Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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%-% V T -• V ' ii B It;. 1 ' ' . ' Kj H r; -» fe, |S Hr sP •.» k w ffi ' A - B flflre ■ ' ■ ' V ■; W ' ' . H j ■ - si v A IP ■ ' »«. Wi - .. -- - — — HOSTELER EXCHANGES PARTNERS during an evening sqaure dance. Planned evening activities were part of the agenda to keep participants active. IN PRICKETT ' S FORT visitors center, Savannah Hodge studies the drawing of a woodland Indian. ESTHER KUPPERMAN JOINS in on the evening square dance. PARTICIPANTS LISTEN to Joanne lecture on Appalachia, one of VanHorn, associate professor, several courses offered. ROBERT MCCARTER AND Stephen Smigocki, associate LESTER CITRON work on professor, individual projects in art taught by Elderhostel 17

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ERNEST KARL EXAMINES belts for sale in the visitors center at Prickett ' s Fort. The field trip was part of the Appalachian class. IN THE FORT, Elva and George Paugg look at the baskets made, there. ' Sharp, lively people who refuse to get old ' In your town, people say hello, said Dorothy Smith of New Philadelphia, Ohio, visiting hosteler. The hill accommodated its third Elderhostel during summer school June 24-30, Aug. 5-11 and 12-18. To qualify, retirement and a minimum age sixty was re- quired. Elderhostel is a part of a national program that was offered in West Virginia at Glenville, Fairmont, West Liberty, Concord, Shepherd, Westt Virginia State, and Marshall University. Dr. Rober Bauer, associate professor of psychology, is the regional director for El- derhostel. Leon Scheinine, who has been retired for two years, attended Elderhostel for the first time. Besides finding the program informative, he said, You don ' t feel you ' re wasting time . . . you keep the mind active. Classes were non-credit, college level and did not call for required reading or exams. Hostelers lived in the dorms, ate cafeteria food and enjoyed the same privi- leges as students. Classes in religion, Appalachian stud- ies and Middle East affairs were some of the courses offered. Herbert and Rosalie Wil- liams of Hallandale, Fla., came to Fairmont State ' s El- derhostel for the Appala- chian course. A retired guidance counselor from New York, Herbert now manages Rosalie ' s renewed singing profession. The Wil- liams enjoyed the planned evening activities. The staff went out of their way to make us comfortable, said Williams. The majority of the attendants were from out of state. Orginally from Ottawa, Canada, Yetta Schenine chose West Vir- ginia because of the cool climate. The Delphi, Md. resident retired eight years ago from the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture. Fritz Wolter, West Ches- ter Pa., reflected on the at- mosphere of the group. They ' re sharp people who refuse to get old. You get to meet a good cross section of people. Fritz is a retired chemist for DuPont. Offered at low cost, the program was started by em- ployees at the University of New Hampshire at Durham, and now includes 250 col- leges in 39 states. 16 Elderhostel

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FRESHMAN STUDENTS leave Feaster Center to go to their groups. Orientation 1979 Paying fees and playing games were all part of Freshman Orientation. Wide-eyed freshman were greeted on Sunday Aug. 19, by a crew of coun- selors who helped them settle into their new sur- roundings. Throughout the three-day affair, frosh were asked to participate in a gong show and other games and activities. For entertainment, a pic- nic and a bluegrass concert were held. About 80 counselors were chosen to head up the groups and to act as general guides to the ways of col- lege life. Earlier in the summer, the counselors attended a week- long workshop at Jackson ' s Mill to learn group skills. After orientation, a din- ner for the counselors was held by President Hardway and hosted by Blair Mont- gomery and Michael Bel- mear, student affairs coun- selors and freshman ori- entation organizers. FRESHMEN MAKE a circular pyramid. IN MAKING A HUMAN TANK, freshman get to know each other by working together. 18 Freshman orientation