The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-11-10
Prince Edward aud tho sou,n.,ae.

N"iA' OF Nuui nctu Virginia 90 the CON
monve0ltl aud the country. the fol
lowing facts may contribute to thi
end. They are taken partly from
book recently issued in Chicago. en-
titled Who's Who IN A0,rica." IN,
object of which is to givea brief bioera
phicn sketch OF living men and wo
men, in whom people generally ar,
supposed 70 bee interested. Being the
hrst issue, 10 is quite incomplete i'm lis
enumeration but on that account the
ttris gathered from it are the more
conclusive Goa the point IN hand.
A somewhat cursory examination of
The book furnished the following nine
names ,others have perhaps been over
looked of gentlemen born i'm Prince
r. iward and adjoining counties and
educated at Hampden-Sidney college
who have attained eminent usefulness,
t'-wit: Prof. Charles ;. Nenable. Uni
versity of Virginia; Governor p. w.
Mckinney .hlely deceased). of Viz
ginia; President j. b Sherer. Davidson
College; Chancellor l.. II. Blauton.
Central University; Bishop G. G. Pen
lex, Fairmoui. w. Va; DR.. w. d.
Booker, Medical School of Johns Hon
kins University; President Il. r. Samp-
son. Austin College; President Joseph
=. Blanton, Idaho University. and
President G.. W. Dabney, University
Of Tennessee
If ihe compiler of the book had been
more exhaustive i'm ms search. he
might have added the following to his
list; Maj H. ~ Venablc, University |
of Maryland; Prof W. NJ Thornton. |
University Of Virginia; Prof J. r. |
Thornton, Hampden-Sidney President
{. {. Cal es, Poughkeepsie Business
College; President j.. d. Blanton. Ward
Seminary; President j. r. Sampson.
Paniop- Academy; Professor T. p.
1ampbsll, Virginia Polytechnic Insu-
.uIe; Prof \. j. Boudurant, University
'i MlssissippE Prof X. l.. Blauion,
University Of Kentucky; Prof G. II.
Denny, Washington and Lee Uuiver-
ity; Prof J. H. G. Winston, Hamp-
Ien-~idney, DC, DC, who were born
% one or other of these counties and
IInr4f.I at This ...1f..r.
The book also contains the names of
Judge II. A Pryor. Of New York; Prof
'haries Il Winston, of Richmond
'ollege; Bishop r. A. Gibson, of the
diocese of Virginia, d., dc, natives Of
ther parts of the Southside and
raduaies of HAmpden-Sidney.
These facts clearly indicate that this
'ctiou of the state Of Virginia has been
roilic iu able and influential men
nd that the old college has done its +
al share in training them for life; and
re- ample vindicalion Of the position Of
nose vino hold that its people, physi.
ally, Intellectually aud morally, are
le peers Of any other and entitled to
least one institution of high grade \
VI the education Of their sons. Let 3,
J talk of the removal Of Hampden- fl
dney, then, be hushed and all hands n
united IN sustaining and strength ii
ling it. A brighter day is dawnng W
Prince Edward, and It's sister coun- r,
rs and the college must grow with Il
eir improvement. a
It is also evident that other portions fl
Virginia and the country are much Il
debied TO the Southside for the men "a
lo have gone from t 70 bless them. Il
all the names given above only fl
rec are now connected with the sec A
IN i'm which they were born and in
ired. n,