The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-12-15
Hampden-Sidney College.

One of the prettiest calendars Of the
season has just been issued by the
students Of Hampden-Sidney, under
the efficient leadership Of Mr.. Jas.
Graham, Of Graham's Forge, Va.
Pictures are given Of Gushing aud
Venable domitories, the library build
ing. the Memorial Hall, (the best
view yet taken Of it,, the base ball
team Of last season, and the foot ball
squad Of this, the whole in tasteful
covers Of garrett and gray and bound
with cord Of the same college colors.
Stone, Of Roanoke, did the work, and
the demand for the calendars was
such that the number on sale were
soon taken and no more are TO be had,
to the regret Of not few who have
applied too late.
Information has come of the recent
promotion Of an old Hampden-Sidney
man to a high position in railway cir
cles. Mr.. w. Lee Estes, a first-honor
graduate Of 1891, has become vice.
President Of the Texas and Kansas
City Southern Railway. He isalso an
attorney Of the Texas, Pacific and Cot
ton Belt Railway, and enjoys besides
a lucrative practice as member Of the
law firm Of Glass, Estes x King, Tex
arkana, Texas. Mr.. Estes was one Of
the two first-hOnOr men Of his class,
the other being President George II.
Denny, Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. While here Mr.. Estes was
ranked as one of the best speakers in
College, an art which he has put to
GOOD investment since. Another
member Of the same class is Mr..
Horace Lacy Smith, for some years in
newspaper work in Richmond, with
the Times and the Dispatch, and now
assistant to the General Manager OF
the Southern Bell Telephone Co.,
with permanent headquarters in At
lanta. Still another member Of this
class is the Rev. +. T. Wexford, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church,
Of Newport News, Va, and author Of
"The Lynching Of Jesus" a book re
Gently issued which has elected much
favorable comment.
A recent event Of importance war
the One Hundredth Anniversary of
the coming to Columbus, Ohio, Of the
Rev. DR.. James Hoge, son Of DR.
Moses Hoge, once President Of Hamp
den-Sidney. One Of the striking adj
dresses Of the occasion was delivered
by Rev. DR.. Peyton IL. Hoge, a grad
uate Of Hampden-Sidney and for year
the pastor Of the Church Of the Cove
nant, Richmond. Ohio, owes mucf
TO the family Of this name, for no
only did Dr. James Hoge make deel
impression uponthe religious life oftha
great commonwealth that was to be
hut DR.. Samuel Davies HOge father o
the late distinguished DR.. Moses Hoge
Of Richmond, was for years presiden
Of the Ohio State University at Athens
dying there in the prime Of his fin
powers.
Ohio is debtor to Hampden Sldne.
in another and more recent way, II
the fact that the president Of one @
her foremost universities, the Univel
sity Of Cincinnati, is a Hampden
Sidney man, Dr. Charles w. Dabney
class Of 1873.
The literary societies Of the colleg
have just elected a number Of the
representatives. For the Inter-Societ
debate, which is scheduled to TAX
place the first Saturday night in Eel
ruary, the Union Society has chose
to represent her Mr.. Richard Caring
T ton, Of Richmond, and Mr.. 5. 5. Sin
T norman, Of Speedwell, Va; the Ph
lanthropic representatives bein
Messrs. b. p. Bowen, Of Moorefel'