The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30
Hill Homecoming Sogginess Forgotten
In Warmth of Old Campus Friendships
Social Functions
Grid Victory
Add To Gaiety

Ailc WdlLltn ana 1TleDQlllleSS OF
fellowship formed on the camp
Us Of Hampden-S sydney College
and developed over the years dis
sipated the damp. chilly Sogg!neSs
OF a rainy weekend on The Hill
s t ur day as alumni from
throughout the state and from
across state borders gathered for
Homecoming Day.
Highlights Of the annual event
were the dances of Friday and
Saturday nights, the Homecoming
Day football game in which the
Bengals defeated The University
of the South from Sewanee, Tenn,
II to I. and the alumni meeting
Saturday morning.
At the annual meeting in Johns
Aud forum, Frank c. Badinger
president of Hampden-Sydney
colleges General Alumni AsSocia-
ton called not only on the alumni
but on Presbyterians of the state
and the synod Of Virginia for IN
creased support Of The church
sponsored college.
"PreSbyterianS have reputa
ton for being we'll educated, MI
Bedinger. Boydton attorney, said
If the church would keep up this
tradition, its support of the col
lego must grow as the needs Of
the college grow
Calls For support
The speaker poinyed to the
alumni fund as "a vital factor in
the life of the college" providing
more than 100000 during the Is
years it has operated But, he
added. the alumni fund is not
enough. and tuition fees may be
considered as almost incidental.
He mentioned the value Of be-
quests to a college and cited
Hampden-S ydney's recent receipt
of one of nearly 100000.
Dr. Frank S. Johns, of Rich
mond. president of the colleges
board of trustees, reminded the
alumni of their Indebtedness to
our college" Pointing to the i'm
portance Of strong leadership as
a vital key to attract investments,
he introduced DR. Joseph G.
Robert. Hampden- Sydney presi-
dent. as "an energetic. able edu-
Gator"
Welcoming the alumni. Presl-
dent Robert related his new per
Spectlve on Hampden-S Sydney Col
lege-the view from the outside.
as experienced in his recent visits
in interest of the college and OF
the Virginia Foundation for indie
pendent Colleges.
He quoted the chairman OF the
board of one of the Outstanding
foundations as greeting him III
New York last wednesday with,
"Oh yes. I know Hampden-S Sydney
College as one of the grandeSt
small colleges in the United
States
President EiscnhoWcrS minis
ter in Washington referred TO
several Hampdcn-Sydncy gradu-
ates. DR.. Robert recalled Our
alumni arc constantly assuming
positions OF prestige throughout
the nation. adding to the prestige
of the college.
Campus Attitudes
Behind the successes and pro-
minence of our graduates is the
attitude of our own student body
here on the campus. Our boys are
doing some serious soul searching.
Just the other day I read an edi-
torial in the school paper, The
Tiger. asking for facilities for a
quiet room where the students
may 20 to pray in privacy when
they want to- With students Ike
that. we are building more than
an institution-we are building
character.
DR.. Johns introduced Harry
Huston. of Hampton, of the class
of 90. who in the 1905 was
speaker of the Virginia House OF
Delegates. Mi Huston, IN his
characteristic personality. made
"a few scattered remarks.
The annual meeting was OPEN
ed bv the 73-voice Hampden-Syd-
new Glee Club, under the dlrec-
ton of r E. Crawley, associate
professor Of English and director
OF student affairs. 1t was the glee