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

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ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY page 10 CLASSES page 28 k TRADITIONS page 114 GREEKS page 142 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DEDICATION . . . One of the values of higher educalioii is its characteristic fusing of environments. We become acquainted with students who are products of many kinds of cities, interests, and families. Our back- grounds are different, and we are. in some degree at least, proud of them. Our experiences as village or city dwellers, members of fam- ilies of high or low incomes, and past activities as leaders or followers influence our new learning. From these and other details come the foundations which allow us to accept and absorb the carnival of opportunities around us. They have set the emotional and academic stage on which we participate in the coniedv and tragedy of college life. Perhaps the largest part of this heritage is our parents. Thev have conditioned a great deal of the rest of our background bv making some early choices for us. They have encouraged us both subtly and harshly: they have made some show respect in compliance with their wishes and some, rebellion in rejection of their views. They have led us because they were our first contact with the living world and the first people we looked to see and ask. Our devotion to our parents entails more than thanks for sending a check for tuition, filling the refrigerator for vacations, or giving friendly advice. It is more than the memory of early insistence on music lessons, explana- tions of their conceptions of right and wrong, or their loving glow- as the family gathers on Christmas Eve. Our devotion is our appre- ciation for their attendance, for their l(] e aiul concern for us. and for their simply being there. Biological parents have contributed healthy, happv guidance to most of us: but we must also recognize other members of the adult world who have inspired us. We laud the ones who became our early ideals as we listened to their tales, watched their skills, and admired their actions. We praise also those who became examples of our developing characters and philosophies. We thank those who do not say. We have made a mess and expect you to be the worlds salvation. but say to us. We are doing our best and expect ou to do the same. This kind of handshake gives us a forceful boast. Their guiding hands lift us challengingly to fulfill the aim of man- kind — to find the ultimate capacity of our minds and souls. If we will seriously believe this, our best selves will mean being real students and scholars. Well-rounded personalities can not be ends of education but the probable results of our seeking to be full persons. We are thankful to those who exemplified to us high and worthy possibilities and truly attained them. To those who were our first knowledge of feelings and laws higher than ourselves, the first to expect us to stand up as well as to look up, we dedicate the 1962- 1963 MURMLRMOiNTIS,

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LEADERSHIP page 72 ORGANIZATIONS page 84 ATHLETICS page 176 ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL LIFE page 166 CAMPUS LIFE page 210