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VOLUME  TWENTY-ONE 


OCTOBER,  1946 


NUMBER  ONE 


The  RECORD 


of  the 


Hampden-Sydney  Alumni  Association 


■; 


Sam  Brown  Rings  the  Bell  for  the  Opening  of  the  171st  Session,  September  10,  1946 


Entered  as  Second-Class  Matter,  September  28,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  Hampden-Sydney,  Va.,  under  the  Act  of  March  3,  1879 


Jfarnpden- Sydney  ^Alumni  ^Association 

OFFICERS 

President William  R.  Gardner 

Vice  President Graves  H.  Thompson 

Treasurer P.  Tulane  Atkinson 

Recording  Secretary George  L.  Walker 

MEMBER  AMERICAN  ALUMNI  COUNCIL 


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ALUMNI  CHAPTERS 

THE   FOLLOWING    IS   A   LIST   OF   ALUMNI   CHAPTERS   AS    FAR   AS    ORGANIZED: 


ALLEGHANY  MOUNTAINS 
President:  Horace  Goodman 

Ronceverte,  W.  Va. 
Vice  President:  Hugh  Cook 

Gap  Mills,  W.  Va. 
Secretary:  J.  W.  Benjamin 

Lewisburg,  W.  Va. 

BLUEFIELD,  W.  VA. 

President:  Edwin  C.  Wade 

Vice  President:  George  Richardson,  Jr. 

Secretary:  Merriman  S.  Smith 

CHARLESTON,  W.  VA. 

President:  Robt.  W.  Lawson 
Vice  President:  Chas.  G.  Peters 
Secretary-Treasurer:  Donald  L.  Cork 

EASTERN  CAROLINA 

President:  Charles  R.  Bugg 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Vice  President:    F.  C.  Owen 

Durham,  N.  C. 
Secretary-Treasurer:  C.  A.  Field 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 

EASTERN  SHORE 

President:  T.  Wallace  Jones,  Jr. 

Cheriton,  Va. 
Secretary-Treasurer:  Hermann  Bischof 

Rehoboth,  Md. 

FLORIDA 

President:  L.  E.  McNair 

Orlando,  Fla. 
Secretary-Treasurer:  J.  M.  Leps 

Winter  Haven,  Fla. 
GEORGIA 

President:  Hugh  Wood 

Atlanta,  Ga. 
First  Vice  President:  Robert  H.  Pair 

Atlanta,  Ga. 
Second  Vice  President:  John  L.  Daniel 

Atlanta,  Ga. 
Secretary-Treasurer:  John  C.  Moore 

Gainesville,  Ga. 

HALIFAX 

President:  W.  S.  Adkisson 

Clover,  Va. 
Vice  President:  H.  W.  McLaughlin,  Jr. 

Halifax,  Va. 
Secretary:  Robert  Edmunds 

Halifax,  Va. 

KENTUCKY 

Vice  President:  C.  B.  Richmond 

Lyndon,  Ky. 
Secretary-Treasurer:  B.  Y.  Willis 
Nicholasville,  Ky. 


LYNCHBURG 

President:    Gilmer  Craddock,  Jr. 
Secretary:    Frank  Evans 

NEW  YORK  and  VICINITY 

President:  T.  Catesby  Jones 
New  York  City 

Secretary:  J.  M.  Kelly,  Jr. 
New  York  City 

NORFOLK,  VA. 

President:  Henry  Bowden 
Vice  President:  John  Rixey 
Secretary:  W.  G.  Wing 


PENNSYLVANIA 

President:  Samuel  E.  Osbourn 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Secretary:  Robert  Buyers 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

PETERSBURG 

President:    Charles  Stevens 
Secretary:    John  Gilliam 

PITTSYLVANIA 

President:  Mirabeau  L.  T.  Hughes 
Vice  Presidents:  Frank  Terry 

John  Shackelford 
Secretary-Treasurer:  Russell  Neely 


RICHMOND,  VA.,  and  VICINITY 
President:  A.  A.  Adkins,  Jr. 
Vice  President:  F.  G.  Christian 
Secretary:  W.  C.  Richardson 

ROANOKE,  VA. 

President:  C.  L.  Crockett 

Vice  President:  Alexander  Donnan 

Secretary:  C.  Grattan  Lindsey,  Jr. 


SOUTHSIDE 

President:  M.  C.  Bowling 

Burkeville,  Va. 

Secretary:  J.  Boyd  Bagby 

Prospect,  Va. 
Vice  Presidents:  J.  H.  Allen 

Prince  Edward  County 
J.  H.  Spessard 

Buckingham  County 


SOUTHSIDE— Continued 
J.  G.  Jefferson 

Amelia  County 
H.  E.  Boswell,  Jr. 

Nottoway  County 
C.  A.  Garden,  Jr. 

Lunenburg  County 
Page  Morton 

Charlotte  County 

SOUTHWEST  VIRGINIA 

President:   Howard  C.  Gilmer,  Jr. 

Pulaski,  Va. 
Vice  Presidents:  James  L.  Kent 
Pulaski  County 
Walter  M.  Carter 
Carroll  County 
Henry  Peck  Simmerman 

Wythe  County 
H.  S.  Buchanan 

Smyth  County 
R.  Gamble  See 
Floyd  County 
Secretary-Treasurer:  Kenneth  V.  Brugh 
Pulaski,  Va. 

TAZEWELL,  VA. 

Vice  President:  Jesse  F.  White 
Secretary:  J.  Stras  Gillespie 

THE  VALLEY 

President:  Daley  Craig 

Waynesboro,  Va. 
Vice  Presidents:  H.  A.  Converse 
Harrisonburg,  Va. 
Boyd  Stephenson 
Monterey,  Va. 
M.  P.  Strickler 

Lexington,  Va. 
Campbell  Pancake,  Jr. 
Staunton,  Va. 
Secretary-Treasurer:  Fleming  Hurt 
Waynesboro,  Va. 

WASHINGTON  and  VICINITY 

President:  F.  D.  Costenbader 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Vice  President:  O.  M.  Jones 
Alexandria,  Va. 

Secretary:  Dabney  Jarman 

Washington,  D.  C. 

WESTERN  CAROLINA 

President:  Henry  M.  McAden 

Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Secretary-Treasurer:  Robert  N.  Rosebro 
Gastonia,  N.  C. 


THI  STONE  pbin 


HFS.  CO.,   ROANOKE,   VA.,   U.S.' 


The  RECORD  of  the 

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 


VOLUME  TWENTY-ONE 


OCTOBER,  1946 


NUMBER  ONE 


EDITORIAL  COMMENT 


Dr.  J.  L.  Stuart  Ambassador  to  China 

THE  appointment  by  President  Truman  of  Dr.  J. 
Leighton  Stuart,  '96,  as  Ambassador  to  China  makes 
the  first  position  of  foreign  minister  held  by  an  alumnus 
of  the  College  for  a  number  of  years. 

William  Henry  Harrison,  of  the 
Class  of  1791,  at  one  time  Governor 
of  the  Indiana  Territory,  Major 
General  in  the  War  of  1812  and 
Ninth  Presidentof  the  United  States, 
was  Minister  to  Colombia;  John 
Archer  Morton  of  the  same  class, 
Minister  to  France;  William  Cabell 
Rives  of  the  Class  of  181 1,  Minister 
to  France,  and  Powhatan  Ellis  of 
the  Class  of  1816,  Minister  to 
Mexico.  Whether  this  is  a  complete 
record  is  not  known.  Monumental 
as  was  the  work  of  the  late  Dr. 
J.  H.  C.  Bagby  in  preparing  the  first 
general  Alumni  Catalogue  from  the 
founding  of  the  College  until  1906, 
accurate  data  through  so  long  a 
period,  with  indifferently  kept  rec- 
ords during  a  number  of  years,  was 
difficult  to  obtain.  Supposing  that 
the  record  is  complete  in  this  re- 
spect, Dr.  Stuart  is  the  fifth  son  of 
the  College  to  hold  the  position  of 
Minister  to  a  foreign  country. 

Dr.  Stuart  is  peculiarly  the  prod- 
uct of  Hampden-Sydney  in  that  his 
entire  academic  training  was  re- 
ceived   here.      He   graduated    with 

high  honor  in  the  Class  of  1896,  was  a  brilliant  student 
but  was  also  prominent  on  the  campus.  He  soon  there- 
after entered  the  Union  Theological  Seminary  and  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Divinity.  Within  a  short 
time  after  his  graduation  at  the  latter  institution,  he 
went  as  a  missionary  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  to 
China.  He  had  been  born  in  that  country,  where  his 
father  was  a  missionary  for  many  years.  Later  he  be- 
came President  of  Yen  Cheng  University  near  Pekin. 
Among  other  works  and  translations,  he  translated  the 
Bible  into  Chinese.  When  the  Japanese  seized  posses- 
sion of  the  University,  with  splendid  bravery,  Dr.  Stuart 
refused  to  haul  down  the  American  flag  or  bow  to  the 
demands  of  the  insolent  conquerors,  and  thus  marked 
himself  as  a  man  of  unyielding  and  conspicuous  courage. 
He   was   taken    in    charge    and    held    a    prisoner   by    the 


EDITORIAL  STAFF 

Robert  K.  Brock 

Editor-in-Chief 

D.  Maurice  Allan 
Forensics  and  Statistics 

P.  Tulane  Atkinson 
Cuts  and  Illustrations 


Japanese  until  the  military  might  of  the  United  States 
brought  Japan  to  her  knees,  and  was  liberated. 

Dr.    Stuart   with    his   fine    intellect,  learning,  thorough 
familiarity  with  China,  its  history,  language,  the  customs 
and    peculiarities    of    its    people,    coupled    with    his    fine 
courage,   make  him  especially  qualified  to  represent  this 
nation  in  that  country  of  teeming 
millions,    now    distraught    by    civil 
war  between  the  Government  and 
the     Communists.        The    barriers 
which    confront    him    are    all    but 
insuperable,  especially  with  Russia 
most   certainly   encouraging   if   not 
actually  aiding  the  Communists  in 
their  attack  on  the  National  Govern- 
ment. 

It  is  felt  that  if  any  one  is  capable 
of  bringing  about  any  semblance  of 
peace  with  this  distracted  people, 
it  is  Dr.  Stuart.  His  Alma  Mater  is 
proud  of  the  eminence  to  which  he 
has  attained  and  wishes  him  success 
in  the  heavy  tasks  that  lie  before 
him. 


J.  D.  Eggleston 
History 


George  L.  Walker 

Alumni 


Synod  Meets  Here 


JLTST  as  the  Record  goes  to 
press  the  Synod  is  about  to 
meet  at  Hampden-Sydney  and  we 
would  extend  a  welcome.  It  meets 
this  year  at  the  invitation  of  the 
College.  Its  last  meeting  here  was 
nearly  twenty  years  ago.  That  sum- 
mer was  one  in  which  we  experienced  a  most  exceptional 
drought.  The  highway  through  the  campus  had  not  then 
been  hard  surfaced,  and  dust  covered  the  grass,  already 
brown  from  lack  of  rain,  on  both  sides  of  the  road.  The  heat 
was  intense.  It  is  hoped  that  the  visiting  delegates  will  find 
a  pleasing  and  refreshing  green  to  greet  them  and  an  agree- 
able temperature,  and  that  their  stay  may  be  in  every 
way  a  pleasant  one.  The  gathering  this  year  has  special 
significance  for  the  College.  Since  last  fall  a  sustained 
effort  has  been  going  forward  in  certain  of  the  presbyteries 
composing  the  Synod  to  raise  a  half  million  dollars  for  the 
College.  As  clearly  brought  out  in  President  Gammon's 
letter  in  this  issue,  progress  in  the  endeavor  has  been  very 
encouraging.  It  is  felt  that  following  this  meeting  of  the 
Synod,  the  campaign  for  the  College  will  be  pushed  to  a 
successful  conclusion  by  the  end  of  the  year. 


The  Record  of  the  Hampden-Sydney  Alumni  Association 


Seventh  Year  of  the  Alumni  Fund 

With  this  issue  of  The  Record  is  launched  the  seventh 
year  of  the  Alumni  Fund.  Each  year  since  its  inauguration 
there  has  been  a  marked  increase  in  the  amount  con- 
tributed and  in  the  number  of  contributors.  The  Fund 
has  become  a  component  part  of  the  college  set-up  and 
an  important  factor  in  its  welfare  and  progress.  The 
alumni  have  always  constituted  what  might  be  called  the 
Third  Estate  in  its  organization.  Now  with  their  contri- 
butions to  the  Fund,  they  find  themselves  with  a  financial 
stake  and  their  interest  is  enhanced.  Doubtless  the 
administration  will  always  be  glad  to  receive  from  them 
suggestions  and  constructive  criticisms.  We  feel  that  no 
institution  of  learning  in  the  entire  country  has  a  more 
loyal  body  of  alumni.  Let  the  good  work  go  on  and  may 
this  the  seventh  year  of  the  Fund  surpass  all  others.  The 
aid  thus  rendered  in  the  maintenance  and  progress  of  the 
College  is  beyond  calculation. 


Rural  Presbyterian  Churches 
of  the  Past 

An  editorial  in  the  Richmond  Times-Dispatch  of  July  21, 
1946,  mentions  the  fact  that  five  Presbyterian  Churches 
in  the  Valley  of  Virginia  will  this  year  celebrate  200  years 
of  service.  In  doing  so,  the  editor  takes  occasion  to  pay 
tribute  to  the  influence  of  Rural  Presbyterian  Churches 
in  fostering  education  as  well  as  in  spreading  religion  and 
piety  in  "the  back  country"  of  Virginia.  The  editorial 
points  out  that  the  pastors  were  often,  as  individuals, 
teachers  of  schools,  in  their  communities  and  as  members 
of  Presbyteries  and  Synod  were  instrumental  in  founding 
academies  which  have  developed  into  institutions  like 
Hampden-Sydney  College  and  Washington  and  Lee  Uni- 
versity. The  particular  churches  mentioned  are:  New 
Monmouth,  Timber  Ridge,  and  New  Providence  in  Rock- 
bridge County,  and  Bethel  and  Hebron  in  Augusta; 
but  those  are  typical  of  many  others  in  the  Piedmont  and 
Valley  sections  of  Virginia.  The  pastors  of  those  early 
days  had  been  well  taught  in  the  Classics,  were  grounded 
in  Theology,  and  were  fitted  to  train  the  youth  of  their 
flocks  by  preaching  The  Word  with  power  on  Sunday, 
and  teaching  Latin,  Greek  and  Mathematics  on  week  days. 

We  at  Hampden-Sydney  are  especially  interested  in 
the  bicentennial  celebration  at  Hebron  on  July  21,  1946 — ■ 
a  church  of  which  our  revered  and  honored  friend,  Dr. 
J.  E.  Booker,  1870,  was  pastor  for  eight  years,  one  of 
the  happiest  and  most  useful  periods  of  his  ministerial  life. 


The  Campus,  Summer  of  1946 

No  one  whose  privilege  it  has  been  to  visit  Hampden- 
Sydney  during  this  summer  can  fail  to  have  been  impressed 
by  the  appearance  of  the  campus  with  its  wide  stretch 
of  smooth,  rolling,  undulating  green.  Timely  and  season- 
able rains  have,  of  course,  provided  the  green,  but  constant 
care  and  attention  with  a  gasoline  mower  have  kept  the 
grass  trimmed  and  even;  sickle  and  blade  have  kept  down 
the  weeds  along  the  sides  of  the  ditches  as  well  as  the 
undergrowth  in  the  woods  bordering  the  campus  when 
it  would  encroach.  In  fact,  any  encroachment  has  been 
driven  back  beyond  its  starting  point.  Vistas  have  been 
opened  looking  from  Atkinson  Avenue,  sometimes  called 
Fraternity   Row,  to  the  athletic  field  and  undergrowth 


in  some  of  the  surrounding  woods  cleared  out.  Even 
those  of  us  who  see  the  campus  daily,  exclaim  at  its 
beauty.  No  more  important  work  can  be  done  than  that 
of  keeping  the  grounds  in  order.  The  visitor  always  sees 
these.  He  does  not  often  see  inside  the  class  rooms  or 
other  buildings.  From  the  commercial  and  advertising 
standpoint  alone  it  is  of  immeasurable  value. 


Dr.  J.  Leighton  Stuart,  1896, 
Ambassador  to  China 

On  July  10,  1946,  the  United  States  Senate's  Foreign 
Relations  Committee  approved  the  nomination  of  Dr.  J. 
Leighton  Stuart  to  be  Ambassador  to  China.  Born  in 
1876,  Dr.  Stuart  belonged  to  the  Class  of  1896  at  Hampden- 
Sydney  College — a  large  class  of  gifted  men  like  W.  F. 
Bull,  A.  M.  Fauntleroy,  A.  D.  P.  Gilmour,  M.  G.  Latimer, 
J.  L.  Manze,  H.  M.  Robertson,  R.  C.  Sommerville,  E.  Lee 
Trinkle  and  others  of  like  intellectuality  and  distinction. 
Dr.  Stuart  went  to  China  forty  years  ago  as  a  missionary; 
and,  as  minister  and  teacher,  has  served  well.  He  has  been 
President  of  the  Great  Yenching  LIniversity  since  1919, 
and  has  been  a  potent  influence  in  the  development  of 
China's  intellectual  and  religious  life.  He  has  a  wide 
acquaintance  among  the  leaders  of  the  political  parties  in 
China;  he  is  a  personal  friend  of  Generalissimo  and 
Madame  Chiang  Kai-shek  and  of  Dr.  T.  V.  Soong;  he 
knows  China  and  its  people  as  do  few  foreigners;  he  is 
familiar  with  China's  history,  customs,  and  traditions; 
he  speaks  Mandarin  fluently.  He  is  said  to  believe  that 
the  United  States  must  adopt  a  strong,  definite  foreign 
policy;  that  China's  government  must  be  established  on  a 
broader  basis,  that  the  communists  must  be  given  a  share 
in  the  administration.  It  is  believed  that  "Dr.  Stuart 
was  named  for  the  position  of  Ambassador  at  the  instance 
of  General  Marshall  and  will  be  a  distinct  asset  to  the 
General  in  his  efforts  to  bring  about  unity  in  China." 
Mr.  Philip  Potter,  head  of  the  Nanking  Bureau  of  The 
Baltimore  Sun,  writes:  "Dr.  Stuart  has  wide  influence 
with  China's  politically  minded  youth  and  it  is  to  them 
he  looks  for  eventual  establishment  of  Democracy.  As 
President  of  Yenching,  he,  perhaps  more  than  any  other 
foreigner  in  China,  has  helped  to  bring  abouc  their  awaken- 
ing." "Never  has  China  had  so  much  need  for  the  Dean 
of  its  U.  S.  Missionaries." 

[Note:  See  issue  of  Time,  July  22,  1946,  p.  18.] 


Dr.  W.  Herman  Bell 
Director  of  Consultation  Service 

Dr.  Bell,  A.  B.  of  Randolph-Macon  College  and  Ph.  D. 
of  Johns  Hopkins  University  was  head  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  French  at  Hampden-Sydney  College  1923-1944, 
though  absent  for  sessions  1925-27  for  study  abroad.  He 
is  now  Director  of  the  Norfolk,  Va.,  Consultation  Service, 
which  is  an  agency  of  the  Adult  Division  of  the  State 
Department  of  Education,  sponsored  by  the  Norfolk  City 
School  Board.  This  is  an  agency  which  offers  assistance 
to  adults  and  students  in  need  of  vocational  advice.  The 
counselor  is  assisted  by  a  staff  including  a  trained  psy- 
chologist, who  gives  all  necessary  tests  to  those  applying 
for  advice.  The  office  "maintains  a  well-equipped  library 
of  up-to-date  information  on  various  vocations  and  pro- 
fessions." Dr.  Bell's  office  address  is  Monticello  Avenue 
and  Tazewell  Street,  Norfolk  10,  Va. 


The  Record  of  the  Hampden-Sydney  Alumni  Association 


The  President's  Page 


Edgar  G.  Gam> 


Dear  Alumnus: 

Since  this  number  of  The  Record  is  devoted  to  the 
Alumni  Fund,  I  am  writing  mainly  about  what  the 
Fund  means  to  the  College. 

When  I  came  here  a  little  over  seven  years  ago,  it  was 
not  without  a  strong  sense  of  my  limi- 
tations in  an  entirely  new  field.  Some- 
where I  had  heard  of  the  value  of  the 
Alumni  Fund  in  other  educational 
institutions.  At  the  first  opportunity 
with  the  Alumni  Council  at  the  end 
of  the  session  of  1939-40,  I  recom- 
mended the  adoption  of  this  plan. 
The  action  of  the  Council  was  unani- 
mous. Charlie  Bernier  was  elected 
Executive  Secretary  and  in  the  fall 
of  1940  the  effort  began. 

The  best  and  quickest  way  to  show 
the  results  of  this  decision  is  in  the 
following  statistics.  The  Fund  has 
brought  into  the  College  the  splendid  sum  of  $142,975.20. 
With  but  few  exceptions  this  amount  has  come  entirely 
from  the  Alumni.  The  average  number  of  givers  each 
year  has  been  around  one  thousand — less  than  one-third 
of  all  the  Alumni.  For  the  past  few  years  the  Alumni  of 
Hampden-Sydney  have  given  the  equivalent  of  the  in- 
come on  one  million  dollars.  In  other  words,  the  Fund 
has,  in  reality,  increased  the  Endowment  from  $388,000 
to  well  over  $1,000,000.  Few  institutions  have  a  finer 
record. 

Surely  these  figures  must  bring  home  to  us  all  the  great 
value  of  this  effort.  It  cannot  be  repeated  too  often  that 
our  "living  endowment"  is  our  greatest  financial  strength 
for  the  future.  The  knowledge  that  over  1,000  of  the 
Alumni  will  make  an  annual  contribution  to  the  College 
is  not  only  a  means  of  income  but  it  is  also  a  source  of 
encouragement  too  great  to  be  adequately  expressed. 
What  would  it  mean  if  another  thousand  Hampden- 
Sydney  men  decided  to  make  an  annual  contribution! 

In  every  way  possible  I  am  trying  to  make  all  of  us 
realize  that  right  now  is  one  of  the  greatest  hours  in  the 
history  of  the  College.  We  must  seize  every  moment  of  it. 
In  whatever  time  is  left  to  me  here  I  want  to  use  it  to 
remove  every  cause  for  explanation  with  regard  to  endow- 
ment, equipment  and  faculty  remuneration.  The  op- 
portunity is  here.   We  must  not  neglect  it. 

As  I  write,  we  have  in  cash  and  bona  fide  pledges  on  the 
campaign  in  the  Synod  of  Virginia  for  $500,000,  the  sum 
of  $315,000.  The  balance  should  be  raised  by  the  end  of 
this  year.  In  order  to  obtain  the  appropriation  of  $200,000 
already  made  by  the  General  Education  Board  we  must 
raise  another  $300,000.  Of  that  amount  we  already  have 
in  actual  cash  approximately  $100,000.  There  is  no  reason 
why  we  should  not  secure  the  other  $200,000  by  December 
31,  1948,  the  limit  set  by  the  General  Education  Board. 
A  million  dollars  is  a  comparatively  small  amount  of 
money  in  education,  but  such  an  amount  of  actual  en- 
dowment for  Hampden-Sydney  would  be  a  good  step  in 
the  right  direction.  This  million  dollars  in  actual  endow- 
ment, plus  the  million  in  living  endowment,  would 
sharply  increase  our  financial  security. 


Our  plans  for  Home-Coming  will  be  found  elsewhere  in 
this  issue.    I  do  hope  you  are  planning  to  be  with  us.    It 
should  be  a  day  of  great  interest. 
With  best  personal  regards, 

Sincerely  yours, 

Edgar  G.  Gammon,  President 


Commencement  at  Hampden-Sydney 
College 

September  22,  1841 

1.  Prayer:  Rev.  Mr.  Sparrow. 

2.  The  Salutatory  Addresses  in  Latin,  by  S.  K.  Nash 
of  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 

3.  Oration:  The  Removal  of  the  Remains  of  Napoleon, 
by  A.  A.  Motley,  of  Nottoway  County. 

4.  Oration:  The  Obligation  of  Genius,  by  William  F. 
Carrington,  of  Halifax  County. 

.  5.  The  Philosophical  Oration:  The  Influence  of  Hope  on 
National  and  Individual  Character  and  Prosperity, 
by  H.  H.  Land,  of  Princess  Anne  County. 

6.  Master's  Oration,  by  Thomas  S.  Bocock,  Esq.,  of 
Buckingham  County. 

7.  The  Valedictory  Oration:  Local  Attachments  and 
Associations,  with  the  Valedictory  Addresses,  by 
H.  Robertson,  of  Norfolk  Borough. 

8.  Conferring  Degrees. 

9.  Baccalaureate  Address,  by  the  President. 
10.    Benediction,  by  Dr.  Wilson. 

(Note:  Some  have  thought  that  the  College  "made  history"  when 
the  Navy  was  here  by  holding  Commencements  in  the  fall,  winter  or 
spring.  It  would  appear  from  the  above  that  "history  was  made" 
more  than  a  hundred  years  ago!) 

E.  Lee  Trinkle,  Jr.,  '32,  and  GI 
Insurance  Records 

Files  containing  Insurance  Records  of  more  than  a 
million  Veterans  of  World  War  II  have  been  moved  from 
New  York  to  temporary  quarters  in  the  McGuire  General 
Hospital  in  Richmond,  Va.  The  Richmond  News-Leader 
of  August  ii,  1946,  carried  a  picture  of  E.  Lee  Trinkle, 
Jr.,  '32,  Assistant  Insurance  Director  of  the  Veterans 
Administration,  examining  a  veteran's  policy.  The  office 
is  not  yet  ready  for  business,  but  Mr.  Trinkle  is  busy, 
putting  it  in  order  and  as  soon  as  the  moving  is  finished, 
the  veteran  policyholder  will  deal  directly  with  this 
branch  office. 

Employees  are  being  trained  in  National  Service  Life 
Insurance  procedure,  and  Mr.  Trinkle,  a  former  official  of 
the  Shenandoah  Life  Iusurance  Company,  insists  that 
veterans  in  this  branch  area  will  receive  excellent  and 
satisfactory  service.  To  one  unaccustomed  to  work  of 
this  sort,  the  task  appears  appalling.  More  than  a  million 
veterans  of  World  War  II — with  life  insurance  policies 
amounting  to  over  five  billion  dollars — will  be  served 
from  this  office  and  there  will  be  at  least  one  thousand 
employees  to  handle  orders  and  claims  needing  attention. 


The  Record  of  the  Hampden-Sydney  Alumni  Association 


Home-Coming 


Dr.  Francis  P.  Gaines,  Speaker,  Memorial  Service,  Hampden-Sydney 
October  ig,  1946 

After  the  lapse  of  four  long  war  years,  HOME-COMING 
is  to  be  observed  on  the  Hill,  Saturday,  October  19.  This 
good  custom  was  started  about  twenty-five  years  ago  and 
has  always  been  well  attended.  This  time  it  is  predicted 
that  there  will  be  a  record  attendance. 

In  the  morning  at  eleven  o'clock  in  College  Church 
there  will  be  a  Memorial  Service  for  the  fifty  Hampden- 
Sydney  men  who  fell  in  World  War  II.  The  speaker  on 
this  occasion  will  be  Doctor  Francis  P.  Gaines,  President 
of  Washington  and  Lee  University.  Doctor  Gaines  is  one 
of  the  most  effective  speakers  in  America.  Families  of 
the  men  on  this  Roll  of  Honor  have  been  invited  for  this 
service.  Music  will  be  by  the  College  Glee  Club  under  the 
direction  of  Professor  T.  E.  Crawley  of  the  College  faculty. 

At  noon  there  will  be  a  luncheon  (picnic  style,  weather 
permitting)  for  alumni  and  other  guests. 

At  2:30,  in  Death  Valley,  there  will  be  the  game  with 
Randolph-Macon.  After  the  game  the  fraternities  and 
homes  of  the  Hill  will  hold  open  house,  and  in  the  evening 
the  students  have  festivities  planned  in  the  Recreation 
Center  (Old  Gym).  All  in  all,  this  renewal  of  HOME- 
COMING promises  to  be  a  memorable  day  in  the  life  of 
the  College. 


Class  Managers  for  the  Seventh 
Alumni  Fund 

The  Record  prints  with  pride  the  names  of  the  alumni 
who  have  accepted  the  invitation  of  the  Alumni  Council 
to  serve  as  Class  Managers  for  the  Seventh  Fund  which 
gets  under  way  with  the  mailing  of  this  issue  of  the  alumni 
quarterly.  A  friendly  rivalry  will  now  ensue  to  see  which 
class  holds  the  lead  in  percentage  of  members  to  respond. 
(And,  by  the  bye,  you  need  not  wait  to  hear  from  your 
particular  manager  BEFORE  mailing  in  your  gift.  As 
Doctor  Gammon,  Chairman  White,  and  Association 
President  Gardner  all  say:  "THE  EARLY  GIFTS  ARE 
THE  ONES  TO  GIVE  THE  FUND  A  GOOD  HEAD- 
START.") 


OLD  GUARD 

1905 

1872-1886 

F.  C.  Bedinger 

C.  B.  Wallace 

1906 

1887 

R.  D.  Bedinger 

W.  D.  Reynolds 

1907 

1888 
S.  P.  Havves 

E.  C.  Wade 

1908 

1889 

C.  A.  Anderson 

F.  G.  Hartman 

R.  L.  Chambliss 

1890 

1909 

F.  B.  Converse 

F.  W.  Young 

J.  G.  Scott 

1891 

J.  H.  M.  Fitzgerald 

J.  R.  Henry 

Hermann  Bischof 

H.  L.  Smith 

1910 

1892 

H.  R.  Hamlett 

C.  M.  Chumbley 

A.  C.  Buchanan 

1893 

W.  P.  Gilmer 

H.  A.  Converse 

W.  C.  Pancake 

J.  H.  Curry 

1894 

A.  P.  GODDIN 

Z.  L.  Dalby 

1911 

1895 

F.  J.  Brooke,  Jr. 

Marshall  Morton 

G.  W.  DlEHL 

R.  C.  Sommerville 

F.  S.  Valentine 

\V.  J.  Buchanan 

1896 

J.  M.  Robeson 

1912 

1897 

W.  B.  Crockett 

W.  S.  Hundley 

A.  J.  Ponton 

W.  P.  Hazlegrove 

H.  M.  Davis 

1898 

1913 

T.  A.  Kirk 

D.  L.  Cork 
H.  W.  Garrett 

1899 

J.  P.  Proffitt 

J.  M.  Love 

J.  E.  Staehlin 

W.  W.  BoNDURANT 

1914 

1900 

L.  C.  Benelict 

R.  A.  Moore 

M.  C  Bowling 

J.  E.  Dupuy 

E.  T.  Thompson 

J.  A.  Sydenstricker 

W.  I.  Owen 

1901 

1915 

A.  H.  Clarke 

T.  C.  Johnson 

H.  B.  Stone 

B.  W.  Venable 

F.  G  Christian 

1902 

H.  B.  Moore 

1916 

J.  A.  Christian 

D.  C  Amick 

P.  G.  Edmunds 

C.  R.  Bugg 

1903 

A.  G.  Ramey 

F.  H.  Mann 

1917 

Luther  Sheldon 

\V.  L.  Foley 

Taylor  Morton 

1904 

P.  L.  Palmore 

Daley  Craig 

Royster  Lyle 

J.  C.  SlLER 

T.  H.  McGavalk 

The  Record  of  the  Hampden- Sydney  Alumni  Association 


1918 

W.  T.   BONDURANT 

C.  S.  Sydnor 

1919 
L.  W.  Morton,  Jr. 
R.  H.  Wood 

D.  F.  Flanary 

C.  L.  Crockett 

1920 
W.  B.  Gold 
J.  W.  Hogshead 
R.  V.  McClure 
Y.  W.  Ropp 
Don  Warren 

1921 
H.  A.  Glenn 
Cary  Adams 
G.  A.  Lyle 

1922 

W.  N.  Cook 
H.  T.  Holladay 
W.  R.  Moody 

D.  C.  Wynn 

J.  L.  Walthall 
W.  B.  Rogan 

1923 

J.  W.  Benjamin 
G.  G.  Lacy 
Abner  Robertson 

1924 
C.  A.  Davis 
J.  H.  Reed,  Jr. 

E.  M.  Sager 
R.  L.  Sager 

B.  S.  Morgan,  Jr. 

1925 
H.  H.  Bryan 

F.  Costenbader 
J.  E.  Bedinger 

C.  R.  Titus 

T.  M.  Watkins 
J.  M.  White 
A.  A.  Little 
J.  S.  Gillespie 

G.  H.  Weaver,  Jr. 

1926 

Douglass  Fry 
W.  A.  Bevacqua 

D.  H.  Ferneyhough 
W.  B.  Hooker 

A.  J.  Ponton,  Jr. 

E.  H.  Stover 
C.  S.  Wheatly 

P.  G.  Linaweaver 
J.  C.  Leps 

1927 

R.  A.  Hardy 

B.  A.  Hopkins 
W.  D.  Jarman 
E.  T.  Maben 
J.  M.  Preston 
Bill  Richardson 
M.  P.  Strickler 

H.  L.  C.  Wilkerson 

1928 
G.  V.  Scott 
L.  M.  Canada 
T.  E.  Hodges,  Jr. 
Russell  Neely 
J.  S.  Caldwell 
T.  F.  Johnson 
R.  P.  Lecky 

1929 

W.  S.  Adkisson,  Jr. 
R.  P.  Alvey,  Jr. 
R.  H.  Henneman 
T.  B.  Payne 
L.  A.  Strader 
E.  C.  Toone,  Jr. 


R.  H.  Walsh 

J.  E.  Yeaman 

J.  E.  Crinkley 

W.  C.  Finch 

W.  S.  Lacy,  Jr. 

S.  B.  Carter 

H.  W.  McLaughlin,  Jr. 

1930 

D.  A.  Clark 

A.  C.  Hopkins,  Jr. 
W.  A.  Johns 
Campbell  Pancake,  Jr. 
L.  W.  Topping 
G.  H.  Woodworth 

F.  H.  Cole 

H.  B.  Stone,  Jr. 
W.  M.  Feild 

1931 

E.  J.  Agsten 
C.  A.  Barrell 
L.  L.  Price 
W.  C.  Reed 

J.  W.  Sherman 

G.  S.  Bowers 
C.  L.  Arehart 
S.  W.  Epes 

L.  A.  Dickerson 
C.  H.  Robertson 
J.  M.  Hunt 

1932 
J.  B.  Farrar 
C.  F.  Friedman 
E.  H.  Jones 

E.  L.  Kendig,  Jr. 

F.  C.  King 
L.  Williams 

F.  L.  Garrett,  Jr. 
J.  W.  Gordon,  Jr. 
J.  B.  Christian,  Jr. 
R.  C.  Hogan 

1933 

R.  G.  McAllister 
J.  L.  Bruner 
I.  N.  Blake 
J.  E.  Hemphill 

E.  W.  Matthews 
J.  L.  Morris,  Jr. 
P.  F.  Rosenberger 
J.  J.  Lawson  II 

A.  L.  Sturm 
M.  A.  Botkin 
S.  E.  Mullens 
W.  E.  Knight 
S.  V.  Wilkins 
R.  M.  Crowe 

1934 
H.  C.  Cobbs] 
J.  A.  Gray 
R.  A.  Michaux 

J.   W.   POBST 

W.  F.  Spottswood,  Jr. 

F.  T.  Kingdon 
O.  P.  Baird 

J.  J.  Marshall,  Jr. 
W.  F.  Fallwell,  Jr. 

1935 

R.  L.  Chambliss,  Jr. 
T.  K.  Young,  Jr. 

E.  M.  Owen 

F.  L.  Huffman 
T.  S.  Tower 
W.  W.  Mackey 
W.  E.  Rogers 
D.  H.  Goshorn 

B.  A.  Rucker 
H.  S.  Mosby 
Gordon  Nichols 
J.  C.  Beckwith 

1936 

W.  H.  Ramkey,  Jr. 
Norment  Custis 


S.  H.  Barrell 

B.  J.  Franz 
W.  R.  Hill,  Jr. 
George  Richardson  III 

C.  D.  Shelbourne 
O.  B.  Watson,  Jr. 
F.  G.  Baldwin,  Jr. 
R.  B.  Tunstall 
W.  T.  McChesney 
J.  E.  Kenyon 

1937 

Neville  Ammen,  Jr. 
F.  C  Bedinger,  Jr. 
W.  R.  Blandford 
S.  B.  Spencer 
J.  W.  Simmons 

E.  J.  Brightwell 
L.  W.  Latane,  Jr. 
V.  A.  Ferguson 
Stuart  Farrar 

F.  D.  Pollard 
L.  F.  Moss 

T.  D.  Eason,  Jr. 

1938 

W.  A.  Carrington 

J.  A.  Armistead,  Jr. 

L.  L.  Bean,  Jr. 

J.  H.  Hancock 

R.  G.  Harper 

P.  D.  Johnston,  Jr. 

George  Kissinger,  III 

Martin  Donelson,  Jr. 

H.  F.  Webb 

J.  H.  Temple 

P.  T.  Seibert 

John  Halliday 

G.  G.  Craddock,  Jr. 
J.  B.  Springer 

R.  M.  Richardson 
H.  G.  Baylor,  Jr. 

1939 

H.  F.  Robertson 
W.  T.  Reveley 
W.  R.  Tower 
W.  G.  Wing 
N.  B.  Hall 
F.  H.  McElwee 
V.  H.  Campbell 
W.  W.  Williamson 

A.  S.  Coxe 
L.  D.  Evans 
Dillard  Crinkley 
C.  G.  Greear 

J.  W.  Romm 

1940 
R.  P.  Barrell 
R.  H.  Engle 
L.  B.  Hanes,  Jr. 
C.  G  Houston,  Jr. 

B.  F.  Hurt 
Monroe  Leigh 
T.  B.  Mason 
H.  M.  Sclater 
J.  B.  Smith,  Jr. 
R.  P.  Trice 

J.  C.  Sommers,  Jr. 
W.  R.  Eason 
W.  B.  White 

1941 

A.  W.  Allison 

C  S.  Burks 

F.  C.  Chaffin,  Jr. 

W.  C.  Chewning 

P.  T.  Craddock 

J.  B.  Geyer 

H.  M.  Seamans 

W.  L.  Taylor 

T.  T.  Traynham,  Jr. 

F.  A.  Shelton 

J.  W.  Mays 

E.  H.  Hoy,  Jr. 


H.  B.  Murdock 
S.  J.  Prichard,  Jr. 
J.  F.  Rowe 

1942 

P.  J.  Coblentz 
W.  T.  Covington,  Jr. 
Guy  A.  Demuro 
J.  M.  Doswell,  Jr. 
Kossen  Gregory 
J.  S.  Pancake 
J.  P.  Turner 
M.  P.  Tynes,  Jr. 
L.  B.  Ward 
W.  A.  Webb 
L.  M.  White 
R.  W.  Williams 
W.  W.  Beckner,  Jr. 
S.  W.  Purviance 
P.  H.  Booth,  Jr. 
Glenn  R.  Toothman 
W.  M.  Engle 
C.  H.  Beale,  Jr. 
E.  B.  Vaden 

1943 
W.  A.  Buchanan,  Jr. 
R.  E.  Cabell,  Jr. 

A.  L.  Fox,  Jr. 

W.  W.  Halligan,  Jr. 

J.  G.  Hanes 

S.  S.  Jones 

E.  W.  Wolcott 

J.  B.  Catlett 

P.  W.  Watt 

H.  C.  Bean 

T.  A.  Kirk,  Jr. 

W.  B.  Elwang,  Jr. 

J.  W.  Eddins 

J.  H.  Shaw 

1944 

B.  Cates,  Jr. 
R.  C.  Coleburn 
T.  T.  Land 

R.  H.  Manson,  Jr. 

R.  A.  Mundy 

T.  J.  Nichols  III 

L.  L.  Parker,  Jr. 

J.  A.  Rollings,  Jr. 

J.  T.  Spratley 

M.  M.  Smith 

E.  R.  Trice 

J.  F.  Kay 

R.  C.  Churchill,  Jr. 

1945 

C.  W.  Alley,  Jr. 
J.  E.  Cann 

C.  B.  Cary 

S.  G.  Cline 

J.  E.  DeHardit 

G.  C.  Gilmer 

R.  C.  Goad 

L.  P.  Hyde 

S.  J.  Martin 

J.  W.  Powell 

H.  M.  Tanner,  Jr. 

Moffett  Walker,  Jr. 

J.  P.  Proffitt,  Jr. 

C  B.  Beverage 

C.  C.  Herbert 

1946 

George  Baldock 
G.  A.  Beam 

J.    E.   BlRDWELL,  Jr. 

R.  L.  Kane,  Jr. 

C.  W.  Merriam,  Jr. 
Levi  Old,  Jr. 

SUMPTER  PRIDDY,  Jr. 

L.  H.  Wood 
H.  O.  Wrenn 
T.  G.  Griffin 

D.  H.  Glew,  Jr. 
G.  B.  Little 
W.  F.  Hill,  Jr. 


The  Record  of  the  Hampden-Sydney  Alumni  Association 


Ensign  Andrew  Joseph  Tuck,  '45 

Ensign  Andrew  Joseph  Tuck 

November  18,  1923 — July  25,  1946 

Ensign  Andrew  Joseph  Tuck,  '45,  was  killed  on  a 
training  flight,  July  25,  1946.  He  was  buried  at  his  home 
in  Clarksville,  Ya.,  July  30. 

Mr.  Tuck  entered  Hampden-Sydney  in  1941,  and  was 
here  for  two  sessions,  leaving  to  enter  the  armed  service. 
He  was  a  good  student,  standing  26th  from  the  top  in  a 
class  of  122;  he  was  a  good  Christian,  purposing  to  make 
the  Gospel  ministry  his  life  work.  The  people  in  the  Oak 
Grove  community  remember  him  as  the  faithful  teacher 
in  the  Sunday  School  there.  Possessed  of  great  grit  and 
manly  strength,  he  was  an  outstanding  member  of  the 
football  squad;  very  popular  with  his  fellow-students. 
Young  Tuck  had  expected  to  return  to  the  College  in  1947 
to  complete  the  requirements  for  his  bachelor  of  arts 
degree.  He  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  P.  Tuck. 
He  is  survived  by  five  sisters,  two  brothers,  and  his  wife, 
Mrs.  June  Sickler  Tuck,  of  Murphysboro,  111. 

Dr.  Robert  Ritchie  Harwell, 
Professor  Emeritus 

Dr.  Harwell,  scholar,  minister,  and  teacher,  of  the  Class 
of  1897 — professor  of  Greek  and  German  at  Austin  College 
since  1904 — retired  from  active  class-room  work  on  May 
27,  1946,  and  by  action  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  made 
Professor  Emeritus.  The  action  is  in  part  as  follows: 
"The  Board  of  Trustees  of  Austin  College  in  session  today 
took  note  of  the  long  and  faithful  service  which  you  have 
rendered  to  the  college  in  the  teaching  of  hundreds  of 
students  who  have  attended  your  classes.  The  Board 
desires  to  express  to  you  its  gratitude  for  this  service  and 
to  convey  to  you  as  you  become  professor  emeritus  its 
best  wishes  for  your  continued  success  and  happiness. 
The  Board  regards  you  as  still  a  member  of  the  faculty, 
even  though  inactive,  and  is  conscious  of  the  influence 
which  you  will  still  exert  on  the  students  whom  you  will 
contact.  Your  fine  spirit  of  devotion  to  your  work  and 
your  exemplary  life  will  not  be  forgotten." 


W.  W.  Jefferson,  '31,  Manager  of  the 
Southeastern  Area,  U.  S.  Red  Cross 

Mr.  Jefferson  has  been  an  active  and  efficient  worker 
in  the  Red  Cross  organization  for  many  years.  After 
graduation  at  Hampden-Sydney  College  and  before  he 
went  into  Red  Cross  work,  he  was  teacher  and  coach  in  the 
Culpeper,  Ya.,  High  School  for  four  years.  Since  then  he 
has  had  wide  experience  in  the  activities  of  this  good 
work  at  home  and  abroad.  He  was  a  general  field  repre- 
sentative in  Pennsylvania  and  West  Yirginia.  He  next 
was  Executive  Director  of  the  Miami  (Fla.)  Chapter; 
then  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Manager  of  Chapter 
Service  of  the  Red  Cross  in  the  Eastern  Area  of  the  United 
States;  and  as  such  he  rendered  efficient  aid  to  the  sufferers 
in  the  major  disasters  of  the  time  in  his  area,  as  for  example 
in  the  spring  floods  of  Pennsylvania  and  West  Yirginia  in 
1936,  and  disasters  in  the  Ohio-Mississippi  Yalley  flood  of 
1937- 

In  January  1944,  Mr.  Jefferson  was  made  Director  of 
Civilian  War  Relief  with  the  U.  S.  Army  in  the  Mediterra- 
nean Area,  and  in  1945,  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  League 
of  Red  Cross  Societies;  and  participated  in  the  preparations 
for  a  conference  of  the  Board  of  Governors  of  the  League 
in  Geneva,  October,  1945.  Mr.  Jefferson — as  Director  of 
International  Cooperation  and  Service  to  insular  chapters 
— received  a  Danish  Red  Cross  Medal  as  a  token  of  the 
appreciation  of  King  Christian  and  the  Danish  people  for 
Red  Cross  aid  to  the  regions  of  war-ravaged  Europe. 
This  faithful  worker  is  now  (August  1946)  Manager  of  the 
Southeastern  Area  of  Red  Cross  Activities  in  the  United 
States;  his  address  in  2600  Valley  Drive,  Alexandria,  Va. 

Dr.  Henry  Sackett  Mosby  and  Back  Bay 

The  Richmond  News-Leader  of  July  2,  1936,  carried  a 
picture  of  Dr.  Mosby,  Class  of  1935,  testing  a  sample  of 
water  from  Back  Bay  to  determine  it  salinity.  The  paper 
explains:  "This  famed  hunting  ground  is  losing  its  salinity, 
its  duck  food,  and  its  ducks — there  is  practically  no  duck 
food  in  Back  Bay  proper. . .loss  of  salinity  is  bad  enough 
for  the  Sago,  but  the  weed  is  attacked  by  black  shank 
potato  fungus  and  hydroids.  .  .  And  then  there  is  the 
trouble  of  turbidity.  \\  hen  the  grass  was  abundant,  it 
kept  the  bottom  anchored.  But  now,  with  no  anchor  .  .  . 
the  water  is  so  turbid  .  .  .  that  the  health-giving  sunlight 
can  penetrate  to  a  depth  of  only  two  feet."  "Dr.  Mosby 
and  his  fellow  scientists  say  frankly  that  it  is  not  certain 
that  anything  can  be  done  to  restore  Back  Bayr  to  the 
former  status."  The  reporter,  Mr.  Harry  Nash,  quoted 
above,  adds:  "You  hunters  must  grade  them  an  oversized 
A  for  effort,  for  they  are  certainly  trying." 


•So<2« 


Professor  Lawrence  Gerald  Nelson 

Professor  Nelson,  who  might  almost  have  been  inter- 
preter general  at  the  Tower  of  Babel,  was  a  member  of 
the  Faculty  at  Hampden-Sydney  1928-35.  Later  he  has 
been  professor  at  the  College  of  William  and  Mary.  His 
new  address  is  Sweet  Briar  College,  Sweet  Briar,  Va. 


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Program  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Meeting,  1946,  School 

Administrators,  N.  E.  A. 

COMPREHENDING  THE  COMMUNITY 
By  Professor  R.  H.  Watkins,  1895 


I  CANNOT  hope  to  add  to  the  statistical  and  documen- 
tary material  gathered  on  this  subject  from  large  cities 
outside  my  experience.  But  I  have  been  in  educational 
work  for  fifty  years  in  small  systems  in  three  southern 
states;  thirty-nine  of  these  years  as  Superintendent  in 
Laurel,  Miss.  During  this  experience  of  a  half  century 
I  have  never  wavered  in  my  belief  in  the  fundamental 
need  of  personal  relationships  in  education  closely  inte- 
grating the  school  and  the  community  it  serves. 

I  have  always  believed  with  William  James  in  the 
supreme  importance  of  personal  relationships  in  educa- 
tion. In  comprehending  the  community,  we  should  begin 
with  the  people.  And  a  knowledge  of  people  should  begin 
with  acquaintanceship  with  them  as  individuals  rather 
than  with  a  study  of  statistics  about  them.  A  few  early 
experiences  will  illustrate  my  meaning. 

The  first  teaching  position  I  ever  held  was  the  principal- 
ship  of  a  two-room  school  in  Surry  County,  Va.  I  was 
told  that  the  assistant  principal,  who  was  the  other  half 
of  the  faculty,  was  an  experienced  teacher,  and  had  taught 
in  that  same  school  for  several  years.  Being  quite  ignorant 
of  just  what  should  be  accomplished  in  a  school  room,  I 
decided  to  move  to  that  community  early  to  learn  all  I 
could  from  the  assistant  principal  and  to  visit  around. 
No  other  two  weeks  of  my  professional  career  were  ever 
spent  to  better  purpose.  When  school  opened  I  knew  every 
child  by  name  and  had  visited  his  home  and  was  personally 
acquainted  with  his  parents. 

Just  recently  one  of  my  Negro  principals  reported  on  the 
progress  of  a  new  teacher:  "Mr.  Watkins,  she  is  a  teacher 
of  a  great  deal  of  inexperience."  During  my  two  years 
in  Surry  I  was  "a  teacher  of  a  great  deal  of  inexperience." 
But  I  learned  to  know  and  love  and  understand  the 
people  of  that  community  and  formed  friendships  there 
that  have  lasted  through  life. 

Some  few  years  later,  I  was  elected  superintendent  of 
schools  in  a  small  city  in  East  Tennessee.  The  rector  of 
the  parish  church  in  that  city  was  an  old  and  very  dear 
friend.  When  I  accepted  the  position,  I  moved  in  early 
again  (this  time  some  months  before  school  opened),  and 
during  the  summer  months  helped  this  friend  in  his  mission 
in  Hell's  Half  Acre.  Many  of  the  problem  children  in 
some  of  the  city's  schools  were  from  Hell's  Half  Acre; 
among  them,  Charlie  Ferris,  Sam  Kashan  and  Beverly 
Snodgrass.  Corporal  punishment,  very  common  at  that 
time,  was  a  prerogative —  I  might  say  enforced  prerogative 
— of  the  superintendent,  who  was  supposed  to  "back  up" 
teachers  and  principals  by  flogging  at  once  and  without 
question  any  child  sent  to  him  for  that  punishment. 

But  this  superintendent  insisted  on  being  not  mere 
executioner,  but  judge  as  well  in  each  case.  When  Charlie 
Ferris  was  sent  up  for  a  flogging  for  "cussing"  on  the 
school  grounds,  knowing  Charlie's  home  life  thoroughly, 
I  sent  him  home  and  explained  to  the  teacher  that  Charlie 
was  merely  using  on  the  playground  the  language  of  his 
home,  and  needed  to  be  taught,  not  punished.  I  suggested 
that  she  visit  Charlie's  home  Saturday  and  get  information 


that  would  enable  her  to  discuss  Charlie's  case  with  me 
Monday.  She  found  no  one  at  Charlie's  home  that 
Saturday  except  the  boy  himself,  chained  to  the  wall.  I 
shall  never  forget  that  teacher's  expression  as  she  re- 
ported on  Monday.  She  could  barely  speak.  "He  was 
chained  to  the  wall.    Like  a  dog!" 

One  morning  the  entire  school  was  startled  to  hear 
what  sounded  like  a  pig  squealing  under  a  gate — only  the 
voice  was  the  voice  of  a  child.  Before  any  of  us  could 
move  or  speak,  the  door  was  flung  open  and  there  was  old 
man  Kashan  holding  his  small  son  by  the  heels.  With  a 
gruff,  "Now  you  go  to  school,"  the  old  man  vanished. 
Putting  my  arm  around  Sam,  I  took  him  into  my  office. 
He  reached  into  his  picket  and  pulled  out  a  note — "Sam 
damn  bad  boy.  Beat  his  back  like  hell."  I  read  it  to 
Sam,  and  then  waited  a  moment  for  him  to  become  quiet 
before  asking  gently,  "Sam,  are  you  a  damn  bad  boy?" 
He  sobbed  and  nodded  his  head.  "Must  I  beat  your  back 
like  hell?"  Again  a  sob  and  a  nod  of  that  small  head.  I 
laughed  and  Sam  looked  up  with  a^dubious  smile.  I 
said  seriously,  then,  "Sam,  I  don't  think  you  are  a  damn 
bad  boy  and  I  believe  we  can  get  along.  I'm  not  going 
to  beat  your  back  like  hell  in  this  school  till  I  think  you 
deserve  it." 

Dear  old  Mrs.  Snodgrass,  illiterate,  old  Irish  washer- 
woman, was  my  assistant  in  the  Hell's  Half  Acre  Mission. 
She  was  a  precious  old  soul  and  a  Christian;  but  she  had 
waited  too  late  to  give  up  profanity.  Keeping  her  promise 
"not  to  cuss  in  the  church  house"  taxed  her  self-control 
to  the  utmost.  Outside  of  that  "church  house"  she  was 
a  facile  swearer.  When  occasion  justified,  her  appropriate, 
picturesque,  eloquent  use  of  profanity  surpassed  any- 
thing of  the  kind  it  has  been  my  privilege  to  hear. 

Six-year-old  Beverly  Snodgrass,  in  the  beginners'  class, 
was  his  mother's  own  son.  He  was  a  child  of  real  leader- 
ship, had  a  keen  sense  of  humor  and  a  vivid  imagination, 
and  he  was  a  most  original  and  resourceful  liar.  He  came 
to  school  one  frosty  morning  with  his  coat  on  hind  part 
before.  Of  course,  the  other  children  laughed  convulsively. 
But  Beverly  was  perfectly  serious  and  so  was  Miss  R.,  the 
teacher.  She  said,  "Beverly,  go  to  the  cloak  room  and 
put  your  coat  on  right."  But  Beverly  replied,  "No,  Miss 
R.,  my  Mama  said  to  wear  it  this  way.  I  got  a  cold  in 
the  chist."  Miss  R.,  a  teacher  smart  in  the  ways  of 
children,  said,  "All  right,  Beverly.  Children,  don't  laugh 
at  Beverly.  He's  sick  and  has  to  wear  his  coat  that  way 
and  it's  unkind  to  laugh  at  him."  The  children  stopped 
laughing.  The  room  finally  got  warm.  Beverly  became 
uncomfortable  and  wanted  to  change  that  coat.  But  the 
teacher  said,  "No,  Beverly,  don't  forget  you've  a  cold  in 
your  chest." 

On  another  day,  Miss  R.  sent  for  me  and  said,  "  YOU'll 
have  to  give  Beverly  a  good  switching.     He's  an  incor- 
rigible liar."    She  then  handed  me  a  note: 
"Beverly  sick  Yistidy. 

"Mrs.  Snodgrass." 


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r  1  looked  squarely  at  the  boy,  "Beverly,  did  you  write 
this  note?"  "Yes,"  he  replied,  "but  my  Mama  signed  it." 
"Why,  Beverly,  I've  known  your  Mama  for  years  and  I 
know  she  cannot  sign  her  name." 

His  ready  rejoinder:  "She  can  write  her  name  now. 
I  taught  her." 

Such  early  experiences  are  responsible  for  two  questions 
which  I  have  been  asking  my  teachers  for  years  on  the 
back  of  their  six-weeks  report  blanks: 

First:     How  many  children  are  there  in  your  classes 

whose  parents  are  unknown  to  you? 
Second:  How  many  homes  of  your  children  have  you 

visited  during  the  past  six  weeks? 
The  law  that  places  the  teacher  in  loco  parentis  states 
the  most  profound  principle  of  education.  If  the  teacher 
is  the  parent,  then  the  school  is  the  home.  The  mother  is 
the  child's  first  teacher,  and  the  teacher  is  the  child's 
second  mother.  The  relation  between  the  two  must  be 
exceedingly  close.  This  relationship  has  given  birth  to  the 
Parent-Teacher  Association,  which  bridges  the  gap  be- 
tween the  home  and  the  school,  and  which  is  one  of  the 
most  potent  of  all  organizations.  The  PTA  does  not  run 
the  schools,  but  I  would  hate  to  have  to  run  the  schools 
without  the  PTA. 

Training  for  citizenship  is,  of  course,  the  chief  function 
of  education.  It  begins  in  the  home,  where  members  of 
the  family  learn  to  live  together,  and  is  continued  in  the 
school,  where  children  of  the  community  learn  to  live 
together;  first  in  the  small  unit  of  the  class  room,  then  in 
the  larger  unit  of  the  school. 

If  teaching  is  to  be  motivated  children  must  take  part 
in  the  life  of  the  home,  the  school,  the  community.  "We 
learn  to  do  by  doing"  is  a  pedagogical  maxim.  Its  ex- 
tended application,  as  I  see  it,  is  "We  learn  to  live  by 
living. 

School  is  more  than  preparation  for  life,  it  is  life.  In 
the  school  intellectual  and  spiritual  interests  develop  that 
knowledge  and  truth  and  beauty  alone  can  satisfy; 
friendships  are  formed  that  are  true  and  helpful  and  lasting 
and  duties  and  responsibilities  are  assumed. 

A  definite  program  of  child  participation  in  the  life  of  the 
school  should  begin  in  the  child's  first  year.  I  was  visit- 
ing_  an  elementary  school  the  other  day  when  the  first- 
grade  playground  committee  came  in  with  a  six-year-old 
offender  under  arrest  for  "cussing"  on  the  playground. 
Little  Shiah  admitted  that  he  had  called  Johnnie  a  d-s-o-b 
but  in  deep  distress,  looking  up  into  his  teacher's  face 
with  the  most  angelic  expression,  said,  "Miss  Mary,  is 
that  cussing?    Why,  my  Mama  calls  my  Papa  that." 

At  the  same  school  I  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Good 
Citizens  Club.  The  rules  of  the  Club  were  posted  in  every 
school  room.  Only  those  who  had  subscribed  to  these 
rules,  and  who,  in  the  opinion  of  the  membership  com- 
mittee had  lived  up  to  them  for  a  period  of  two  weeks, 
were  eligible  to  membership.  Billy,  a  third-grade  young- 
ster, presided  with  great  dignity.  The  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Bicycles  reported  that  only  one  case  of 
tampering  with  bicycles  had  taken  place  since  last  meet- 
ing. Jane's  tire  had  been  punctured.  But  Jane  rose,  a 
little  embarrassed  but  determined,  to  withdraw  her  com- 
plaint. She  had  discovered  that  her  flat  was  due  to  a 
leaky  valve. 

Of  course  Billy  can  preside  over  and  members  of  this 
Club  can  carry  out  a  program  in  Sunday  school  or  in 
church  worship  service  as  well  as  in  school  affairs.  Thus 
is  child  participation  in  school  life  extended  to  child 
participation  in  community  life. 


A  beautiful  expression  of  student  understanding  and 
cooperation  was  given  by  students  of  Laurel  senior  high 
school  when  a  beloved  teacher  died  suddenly.  A  private 
funeral  for  her  was  held  at  io:oo  A.  M.,  attended  by  all 
the  members  of  the  faculty  and  a  committee  from  the 
student  body.  All  other  students,  more  than  500,  re- 
mained at  school  and  went  on  with  their  work.  In  study 
hall,  library,  and  in  each  laboratory  and  each  class  room 
a  leader  was  elected  by  the  students.  The  work  was 
carried  through  one  period,  a  change  of  periods,  and  into 
the  next.  Lessons  were  recited,  and  new  lessons  assigned. 
Conduct  was  perfect.  Self-direction,  self-control,  self- 
government  are  ends  sought  in  a  community-centered 
school. 

This  same  training  is  carried  over  by  these  young  people 
in  their  youth  canteens.  Such  canteens  are  well  chaperoned 
by  parents,  but  upon  one  occasion  when  undesirable 
conduct  occurred  it  was  the  young  people,  not  the  parents, 
who  initiated,  organized,  and  adopted  rules  which  they 
submitted  to  their  elders  for  approval.  They  at  once 
posted  those  rules  and  enforced  them. 

The  problem  of  juvenile  delinquency  faces  youth  just 
now.  Older  people  organize  for  the  solution  of  this 
problem  and  try  to  decide  what  they  are  going  to  do  about 
it.  The  important  thing  is  what  are  the  young  people 
going  to  do  about  it.  We  are  in  danger  of  meeting  this 
problem  in  just  the  wrong  way.  Young  people  who  have 
taken  part  in  school  life,  in  community  life,  who  have 
learned  to  govern  themselves,  should  organize  and  take 
upon  themselves  responsibility  for  their  own  conduct.' 
They  should  at  least  be  given  the  first  chance  to  solve 
their  own  problem. 

The  other  day  I  heard  a  teen-ager  make  an  eloquent 
appeal  to  his  elders  not  to  set  a  bad  example  to  youth. 
This  brings  up  the  problem  of  delinquent  parents,  an  age- 
old  problem,  beginning  with  Adam  and  Eve  who  were 
the  first  delinquent  parents. 

Parents,  teachers,  and  children  of  a  school,  through 
living  together,  learn  to  comprehend  their  local  com- 
munity, its  resources,  occupations,  interests,  needs,  and 
problems,  and  find  abundant  opportunities  for  self- 
expression  in  community  service.  Interest  then  spreads  in 
a  natural  process  of  growth  from  local  community  to  state 
community,  to  national  community,  to  world  community. 

[As  so  many  graduates  of  the  College  teach  as  their  life's  work,  it 
seems  that  this  fine  address  of  an  experienced  and  successful  teacher, 
Air.  Richard  Henry  Watkins,  of  the  Class  of  1895,  may  be  helpful  to 
young  teachers  and  will  be  read  with  pleasure  and  profit  by  all.] 


Hilton  B.  Rufty,  Jr.,  '32,  Head  of 
Department  of  Music 

Readers  of  The  Record  have  followed  Mr.  Rufty's 
successful  career  too  often  for  further  introduction  to  be 
needed.  We  have  spoken  of  him  as  pianist,  organist, 
carillonneur,  and  composer.  It  now  gives  us  great  pleasure 
to  report  that  he  is  head  of  the  Music  Department  of  the 
University  of  Richmond.  He  succeeds  Professor  Henry  H. 
Fuchs  who  will  devote  himself  to  teaching  German  and 
German  Literature.  In  addition  to  his  administrative 
duties  as  head  of  the  department,  Mr.  Rufty  "will  teach 
Musical  Theory,  act  as  Chapel  organist,  and  direct  the 
LTniversity  choir  and  the  men's  glee  club." 


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Dr.  William  E.  Hudson  and  Massanetta 

The  Class  of  1895,  at  Hampden-Sydney,  was  very  large 
and  was  composed  of  an  unusual  number  of  gifted  men. 
Of  these  none  has  been  more  widely  known  and  more 
useful  than  Rev.  William  E.  Hudson,  D.  D.  He  had 
been  pastor,  Superintendent  of  Mountain  Missions  in 
Kentucky,  and  Superintendent  of  Home  Missions  of 
Lexington  Presbytery  in  Virginia,  when  Mr.  J.  R.  Lupton 
turned  Massanetta  Springs  over  to  the  Synod  of  Virginia. 
This  place  had  been  a  watering  place  and  summer  resort 
for  some  years,  the  medicinal  quality  of  its  water  being 
considered  highly  beneficial.  The  Synod  decided  to  make 
Massanetta  a  place  for  the  refreshment  of  the  soul  as  well 
as  of  the  body.  Dr.  Hudson  was  made  manager,  and  his 
great  work  has  been  the  development  of  Massanetta  as  a 
place  for  religious  conferences  and  a  center  of  Christian 
influence.  Now  at  seventy-three,  he  looks  back  with 
gratitude  and  thankfulness  at  what  he  has  been  enabled  to 
accomplish  by  twenty-five  years  of  hard  work  and  sacrificial 
service.  Massanetta  is  the  seat  of  conferences:  Conferences 
for  the  young  people,  conferences  for  the  Woman's 
Auxiliary,  conferences  for  laymen,  conferences  for 
special  groups,  conferences  for  Methodists,  the  Baptist 
Training  Union,  the  Christian  Endeavor  Conference,  the 
Lutheran  Church  Workers  Assembly.  The  Bible  Conference 
is  the  climax  of  the  annual  programme;  the  School  of 
Music  and  the  Music  Festival  attract  thousands  of 
participants  and  auditors.  Visitors  are  fed  on  strong  meat; 
Dr.  Hudson  gets  some  of  the  outstanding  leaders  in 
America  and  abroad;  some  come  again  and  again.  For 
the  25th  Anniversary,  Dr.  Hudson  arranged  a  pageant  to 
show  the  story  of  Massanetta  from  the  beginning,  which 
revealed  the  growth  of  Christian  fellowship  and  the  power 
of  the  religion  of  the  Bible  to  mould  character  and  to 
promote  a  kindly  spirit  among  brethren. 


Dr.  Squires  writes  of  Dr.  Samuel  Selden 

Rev.  W.  H.  T.  Squires,  D.  D.  (1895),  valued  Trustee 
of  the  College  since  1916,  often  tells  the  readers  of  Norfolk 
(Va.)  papers  of  "Norfolk  in  By-Gone  Days."  In  a  recent 
issue  he  wrote  of  Samuel  Selden,  M.  D.,  Class  of  1851,  a 
class  of  which  many  were  members  of  the  Confederate 
States  Army  and  otherwise  prominent.  Dr.  Selden's  life 
was  brief,  but  it  was  real  and  earnest.  Born  in  1834,  he 
died  as  1880  was  just  beginning  (January  13). 

Son  of  Captain  Samuel  Selden,  owner  and  skipper  "of 
a  steamer  which  made  Norfolk  its  home  port,"  and  a  man 
reported  to  be  of  Colonial  stock,  the  youth  attended  the 
Norfolk  Academy  and,  when  Dr.  Lewis  W.  Green  was 
President  of  Hampden-Sydney  College,  received  the 
A.  B.  degree  there  in  a  class  with  Captain  W.  T.  Carring- 
ton,  Professors  William  Caruthers  and  Robert  Dabney, 
Governor  P.  W.  McKinney,  Colonel  Richard  A.  Morton, 
President  John  B.  Shearer  and  others  of  like  caliber.  He 
had  as  college-mates  and  friends  men  like  Charles  W. 
Crawley,  Lewis  L.  Holladay,  and  Richard  Mcllwaine,  at 
a  time  when  the  student  body  was  possibly  equal  to  that 
of  any  period  in  the  existence  of  the  College. 

Dr.  Selden  studied  medicine  at  the  Medical  College  of 
Charleston,  S.  C,  "and  graduated  with  the  highest 
honors  in  his  class."  He  married  Miss  Elizabeth  M. 
Lamb,  of  North  Carolina,  and  practiced  his  profession 
with    marked    success   until    1875    when    a    serious   heart 


ailment  rendered  him  an  invalid.  The  good  physician 
was  also  a  gifted  poet,  and  during  the  last  few  months  of 
his  life  "when  partially  free  from  pain"  he  revised  some 
of  his  poems.  Later  Mr.  W.  R.  Gait  collected  a  few  of  Dr. 
Selden's  fugitive  poems  into  a  small  volume  of  77  pages — 
a  few  stanzas  are  quoted  by  Dr.  Squires  which  abundantly 
justify  Mr.  James  Barron  Hope's  reference  to  his  friend's 
"Christian  graces  and  poetic  ability." 


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Dr.  Allan  Deplores  the  Lack 
Guidance  for  the  Young 


of 


In  the  section  of  Church  News  in  the  Presbyterian 
Outlook  of  July  22,  1946,  some  outline  was  published  of 
discourses  at  the  recent  Montreat  Conferences.  A  few 
brief  quotations  from  its  columns  will  reveal  what  Pro- 
fessor D.  M.  Allan,  B.  A.,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D.,  had  in  mind 
when  he  expressed  the  fear  that  "The  church  has  been 
slow  in  providing  help  in  the  fundamental  work  of  guid- 
ance." In  his  lecture  on  Clinical  Psychology,  delivered  to 
a  group  of  ministers,  the  Hampden-Sydney  professor  of 
Philosophy  and  Psychology  said  in  part:  "We  face  a 
world  in  desperate  need  of  personal  guidance  and  mental 
healing  .  .  .  millions  have  lost  their  way  in  life  or  are 
unfit  for  the  tasks  that  society  demands  of  them  ...  of 
the  four  and  a  half  million  young  men  rejected  as  unfit 
for  military  service,  fully  a  third  were  refused  on  account 
of  mental  disability.  A  similar  proportion  of  all  casualties 
returned  from  the  theatres  of  war  were  cases  of  nervous 
and  mental  breakdown.  In  the  country  at  large,  more 
than  half  the  hospital  beds  are  occupied  by  those  with 
mental  diseases.  .  .  It  is  not  surprising  that  educators 
have  pronounced  personal  guidance  to  be  the  primary 
need  of  the  home,  the  school,  and  society.  .  .  The  demand 
for  guidance  presents  a  definite  challenge  to  the  church. 
It  may  seriously  be  doubted  whether  the  average  church 
is  .  .  .  doing  much  to  meet  the  intimate  tangles  and  heart- 
aches of  its  members,  far  less  ...  to  help  the  desperate 
gropings  of  uncounted  thousands  outside  its  walls.  .  . 
There  is  good  reason  to  believe  that  most  mental  illness 
is  acquired  in  childhood  rather  than  inherited,  and  that 
it  consists  of  bad  habits  of  mind,  body  and  spirit,  of 
thought  and  emotion,  which  can  be  corrected  if  discovered 
in  time  and  dealt  with  in  the  right  manner."  In  the 
greatly  abbreviated  notes  of  Dr.  Allan's  lecture,  we  do 
not  find  definite  suggestions  as  to  methods  suitable  for 
the  church  to  adopt;  but  certainly  the  need  is  great,  and 
the  sound  mind  in  the  sound  body  is  still  the  prime  aim 
of  education. 


Virginia  State  Honor  Roll  Report 

On  July  12,  1946,  Dr.  William  Edwin  Hemphill,  '32, 
made  a  "progress  report"  on  the  publication  of  "The 
Gold  Star  Honor  Roll  of  Virginians  who  Died  in  the 
Armed  Forces  in  World  War  II."  Dr.  Hemphill  had  hoped 
that  the  volume  would  be  ready  for  delivery  by  this 
time;  but  as  has  been  the  case  with  almost  everything, 
unavoidable  delays  have  occurred.  The  Honor  Roll,  when 
published,  will  be  merely  a  tentative  record  as  complete 
information  has  been  difficult  to  secure.  Dr.  Hemphill's 
committee  suggested  expansive  and  expensive  plans  for 
publications  in  addition  to  the  Honor  Roll.  How  far  these 
can  be  realized  in  fact  is  not  yet  certain. 


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Chairman  J.  Warren  White,  '95, 
Inaugurates  the  Seventh  Fund 

The  Hampden-Sydney  Alumni  Fund  is  beginning  its 
seventh  year.  This  annual  effort  to  enlist  the  active 
participation  of  former  students  has  been  very  rewarding 
from  year  to  year.  The  response  this  year  should  be  the 
best  of  all.  We  have  enlisted  the  largest  number  of  Class 
Managers  since  the  Fund  was  started.  Every  class  is 
amply  staffed  with  these  "indispensable  cogs"  called 
Class  Managers.  We  know  the  Managers  are  going  to  do 
their  best  to  have  every  classmate  respond.  We  believe 
classmates  are  going  to  respond  as  never  before.  The 
old  College  has  a  right  to  expect  this;  her  sons  are  in  the 
habit  of  fulfilling  her  expectations. 


The  Work  of  Mr.  E.  L.  Dupuy,  Jr.,  '16, 
Favorably  Reviewed 

(Copied  from  a  notice  in  The  Farmville  Herald,  by 
Mr.  Barrye  Wall,  Editor) 

Several  pictures  showing  scenes  in  Volens  High  School  in  Halifax 
County,  as  well  as  of  Lawrence  Dupuy,  formerly  of  Worsham,  and  for 
the  past  15  years  school  principal  or  director  of  agricultural  training  in 
that  county,  together  with  extensive  discussion  of  the  high  school 
training  program  in  Halifax,  are  shown  in  the  June  issue  of  McCaWs 
Magazine. 

Titled  "Our  High  Schools:  What  Are  They  Worth  to  Our  Children?" 
the  article  which  reviews  work  in  widely  scattered  high  schools  over  the 
nation,  is  written  by  Morris  Markey.  Three  of  the  schools  examined  were 
those  in  cities,  the  Halifax  school  being  selected  as  an  example  of  a 
preeminently  rural  institution. 

Dupuy,  together  with  his  family,  frequently  visits  his  home  at  Wor- 
sham, where  his  brother  and  sister,  Richard  Dupuy  and  Miss  Mary 
Dupuy,  now  live. 


Gifts  to  the  Library 

We  are  grateful  to  the  following  Alumni  and  friends  of 
the  College  who  have  remembered  the  Library  with 
generous  gifts: 

Mr.  George  Hammond  Sullivan:  A  small  color  print 
depicting  a  colonial  scene  in  Old  Virginia. 

Mr.  John  M.  DeVane:  A  large  box  containing  many 
issues  of  the  National  Geographic  Magazine. 

Mr.  Wallace  G.  Link,  '33:  Minutes  of  the  General 
Assembly  1 890-1930,  inclusive,  plus  a  number  of  magazines 
and  pamphlet  material  relating  to  the  College  from  the 
library  of  his  father,  Rev.  A.  G.  Link,  '86. 

Mr.  G.  Maslin  Davis:  A  box  of  clippings,  magazines, 
and  other  historical  data  concerning  Hampden-Sydney 
from  the  library  of  Mr.  Edgar  Johnson  Davis,  '75,  formerly 
of  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

Dr.  Anthony  M.  DeMuth,  '33:  Revised  Standard 
Version  of  the  New  Testament. 

Dr.  J.  D.  Eggleston:  A  presentation  copy  of  the 
biography,  "  Barnard  Baruch, "  by  Carter  Field,  containing 
the  following  note  written  by  the  author:  "To  J.  D. 
Eggleston  whose  keen  perception  I  have  come  to  ad- 
mire." "  Halifacts'  "  by  W.  B.  Barbour.  A  number  of  early 
catalogs  of  Hampden-Sydney,  the  Hampden-Sydney 
Medical  School,  and  LJnion  Seminary.  The  original 
Minute  Book  of  the  Buffalo  Circulating  Library.  The 
library  is  deeply  indebted  to  Dr.  Eggleston  for  copies  of 
the  various  historical  papers  which  come  from  his  pen 
from  time  to  time. 


Samuel  W.  Purviance,  '42 

Virginia's  Youngest  Mayor 

Samuel  W.  Purviance,  '42,  is  the  youngest  mayor  in 
Virginia.  When  he  took  office  September  1,  1946,  he  was 
still  in  his  twenty-fourth  year.  The  citizens  of  his  native 
Boykins  have  recognized  his  high  character,  unusual 
initiative,  and  unselfish  civic  interest  and  have  elected 
this  young  alumnus  to  the  chief  office  of  this  attractive 
Virginia  town.  The  College  congratulates  both  the  town 
and  "His  Honor." 


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President  William  R.  Gardner  '24, 
Speaks  for  the  Seventh  Alumni  Fund 

With  the  return  of  many  former  students  to  their 
studies  at  the  College  as  the  result  of  the  termination  of 
hostilities  and  the  enrollment  of  many  young  men  who 
would  have  gone  into  the  armed  forces  had  the  war  con- 
tinued, Hampden-Sydney  faces  the  future  with  new  en- 
thusiasm. The  war  records  of  our  alumni  and  students 
have  again  proven  that  the  type  of  education  offered 
produces  well-rounded  leadership  so  vital  in  war  and 
greatly  needed  in  this  period  of  reconstruction.  The 
returning  students  and  those  who  are  new  at  the  College 
expect  much  of  Hampden-Sydney.  There  is  perhaps  more 
seriousness  of  purpose  among  college  students  at  this  time 
than  ever  before.  In  order  to  measure  up  to  the  expecta- 
tions of  these  young  men,  Hampden-Sydney  must  render 
a  more  efficient  and  broader  service  than  at  any  time  in 
her  long  history. 

Both  students  and  faculty  recognize  the  fact  that  the 
alumni  of  the  College  constitute  one  of  its  greatest  assets. 
As  normal  activities  again  get  under  way,  they  look  to 
those  who  have  gone  before  and  expect  that  group  to  do 
its  share.  The  results  accomplished  in  the  Seventh  Alumni 
Fund  will  be  watched  closely  by  students  at  the  College. 
The  degree  of  its  success  will  be  evidence  of  the  belief  of 
the  alumni  in  the  College  and  its  ideals.  A  liberal  response 
from  a  high  percentage  of  alumni  will  provide  convincing 
proof  that  former  students  are  appreciative  of  what  they 
received   and   are   anxious   that  others   may   enjoy   even 


greater  benefit  and  value  from  Hampden-Sydney. 
Send^'your  subscription  to  the  Fund  early — and  send  a 
substantial  one.  This  must  be  our  most  successful  year. 
Let  us  back  up  the  Fund  Chairman  to  the  fullest  extent 
of  our  ability. 


William  R.  Gardner,  President  General  Alumni  Association 


Robert  B.  Hudson,  '28 

Robert  B.  Hudson,  CBS  Director  of  Education,  was 
born  in  Bland  County,  Ya.  After  being  graduated  from 
Hampden-Sydney  College,  Va.,  in  June  1928,  Hudson 
received  the  M.  A.  degree  in  Education  at  Columbia 
University.  In  1938-39  he  held  a  Rockefeller  Foundation 
fellowship  for  the  study  of  educational  broadcasting. 

Hudson  served  on  the  extension  staff  of  the  University 
of  West  Virginia,  and  at  one  time  carried  on  a  three-year 
experiment  in  adult  education  at  Radburn,  N.  J.,  for  the 
American  Association  for  Adult  Education.  He  is  an 
officer  of  that  Association  and  was  executive  secretary  of 
the  Adult  Education  Council  of  Denver  from  1935  to 
1938.  He  organized  and  served  as  director  of  the  Rocky 
Mountain  Radio  Council,  an  association  of  30  colleges 
and  universities  which,  since  1939,  has  been  cooperating 
with  commercial  radio  stations  in  presenting  public 
service  programs.  The  excellence  of  the  Council's  work 
has  been  widely  recognized  and  approved. 

Before  joining  the  Education  Division  of  CBS  in 
September  1945,  Hudson  lectured  at  several  western 
universities,  and  served  as  radio  consultant  to  the  0.  W.  I., 
the  LTniversity  of  Chicago  and  the  public  schools  of 
Philadelphia. 

He  is  the  author  of  "Radburn:  A  Plan  of  Living" 
(1934)  and  of  a  number  of  contributions  to  books  and 
magazines. 

Hudson  married  Miss  Joan  Marion  Loram,  and  is  the 
father  of  two  sons,  two  and  seven  years  old. 


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NEWS  FROM  THE  ALUMNI  OFFICE 


Alumni  Notes 


William  Warren  Barnwell,  '25,  of  Covington,  Va.,  passed  through 
Hampden-Sydney  on  July  4th  last,  calling  on  old  friends.  He  was 
accompanied  by  his  sister  and  her  husband.  They  had  attended  the 
marriage  of  William  Beckler  White,  '46,  in  Richmond. 

Dr.  R.  H.  Henneman,  '29,  has  another  daughter,  born  in  Charleston, 
S.  C,  on  June  28,  1946;  she  bears  the  full  name  of  her  paternal  grand- 
mother— Marion  Hubard  Henneman. 

Miss  Margaret  Esther  Atkinson,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul 
Tulane  Atkinson,  and  Mr.  Robert  Theodore  Jerome  were  married  in 
the  College  Church  at  Hampden-Sydney,  Va.,  on  July  2,  1946.  After 
the  ceremony,  a  reception  was  held  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  parents. 
The  groom,  late  of  the  armed  forces  of  the  U.  S.,  is  now  in  business  in 
New  Haven,  Conn. 

Rev.  A.  J.  Ponton,  of  the  Class  of  1897,  is  still  preaching,  though  his 
health  is  not  good,  after  50  years  in  the  active  ministry.  His  address 
is  Route  2,  Lynchburg,  Va. 

William  Beckler  White,  '40,  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Lewis  Carter  Harri- 
son were  married  in  Richmond,  Va.,  on  June  19,  1946.  The  bride  is 
the  daughter  of  Rev.  Lewis  Carter  Harrison,  rector  of  Emmanuel 
Church,  Brook  Hill,  Richmond.  The  groom  served  in  the  U.  S.  Navy 
in  many  places,  a  gallant  officer,  who  is  now  in  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

James  William  Wilson  III,  who  has  been  working  in  the  Cobb  Chemical 
Laboratory  in  Charlottesville,  Va.,  should  now  be  addressed  4021 
Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Samuel  Whitelock  Purviance,  '42,  has  recently  been  elected  mayor 
of  Boykins,  Va.,  for  a  two-year  term  beginning  September  1946.  He 
had  previously  been  a  member  of  the  Town  Council. 

Andrew  Lewis  Knight,  Jr.,  '30,  is  town  clerk  of  Boykins,  Va.,  and 
the  successful  proprietor  of  a  good  department  store. 

Lieutenant  Linton  B.  Ward,  '42,  U.  S.  N.  R.,  was  released  to  inactive 
duty,  February  15,  1946.  He  is  now  with  the  Advertising  Department 
of  the  Free-Lance  Star,  504  Lewis  Street,  Fredericksburg,  Va. 

The  announcement  was  made  in  the  Richmond  Neus  Leader  of  June  25, 
1946,  that  Dr.  Elam  C.  Toone,  '29,  had  been  appointed  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  medicine  in  the  Medical  College  of  Virginia;  and  also  that 
Dr.  Charles  E.  Troland,  '32,  had  been  made  assistant  professor  of 
Neurological  Surgery  in  that  institution. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  G.  Moeller,  of  Kinde,  Mich.,  have  announced 
the  marriage  of  their  daughter,  Alma  May,  to  Thomas  Watkins  Leigh, 
'39,  on  June  20,  1946.  The  marriage  ceremony  was  performed  in  the 
Chapel  of  the  University  of  Michigan.  The  groom's  brother,  E.  M. 
Leigh,  was  the  best  man,  and  his  parents — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leander  Leigh — 
were  present  at  the  wedding. 

Alfred  Thomas  Curlee,  '47,  was  one  of  75  midshipmen  who  were 
commissioned  ensigns  at  the  June  commencement  (1946)  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Virginia.  He  was  also  prominent  there  in  college  activities — 
social,  athletic  and  literary. 

Rev.  T.  Robert  Fulton,  '42,  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of 
the  Leesburg  (Va.)  Presbyterian  Church  by  a  Commission  of  Potomac 
Presbytery  on  June  30,  1946.  The  Rev.  E.  Summers  McGavock,  '21, 
delivered  the  charge  to  the  incoming  pastor. 

Captain  Page  Northington,  '12,  U.  S.  N.  R.,  Medical  Corps,  should 
now  be  addressed  at  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Hon.  John  W.  Eggleston,  '06,  Justice  of  the  Virginia  Supreme  Court 
of  Appeals,  in  July  '46,  made  a  brief  visit  to  his  cousin,  Dr.  J.  D.  Eggles- 
ton.   Time  has  dealt  kindly  with  him. 

Captain  Robert  C.  Vaughan,  Jr.,  '40,  was  released  from  active  duty 
in  the  army  in  August  1946,  and  for  a  time  was  with  his  family  in  the 
home  of  his  father-in-law,  Dr.  J.  H.  Cocks,  in  Farmville,  Va. 

Miss  Ann  Kingdon  became  the  bride  of  Walter  Dunnington  Shields, 
'44,  in  Bluefield,  W.  Va.,  on  August  10,  1946.  They  will  make  their 
home  at  Hampden-Sydney  with  Dr.  and  Mrs.  R.  T.  Brumfield  while 
Mr.  Shields  is  attending  College. 


Frank  D.  Bishop,  '48,  was  a  member  of  the  V-12  Naval  Unit  at 
Hampden-Sydney  College  from  July  1943  to  October  1944.  After  a 
serious  operation  at  the  Naval  Hospital,  Shoemaker,  Cal.,  he  was  re- 
leased from  active  duty  January  10,  1946.  Now  he  is  engaged  in  an 
installment  retail  clothing  business  in  Dora,  Ala. 

The  address  of  David  L.  Timberlake,  '36,  is  East  Atlee  Road,  Eller- 
son,  Va. 

The  address  of  Captain  William  E.  Cushwa,  '38,  on  August  8,  1946, 
was  3136  Wellington  Road,  Park  Fairfax,  Alexandria,  Va. 

Marshall  E.  Suther,  Jr.,  '39,  reports  that  his  address  is  226  South 
Fourth  St.,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 

Arthur  L.  Bridgman,  '43,  is  a  graduate  student  in  the  Department  of 
Chemistry  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  Quite  a  number  of  our 
alumni  are  students  there  now:  Herbert  Seth  Morgan,  Jr.,  '42,  is  there 
working  for  his  master's  degree  in  Chemistry;  J.  Hunter  Peak,  Jr.,  '41, 
for  a  master's  in  Spanish;  Thomas  Guy  Lane,  Jr.,  '43,  for  a  Law  degree; 
David  Martin  Turner,  '41,  for  a  master's  in  Physics;  Allen  Carleton 
Phillips,  '47,  and  Cary  Lee  Meredith,  '45,  in  the  School  of  Commerce; 
and  Albert  Joseph  Buchinsky,  '39.  It  is  reported  that  Mr.  H.  S.  Morgan, 
Jr.,  has  taken  to  himself  a  wife  from  High  Point,  N.  C. 

At  last  report,  William  Wilson  Mason,  '43,  was  ensign,  U.  S.  N.  R., 
located  at  Separation  Center,  Camp  Shelton,  Norfolk,  Va.,  awaiting 
expected  return  to  civil  life.  His  home  addess  is  310  20th  Street,  South 
Ruffner,  Charleston,  W.  Va. 

Walter  S.  Cain,  Jr.,  '35,  is  working  hard  and  taking  "a  Company 
Study  Course"  in  order  to  fit  himself  to  be  an  expert  and  efficient 
employee  of  the  American  Air  Lines  System  in  whose  service  he  is 
engaged.  His  address  is:  American  Air  Lines  System,  Box  535,  Bristol, 
Tenn.,  U.  S.  A. 

The  Rev.  Howard  Clinton  Cobbs,  '34,  recently  Chaplain  on  the  U.  S.  S. 
Elmore,  was  separated  from  active  service  in  the  spring  of  1946.  Before 
entering  the  service  he  was  for  six  years  pastor  of  the  Forest  Hill  Presby- 
terian Church  in  Richmond,  Va.  He  has  accepted  a  call  to  the  Maryland 
Avenue  Presbyterian  Church  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  entered  upon  the 
duties  of  his  pastorate  in  September  1946.  The  Rev.  Thomas  C.  Bryan, 
'22,  until  recently  had  been  pastor  of  this  church. 

William  R.  Hill,  Jr.,  reports  the  birth  of  a  daughter  on  August  2, 
1946.  Her  name  is  Imogene  Yuille  Hill  and  her  weight  was  seven  pounds, 
three  ounces. 

John  Pryor  Atkinson,  '20,  who  has  been  Assistant  County  Agent  in 
Dinwiddie  Co.,  Va.,  employed  on  a  temporary  basis  during  the  years  of 
emergency  since  1941,  will  resume  his  profession  as  teacher.  Former 
principal  of  Darville  High  School  in  Dinwiddie,  he  will  teach  next 
session  in  the  Alberta  High  School  in  Brunswick  County. 

William  Timberlake  McChesney,  '36,  ex-lieutenant,  U.  S.  N.  R.,  has 
recently  been  appointed  Executive  Secretary  and  Manager  of  the 
Augusta  County-Staunton  Chamber  of  Commerce^and  entered  upon 
his  duties  August  15,  1946.- 

Rev.  Carlyle  Adolph  McDonald,  '39,  served  abroad  for  a  time  as 
executive  officer  of  the  Chaplains'  Section,  Third  Army  Headquarters; 
he  returned  to  the  States  March  27,  1946.  He  is  now  a  member  of  the 
staff  of  the  Bream  Memorial  Church  in  Charleston,  W.  Va.  From  the 
Church  Bulletin  of  August  4,  1946,  we  see  that  he  assisted  in  the  morn- 
ing worship  on  that  date  as  did  also  Rev.  Luther  L.  Price,  '31.  The 
morning  sermon  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Edward  J.  Agsten,  '31,  pastor 
of  the  West  Raleigh  Presbyterian  Church,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

Albert  Gordon  Leach,  Jr.,  '44,  entered  service  in  U.  S.  A.  A.  Corps 
in  June  1942.  Taken  sick  with  Virus  Pneumonia  and  sent  to  various 
hospitals,  he  was  finally  given  a  medical  discharge  at  Fort  Sam  Houston, 
Texas.  He  is  now  (August  1946)  at  Lubbock,  Texas,  studying  for  a 
degree  in  Petroleum  Engineering.  His  address  is  2313  13th  Street, 
Lubbock,  Texas. 


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David  Cloyd  Stevens,  '46,  and  Miss  Betty  Jane  Jessee  were  married 
on  August  16,  1946,  at  Radford,  Va. 

Rev.  Robert  Whitfield  Wisdom,  '42,  and  his  wife — missionaries  in 
Brazil — have  settled,  making  a  home  and  founding  the  "Sojourners 
Church"  for  English-speaking  people  living  in  that  great  country. 
Their  address  is:  Edificio  Sao  Jose,  Rua  Sao  Sebastiao,  144  Barra 
Mansa  E.  F.  B.  C.  Est  do  Rio,  Brazil. 

Joseph  Lloyd  Manson,  Jr.,  ex-lieutenant,  U.  S.  N.  R.,  was  elected 
Commander  of  the  Clay-McKissick  Post  69,  American  Legion,  on 
August  1,  1946,  as  reported  from  Blackstone,  Va. 

P.  Tulane  Atkinson,  Jr.,  '41,  after  four  years'  service  in  World  War 
II,  taught  at  Emporia,  Va.,  after  his  discharge.  For  the  session  1946- 
47,  he  will  serve  as  principal  of  the  Clover  High  School  in  Halifax 
County,  Va. 

Richard  Page  Morton,  '23,  Commonwealth's  Attorney  for  Charlotte 
County,  Va.,  has  recently  been  chosen  a  director  of  the  State  Bank  of 
Keysville,  Va. 

Edward  Wiltse  Paulette,  '32,  for  some  years  connected  with  the 
School  System  of  Arlington  County,  Va.,  has  been  named  chairman 
of  a  committee  to  write  a  history  of  that  county.  This  is  a  part  of 
the  Centennial  Celebration  to  be  held  soon.  We  are  sure  that  the 
work  will  be  well  done,  as  Mr.  Paulette  does  thoroughly  and  carefully 
what  he  undertakes. 

Lieutenant  Vernon  Henry  Benedict,  '40,  I!.  S.  Marine  Corps,  and 
Mrs.  Benedict  announce  the  birth  of  a  son  on  July  28,  1946,  in  Farm- 
ville,  Va. 

Mrs.  William  David  Moore,  Sr.,  announced  the  marriage  of  her 
daughter,  Julia  Alice  Moore,  to  William  Nelson  Baskervill,  '42,  on 
July  13,  1946,  at  Durham,  N.  C.  The  groom  is  the  son  of  Mr.  Thorn- 
ton S.  Baskervill  of  the  Class  of  1897,  served  with  distinction  in  World 
War  II,  and  at  present  is  stationed  at  Duke  University. 

In  the  Ashe  Presbyterian  of  June  1946,  the  editor,  Rev.  John  W. 
Luke,  '26,  writes  understandingly  of  the  value  of  the  mountain  Home 
Mission  Churches  as  feeders  for  foreign  mission  fields  and  for  the  larger 
churches  of  this  Country. 

For  20  years  he  has  been  pastor  in  the  Ashe  and  Wilkes  Counties  of 
North  Carolina,  and  he  has  seen  many  fine  young  people  grow  up  and 
become  leaders  in  Church  work  all  over  North  Carolina.  Mr.  Luke 
is  himself  a  grandson  of  a  useful  old  elder  in  a  country  church  in  the 
Valley  of  Virginia  and  has  done  a  good  work  in  the  Gospel  ministry. 

A  friend  reports  that  Mr.  Charles  D.  McKinney,  Jr.,  Class  of  1890, 
has  a  grandson — Charles  D.  Ill — born  in  June  1946;  weight  at  birth 
was  nine  pounds  and  four  ounces. 

Edward  Otey  Poole,  '34,  having  served  long  and  well  in  the  U.  S. 
Navy  in  the  American  and  Asiatic-Pacific  Theatres  of  Operations,  is 
now  in  the  U.  S.  State  Department  and  has  been  sent  to  South  America 
and  Europe  in  connection  with  repatriation  of  former  Axis  Nationals. 

An  editorial  in  the  Nisei  Christian  of  July-August  1946  reported  that 
Mr.  Shintaro  Hasegawa,  '40,  who  has  been  a  city  missionary  in  Phila- 
delphia, working  among  his  fellow-countrymen,  plans  to  return  to 
Japan  where  he  hopes  to  enter  into  full-time  Gospel  work.  His  father, 
mother  and  sister  are  anxiously  awaiting  his  return.  He  has  done  a 
good  and  sacrificial  work  in  this  country.  He  faces  hardship  and  want 
in  his  native  land.  Any  of  his  friends  who  are  disposed  to  help  him 
should  send  contributions  to  Nisei  Christian  office,  600  Professional 
Building,    183 1   Chestnut   Street,   Philadelphia  3,   Pa. 

Lieutenant  Robert  Tyler  Richmond,  '44,  and  Miss  Betty  Wise  Wright 
were  married  in  Waynesboro,  Va.,  July  24,  1946.  Lieutenant  Richmond 
is  a  nephew  of  Colonel  Charles  B.  Richmond,  '16,  President  of  the 
Kentucky  Military  Institute,  Lyndon,  Ky.,  and  graduated  at  the 
U.  S.  Military  Academy,  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  in  June  1946.  The  groom's 
best  man  was  Lieutenant  James  F.  Kay,  '44,  U.  S.  N.  R.  The  newly- 
weds  will  live  at  Fort  Benning,  Ga.,  where  Lieutenant  Richmond  has 
been  assigned  to  duty. 

In  the  Richmond  Times-Dispatch  of  July  21,  1946,  was  a  long  and 
interesting  account  of  the  career  as  a  sailor  and  a  singer  of  John  Tivis 
Wicker,  '40.  Born  in  Richmond,  Va.,  January  13,  1920,  son  of  Dr.  J.  C. 
Wicker,  of  Fork  L'nion  Military  Academy,  he  very  early  began  to  show 
marked  musical  ability.  He  entered  Hampden-Sydney  College  at  16, 
but  received  his  A.  B.  Degree  at  the  University  of  Richmond  in  194 1. 
In  August  1941  he  entered  the  Navy  in  Unit  V-7,  served  on  U.  S.  S. 
Tasker  Bliss;  later  served  on  the  Carrier  Princeton  in  the  Pacific  for  id 
months.  Released  from  service  as  a  lieutenant  in  December  1945,  he 
and  his  wife — before  her  marriage  Miss  Shirley  Cadmus — now  live  in 
New  York,  where  he  is  in  demand  as  a  singer  and  is  studying  and  working. 


Among  the  37  applicants  who  successfully  passed  the  State  Bar 
Examination,  as  reforted  on  July  8,  1946,  were  Lester  Layne  Dillard, 
of  South  Boston,  Va.;  John  Stewart  Battle,  Jr.,  of  Albemarle — -both  of 
the  Class  of  1940 — Robert  Custis  Coleburn,  of  Nottoway,  and  Robert 
Clemm  Goad,  of  Portsmouth,  Va.,  both  of  1944. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Earle  W.  Clark,  of  Lunenburg  Co.,  Va.,  have  announced 
the  engagement  of  their  daughter,  Lois  Marie,  to  Howard  Paul  Bayly, 
'46,  of  Richmond,  Va. 

Lieutenant  Sydney  Robert  Weed,  '41,  has  finally  decided  to  make  the 
Navy  his  profession  for  life.  He  returns  to  service  with  the  rank  of 
lieutenant. 

John  Hunter  Peak,  Jr., '41,  is  now  teaching  at  the  University  of  North 
Carolina  while  working  for  his  M.  A.  Degree. 

Rev.  Paul  G.  Linaweaver,  '26,  Captain  in  Chaplains  Corps,  U.  S.  Navy, 
is  now  District  Chaplain,  First  Naval  District,  Boston  14,  Mass.  He 
has  served  long  and  with  distinction.  At  one  time  he  was  head  of  the 
department  of  Education  in  Guam. 

John  Harrison  Hancock  in  July  1946  was  employed  with  the  David 
W.  Taylor  Model  Basin  where  the  Navy  tests  in  water  models  of  its 
ships'  hulls.   His  address  was  Box  6,  Cabin  John,  Md. 

The  address  of  Lieutenant  Vance  Marsham  Currin,  is  now  473d  Air 
ServiceGroup,  A.  P.  0. 755,  c/o  Postmaster,  New  York,  N.  Y.  This  means 
that  he  is  now  stationed  in  Berlin,  Germany,  where  his  wife  and  two 
sons  will  join  him  in  August.  He  has  applied  for  service  in  the  regular 
Army,  and  is  assigned  to  the  European  Transport  Service,  flying  C-47S 
on  a  passenger  run  and  has  seen  much  of  Europe. 

The  address  of  Mr.  Wilmer  B.  Rogan,  '22,  is  Box  "  V, "  Balboa  Heights, 
Canal  Zone.  He  is  acting  now  as  a  class  manager  of  his  class  for  the 
Alumni  Fund. 

At  a  six-day  conference  of  Superintendents  of  Schools  at  the  College 
of  William  and  Mary  in  July  1946,  one  of  the  chief  attractions  was  a 
Seminar  conducted  by  Dr.  John  E.  Bryan,  '15,  Superintendent  of 
schools  in  Jefferson  Co.,  Ala.,  who  is  a  recognized  authority  in  the  United 
States  on  educational  methods  and  problems.  Dr.  Bryan  is  a  son  of 
our  late  revered  friend  in  Birmingham  who  was  called  "Religion  in 
Shoes,"  by  his  biographer.  Rev.  Thomas  C  Bryan,  '22,  and  Rev.  H.  H. 
Bryan,  '25,  are  brothers  of  the  distinguished  alumnus. 

Arthur  G.  Ramey,  '16,  is  Secretary  of  the  National  League  to  Promote 
School  Attendance — an  organization  for  pupil  adjustment  and  School 
Social  Welfare  Service.  The  annual  meeting  of  this  organization  will  be 
held  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  October  14-17.  An  interesting  programme  is 
promised  and  all  are  invited  to  attend.  Mr.  Ramey's  address  is  108 
Washington  Street,  Cumberland,  Md. 

Ward  M.  Palmer,  '26,  late  Lieutenant-Commander,  U  S.  N.  R.,  was 
separated  from  service  in  February  1946,  and  is  now  in  business  in 
Columbia,  S.  C,  in  the  Palmetto  Building. 

Robert  Clyde  Lewis,  '33,  has  been  with  the  American  Red  Cross 
more  than  ten  years.  He  served  in  the  European  Theater  of  Operations 
early  in  War  II,  was  Director  of  Red  Cross  operations  in  China-Burma- 
India  Theater  for  two  years.  Now  (July  1946)  is  American  Red  Cross 
Commissioner  of  the  Far  Eastern  Theater,  which  now  embraces  China, 
Japan,  Korea,  Okinawa,  and  the  Philippines. 

Mrs.  G.  R.  Mapp,  of  Machipongo,  has  announced  the  engagement  of 
her  daughter,  Lucie  Ellen,  to  William  James  Rue,  Class  of  '36.  The 
wedding  will  take  place  in  early  fall. 

Richard  McEwen  German,  '40,  Captain  Medical  Corps,  U.  S.  A., 
reported  his  address  in  July  1946  as  c/o  Port  Surgeon's  office,  New 
York;  though  his  card  was  post-marked  Franklin,  Tenn. 

Dr.  James  G.  Bruce,  Jr.,  '36,  is  at  1022  McCallie  Avenue,  Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn. 

Lieutenant-Commander,  U.  S.  N.  R.,  Richard  Jones  Reid,  Jr.,  and 
Miss  Anne  Fayssoux  Davis  were  married  in  Durham,  N.  C,  on  August 
24,  1946.  The  groom  is  the  son  of  Mr.  R.  J.  Reid,  '15,  and  the  former 
Miss  Putney  of  Farmville,  Va.  The  bride  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  Q.  Davis. 

Dr.  Edward  Malcolm  Campbell,  '38,  U.  S.  N.  R.,  Medical  Corps, 
during  the  war,  was  stationed  in  Room  76,  U.  S.  Capitol,  Washington, 
D.  C,  in  July  1946;  but  expected  soon  to  be  released  to  inactive  duty. 
He  will  spend  a  year  working  in  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  Richmond,  Va. 


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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Peyton  Field,  he  of  the  Class  of  1920,  were  at 
Hampden-Sydney  in  July  1946  to  enroll  their  son  in  college.  Mr. 
Field  graduated  in  electrical  engineering  in  1921  at  M.  I.  T.,  was  in 
the  U.  S.  Army  in  World  War  I,  and  now  lives  in  Honolulu.  He  is  a 
nephew  of  Rev.  T.  Peyton  Walton,  1877,  and  of  Rev.  R.  A.  Walton 
of  1883. 

Frederick  Louis  Huffman,  '35,  is  a  social  worker  of  distinction.  He 
is  the  successful  director  of  the  Community  Chest  of  the  City  of  Char- 
lotte and  Mecklenburg  County,  N.  C.  At  the  summer  meeting  (July 
1946)  of  the  Blue  Ridge  Institute  for  Southern  Social  Executives,  he 
was  chairman  of  the  executive  committee.  His  address  is  121  East 
Third  Street,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 

A  daughter  was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Vaughan,  Jr.,  on  July  l6, 
1946. 

Joseph  Beverley  Farrar,  Jr.,  son  of  J.  B.  Farrar,  '32,  was  christened 
at  his  home  at  Round  Hill,  Va.,  on  July  21,  1946. 

Mrs.  George  Rex,  Jr.,  and  children  have  now  joined  Mr.  Rex  in 
Culpeper,  Va.,  and  they  have  established  residence  there. 

John  Henry  Allen,  Jr.,  son  of  John  Henry  Allen,  '10,  has  decided  to 
remain  in  the  regular  army,  U.  S.,  where  he  has  served  with  distinction. 
He  is  now  a  first  lieutenant. 

Mr.  Thomas  Edward  Crawley,  '40,  late  lieutenant,  U.  S.  N.  R.,  is 
now  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Hampden-Sydney  College.  In  July 
last,  he  was  elected  Big  Chief  of  the  Virginia  4-H  Club  All-Stars  for 
the  next  year. 

James  M.  Graham,  '06,  has  for  years  been  cashier  of  the  First  National 
Farmers  Bank,  of  Wytheville,  Va.,  of  which  Hon.  Stuart  B.  Campbell, 
'06,  is  president. 

The  Right  Rev.  William  Robert  Moody,  D.  D.,  of  Hampden-Sydney 
(Class  1922),  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  the  South  also  on  June  10,  1946.  We  are  not  informed  as 
to  how  the  double  degree  of  D.  D.  is  indicated  in  print.  (Is  it  proper 
to  use  the  coefficient  2D.  2D.,  or  the  exponent  D.2  D.2,  or  the  chemical 
symbol  D2.  D2.?) 

Mr.  W.  W.  Gordon's  son,  Sydney,  is  named  for  Mrs.  Gordon's  brother, 
who  was  killed  during  the  war.  Mr.  Gordon's  address  now  is  Black- 
stone  College,  Va. 

Lieutenant  Ashton  T.  Stewart,  '39,  left  New  York,  May  23,  1946, 
en  route  to  his  European  assignment.  His  address  is:  First  Lieutenant, 
U.  S.  A.  Medical  Corps  (O-1725177),  65th  Signal  Battalion,  A.  P.  0.  65, 
c/o  Postmaster,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

William  Cloyce  Comstock,  '42,  of  the  Construction  Battalion  of 
the  U.  S.  N.  for  two  years  in  the  Pacific,  has  returned  to  his  old  posi- 
tion with  the  Lucky  Strike  Tobacco  Company. 

Dr.  Charles  Alden  Barrell,  '31,  has  been  appointed  head  of  the  Political 
Science  Department  at  the  Bowling  Green  University  for  the  session 
1946-47.  He  was  released  from  active  service  in  the  Army  last  winter. 
He  holds  degrees  from  Hampden-Sydney,  University  of  Virginia  and 
Ohio  State  University. 

Dr.  H.  Maxey  Smith,  1894,  for  many  years  a  missionary  of  the 
Southern  Presbyterian  Church  in  China,  now  retired,  had  a  serious 
stroke  in  January  1946.  At  the  last  report  he  was  better,  but  his  improve- 
ment was  slow.  He  was  then  in  a  nursing  home  in  Asheville,  N.  C.  His 
address  is  95  Vermont  Avenue.  Mrs.  Smith  is  with  him. 

Captain  Gordon  William  Friedrich,  '30,  U.  S.  A.  Air  Corps,  has  just 
returned  from  Europe  (June  24,  1946).  His  address  is  401  Navarro 
Street,  San  Antonio,  Tex. 

William  Walter  Beckner,  Jr.,  '42,  was  discharged  from  active  service 
in  March,  1946.  Since  then  he  has  been  working  with  the  Veterans 
Administration  in  Richmond,  Va.,  he  expects  to  attend  medical  college 
in  the  fall  of  1946.  His  address  is  Room  212,  Central  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Rich- 
mond, Va.  He  married  Miss  Wanda  Louise  Jacobs  in  Reidsville,  N.  C, 
on  August  30,  1946. 

Edward  Garland  Davis,  Jr.,  '42,  graduated  at  the  Medical  College  of 
Virginia  on  June  16,  1945,  and  was  commissioned  as  lieutenant  (jg),  in 
U.  S.  N.  R.  Medical  Corps.  He  was  sent  overseas  in  July  1946,  as  Division 
Medical  Officer  for  Mine  Division  9.  Address:  Lieutenant  (jg),U.  S.  N.  R. 
Medical  Corps,  Mine  Division  9,  c/o  Fleet  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Mr.  Maclin  McCarty  Smith.  '44.  late  of  U.  S.  A.  Air  Corps,  and  Miss 
Lena  Madison  Claiborne  were  married  at  Skipwith,  Va.,  on  July  20, 
1946.  The  bride  is]  ajdaughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ryland  Burton  Clai- 
borne. 


William  Frank  Dodd,  '43,  was  a  first  lieutenant  in  the  U.  S.  A.  Air 
Forces,  and  served  on  many  missions  in  the  South  European  Area.  He 
is  now  majoring  in  Chemistry  at  V.  P.  I.  and  is  married. 

Samuel  Stimpson  Jones,  '43,  having  done  work  in  electronics  and 
mathematics  before  serving  in  the  armed  forces,  U.  S.  A.,  will  return  to 
work  on  the  Ph.  D.  degree.  His  address,  August  1  to  September  15,  1946, 
was  Buckingham,  Va.  From  September  15  until  further  notice,  his 
address  will  be:  Baker  Laboratory,  Department  of  Chemistry,  Cornell 
University,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Harvey  L.  Barnes,  Jr.,  '45,  is  assistant  manager  of  the  Colonial 
Theater  in  his  home  city  of  Richmond,  Va. 

The  wedding  of  Thomas  E.  Veasey,  '31,  and  Miss  Kathryn  Jackson, 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Joseph  Nevil  Jackson  and  the  late  Mr.  Jackson  of 
Richmond,  Va.,  will  take  place  in  October  1946.  The  prospective  groom 
is  now  in  business  in  West  Point,  Va. 

Roland  Marshall  Wilson,  first  honor  graduate  of  the  Class  of  193 1, 
graduated  with  Second  Honors  from  the  Pittsburgh  Xenia  Seminary  in 
September  1945.  He  received  the  Bachelor  of  Divinity  degree  and  the 
Jane  Gardner  Prize.  He  is  now  pastor  of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church 
at  Enon  Valley,  Pa.   During  August  he  was  a  pleasant  caller  on  the  Hill. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  P.  Price,  he  of  the  Class  of  1936,  stopped  by  on 
their  way  to  the  beach  in  July.  "Bill"  reports  that  his  two-year-old 
namesake,  left  in  the  care  ot  the  maternal  grandmother,  is  a  regular 
fellow.  He  has  plenty  of  room  to  play  at  his  home,  Boone  Mill,  Va. 

John  Foster  Williamson,  Jr.,  was  born  on  July  9,  1946,  and  the  scales 
at  the  Southside  Hospital,  Farmville,  said  he  weighed  8  pounds  and  2 
ounces.  His  father  is  of  the  Class  of  1939  and  since  his  release  from  the 
Navy  has  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Farmville,  Va. 


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RICHARDSON.  Mrs.  Henrietta  Anderson  Richardson  died  at  her 
home  in  Farmville,  Va.,  on  August  I,  1946,  aged  seventy-eight.  She  was 
born  in  Henry  County,  Va.,  daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  Robert  Campbell 
Anderson,  Sr.,  born  March  16,  1829,  died  November  8,  1899,  first  honor 
man  of  the  Class  of  1843.  This  good  lady  married  the  late  Eugene  A. 
Richardson  of  "Haymarket, "  Prince  Edward  County,  Va.,  and  since 
her  marriage  had  lived  in  this  county. 

As  reported  in  The  Farmville  Herald'  "Mrs.  Richardson  was  long 
active  in  church  and  civic  organizations.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution,  of  the  United  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy  and  of  the  Farmville  Woman's  Club."  She  is  survived  by 
three  daughters  and  three  sons — one  of  these  sons  being  Mr.  Lowrie 
White  Richardson,  '26,  now  a  resident  of  Richmond.  Dr.  Robert  C. 
Anderson,  Class  of  1887,  builder  and  maker  of  Montreat,  N.  C,  is  a 
brother. 

ZIMMERMAN.  Walter  Major  Zimmerman,  '42,  died  in  his  apart- 
ment in  Lynchburg,  Va.,  on  July  23,  1946,  aged  twenty-four.  He  entered 
the  U.  S.  Marine  Corps  February  28,  1943;  was  promoted  to  second 
lieutenant  in  September  1943,  to  first  lieutenant  on  February  28,  1945. 
Released  from  active  service  on  June  6,  1946,  he  had  since  been  a  re- 
porter on  the  Lynchburg  News..  The  Alumni  office  reports:  "In  college 
he  was  a  popular  member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma  Fraternity;  sports  editor 
and  business  manager  of  The  Tiger,  and  was  likewise  on  the  staff  of  the 
Kaleidoscope  and  of  The  Garnet."  His  father,  Mr.  H.  M.  Zimmerman, 
died  in  Richmond,  Va.,  March  14,  1945.  He  is  survived  by  his  mother— 
the  former  Miss  Mary  Henderson,  now  of  Boydton,  Va. — by  his  wife, 
before  her  marriage,  Miss  M.  O.  Ramsey,  and  by  a  brother,  James,  in  the 
U.  S.  Navy.  A  friend  writes:  "I  always  regarded  Zimmerman  as  a  good 
Hampden-Sydney  man,  and  I  am  distressed  over  his  death." 

MILLNER.  Mr.  S.  M.  Millner,  Jr.,  in  a  letter  from  Lexington,  Va., 
dated  August  7,  1946,  reported  that  his  father,  Samuel  Morehead 
Millner,  had  died  on  January  5,  1945.  This  excellent  gentleman  and 
loyal  alumnus  of  the  Class  of  1875,  during  his  last  illness,  had  made  out 
a  check  payable  to  the  Alumni  Association  of  Hampden-Sydney  College. 
This  check  was  found  among  his  papers.  After  the  settlement  of  the 
estate,  his  son  forwarded  a  check  as  a  contribution  from  the  father, 
accompanied  by  the  following  kind  words:  "Although  my  father's  at- 
tendance at  Hampden-Sydney  was  not  very  long,  it  left  a  lasting  im- 
pression on  him,  and  he  often  talked  of  it  .  .  .  with  admiration  for  the 
sound  type  of  education  you  continue  to  offer  to  your  students.  I  am 
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ZIMMERMAN.  Captain  John  Oakley  Zimmerman,  '34, 
U.  S.  A.,  who  had  recently  been  released  from  active  service,  died  on 
June  25,  1946,  as  the  result  of  an  automobile  accident  in  Chicago,  111. 
At  the  outbreak  of  the  war,  he  was  employed  by  an  American  steam- 
ship company  in  Manila,  P.  I.,  volunteered  for  service,  and  was  com- 
missioned lieutenant  in  the  Quartermaster's  Corps.  At  the  fall  of 
Corregidor  in  May,  1942,  he  was  captured  and  was  in  a  Japanese  prison 
until  January  30,  1945,  when  he  was  found  and  released  by  United 
States  troops.  After  his  return  to  the  United  States,  Captain  Zimmer- 
man was  stationed  at  Fort  Mason,  Cal. — Port  of  Embarkation. 

In  February,  1946,  he  married  Miss  Helen  Gavze,  of  Chicago.  Be- 
sides his  wife,  he  is  survived  by  his  parents — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank 
Zimmerman,  of  Trevillians,  Va.,  and  by  a  sister,  Mrs.  William  Rose,  of 
Stratford-on-Avon,  England,  with  whom  his  mother  is  at  present 
visiting.  His  was  a  life  of  activity  and  vicissitude  ended  by  a  sudden 
and  tragic  death. 

HIX.  Mr.  Thomas  Bocock  Hix  was  born  in  Appomattox  County, 
Va.,  March  25,  1864;  but  most  of  his  long  and  useful  life  was  spent 
in  Prince  Edward  County,  Va.,  near  Prospect,  where  he  was  an  active 
and  successful  farmer,  a  loyal  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  a 
charter  member  of  the  Prospect  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  No.  279.  In 
1904,  he  married  Miss  Susie  Garnett,  of  Buckingham,  who  survives 
him  with  a  daughter  and  three  sons.  Among  these  sons  are  Nelson 
Wilson  Hix,  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  of  the  Class  of  1934,  and  T.  Cook  Hix, 
Class  of  1926.  After  a  considerable  period  of  failing  health,  death 
came  to  Mr.  Hix  in  a  Richmond  Hospital  on  June  28,  1946. 

BURROUGHS.  Richard  Hansford  Burroughs,  Jr.,  all  during  the  war 
tested  planes  for  the  Army  and  Navy  and  was  chief  test  pilot  for  the 
Chance-Vought  Aircraft  Company.  He  was  killed  on  July  8,  1946, 
when  an  experimental  Corsair  plane  crashed  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 
This  young  man,  28,  was  a  graduate  of  St.  Paul's  School  at  Concord, 
N.  H.,  and  of  Princeton  University.  He  was  son  of  Mr.  Richard  H. 
Burroughs  of  the  Class  of  1902,  and  leaves  a  widow,  the  former  Miss 
Mary  Drummond  Page,  an  infant  son,  R.  H.  Burroughs  III,  his  parents 
and  four  sisters.  Funeral  services  were  held  in  the  Church  of  the  Good 
Shepherd  and  burial  took  place  in  Hollywood  Cemetery.  "He  was  a 
courageous  Christian.    The  example  of  his  life  is  an  inspiration." 

GLASGOW.  Many  former  students  of  Hampden-Sydney  College 
and  the  older  residents  of  The  Hill  remember  Miss  Mary  Finley  Mcll- 
waine  very  pleasantly  and  will  be  grieved  to  learn  of  her  death  which 
occurred  at  her  home  in  Charlotte,  N.  C,  on  June  26,  1946.  She  was 
a  daughter  of  Mr.  Joseph  Finley  Mcllwaine  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Embra 
Read  Mcllwaine,  he  of  the  Class  of  1858  and  trustee  of  the  College, 
1866-70;  a  granddaughter  of  Mr.  A.  G.  Mcllwaine,  friend  and  bene- 
factor of  the  College  and  for  twenty-eight  years  (1848-1876)  its  wise 
trustee;  she  was  a  niece  of  Dr.  Richard  Mcllwaine  (Class  of  1853), 
trustee  (1870-1904)  and  president,  1883-1904;  sister  of  Dr.  Henry 
Read  Mcllwaine,  1885,  professor  of  English  here,  1893-1907,  and  of 
Judge  Richard  Mcllwaine,  1888,  of  Norfolk,  Va.  This  good  lady  was 
cousin  of  numerous  Carringtons,  Reads,  Venables  and  Mcllwaines, 
alumni  of  Hampden-Sydney  College.  Thus  she  belonged  by  right  of 
descent  to  Hampden-Sydney's   "Four  Hundred." 

A  native  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  for  years  she  was  a  member  of  the 
household  of  her  distinguished  uncle,  Dr.  Richard  Mcllwaine,  while 
he  resided  at  Hampden-Sydney  and  was  known  and  loved  by  a  wide 
circle  of  friends  there. 

Charming  in  person,  lovely  in  character,  she  became  the  wife  of 
Rev.  Samuel  Glasgow,  D.  D.,  and  was  a  faithful  and  efficient  co-worker, 
"well  reported  for  good  works,  giving  none  occasion  of  the  adversary 
to  speak  reproachfully." 

Of  a  large  family,  two  sisters  only  remain:  Mrs.  Harrington  Waddell, 
of  Lexington,  Va.,  and  Mrs.  Carr  Moore,  of  Roxboro,  N.  C. 

Funeral  services  were  held  in  Lexington,  Va. 

JEFFERSON.  Mr.  William  Wright  Jefferson,  after  twenty  years 
continuous  service  with  the  Police  Department  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  of 
which  he  was  chief  from  September  1,  1929,  to  December  9,  1940,  and 
after  an  active  life  in  business  since  his  retirement  from  the  Department, 
died  in  a  Petersburg  hospital  on  August  3,  1946,  aged  69  years.  He 
was  a  native  of  Wilson,  N.  C,  but  had  resided  in  Petersburg  since 
childhood.  Mr.  Jefferson  was  the  father  of  William  Waverly  Jefferson 
of  the  Class  of  193 1,  who  has  been  so  useful  and  prominent  in  Red 
Cross  work  in  this  country  and  abroad. 

CLARKE.  Professor  John  Alfred  Clarke,  '03,  a  native  of  Danville, 
Va.,  and  son  of  the  late  Mr.  Frederick  Clarke  and  Mrs.  Ellen  White 
Clarke,  died  in  Burlington,  N.  C,  on  August  15,  1946.  He  was  61  years 
old,  though  some  of  us  can  hardly  realize  it.  He  graduated  as  A.  B.  at 
Hampden-Sydney  College  in  1903;  received  the  M.  A.  degree  at  the 
L'niversity  of  Virginia  in  1905;  and  was  a  Doctor  of  Philosophy  of 
Columbia  University  in  1922.  His  life  had  been  devoted  to  study  and 
teaching.  For  some  years  he  taught  at  the  now-closed  Cluster  Springs 
Academy  in  Halifax  County,  Va.;  was  head  of  the  Department  of  Mod- 


ern Languages  in  Hampden-Sydney  College  i9ii-'22;  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death  had  been  professor  in  Elon  College,  N.  C,  for  the  past 
twenty  years.  Dr.  Clarke  was  gentle  in  word  and  deed;  punctual,  con- 
scientious and  faithful  in  the  performance  of  duty;  an  upright,  modest 
Christian  gentleman  at  all  times.  IMany  of  his  old  students  remember 
him  with  affection;  and  former  colleagues  recall  his  cordial  [willingness 
to  help  with  committee  work  and  to  take  on  the  duties  of  other  depart- 
ments when  emergency  arose. 

He  is  survived  by  two  brothers,  alumni  of  Hampden-Sydney:  Rev. 
A.  H.  Clarke,  D.  D.,  '01,  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Hinton, 
W.  Va.,  i928-'45,  and  Walter  F.  Clarke,  '03,  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

STONEHAM:  Thomas  Benton  Stoneham,  student  at  Hampden- 
Sydney  in  1S97  and  in  1900,  died  at  his  home  at  Stoneham,  Tex.,  July  18, 
1946,  of  a  heart  attack.  He  was  born  December  4,  1879,  near  Stoneham. 
After  attending  Hampden-Sydney  he  studied  law  at  the  University  of 
Virginia,  but  returned  to  his  home  to  engage  in  cotton  farming  and  as 
manager  of  the  mercantile  establishment,  Stoneham  Bros.  He  was 
married  in  1903  to  Miss  Annie  Philippa  Crittenden.  His  wife  and  six 
children  survive.  They  are:  Robert  Lee  Stoneham  of  Lawrenceville, 
111.,  Frances  Mildred  Stoneham  of  Conroe,  Mrs.  Esteban  DeLos  Santos, 
Baytown,  Tex.,  Miss  Lois  Stoneham  of  Stoneham,  Captain  Wendell 
Crittenden  Stoneham  of  San  Antonio,  and  Edgar  Randolph  Stoneham 
of  Stoneham.    One  son,  Thomas  B.  Stoneham,  Jr.,  died  a  year  ago. 

Mr.  Stoneham  was  a  life-long  member  of  the  Stoneham  Methodist 
Church.   He  was  a  Christian  gentleman  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him. 


Citation  for  William  Allen  Johns,  '30 

FLAGSHIP  OF  THE  COMMANDER 

AMPHIBIOUS  FORCES 
UNITED  STATES  PACIFIC  FLEET 

In  the  name  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  the 
Commander  Amphibious   Forces,   United   States   Pacific 
Fleet,  takes  pleasure  in  presenting  the  BRONZE  STAR 
MEDAL  to 
LIEUTENANT  COMMANDER  WILLIAM  A.  JOHNS, 

M.  C,  UNITED  STATES  NAVAL  RESERVE 
for  service  as  set  forth  in  the  following: 
CITATION: 
"For  meritorious  service  in  connection  with  operations 
against  the  enemy  as  Senior  Medical  Officer  on  an  evacua- 
tion control  ship  from  April  I  to  June  10,  1945,  during 
the  assault  and  capture  of  Okinawa  Gunto.  Demon- 
strating exceptional  organizational  and  administrative 
ability,  and  despite  adverse  conditions,  he  ably  super- 
vised the  prompt  treatment  and  evacuation  of  great 
numbers  of  seriously  wounded  troops.  Through  his 
gallant  leadership,  sound  judgment  and  profound  devo- 
tion to  duty,  he  contributed  materially  to  the  rendering 
of  efficient  treatment  and  the  saving  of  numerous  lives. 
His  conduct  throughout  distinguished  him  among  those 
performing  duties  of  the  same  character." 

J.  L.  Hall,  Jr. 
Rear  Admiral,  U.  S.  Navy 


The  Cover 

A  characteristic  "Campus  Scene"  is  on  our  cover  this 
time.  It  shows  Sam  Brown,  bell-ringer,  tolling  in  the 
171st  session  of  the  College.  In  the  background  are 
glimpses  of  Middle  Court,  Venable  Hall,  and  Bagby  Hall. 

Sam  Brown  is  beginning  his  thirty-first  year  in  the  serv- 
ice of  the  College.  He  began  working  here  in  the  ad- 
ministration of  Dr.  H.  Tucker  Graham  and  had  as  his 
director  the  late  "B.  S."  Oliver.  His  first  job  was  help- 
ing make  brick  for  the  Graham  Gymnasium;  then  he 
became  a  regular  janitor  for  Cushing  and  substitute  bell- 
ringer.  When  Morton  Hall  was  built,  Sam  was  appointed 
custodian  of  the  building  and  official  bell-ringer. 


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The  Record  of  the  Hampden-Sydney  Alumni  Association 


Veterans  of  Two  World  Wars 


It  is  an  unusual  thing  for  men  to  have  been  active 
participants  in  two  World  Wars.  After  the  lapse  of  a 
quarter-century,  only  a  limited  number  can  pass  the 
required  tests  to  wear  the  uniform  in  a  second  global 
contest. 

Insofar  as  can  be  learned,  thirty-one  of  our  alumni  are 
veterans  of  two  World  Wars.  It  is  entirely  possible  that 
there  are  others  who  belong  to  this  unusual  list,  and  the 
College  will  be  glad  to  have  their  names  for  this  roster. 
The  editors  of  the  Record  are  very  much  pleased  to  show 
photographs  of  some  of  the  men.  The  likeness  on  the 
reader's  left  is  as  the  veteran  appeared  in  World  War  I; 
on  the  right,  as  he  looks  at  the  close  of  World  War  II. 
It  is  hoped  that  the  rest  of  the  men  will  be  able  to  find 
and  send  in  the  requested  photographs.    The  roster: 


P.  Cary  Adams,  '22 
Flood  S.  Andrews,  '22 
Lewis  W.  Angle,  '19 
Lockhart  D.  Arbuclde,  '10 
Samuel  D.  Bedinger,  '13 
Richard  F.  Bernard,  '04 
William  T.  Bondurant,  '18 
Richard  P.  Boykin,  '04 
Curry  Carter,  '15 
R.  Milton  Cook,  '22 
Theodore  E.  Deane,  '22 
Karl  Drumeller,  '22 
Harry  B.  Field,  '20 
F.  Moylan  Fitts,  '11 
Francis  M.  Gilliam,  '22 
William  B.  Gold,  '20 


John  C.  Grier,  '11 

John  W.  Hogshead,  '22 
T.  Cary  Johnson,  Jr.,  '15 
H.  Blackburn  Jordan,  '16 
John  M.  Love,  '99 
Eugene  H.  McGuire,  '21 
John  B.  Morton,  Jr.,  '18 
Page  O.  Northington,  '12 
James  C.  Oehler,  Jr.,  '17 
Harry  M.  Owen,  '17 
Luther  Sheldon,  Jr.,  '03 
Frank  F.  Thweatt,  Jr.,  '21 
Ben  W.  Venable,  '15 
O.  Y.  Warren,  '17 
R.  H.  Wood,  '19 


Private  P.  Cary  Adams  Lieutenant 


Second  Lieutenant    Benjamin  Wilson  Venable    Colonel 


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Veterans  of  Two  World  Wars 


Second  Lieutenant      Curry  Carter      Lieutenant  Colonel 


Lieutenant  0.  Y.  Warren  Colonel 


Ensign     T.  Cary  Johnson,  Jr.    Lieutenant  Commander 


Seaman  Second  Class      John  IV.  Hogshead       Captain 


First  Lieutenant    Harry  Blackburn  Jordan    Colonel 


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Athletics 


A  squad  of  approximately  fifty  gathered  in  Death 
Valley,  September  3,  in  response  to  the  call  of  Head 
Coach  Summers  for  early  football  practice.  It  is  entirely 
too  soon  to  give  any  more  than  a  guess  as  to  how  the 
squad  ranks  in  quality.  There  are  only  eight  lettermen, 
three  backs  and  five  linemen.  "Many  of  the  men,"  re- 
ports Coach  Summers,  "are  ex-G.  I.'s  with  plenty  of 
battle  and  prison  experience.  The  next  few  weeks  will 
show  how  much  the  war  has  taken  out  of  these  men 
insofar  as  their  being  resilient  football  players  is  concerned. 
Some  of  those  wounded  are,  apparently,  completely  re- 
covered while  most  of  our  'family  men'  appear  to  have  plenty 
of  zest  for  the  gridiron."  The  monogram  backs  are  Charlie 
Blanton,  of  Richmond,  David  Ferguson,  of  Curls  Neck, 
and  Roscoe  Cox,  of  Greenville,  N.  C.  Key  men  in  the 
forward  wall  are  John  Pond  of  Crewe,  Bob  Holland  of 
Charlottesville,  Ed  Neilson,  of  Foxboro,  Mass.,  and 
George  Kostel,  of  Clifton  Forge.  "It  is  an  interesting 
mystery"  said  the  Director,  "to  see  who  will  really  be  in 
the  starting  line-up  for  the  opener.  It  is  almost  like  be- 
ginning all  over  again.  On  successive  Saturdays  the 
Tigers  go  against  some  of  the  greatest  football  talent  ever 
assembled  in  the  State." 


The  junior  varsity  starts  practice  on  September  12 
under  the  tutelage  of  Assistant  Coach  D.  R.  Reveley. 

Six  or  seven  games  will  be  played  with  the  following  games 
already  scheduled: 

October       11....  Randolph-Macon  Jayvees,  home 
November  15. .  .  .Greenbriar  Military,  Lewisburg,  W.  Ya. 
November  19.  .  .  .  Crewe  High,  there 

The  Varsity  opens  with  Virginia  in  Charlottesville, 
September  28.  Then  follow  Washington  and  Lee  in 
Lexington,  October  5;  night  game  with  University  of 
Richmond  there,  October  12;  HOME-COMING  in  Death 
Valley,  October  19,  with  Randolph-Macon;  Davidson 
there  October  26;  Washington  College  in  Death  Valley 
November  2;  Western  Maryland  at  Westminster,  Md., 
November  9;  second  game  with  Randolph-Macon,  Ash- 
land, November  16,  and  the  season's  wind-up  with 
Sewanee  in  Death  Valley,  November  23.  All  of  the  home 
games  start  at  2:30  P.  AT,  except  the  Sewanee  game; 
that  will  start  at  2  P.  M.  Alumni  interest  reaches  a  climax 
in  the  Home-Coming  contest  with  the  Jackets  at  2:30 
P.  M.,  October  iq,  in  the  famous  "Yallev." 


Henry  Flannagan,  '40,  to  Coach  Backs 

Henry  A.  Flannagan,  Jr.,  Tiger  backfield  star  of  '37-'39, 
has  been  signed  to  assist  Head  Coach  Summers  this  fall. 
He  will  coach  the  backs.  Flannagan  has  only  recently  re- 
turned from  the  Pacific  area  where  he  was  a  Red  Cross 
worker.  He  directed  athletic  activities  for  the  Army  and 
Navy  at  Kwajalein  and  Okinawa. 

Henry  played  freshman  football  under  Assistant  Coach 
Reveley  and  varsity  with  A.  T.  Howard,  line  coach.  He 
and  his  brother,  "Ham,"  are  remembered  most  favorably 
on  the  Hill  as  the  genial  pair  of  brothers  from  Chase  City, 
Va.  Henry  is  likewise  remembered  as  the  swift,  hard- 
driving  back  who  ran  a  touchdown  against  Dartmouth  in 
1939.  With  this  latest  help,  Coach  Summers  now  has  a 
well-balanced  staff  to  direct  the  Tigers  this  fall. 


David  Robert  Reveley,  '26,  Lieutenant  Commander,  USNR 


The  return  of  D.  R.  Reveley  to  his  duties  in  the  faculty 
and  on  the  sports  field  is  warmly  welcomed.  He  has 
served  for  several  years  in  the  Navy,  his  longest  stretch 
being  as  commanding  officer  of  the  V-12  unit  at  Swarth- 
more  College,  Pa.  He  left  the  active  service  with  the  rank 
of  lieutenant  commander.  He  will  now  teach  in  the 
Department  of  English,  coach  the  Junior  Varsity  this  fall 
and  track  next  spring.  During  the  years  he  had  charge  of 
this  latter  sport,  his  men  set  school  records  in  eleven  dif- 
ferent events.