Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-09
AN INTERESTING FIND
In the Papers OF the Late ye,.-.,,.
DIR. Dame.
(Correspondenee d the nl.r....,

DIR. Dame.
Correspondence OF the Dlsraf,h,
HAMPDEN-SIDNEY, VA. Augr,,
Through the courtesy Of DR.. r 49,
Of Danville. son-in-law Of the la,. D.
George w. Dame. among whose 49,.
they were found. the college has com, 49,
possession OF a valuable series n,
grammes OF exhibitions and conms-,.
ment exercises held at Hampden-s.s,.,
from 1873 10 1884. inclusive. They are .s,,
~ complete. and sre all IN print er,--,
Tor the years 1873 and 1923, which Az 4,
manuscript. The exhibitions wee hed 4
April, and consisted OF declarations. a..
bates, oratiOns, tragedies, and corei
The commandments were held in 81
TENDER, and were very similar 10 the p,..-
ent exercises. except that the Greek "a.
ton was then a regular feature Of IN. -.
casion. Many Of the Speakers and scts,
in after life became distlngu shed In the,
different professions, filled large ana b..
ful places In the world. and have leff Ia
hind them = name and Influence ana mgs
tltudes OF descendants, who are amoBs
the most honored people In the land Nor,
than twenty OF them became preacher
among whom are found d. A. Penlck. d,
North Carolina; Jesse s. ArmiBtead q,
Cumberland; w. s. White, OF Lexington.
Robert BGrwell, OF Raleigh. Thomas p
Hunt, Of Pennsylvania; Iheoder.ck Pryor
Of Nottoway; Thomas Atkinson, Blsh5s
OF the Diocese Of North Carolina c. ".
Dame, founder Of the Episcopal churc5
at Danyille, &c. &C. or the fifteen ply.
sicians the best known are the brother
Dillon, James IL. and Alexander 81. Q.
Prince Edward; Joseph S. Edle. OF Chris
tiansburg; =. c. Fisher. Of Raleigh. p
Southgate United States and Confederan
States navy; G.. A. Wilson. OF Meczisr.
burg; w. J. Lyle. OF Farmvlile, = b
Watkins, OF Richmond. afterwards OF Nss
York, &C. Among the forty lawyers thsu
were some notable men-Thomas Giles
son Of the Governor; Hon. Andrew Hunter,
the prosecutor Of John Brown; Judge Wiz
liam Daniel. OF the Supreme Court OF w
GINA; Charles L. Mosby, Of LynchbUk
pronounced by some who knew I'm 70 q
the best finished lawyer OF his 3-y IN VIZ.
ginia; Hon. Hugh A. Garland. ". c. and
Clerk Of the House OF Representatives.
Judge Alexander Rivcs, OF the United
States Court; George Whiteheld Read Of
Danville: Thomas W Lyon, Governor Of
Maryland: Judge w. b. Almond OF Cali
fornia: Hon. James II. Cox, Of Chester
field &C.. sc. Among presidents and pro
ressors OF colleges may be noted DruT
Lacy, OF Davidson College; John Il klfA'
patrick, OF Washington and Lee Unysr
sity; Landon Q. Garland. chancellor q
Vanderbilt University; Stephen o. South
ell, Professor OF Law at the university
OF Virginia, &c. The subjects discussed
by these gentlemen were more geneilH
l. 80 I'D HHH|H 10
perhaps that the manner OF teaching no
classics IN those days brought the students
into closer sympathy with the thought and
spirit OF the ancients than IS p0ssi1t
under the more rigidly pathological methN
now pursued. Whether there has not oeaa
some loss in the educational value OF
classical course by the change IS qls'
ton which at least admits OF debate.
The programmes cover the last tw
years OF the presidency OF Moses Hoge
d. D., who died IN 1870. and nearly ne
whole Of the administration OF jonathan
=. Cushing, LII. D.. from 1871 % ISIS. ~
Cushing was a native OF New England
man OF brilliant and versatile H. 70
youngest and perhaps the sblest presilet
the college ever had. He was the uuct
OF DIR. Dame, who, with a number Of
young men from the North, followed aa
to Hampden-Sidney. The late .. u
Smith, d. d., himself a great man IN sei9
raj directions. once said 20 the Wri'H
that Il had been HIS privilege % - a.
quainted and associated with man ''sN
men, and that on a careful review
was convinced that Jonathan p. Gu llI
was the greatest OF them all. He
added, and DR.. John Holt Rice Is ne--
Certainly Cushing left HIS impress q.
the men who came under his hand e.
evident from the names OF his siu CIV
given above, which stand Tor every
noble and true I'm the history o. Niislh
and the United States. He MARI Z A.'
Page, OF Cumberland county. VINO -
vived him with ono daughter, VITO
came the wife Of the late Judge p,
Irving, then Of Cumberland END 49,
wards OF Farmvilie. she f.ed, leaving p,
son. the late Lucius Cushing irving
Farmvilie. who died without issue
Or. Cushing has no representauFe OK ~
own blood 10 keep HIS memoir awe.
the peoDle OF Virginia owe him aeD.
gratitude which they ought not 20 -
look. and the descendants Of the men
were trained and Influenced BY nm ~
thank him for much they have inn..,
from distinguished sires. Us 49,.
hangs on the walls OF the Phillh'n.-,
Society. and Is greatly priced uy W..
who value the college and love ne a., 1.
monwealth, for both Of which ne ll'
much He died OF pulmonary diaets \
a return trip from Florida AZ RaltisL
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