Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-26
.HAMPDEN-S SIDNEY RICH
IN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Biographical Dictionary of In
slilution for Fifty Years
Is Now Ready.
Is WORK. Oh DIR. \. ). MORRISON
Gives Bricf Account of Each ontccr
and Student OF COileEe-Lack OF
Names in Catalogues Makes Task
DtfHcuIt One.

Following the general catalogue,
complied by Or. !. Il. L. Basby, ANA
published fourteen years nsc. an
other notable contributions 20 the his.
tory OF Hampden- Sidney Coisys has
been made BY Or. y. !. Morrison.
whose biological dictionary has re-.
Gently left the press. This wo.i, mn
dertakes to cover the nrS. na!i CEN
trry OF the institutions psrt ia cdu-
cation. the forward limit including
the year iSat. when the state Uni.
rersitl WAS founded. THIS re-ins
TAILS into Two periods u equal
length. the esrhe. ds;,us irc,:, 1875
TO 1900; the latter trom ,Srl 20 iS.,
Aiming 10 sivc so,,,c accoun:'hpw.
ever bvi.t. Of each officer snd s,u-
dcnt OF the college. ~. Morrison
WAS confronted az the out<e; wiih 4
condition that :u!sN; &ayc t..-
courasAa The most cutNlS a$:tc ~
htosraphers. the lack ~ mo H-s:
half. III nsny instances 9: =. WY,
names in catalogues never r-sE;,.
ana OF records THAI have disappeared
rms improv!Gs1ce has cs@st,i -, .;-
tie ani'uadverSicD. even -NprEerr,.,,.
as memoranda intended - -sYa r
such breaches 80 themselves been
hopelessiy lost Ind ihc injunction
"athcT up ;ho fragments ;hAi 20.
main" which the Historical society
OF Virginia has adopted 20. rs OBJ.
""FEance. shows how widely ,his
waste prevails. For;uuete,v. the
membership and minutes @: the TWO
literary societies. early organized
and actively tuncilon.uE. ara an.
minutes OF the board OF trustees. also
edited by Dr. Morrison. supplied a
oasis TO uuhd upon. and with ma.
i'rtal cleaned from mnuy sourc,s.
tho fruit OF the authors !ut!:nat.
acquaintance with ;he States rarly
history. he has made volume fu,l
OF interest. with an array OF bio.
graphical details. both intimate and
historical. set forth in a manner at
once unique and entertaining
The limited Territory. which for
many years furnished tho main ellen.
tele OF the college (Southside VIZ
ginia). and the succession OF stu.
dents from the same families FOR
Ecncrations-tho V.nablcs and Ca
bells. the Carringtons and Weaknesses.
appearing almost without a break
session after scssion-aidcd Dr Nor
rison greatly In his task. and even
when reduced to supp ,sItivn and
GucsS~ork-not mere rhndornshots
But shrewdiv cmployed--he has given
stdcliahts valuable in themselves and
lr"rdinE for additions and corrcc-
lions when the volum. comes to hc
the possession OF those affiliated with
Tie college. Tho open Arrangement
Icy annual terms brings readily to
attention the names that nre briefly
mentioned or conicctural and the
HANK leaves numerously intcrspcrssd
invite their use for additional data.
Furthermore. the citing Of tho
schools and academies and even the
tutors engaged in the work Of pre-
pairing prospective matricuIan,s. and
the lists given OF those afterwards
, going 10 William and Mary or
princeton. more rarely to the Uni
vtTSiy of Pennsylvania. and. later.
to our university to fit themselves for
their chosen professions, give d pass
inS view OF educational opnoY;uui-
ties OF tho time as well as many
names famous In tho annals OF the
State and nation
The trustees are to be concratu
lated upon undertaking the puhlica-
ton az the volume and doubtless
mold in grateful appreciation the
authors services. though Il labor OF
love ON his part. in resruinS and
| making available the scattered and
fraGmentary leaves that go to make
an tn" FIRST half century's history
rf lfampdcn- Sidney College