end ▁Mill ard ▁F . ▁San ford ▁and ▁Ele an or ▁Nev itt ▁San ford . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Richmond ▁College ▁( now ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Richmond ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁while ▁a ▁student ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Or ator ' s ▁Medal ▁during ▁a ▁state ▁contest ▁held ▁at ▁Washington ▁and ▁Lee ▁University . ▁ ▁San ford ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Taylor ▁of ▁Ch ester field ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁after ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁Richmond ▁College . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁had ▁eight ▁children - ▁seven ▁sons ▁and ▁one ▁daughter . ▁Margaret ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁but ▁San ford ▁rem ar ried ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁His ▁second ▁wife ▁was ▁Ger tr ude ▁Pay ne ▁of ▁Han over ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁with ▁financial ▁assistance ▁from ▁J . ▁H unt ▁H arg ra ve , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Ch ath am ▁Training ▁School . ▁He ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned ▁and ▁turned ▁over ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁A ubre y ▁H . ▁Cam den , ▁who ▁was ▁Dean ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁active ▁at ▁C TS ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁ ▁San ford ▁was ▁a ▁deeply ▁religious ▁man , ▁and ▁devoted ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁past or ▁in ▁various ▁Virginia