The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-06
Hampden -Syd,e,
Fund Divisional
Leaders Named
Farmville Area
Campaign Start
Set For March l3

Hahlpden-Sydney Fund campaign
workers met with their divisional
leaders Wednesday night at a work
shop session inbued with conf
dence and determination that the
Farmville community should and
will support the college in a tran
sltional period Of growth and I'M
proVement.
Co-Chairlnen j. William Dunning-
ton and j Barrye Wall explained
the Farmvllle area campaign
plans. They pointed cut that similar
appeals in y areas in the east
among alumni, parents and friends
cf the college will seek to raise
81 900 900 for development and en-
doWnment at Hanapden- Sydney.
The co-chairnen presented lead
ers for the Farnlville community
four division effort They are: Cor
porations and Professional G. J
Cox, chairman. W c. Fitzpatrick
and s. A. Martin. vice chairmen:
Commercial. Allen Fore. chairman.
and F. Curtis Hubbard, vice chair
man: Residential, w F. Watkins, y
Jr-. chairman, and J. B. Wall. Jr..
vic e chairman. and County Dis
tricts, B. Calvin Bass. chairman
125 Volunteers
A campaign organization of ap-
proximately l25 volunteers. serving
under the divisional leaders, will
carry the appeal to the Farnville
area public following a kickoff din
ner at the College on March 10.
The launching function. to which
persons to whom the appeal will
be presented will be invited, will
be one of fact-presenting on the
needs and development plans at
Hampden-Sydney College w. Per-
klns Hazelgrove. Roanoke attorney
viii be the speaker on that oc-
caslon
J. William Huntington pointed
out during the solicitors workshop
session the enthusiasm With which
the community. were it without a
college. would raise funds to secure
one. We have This one. ana l Be-
lleye that our people VIII demon
strate the same enthusiasm in help
ing our institution nov when il
must have buildings. equipment
and facilities for the faculty, he
said
j. Barrye Wall pointed 10 the In
stitution cultural and refining
benefits to the community. as well
as its worth to the business com
munity AZ an industry Of the
highest type
Development Plans
The general leaders also back
grounded decisions of the college
board of trustees which led to the
development program. Primarily
these We're the decisions that the
colleges worth a. private liberal
arts Institution must be maintained
in a period of rising enrollments
and demands for academic excel
lence from parents and supporting
corporations and foundations.
Under the trustees plan the col
lege is first to bring facilities for
the present student body Of about
io0 to the highest standards. and
after that begin preparing for en-
largement to provide for a student
body not to exceed 500
The plan is detailed in stages to
be completed by the college BIZ
centennial in 1876. The first stage.
requiring about s2l25.o00. viii be
financed through the Hampden-
Sydney Fund Of $1,000 600 and the
Presbyterian Synod Of Virginia cam
paign for about sll2s,o00
The first stage total is to be
divided between construction and
endowment needs. To be con-
structed are new science build
ing. new library. conversion of TIE
present library into a stud e II t
activities building, SWIMMING pool
and faculty homes From funds go
ing to the college endowment will
come increased student aid and
strengthened academic programs.