with red-brown eyes in the flowing coat patterned on the Rebel uniform,
of hallowed memory, is a treasure handed down to his son, Sheridan
Duncan, who was the only one of the Jim Cavittts six boys of the right
age to serve in the First World War.
Belvedere Brooks, called Bell, attended Washington and Lee University,
as did Josephus Franklin (Uncle Joe), while the two younger boys
attended the Presbyterian Austin College at Sherman. These last two sons
of Vol and Clara Sparks Cavitt were Andrew Sidney, who was called Sid,
and Samuel Earl. Sam, who is the last remaining member of that large
family, and now living in Houston, Texas. (1965)
The girls who lived to be grown were Cora, Ruth, Florence and Elizabeth,
who was called Lizzie, and all three of the older girls attended the
Bellewood Seminary for Young Women at Anchorage, Kentucky, while Lizzie
was sent to Mary Washington at Sherman. Aunt Cora at one time said to us
that she was pretty put out with Pa's cousin who came to him and
persuaded him to send the girls to Anchorage, Kentucky, for they had
plans already made to attend some girls school near Washington and Lee
where they were sure they'd have a much better time. However, the
relative, who was a Presbyterian preacher, changed Pats mind by telling
him the Kentucky school was under Presbyterian sponsorship and therefore
best for girls.
Also attending Bellewood Seminary at Anchorage with Cora Cavitt (Vol's
oldest daughter) was her cousin, Catherine Ann Cavitt "Kate" (Josephus'
youngest child). Two of Kate's sisters, Mary Ann and Clara Isabel
Cavitt, each a twin with a brother for twin, attended the Misses
Carrington's School for Young Ladies in Anchorage, Kentucky. Anchorage
is a suburb of the city of Louisville, Kentucky, and is composed largely
of estates.
The Misses Carrington's School was under the directorship of a Dr.
Bedinger, who looked, report tells us, like George Bernard Shaw. A
daughter of this distinguished gentleman, still living in Anchorage, is
Miss Olivia Bedinger.
Mary and Clara Cavitt later attended Hollins Institute, now Hollins
College.
Private Recollections of 1927:
Having attended the junior year of college at Hollins, I was pleased to
take my fiance, Sheridan Cavitt, down to Hollins on his first visit to
our home in Virginia. It was to shed brilliance on myself, I'm well
aware, that I joyously introduced Sheridan to faculty members who were
kind enough to remember me. So taken were they with the name Cavitt and
all their fond memories of the Cavitt girls who had been students at
Hollins I lost my guest to Mr. Turner and the Cocke family for the rest
of the day and was properly set down for all my pride..both in the
handsome redhead who was escorting me and the adored college I was
supposed to be showing to him.
From Virginia also comes the story that Texas boys of the 1800's
attending Washington and Lee at Lexington, Virginia, spent their Sunday
afternoons sitting on a lady's front veranda and neatly lassoing
passers-by who thoroughly enjoyed the trick. The ones who remember the
fun say it is much quieter-and less fun-along Main Street now-adays
without the lariet swinging pranksters.
Representative of the culture of these early Texans and value they
placed on educating their children, a typical letter shows two families'
plans for sending their children back east to schools better, they felt,
than ones in Texas of Vol's day.
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