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OCTOBER 2002
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Can a gift to Hompden-Sydney College
increase your income in this bear market?
Acharitablegiftannuityagreementwith Hampden-SydneyCollegebothqualifies forataxdeductionand
providesyouwithquarterlyincomeforyourlifetime. Onceyoutransfercashormarketablesecuritiesto
Hampden-SydneyCollegeunderagiftannuity, theCollegeprovidesyouwith fixedpaymentsfortherestof
yourlife.
Consider, forexample, 85-year-oldJoeGiver. Hemakesacharitablegiftannuitywithacheckfor$25,000
Accordingto thecurrentrates recommendedbytheAmerican CouncilonGiftAnnuities, hewill receivea
quarterlycheckfrom Hampden-SydneyCollegefor$650. Thisrepresentsapaymentrateof10.4percent, better
thanheislikelyto receivefromacertificateofdeposit.
Inaddition toalifetimeofquarterlypayments,Joewill also receive:
-Acurrentincome-taxcharitabledeductionof$12,321. "A charitablegift
-Fixedpayments, evenin thecurrenteconomicdownturn.
annuity with
-Paymentsbackedbythefull assetsofHampden-SydneyCollege.
C. BeelerBrush -Payments thatarepartiallytax-free. Hampden-Sydney
VicePresidentfor -Satisfaction in knowingthathehasmadeasignificantgift
Institutional to Hampden-SydneyCollege. College is a win-win
Advancement
Asyoucansee, acharitablegiftannuityisawin-winsituation! situation, providing
Bymakingagiftof$10,000ormoreyoucanhelp provideforthe
College'sfutureandhelpyourselfatthesame time. Whenestablished bothfixedincome
with appreciatedsecurities,youmayobtainapartialbypassofthecapital
and
significant
gainstaxthatwould bedue ifyousoldthestockoutright, becausethe
IRSconsidersthatagiftannuityispartgift (theportion thatremainsand tax benefits.
isgiftedto theCollegeatyourdeath), andpartincome (theportionyou
receiveinquarterlypayments). C. BEELER BRUSH
VicePresidentfor
Annuitypayments mayrunfortwolifetimes, asinthecaseofahusband InstitutionalAdvancement
andwife.Theycan beestablishedtoprovideimmediate paymentsor, for
thoseplanningfortheirretirement, deferreduntil thatfuturetime.
Hampden-SydneyCollegeissuesgiftannuitieseveryyeartodonorsofallages. Severaldonorshaveenjoyed
thebenefitsofgiftannuitiesso much thattheyhaveobtainedadditional annuities. (Onealumnusandhiswife
haveactuallygifted38 annuities.)
Giftannuitiesatealsoanexcellentwaytobenefitothers, suchaselderlyparents.Theycanbeusedto
supplementretirementprogramsorgiven toafriendorlovedoneas "agiftthatkeepsongiving."
IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutHampden-SydneyCollege'sgiftannuityprogram, pleasecontactBarbara
Henley, DirectorofPlannedGiving, orDavid Robinson-Slemp '92,AssociateDirectorofPlannedGiving,at
Isn'titworthafewmomentsofyourtimetodiscoverhowagiftannuitycan benefitbothyouand
Hampden-SydneyCollege?
Sincerely,
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VicePresidentforInstitutionalAdvancement
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Noble Pedagogy 2
ardW. Stracke'75,Directorof
•niRelations Hampden-Sydney College has produced scores ofLatin teachers.
I4|223-6148,[email protected],P.O.Box86
Many have gone on to various other careers, while others have
pden-SydnevCollegeoffersequal
dedicated their lives to the discipline
rtunityinallareasofeducation and
Dvment. High proficiency and a love ofteaching 8
In an introductory interview, the new Provost and
Dean ofthe Faculty spells out his dreams for the College
On
T^cord the Hill 10
News from around the campus
AC. Rice'01,Editor
223-6397,[email protected] Books in Print 15
,rdMcClinrock,ArtDirector
icedbytheHampden-SydnevCollege Authors in the College family
:ationsOffice, [phone].
FacultyActivities 16
shedbyHampden-SydneyCollege, News from the classroom and beyond
uden-Sydney,Virginia23943,
:rvicetoitsalumni andfriends. Sports 19
right©2002byHampden-Sydney Coaching the USA Lacrosse Team, academic athletes
ge.
Class Notes 22
IliCala2s3s90P1o,staangedpaatiadddaittFiaornmavlimllaei,ling News from alumni
Alumni Activities 51
ionsexpressedintheRecordare
ofindiyiduaJauthorsanddonot Alumni College, club events, good works
sarilyreflecttheofficialpositionof %
jden-SydneyCollege. Safe Landing at Second Base
<efrontcover: Thefrontgateof Reminiscences ofa World War II pilot's adventure
iden-Sydney College, whichwasbuilt
rhthegenerosityoftheFMKirbyFoun-
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Hampden-Sydney has produced scores of Latin teachers.
While many have gone on to various other careers,
several have dedicated their lives to the discipline
Noble Pedagogy
LEE RICE '01
SO READTHELATINAND GREEKau- tion, thedisciplinehelpsstudentsdevelopthemental
thorsintheiroriginal isasublimeluxury," skills necessarytosucceedinanyfield. Onelookat
ThomasJeffersononcesaid. "I thankon myknees alistofalumniwith astrongbackgroundinLatin
—
himwhodirectedmyearlyeducation forhavingin speaksto thispoint careeropportunitiesandgrowth
mypossession this richsourceofdelight."Asmany forClassics majorsareexcellent.
Hampden-Sydneyalumnican attest, ancientlitera- Despitethedemonstratedadvantagesofstudy-
tureis filledwith fascinatingstoriesofhumannature, ingtheclassics, the 1970sand'80ssawadecreasein
achievement, anddisaster. Readingthem inthe theemphasisonLatininhighschools. Collegeslike
originalallowsonenotonlyto indulgeinbeautifully HarvardandTrinityevendroppedtheirLatinteacher
poeticlanguage, butalso topickup thenuanceslost trainingprograms.As thiswoeful trendisbeing
intranslationanddeniedthe"second-hand" reader. corrected,schoolsarein needofqualifiedteachers.
AndwhileanyClassicist,likeJefferson,will be Hampden-SydneyCollegeis known foritsleader-
likelytoagreewith theaesthete'sargumentthat ship in thefield, contributingsignificantlyto the
ancientlanguagesareworthstudyingforthisreason revivalofLatin in highschools, especiallythoseclose
alone, therecanbeno denyingtheirpracticalbenefits. to home. Hampden-Sydneyhas produced manyLatin
KnowingLatin improvesgrammaticalprowessand andClassics majors; mosthavegoneontoaccomplish-
—
general readingvocabulary,which translateto higher mentinvariousothercareers fromtheministryto
—
College Boards. Infact, HarvardMagazinesaid that, lawtomusic provingthebteadthandflexibilityof
basedonlawreviewandgrades, Classicsmajorsfare aClassical education. Severalhavemadeacareerof
significantlybetterthan "pre-Iaw" and"legal-study" teachingLatin, dedicatingtheirlives tomakingsure,
students. Almosteverymajordiscipline,
fromdramatoastronomytomathematics,
findsits rootsin theancientworld. Inaddi-
tionto this potentialwealthofinforma-
nearright:Latinteacher
MaxMeador '58(second
fromleft) withBradSauer
74andhisfamily, atthe
dedicationofMeador
Parkbaseballcomplex
atVirginiaEpiscopal
SchoolinLynchburg.
atright:Meadorinaction
inhis VESclassroom.
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as Jefferson suggested, thatstudentsaregivenaccess to students, andeven formerHampden-Sydneyschool-
—
theancientworld in theirearlyyears. Hereareafewof mates includingJohnnyWaters III '58,James Boyd
theirstories. '58, NathanielJobe,Jr. '64, formerroommateJames
Trammell '58, and Meador'scousins RodneyGoode
HFTER —
HIS44THYEARofteaching Goggin '67and LloydO. Goode,Jr. '70 showedup
LatinatVirginiaEpiscopalSchool in tor theceremony, and, moreimportantly, forMeador's
Lvnchburg, MaxMeador'58, assistantheadmaster, roastfollowingdinnerthatevening.
three-sportcoach,andchairman oftheforeign lan- Nowthatheis retired, Meador
guagedepartment, retired thisspring. Hehas taught missesworkingwithstudentsand
decadesotstudents,watchingthemgrow, develop, with Latin, butheisstill active in
and becomesuccessful. In manycaseshe has taught VES affairs. Workingpart-time
paststudents'children,startingthecycleoveragain. in thedevelopmentoffice, he
Theseformerstudents frequentlywrite,call,orstop composesclass notesandtravelson
bv,sometimes tosay"hi," sometimesto thankhim tor behalfoftheschool. In thespring,
— —
the impactthat Latin andtheirLatin teacher has naturally, heplansonhelpingout
hadin theirlives.JustbeforeMeador's retirement, with thebaseball team. He isalso
Bradford B. Sauer'74andhiswifeJanet,thegrateful still involvedwith Latin programs
parentsofoneofMeador'scharges, donated$950,000 throughoutthestate; hewas recently
to theschool in Meador'sname. electedtreasureroftheClassical
"I'mespeciallyhonoredthatit'scomingfrom AssociationofVirginiaand isactive
them, andthatit'ssomethingthatcan beusedto inotherClassicsorganizations.
help futureVESstudents," Meadorsaidwithan Asateenager,Meadorbegan
almostbashful humility. "That'sverysatisfying." takingLatin atBedford High School
Themoneyhas been usedtoendowtheRaymond andwasdrawntotheorganizationofthelanguage ArthurSperry '84(right)
MaxwellMeadorChairin Foreign Languageandto and thecultureandhistoryofRome.Whenhegotto withtwostudentsinthe
RomanForum.
sponsortheMeador-Sauerlongevityawards, astipend Hampden-Sydney, helikedthe"dailygrind" ofLatin.
rewardingfacultymembers fortheiryearsofcommit- "Itwassomethingyouhadtodoeverynight,and it
ment totheschool. Ithasalsobeen usedtoendow taughtmeconstancyandperseverance," Meadorsaid
theMeador-WyattLatinAwardforstudentsandto withthemeasuredtonesofacareereducatorandthe
renovatetheschool'sbaseballstadium, nowknownas pleasantdrawl ofsomeonewhohaslivedhisentirelife
MeadorPark. inCentralVirginia.
Theboyishgrin Meadorrevealswhentalking "ThedisciplinethatLatintaughtmehadabig
aboutthenewbaseballparkhintsathisloveofsports impactonmycareer."
andthe rolethatbaseball,whichhehascoached
throughoutthelast44years, hasplayedinhiscareer lowINHIS 19THYEARofteachingLatin
atVES. "Theteamaspectofsportsisgoodforkidsto ^^^^J atSherando, ahigh school ol about 1,500
beexposedto,"hesaid. "Itteachesthemcommitment, students justoutsideofWinchester,ArthurSperry
dedication, hardwork, andsacrificeforthegood '84isworkingonamaster's thesisonthe incentives
oftheteam."WhenhegraduatedfromHampden- forhighschoolLatinteacherstostayin theprofession.
Sydney,Meador'sdream jobwastoteachandto AlotofstudentswanttotakeLatin thesedays, but
coach. Hehasbeendoingbotheversince. schoolsarehavingtroublefindingqualifiedteachers,
InMay,justbeforehisretirement, MeadorPark heexplained.Theonescapableofteachingupperlevel
wasdedicated.Attendancefortheannualalumni classesusuallymoveonafterafewyearsorteachonly
baseballgamewassohighthattheyhadto make on thecollegelevel. ButSperry,whoespeciallyenjoys
upanextraalumni team. Family, friends, former teaching 14-18yearolds, is perfectlyhappywherehe
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is. Hehasagood rapportwithhisstudents, hecan likelawandhealth care, benefitdirectlyfromaback-
easilyrelatetothatagegroup, and, although itcan be groundinLatin. "Thestudentsinmyadvanced-place-
tryingattimes, heenjoys thehilaritythatisalmost mentLatin fiveclassesarethemostcomputer-literate
endemicto thehighschoolclassroom. "Itkeepsyou kidsintheschool.Andsomeofmymostsuccessful
young," saidSperry,whowasknownatHampden- studentsgoontocareersincomputersorengineering,"
SydneyforhisimpersonationofThompson Professor hesaid. "Latingives themacommandofsymbolic
ofClassicsJamesArieti. logicandcodebreaking. Thereisarealconnection
Morethananything, however, Sperryrevels inthe betweenLatin andcomputers."
opportunitytoinspire. "Ifyougetakidinterestedin Thestudentpopulation atSherandoisdiverse, and
somethingatthattimeintheirlife, itreallycarries into Sperry'sclassesareadynamicblendofcollege-bound
the future," hesaid. "There's nothinglikeseeingthe andvocationallyfocusedstudents. From Princeton
lookin astudent'seyeswhen they'veacquiredapieceof graduates nowworkingintheCIAtocareertruckdriv-
knowledgethatwillbewiththem forever." ers, formerstudentsfrequentlyreturnto Sperryto tell
Appropriately, Sperryrecalls themomentinhis himstoriesabouthowLatinhashelpedthemintheir
ownlifewhen Latinfirstgrabbedhisattention. When lives. "That'sthemostrewardingthing," hesaid. "I've
hewasachild, ababysitterbroughtabookoverto neverhadastudentregrettakingLatin."
hishouse. Heaskedherwhatitwas, andshereplied
ENLIKE
withasourface, "Oh, it's Latin." Hewas immediately MOSTPEOPLEwhodevelopa
intrigued. Later, aneight-gradeteacherrecruited strongproficiencyinthelanguage, Chris
him lorLatinclass. Hismotherforbadehimtotake Ward'91 didn'tbeginstudyingLatinuntilhewas in
it, basedon recollectionsofherowndraconianhigh college. Hewas neververyinterestedinforeignlan-
schoolLatinteacher. Sperryconvincedhismother guages inhighschool, and inhisseconddayofsecond
thatthisteacherwasdifferent, andhesignedup. The yearFrenchclassformerprofessorDr.AllenFarrell
languageresonatedwith him immediately. "Words "stronglysuggested" thatheandsomeothersconsider
seemedto representtheirreferentssowell. To me,arbor givingupon French.Wardenrolledin Dr. Tucker's
alwaysseemedto mean'tree' morethantheEnglish Latinclassandquicklyfell inlovewiththelanguage
word," hesaid. "WhenIstudied Latin, itwasasifI andculture. Havingeconomicsashis"practical"
hadseen itall before." major, hewantedtotakeasecond majorthatwasn't
SperryfoundLatin tobeboth avividlydescriptive directlyrelatedto hisvocationalaspirations, andClas-
andhighlylogical language, andhelovedthewayit sicswasaperfectfit. Inhissenioryearheabandoned
functions. Oncehegotto Hampden-Sydney,working hisplantobeabankeranddecidedtopursueacareer
underthetutelageofJimArietiandprofessorsofClas- inlaw. Ironically, itwashis "unpractical" majorthat
sicsWayneTuckerandJohn Brinkley'59 fannedthis endedupgettinghimajob; hetaughtLatininAp-
passion. "Iwasextremelyluckytohavethem," hesaid. pomattoxCountyforthreeyearsaftergraduating. He
"ThewayI teach isheavilyinfluencedbythem." thenspentayeardoingpolitical communicationsfor
Chris Ward'91 wentfrom Whenitcametimetopickamajor, however, he theRepublicanPartyofTexasandthreeyearsasCom-
teachingLatintopracticing
law. Hesaysthemethod- wasskepticalofthemarketabilityofadegreein Latin munication DirectorforaTexasstatesenatorbefore
ologiesoflawandLatin and Greek. Then Dr.Arietigottohim. "I remember enrollingatHarvardLawSchool. Havingreceivedhis
havemuchincommon. hepulledoutalistandstartednamingthesehighly J.D. in 2001,Wardis nowbackinhishomestateof
successfulpeoplewho majoredinClassics. Itreally TexasworkingasanassociateforthelawfirmofWeil,
blewmeaway,"saidSperry,who nowkeepsasimilar Gotshal&Manges, LLP.
listasarecruitmenttoolathisschool. TeachingatAppomattoxwasacrash-course
ComputerguruDavid Packardisoneofthe insmalltownculture,aseveryoneknew"thenew
namesonSperry'scurrentlist, andheisquicktoadd Latinteacher"even beforehebeganworking.While
computer-relatedjobstothelistofcareerpathsthat, Appomattoxisknownforitslong-standingcommit-
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LEFT:PeteSmith '94(in
blackshirtatcenter)with
hisstudentsinItaly.
BELOW:PeteSmithandhis
wifeAnneatOlympiain
Greece, whileleadinga
studenttour.
men:to Latin, itisaruralschoolwithanemphasison benefits, hedid find that the
vocational education.Wardworeacoatandbowtieto logical patternofreasoning
classandsmoked his pipe in the("acuityloungeevery- andanalysishedeveloped
day. This persona, incombinationwithasporadically from Latinhelpedhisscores
flambovant teachingstyle, madeWardabitofan ontheLSATsandcontinues
anomalyinthesmall town, andhebecameawell- tobe noless importantin theactualpracticeoflaw.
knownpersonality. WhileatHarvard,Wardobservedthatveryfewof
StudentsfondlyrecallWard's Brinkley-like hiscolleaguesknewLatinorGreek, andhegotthe
penchantforshowmanshipandwit. Oneday, in a sensethat therewasnotmuch interestintheClassics
departurefromhis typicallysombetdemeanor,Ward amongundergraduates. "Hampden-Sydneyhasa
jumpedtohis feet, aimedhis pointertothehorizon, strongemphasison theClassicsandagooddepart-
androbustlydecreed, "Carthagodelendaest!" (Cato ment,"hesaid. "Butit'sall toorare."
theElderendedeveryspeechwith thisphrase,which Wardtookawayfromhis teachingexperiencea
means "Carthagemustbedestroyed!") Having senseofpersonalreward. Latin, ofcourse,isreputed
startledtheclass toattentionwithhisboomingvoice, tobeadeadlanguage, andaconcertedeffortis
hedroppedthepointertohissideandsaidquietly, requiredto makesureitcontinuestobeacomponent
"Andthat, class, isanexampleofclassicpassiveperi- oftheAmericaneducationallandscape. "It'suptoa
phrastic."WardalsoinheritedfromhisHampden- fewofusineverygenerationtopasson Latintothose
Sydneyprofessorsalackoftoleranceforpoorexcuses. youngerthanwe,"hesaid. "IfeellikeIdidmypartto
Afterabigicestorm in 1996leftthecountywithout help keeptheClassicsalive."
electricity,severalstudentscametoclasswithouttheir
homework.Wardpromptlyjerkeddownamap ofthe IHEREV. PETERSMITH'94, nowa
RomanEmpire. "Youseethecoloredpart?"heasked. ministeratTimberRidgePresbyterian
"Allofitbuiltwithoutelectricity." Churchin RockbridgeCounty,Virginia, remembers
AlthoughWardsaysthatthemajorreasonsfor Dr.Arieti'sSocraticstyleofteaching. "Hehadthis
studyingLatinhavenothingtodowithitsptactical wayofprovokingyou, almosttrickingyou, intoget-
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tingtherightanswer. Itwas reallyfuntowatchhim ministry. In fact,someparishionersandmembersof
usethat,"hesaid, "atleastwhenitwasn'tdirected thecongregationarecurrentlylearningLatin,and
atme."Asamiddleschool andhighschool Latin Smithisabletoofferthembooksandtutoring.
teacher, however, Smithfoundthatamore"com- Believingthatthe"foundationsoftheliberalarts
passionate"stylewas better.Aftergraduatingfrom areintheClassics," Smithisgratefulforhis under-
Hampden-Sydneywithadegreeinboth Latinand graduateexperience. "ThewayI seetheworldstems
Greek, hebeganteachingatCloverHillHighSchool fromtheeducationIgotatHampden-Sydney,"hesaid.
inChesterfieldCounty. FocusedonbridgingLatin "AndthateducationcenteredaroundtheClassics. It's
to modern English, Smithhadhisclasses engage in hadaprofoundeffecton mylife."
activitieslikeplayingScrabble™ in Latinandtrans- HT
latingDr. Seussbooks. THEBEGINNINGofeachschoolyear,
AfterSmith'sfirstyearofteaching, hehearda JackShannon '99,who taughtLatin
conventionspeakergiveaforty-five-minutelecture andcoachedJ.V. andvarsitysocceratPrinceEdward
in Latin. "Latinbecamealivetomethen,"he CountyHighSchoolforthreeyears,wouldgivehis
said. "Itneverreallyoccurredto methatLatin stud—entsasyllabuswithaCiceroquotealongthe
"The way Isee the —
couldbespokenconversationally." Hebegan top "Utsementemfeceris, itametes" essentially,
worldstemsfrom the emphasizingthespokenlanguageandwas "youreapwhatyousow."Theimmediatemessageis
—
education Igotat soondoingthemajorityofhis instructingin evident youworkhardin thisclassandyou'll make
thelanguageitself. agoodgrade. Butthequotealsohad moresubtle
Hampden-Sydney.
ForSmith, aself-proclaimedlogophile, implications, tevealingnotonlyagoodlessonabout
Andthateducation oneofthemostappealingthingsaboutthe life, butalso aboutthestudyofLatin itself. ForShan-
studyofLatinandGreekistheetymological non, studyinggrammarandvocabularyinthefirstfew
centeredaroundthe —
aspect. Hampden-Sydneyinstilled inhima yearsismerelyavehicle togetto thereal reward the
classics. Itshada fascinationwithwords, theirevolution, and literature. Drawn to the Biblical notion thatthereis
profound theirconnectiontooneanother. Naturally, "nothingnewunderthesun," Shannonfeelsthestories
effect
hecitesetymologyclasswith Dt. Graves ofantiquityreveallessonsabouthumanity. Toaccess
on mlyy lliiffee.. Thompson'27, BlairProfessorEmeritusof thisliteraturefirst-handis toleatnaboutsomething
—
PETERSMITH '94 Latin, ashisfavorite. he feels isessential human nature. Thestudents
Latin teacherandminister Afterteachingfortwoyears inChester- whogrind through theinitial minutiaeoflearningthe
fieldCounty, Smith tookajobwith Prince languagearesowingtheseedsofalifetimeofenlight-
EdwardCountyschools.Afterayearthereheenrolled enmentand reward.
inLouisvilleSeminary, amovehehadbeenplanning Inordertomakethefirstyears moreappealing,
foryears. Smithfoundhisbackgroundinancient Shannon adoptedsomeratheruniqueapproachesto
languagesa"tremendoushelp" inseminary. Hebrew teachinggrammar, likethepopular"Mr. Shannon's
cameeasilytohim, andhequicklyfoundajobasa sandwichshop." Forexample, aphraselike"tocarry"
Greektutor. HisknowledgeofGreekandRoman isthesimplesttypeofinfinitive. Thesimplesttypeof
historyalsogavehimagreaterunderstandingof sandwichhastwo ("to") piecesofbread.
cultureatthetimeoftheNewTestament. "Youcanonlylookatsomanydrycharts," Shan-
NowaministerathistoricTimberRidgePres- nonsaid, explainingthatthesandwich associations
byterian,whichwasthefamilychurchofArchibald workedthrough allthetenses. "Butasareference,"he
Alexander, Hampden-Sydney's4th presidentand quicklyretorted, asifJohn Brinkley mightwalkinat
founderofPrincetonSeminary, Smith expositsGreek anymoment, "thereis nothingbetterthan charts."
scriptureseveryweek.Andwhilethesanctuaryis Despitehissometimes-progressiveapproach,
muchdifferentfrom theclassroom, Smithsaysthat Shannon's teachingstyledrewheavilyfromhis mentors
theteachingcomponentishisfavoriteaspectofthe atHampden-Sydney. Indealingwithlatepapers,he
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