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A MONUMENT TO A "WILD MAN"

Down at beautiful Hampton-by-the-Sea, William E. ("Wild Man") Lee, builder, athlete and gentleman, is directing the construction of a $125,000 bowl which will convert the fine Armstrong Field in a modern, substantial stadium.

Lee, one-time All-American tackle on the mythical elevens, was considered one of the best linesmen ever developed in colored colleges. His sterling services on the Seasider eleven reflected credit upon the fair name of Hampton, as well as upon the man, Lee. On the field of battle he was respected, admired and feared––hence the monicker "Wild Man." And above all, and we can say this with the authority of an eyewitness, he displayed the highest type of sportsmanship under the most trying and critical circumstances, while under fire, like a true gridiron gladiator on the field of the great pigskin battles.

We saw President Gregg confer the degree of B.S. upon Lee last June and we heard a mighty round of applause ripple through the beautiful Ogden Chapel––but his future course then was uncertain. Hampton had simply stamped him as a master builder and had pronounced him as an honor graduate.

It is a happy turn of affairs that Lee's building career has begun on the scene of his first love––and the "Wild Man," by his acquired prowess, can repay his beloved institution in a measure for its intellectual investment made in him by erecting a sturdy structure which will be a monument to his name long after the time-dimmed names of Hampton's Athletically Great have faded away into the misty archives of yesteryears.