West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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THE FIRST STATE INTER-COLLEGIATE TRACK MEET To Wesleyan must be given the credit not only for promoting, but also for winning the first inter-collegiate track meet ever held in West Virginia. This meet was held on Wesleyan ' s athletic field on May 30, 1912. All the colleges and higher institutions of learning in the state were represented, but Wesleyan easily won the meet with a lead of eighteen points over her nearest competitor. THE FIRST VICTORY OVER THE STATE UNIVERSITY Such a brace did Wesleyan ' s athletics take in VM2, that even the State University, which for years had been using Wesleyan as a piac- tice game, were decisively defeated in their annual clash on the grid- iron by the score of 19 to 14. This was the beginning of a regular an- nual occurrence, and Wesleyan ' s victories over Morgantown are no longer surprises, but are looked upon as a matter of fact.

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THE BURNING OF THE MAIN BUILDING Wesleyan ' s .success was not to go on unimpaired, for in Febru- ary of 1905, the tine Main Building was destroyed by tire. The build- ing being so far removed from any water connections, and with such intense cold, all attempts to save the building and equipment were fruitless. Thus the hopes of the Trustees and many loyal supporters of the school were seemingly shattered. Xot to be discouraged, the Trustees and conference, after much hard work, succeeded in raising sufficient funds for the erection of the New Main Building, which now graces the beautiful campus. THE NEW GYMNASIUM AND SCIENCE HALL By her good work and honest endeavor, Wesleyan soon at- tracted the attention of many influential peo- ple in the state, which finally resulted in ap- propriations b e i n g made for the erection of two new buildings, . „ . Science Hall the Lrymnasium and the Science Hall. The starting of the gymnasium was made possible by a liberal gift from Wm. S. Edwards of Charleston. The Science Hall and equipment is the gift of Mrs. Virginia Haymond of Clarks- burg. This building is known as Haymond Hall, and was given by Mrs. Haymond as a memorial to her husband, who. for several years prior to his death, was a Trustee of the College.

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Board of Trustees Hon. Chas. W. Lynch President Hon. A. M. Poundstone Vice-President John A. Barnes Secretary Rev. Carl G. Doney Ex-Officio Mr. John A. Barnes Weston, W. Va. Rev. G. D. Smith, D.D Clarksburg, W. Va. Rev. Archibald Moore, D.D Oakland, Md. Rev. D. L. Ash, D.D Williamstown, W. Va. Hon. U. G. Young Buckhannon, W. Va. Hon. W. W. Hughes Welch, W. Va. Hon. R. A. Reger, M.D Buckhannon, W. Va. Hon. Geo. W. Atkinson, LL.D Washington, D. C. Rev. L. E. Resseger, D.D Buckhannon, W. Va. Bishop John M. Walden, D.D., LL.D Cincinnati, Ohio. Rev. James E Bird Charleston, W. Va. Hon. Chas. W. Lynch Clarksburg, W. Va. Mr. Andrew S. Thomas Charleston, W. Va. Mr. Wilbur E. Stone.. .Wheeling, W. Va. Mr. Harry H. Byer Philippi, W. Va. Mr. J. P. Berry Sutton, W. Va. Mr. R E. Thrasher Buckhannon, W. Va. Hon. H. Roy Waugh Buckhanonn, W. Va. Hon. J. S. Withers Buckhannon, W. Va. Hon. Harvey W. Harmer Clarksburg, W. Va. Hon. C. D. Howard Cowan, W. Va. Rev. S. K. Arbuthnot, D.D Parkersburg, W. Va. Rev. M. F. Compton, D.D Moundsville, W. Va. Rev. G. R. Williamson Meadville, Pa. Rev. W. D. Reed Oakland, Md. Rev. S. P. Crummitt, D.D Charleston, W. Va. Mr. A. M. Poundstone Buckhannon, W. Va. Mr. J. C. Bardall Moundsville, W. Va. Mr. C. W. Archbold Parkersburg, W. Va. Rev. H. D. Clark, D.D Buckhannon, W. Va. Hon. Samuel V. Woods Philippi, W. Va. Rev. Sterling J. Miller, D.D Parkersburg, W. Va. Hon. W. B. Matthews Charleston, W. Va. Hon. Wm. S. Edwards Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. A. J. Clark Wheeling, W. Va Mrs. Virginia Haymond Clarksburg, W. Va. Miss Hettie List Wheeling, W. Va. Mr. O. W. O Hardman Middlebourne, W. Va. 9