The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-02-21
Hampden Sidney.

February Is, 1905.
The weeks past have been busy
one, foreyeryone ON the "lhe Hin,
and now all energie. are toward, max
ing successful what are known a. "ln-'
temediates,n the mid-winier "Com-
mencement, held every year, ON the
Friday nearest the 22nd Of February,
in honOr of the Father of His country
the occasion being the JOINT cele-
bration of the two literary societies
the Union and the phIlanthropic
each of which, for more than a
century, has had q continuous and
fruitful l.fe The following are the
speakers for next Friday evening, the
2lst From the Union Society. the
Senior orator is Mr. T. Is. Young, Of
Kayford, Virginia. and The Junior ora
tors are Me.srs. Graham Gilmer, OF
Pulaski Va. and ". Hodges Mann.
Dr., OF holloway, va. The Philan-
thropic society Will bee represented hy
Mr.. Robert G.. Luke. Of Richmond, a.
Senior orator and by Messr-. Neal
Williams of Wythe,ille. Va, and A..
g.. Lowry. of Abingdon, Va, asJunior
orators. The friends Of the college
are cordially invited 10 attend.
ON saturday afternoon the College
Glee Club, under the leadership of
Prof smith. will give an entertain
ment in the Seminary Chapel, and ON
saturday night the Dramatic Club will
render there its play, "Why smith
Lett Home. the following being in
the cast Me.sr- Carl Fleming and j.
". ~inton. DR.. Of Richmond George
| Richardson. of Famyille Frank G..
Brown. Of Lcwi-burg, W. Va; Horace
Byer,, of Charlotte. y. g.; George W..
Dielh, Oh Burke,ille, Va VIM. %.
Whaley, of Cluster Springs, Va;
George ~. Walker, of Blacksburg, Va,
". Dixon Foster, of Norfolk Frank
Lewis and vs.. q. Crockett, of Taze-
well: and r. Brooks Price, of Charles
ton. W. Va. a large number of visit
ling young 'adiesare expected as guests
of the homes Of the "llili'
The luter--ociety Debate will take
place the following saturday night.
Ne,srs. W. d. Foster and Il. Lee
/ Chamblies, of Virginia representing
the Philanthropic society, and Messrs.
lrK. Young and f. Brooks Price, the
Union Society. The subject 90 bee de-
bated is. "Re-olyed, "Ihat O.. =.
senator, should he elected hy the peo-
pie.n The Societies have broken even
I'M honor SO far, each having won and
\ held the Halsey Trophy year, aud
/ the contest scheduled for the 18th will
bethemore interesting on that account
The Rev. ". j. King, the new
pastor of College church. i- making a
/ line impression and is already doing a
splendid work.
The approaching base ball season is
causing the students 90 look around
and take stock of the material az hand
and the prospects for the season.
Among thc last years player, back are
/ W. Dixon Foster. center field. Beter.
Ilv ". ~tras. catcher Frank Johns
right field. Carl Fleming, left fields J..
/ ". slnton. short-iop and q. III. -ter
rett first base. There D., said 90 be-
good material among the new men
and some OF last years substitutes Wil
doubtless make good this year w
/ Dixon Foster is captain and fans
/ Lewis manager.
The following j. the schedule of ih'
season. March 18th. Medical college
OF Virginia az Hampden-Sidney Apn
. 8rd. Washington a Lee at Lexington
April ih. y. VI. J., at Lexington
APRIL l4ih. Virginia Christian tolleg'
/ AT Hampden-Sldney, April Dih' Gus
ter Springs at Hampden--idney' Apr
1gnd. s.. p. /. at Farmville April 9th
Hoge Military Academy at Hampden
sidney: May md. Randoiph-Macof