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

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STUDENT COUNCIL u Hudson, K- Roberts, C. P.ist, H. Sharp, K Knox, tresidenlj K Tannehill, C. Thinn., C i Kalafal. Sealed Dl I W, BroyleS. basketball players. He handed out many a thrill with his fast pace on the floor. And he was a scholar. That adds to the respect one hold-, for a fellow-student these days. He was president ot the A K Pi frater- nity. He even waited tables in the dormitory in his spare time. Strange thing, too, he never seemed to he too busy to he friendly. And he was typi- cal of that student body governing board. Look at these names: Roberta Roberts, Herb Sharp, Curtis Thome, Kay Tannehill, Art Dunn, Nancy work — but, too, it was fun. Strange combination, work and fun, hut they so often get together around a col- lege. It ' s all a mixture hut it blends. Duty, service, ambition, work, fun, and the game — it ' s life in itself. student lias his share ot duty around a campus. Take the Student Council. It has a big job, governing the whole student body and cooperat- ing with the faculty in the plans and task-- of the college. Kenny Knox was the president of the 1 942-4 ! Stu- dent Council. He had the respect of everyone on the campus. Besides being the president of the student body, he was just about everything else, too. He was one of our star l ii.i Hughi ■ ' i Kccd, 10 ihc Dean, i L-urer. miih bk ■n «| | Goodwin, Charles Post, Bill Hudson, and John Kalafat. That ' s the list.

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And others had duties around the college. Take the office force, for instance. Not many would envy the johs that Cornelia Hughes and Mary Gould and Annie Frances Reed had to do. They did them, though — and they did them well. Is the President in? How much do I still owe the colleger What are my mid- semester grades: To G.G. N. A freshman girl is usually rather proud of herself. She has come a long way. She has accomplished much. The very fact that she is in college makes her prefer not to look up to anyone, unless it he to a very tall anil handsome young man. But every girl looks up to G. G. N. It ' s just that Mrs. Neil is the sort of person one admires. There is dignity about her. There is poise and charm and culture. Any dean of women earns many nicknames. She knows from the very beginning that to do her duty is to merit criticism of an unpleasant as well as pleasant sort. Rut never has Grace Gardner Neil had a nickname that did not carry with all else a great measure o,f affec- tion. That means that there is charac- ter there — unforgettable character and charm. It was a pleasure to watch her at work — so varied are her inter- ests and her tasks. From the moment she shook hands with her girls for the first time, she was surprising them with the variety of her talents. It seemed that it was a full time job for anyone to teach all of the sophomores to speak well — at least, it appeared that way to a freshman. But then, there she was conducting receptions, pouring tea — and coffee — as for- mality would prescribe. She knows how to do the good thing well. Such is the nature of an artist. From a formal reception to Arsenic mid Old Lace. Yes, that ' s Mrs. Neil. That play will never be forgotten by W ' es- leyan. There was skill there. lien it came to discipline, she could make it seem almost pleasant, for there is wisdom in her discipline. To G. G. N. That expresses simply our affection. She was there to see the freshman girl off during her first week and she was there to see her through. Truthfully, she was there to see the whole college through, for loyalty to Wesleyan is tar from the least of her virtues. And now to get back to school. Just where it began, it is hard to remember, but suddenly everyone was caught in the midst of it. The