University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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CORKS .ma CURLS ,lluhi i 'Q2'75'2 ND here it is, gentlemen, at last. As our dear friend and fellow-sufferer, 55553-D Nw William Shakespeare, would say, ln sooth it seems like a book, it looks Sr like a book, ye gods, it is 'a book! Yes, sad as it may seem, it is a 4 fm book and we who have carefully and tenderly filled its pages in a style that has made the Philippics lose their significance, have chartered a special train and hold it at a moment's notice. We had aimed at being humorous, in fact our aims were all good at the beginning, and how much we have failed of our purpose you will be able to judge for yourselves. We thank all of those who gave us their best wishes and intentions, we could have filled the book with them alone. We heard that they make good paving stones, however, so we are saving them for future use. As usualf' this year has been especially uneventful, but we have tried to inject as much local color as possible. Sometimes the local color has been of the invisible variety, but imagination is a great thing and we recommend that our readers apply it in large quantities. Knocking is the last resource of the editorial mind, so that we have indulged in it to a greater or less extent and, though our blows may at times appear to be overhard, we have tried to be friendly and fair. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to those who have very kindly made this book possible by their generous contributions. To Mr. George B. Shepherd we are especially indebted for the quality and quantity of work that he has contributed to the Art Department, and the spirit in which he undertook to have the annual well illustrated. We feel no less appreciative of the kindness of Miss Bowles, Mr. Kearfott, and Mr. 8

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CICDQKS .1118 CTI-II32,,I455 escence in a verdict which was more than doubtful, and his refusal to contest the District on the score of technicalities or irregularities. The memory of that campaign in the autumn of 1910 cheers hearts that are weary of selfish striving or sordid ambition with the realiza- tion that it is not the end of the race which counts in the final analysis, but how it is run. There are three things for which Henry Stuart has always stood preeminently- Temperance, Justice and Truth-holding them to be the foundations of private morality and civic virtue. Coupled with them is the profound conviction that religion is the eternal safeguard of nations and individuals. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and a liberal contributor to its upbuilding, but his training and environment have made him a believer in the essential unity of all Christians. - A Dabney ancestress dowered the Scotch-Irish Stuarts with a Huguenot strain sparkling with the humor and charm of the old Provincal days. It has rendered Henry Stuart a delightful raconteur of anecdotes derived from many sources, and the Dabney motto, Faithful and Grateful, is inwrought into the very fibre of his being. Descended from Willian Randolph, of Turkey Island, and from Major Alexander Stuart, a founder of Washington College and officer in the Revolution, he is a grandson of the genial and gifted Archibald Stuart of Patrick County and a nephew of General E. B. Stuart. On the distaff side he traces back to the family of King Carter and Sir Thomas Dale of the early colonial era. Such an inheritance of example and tradition entails the obligation to maintain the high standards and measure up to the splendid requirements which once made the name Virginian as proud a title as that of-Roman, and an obligation, whether to the living or the dead, Henry Stuart has never shirked nor evaded. Therefore his vigorous intellect and forceful personality are dedicated to the accomplishment of things that are vital and enduring. For him good citizenship includes good roads, good schools and a helping hand stretched out to whoever needs it, and that is why the message of his life -is a sage of common sense, written in the plain terms which the unlettered may read and the wise appreciate, knowing that sincerity and simplicity are the elemental attribtues of great- ness. He is now in the prime of life with powers matured and purposes crystallized. The future should hold for him the fulfilment of all his dreams and the abundant harvest of a well-spent life. May your pathway be as brilliant as the sunrise on your snow-covered Bear Town peaks, and its end as peaceful as the deep waters of the Clinch in the star-lit silence of summer! x 7

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CDQILKS ani! CLI 132,145 Zeisburg in contributing work for this department, and are also greatly indebted to Miss Price, Miss Nelson, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Munson, lVlr. Mackall, lVlr. Grandy, lVlr. Golds- borough, Mr. Blackford, Mr. Vincent, and Mr. Underwood. One man stands out as foremost in aiding us to prepare the literary portion of this book and who, by his individual assistance and ability as a writer, has put us under the greatest of obligations to himg namely, Mr. Lewis D. Crenshaw. To Mr. James R. McConnell we would also like to convey our thanks and gratitude. To the other contributors to the Literary Department, Mr. Thomas Lomax Hunter, lVlr.' John Ellington, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Albertson, Mr. Palmer, and others .who do not wish their names disclosed. Gentlemen, in sooth it is a book, the l9l l CORKS AND CURLS, and we shall feel well repaid for any work we may have put on it if it may meet with your approbation. If you praise it, you honor us, and if you criticise it, you honor us, for in both cases we shall know that you have done us the honor to have read it. l ' -' kai? E ?f' 4: 2 1' c ' L -ri-f bf-,111-:f ' ' iff-far 'E-' 21, -22 1 1--wsu' F ' '1 ,f'Q' .- if-. X .ay 1 2 If fe2.t6,i.,.1,, , ,I If . '-5:3'f-5 'W fm. If 9 - -I f' Q: . .ff :fu ' .. .1 2 Q2 125,253 ' V- 'lr ll --'1,. V34 I -1 it , ' 1 - .- if 23 I-,ya ' f .1 ' , 'Ht if-iilf' ' ' f ,.:f'3i5gn ff 'Q ii 2f'1F, .,i.f 'A , 3 ff Ls fr 1 , .. , ,Q Q.: fi g Q2 li z 3 5 ,i l-t 5:1552 A gif-'Q?i.f' fpW , , ., 4 :Pi 224 4 , ,I ,N .H .g- gf iff ye- 4: '-: 5 '- f : 9