Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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and many are the students who have been saved from relijiions shiinvreok Itv thoughts brought out in liis lettures and conversations. As an investigator, he has c(»ntinued and advanced the work begun by his father on the geology of ' irginia, and is a recognized authority on the geology of Virginia ' s great alley. This work has been of great value to the United States Geological Survey, for which he has contributed much labor, and has also been no small factor in the development of the mineral resources of the state. As an administrator, Dean Campbell has had large influence in shaping the policies of the University for a score of years, and the jjolicies advocated by him have ever been along the line of progress and high standards. Yith- in, his influence upon the individual student, with whom he is brought by virtue of his office into close personal touch, has always been stimulating and helpful ; without, in the counsels of college officials and educators, his words have always carried weight and pointed toward high ideals. Dr. Campbell has taken great interest in the schools of Lexington, as did his father before him ; he has for many years served on the school board, and the present excellence of these schools is due in no small measure to his oversight. In the Presbyterian church he is an efficient deacon. Taken altogether, few men have been more useful to the University and the communitv. Page Seven

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fi Henry Donald Campbell OE Avell toward three qviartei ' s of a century has the family of Camp- bell exercised important influence on the fortunes of Washington and Lee University. In 1851, John Lyle Campbell, a graduate of the class of 1812, was elected professor of chemisti v, mineralogy and geology, a position he held with distinction until his death in 1886. He was not only a successful teacher, but an investigator as well, and brought much reputation to the University through his geological work in the state at large. Of his four sons, the eldest, John Lyle, Jr., became in 1977 clerk of the faculty and treasurer of the University; for nearly forty years he was the University official who came most closely into genial touch with all the stu- dents. Of the next two sons, one is a leading minister of the Southern Presby- terian church, while the other died just as he was entering on the practice of medicine. The youngest son, Henry Donald, or as he is more familiarly known among the students, Harry Dean, the subject of this sketch, followed in his tastes more closely in his father ' s footsteps. As a student he assisted his father in his lecture experiments, and on taking his M.A. degree in 1882 was made instructor in chemistry and geology ; two years later he was appointed assistant professor and awarded the Howard Houston fellowship. The fol- lowing year he attained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. From 1886 to 1888, Dr. Campbell studied in Germany, chiefly devoting himself to geology, mineralogy- and petrography. In the meantime the chair of chemistry, mineralogy and geology, so long held by his father, was divided, and to the newly created professorship of geology and biology Dr. Campbell was called. This he accepted, having just previously declined a call to the chair of chemistry in Central University. In 1906, Dr. Campbell was appointed dean of the University, and a few years later the increasing duties of this position forced him to relinquish active work in biology, though still remaining as head of the department. During the vacancy following the departure of President Denny to the Uni- versity of Alabama, Dr. Campbell, as dean, and his brother, as treasurer, were acting co-presidents of the University. As a teacher. Dean Campbell is interesting and inspiring, and his classes have always been favorite subjects of election. He began his teaching of geology and biology in a period when controversies over the conflict of science and religion were rife in the South, and when not a few of both teachers and students were swept from their moorings. Ever true to the truths of advancing science, he never drifted from the faith of his fathers. Page Six

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TKe Winds of tke NigKt When the winds steal over the hills at night, With a message from the deep, Then I sit and muse as the shadows fall. And the sunset fades in sleep. A vision comes with the failing rays. Of the life that used to be; In this mystic hour I ' m back again At Washington and Lee. Oh, there the sky is blue again, The hillsides green of yore, The dull hard tone of the chapel bell. Is heard by me once more; The columned halls, the vineclad walls, The quiet hum of the bee — All these and more I find down there At Washington and Lee. When the winds roam out of the clouds at night, And the dusk is deep and still, I dream again of that grand old school On the darkening southern hill ; For the winds of night are calling wide. And their message comes to me, Of the friends I miss in that home of bliss, Old Washington and Lee. When the winds steal over the hills at night, As I long in vain for thee. Oh, my soul has gone in this lonely hour, To Washington and Lee. — . T. H. Page Eight