til lit-ttt-1' 'l'i111t-C' t'.1mt- tht- intl Hur, ll:1111ptlt'11-53tl11t-1 lt11'111t-tl ll 01111111.1111 whivh 1-11 hring Nt-11t ttw I1lPl'lllNWt'Nft'l'Il Virgitiizt 11111w Wt--t lirgmiztl wat- Cgtpttirt-tl ztt Rttfh lxlttlllllillll :mtl 1't-lt-:txt-tl 1111 pztrwlt- 11111111 t't111tlitit111t th:1t tht-1 wwmtiltl lllll tt--cntct' tht- ztrmx. Bltirriwti Smith, tht- t'ltlt-Nt -1-11 ttf lit-11i.1mi11 Nltttlw Smith C:1t the ti111t- il ptttlt--wr ul tht- St-111i11411'y1 w LIN il mt-mht-r ttf the llztmptlt-11-S1tl11t-1' 011111111111 :mtl 11111111 the t-xpi1':1t1t111 111 tht- pztrtvlt- pt-ritttl ht- rt--t-11tt-1't-tl tht- :t1-1115. Nlsttw tal his ll:1111ptlt-11-Sixtl11t-1' t'l:1v11111tt-N gtlw 1't--t-11tt-rt-tl the SlPllflll'I'Il t111't't-N. lll lxlul tl1t- l'1111lt-tlt-1'11tt- gm-r1'11111t-11t mzttlt- 1111 111'gt-11t t'.1ll l4ll' 111t11't- t1't1t111x. .-Xll hut ttvut' St'lTllIllll'X xttitlt-im lt'tt 111 111111 tl1t- zirmi. lht- t1111r wt-rt- Ntill t111 pzirtwlt- trttm tht- ll1111111tlt-11-S1tl11t'1 huts, liL'L'flllNC tht-1't- wart- tt-w Nttttlt-tits 111 ztttt-11tl.111t't-, tttmc II1t'H1l't'rt til tht- t11t'11lt5 tt-t111t--tt-tl ttt ht tm-tl i11 ini--it111:1rx wttrl-4. The C'ivil xxvill' hrt111ght 11111111 hztrtlthipt llplrll tl1t- St-minztrx lmth tlttring tl1t- w nr xt-111- :mtl ztttt-1 tht- w Llli. 5t'lHlllIll'Y prtwtt-tttiiw 5llilI't'tl tl1t- t-t't111t11111t' tlixtrt--N -11 Lit-11rr:1l 11111111133 tht- Stttitltt-1-11 pt-ttplt-. 'l'ht-ir -:1lz11-it-N, ztlthtttigh mnitttnitit-tl rmtl t-vt-11 i11t'1't-:1-t-tl i11 1111mi11:1l X.llllt', XXCIL' rcittlt-tt-tl llllltlttllllllt' ln tl1t- tlt-prt-1'1.1t1t111 wt C't111fetlt-r:1tt- t't1r1't-111-1 ntttl i11ll:1tit111. ,Xt t111t- 11t1i11t tt1w111'tl tht- t-ntl wt tht- wztr tht-11' -:1l:1r1t-N were 11t1t t-wit p:111l. Xtttr I.t-t-K 1-t-trt-:tt ttr Apptvttizttttw, tl1t- villqtgt- tit ll.1111p- tlt'll'SXklllt'Y was tillctl with l'11it111 Sttltlit-rx, iliht- St-111i- 11:11'y sttrvivctl tht- tttrmttil :mtl tlt-1:1-t41tit111 with 1't-l:1- tivt-ly ft-w lnstim: t-lfcttt-. .-Xt't'111'tli11g tu tr:1tliti1111 tl1t- l'11i1111 .Xtmt hrttltt- illltv Urllcgt- Church lw the frtwttt tlttttr-wliith tlttttt' Nlittttlx ttvtltty-with the i11tt-11ti1'111 ul' havin: tltw-titwtis fmtl pm- vitlmg -ht-lter lui' tht wt111111lctl. l1'Lltl1t1t111. ht1wt'x't'1', it Nlttptitttl tif tht- Yntiltct-R Ugtttttl i11tt-11tit111-. 'liht-1 lt-tt 1 11t1tt-1111 the C11mm1111it'111t:1l1lt- ttttht-t-Ht-t-ttligtttht-5 t-z1111t- lt N1't'IllN th.1t xht- w.1N 1-t-111't-xt11ti11gQ tl 31111111 tit l-i.1lti- mttrt- pt-tuple whtu wt-tv i11tt-rt-Ntvtl i11 tht- Stwtlthtlit l'1't--- lwtt-1-11111 cil1llI'l'l1 :mtl t-Npt-t'i.1llx l'11i-111 St-111i11411'1. Sht- tt11111'il111tt-tl i11 1X1-11 tht- Nlllll ttt 510,000 ttt tht- St-111i11111'x whit'h gilt lt-llwwt-tl llllltl Hll .1 -tilt-t.111tiz1l tl'-11.1tit-11 ill twig tty tht- F1111-1'gt,-11t'x l-1111tl w hith U13 5111itl1,tl1t-.itgt-11t tht tht- St-111i11q11-v, hzttl -t't 1111. , . , . . . Ut- hgtvt- mt-11t1t+11:1l ht-11111111111 xI1INllX Nmith tttt-1'.1l timt-N :ts htinti t111t- ttl tht- lt1111' L1l't'.lI mt-11 t't11111t-t'tttl with tht- lilxlfwtt' lvl' lilllf-tl 'lil1t'11l112i1'.tl St'H1il1.lt'X. lil. illlillt w LIN tht- :mt-11t 1't--11t111x1l1lt- ttvr t't111t1.1t't111g thtwt- l.llVlIl'IllN gittx whit'h 111111-1111tt-tl t11fl11O,t1t10. 'l'l11't111tLl1t111t his 11Nt-t11l .1tl111i11i-t1'L1tit111 ht- wliritt-tl wt-ll ttvt-1' ittxtytuoo t-11' tht- St-111i11:11'y. littr :ill p111'11t1-gt wt- lIl.IX mix ll1.lI tht- St'111i11.11'1 t't1l- l.lPXL'tl Litter tht- war, :mtl th.1t 1111l1 tl11't111t:h tht' lttith . . . I . . wt IIlt'll tmtl Nllllltll wtthm tht- lIt'NlUIt'l'l.lH llllllfllm Nttrth :mtl Stlllill--Illltl tht- 1111ti1'i11! t-tltwrtx ut t111t- 111.111 watt tht- St-111111111-t rt-vivt-tl. 'I'l1t- 1111t- 111:111, lit'11i:1111i11 Nltwlw' Smith, wth 1't-t't-11tl1' l'L'lL'I ik'll tw lw' l'1t-Nitlt-111 lit-11inmi11 Rirt- l,11t'yVl1',t1f l'11it-11 'l'ht-t1lt1:i1'.1l St-111i11:11'y. Ritwhmttttti, Vit-giniqi' :tx tht- 1111111 whtv -:wt-tl l'11i1111 Nt-mittzirx i11 ht-1' llfllll' ttl -lc-pt-rzltt Ilt't'1l.n Httttlt- tht- -mgtilnr lt-:lt ut Ngtxittgg tl1t- 5k'lI1llItll'X, l71'. Smith mtixt ht- t'1't-tlitt-tl lzlrut-lx with tl1t- t-sttthli-l1111t-111 .mtl htiiltlmg ttl tht- litttw ll I.ll'l'.lI'l. -l hit sII'llt'llll't' -till xtnntlt tm tl1t- t11'i-'i11:1l Nitt- .mtl t'Xt't'Dt lfll' 11lt1-1'a1tit111- f- xtttt-1' tht- hrt- ut rt't'c11t it-111- it it t-vt-I1IlilllX t111t'l11111gt-tl. l'ht- gilt ttf 510.000 whivh X11-. l-it-t1w11 t'1111trilw11tt'1l i11 1Rf.r, hx wht- 111xt--tmt-111 :mtl tht- g1t't't111111l.1t1t111 tvl Ill' tt-tt--t h:1tl i11t'1't-qtwtl tw ltiootn. llll SL'lllt'IIllWt't' 1, 1371 thtf t-t11'11t'1'-tf111v ttf tl1t- lil'l'Nll l,il11-1111 w.1- l.li1l .lllil l31'. Smith tlt-livt-1't-tl tht- p1i11t'ip.1l attltlrt-M. D11 5IlllIlllN ht-ztlth l1t-t1:111 tt: l.1il :tt tht- .1:t- 11l -ivy In ltilt ttt 19-1 lit' w rtttt- -t-xt-1'11l 111t-111t11':111tl11 111 hit with LIIXIIIQ ht-1' gtttttl t't11111-t-l .mtl htvpt- 111 tl1t- t-1 t-111 wt hi- tlt-:1th,'I'hix:1p111'1-11l1t-11xit111ttf1111111't1:1t'l1i11pgtlt-:ith pttttt-tl !I'1Plll1tllt'NN :tx hi- llNt'llIl lift- .111tl Nt'1'1i1't- ttv tht- Nml- 9 l

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