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that has been accomplished by Mr. Hulvey it would be necessary to compare the edu- cational standards in the locality in which his activity has been centered of a quarter of a century ago with those of the present time, to place the statistics of 1886 beside those of 1914, and to endeavor to account fcir the difference, the vast improvement, in any other manner than to place the credit at the door of the leaders in edtication in the county and the state, the one influence co- operating with the other for the common good. Organization and concerted efifort for advancement have wrought the change from small, unsanitary, ill-ventilated, and ill- lighted school houses to the spacious, airy and scientifically constructed buildings that now numerously dot the county ; and the same causes have placed a trained, educated and efficient corps of teachers in the stead of willing but incapable instructors. Mod- ern methods and instruction flourish throughout the division, vocational training has been introduced, libraries easily accessi- ble have been installed, and the pupils of the schools in the locality receive generous foundation for advanced study in higher in- stitutions, or. if that is not forthcoming, lib- eral qualifications for honorable position in society ; perfect sanitary conditions prevail, toilet and drinking appliances, arranged under medical direction and subject to rigid inspection, and with all of the forward strides that have been made, satisfaction has not caused the smallest decrease in enthusi- asm nor a lack of desire for still greater im- provement.

So strong a believer is Mr. Hulvey in the efficacy of union and the value of steady and systematic cooperation that at school con- ventions he is known as the "Champion of Consolidation," and it is a tribute to his force of character and his wise foresight that many of the reforms that he has earnestly advocated have become successful institu- tions. He is a member of the Virginia State Teachers' Association, and was the organ- izer and the first president of the Rocking- ham County Teachers' Association, the first organization of its kind in Virginia, exist- ing prior to the formation of the state asso- ciation. Mr. Hulvey has frequently been the author of articles published in educa- tional journals, and from the height of long experience and participation in the thick of the fight has been able to pen papers of

vital interest and value to friends and pro- moters of education.

It is a far cry from the arts of peace to the doings of war, but in both has George H. Hulvey been prominent, and before clos- ing this brief chronicle it is meet that men- tion should be made of a part of his career that is widely separated from his activities with which so many are familiar. He served as sergeant in his company throughout the year 1861-62. and upon the proposed re- organization of the Confederate army was elected captain, although he was never com- missioned to this rank. On one occasion, acting under orders from General "Stone- wall" Jackson, Sergeant Hulvey burned the bridge at Port Republic, in order to prevent its use as a means of transit by the Federal forces. Mr. Hulvey's political views are Democratic, and he is a member of the Re- formed church. His fraternal societies are the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Junior Order of United American Me- chanics.

He married (first) in 1872. Josephine, daughter of Arthur Bader. her death occur- ring in 1882; (second) October 8, 1890, Nannie Y., born in Rockingham county. Virginia. August 12, i860, daughter of George William Yancey. Children of his first marriage : Elmer Lee. born in Harri- sonburg. Virginia, a printer, resides in Iowa ; William Arthur, born in Harrisonburg, Vir- ginia, a farmer ; Franklin Edmund, born in Bridgewater, Virginia, died in 1893. Chil- dren of his second marriage, all born in Bridgewater, Virginia: Leighton Michael, born May 7. 1893; Sallie Machen, born July 13. 1895; Samuel Brown, born October 3, 1896; Nina Yancey, born July 23, 1900; Lynnwood Harvey, born February 22, 1904. In 1906 Mr. Hulvey moved to Harrisonburg, and now resides on the corner of North High and Wolf streets.

Michael Archibald Dinneen. Michael Archibald Uinneen, a prominent business man of New York City, was born at Ash- land. Virginia. October 24. 1887. He is the son of John Hogan and Mary Gordon (Houston) Dinneen. his mother being the daughter of Dr. Henry Houston. His father v/as an attorney at Richmond. Virginia, died in 1903. John Hogan Dinneen was in the Confederate army in the civil war. being lieutenant of the Infantr\' Blues of Rich-