Davis and Elkins College - Senatus Yearbook (Elkins, WV)

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JOHN SIMPSON EDWARD KING JAMES MAXWELL ES TIN TEE TERE. Jr Naval Air Corps U. S. Navy Army Air Corps Army Air Corps aN. OWEN KERNS CLYDE BROOKS CHARLES E. ALBERT, Jr. JACOB PHARES Naval Air Corps Naval Air Corps Nayal Air Corps Naval Air Corps WILLIAM SIEBERT ROBERT WOLVERTON JAMES WOODS JAMES CARROLL Merchant Marine U. S. Army Naval Air Corps Army Air Corps BEN FAIRBANKS RAYSHUPRP. |r: U.S. Army Army Air Corps BASIL SHARP U. S. Army PHIL H.-WiLLIAMS, Jr. U.S. Army “I do not know the dignity of his birth, but I do know the glory of his death.” --MacArthur Senatus 5

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ORE than three centuries ago, our forefathers came to Amer- ica. These brave pioneers knew that their freedom would be maintained at great cost to them- selves and to their children. We have been threatened repeatedly by those who would make us puppets in the hands of a dictator; and just as often Americans have taken up arms and have given their lives in the preservation of our independence. In World War II, Davis and Elkins College achieved distinction in training men and women for service in a global conflict. Many hun- dreds of her students and alumni shared in this greatest struggle against the forces of oppression in the history of mankind. Without exception, their devotion to duty reflected honor upon Alma Mater. All lovers of liberty will be eternally grateful to them. We shall forever cherish the memory of those sons of the College who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of our freedom. With hearts full of gratitude we respectfully dedicate this issue of the SENATUS to the men who gave their lives in World War II that we might continue to enjoy the fruits of liberty. R.B-PURDGIM, President, Davis and Elkins College Senatus 4

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PRESIDENT DR. R. B. PURDUM Dr. Purdum is a native of Virginia. After graduating from John Marshall High School in Richmond he entered the University of Virginia where he received his Bachelor of Science, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. While a student at Virginia he taught inorganic chemistry during the Summer Sessions and was awarded the coveted DuPont Fellowship for graduate work in chemistry. In 1925, Dr. Purdum came to Davis and Elkins College and served for eight- een years as Head of the Department of Chemistry. In April, 1943, Dr. Purdum was appointed Acting President of the College and became the seventh President of the College in May, 1944. President Purdum has been active in civic and church work. For five and a half years he was a member of the Elkins City Council during which period he served as chairman of committees of the Council in charge of the City Water Plant, the construction of the Elkins Municipal Airport, and the erection of the new City Building. He is an Elder in the Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, a past president and active member of the Elkins Rotary Club, and is a member of Sigma Xi Honorary Scientific Fraternity and the American Chemical Society. Senatus 6