Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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SENIOR HISTORY In the beginning was a lot of Freshmen, and these were without organization and knowledge, and deep seated ignorance was niton their faces. And the spirit of the Faculty moved among them. And the Faculty said, Let them be promoted, and some were promoted. And the Faculty saw these few, that they were deserv- ing, and they divided the deserving from the undeserv- ing. And the first of these were called the class of 11)08. And this was the evening of the first day. And the Faculty said, All ye both great and small may partake of the tree of knowledge. And the class of 1908 partook of the tree of knowledge, and they grew in wisdom and in the favor of the Faculty. And the Faculty said, Let there he lights in the school and let them be for an example and an inspiration to those who shall come here in future years. And there was one great light and there were also lesser lights. And by this one great light were begun all new things in the Normal, and without it were not any new things begun that were begun. And this great light was called the class of 1008. And this was the second day. And it came to pass in the time of our Junior servitude that we made a great banquet, and with us sat the Seniors and the Faculty, and tlie Seniors and the Faculty were loud in their praises for us, and they said surely this .Junior class has done a good work; for this is the tirst time a Senior class has been so well received by the Juniors. And the Faculty now saw the class of 1908, that it was good. And this was the evening of the third day. And (he Sophomores and the Preps also saw the (lass of 1008, how it grew in the favor of the Faculty, and they knew not why. And they go about saying they are thankful not to be like unto others, and that they study four and a half hours as prescribed by the Dormitory laws. They also wear much ribbons and blow tin horns, and still they attract little attention. But the class of 1908 stands afar off and says, O, Ye of the Faculty, see what we are worth. And lo! The Faculty have said he that boasts of himself shall not grow in the favor of the Faculty; but he that doeth much work as the class of 1908 doeth shall grow in our favor. And the Sophs began to murmur and said, But see our many ribbons and hear our tin horns. But the Faculty said, We are worthy to judge thee, for Sve are much more elder than our looks. ' ' And this was late the third day. In the morning of the fourth day the fame of the class of 1908 went throughout the Normal, and they

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RUSSBL SATTERFIELD. Fairmont. W. Va. Lyceum. Athletic Association. F. H. S. ' 07. FRANK E. SMITH: Boothsville. W. Va. Mozart. Athletic Association. Base Ball. OLIVER SHURTLEFP. Fairmont, W. Va. Lyceum. President Normal Lyceum. President Athletic Association. Tennis. Manager Foot Ball, ' 05. Assistant Gym. Instructor. Winner Shakespearian Prize. Winner Wilkinson Prize. Winner Oration Inter-Society Contest. Winner Scholarship Eng. Dept. Assistant Latin and Rhetoric. Librarian. Dramatic Club. President Y. M. C. A. Editor liiilletin. Editor The Molina. R ' s. i

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were called Seniors, and a great multitude of under graduates came unto them ; and seeing the multitude they went out onto the mound, and they were com- passed about with those seeking knowledge. And when they were set the class of 100S opened their mouths and taught them, saying: Hear, O ye Preps, the instruc- tion of the class of 1908 and profit thereby. For now you are Preps you must speak as Preps, think as Preps, and understand as Preps ; but when you grow into Sen- iors you may put away prepish things. For verily I say unto you, it is written that you must pony or flunk, and the greatest of these is flunk. Happy is the Fresh man when he walketh not in the counsel of the Junior. His ideal is in the Senior. For whatsoever we Seniors do is approved by the Faculty. Verily, the Faculty see our worth. And it also came to pass in the fourth day that a voice as of one crying in the wilderness spake unto the Senior class and the voice said, ' v Lo, all things that have came to pass in the Normal are fading away and perishing from the memories and traditions of our peo- ple. Wherefore I command that ye bear witness of your illustrious deeds, that all may know them. And the Senior Class hath made a record of their own deeds and of the deeds of all the school. And they have called this record The Mound. And now therefore when the Faculty had seen all these works of the class of 1008 they saw that it was good. And they said, Happy art thou, O Seniors! O Class of 100S ! And at the close of this the fourth day the class of 1908 Avas graduated and the Faculty rested.