The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-18
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
Hampden-Sidney.


ment in the College, a department for
the training Of writers for newspapers
magazines and books. The idea origi-
mated with Mr.. Walter Page, editor OF
"The Worlds Work, ~ member Of the
publishing firm Of Doubleday, Page x
CO., and one Of the most forceful Of
writers, a Southern man who knows
what undeyeloped timber we have in
the South. Mr. Page, in public adj
dress and by private conference,
brought out the fact that the profess
ion Of writing compared with profess
sions Of law, medicine, and teaching
is a close fourth in point Of income
a fact not generally known; that there
is great demand by the publishing
houses for books, magazine articles,
and other literary productions from
trained writers, and at this time an
increasing demand for such books and
articles relating to Virginia aud Vir-
ginia life and written by Virginians,
and also for proper historic articles
setting forth in national aspect the
unwritten history Of Virginia, the few
Virginia writers Of note having whet-
ted the appetite Of the reading public
for an increasingly larger output Of
such material; that Of young men,
with gifts a. writers, are driven by
force Of circumstances to become hack
writers for newspapers whose only
object is TO make dividends; that there
never was time when the newspaper
and magazine publishers were not
anxiously on the lookout for men Of
some training TO take positions with
them, but that few can afford TO do
the work Of educating men for the
business. Mr.. Page very clearly
sketched the need for the establish
ment, at some Virginia college, Of a
department to educate young men for
the profession Of writing and the adj
yantages that would accrue, to the
State and to the college, to the student
body in general and lin a material
way to the students Of the depart
ment, by the introduction Of the
course. That Hampden Sidney can
furnish the material and the atmOs-
phere for the successful prosecution Of
such work needs no proof aud the
Board Of Trustees, in special session in
Richmond May 9th, accepted the pro-
position Of Mr.. j. r. McAllister, of
Hot Springs, Va, to provide hand
sOmely for the work for a period Of
years and at once to begin the raising
endowment Of SIS, 900 for the depart |
ment. The professor Of the depart
ment has beeu selected, a man Of I'M
usual gifts, a student Of Virginia his
tory, a successful teacher, and a writer
for high class periodicals. a friend Of
the College has already placed at the
disposal Of the department mass of
original historical data, the result Of
ten years Of judicious labor, and the
work Of instruction will begin with
the opening of the College next Fall.
II is understood that one or more per
SONS Of unlimited means are behind !
the proposition, which includes among |
other features the publication Of high |
class magazine. The details Of the
work will be outlined by special COM
mttee which includes such men as
Capt. W. Gordon McCabe, the first |
literary man Of Virginia, and Mr.. AL
fred b. Williams, who is editor Of the
News Leader Of Richmond, and stands
in the very front rank Of newspapers |
in the Commonwealth Within two |
days after the publication Of this for
ward step several inquiries had been
received from persons who wish to
take the course. 1t will be ten days |
or more before specific answers can
be given.
At the commencement exercises at |
Union Theological Seminary, Rich
mond, May 9Th, it was observed that
Of the fourteen men who received the
degree Of b. D., seven were from
Hampden-Sidney. Rev. A. d. p. Gil
mour, who this past session has
been so active and successful in |
the raising Of a special endowment for
the Seminary and who at this meeting |
Of the Board was elected field agent
and Assistant Professor in the Semi |
nary, was an honor graduate and an
A. NJ, of this college, class Of 1895.
The annual contest in defamation |
between representatives Of the Fresh
man and Sophomore classes took
place on Saturday morning, May 18th,
at II o'clock, the representatives Of the
Sophomore classes being Messrs. At
kins, Rogers and Anderson, Of Viz
ginia, and of the Freshman
class, Messrs. Hannah, O'Neal and |
Stratton, Of w. Va. The prize, hand
some gift from the Board Of Trustees,
was awarded to Mr. StrattOn.
Immediately after these exercises
the audience adjourned to attend the
meeting Of the teachers Of Prince Ed
ward County, held in the Seminary |
Chapel. The address Of the morning
was made by Prof Messenger, Of the
State Normal School at Farmylle.
The field day exercises Of the Col
lege gave pleasure to large number
Of spectators, including splendid |
contingent from the Normal School,
from until O'Clock Saturday after
noon. The events were well arranged |
and well executed, the Athletic
Trophy, which will be awarded pub
licly on Tuesday morning Of Conn
mencement.
ON Sunday evening. the 18th, the /