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

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2 Forward Above: DAVIS ELKINS CHAPEL gets weekly use by students and friends who break away from studies for times of fellowship, music, and teaching. Top right: ‘IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD and it still endures as instructors use the Holy Bible as a text book in select classes. Right middle: FUTURE POLITICIANS, Jason Seal and John Schock captured best delegation at the WV Model UN Simulation. Far Below: FOREIGN STUDENTS add flavor to D E’s annual celebration of the International Week which includes native dances as shown here.

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1982 Senatus Davis Elkins College Elkins, West Virginia . Title Page 1

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Forward Montani Semper Liberi: an appropriate motto for the mountainous West Virginia. West Virginia has been called ‘‘The Mountain State’ because of its geographical make-up, and Elkins is truly representative of this. Mountaineers are always free: Davis and Elkins College is our place in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains. The school is situated on the top of a hill isolating students from the down- town and residential areas of the city of Elkins. Surrounded by tree-covered hills, students ex- perience a peaceful seclusion and a natural free- dom. It sometimes seems that we exist separate from and independent of the rest of the world. Here on campus we have everything that we need: beds for sleep; rooms and buildings for shelter; post office for communication; audito- rium, gym and theatre for entertainment; dining hall for meals; chapel for worship; and the book- store which conveniently supplies the rest of our needs. Yet it is difficult to overlook that which we oversee daily. Below campus is a lovely park, hospitals, a business district, hotels, cinemas, and a wide selection of churches. Entertainment is never in short supply in Elkins; the peak comes in the Fall when the city hosts the Mountain State Forest Festival. The festival is a concentration of a variety of forest-related events. The coronation of Queen Silvia on the campus of D E is merely one of many ways that community and college action integrate successfully. It is relaxing to be in a position to enjoy the beauty and grandeur of nature all around. The peaceful solitude is conducive to studying, and many students do so outdoors on pretty days. Our place in the mountains encompasses a dream which is born on a brisk day in February when snow is sparkling on the trees that line the path to class. Our place in the mountains holds a feeling of hope on a rainy spring afternoon as the water descending into Lake Tolstead creates a soothing rhythmic pattern. Our place in the mountains offers a brief grasp of reality on a hot summer morning when the birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and the campus is quiet with a gentle appreciation of God’s handiwork. Our place in the mountains is a sense of security ona cool evening in autumn, when the campus is ablaze with colorful leaves vying to be called the loveliest of all. A lone squirrel crosses the path of a group of students returning from the library, then all is still. The shadows of the mountains all around fall softly like a protective blanket as night descends. Our place in the mountains is here. (Joani Parker) Forward 3