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Excerpt from The Kaleidoscope, 1910, Vol. 16 It is safe to sav that hampden-sidney owes her worth largely to the type of men she. Has been able to enlist in her service. During all her past historv she has numbered among her instructors men of high character and exceptional merit, and happily, in this regard, her interests are still being admirably conserved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Kaleidoscope, 1927, Vol. 33 In modern times, Florence Nightingale may, perhaps, be considered the pioneer in constructive movements for the organized relief of troops in the field, and out of these movements have grown the many agencies of the Red Cross and similar organizations for the amelioration of the condition of suffering humanity and for the systematic training of young women as nurses. It has been said that the luxuries of one generation become the comforts of the next and the necessities of the third. The time was when the sick were nursed only by members of the household and by kind friends and neighbors; but fifty years ago the place and the work of the trained nurse began to assume importance alongside with that of the physician and surgeon; and, as civilization became mo're complex, the nurse became a necessity and few would now dare to face a serious illness without the aid of this well - nigh indispensable angel of mercy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Kaleidoscope, 1922, Vol. 28 Opened as hampden-sidney Academy, January 1, 1776. Incorporated as hampden-sidney College, May, 1783. Under the presidency of Archibald Alexander (1797 increased students and endowment. Under Jonathan P. Cushing (1821 life and growth. Under Dr. Lewis W. Green (1848 a prosperous era. Under Dr. John M. P. Atkinson (1857 the distractions of the Civil War, but an administration of vigor and success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Kaleidoscope, 1917, Vol. 25 Thy gnarled and knotted, wide-spread oaks Thy pines. Great-souled. Serene, sedate, Thy wild- owers, fragrant in the dusk. Surrounding all. Protect and cloak All beings. By a kind of fate, In a mantle of sweetest trust. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."