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

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Officers Clyde O. Law President B. C. McGinnis Vice-President Myron B. Hymes Secretary Members Emeritus J. W. Engle Clarksburg L, S Grose Buckhonnon H. W, Harmer Clarksburg O. J. Morrison Charleston J. E, Scott Parkersburg C. G. Stater Fairmont J. E Wells Huntington Members Ex Officio The President of the College Buckhonnon Bishop James H. Straughn Pittsburgh, Pa. Term Expires 1951 MINISTERS LAYMEN C. E. Brondt Moundsville H E, Kelso Huntington W, Knox Parkersburg M, C. Miles Parkersburg W. S. Patterson Buckhonnon W. F. Curtis Moundsville Mrs. C. C. Hyre Clorksburg C. F. Israel Clarksburg A. V. G. Upton Clarksburg C. B. Whetsell Elkins 7 o€i icC 0 Clyde Otis Law President Wheeling, West Virginia Born in Lowford, Ritchie County, West Virgmio, in 1883, Clyde O. Low come to Wesleyon in 1901 where he received a B.5. degree in the Class of 1909, During those years he become associated with the North- western Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany. Graduating from Harvord Univer- sity with a M.B.A. in 1913, Mr. Law was active in Clarksburg until 1920 when he moved his family to Wheel- ing to become o Northwestern Mutual Generol Agent. Active in Methodism and anxious to serve his alma mater, Mr. Low wos elected to the Board of Trustees in 1919. His elevation to the presidency of the Board in 1932, post he has since continuously held, is evidence of the high regard in which he is held for his unflagging interest in promoting the fortunes of the College. Term Expires 1950 W. P. Eostwood Wheeling J. E. Hanifon Clarksburg J. M. Helm Huntington F. L. Shaffer Chorleston T. M. Zumbrunnen Huntington G. W. Bright Beckley Mrs. Florence Harmer.Ciorksburg Clyde O. Low Wheeling Lawrence R. Lynch Clarksburg G. M. Nicholson Parkersburg Term Expires 1949 Alfred E. Bennett Charleston W. S. Boyd Pittsburgh, Po C. G. Eastwood Bluefield R. S. Kenoston Huntington J. L. Wolfe Parkersburg E. Ray Jones Oakland, Md. A. F. McCue Clarksburg A. G. Shannon Buckhonnon L. C. Shingleton Clarksburg Mrs. C. A. West. -Orlando, Flo. D. C. Pickens Oakland, Md, W. 5. Overstreet Buckhonnon G. W, Stewart Beckley H. W. Wore Elkins H. W. Jamison- -Turtle Creek, Pa, Term Expires 1948 My B, Hymes Buckhonnon Miss Edna Jenkins Petroleum B. C. McGinnis Huntington Lewis H. Miller Ripley S. S. Tuckwiller Lewisburg Bishop James hienry Straughn Member Ex-Of(icio Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Resident Bishop of West Virginia since 1939, Bishop Straughn has shown o deep interest in the College from the beginning of his association with it. The fact that the College has received increased individuol tinonciol support and o greater student repre- sentation from the Pittsburgh areo in recent years is indicotive of the Bishop ' s obiding interest in West Virginia Wesleyon. Bishop Straughn was b terville, Maryland, in 18 ordained in 1903, and f degrees of A.B., A.M., from Western Morylond College. West Virginia Wesleyon conferred the de- gree of LL.D. on him in 1941. The Bishop is Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is well known as a writer and o lecturer. Cen- olds the id D.D.

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ici tee 0 t ( oUec First row, left to right: C. G. Stater, J. O. Gross, B. C. McGinnis, R. S. Kenoston, W. J. Scarborough, t C. O. Law, L. C. Shingleton, H. W. Jamison, C. E. Brandt, G. W. Bright. Second row: T. M. Zumbrunnen, L. H. Miller, C. B. Whetsell, Mrs. W. M. Downs, Edna Jenkins, Mrs. Florence Harmer, J. E. Scott, E. R. Jones, G. M. Nicholson. Third row: M. B. Hymes, D. C. Pickens, H. E. Kelso, A. V. G. Upton, A. E. Bennett, J. E. Honifan, A. G. Shannon, W. S. Patterson, W. S. Boyd. Fourth row: J. L. Wolfe, C. G. Eastwood, H. W. Wore, C. F. Israel, B. D. Raine, A. F. McCue, G. W. Stewart. ( Not a trustee; tmember ex-officio) (Picture taken November 15, 1946) Page Seventeen