Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Seated, left to right, Janice Cook, Evelyn Haws; standing, left to right, Madeline Nasser, Ruth Hamill, Eleanor Porter, Adrian Hatfield, Marjorie Kunz, Viola Lipscomb, Rita Sullivan. Carnett Queen, Natalie I.yon, Nell Cornell. STAFF Iul if or-in-Chief Managing lid if or liusiness Manager — Evelyn' Haws Janice Cook Adrian 1 Iatiiiid John Anderson Jean Bryant Peggy Bu .ek Kathryn Carpenter Nell Cornell Mildred Parley Judy Gellman Eunice Haddad Janet Hagen Ruth Hamill Elizabeth 1 iayncs Virginia I lodges Marjorie Kunz Viola Lipscomb Natalie Lyon Janet Miller Dorothy Muir Marilynn Musick Eunice Parry Beverly Petit Eleanor Porter Garnett Queen Rita Sullivan Norma Dale Tice Virginia Todd Marycllcn Wise Page Tuw y

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I Ml RUM HI,I-' of gunfire in the distance did not turn our young heads on that bright day in September 1941. Our minds were lull of the wonder and excitement that college life had in store for us. In the next few weeks our life was practically planned for us—a sorority dance here, a fraternity party there, a mix on Monday night, a swing given by the Student Council, a play by the college theatre, and of course our daily, or should I say hourly, visits to the Student Union. And oh yes, I almost forgot about registration and classes starting in the mist of all these activities. From then on. we were full fledged Marshallites. In the meantime the football season was getting well under way, and with our moral support the Thundering Herd was bringing home victory after victory. With the approaching of the Homecoming game our excitement grew to almost unbearable heights. To set it all off our curiosity was keeping us in a dither to know who was to lx crowned queen of the year. The afternoon of the game all of the sororities and fraternities had beautiful floats to parade around the field during the half. The contestants eligible for the beauty queens also appeared, but it was not until that night at the dance that we knew who was to lx queen. That night we were all transformed from bobby-sock kids into beautiful girls ami handsome fellows. Shocked back to reality by the approach of midsemester exams we settled down to a quiet two weeks of intensive study. Hut no sooner were the exams over until we resumed our social activities. This time basketball was the main highlight, with several swings, dances, and a play thrown in for good measure. One of the many things we were truly proud of that year were student elections. It seemed as if everyone had been struck by a bolt of democracy. One society in particular that aided the movement was the B. O. M. (Builders of Marshall), which consisted of both Greek and Independent parties. We entered our second year at Marshall realizing that many of our boys had marched off to war, and like all war-time colleges, we had a limited social program. During the year our class grew smaller and smaller as the boys were called or enlisted until it seemed as if our class would just fade away. Even our football and basketball seasons were greatly restricted, but we did manage to struggle through. In March 1943 the Army answered the maiden’s prayers and sent Marshall a ready-made Army, the 47th Division of the Air Force. The students set right to work to help build Army morale. The sororities gave parties for them, and there were weekly dances for our cadets. Hut other than these our social activities were rationed considerably. But our help was not all in the social line; many of us spent our free time doing Red Cross or canteen work and similar activities. Page Twenty-one