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

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r 3CXMXOXOC 3oCZ)OOODOO MURMURMONTIS mnnnnni ■ 20 30OOO0O0OCX= WAR ISSUE OCXXXX)C JOQ DOOO OOOCTZDC 3CZ3O0 Ruth Bland Grimes, A.B. Dunmore, W. Va. Wesleyan Academy. 16; President Chresto- malhean Society, ' 18; Secretary Chrestomalhean Society, ' 16; President Volunteer Band, I8- ' 19; Secretary-Treasurer Volunteer Band, I6- ' I7; President Y. W. C. A. Summer Term, ' 17; Secretary Y. W. C. A.. 1 7- 18; Sec-elary- Treasurer West Virginia Volunteer Union, ' 19-70. Either a missionary or a missionary ' s one is just as essential as the other. ttfe- Ruth is a tireless worker and a fine student. She finishes her college woik in three years. Her work is always commendable. She is a factor in every Christian organization of t!ie school. Whether it be in literary society, stu- dent meeting, Y. W. C. A. or Volunteer meet- ings, she is always ready lo lend a helping hand. Nevie Cutlip, A.B. Buckhannon, W. Va. Wesleyan Academy; Y. M. C. A.; Excelsior; Secretary Homiletic Association. I4- ' 1 5; Presi- dent Homiletic Association. 16- ' I7; Manager Y. M. C. A. Lecture Course. I8- ' I9. Delights in Shakespeare so much that he fa able to grasp the large ideas. Destined to be one of the great preachers of the West Virginia Conference. The educational craze is still with him. and Boston Theological Seminary will be his place of future study. Nevie is a good, steady student, not because of the restraint of married life, however, but becaus? it is unnatural for him to be anything else but reliable student. twenty-nine

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re Z OOOOOOOOCKZ MURMURMONTIS ' 20 IJOCOOOOOOOC — ■ mnnnmrifYir- WAR ISSUE Z300OOOOCZ Pearl Post, A.B. Buckhannon, W. Va. Belington High. 14; Excelsior; Y. W. C. A.; F.dilor Pha-os. ' 18- ' 19; May Queen. ' 18; Y. W. C. A. Representative Student Conference. Eagles- mere. could not live without (he JoVe of mu friends. Pearl is casting sunshine all around and is a gem mo ' e precious than any yet found. She is an excellent student, of whom the Senior C!a-s is justly proud. She ranks very high in the esteem of all her schoolmates. Her popularity is manifest in the fact that she was chosen as May Queen, which is a particular distinction bestowed by way of student choice. She special- izes in high grades. Paul Holden, A.B. Buckhannon, W. Va. Buckhannon High, ' 15; Chrestomathean ; Treasurer Chrestomathean Society, 16; Y. M. C. A.; Webster Debating Club; Editor Mu.mur montis. I7- ' I8; Business Manager Pharos, I8- ' 19. -The Paul swallows philosophy as tho oughly as some people do refreshment. His interest in philosophical discussion is an indication of Ins thirst for knowledge and his great passion for doing religious work. Paul is a preacher who can leach er. are those toho laugh at aged overs. ' twenty-eight

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= oooooooooc Snr — mm: MURM URMONTIS ' 20 WAR ISSUE r oooooooooz dooodooooocz nocooooczzi =rz OOOOOOCZ3CO Alpha Ruth Hartley, A.B. Cottageville, W. Va. Wesleyan Academy, ' 15; West Virginia Uni- versity, 16-17; Wesleyan, ' 18-19; Excelsior; Y. W. C. A. Truth anl virtue (he best tveall ' Scientific agricultunng has a stro.ig advocator in this young lady. Her lectures in Slate Agri- cultural Conventions are convinsive. SSe be- lieves in advancement, even though olhes have tilled the soil. Cecil G. Blake, A.B. Lewisburg, W. Va. Greenbrier Military Academy, 14; Post-grad- uate. ' 15; Excelsior; Vice-President Junio: Class, ' 17; Varsity football. ' I5- ' 16- ' 17; Varsity basketball and baseball. I5- ' I6- ' I7. Athletic is his specialty. ' Lieutenant Jerry left the class to enter the first Officers ' Training School at Ft. Benjamn Harrison. May 15, 1917. He received his com- mission August 1 3th, the same year. He served with the 329th Infantry from August 29. 1917. to Februa-y 1 5, 1919, at which lime he was mustered out of service. From June 6, 1918, to Januavy 31, 1919, he was overseas. Even though his enlistment prolonged his college graduation, he gladly sacrificed everything for his country. thirty