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

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Jlaamphenbphnep THE INSPIRATIO OF A NAME JCHN HAMPDEN 5HulIa 'Uestigia ikettusunf' No Steps Backward Why should a college in Virginia and America bear the names of two English martyrs for the cause of religious and civil freedom? As far as can be ascertained, the circumstances of the nam' ing of Hampden-Sydney College have not been preserved in substantial record, but the reason may be readily conjectured. When the youthful Prince Edward Academy, having opened its doors only a few months before, armed itself in 1776 for its role in the Revolution, the men of the Colonies had one blinding theme before them-Liberty. Heading the college on its irst board of trustees were some of Americas boldest revolutionistsgljatrick Henry being among them. As the boys of the Academy marched off en masse and as its sponsers took their stand for freedom, a new name was carefully being sought for the new college. There were American leaders well worthy of being honored, but even these in turn had been inspired. Over a century before, John Hampden, well born and highly educated and close companion of Cliver Cromwell, had given up his peerage and later his life in service against a selhsh and ALGERNCN SYDNEY Gun jfata Vacant Whither the Fates Call unscrupulous king. For Hampden, the climax came in the brilliant charge led at Charlgrove Field where a mortal wound made him a martyr for the despised cause -that of English liberty. Following Hampderfs death, another young nobleman, Algernon Sydney took up the fight where Hampden had laid it down. He was exiled in France, disowned by his family and finally captured, falsely convicted and beheaded at the Tower of London. His chief crime had been that from my youth I endeavored to uphold the common rights of this land, and the true protestant religion, against corrupt principals, arbitrary power, and poverty. Sydney's great book, Discourses on Government, became the hand book for those who love civil and religious liberty. As he was the heir of john Hampden, in like manner the leaders of the American Revolution became his heirs. It is fitting there' fore, that some of these leaders should name the new edu- cational institution, cradled in liberty, Hampden-Sydney College. HAMPDEX HOUSE-.Knot-s1l'al hoine of .lolin Hainpilcn in Buckingham- PENSHURST 1'L.'XC'E-l'1't1sc-lit homo of Lord Dc L'lSl0 and DUCUEY m shire, England. At present it is used as a prupmwitory school for girls. KPN. Englallfl. If WHS U10 lmme Of -'UESQFHOI1 5J lfl93'- rr. IS ...M qt,- . K - to

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w l li M EGRE GRD The 1946 year lwook is the result of il stzlllls attempting to capture the true picture of life in Il small. ehurelxfreliitetl eollege in tlie Old Dominion. Of course. H.11npt.lenfSydney me.uns many different things to many elillerent people. But it is hoped tlmt this lioola will present to you, the render f-student, alumnus. parent, whatever-11 lasting kaileitloseope of tlie lilwergil arts curriculum, tlie unique Lttinospliere, aintl the venerable traditions of HiunptlenfSys.lney College in the year IWW, YROYQTER LY112, JR, i 4j-gif? N: ,S -XXYILLI.-XM R. GARDNER, ,IR M:.S3'h - ,I QQ - GEoRi:u B. B.-xRxiiR, -IR. i'fJf.M. xl . , V 'FF it , . ' W' vi TS' ll . . L- , - V ,r il, - lil il A. D. Watkins Bell Tower lx The Seal of the College CONTEN S THE COLLEGE it THE CLASSES i THE QRGANIZATIONS THE ERATERNITIES THE ATHLETICS Middlecourt -The Presidents Home 1