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

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In memory of Robert Thruston Hubard, Ir. 1914-1982 Hampden-Sydney College lost a long-time educator and friend with the death on May 19 of Pro- fessor Robert Thruston Hubard, jr. The fourth generation to attend Hampden-Sydney, Professor Hubard was a distinguished schol- ar and gentleman throughout his years as student and professor. Professor Hubard was an au- thentic link with the Collegels rich past. The first of his name, his great-grandfather, was a member ofthe class of 1831, his grandfather was valedictorian of the class of 1859, his father, class of 1897, was a long-time Trustee. Professor Hubard was a leader in under- graduate life: elected to Omicron Delta Kappa, he was graduated Summa cum laude in the class of 1935. The crippling illness which struck him as a student did not deter him from entering the Uni- versity of Virginia Law School, where he was elected to the Law Review, the Raven Society, and the Order of the Coif, and re- ceived his degree with highest honors in 1942. Appointed to the faculty in 1946 as an instructor in English, he aug- mented his legal training with graduate work in political science and eventually assumed responsi- bility for all political science courses at the College. A member not only of the Bar but of various professional associations, he was president of the Virginia Social Science Association in 1964-1965. Appointed Professor in 1973 and Professor Emeritus in 1977, he continued to teach part-time until his last brief illness. The facts only introduce the man, they do not capture him as his many friends knew him. He typified so charmingly and mod- estly that extraordinary subspe- cies of Southern gentlemen known as 'KThe Vanishing Virginianf, A nickname always seemed incon- gruously used of him, dignified in bearing and courtly in demeanor as he was, yet he did not flinch to respond to Bob.U In fact, his ge- nial good humor, gracious amiabil- ity, highly distilled and gently ex- pressed wisdom, and freely dry wit, not to mention his endless wealth of anecdotes and good sto- ries - always told with the con- summate raconteur's teasing embellishment and perfect timing - made him a delightful compan- ion for any occasion. And how he loved socializing with friends! Cenerously cultivated, well in- formed, and gifted with an amaz- ing memory, he artfully laced his elegantly phrased conversation with ingenious and often amusingly apt quotations from literature, Scripture, the Prayer Book, or Humphrey Bogart movies. He thought good laughter was good medicine. It is almost incompre- hensible that he was a man who had not known a day free from sometimes excruciating pain for almost fifty years. Personal triumph over dreadful physical adversity finds new meaning in his life. He brought to his classroom the manner of an avuncular senior Jus- tice of Appeal: he was on the bench, and his students were ei- ther tyro lawyers or naive witnes- uses. In either event, poor prepara- tion, an inability to withstand cross-examination, or failure to ex- press thoughts clearly, accurately, logically, and with some grace could have results hard to bear on the spot but wholesome in the long run. His love of the College was boundless and found many ave- nues of expression. His discerning taste made him sensitive to devia- tions from high standards of poli- cy, or performance, in everything from football to landscaping, he was an acute judge of men and manners. His kindness to all sorts and conditions of men was the final testimony to his Christian charac- ter. The College gave him a full life and a happy home, by his ex- ample of genteelness and courage as much as by his contribution of concem and service, he in turn enriched and ennobled the life of the College. John L. Brinkley '59

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