Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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f ft ff k fM Bfr fJ JK ■ ■ ' MiyMH H|; gmmgg SKBjgt U| TI 7U ji - These empty seats in the Feaster Cen- ter will soon be filled with distinguished speakers, faculty and graduates. Congressman Alan B. Mollohan speaks to the graduates about the paths ahead of them and encourages them to stay in the state. Parents, family and friends file into the rows of bleechers in the Feaster Center early Saturday morning, eagerly awaiting to see their graduates. 24 Student Life

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Road trips make happy campers Campus and college life is not as bad as most initially believe. Howev- er, overwhelming assign- ments and the same old scene can give students an urge to break away from the monotony and go on a road trip. A spontaneous or planned day out at one of the close-by state parks just may be the cure for those study time blues. A common stomping ground for happy camp- ers is Valley Falls State Park. The park is less than a half an hour drive from campus. Students take picnic lunches, relax and enjoy the sights around them. Whether it be for the day or just an hour, a road trip may just turn out to be the answer to trivial college problems. (Road Trip Warning: no reasons necessary!) While at the state park, the staff photographer snapped senior Tom Owens catching the breaking of the falls. Student Life 23

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Commencement excitement unfolds Seniors focused on their thoughts for May graduation as the spring semester came to a close. Three hundred and fifteen seniors out of 485 that applied for gradu- ation, marched in the ceremony at the Feaster Center on Saturday, May 13 at 10 a.m. Crown Imperial by William Walton was per- formed on the organ by music professor Alice Moerk for the proces- sional. President Robert J. Dillman presided over the ceremony with an in- vocation by Father Jude Molnar of the Newman Center. Junior music major Brad Tenney sang I ' ll walk With God, composed by Sigmund Romberg. A degree of Doctor of Humane Letters was presented to Thelma Shaw by Dr. Dillman and Dr. H. Dean Peters, vice president for aca- demic affairs. The hon- orary degree was for her outstanding contribu- tions, which include ac- tivities on the national, state and local levels. Congressman Alan B. Mollohan, from the First District of West Virgin- ia, gave the address which followed the greetings from the Board of Regents, presented by William T. McLaughlin II, BOR member, and Robert H. Thompson, chairman of the FSC Board of Advisors. A special presentation of the Class of 1939 was given by Dr. Dillman with presentations of the candidates for degrees by Dr. Peters, (continued on 126) The faculty attentively listens to Board of Regents member, Wil- liam McLaughlin II ' s speech. Student Life 25