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

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I Find A College When I came to the end of the third block in Buckhannon the campus stretched out before me. I can ' t sa that a first glimpse brouglu an ejaiulalion of awe. N ' or was a second look accompanied by hea eiily music . . . Hollywood ' s trick lor iiilroduciiig the pivot experience in a man ' s life. The campus was small. It ' s siufacc boasted a mantle of grass, verdantly green in the shadows ol huge trees. Through the foliage 1 could see several old brick buildings. This was West Virginia Weslevan. I decideil to jxisipone judg- ment. Small. Pretty. Kind ol personal-looking, too . . . It has possi- bilities. My mind was wide open lor impressions. There were two stone gate-posts. I stopped to read a |)la |ue inserted in one of them. It meant nothing to me. .Several feet ahead a sign post laiight mv eve: West Virginia Weslevan College Founded 189(1. Only sixty-three years old. I thought. . walk branched off to the right. .At the far end was a buililing and some people. I went toward them. . girl came to meel me. Tall, she was . . . with cur es that didn ' t look padded; pretty, too. I ' m Roberta Kitten, she said holding out her hand. ili( me to Weslevan.

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To Biickhannon Oh, I pushed the last bite ol a ilomit into mv nioiilh. Graduate magna ciuii laude? ' No, he grinned and put a quarter on the counter to pa lor his breakfast. No, I ' m not really smart, [usi an average student. But I did learn the meaning of living at VVesleyan; the importance of good citizenship: humility: responsibility: and respect for personality. And I ' ve a couple of real friends on the faculty who will always be interested in the good and bad things that I do. I was impressed by his sincerity. You know, I ' d like to go to Buckhannon . . . Look over your Wesleyan. Do that, he patted my back in friendly fashion as he took his coat fiom the peg on the wall. Tlu ' door closed and he was gone. w E S L E Y A N C O L L E G E B u w C E K S 1 H j A V N I N K G O I M N I A

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. . . Meet Roberta Kitten Hello, Her IrioiKlliness was incslsliblc. I ' m RoIk 1 1 de Cat. Her eyes weie as big as saucers. Xoi really, she laiighetl, I nodileil. To some boys and girls on (he porch she called, Kids, you ' ll never believe it. He ' s come at last. This is Bob Cat. Robert de Cat, I corrected the voung lady. The silkUius siirroiiiuled me. I ' d like to look at your college. . re you a new student? asked a box ai m i Ibow. Ihev all seemed to wait for my answer. I was siiddeiily consi ious ol mv bidraggled appearance. I lelt ashamed that I hadn ' t shaved. Well, not exactly. my voice faltered . . . Want to look the school oxer first. That ' s sensible. aiiolher l)ov linished the sentence lor me. Come on, we ' ll start here. This is .Vgnes Howard Hall, the girl ' s dormitory. Most of the women students stav here ... as a matter of fact, most of the men students can be loinid here, also. There was a twinkle in his eye. We all laughed. How many girls are there? I asked. . bout one hundred twenty, I fjelievc, someone volunteeied. B u W c E K S 1 H A V N I N R G O I N N I A