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

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Q? Critical Analysis HA Critical Analysis is a dangerous theme. It is a psychological blood- letting that will, we hope, allow the institution to gain a better self- understanding. And it is a task which most people would not, and probably should not, dare to undertake. When one speaks of Hampden- Sydney there is a tendency to get caught up in the somewhat meaningless generalities the Admissions brochures are so fond ofE We are a small, liberal arts college, or 4'Here at Hampden-Sydney there is a real sense of community? Certain characteristics of Hampden-Sydney can he easily transferred into amorphous generalities. Despite the fact that our student body is astonishingly homogeneous, being composed mostly of white, middle-class, conservative Southerners, those characteristics do as much injustice in describing the entirety of Hampden-Sydney's student body as do the terms preppy', and '6snob.', This book is an attempt to go deeper than those generalities. It is a look at the College, how we see ourselves and how others see us, first with pictures, then with words. Granted, a comprehensive critique of Hampden-Sydney is impossible, therefore it is best to concentrate on the goals of this institution, and how it lives up to them. We hope that this will lead to a mutual point towards which all of the segmented parts and people are directed. Hampden-Sydney was founded in 1776 as a college to create good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning. That goal is lofty and noble enough to inspire awe, but the question of how well we live up to it still remains. When young men arrive at Hampden-Sydney, they are given the opportunity to make something of themselves. The machinery lies ready for their use, good teachers, decent facilities, a well-thought-out academic program, incentives and limitless possibilities are at their disposal. They are free to do as they will twithin the framework of certain academic standards and an Honor Code, necessary limitations to insure that the system does not self-destructj. At graduation Machiavelli is as likely to be awarded a diploma as is St. Francis, but such distinctions are left up to the individual's self-determination. The choice is theirs and, to coin a cliche, '6Hampden-Sydney is what you make of it.', A critical analysis may seem to be a strange and difficult subject for a yearbook, but it really is not if you realize that the purpose ofa yearbook is to preserve memories. And when the memories of the time spent at Hampden-Sydney are not so fresh, this book will enable you to recreate the memories and to understand why they are so precious. Ifrdllfilhf Bell Tower baske in the radiance qfafull sumnwris sun.

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