Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1909 volume:

LIDKAKT THE MOUND 1909 FaV m6 n-t S-cx-Ve. Hfctt -1 ° S 1 This volume of THE MOUND is dedicated to HON. THOMAS C. MILLER i of Fairmont, West Virginia, formerly State Superin- tendent of Free Schools, and a special friend of the Fairmont Normal School. Till I.MAS ( ' . MILLER 39578 Hon. Thomas C. Miller Who in W. a. does qo1 know Prof. .Miller? Surely most of the children of our State do, for have they not heard liim. in their school rooms, at then school closing, at their Sunday School Conventions, telling them, in an agree able way, about a richer, cleaner, higher living, about birds and flowers, land- scape and home decora l ions, aboul poets, scientists, and statesmen. And then the teachers — ami don ' 1 they as an army, know him. Long be fore he was the head of our school system, he had met the teachers for years aud years in their institutions, all the way from Hancock to McDowell. To these he had given the fullness of his rich experience, of his wide reading, of his sympathetic Living. And his students know him; the hundreds who have learned of him, in the country schools, the city schools, and the University at Morgantown. And the thousands of Normal students and graduates, for did he not graduate at this school, and hand to those who have finished here and at the five other Normals their diplomas, together with words of encouragement ? And citizens interested in education in all parts of the U. S. know him, for has he not for years spent money, time and energy, to meet those saviors of civilization — teachers — in their general meetings in W. Va. in the South or West or North, or to represent the higher life of (his Stale in fair or expo- sitions, ai St. Louis, Jamestown, or Seattle. And then the soldiers know him. He wore the Bine in defense of his nation, and at encampments, camp tires, reunions of his comrades, he has been there with his word of reminiscence, sympathy or cheer. So it is to this citizen, solider and school comrade, we dedicate this num- ber of the .Mound, hoping many years of service may be left to be added to that long line of years already devoted to the Higher Life of our Native State. CHAS. J. C. BENNETT, A. H. President. Pli. D. A. B., University of Nashville. ' 89 : A. M., Ibid. 1802 ; student YV. V. U, 1S90-1892: A. M., Inland Stanford. Jr.. University, 1896; student in Chicago University, winter and spring. 1901 : Ph. D., Columbia University; instructor in Wesleyan College. Buckhannon, 1892-95 ; principal Palo Alto High School. 189T-8 : instructor in psychology, State Normal School, San Jose, Cal.. 1898-1904; in- structor in philosophy and education, Louisiana State University, 1905-1007 ; present position since 1907. CAUL LEROY STGOKSBERRY, A. B., A. HI. Aucii ' iit ( ' lassies. Student in Northeastern Ohio Xormal College, Canfield. Ohio, ' 09- ' 01 : teacher in public schools of Ohio Ave years; superintendent .l schools, Petersburg, Ohio, 1904-05: A. B.. Mount Union Col- lege, Alliance. ().. 1906; assista.n1 in I. alio. Mount Union College, I ' .hic; superintendeni of schools. Mogadore, O. 1006-7; A. M., Har- vard I ' niversit.v. 1908; member of Classical club (Harvard) ; de- partment of Ancient Classics and first assistant, Fairmont State Xormal School, 1008. CAUL LEROY STOOKSBERRY, A. B., A. M. MRS. N, R. C. MORROW, M. E. L. History ami English. Graduate Beaver College. M. E. L.. Pa.. 1880; taught New Cum- berland public school. 1880-82; taught P. 8. N. S.. 1882-90; assist- ant principal. 1884-80: acting principal, 1880-90; spent summer of 1S88 in Germany; summer of 1890 in Great Britain and Germany: president V. Va. W. C. T. U. and platform speaker, 1804 1004; president local W. C. T. T ' .. 1887-1907 : president Fairmont Public Library Association since 1892 : student Columbia University, sum- mei ion : editor White Uihlmn. 1896-03; present position, 1906. MRS. X. R. C. MORROW, M. E. L. E. E. MERCER Mathematii A. B. A E 1 nlversity of Nashville 1803 teacher in Y aco CcVeg? Waco, Texas, 1892-93 ; principal of school. Berkeley Springs, W. Va., 1893-95; teacher in F. S. N. S.. 1S95-99 ; principal Fairmont High School, 1899-1901; teacher in mathematics, F. S. X. S., 1901 : student Harvard Summer School, summer of L904-06 ; spent summer of 1907 in Eu rope. E. E. MERCER, A. B. MAYXIF WARE. Expression. Graduate Huntington High School : gradua.te Emerson College of Oratory, Boston; lias done considerable public reading; teacher Marshall College, summer 1900-05; taughl two years in the Fair- mont State Normal School, 1906-08. .MAYXIF WARE. HAROLD FEANTZ ROGERS, A. M., A. B. Sciences. Teacher of sciences. P. S. N. S., spring ion:;. 1903-04 ; teacher of sciences. Gienville State Normal School. 1904-06; first assistant at Glenyille, 1005-06; graduate student. Harvard University, 1908-08; A. M., Harvard, 190S ; member of America! Chemical Society. HAROLD FRANTZ ROGERS, A. M., A. 1! ELIZABETH MATTINGLY STALXAKER German and French. A. B. A. B.. W. V. U., 1902; instructor, History and French, Shepherd College, 1902-0::;: instructor. Modern Languages. Shepherd College. 1903-07: student. Columbia University, summer 1904; travel and siudy in Europe, summer 1907: student Alliance Praneais and Cours Delaruemenil, Nogue, Paris, summer 1907; present position 1907. ELIZABETH M. STALNAKER. A. B. W. E. BEER, M. E. D., A. M. Teacher in common schi Soule College. New Orleans School, Slippery Rock, Pa. l.i Sardis distil2t schools nt State Normal School. nls and academies : teacher in English, . La. ; teacher of English, State Normal county superintendent. Clarion county, 190S ; psychology and pedagogy. Fair- 1909. Y. E. BEER, M. E. D., A. M. MON TA N A II A S T I X ( ; S . Superintendent Training Depart ment. State Normal School. Emporia, Kan., ' 90- ' 91 ; also summer ' 98; K. C. Diploma, ' 91; Drake University, Des Moines, la.. ' 92- ' 96- ' 97, diploma, ' ' ■ ' : Chicago University, summer schools, 1900-1901; Co- lumbia University, summer schools. 1902-1903-1905; regular ses- sion. 1905-1906; A. P.. diploma. ' 06; primary teacher. 1897-1900. Des Moines. la.: assistant superintendent of schools. Joplin. Mo.. :: years. 1900-1903; head of training department, Fairmont State Normal School.. 1907. MONTANA HASTINGS. W • bm | ♦ • ' m Y; ■ ■ ■ I • S,% : ■ ;. ' ■:. ■. ' : ' ' •■ t 1 IDA MARGARET ABBOTT. Assistant in English. Graduate F. S. N. S. : teacher in public schools, Fairmont, 1883- 85 : teacher in Grafton schools. 1885-94 : Fairmont public schools and private work. 1894-1901 ; State Normal School. Fairmont, 1901-08; student Summer School. Chicago University, 1907; cor- respondence work in Chicago University. IDA MARGARET ABBOTT. LUCY ROGERS MORROW. Librarian. f ■. :.  K w LAURA FRANCES LEWIS. A. B. Assistant in English. Graduate, F. S. X. S., 1898; W. V. U., LOOT: tauglil in schools of Upshur, Harrison and Marion counties, 1S90-1S07 : Mannington pub- lic school, L898-1901 ; teacher of English in Falrmonl High School, 1902-04; studenl W. V. 1 ' .. I!i i4-t 7 : instructor in English in Shep- herd Normal School, 1907-08; present position, 1008. I.AI ' KA FRANCES LEWIS, A. B. NELLE DONLEY. Directress Fairmonl Normal School of Music. Pupil uf .Tohann Blose, Waynesburg Conservatory of Music, two years; pupil of Russell McMurphy. West Virginia University School oi Music. 1899-1900 and 1902-03; private studio in Bradner, Ohio, 1900-01 ; pupil of Theodor Bohlman and Frederic Shailer Evans in Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. 1903-04 : directress School of Music in Gloster, Mississippi, 1904-05 : private studio at Mt. Morris, Pa., 1905-06; teacher of harmony and piano, pupil of Wilhelm Kraupner and Frederic Shailer Evans, in Cincinnati Conservatory, 1006-07 : presenl position since August, 1908. NELLE DONLEY. ANN RENOLDS AUS TIN, A. B. Assistant Training School. Teacher High School, Louisburg, V. Va. : presiding teacher, ltog- ersville College. Tenn., I!)ii4-(iri : A. B„ V. V. U., 1906; principal kindergarten and primary. Louisburg. V. Va., 1901-04; assistant principal Greenbrier Presbyterian school, 1906-07 : West Liberty, 1007-08. SARAH ELIZABETH MEREDITH. Graduated from Fairmont State Normal School. 1889; spent year in Adrian College. Mich.: graduated ' . L. S. ( ' .. 1897; teacher in High School. Fairmont. 1891-1902; teacher in Arizona public schools. 1003-05: teacher in State Normal School. Athens, spring 1008; teacher in State Normal School, West Liberty. 1007-08. AMY L. RIDGELT. Art. Graduate and post-graduate of Maryland Institute. Baltimore. Md„ 1906; Teachers College, summer of 1907, New York Univer- sity; teacher Normal School. Fairmont. V. Va., 1000. GARNET GREENE UFA. Graduated from Teachers ' College. Indianapolis. Ind. : taught three years in Mission Kindergarten, Jacksonville, 111.: two years public school kindergarten. Mansfield. Ohio. SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS. Lucy I!. Morrow. ( ' . P. Lee. Edna Jacobs. A Tribute to Mollie Virginia Smith Our souls grow fine with the touch divine ()1 noble natures gone. W ' lun noble and serviceable lives are nu short in Hie very prime of their usefulness it is comforting to know that the influence of finch lives abides and to believe that their activities arc but trans Terred to a higher .state of existence; that the music of their lives is no wise hushed, but blended so about the throne of God thai our poor ears no longer hear it. When a dear form that held a beautiful spirit is placed within the low green tent whose curtain never outward swings. and a talented, active, useful soul has passed out. then it is that grim linblllaf and ;looui doubt slink away and filth Mies out in i :yous strains- — ■All thai is. at all. Lives ever, past reca 11 : Earth changes. 1ml thy soul and (hid stand sure. What entered into thee Thai was. and is. and shall he: Time ' s wheel runs back, or stops ; L ' otter and clay endure. So we believe that while the earthly career of Mollie Virginia Smith is ended, the influence of her useful and noble life will endure, inspiring young men and women who sat under her instruc- tor In tin ' lass ! .mi and testifying to the value of a life de.ded to noble purposes. Perhaps no teacher in West Virginia ever had a wider circle of close friends than had Miss Smith, numbering among them many of the most influential men anil women of the State, to whom the announcement of her sudden summons home must have come with a shock and a keen sense of personal loss. Loyalty to her friends was one of the strong points of Miss Smith ' s character, and she had i 1: ft : inception ;f friendship. During hei illness she kept by her bedside, and frequently read a little poem beginning: I live for those who love me. And for those, who know me true : For the heaven that smiles above me, And the good thai I can do. In Miss Smith ' s death West Virginia loses an enthusiastic teacher. one who had occupied important positions in various sections of the state, and who had made friends everywhere among students and patrons. Her last position as teacher was that of instructor in English in the Fairmont Normal School, where at the same time she occupied the position of preceptress of the Woman ' s Hall. endearing herself to the young women by her sympathy and kind- liness of spirit. From both of these positions slie resigned because of ill healih in June, 1908. Associated with Miss Smith in t lie work of the English Depart- ment during the last year of her life as a teacher was the writer of this sketch, whose joy and solace it is to remember and to record the congenial comradeship of those days, the harmony with which the work was planned and executed; the helpful conferences, with the comparing of notes, and the discussion of students ' problems. To the writer ' s ear. in fancy, comes the sound of the merry ringing laugh in the face of some ludicrous situation, or the quiet, earnest tones as the seriousness of life or the realities of the future presented themselves to the two in conference. Ah. how true it is. that When Death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity. Amidst the stress and strain of the heavy work of the spring term the writer ' s burdens were lightened by the thoughtfumess and kindness of Miss Smith. If an interval afforded an opportunity ' or a hall hour ' s rest the hospitality of Miss Smith ' s room was always extended, and to that haven the writer could go, where, refreshed by a h ' minutes ' relaxation, could take up again the work of the class room. Oh, and oi ' those little nameless (not) unreiuembered acts love ! kindness Miss Smith had a strong and active personality. Of dignified tearing with a blight winsome face, gracious in speech and man- ner, cheery, and animated in conversation, she was a social favorite, and had she so elected might have been a social leader. Tactful and resourceful, she was unexcelled as a mistress of ceremonies. As one. speaking at her funeral, truthfully said. Site was a born diplomat. One of the beautiful things in her character was her devotion to her mother, of whom she spoke always with tenderness and rever- ence. Nor was she less loyal as a sister. The secret of her kindly ministrations, her generous sympathy, her helpful deeds, is to be found in the Christian faith which she espoused and which she exemplified day by day. She loved Tenny- son ' s beautiful lyric. Crossing the Bar. and faith can leave no doubt that she met her Pilot face to face when she had crossed the Bar. and that she joined the choir invisible, whose music is the gladness of the world. 1- urmont, i -Tan. 20 100 ' .). X. It. CAMERON MOKKOYV. SENIORS 5 enior Offi cers James G. Lanham ..... Alfred F. Gregory ..... Margaret Richards ..... Harry H. Greene ..... Alfred F. Gregory ..... Colors Old Rose and Olive Green Motto — Vestigia nulla retrorsum Yell — Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors too We do! Hoodo! Hoodo you! Boomaling! Boomaling! Clear the line We ' ere the class of nineteen nine. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Historian JAMES G. UXKAM. Watson, W. Va. Mozart. President Mozart Literary Society, Spring ' 09. President Senior (. ' lass. Ex-President Athletic Association. Basket Bali and Tennis. Editorial Board The Mound. Editorial Board The Bulletin. Big Chief II. R. Omicrom I ' si Epsilon. Shakespeare Club. R ' s. PEARL DAVIS. Cameron, W. Va. Mozart. Secretary M. L. S. Editor Bulletin. Editorial Board The Mound. The Owls. Classical Club. FREDA KANE. Clarksburg. W. Va. Lyceum Society. Ilifrh School Club. Owls. Omicrom l ' si Epsilon. Tennis. BERTHA CLAYTON. Pennsboro, W. Va. Secretary of M. L. S. in ' 07 and ' 09. Secretary of Shakespeare Club. Officer Students ' Association. Editorial Board The Mound. Y. W. C. A. Athletic Association. Basket Ball. Tennis. Librarian. Summer Term, ' OS. President of Ritchie County Organ- ization. TINA HEENEN. Clarksburg, W. Va. C. H. S.. ' 07. Lyceum. Omicrom Psi Epsilon. High School Club. Owls. Dutch Cluh. PRANK REZIN AMOS. Fairmont, W. Va. Graduate P. H. S., ' 08. Vice President Mozart. II. R ' s. Omicrom l ' si Epsilon. High School Cluh. Member Executive Board. Student Body. Captain Foot Ball. Manager Basket Ball. Base Ball. Tennis. Track. Editor Mound. HERBERT SPENCER BARNES. Benton Perry, W. Va. Lyceum. II. IPs. R ' s. Omicrom l ' si Epsilon. Manager Foot Ball. Captain B?.skei Ball. Base Ball. Track Team. Tennis. Dutch Club. Lazy ' Leven. Assistant Manager Mound. LILLIAN PARKER FORTNEY. Fairmont, Y. Va. Mozart. F. II. S., ' 08. Hiffh School Club. UOMA I. KLINE. McMeclien, W. Va. High School Club. L. T. Club. M. II. S., 07. GEORGIE LEE COFFMAN. Grafton, W. Va. G. H. S., ' 07. Mozart. Y. W. C. A. Owls. Omiorom I si Epsil ' qn. Athletic Association. Tennis. High School Club. SARA F. LLOYD. Fairmont, W. Va. F. H. S., ' 07. Mozart. High School Club. ELSrE MA II 110 PETERS. Fairmont, W. Va. Mozart. B ' s. Y. W C. A. Democratic Club. BLANCHE CROWE. Fairmont, V. Va. Mozart. Editorial Board of Mound President B ' s. Classical Club. Y. W. C. A. CARL F. BROWN. Fairmont, W. Va. F. II. S„ ' 08. Mozart. ir. it ' s. High School Club. Lazy ' Leveii. ELLA CLIFTON DAVIS. Clarksburg. W. Va. Lyceum. B ' s. PERIE BLANCHE AYER. Grafton, W. Va. Secretary Mozart. B ' s. Y. W. C. A. Shakespeare Club. FRANCIS D. ROSE. Mannington, W. Va. Mozart. Secretary M. L. S., ' OS. Treasurer Y. W. C. A.. ' 0S- ' 09. Secretary Student Body, ' 08. Vice President B ' s., ' 09. ALYIS H. PETERS. Fairmont, AY. Ya. Lyceum. Lyceum Debater in Inter-Society Contest, ' 00. Omicrom Psi Epsilon. c R ' s. ' LOELI.A ROBERTS. Grafton, W. Ya. Lyceum. W. II. S., ' 05. High School Club. Owls. Manager Bulletin. LENA TRACY BARTLETT. Farmington, W. Ya. F. H. S., ' 07. Mozart. II. S. Club. Tennis. Editorial Staff of The Mound. HARRY II. GREENE. Bridgeport, W. Va. Mozart. President M. L. S., Fall ' OS. H. It ' s. President Athletic Association. Robins. Treasurer Senior class. Shakespeare Club. Manager Tin- Mound. Y. lis. MINNIE EAE FORTNEX. Fairmont, W. Va. Lyceum. F. II. S., OS. High School Club. AGNES LEE HENRY. Fairmont, W. Va. Mozart. F. II. S., ' 00. High School Club. MARY GERTRLDH CREEL. Morgantown, W. Va. Mozart. Bs. II. S. Club. M. II. S.. ' OS. A. F. GREGORY. Webster Springs, W. Va. Mozart. Ex-President Mozart. Represented M. L. S. in Inter-Society Contest in Debate, 1908-1909. Class Historian. Student Body Historian. Shakespeare Club: LULU PETTY. Hagans, W. Va. Mozart. Y. W. C. A. B ' s. Classical Chili. FANNIE G. H1CII. Romney, AY. Va. Powhatan College, ' 06. Secretary Lyceum. Omicrom l ' si Epsilon. Owls. MARY GRAY KNAPP. Morgantown, V. Va. Student Lewisburg Female Institute. Y. V. TT. ETHEL llllil ' .S. Fairmont, Y. Va. Lyceum; Y. W. C. A. President v. v:. C. A. Rhakesneare Chili. B ' s. VIRGINIA KIGGS. Fairmont. Y. Va. llozart F. II. S.. ' (IS. High School Club. ESTHER ROBY. Fairmont W. Va. Lyceum. F. II. S... ' OS. High School C lub. GOLDIE SI. SWIGER. Fairmont, W. Va. Mozart. F. II. S., ' OS. High School Club. KATHARYN F. DONHAM. Fairmont, W. Va. Lyceum. F. H. S„ ' OS. High Scliooi ( ' lull. Editorial Board The Mound. .TESSIK M. SNYDER. Fairmont W. Va. F. II. S., ' 07. Mozart. High School Club. HERMAN .1. POLING. Philippi, W. Va. President Lyceum. President Barbour County Organiza- tion. GLENN B. HAMILTON. Fairmont, AY. Va. F. II. S., ' OS. Member II. R ' s. Member Lyceum Society. Member Base Ball Team. Member Basket Ball Team. Tennis. Vice President High S. C ' ub. Dormitory Loafer. Editorial Board. MARGARET M. FARRELL. Fairmont, W. Va. Mozart. F. H. S.. ' OS. High School Club. OLIVER SHTJRTLEFF. Fairmont, W. Va. Lyceum. Tennis. Winner Shakespearian Prize. Winner Wilkinson Prize. Winner Scholarship English Dept. Assistant Teacher. Dramatic Club. MARGARET RICHARDS, Fairmont. W. Va. F. II. S.. ' 07. Mozart. High School Club. Secretary Senior Class. MARGARET KENNEDY. Fairmont. W. Va. F. II. S.. ' 07. Mozart. II. s. Club. JOHN ALLEN GRAHAM. Bi ' oomfielcl, Y. Va. Manning-ton II. S., ' 07. Lyceum. President High School Club. Classical Club. Omicrom Psi Epsilon. Tennis Club. President Marion County Club. H. R ' s. ALICIA HOOVER. New Cumberland, V. Va. Mozart. II. S. ( ' lull. N. ( ' . IT. S. PRANK CIMM MeOPSKEX. McMecben, W. Va. Graduate Linsley Institute. Mozart. Ex-Vice President Mozart. OTA G. WALTERS Clarksburg, W. Va. MARY ELIZABETH GATRELL. Fairmont, W. Va. MARY PRICKETT, .Montana, W. Va. GRACE MICHAEL, Fairmont, W. Va. IVADELLE ELLIOTT, Parkersburg, Y. Va. ALTA SMITH, Fairmont, W. Va. EVELYN PRICKETT, Montana, V. Va. Senior Class History The work of ;i historian is to search the records of the past, note the vise and fall of nations, and trace the onward march of civilization. Some of these records are old and musty; in others the few marks that stood for writing are almost obliterated, and the truths they are supposed to hear are almost undecipherable; while still others are not confined to scroll or parchment, but lie concealed in the dark recesses of a pyramid or buried in the debris of a Pompeii, only to be brought to light through long and patient searching by the antiquarian. From the data thus gathered, and with the help of a vivid imagination, the historian weaves a beautiful story, dispersing here and there the few grains of truth, like golden threads running through a costly fabric. In the case of the historian of the class ' 09, there are no moldy records to he searched, no hieroglyphics to he read, over which philologists might dispute and antiquarians disagree. Neither will his pen tell the story of the rise and downfall of a Koine, nor relate with thrilling interest the conquests of an Alexander, a Caesar, or a Napoleon. To be sure our story is one about a conquest, composed of a succession of small triumphs, and ending in final victory on Commencement day. But how unlike the march of a Napoleon ! The path over which he traveled was lined with the bodies of his fellow men, and bathed in human gore. He at- tempted to rise by crushing out the lives of his people, oppressing the weak, and forcing into subjection all who should speak contrary to his policies. Our march has been a peaceful one — our conquest may not change the map of a continent and require a Congress of Vienna to rearrange boundary lines, but what is better young lives have been changed and brightened, young souls have felt the touch of a higher life, and passions have been conquered; so that the arch-fiend of man in company with all his legions will not be able to rob those lives of the fruits of their work. A complete history of the class ' () ( .) is rather a diffi- cult one to write — as all the members of the class were not initiated into the school at the same time; neither have they spent the four years here. Thus, while other historians revel with delight in telling of the wonderful transformation from a bunch of greenies to the full foliage of Seniors, we have no such tale to tell, in view of the fact that we have not all spent our Freshman years here. To he sure a few of us were green in every sense of the word, and one was so much so, that he still hears that peculiar badge of greatness. Each year of our school life the class has been aug mented by students who had had the rough exterior hewn off. and who had passed the budding season in other schools. These additions were not so noticed until the opening of the school year in the fall of ' (IS, when the class found itself increased out of all propor- tions above all the preceding classes, by full-fledged members from the neighboring High Schools. While these new arrivals may have missed a great many things, pleasant ami unpleasant, that go to make up a four years ' stay in the Normal, yet this one year ' s work is a foretaste of what four might he. We may not he able to boast of any geniuses in our (dass, yet there are certain inherent qualities which other (dasses would do well to note; such, for instance, as the bull-dog tenacity of a Shurtlelf, the comical acts of a Greene, the gymnastic feats of a Barnes or an Amos, the governing powers of a Prickett, the attrac- tions of a Pearl, the dignity of a Rose, the artistic eye of a Crowe, the literary powers of a Roberts, the mathe- matical mind of an Aver, the linguistic ability of a Peters, the critical eye of a McCuskey, the musical talent of a Creel, the frank expression of a Clayton. and so on through the whole list, but time ami space forbid. When we were Freshmen the other classes snubbed us; when Sophomores they hardly recognized us as be- longing to the school; when Juniors, we came into dis- favor with the powers that be and received the honor- ary titles of kickers and stubborn class, all of which we bore without a groan or grunt, and with malice toward none and charity for all, we still sur- vived. In our Senior year prestige is coming to us slowly, even the Freshmen objecting to march out of i lie chapel with us. But amidst it all. our abilities are being recognized, and the faculty, even while viewing us through critical lenses, find that while at present we may have a rough exterior, there lie pure diamonds beneath, which some day may be of priceless value to the world. Ilowe ' er all this may be, our struggle in this school will soon close. The cross words of the teachers, and the zeros in note books will molest our dreams no more. The scoffs and scorns, ridicules and rebukes, of the other classes will have passed into oblivion never to be recalled. Bu1 the kind admon- itions and gentle words spoken, and the lessons learned in the hours of adversity as well as prosperity, will ever be to us as sweet incense to the memory of our teachers, and in the work we shall endeavor to do, and the lives we shall endeavor to live, erect an everlasting monument to the memory of our beloved Alma .Mater. A. F. Gregory. Historian. Senior Class Poem After the struggles are over. And the class gong ceases to beat. And no more is heard in the hallways The sound of hurrying feet, Full many a noble action That was done in the days of toil, By the Seniors, is half forgotten As they enter on life ' s turmoil. Our hearts are tilled with sorrow, As we think of the day ai band. When the class shall part on the morrow, Ne ' er more a united band. full many an act so tender. And many a deed sublime, Will remain in our minds forever. Ne ' er hidden by the sands of time. Although we have long since parted. There comes to our minds once nunc The vision of those departed As they looked in the days of yore. How oft ' we gaze in the firelight, When our work for the day is dime. And think of the times at twilight. When with classmates we bad such fun. 39578 -i. a. l. s enwr NAMES. EVOLUTION. DISPOSITION. ATKKACTION. Miss Ayei ' A mummy Humble Pretty hair Frank Amos ( ' ia wfish Unchangeable Pug nose I lerbert Barnes Screech owl Lofty Voice Carl Brown Fox irinny His smile Lena Bartlett A sunflower Sunny Style Seorgia Coffiman A poppy Friendly Walk Bertha Clayton A morning glory Wavering Laugh Gertrude Creel I loneysuckle Sweet Dimples Blanche Crow Hollyhock Indifferent Hair Pearl Davis Black-eyed Susan Lovable Lips Kathryn Donham Clover Contidental Curls Ella Davis A dewdrop Sincere Simplicity I vadelle Elliott Sweet pea Hazy Little feet Margaret Ferrell Wild rose Quiet Her size Minnie Fortney Blue bell Careless Originality Lillian Fortney Orchid Humorous Eye brows Lulu Fetty Iris . . ' Earnest Determination Alfred Gregory A mole ( ' aim Lower as an orator . . . John Graham A woodchuck Spicy Good-will Harry Creene ,. Shamrock Witty Bright remarks Ethei Hibbs Carnation Frank Wavy hair (ilen Hamilton Corn stalk Capricous Serious expression . . . A iicia Hoover 1 ahlia Sincere Her wisdom Tina Heenan A tulip Pleasant Her singing Agnes Henry A wild rose Changeable Her little bands Fannie High V lily Candid J Her cute mouth Margaret Kennedy A dandelion Easy Her manner of talking Roma Kline A pansy funny Her chin Mary Knapp Apple blossom Earnest Agreeableness Freda Kane An orange blossom Unselfishness . . Her eyes Sadie Lloyd A daisy Agreeable Her personality .Tames Lanhani A deer Fetching His dark hair Frank Mc( ' liskey A tiger ( ' onceited His face Evelyn Prickett Lily-of-tbe-Valley ' oval Her conversation Elsie Peters Geranium Smiling Her grin Alvis Peters A giraffe Fickle Good looks Esther Robey Snowball Modest Her laugh Frances Rose Uose Queer Her smallness Margaret Richards Lilac Congenial Modest ways Virginia Riggs Violet Pleasing Careless ways Loella Roberts Columbine Sympathetic Her eyes Goldie Swiger Golden Rod Charming Soft answers Jessie Snider Hyacinth Incomprehensible When serious Ota Walters Aster Mild T W walk Mary Gatrel Marigold . Sunny High ideals Mary Prickett Touch-Me-Not Maidish Sharp nose ( diver Shurtleff Scissor Bill Jerky His nose Grace Michael Bleeding Hearts Wavering Winsome ways Alta Smith Moon flower Lovely Voice Evolution WHAT THEY LIKE BEST. FAVORITE SONG. A Senior A dog ' collar Something to eat To talk To teach in the county school. To visit in Mannington To argue To enjoy life Tii hunt wild flowers A cozy corner To be loved To walk To go to shows An easy time A funny story To eat To study physics To talk to Jennie To spend money To play basket ball To fish To comb lis hair To write notes To work To walk on Fairmont avenue. To sleep One who likes her A flirtation To be silent To go down town To go to Farming-ton Honeymoon To lie stubborn To b? left alone ( lurry hair Chiclets Love stories To dream To study flowers Smith To love To stroll up Maple avenue. . . . To dance To explain difficulties Training department Herself Peanut heaven Country life To recite AMBITION. Home Sweet Home To be a teacher. Meet Me Sweet Kathyrine Prize fighter. Happy Heine ' To be a good dancer. Won ' t You Be My Honey ' . ' Hypnotist. I Think It Must Be Love To lie called Dearie. Take Me Back to Baltimore ' To b? admired. Wait ' Till the Sun Shines. Nellie To lead society. Waltz Me Around Again Willie Head of Training Department. Violets To get married. ( ' heyenne To write a book. Because You Are You . To live without trouble. Show Me the Way to Go Home To keep house. Where Was I? Waiting at the Church To break hearts. Are You Sincere ' . ' To be a chemist. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree Good looks. Dreaming To be a missionary. Under Southern Skies To be great. Can ' t You See I ' m Lonely To be a preacher. Holding Hands To be a doctor. Take Me Out to the Ball Game To be a photographer. Fishing, Fishing To be a leader. ■ ' ( tii, I lidn ' t He Ramble To go west. Let ' s Go Home To improve the minds of the youth. Take Me Back to Old New York To sing Do-Ka-Me. Every Star Falls in Love With Its Mate To be a kindergarten teacher. Please Co Way and Let Me Sleep. To be able to understand people. I Am Afraid to Go Home in the Dark To be loved. You Have Such Flirty Eyes To have people to love her. Annie Laurie To gain favor of Miss Hastings. Roses Bring Dreams of You. To lead the German band. Sweet Bunch of Daisies To live in a cottage. Dear old Georgia To run a department store. I Love Nobody To be a speaker. No Wedding Bells For Me To do good to others. Not Because Your Hair is Curly To be a society leader. That ' s What the Rose Said to Me To go to college. What ' s the I ' se of Anything . To belong to a show. Let Me Down Easy To have her wishes granted. I ' m Waiting for You To b president of a school. Cudle Up a Little Closer To lice in a glass house. Tell Me Will My Dreams Come True To live in peace. Teasing To see more of the world. Stingy Moon To lead a gay life. To Drive Dull Care Away To move fast. Merely Mary Ann The Lord only knows. Somewhere Boundless. 1 Am Trying to Find a Sweetheart. To be Bill Shakespeare No. II. I (own on the Farm [ School marm. Why Don ' t You Try Stage. JUNIORS Offi. cers John Toothman Lawrence Conaway Lena Lemley Grace Robinson Melville Boyles Colors- Old Gold and Black Motto — Labor omnia vincit Yell — One a zippa, two a zippa. Three a zippa zem We are Juniors. And we don ' t give a Hobble gobble, hobble gobble Sis! Boom! Bah! Juniors ! Juniors ! Rah! Rah! Rah! President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Historian .MAKY POWELL. I HA AGNES OKI! FRED L. LEMLEY. IDA B. NUZUM. RUTH MERRTFIELD. CHESSIE McCLUNG. CHARLES F. McCUSKEY. (. ' RACE 6. ROBINSON. GLENN TOOTHMAN. EL1ZARI0TII DAVIS. LUCY BOGGS J. L. CONAWAY. X. G. MATTHEWS. WALTER LAYMAN ' , HARRY BROOKE WILLIAM I ' nr.N ' IlS. julia nrusT. MARY VAX DEYENDER. MELVILLE BOYLLS. J ENNIE HARSHBARG ER. P.LY SHANK. ELSIE LITTLE HOMER C. TOOTHMAN. EUNICE M. BYER ■■ DAISY HALT,. ROY NELSON. EDWIN M. RICHARDSON. PEARL SWEARINGEX MARY fkaziki: I ' KliCY ( ' . MANLEY. .InllX M. TOOTIIMAN. BOYD KIOIOIi. l.YMA A. STARK. ELLEN I.AVMAN, OSBORNE SHEPHERD. OHAS. BARTLETT. OPAL BUTCHER. BLANCHE CHALFANT. ETHEL GASKINS. LENA LEMLET. K . A MOYERS. ORAL .1. .TONES. RUSSELL PHILLIPS. GERTRUDE ROBINSON. HARRY SCOTT. NELLIE G. WILSON. ALICE cooK. l.ll.l ' SCHLOBAUME. EPFIE KIDD. EMMA I ' AKXSWOK rir HARRY HART. Junior Class History It is now three years since first we landed in Fair- mont and turned our steps toward the Normal — a place which we have since learned to love so well. Before we had been here a week we came To realize more or less clearly thai there were ties which bound us one to another; that we had come together, that we would run the race together; that we would graduate together; in short, that we were the (lass of 10. Since that lime these lies have been greatly strengthened and more clearly defined; our energies have been bent together in many enterprises; and now since three years have passed into history, it is with a just feeling of pride that we look back upon our achievements as a idass. Since the organization of our class in 1906, wo have had our way to fight, our troubles to overcome and great obstacles to surmount. We have bravely withstood the overbearing and haughty Seniors, have suppressed the ever ready and uprising Sophomores wdio were so bold as to ask to go with us on our picnic excursion last spring. They were soon made however to understand that they would not be permitted lo accompany us. Filled with indignation they began making ar- rangements for an excursion of their own. After due preparation had been made and all were assembled at the Normal some abstacle arose and it was de- cided by a unanimous vote that they would go no farther. When noon arrived the girls spread their baskets in what is now known as The Old Gym. The dainties having been eaten they all shook hands and dispersed. The Freshmen recognize us as the leading (lass of school and when advice or sympathy is wanted they fall at our feet. ( ?) Our Junior boys and girls are especially notice able in their athletic and literary work. Last fall our class had more representatives than any other class in the Normal ' s Invincible Football leant which swept the opposing teams like chaff before the wind. At basket ball, however, the class cannot be said to have gained great favor, but their willingness to try chances, even in the face of great odds, has given no opportunity for an assertion of a lack of game- ness. But in baseball we have the honor of furnish- ing the manager, as well as some excellent players. These same boys rise by the side of their Junior sisters in the literary societies and speak with a power and eloquence which proclaims their future greatness. The talents and vocations of our body arc so di- versified as to tit us for all vocations. We are repre- sented in the Shakespeare -Club, Classical Club, Ath- letic Association. Student Body Association. Orchestra ; National Guards, Owl ' s. Bee ' s, H. K. ' s. V. I . ' s. L. T. ' s. Y. M. C. A., V. W. 0. A., Lyceum and .Mozart Literary Societies. Oniicrom I ' si Epsilon and The Lazy Leven. The spring term of our school is now closed and as we look back over the past we see that our time has not been idly spent. We have hung together, worked side by side, helping each other and always been ready to give a helping hand to an outsider. But, now, as joyous spring has come, and the grasses shoot upward and the trees are made vocal by the songs of birds, we can safely and thankfully say, Well done, ye good and faithful Juniors; ye have done well over a few things, therefore in your coming year ye shall be rulers over many things. M. 1 ' . Bovucs, Historian. h unior NAME. AGE. WEICIIT. APPEARANCE. Lucy Boggs 25 35 open mouth ' Melville Boyles 16 1 ton Swell Eunice Byer 6 i 5 . ' 1-4 Pleasant . . . Harry Brooke Unknown Midi lie Indescribabh l Clara Bartlett 23 Feather Lengthy . . . Opal Butcher 14 5 i Slight Frank Billingslea 3 lit ! ! ! !. . . . Blanche Chalfant 80 Cow Lawrence Conaway IT 210 Ali( i ' (mjIc 13 Witch 171 1 -L F w Coffindaffer Old Elizabeth Davis 11 2. . Sweet William Pounds 99 Bight Curly Dried apple Lop-sided . Modest Broadest Mary Frazier 21 125 . Ethel Gaskins 37 . . ' 66 2-3 Jennie Harshberger -lust Light Fred Lemley 17 111 Len;i Lemley Right Ca ll s Elsie Little ' 35 167 Ellen I ayman 13 110 . Percy Manley 19 160 . I: ii Hi Merrifield 16 185 . N. G. Mathews !i 97 . . Chessie McClung 47 •.)•.) . . . . . Blue . . . 1 ;i inly . . . Fierce . . . . Nice . . . Greene lc Little . . . . Sweet and , . . Sedate . . Coy . . Pomp adoweied . . Youthful iking shy ' K. A. Movers , of plasticity Astounding Henpecked Walter Layman 28 288 Doubtful 1 aisy Hall 17 350 Round Julia Hurst 4(1 12(1 Blondey Effie Kidd Sweet 16 99 1-2 Kiddisli Ida Nussuin !! ' . ' !! 222 Neat Charles McCuskey 31 1-4 :: Benign Oral .1. tones 7 1-2 1 T Similar to a Bartlett pear Roy Nelson 75 75 Weather beaten (da A. (in- .lust so 12x12 Fiery R. Deacon ' Phillips 00 73!i Scholarly K. Mose Richardson Polished stone Milligram Cute lean Grace G. Robinson 33 ierl rude Robinson 17 Boyd I ' liucli Reed 15 Lyda A. Stark 60 Bly Shank .- .59 Harry Scot! ,, Unknown Lulia Schlohanni 15 1-2 93 . . . Glenn Toothman Yearling :!(il . . John . l. Toothman Coon ' s Empty Homer ( ' . Toothman 17 1 Mary Van Oevender 22 (10 when fat Nellie ;. Wilson 16 Gnat 1 ll 2(H 500 Verj 127 150 Jl. Mushy Unaffected .... Fat Prissy Cissy ' Elegant Splendid Queenly Sporty Tousled Old for his age Persnickerty . . Insignificant . . Junk PRESENT OCCUPATION. FAVORITE POEM. NOTED FOR. Dodging Gordon Heading things Studying Bluffing ....... cms . Studying Oral les Being ydiid Flunking Giggling Lowe Advising the voungins Hard to tell Looking pretty Coins to the hospital Being good Studying some Moore Chasing Alfred 1 l-innin,, a • isit to irginia Farming Arguing ( ' urling her hair Fiddling Reading I [omer Manager of Hennery Studying Psychology Gunning Attending F. S. N. S Competing with Lerta Ministering Talk ins and Agri Studying medicine Riding a pony . . . .• Thinking of Clara Managing scrub ball team... Preceptress Hunting a girl Bronco Busting Bluffing Smiling at Homer Cutting classes Managing Tennis Court Staying at home Farming Magnitizing Amusing Bernice Horseback riding with Pearl. Smashing hearts Leading classes I toing not bins ' I Am Not As I Look ' Wait ' Till the Sun Shines Nellie T have a Name, a Little Name ' She Sleeps Beneath the Biscuit Tree Until the Doughnut Blooms Again ' No Doubt Hut That I Am Wise ' •Deeds Not Words ' He Did Nothing. Did It Well ' The Laugh That Speaks the Vacant Mind ' Her Voice is Ever Soft and Low ' Take Me out to the Ball Game ■A Mighty Man of Valor ' My Face Is My Fortune ' Budweiser is a Friend of Mine ' A Quiet Gentle l.ass Am I •I Want More. More. More. Oh Twist ' As Sweet and Musical as Bright Apollo ' s Lute. . . ' Take Me Back to Old Virginia. ' I Am Not As I Look . 1 : ' Oh, Where Did You (Jet Those Eyes ' .Man Delights Not Me oh Promise Me ' Honey Boy ' To Sleep, to Sleep. ' Little Put Loud ' Always Doing, But Nothing Done ' A Unite Uentle Laugh ' A Harmless Looking Creature ' Silence is Mole Eloquent Than Words In Maiden Meditation Fancy Free ' To Have Rather Than to be an M. L . ' I am Coins to Buy Myself a Black Pony ' A Great Plague to He a Handsome Man ' A I ittle Man But a Great Captain ' I Have an Finest Desire to Succeed. ' The Way to a Man ' s Heart is Through His Stomach ' Things Are Not What They Seem JtVe Parted by the River, Grace and I ' Blow the Smoke Away •The Midnight Wanderings of Chuckie Dear .... T Waut to Be an Ansel ' ' ■Around the World. Nellie Bly T Want to Be an Engineer ' Take Me Out Automobiling, Ward ' Oil My Heart is Fixed Ditto. . ' Everybody ' s Darling Waiting by the Brooke T Love You. Chuckie Dear Cutting Agri. Awkardness. Promptness. Growling. Knowledge. Her smiles. Gift of gab. llry nerve. Oratory. Being a model. Information. ( ' ooking. V V ' ! ' ! ' ( V ' . ' ' . ' ? ? Studiousness, Flunking. Music. Fighting photos. Ask Harry. Executive ability. Tlmidness. Artistic ability-. Jollity. Importance. Managing gills L £ team Smiles. !!!!!!!!;!!!!!!!! Knowledge. Grace. Looks. Sunday arrives. ' humming. Long calls at Dorm, for limbing the Trigonome tree Samai ' itanism. Nerve. Being from Shinnston. Teacher ' s Pet. Good lessons. Width. ( ' onceit. Her absence. Ditto. Wit. Quarreling. President of Junior class. Errors ! Errors ! Elegant taste. Doing the same. SOPHOMORES Class Officers Carl S. Lawson David W. Kennedy Susan Cunningham Florence Wilfong Clarence B. Lee Loren Parsons President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Historian Door Keeper Colors — Old Gold and Navy Blue SOPHOMORE CLASS. Sophomore Class History Realizing thai a historical fact is of value only in its relation to other facts, the author will not bur- den you with an indefinite number of hard-to remem- ber dates and statistics, as most historians do, but will simply give a few truths that will enable you to sec the valuable relationship existing between the class of 11 and its a Ima mater. unusual ability and true worth. Then a division took place by which the deserving were divided from the undeserving and the faculty said unto the faithful. Friends come up higher; enter into the joys of Sopho- moreism. ' Thus were left behind all those who could not strike a sufficient pace to pass them beyond the Freshmen milestone. West Virginia has contributed to the Fairmont Norma 1 hundreds of her choicest young men and young women, many of whom have gone forth to till high and responsible positions, but no other class ever reached its second year in the Fairmont Normal with so good a record and so bright a future as the class of Nineten Hundred Eleven. The class is composed of sixty-five of the best-look- ing, best-informed, best-disciplined, and the least -con- trolled tudents of the school; students who have passed the green stage of Freshmen; who are not blown up with the vanity and conceit of Seniors; and who are free from the bitter jealousies and daily strifes and wrangles of the aspiring, but sat-on, Juniors. When these worthy students ti ' -st entered upon their Normal School career, they were branded as freshmen; hut after serving modestly and diligently in those ranks for a few months, they proved their After being promoted the newly elected Sopho- mores found themselves confronted by a very embar- rassing situation. Their predecessors had left Sopho nioreism in such an uncertain condition that many be- lieved its real spirit to be dead. But in a short time the Sophomores were a well organized class, headed by efficient officers, and playing such an important part in the workings of the school that even the dignified I ?) Seniors were forced to sit up and take notice. By the earnest support and co-operation of the class of ' 11, athletics in the school have been raised from the low position they formerly occupied to that of unusually high standing. When students are thusing over a hard fought foot-ball, basket-ball or bnse-hal! game their praise is always loudest in honor of some Sophomore who, by his skillful and timely playing, has won fame for him- self and renown for the school. If any are amazed a1 the rapid advancement this class has made, let llieni observe a few points, wind) may help to clear up I lie mystery. Studiousness, cour- tesy, originality, leadership, consideration for oth- ers, — these are some of the many things which distin- guish this class from all others and lead people To predict that in June ' 11 our State will be greatly blest by receiving some of the most useful citizens ever grad- uate,! from any Normal School. Their past success will not hinder their future achievements. When they shall have assisted in tin ishing the Seniors the coming June; their next aim will he to property install the helpless Juniors as Seniors of Ml); to initiate the Freshmen into the mys- teries of relying on self instead of leaning on others; to teach the faculty to be independent enough to exist even if there were no Sophomore class to act as i guide; and finally to march bravely to the front of life ' s battles, there to conquer the wrong and help promote all that is noble, grand, and useful for the betterment of mankind. C.  ' . ,. Sophomore Class Poem The Sophomore class of nineteen and nine. A brighter class you seldom find. .Tusl look at the picture of this big class — It does not flatter us. but guess we wilt pass. There are sixty-five girls and boys. Having their troubles and sharing thai 1 .leys Though often discouraged, and feeling quite blue, We will not give up for we expect to get through. Xext year we will take a higher seat : Our Senior friends we will not meet — Out in the world they make their way, We hope to join them some sweet day. -Hazvl Holt. Classification of Sophomores NAME. AMBITION. SLANG EXPRESSION. PRESENT OCCUPATION. (J UK ATE ST NUISANCE. Isis Hutton Mrs. Ford Ford Fora . .. Fora FAILING Ford Talking to Leda.. . . Listening to Wayne. Wayne CoffendafOer . Take care of Leda. j Pad burnit Talking to Leda. . . Mr. Lee Leda Clayton Let Wayne take care Oh thunder Listening to Wayne. Sister Bertha. . of her. Clarence Lee Tennis champion. . . J Why say Playing Tennis Mr. Stark iPiaying tennis. . . . Harry Hart Be a soldier Darn it Darn it Latin III Girls Marx Blocher President of the Great eripes Eating- caramels.... Prof. Mercer Eating caramels... Caramel Trust. Jesse Jamison Be a sailor i Hi pshaw Blushing Blushing- Blushing Ulysses Knapp Be a general Shucks Talking Talking Talking Ruth Manley A woman. ' Deed Taking advice Advice Taking advice Fay Amos .Professional ball Naow get out Talking baseball. ... Base nail Freda player. Dave Kennedy ' Preacher Oh I don ' t know . . . Talking to girls .... Girls Girls Susan Cunningham. Change her name. . Gee whiz Talking to Hazel. . Hazel Boys DESTINY. No one knows, no- body cares. Aw fergit it ! • • • • • • Ada Talkington . . . . Algebra teacher.... Well!! Carl Lawson Take Dr. Bennett ' s Blickens place. Talking t o Founds. . Algebra scholars. . . Founds Hunting class offi- Class officers Bartlett cers. Excuse me. Hard to tell. Inmate of insane Asylum. Never could tell. Won ' t tell. What is it. Can ' t tell. Doubtful. Inmate of Old Maids ' Home. Pretty strong. Tell it again. FRESHMEN Class Officers Floyd C. Prickett . . . . . President Earl G. Harvey .... . Vice President Alta Reeves ..... . Secretary Bess Fox ..... . Treasurer FRESHMAN CLASS. Freshman History We regret to say that the Freshmen are too young for a history, lmt as they went so far as to organize their little self ' s, well — we will have to give them this space. Happy are they that have no history. If this be true then the Freshmen are in the height of their glory. The Freshmen Class did get up enough courage to organize a basket ball team and we will have To admit that it was one of the swiftest in the school. When the season closed. They were tied for first place with the Seniors. The deciding game was played the first week of the spring term and won by the Senior team. The Freshmen team consisted of the following: Curry, Edwards, Stalnaker, l ' rickett. Watkins. YELL Victory — Victory Freshmen — ' 13. The Old Fairmont Normal (With apologies to Samuel Woodworth. I How dear to my heart are the thoughts of old Normal, When fond recollection presents them to minil 1 The campus, the class rooms, the fast filling chapel. And every loved spot I in school days did find I The high towering clock, and the spire far above it. The steps and the walks where of evenings we strolled. The president ' s office, the library nigh it. And nut on t lie campus where as children we rolled. The old Fairmont Normal, the ever-lasting Normal, The much thought of Normal where with pleasure we strolled. That much thought of Normal 1 hailed as a treasure. For often at eve. when my lessons were o ' er, I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure To think of the days that had gone on before. How fondly 1 thought of the hours I had spent there. How chatting and laughing with friends and companions. Who had come from far counties. I did not know where, We talked of our past and future intentions ; And then of old Normal, the dearest of all. The old Fairmont Normal, the ever-lasting Normal. The much thought of Normal we e ' er will recall. Mow pleasant did sound the voice of our teacher. When students worked hard, and the lessons prepared! Not a full written volumn could tempt us to leave her. The kindest and best that our friendship had shared. And now far removed from old Normal ' s protection. The thought of the past unconsciously comes. As fancy reverts to this school ' s selection. And sighs for those days, with now far-away chums. Tin- old Fairmont Normal, the ever-lasting Normal, The much thought of Normal in fancy still comes. —J. G. L. Our Chapel, TVs of Thee (With apologies to Samuel Francis Smith. I ( ur chapel ' lis of thee. Room of sweet memory, Of thee we sing. Room of our Seniors pride. Room where the quitters died ; In every student ' s hide, I, el memory cling. Let music fill the breeze. And ring through campus trees Sweet memories song : Let Normal tongues awake. Let all that hear partake. Let all the silence break — The sound prolong. Our chapel dear to thee. Room of sweet memory. To thee we sing ; Long may our memory dear. Be with us ever near. And spare the falling tear As loud our voices ring. — • . G. L. ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS Mozart Literary Society James G. Lanham Frank R. Amos Perie B. Ayer Clarence B. Lee Fred Lemley David W. Kennedy Q . cers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Critic Door Keeper Emblem Pansy Color- Light Blue Motto Adipiscimur lucem delabi Winner of Silver Wreath in Inter-Society Contest ' 08 Mozart Literary Society Roll Abbott, Virginia Amos, Stella Aver, Perie Barr, Elinor. Bartlett, Lena Beaty. Battie Billingslea, Georgia Bock, Bessie Boggs, Lucy Boulten, Stella Bowner, - Brake, Genevieve Brookover, Carrie Bruffy, Georgie Obalfant, Blanche Clayton, Bertha Clayton, Leda Clayton, Edna Coffnian, Georgie Cook, Alice Creel, Gertrude Crowe, Blanche Cunningham, Sallie Cunningham, Susan Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Minta Davis, Pearl Dugan, Martha Eliott, Evadelle Eliott, A ' evia Engler, Bertha Farnsworth, Irma Farrell, Margret Fast. Mary Fear, Ethel Fetty, Lulu Fiser, Ethel Floyd, Olah Fortney. Lillian Fox, Bessie Freeman, Lola Gardner, Lulu Garrett, Ethel Gaskill, Bertha Gatrell, Mary (lump, Sadie Hadix, P essie Hall, Hattie Hardesty, Anna Harris, Ethel Harsh barger, Jennie Hart, Mrs. Hatfield, Aria Henderson, Rena Hess, ( !ora Holle. Ketta Holle, Laura Holt. Hazel Hoover, Alicia Hurst, Julia Hurst. Hattie Jackson, Elizabeth Keck, Martie Kennedy, Margret Kidd, El ' lie Kiddy, Laura Lambert, Clara Lawson, - Linger, Mona Little. Elsie Lloyd, Sadie Martin, Minnie Mason, Flossie Matthew, Grace Miller. I )essie Morgan, Kathrvu Morgan, Ora May Mosteller, Fay Murphy, Agnes Murphy, Irene Musgrove, Hattie Musgrove, Blanche Nuzum, Ida Nuzum, ( sha Parks, Lola Peters, Elsie Post, Geuevieve Powell, Minnie Powell, Mary Piickett, Evelyn Queen, Irma Riggs, Virginia Robinson, Gertrude Pose, Frances Scranage, Lillian Scranage, Lois Shelby, Sarah Slowbaughm, Lulu Smith, Alia Smith, Dawn Snider, Grace Snider, Jessie Springer, Lulu Inez Springer, Lulu Viola Stafford, Adessa Story, Ruth Swearingen, Pearl Swiger, Goldie Swiger, Mable Talkington, Ada Tennent, Jettie Thomas. Pear] Trunk- , Margret Van] evender, Mary VanTrunip, Eva VanTrunp, Aeleta Walters. Ota Wilfong, Florence Withers, Inez Wright, Edna Wright, Lona Yost, Janie Amos, Fay Amos, Frank Armentrout, Carney Ash, Karl Ash, Russe] Ayers, John Billiugslea, Frank Blocker, Marx Bock, Joseph Bradley, Fred Brook, Harry Brown, Carl Bumgardener, rideon Ooffindaffer, E. W. ' offman, Hugh ' onaway. Edmnnd Qrouser, John Davis, E. G. Davis, James Feeney, Thomas Garrison, Willis ( rreene, Harry 1 •• Gregory, A. F. Gregory, Frank Griffith, Allen Hall, L. A Ilamric, Fred Hawkins. Cline Ila vhurst, ' arl Heinzman, Jay Hess. -J 1 1 1 1 Hilenian, ra 1 lolland, Charles Jacobs, - Jones, . J. Jones, A. L. Jones, Arthur Jones, Albert F. Jones, (). B. Kennedy, David knnliam. -lames L.i iil . Ralph Lawson, Carl Lee, C. B. Lemley, Fred Martin. Harrv Matthew, K G. .Matthew. W. R. .Mel .. Clifford Mc ' uskey. ' harles McCuskey, Frank .McXicho ' ls, John W Miller, H. C. Minnear, T. !. Moore, Okie Mora n, Leroy Morgan, Archie Mullady, Thomas Murray, Basil Musgrove, Grover Musgrove, Nelson, R. E. Parsons, Loren Paugh, Do. Phillips, Russell Prickett, Charles Prickett, Earl Reed, Boyd Richardson, Edwin Rogers, W. .1. Koinine, J. E. ( ' ' onnor, Eminett Shiim, Howard Snider. Otis Stark, L. A. Starcher, Harry Sturm. Felix Si arm, Shaffer, O. S. Shepherd, Osborne Talkington, M. L. Tennant, Glen Thomas, Rastus Toothman, Homer Toothman, John Wa ' msley, G. C. Wolf. .1 C. Wver. Forest Normal Lyceum Offi. cers Herman J. Poling Guy C. Douglas Ruth Merrineld William Founds John Ford Isis Hutton Melville P. Boyles Emblem — White Rose Colors — Olive and Gold Motto— Sic Itur Ad Astra President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Critic Censor Sergeant-at-A rms Normal Lyceum Roll Amnions, Nellie Anvil. Car] Bartlett, Clara Bartlet, Ethel Barnes, Herbert Karnes, Frank Barnes, .Mary Barbe, Georgia Bla k. Hazel Bolton, Lillie Boyles, Melville Boylard, ( ' reed Brake, Hugh Brake, lenevieve Brady. Lulu Bumgardener, R. M. Burner, I!. L. Burns, Robert Byer, Eunice Brer. Bessie (Suiter. Edith Carpenter, Era Carter, Carl ' onaway, J. L. ( Copenhaver, Fay ( Yowl, Sada Cunningham, Leona Cunningham, Leora Curry, Mandeline A. Danser, C. F. I i is, Fanny Dunham, Katharine Douglas, ruy Edwai ' ds, Oscar Elbon, Zelina A. Fetty, Wayne Fortney, Minnie Ford, John Founds, W. G. Fox. Eula Frazier, .Mary lamer, Beulah ( Saskins, Ethel (iiles. C. G. Class, Edith ( riaham, John A. Hammer, Bentol Hamilton, Glenn Hart, Harry Hawkins, Herbert Haymond, P. F. Headley, Lansing Hennings, Boyd Hibbs, Ethel ' High, Fannie Hill, Anna Hutton, Isis I l.itnniers, Beulah Ice. Charles Ice. Hurshel Jacobs, Edna Jamison, -lesse Jones, Laura Jones, Mayme Kane, Freda Kessel, Hellen Kidd, Effie Kidd. Julia Kline. Larrell Kline, Twiney Lantz, Ralph B. Layman, Ellen Lewis, Henry Leniley. Harry Lowe, Jessie Lowe, Carl Mauley, Perry Mauley, Ruth .Mathews, Mary Martin, Grace Martin, L. H. Marsh, Lola .Mason, Howard McCann, Maud McCann, Estella McCord, -las. H. McClelland, Trixie McClung, Fhessie McMillan. H. H. Merrifleld, Ruth Metz. Ada Moore, Wilbart Moore, Okey Moore, Loyd E. Movers, K. A. Myers, Lillian Myers, Ben Barker, Alice Parrick, C. A Paugh, I). O. Peters, Alvis Poling, H. -I. Pride, R. C. Queen, ( ). F. Vandiver, Ann Robb, Grace Robb, Lucile Robey, Esther Robinson, Grace Robinson, Janette Robinson, Fannie Roberts, Loci la Springer, Lula Thacker, Ethel Romine, -i. Ransel .Stealer, Odra Toothman, Glenn Rinehart, Mamie Stockdale, Chas. E. Wainsley, Gordon Sanders, Ada Straight, Georgia Wiggington, Rilla Satterfield, Leota Stalnaker, Guy 0. Wiggington, Mary Sattertield, Lessie Summers, Myra Wili ' ong, Edna Shank, Bly Talkington, Ada Wilson, Russel Shaw, Marion Talkington, Edna Wilson, Fred E Shatter, Lou Tennant, F. C. Wilson, Oscar Shurtleff, Oliver Tennant, Arlie Wince, Adda Simpson, Rom in a Thacker, Clarence Student Body Association John Toothman, President Carl Lawson, Vice President Ruth Manley, Secretary L. A. Stark, Treasurer Fred Lemley, Door Keeper Executive Committee Ruth Merrineld C. B. Lee Bertha Clayton Frank Amos Harry Brooke Editors of Bulletin Loella Roberts Pearl Davis STUDENT BODY ASSOCIATION OFFICERS. Student Body History The organization in the school known as the Student Body Association is one of the innovations lirouglit about by our president. Dr. J. ' . Bennett, and one the results of which have justified the move- ment. The organization was effected on the lirst day of November, 1! )7. and lias been having a success- ful career ever since. The object of the Association is to unite the students into an effective body in order that they may assist in adopting and carrying out plans thai are for the best interests of the school. Through the Association the students make known their desires to the faculty, and randy if ever are they refused their requests. The officers of the Association consist of a President , Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Ser- jeant-at-Arms, an Executive Committe composed of five members, and two Editors of the Bulletin (a paper published by the Normal School.) The main business of the Association is done through the hands of the Executive Committee. The above offi- cers serve for a term of twenty weeks, except the members of the Executive Committee ami Editors of the Bulletin, who serve for one scholastic year. There are two elections each year. In the first elec- tion nominations are made on the last Thursday in September and the vote is taken one week later. In the second, nominations are made on the last Thursday in February and the election follows one week later. Each student is assessed twenty cents per scho- lastic year. This money is kept as a reserve fund in order to loan without inters! to students, to help bear their expenses through school. The Associa tion sometimes gives an entertainment, or secures the services of a noted lecturer, and the proceeds thus secured go to the reserve fund. Thus the stu- dents in paying their assessed dues, are making a contribution that goes to help one of their number, perhaps not so fortunate in money affairs, but yet just as worthy and struggling as hard to get an edu- cation as the more fortunate one. Several important subjects have been considered by the students this year, one of these being the adop- tion of the honor system by our school. Perhaps this looks a little far reaching for a school like ours, but we can ' t see why the student body of the P. S. X. S. isn ' t just as good and just as capable of being trusted as the students in any school. If an honor system is a good thing for Harvard, or any other- school, il would be a good thing for the Normal, and we feed sure the trend of things is in the direc- tion of adopting it in the near future. This is but a mere outline of the organization and its object, yet. we hope this is sufficient to show the importance of its position in the school and the object for which it is working. A. F. Gbegory, Historian. The Disappointed There are songs enough for the hero Who dwells on the heights of fame ; I sing for the disappointed — For those who missed their aim. 1 sing with a tearful cadence For one who stands in the dark, A no knows that his last, best arrow, lias bounded back from the mark. 1 sing for the breathless runner. The eager, anxious soul. Who falls with his strength exhausted. Almost in sight of the goal ; Foi the hearts that break in silence, With a sorrow all unknown, For those who need companions. Yet walk their way s alone. There are song-s enough for the lovers Who share love ' s tender pain : I sing for the one whose passion Is given all in vain. For those whose spirit comrades Have missed them on the way. I sing, with a heart o ' erflowing. This minor strain today. And I know the Solar system .Must somewhere keep in space A prize for that spent runner Who barely lost the race. For the plan would be imperfect Unless it held some sphere That paid for the toil and talent And love that are wasted here. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Will There is no chance, no destiny, no fate. Car. circumvent or hinder or control The firm resolve of a determined soul. Gifts count for nothing: will alone is great. All things give way before i(, soon or late. Y hat obstacle can stay the mighty force Of the sea-seeking river in its course. Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait? Each well-born soul must win what it deserves. Let the fool prate of luck. The fortunate Is he whose purpose never swerves. Whose slightest action or inaction serves The one great aim. Why, even Death stands si ill. And waits an hour sometimes for such a will. — Ella Wheler Wileox. Y. M. C. A. This has been a very successful year in the V. M. C. A. work. The enrollment has increased during the year from a few more than the president, vice president, secretary and treasurer to more than thirty members. In June, 1908, the Association sent two of it; members, X. G. .Matthew and A. F. Gregory, to tin Student ' s Bible Conference at Magara-ori-tke-Lake, Canada In October two delegates were sent to Co lumbus, Ohio, for the International Student ' s Bibh Conference. When the State Y. M. C. A. Conven tion was held at Morgantown our Association was represented by Prof. C. L. Stooksberry, Prof. FT. F Rogers. O. L. Armentrout, A. F. Gregory, C. It. Lee J. H. Taylor. L. A. Stark and X. G. .Matthew. For this year the Association is planning to send two o three delegates to the Student ' s Conference at Xi; gara-ori-the-Lake, Canada, that is to be held in Jun The work has been heartily supported by the fac- ulty; three of them. Or. Bennett, Prof. Stooksberry and Prof. Rogers taking an active part. At present those enrolled and paid u] are C. B. Lee, Guy C. Douglas, Forest G. Wvar. Howard Lemley, Edmund Conawav. A. F. Jones, John H. Hess, D. o. Paugh, Emmet O ' Connor, Y. G. Founds, W. R. Matthew, Fred Y. Hainrick. Prank Gregoiw, E. W. Coffindaffer. X. G. Matthew. The officers for the year L909-10 arc: L. A. Stark. President; C. L. Armentrout, Vice President; X ' . G. Matthew. Secretary and C. S. Lawson, Treas- urer. c. L. Arment rout, •I. E. Koiniiie. .;. Y Jamison. L. A. Stark. C. F. Pricket! . •I. Y Bock. •I. R. Roniine, F. L. Wright. c. s. Lawson. J. II. Taylor. A. F. Gregory, Prof. L. Stooksberry Prof. H. F. Rogers. 0. F. McCuskey. R. M vers. During the year one group Bible class was organized with Prof. Rogers as instructor. ' Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. President - - - Jennie L. Harslibarger Vice President Julia Ann ILurst Secretary - - Ida B. Nuzum Treasurer - - Lola Freeman ■ommit tec ' liai rim a : Membership Julia Ann 1 1 nisi Religious [da rr Bible si mli Martie Keck Social Daisy Hall Finance -------- Lola Freeman Missionary Leora Cunningham Inter-Collegiate Ruth Merrifield Sunshine - - - - .Marv Fast A few years ago, the young women of this school. feeling the need of an organization which would pro- mote their spiritual growth, established the Young Women ' s Christian Association. Since the world needs to-day the girl who has developed every side of her nature, and has fitted herself to help humanity the Association aims to de- velop the spiritual nature and to help the girls in their Christian work and so send them hack to their homes better prepared for the manifold duties of life. While the mission of the Association is to help and strengthen the j irls yet the association needs their support and hearty co-operation in order that its influence may reach every home represented in oui- school. Bul let not  irls think when they give I heir support that they will give and receive noth- ing in return for besides the help there is much pleasure derived from association with Christian workers. Xot by might, nor by power, but my my spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts. V. V. ( . A. High School Club Officers : President - John A. Graham, Mannington High School Vice Pres. - Glenn 15. Hamilton, Fairmont High School Secretary - Tina Heenan, Clarksburg High School Treasurer - - Georgia Coffman, Grafton High School Doorkeeper - - Frank Amos, Fairmont High School Different committees representing the ' leading High Schools in the State. Members : Frank R. Amos, Fairmont High School. Garl F. Brown, Fairmont High School. Lena Bartlett, Fairmont High School. Kathrine Donham, Fairmont High School. Margaret Farrell, Fairmont High School. Lillian Fortney, Fairmont High School. Minnie Fortney, Fairmont High School. Mary Gatrell, Fairmont High School. Glenn B. Hamilton, Fairmont High School. Agnes Henry, Fairmont High School. Edna Jacobs, Fairmont High School. Sadie Lloyd. Fairmont High School. Mabel Richards, Fairmont High School. A ' irginia Riggs, Fairmont High School. Margaret Richards, Fairmont High School. Esther Robey, Fairmont High School. Oliver Shurtleff, Fairmont High School. Jessie Snider, Fairmont High School. Goldie Swiger, Fairmont High School. Tina Heenan, Clarksburg High School. Freda Kane, Clarksburg High School. Ota Walters, Clarksburg High School. Carl Hayhurst, Pennsboro High School. Osborne Shepherd, Pennsboro High School. John Allen Graham, Mannington High School. Homer Toothman, Mannington High School. Georgia Coffman, Grafton High School. Gertrude Creel, Morgantown High School. Pearl Davis, Cameron High School. Ivadelle Eliott, Parkersburg High School. Alicia Hoover, New Cumberland High School. Roma Kline, McMechen High School. Loella Roberts, Wheeling High School. Georgia Snodgrass, New Martinsville High School. Irma Farnsworth, Buckhannon High School. IIMUr SCHOOL CLUB. Omicrom Psi Epsilon Members : Gfficers : President Ulysses A. Knapp Vice President - -James Lanham Secretary Susan Cunningham Treasurer - Herbert Spencer Barnes Doorltcper .:..... Boyd Reed Uotto — hies praesentem fruere. Colors — Xavv blue and crimson. Kuth Merrifield Freda Kane Isis Hutton Fannie High Tina Heenan Veva Eliotl Ivad elle Eliott Pearl Davis Susan Cunningham ( leorgia ( ' offman Frank Amos Herbert Barnes 1 Iarry Brooke -John Ford John Graham livsses Knapp -lames Lanham A his Peters Boyd Heed • lolin Toollunan OMICROM PS] EI ' SILON. Y. D ' s. Motto— O. B. .lolly. Organized Pall term, nineteen hundred and eight. for the social and intellectual benefll of its members. President - - - I bile Curry Vice President - David Kennedy Secretary - - Leora Cunningham Treasurer ------- Fay Mosteller Critic ------ Leona Cunningham Beraeant-oearing-Arms - - Loren Parons Mem hers ; Florence Wilfong, the Parson ' s girl. Fay -Mosteller. the Lowest of all. Beulah Garner, who says, Oh! my Shinn. Elizabeth Davis, just Found-s. Mary VTigginton, ilie cry baby. Gertrude Robinson, the real Blocher. Kathryn Morgan, ;i Farmer ' s girl. Leora Cunningham, the One. Leona Cunningham, the other One. Dawn Smith, who likes to sit by a Brooke. 1 . Willie Kennedy, the Knocker. Dale Curry, who likes a Cunning-ham. Harry Greene, noted for his nonsense. Avon Reynolds, That Dutch Kid. Loren Larsons, w ho plans to go to ( Italy) and visit Florence. Tom Mullady, the Red-headed Kid. Clifford Metz, the man who lost out. Robert Burns, the baseball fiend. . lis. H. R. s James 1. Lanha.ni ------ Big chief Carl Brown ------- Little Chief Boyd H;i Milton Reed - - - Secretary J. Edwin Pord Doorkeeper Members : Frank Amos Harry Brooke David William Kennedy Herbert Spencer Barnes E. Dale Carry John Allen Graham Barrel Kline Gideon Stalnaker Harry Greene •I. Lawrence Jonaway Homer Toothman Ulysses A. Knapp Oscar L. Edwards .Melville Boyles John Toothman Loren Parsons Glenn Hamilton Oliver Shurtleff Fav Amos The H. R. ' s is an organization, organized for the purpose of fostering the school spirit and having a sen- sible good time. They believe that the student body should feel justly proud of their alma mater and their purpose is to take the initiative in arousing the school spirit and enthusiasm which is essential to a first-class school. The organization is limited in membership to twenty- three , composed of persons who in their student life exemplify the motto of the organization : Keep busy and have something doing every minute. H. It ' s. Training School Roll Names of children enrolled in the Training Grades 1 and 2. Kenneth Ahltott Mary Hurst John Bartholow Walter Hart Grades ' ■ ' and 4. Mary Greer Marjory Haas Helen Pool Bertha Smoot Fred Danner Joseph Fleming Joseph Greer Denzil Hayhurst Eugene Orr Grade 5. Edith Hartinan Florence Dowden Darice Queene ] )anie Basnett Virginia Cook Doris Broh Herbert Hamilton Clarence Hart 1 a vson Evans Grade . Mabel Williams Katherine Brennen Horsey Abbott George Gaston Virgil Fitzhugh Joseph Neideck Grades 7 and 8. Minnie Kendrick Clara Hall Edna Wilfong Rose Bolton Edna Huffman Bessie Alltop Fannie Davis Arthur Watherwax Archie Koon Herschel Hamilton Harry Honaker (Tien Sturm Hunter Neely Eli Fortney Walter Schiminsky Harry Stewai ' 1 Kindergarten. Chrintene Scott Dorothy Scott Elvira Gilmore Helen Dobson Isabelle MeKinney Lucille Hite .Margaret Layman Margaret Larkin Virginia Eastman •Jean Scott Alfred Brady farter .Jones Dwight Mason Forest Hartley Harrison Conaway Herman Bartholow Howard Bryan Joe Coulan Joe Haas John Race Leopaul Dardenne Mulford Smith Robert Watson William Lavman Department during tlie The Country School tirades 1 and 2. Evelyn LaVelle Gertrude Moon Edwildo Johnson Victor Weedy Albert James Dee Johnson Edward Burr Gades ■ ' and 4. Jennie Russell Mabel .Moon Hildegard Weedy Patsy Pilligrim ' Wayne Tenant Frank Billingslea Willie Rogers Lonnie Shoemaker Raymond Salvati James Leon Grades 5 and 6. Nina Bun- Rose ' onaway Vivian Hammer Spring term. 1909: (seven grades in one room.) Stella Harlow- Mary Rice Mary Wilfong Lester Harbart Oral Wilson James Price George Huey Donald Snider Riger Vernon Grade 7. Mary Crim 1 )ulcie Provance Grace Robinson Beatrice Tenant Beulah Hammer Opal Huey William Burr Laurence Floyd Challen ice James Moore Omer Satterheld Russel Francis Phillip Erwin Country School Three grades in a room tirades 4. ( and 7. Laula Addis Anna ( !onnel Pearl King Opal Fesler Anna Snider Blanche Hunsaker Virginia Kidder Irene Addis Nora Donley Bonnie Fleming Mary Law son Laura Moon Hazel Fesler Katherine Grace Alta Cozad Mildred Meyers Guy Gascons Willie Kerns Harry Watkins Leo Salvati Jessie Harmon J)allas Nu .um Walter Pyles Tola I number in the Country School, (14. Total number in the grades and kindergarten, 68. Total number of children enrolled in the Training Department, 132. MODEL SCHOOL. The Dorm of all tilings either great or small The I orm sure am the besl of all. As in the parlors and on the porch outside Frolic Seniors and Freshmen side by side. Fair damsels, prim in taste and brigb.1 of eye Capture some boy ' s heart — at least they try — Then at night to the pale grey moon Each begs for a beaux ere ' the 15th of June. To the jolly sweet singers who sit on the Mound And crone love songs, profuse and profound. The girls throw notes and candy and prunes. Ere the preceptress they hear on her way to their rooms. On the tennis court in the warm spring days Love games are played in the blistering rays ; Unmindful of lessons, free from all care. One heart strikes another, and finds solace there. Into the dining room is the place to spy. And see the girls work a green young guy : They feed him on pickles, bananas and pie. Then chuckle and laugh as if they would die. Above all this life at the dear old Dorm Stands the solemn tower clock, monitor, to wain All struggling awkwards that the time is nigh When they must vamoose and say good-bye. Eicvity bids me not tarry here longer, Yet as the pen ceases, love claims grow stronger. While in a Senior ' s tired brain, memories run rile. Rehearsing details and scenes, the best of his life. So here ' s farewell. Old Dorm, your dwellers all — Though as I depart my heart seems to fall. Fall with a pang that wrings forth a sigh : Oh : we can ' t mingle longer — good-bve. good-bve ! —H. H. G. WOMAN ' S HALL. The B ' s. President Vice President Secretary DoorJceepr Evelyn Prickett Bertha Clayton Fiances Rose Blanche 1 rowe Julia Hurst Ethel Bibbs Lulu Petty Gertrude ' reel - - - Blanche Crowe - - - - Frances Rose Luln Felly Bertha Clayton Roll: Lena Lemley Mary Van Devender Ida Orr Clara Bartlett Elsie Peters Ella Davis l ' eiie Aver This club was organized during the Spring terns of 1908, by the Senior and Junior girls, for the purpose of having a pleasant social time. Since the Senior and Junior (dasses are so large this year, it was decided To limit the number to ei ih teen. The flower which was adopted by the club is the Black-eyed Susan, and the colors, old gold and black. The emblem is a broom with a B engraved on 1 he handle. B s. Owh President ----- Susan Cunningham Vice President - - Mary Van Devender Secretary -------- Vevia Eliott Treasurer ------ Bernice Crothers Members : I raze] Black Lena Lemley Bernice Ci ' others Nina Lynch Susan Cunningham Ruth Merrifield Georgia Ooffman Fay Mosteller Pear] La vis Ida Orr [vadelle Eliott Gertrude Robinson Vevia Eliotl Loella Roberts Tina Heenan Georgia Snodgrass Fannie High Haze] Sheets Isis Button Ruby Van Devender Freda Kane Mary Van Devender Blanche Lawson 1 • 1 : ■ i i : fwht f  ti _. - 1 $J ■ ,:T ' t B . jw •i J NT ' H 41 B- Qh J Br 1 T | i 1 : vN - ' . . ' .-_T ' . ' S!SSi s •-•fi g - -- ' ... s 1 ■ TI- - ■£$ , ' 4 -—-r.-. ■. VI OWLS. Shakespeare Club The Shakespeare Club, organized on October 22, 1908, ;ii the home of .Mrs. X. R. C. Morrow, has con tinned its existence throughout the year, meeting wceklv. except for an occasional interruption. A1 its tirst meeting Mrs. .Morrow was elected leader. Miss Bertha Clayton secretary, and without other officers t he work of the club began. The program of exercises adopted for the year was as follows: Music, quotations, reading of the minutes. reading or study of the play for a specified time, after which the telling of jokes closed the program. The club assembled at seven o ' clock, usually on Thursday evening, and continued in session for two hours. Two plays were studied. Hamlet and the Mer- chant of enice. Twenty-five students were identified with the (dub. some of them throughout the year, others for a part of the time only. It is a matter of profound regret that the faces of several who were members of the club do not appear in our picture. Besides the profit derived from a study of the world ' s greatest literary artist, much pleasure resulted from the social intercourse, and friendships which may be eternal were formed. Members Mrs. X. R. C. Morrow Blanche Ohalfant Mice Cook ' ertba Clayton Vlicia Hoover Clhel llibbs lennie Harshbarger ' hessie Mc ' lung tilth Merrifield A e Morrow Dvelyn Prickett Frances Kose Pansee Kamage Pearl Sweariimen Georgia Snod grass Melville Boyles Ernest Conaway Harry H. Greene Alfred P. Gregory IT. A. Knap]) ( Jar] S. Lawson Fay Lake dames Lanbam Fred Lemley L. A. Stark ( ' larem e Thacker Homer Toothman SHAKESPEARE CLUB. Harrison County Club Officers : Harry Brooke ..... President E. C. Queen Vice President [da Xu .uin -------- Secretary Julia Hearst - Treasurer Roll : Roy Bunigardner Lawrence H. Martin Gideon Bumgardner Chester Martin K. Dale Curry Jessie Mills Blanche Chalfanl Ida Orr I. Hugh Coffman Irnia Queen Mary Caulneld Earl Routine !•:. W. Coffindaffer E. V. Richardson Harry H. Greene Margaret Triune Elsie Hardesty Howard II. Shinn Anna Hardesty Bruce Stout Hattie Hursl Harry Slawter Effie Kidd Ota G. Walters Ralph Lantz Grover C. Wolfe A. ( ilenn Martin lIAkklsox COUNT! CLUB. Monongalia County Club The members are as follows The Monongalia County ' lul was organized in the Spring of 1908, with a regular set of officers. The purpose of the organization is to keep in touch with all students from Monongalia county thai have been in the school previously; to correspond with Hi young men and women that are thinking of entering school; to help any students from Monongalia county in getting rooming and hoard and to help in arrang- ing their work. The officers for the coming year are: X. i. .Matthew - - - President Roy Nelson ------ Vice ' resident Martie Keck - Secretary Russell Wilson - Treasurer Glenn Tooth man ------ Historian Martha Dugan Charles Holland Mary Knapp Edna Wilfong Kussell Wilson Edna Wright Fred Wilson Grace Ma1 thew Florence Wilfong Glenn Toothman bona Wright Gertrude ' reel Lulu Fetty .Maud Pyles Allen Griffith Adessa Stafford John .Moore Benjamin Myers Ray Matthew Howard Lemley Willie Griffith Sarah Shelby Jettie Tennant Flen Tennant 1 )ee T( nant Arlie T linanl Amanda McCord •lames McCord (•key .Moore Jessie Haines Rowena Simpson Georgia Wade Etta Wade Blanche ' owell Salina .Morris MONONGALIA COUNTY GROUP. Pennsylvania Club This club is composed of the following named stu dents from Greene county: Hannah Coss, Lansing Headlee, Edith Maxon, John .Moore. Sarah Shelby, Martha Duggan, Mary B. Powell, Effie Wade and .loins McNicholl. From Butler, Ruth Story and Tina See- nan; from Allegheny, Mary Barnes and Margaret Tru- nick; from Somerset, Ulysses Knapp; from Bedford, Leota Satterfleld; from Fayette, Carl F. Brown, and W. A. Beer (teacher) from Clarion. The conditions for admission to the club is thai the applicant shall, now be or shall have been a resident of Pennsylvania. The by-laws provide for weekly meet- ings and I he purposes of I he club are set forth to be to become heller acquainted with educational methods in Hie State from which the members came, to the end that whatever of good they may find therein the respec- tive members may disseminate the same in their respec- tive schools and communities, and thereby assist in improving the school conditions in their adopted com- monwealth. Carl F. Brown s secretary, and W. A. Beer, in- structor in psychology and pedagogy, is president. FIRST PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION — THE DUTCH CLUB. Left to right (standing) — Hannah Toss. Lansing Headlee, Edith Maxon, Sarah Shelby, Martha Dnggan, Mary B. Powell. Ruth Story. John MeNicholl, Tina Heenan. Lei I to right (sitting) — Leota Satterfleld. John Moore, Margaret Trunick, V. A. Beer. Carl F. Brown. Effie Wade, Ulysses Knapp, .Mary Barnes. ATHLETICS Officers Athletic Association Harry H. Greene .... President Carl S. Lawson Susan Cunningham C. B. Lee ... John Toothman E. Dale Curry Vice President Secretary Treasurer Mgr. Foot Ball Mgr. Basket Ball Boyd Reed H. Fay Amos Mgr. Base gall Captain Base Ball Foot Ball Line-up : Left end Geo. Barnes Left tackle Founds Left guard Musgrove Center Parsons Right guard Bovles Right tackle Richardson Right end Haves Quarter hack Ford Lef ' 1 half ■). Toollnnaii Right half Bell Full hack (Capt.) Amos Suits: Stalnaker Left half G. Toothinan Line man Brooke Line man Lake Line man Coach ' Turk Linn II. Barnes Manager Record : F s. s., 0— W. V. W. G, 16. 14— W. V. F. Preps, 0. (I— V. V. 1 . Sophs, n. 16 — Fairmont Ind.. I). (i—D. and E., 4. 15 — Fairmont Ind., I). ' F. S. X. s. F. S. X s.. F. s. X. s.. F. s. N. s.. F. s. X. g FOOT BALL TEAM. Base Ball Manager Boyd Reed Assistant Manager and Captain. ..Fay Amos Line-up : Burns Catcher Fay Amos Pitcher Malone Pitcher Bock II. Barnes Firsl base Toothman Second base Conaway Short stop Snoderly Third base Lamb Left held Frank Amos Center field Honaker Right field F. Barnes, Hamilton Suits F s. X. s., V s. X. s.. F s. X. s.. F. s. X. s.. F s. X. s.. F s. X. s.. F. S. X. s F. s. X. s P. s. X s P. s. X. s F. s. X. s P. s. X. s. P. s. X. s The record : 4— M. 11. S., 5. 9 — W. Va. Business College, 2. 4— }I. 11. S., 6. G — Farmington, 4. 2— W. V. W. College, LO. 1. ! — Farmington, 7. (l i iiirs to he pluyed : . vs. M. II. S. . vs. w. v. r. s. . vs. Morgantown H. S. . vs. Shinnston High School. vs. W. V. U. P. vs. W. . W. C. vs. W. Va. Business College. BASE BALL TEAM. Track Team Melville P. Boyles Manager Gideon Stalnaker Captain Prof. C. L. Stookesbury Conch Record, ' 09. mile run— Clifford Met ., time. 36 mill.. I ' d sec. 2 mile run — Clifford Met ., lime. 10 inin. 1 mile run — Tliomns Feeney, time. 5 mill. i-2 mile run — Gideon Stalnaker, l! min. 20 sec. i 4 mile run — H. Tootlimnn, time. 50 sec. 120 yard hurdle — Dale Curry, 14 seconds. 100 yard dash— Hill Malone, 10 2-5 sec 50 yard dash — H. Toothman, . sec. Running high jump — W. l. Mathews. 5 ft. 4 in. Running broad jump — A. J. Dadisman, 20 ft. Standing high jump — 1 . Willie Kennedy. 4 ft. 8 in. Standing broad jump — E. M. Conaway. 9 ft. Ill in. Pole vault — Creed Bolvard. 9 ft. 5 in. Shot put (16 lbs.)— M. P. Boyles, 31 ft. Hammer throw l 16 lbs)— M. P. Boyles, 80 ft. 6 in. TRACK TEAM. Girls Basket Ball Foui- very interesting games of baskel 1 ;i 1 1 were played by the Norma] girls aginsl the High School girls, the F. S. X. S. winning the first three games, the High School inking the fourth after very hard practice. The learn consisted mostly of girls who worked in Miss Ware ' s gym class. Line-up : Chessie McClung (manager) . .Right Forward Hut 1 1 Merritield I captain ).... Kiglit Forward Ltltie Shaffer Left Forward Blanche Chalfant Center Vevia Eliott Right Guard Susan ( !unningham Left ( ruard Lulu Springer Right Guard (hi me record : F. S. X. S., 1— F..H. S.. 0. F. S. X. S., 9— F. H. S., 2. F. S. X. S..2— F. H. S:,0. F. S. X. S.. 4— F. H. S.. (I. GIRLS - BASKET BALL TEAM. Basket Ball Line up. Barnes (Captain) Forward ( iirrv Forward Gaskins Forward Hamilton Center Kennedy ( Juard Amos i Manager) Guard Stalnaker Guard Record : F. K. N. S., 15— Alumni, 24. F. S. N. S.. S— Elkins Y. M. C. A.. 18. F. S. X. S.. 42 — Broaddus Institute, 7. F. S. X. S.. 15— Grafton V. M. C. A., in. F. S. X. S., 23— Parkersburg M. S. 1 ' ,. ( ' .. 6. F. S. X. S., 18— Clarksburg II. S., 0. F. S. X. S., 12— F. II. S., 12. F. S. X. S.. 30 — F. S. X. S.. second team. 2. F. S. X. S., 6— Grafton V. M. 0. A., IT. F. S. X. S., 2::- I). E College, 16. F. S. X. S., 7 — Clarksburg II. S., 40. F. S. X. S., 17— Elkins V. M. C. A., 14. F. S. X. S.. 10— Elkins V. M. C. A., 49. F. S. X. S., 18— D. E. College, 19. F. S. X. S.. 25— Alumni, 5. F. S. X. S.. 20— F. H. S., 35. F. S.X. S., 21— Alumni, ' .). The Normal Bulletin Editorial Board Loella Roberts Pearl Davis Tina Heenan J. G. Lanham A. F. Gregory Jennie Harshbarger John Ford, John Toothman Mary Van Devender, Bertha Clayton Fannie High Melville Boyles Business Manager Literary Manager Lyceum Mozart Y. M. C A. Y. W. C. A. Athletics Organizations Locals Junior Notes EDITORIAL BOARD BULLETIN. THE MOUND The Mound Frank Amos Harry H. Greene Herbert S. Barnes Bertha Clayton Glenn Hamilton Kath enne Donh Staff Oliver Shurtleff Liter a rv Editor Manager Assistant Manager Evelyn Pricket Lena T. Bartlett Et Cetera am Pearl G. Davis Blanche Crowe James G. Lanham Organizations New Features MOUND BUILDERS. Editorial The Mound of 1909 is rigidly and absolutely barred against misrepresentations, only truthful articles being published. For days more or less our germanic and immortal minds have been alert to gather something elevating and harmonizing with our great school year, yet what we have missed would make many volumes more or less like The Mound of ' 08. As years roll by and our Mound becomes more artistic so will the teachers appreciate the truth we uphold : Truth crushed to earth will rise again, hence, this year The Mound is mighty for truth and veracity. Little drops of truth, little grains of sense — make this might} ' Mound — and our training school. In the beginning names were few and the choice theroef easy, hut now in this electric age we have no time to suit our fancy, hence we use any old thing — ■ The Mound. The Mound is a great incentive to keep our school in fine demeanor. We look our best when posing for our pictures — look at us. We envy each other in our athletics — and yet worsted. We like to sit around the mound and view the dormitory and college building with its inviting scholarships. We always will wish that our school days were to return and how we crave The Mound. There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue; also our mound builders do not wish to em- barrass any by their know it all, but attribute all we are or ever hope to be to your kindly sufferance and for- bearance — and if we do not say all you think we ought, then be charitable and say we said all we knew. Our patrons will be eager to have a copy of The Mound, to give it a place in their library under other magazines and papers to buoy them up and keep them from the perusal of critics. The Mound will increase in circulation and become very popular and no doubt the State Solons will appropriate much money to buy the copyright I when we are the Solons). Finally, we begin with The Mound and our last resting place will be in the mound, and then may it be truthfully said by all : Well done, thou good and faithful builders — go deeper. — F. R. A. MOUND BUILDERS ASLEEP. Quotations Perie Aver — There is no need to hurry, there is no need to worry, I get along just the same. Frank MeCtiskey — To argue is to gain knowledge. to be a kicker. Evelyn Prickett— A flash of the eye. like light- ning, will make any man quail. Herman Poling — My thoughts are like a needle in a hay-stack. Alfred Gregory — Silence, only silence, when noth- ing need be said. Alvis Peters — Spooning is the whole essence of lire. Virginia Riggs — The under side of every cloud is bright and shiny. Herberi Barnes — A melodious voice is an excel lent thing in a good speaker. Jim Lanhain — ' Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. Frances Rose — A rose between two 1 horns is the sweetest rose thai grows. Harry Greene — And what ' s impossible can ' t be and never comes to pass. Carl Brown — None but himself can be his paral- lel. Alicia Hoover — To early seen unknown, and known too late. Ola Walters — Her voice was ever soft, an excel- lent thing in woman. Kathryn Donham — The sweetest things in life for- me are my remembrances. John Allen Graham — Breakfast ! My breakfast! Whal an appetite I command. Freda Kane — There ' s no more like her; she ' s as sweet as can be found. Ella Davis — There ' s no art to find the mind ' s con- struction in the face. Fannie High — Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. Pearl Davis — Love sought is good, but given un- sought is better. Ethel llihbs — An elegant suffering — content. Tina Ileenan — A laugh cheerfully given, adds ma- terial beauty. Loella Roberts — Beautiful eyes are a great re- deeming feature. Margaret Ferrell — Slmi up in measureless con- ten l. Georgia Coffman — You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again. .Mary Gatrell — Not swayed was she by the opin- ion of others. Mary G. Knapp — Quiet and still is she, but al- ways thinking. Elsie Peters — Behind her cute little smile there is lots of mystery. Oliver Shurtleff — A youth to whom was given, so much of earth, so much of heaven. Sadie Lloyd — Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. Margaret Richards — Many a person has awoke in the morning and found themselves famous. Lulu Fetty — None knew her but to love; none named her but to praise. Goldie Swiger — A face of beauty and intellect is a joy forever. Gertrude Creel — One of the few immortal names thai is not born to die. Jessie Snider — Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. Agnes Henry — True as the needle to the pole, or the dial to the sun. Blanche Crowe — Our thoughts are ever forming our characters. Margaret Kennedy — From a. 11 around earth and her waters and her depths of air, comes a still voice. Minnie Fortney — Where none admire it ' s Tiseless to excel. Lillian Fortney — Of two bright minds I have chosen the least. Esther Bobey — And nature is her own reward. Lena Bartlett — A dreamy voice is expressionless; a pair of dreamy eyes loves content. Frank R. Amos — A mischievous person is a god- send to a Quaker party. Glenn Hamilton — To love is to be loved, and to be loved is to believe in love. Bertha Clayton — Until the rose loses its petals I will love him. Roma Kline — To talk is to open the mouth. ' ' Needs of the Faculty Rogers — Inches and Hair. Mercer — New temper and seme one to love. Abbott — Fresh air and a farm. Ridgley — Hydrogen peroxide. Stalnafyer — Man. Meredith — A recitaticn rccm. Lewis — A new grammer or a square deal. Hastings — A new thinking pan. A ustin — Silence. Morrow—A Miller. Beer — Shave. Bennett — A cozy corner to converse with lady teachers. Donley — Senior boys to sing the scale. Ware — Some one to chase in the pupils. Rea — Night policeman to chase the serenaders off the Mound. Samantha Allen Visits the F. S. N. S. First Prize Story Wun day I wuz a-feedin ' the chickens and calves and a-hnntin ' the eggs, all to wnnce, a thot struck me purty forcibel like (jist as thots do sum times) that our son Zachariah wuz old enutt ' to git sum edification. He wuz gittin ' tall and ganglin ' like but very quiet and peaceful like, and if he wuz karrot headed and freckle faced, he wuz the best speller on Koons Run and wuz purty good at figgers. So I sez to pa, sez 1, ' Josiah Allen, dew you know thai yer son Zachariah has got to git sum edification? The time has now come fer him to blossum out into a full-blewn rose, as the poetry people would say, and now we kin efford to send him ter schule and see whot kind of stuff he is made in - . ' Waal, pa he jist scratched his bead and looked at me sort uv kuii-founded like, and sez nothin ' . Now my old man is a great thinker, so after keerful kalculation he sez, sez he: ' Waal, Sa- mantha, as he is our only son, and sein ' as how you ' ve got yer head sot on his learnin ' sum nollege, I guess we kin send him to schule fer a while. ' Now that this important question wuz settled, the next thing whot fuzzled my brain wuz the schule. Now a-days there is so many places of ackomplish- munts, fer we saw in Iookin ' over our weakly paper, The Fairmont Free Press, that ther wuz skidds uv schules in Fairmont and that it would lie a konsider- abel undertakin ' to seleck the most appropriut. I got the paper and went over the list. First there wuz the knllered schule, which Zacha- riah objected to in the beginnin ' as he didn ' t kere much fer kullers. Then there wuz the ward schules, first, seckond, fourth and fifth, which Josiah sez were pieces uv schules, and we intended fer our son to git his larnin ' at a whole schule bv itself. Then there wuz the high schule, the moddul schule. and the Normal schule. After konsiderabel argyment we decided to seleck the Normal schule because it looked nice and had a clock on (( ]) to tell the time and Zachariah wouldn ' t need a watch, but the dear lad jist as leave gone ter the mod- dul schule, but I vetoed that to wnnce, as it was sum new tangled thing I didn ' t know much about. So wun niornin ' bright and early, we sot out fer town in the best buck-board. We arrived in good time fer we had to bye Zachariah a descent outfit, so we per- ceeded ter wnn uv the up-to-date furnisher stores and hot a fine pair uv korderroys, a boughton shirt and a red necktie. ' Now, ' sez pa, ' Samantha, you kin talk and perswade so much bettern me. so you take Zackie over to the schule. ' After konsiderabel enquirin ' we found the place and walked rite in. Iimnejately sum verry perlite fatherly gentleman kum runnin ' up to us with a peece uv measurin ' stick in wun hand and a Geometry book in i other, and sez very logicaly, ' Would you like to see the superintendent of the training schule? ' Waal, as I lied never met this lady, I jist gave him an important look and sez, ' I would like to see the overseer uv this shebang. ' Waal, he did look puzzzled fer a minit and then skratchin ' the top uv his head whare thar wuz no hare, he sez, Maybe you ' d like to see Dr. Bennet. ' ' Law no, ' sez I, ' we ' re not sick and don ' t want to see no doctor, but w ' ed be powerful obleeged to you if you could direck us to the man who has charge uv this in- stertushun uv learnin ' . ' He sez, ' you go strait up stares and turn to yer left and thar you will find the-? President. ' By this time a konsiderabel number uv smart Iookin ' bovs and gurls, come crowin ' round, and the bovs looked at Zachariab kind uv offish like, but the gurls giggled and smiled at liim very pleasin ' like. My! but Zachariah is goin ' to be popular. Waal, we betook our- selves upstairs as Q. E. D. and turned to the left and thar we war but whar wuz the President? Jist about this time a hansum man cum dasliin ' out into the ball a-callin ' ' Major! Major! ' or sum other officer in this editicationel army. He stopped very suddenly when he saw us, and would yon believe it, lie cum rite over to ns and shook hands, and sez in anser to our enqueary, ' Yes, I am the president, and frankly now, I am very glad to meet yon. Cum rite into my office. ' Here Zachariah bad to dew a lot uv writin ' on a kard fer tn dollers and then sez he, ' Take thet to Mr. Stokesberry in room number 14 and be will give yer somethin ' ter dew. ' Now rite here Zackie displayed some uv bis home trainin ' by performin ' sum veiy perlite bowin ' and lookin ' powerful dignified. We perceaded accordin ' ter direckshuns and when we arrived al room number 14 we decided ther rresidenf bed maid a mistake in ther name as we bed never heard uv this name before, so sez 1. ' .Mr. Huckleberry, here ' s my sone Zachariab wants ter u i 1 sum edditication from you. Sez he to Zackie. ' Did yer ever hev Latin er hear uv Uarverd? ' Zackie calculated he haddent. then sez he, ' Git a Poller and Spaniel and lake yer kard across the hall to Mrs. Morrow. ' We perceeded across the hall and seiz T. ' Mrs. Tomorrow. Mr. Huckleberry sent us over. ' She sez. I am very glad to see you. ' then givin ' Zackie an in- dulgent glance sez, ' Do you speak English er read Lit- eratoor? ' Now as Zackie spoke ruther good English (altho his great grandfather wuz Irish) but he ' d never loured further than Fairnioni he sez, ' Yes inarm, no suv ' She seemed real pleazed and sez, ' Reed and Kel- log. ' We bed never heerd uv this company before, but supposed it wuz the place to buy the culler fer the span- iel. So she scribbled on the kard and sez, ' Take this to the training teacher. ' This seemed to be a tip top plan to look around over the wonderful institution uv learnin so we started down stares. Xo one seemed to notice ns now as all the boys and gurls wuz bizzy talkin ' on little settees around the koruers so we jist kep rite on till we reached a door at the foot uv the stares and there a very jolly lookin ' gen- tleman lookin ' very much like the first one we met, only he wuz diffurent, come out and sez, ' Howdy, ' and then he axed Zackie if he had ever had electricity r physicks. Zackie bowed very gracefully fer he had plenty uv both to hum. Wun time he wus over to old Doc Firestones and touched his shockin ' machine and he bed about all the electricity he wanted. Waal, he handed us a kard and sez. Take this to Miss About the Histry Teacher. ' We didn ' t want to miss anything so we hurried up, but accidently got to the wrong door, but a lady walkin ' along the hall cum to our rescue and enquired if we wuz lookin ' fer sumboddy. Whereupon 1 axplain- ed I would be much obleeged if I could find the training teacher. She smiled and sez. I am the training teacher. Are you lookin fer the Moddul schule? ' I looked at her with sum confussion and sez, ' I am pleased to meet you but I would be much obleeged to you not to mention that other subject. My sone Zachi- liah is goin to git his eiblifical ion rite here in this Normal Schule and if you go to advertisin ' any other outside schule to me I shall go rite up stares and report •to the Doctor Overseer tha t there is sum one advertisin ' against his bizness. ' It took her a long time to explane the conneckslmn and I he workin ' uv the two sehules, but I found 1 wuz mistaken and by way uv apologizin ' perduced my kard to her, and she axed Zackie if he had ever had geography, arithmetic er nature stud v. ' ' By this time the pore lad wuz so tired he sez. ' T bed nhysics. electricity, measles, whoopin ' cough and small-pox ami please don ' t think I ought to hev to take anything more. ' So she looked at him kindly like and ced she thought he ' d had enough, loo. We left in a few minutes To hunt up a boardin ' house and thus ended Zachariah ' s first day at this great schule; the great beginnin ' uv a perdigious kareer. —Blanche Crowe, ' Oil. Spring (First Prize Poem.) lis Spring agvn the ;;iass is green And gay young flowers may lie seen: The fair, white blossoms on the trees Send delightful perfumes on I lie breeze. And children, coming home from school. Stop by the brook, where it is cool, To watch the fishes swim along, And hear the robin sing his song. Among the willows is their nest. The place they really lo ' e (he best: And here she sits the whole day long. And listens to the male bird ' s song. The flowers are coming, more and more. And as we roam the woodlands o ' er We see white li Hies all around. And roses carpeting the ground. The bee is bnsy all the day. As o ' er the fields he takes his way. And hang ' s o ' er clovers — red and white. And gathers sweets with all his might. Now as berry time is drawing nigh. Away the merry children hie Acioss the meadows — full of fun. To gather berries in the sun. Spring is the merriest time of year. hen birds and berries and flowers are here. And the earth is covered with carpet green. And the clear blue sky may lie seen. — Luna Wright. An Apostrophe (Second Prize Poem.) Awake, dead soul, where is thy breath? Breathe warm air. not chilly death. Arouse thy passions, stir thy life. Develop strength — prepare for strife. If triumphant o ' er strife we expect to be. We must have souls unfettered, free. The foe will come, killing, dread. A his paths filled with dead. If we ' d escape disgrace, defeat. SI rive ever on, blow not retreat. But eyes on enemy firmly placed. Armor girded, helmet laced. And guarded by shields of metal bright. When honored by us with truth and right. The enemy ' s lance will wound vis not Nor leave our name afoul with blot. Then slothful soul, awake and work. Nor rightful task e ' er slight or shirk. But in the list bring all your strength To win. In victory then at length Be proud, yet remember through your life He who won for you this strife. God gave to you your strength, your arms. Smoothed the way and stilled alarms. 1 ' iepared the battle, fixed the race, Aided and helped you by His grace To reach the goal ahead in space : Not by bounds or leaps through time. But slowly, by toil, you reached your prime. When Soul, the race is o ' er, and life is done The prize is yours, the crown is won. Within yourself this rhyme repeat While sitting at the Master ' s feet : Fair hands and a sweet face Did not win for me this long, long race. Bui what 1 had from the very start — Purity of character and strength of heart. Then sleeping soul, awake and work 1 — Oli ni Shin tlcff. ' 09. Grasping An Opportunity Second Prize Story It was one of those beautiful, bright days in early May. when the earth is newly covered with its carpet of velvety green, with here and there various colored flow- ers peeping out, like the heads of the newly hatched brood from under their mother ' s wing. The trees, too. were wearing a foliage so fresh and tender that one could hardly conceive of their ever becoming the barren skeleton-like objects they had been only so few days before. The birds were flitting to and fro among the green branches, their newly adopted coats glistening in the bright rays of sunlight that crept in through the small openings among the haves, as though they could never become old and soiled. As they liitted about and piped from every tree-top their thrilling and melodious songs, it seemed as if the whole world were tilled with joy and happiness. Nearby on either side, high hills or mountains, as they were called by the country folk near about, rose majestically toward the sky, and with the trees that crowned each peak, formed a most beautiful and pic- turesque horizon. Between these hills lay a quiet, peaceful valley, through which ran a small stream; its waters dancing and sparkling in the sunlight as if studded with the most costly diamonds. .Midway between the crest and summit of the hills on the left, stood a little old log cabin, known as the Herman home. Its occupants were Mrs. Herman and her son. .John, a tall, awkward fellow of twenty-two. They were poor and had worked very hard since the death of .Mr. Herman several years before, in order to keep their home and the few acres of land which they owned, free from mortgage. However, at this time they had succeeded in saving a few dollars and it was decided that .John should visit his uncle, who lived at Mapleville, eighty-five miles away. Both mother and son looked forward with great pleasure to what they considered the greatest event of John ' s narrow, ham- pered life. At last the day for his departure arrived. John emerged from the doorway wearing a cap two sizes too small for him, his trousers reaching only half- way from his knees to his shoe tops, his coat squeezing his shoulders into so small a space that they looked no broader than those of a ten-year-old boy, while his sleeves were drawn almost to his elbows. His mother kissed him good-bye and told him to be a good boy, for to her he was still a boy. Thus attired, John started out on his eighty-five mile walk. His mind was full of plans for the future, and as he journeyed on farther and farther from home, new sights continually came in the range of his obser- vation and with each one came a phase of life whose existence John had never dreamed. On and on he went, until he came to the summit of a hill from which he could see the whole country for miles around. Be- ing hot and fatigued from his long asceut, he sat down in the shade of a wide-spreading oak to rest and take a view of the surrounding landscape. He sat for a long time looking and thinking, but nothing came into his sight to attract his attention from the country about him, until all at once he heard a loud shriek far away to his right, and turning to discover the source, he saw a train winding its way, slowly, as it looked to him, down the valley. John had read and heard about steam engines and their wonderful power to pull long strings of cars, but this was the first time he had ever had the privilege of seeing one, even from a distance. Every other thought left his mind instantly, and he began thinking ami imagining how the train ap- peared when one was close to it; what it was that gave it such wonderful power; how the engineer controlled it; what it was that caused it to cling to the rails, and numerous other questions. His eyes were riveted upon the train until the intervening hills completely bid it from his sight. Then resuming his journey, his thoughts w ere cen- tered upon the locomotive and nothing he saw along the road diverted his attention from this one subject, ex- cept as occasionally the road branched in different directions and he was obliged to inquire which one to follow. He was thinking what a great achievement it must be for one to become an engineer, and wondering if he could ever attain that position. He at last reached Mapleville, and after making several inquiries, succeeded in finding his uncle ' s home. Not expecting him, naturally his uncle ' s household were greatly surprised to see him. He spent several pleas- ant days in Mapleville, however, the greater part of which was spent around the railroad station watching the trains coming and going. At last he decided to apply for a position as fire- man, hardly expecting to secure the place. Soon after presenting his application and taking the examination, he started back to the obi log cabin on the mountain side. Only the week before, as he ventured into a strange country and among people he did not know, it had seemed a long and tiresome journey, but as he returned, his mind was too much absorbed to think of fatigue. A new field had opened up to him, new op- portunities had presented themselves, and his whole soul was thrilled with the hope of attaining that which he considered the greatest achievement in life, namely, that of becoming a railroad engineer. When he reached home his mother met him with outstretched arms, expecting to find him as he had left her, but alas, his whole being was changed. Xot that he was less kind or considerate of his mother ' s wants, but he had become absorbed in things other than those connected with farm life. For a time he did not tell his mother of his recent action. He knew that she would not consent for him to go on the road, but never- theless, his mind was made up, and if his application was accepted, nothing could prevent his going, so he finally mustered up enough courage to tell her. Meantime he had received a letter stating that the appointment had been given him. and that they wished him to come as soon as possible. As he had expected, his mother begged and pleaded with him not to go, but without avail. He had chosen his life ' s work and noth- ing could alter his decision. Accordingly, three days later John went to Maple- ville, where, after securing a boarding place and mak- ing other necessary arrangements, he reported at the general office for duty. The following day he was called out for his first run. Of course it was all new to him and for several days the fireman and engineer wei ' e kept busy explaining to him the mechanism of the engine. But when an explanation was made it never became necessary to repeat it. Thus he learned so rap- idly that soon he was trusted to make the run alone. He had many thrilling experiences and several times was in extreme danger, but fortunately he escaped each time. He did his work so faithfully that, at the end of his fourth year, he was promoted to the position of engineer, with the recommendation that he was the most reliable man on the road. John was now the youngest engineer in the com- pany ' s employ, but notwithstanding this fact, he was always chosen to make the dangerous runs and to make up time. One day about a year after his promotion, John was sent out on a one hundred and twenty mile run and instructed to make up fifty minutes of lost time. He climbed into the cab and seating himself by the throttle, rang the bell witli one hand and holding the throttle with the other, John started on the most dangerous run he had ever made, and one that was destined to bring about his early promotion. The road was rough and crooked, and many times it looked as though the cars would leave the track, but on and on, faster and faster they sped, around curves and bends so short that at times the caboose seemed to be ahead of the engine. John sat motionless, his steady hand grip- ping the throttle, his eyes steadily fixed on the track ahead, and every muscle in his body drawn to its high- est tension. Suddenly as lie dashed around a bend he saw a little child playing on the track a short distance ahead. He rang the bell, and blew the whistle, but the child paid no attention to the signals. What must he do? He could not stop the terrific speed of the train in such a short distance. There was not a moment to lose. Suddenly he stepped from his cab. and like a flash sprang to the cow-catcher of the engine, just as the engine was about to grind the child under its mas- sive wheels. John gripping a bar with one hand, swung down ami caught the child with the other and raising it in the air. saved it from a horrible death. With the child in his arms he made his way back to the cab, and continuing his wild run. arrived at his desti- nation exactly on the minute. ■ nines (1. LanJiam, 00. The Abductor Ever since I could remember, my greatest wish has been that I might travel alone; free from a dictating chaperon, at liberty to carry into execution my slight- est whim. So when a friend of mine, living in Penn- sylvania, invited me to pay her a visit, most gladly did I accept the invitation. On the memorable morning of departure I was the very last person to board the train, and would have missed it entirely had not the conductor lifted me bod- ily and carried me onto the platform. Then I rushed into the car to secure a seat. They were all occupied except one, and on half of it sat a sour-faced, bare- headed old man. However, I put my suit case down by his, and proceeded to enjoy the view from the window. Soon the conductor came in, and announced, in a loud voice, the next stopping place, and at the same time the old man beside me put his nose in my face and said, Young lady, have you seen anything of my hat? No, sir, I answered, 1 haven ' t had the pleasure of seeing you wear a hat yet. He looked at me wrathfullv and then said in a thin, rasping, tone of voice. Children of your age should speak more respectfully to their elders. In my days a young chit of a girl like yon was not allowed to gad about over the country alone. Then he turned to the porter and demanded his hat. Just then the conductor ' s voice was heard to call mil, All aboard, and the old man was forced to make his exit, meanwhile declaring he would sue the company, and that every one on the car were suspected thieves until his hat was found. 1 now rested my head against the back of the seat, in order to more fully enjoy myself, and would have done so had not the crying of a little baby attracted my attention. The mother ' s face was care-worn and the baby ' s crying seemed to trouble her greatly. Wishing to help her I gave the baby a piece of candy. Straight- way we were friends. Again my attention was drawn to the woman when she pulled my sleeve and whispered, Miss, would you please take care of my baby for a few minutes, while I get a drink — I feel sick. (Hi, yes, I love babies, ' I replied. And soon I was engrossed with the duties of a nurse. 1 attended to the baby for half an hour; ten more minutes passed by. Still the mother had not made her appearance. To add to my troubles, the conductor called out the station where I wished to stop. 1 asked three women in succession if they would take care of the baby until the mother came. But apparently they all thought the baby belonged to me, so T no longer expected aid from them. The train soon stopped. Believing the mother had abandoned her child to me, I arose preparatory to going from the car. As 1 stooped to get my suit case, my eyes fell upon an object that fairly made my blood run cold. There on the seat was that old man ' s hat mashed Hatter than a pancake. I had been using it for a cush- ion all the time. Thinking that if anyone saw the hat 1 would be branded as a thief, I picked it up, put it between the baby and myself and with this load made my way from the train. As I took my suit case from the conductor ' s hands, that hat dropped from its place of concealment. The conductor stared at me aghast, for he knew to whom the hat belonged. I was beginning to wish the earth would open and sw allow me, when oh! blessed sight, I saw the baby ' s mother sitting in the waiting room. Pushing through the crowd to the astonished woman, I thrust the baby into her unwilling arms, and with the words I am so glad I found you, rushed down the platform where my friend was waiting for me with a buggy. Scrambling into it I told her to drive like mad, if she did not wish me to be arrested for stealing- an old man ' s hat. At last, in the cool of the evening, we reached my friend ' s home. Immediately 1 was shown to my room to dress for dinner. After the day ' s troubles 1 still had one comforting thought left, and that was that I had a suit ease full of beautiful dresses. lint when T opened the suit case, my eyes almost refused to accept the sight before them. Instead of seeing a soft pink silk dress. I was stunned by I he glare of a red flannel shirt, while on the other side protruded the toes of a pair of leather boots. All The regret 1 had left for taking the old man ' s hat now vanished, for knew lie had been well repaid for the loss id ' his hat. Fortu- nately my friend ' s clothes just tit me. so I need not worry about dresses. The next morning, when I opened the paper, T at last wished that I had never attempted to travel alone, for covering the entire top of the front page were these words: Daring Kidnaper in the Person of a Young Girl. Tt seems that a woman had been taken ill while on the Pittsburg train and had given her baby to a young girl to take care of while she went out. When she finally returned the girl and child were both miss- ing. The conductor remembered the girt getting off of the train at a small station, but did not remember much about her except that she acted very suspiciously while on the train, and had even stolen an old man ' s hat. It was his opinion the girl was crazy. I told my trouble to my friend, and between ourselves, we agreed that I was to remain quiet until they traced the crime to me. I remained in the house for a week, not daring to put my head from the window, but each day scan- ning the papers eagerly. At last my anxiety was re- moved when we read that the baby had been found in the care of a woman living ne r t ' •• home of my friend. The woman ' s story ran something like this. On the day of the kidnaping she had been waiting for a friend who was coming on the Pittsburg train. The train had scarcely stopped, when a young yiid ran up to her and violently llirnst the baby into her arms. Before she could raise an alarm, the train was on its way. Being- fond of children, and uoon the advice of the sinrole coun- try people about the station, she decided to accept this human gift, and adont the child as her own. Put when she beard of the kidnaping, she was sure that the miss- ing child was in her keeping, and upon further inquiry had returned it to the unhappy mother. The paper added by way of an editorial that it was the belief of the Pinkertons, who were working on the case, that the young girl in blue was no other than a famous New York adventuress. It further stated that the young girl had really intended to steal the baby, but by her suspicious actions had attracted the atten- tion of the other passengers and had thus been detered from carrying her evil intentions into execution. The abductor was thought to have again boarded the train, after leaving the baby at this wayside station, and had afterwards escaped unnoticed. After the excitement died away I returned home a repentant and wiser girl, while a reward of five thou sand dollars was being offered for mv capture, and the detectives of all the Eastern cities were searching for a clue to my whereabouts. Lillian ' . Fortney, ' 09. Limericks There ' s a big fat Junior named Chucky, Who the girls all think mighty lucky : He goes to the ' ' Dorm When the evenings are warm : He surely is very darned plucky. rowing owing One evening when the grass was Our Roma thought she would gc When Walter she spied, She then loudly cried. • ' I ' m so happy I feel just like crowing. A teacher we have called Montany, Who sounds like an old t ' n piany : She stretches her neck. And growls by (he p°ek. And has already conditioned too many. Our Tina ' s noted for h°r high t«mi ' r ; Tnst ask ( ' l« nn. he ' ll sure remember — Sh stung him so quick. Tf rrado Olennie sick. It all began last November. There ' s a new brand of Beer in our schoi ' rt ' ch pure ! s kept mighty cool ; Some say it ' s Anheuser. But we think it ' s Budweiser — Anyway it came on a mule. There ' s a Junior we all know as Sandy. Who sure comes in mighty handy. He makes grandstand plays. And boasts all his days. That in base ball he sure is the candy. T key Brooke is a bashful lad. But with some girls he ' s not so bad. His graceful walk T s Ihe whole town talk. But Elsie ' s got him and for that we ' re rlad. Our Kuth dearly loves to play With the Normal lads the ve-locg Many a heart she ' s cracked. Never a beau she ' s lacked. But you know It ' s just her way. day Miss Van Tromp ' s for basket ball noted, For a man she has Lyda Stark spotted. The first day she played. Her rat she displayed. Hereafter she wore it well knotted. The scholars walk o ' er the grass so high, And Dr. Bennett peering from his window nearby. Is often heard to loudly squawk : Keep off the grass, you green awk ! But they won ' t, and we all wonder why. Bernice and Ulenn are quite canary. When they ' re together they ' re quite contrary. Tney ' re always together from morn ' till night. But if things go wrong thev make them right. So you see we think they will marry. We all know he Kane g-rl or Fritter. Oh my. but she is a gitter. Her friend is from W. V. T . But this case has fallen thru. So you see that he can never git her. Dr. B er is a teacher round here, Bur he ' s not our brand of beer. If we wovf allowed to choose Our own brand of booze. ' Twould be Budweiser, not W. E. Beer. There is a young fellow called Greene, V ' hn is exeentionallv lank and lean. To his classes he goes. And talks through his nose. He is often heard but seldom seen. Th re is a bum Senior named Brown. Who for basket ball has great renown : ] ' ■ ' went into the gym, All the girls looked at him. And Vevia FMliott just knocked him down. There is a big Senior named Amos, Who for loud clothes has made himself famous. He wears red. gre°n and yellow, Does this silly young fellow. We ' re disgusted and we ' re sure you don ' t blame i Th re is a small Senior named 1 ' earl Who keeps Johnny ' s heart in a whirl. Every day they ' re together Tn all kinds of weather. Johnny says she ' s a most lovable girl. There is a young fellow named Lee, Who ' s as spick and span as can lie : Every hair is in place And his sweet little face Makes us think ' tis a cherub we see. A young lady by name Ooldie Swiger. Sweetly smiled as she rode on a tiger. They came back from the ride With poor Goldie inside, And the smile on the face of the tiger. There ' s a handsome young Freshie named Curry, Who keeps the girls in a great flurry ; To Susan he said. Let ' s you and I wed ; But Susan said Oh, there ' s no hurry. There ' s a little Soph named Isis. Whose conversation sure does entice us, When she talks about Johnny. So sweet and so bonny, We fear thai ' twill soon meet a crisis. Miss Elliotl now lias a Reed, Which has proven to be just her speed. He ' s so short and so thick : she so short and so slim, She just comes up to her dear Chuckie ' s chin. There, is a young girl from Graftown, Called Miss Coffman, or the boy chaser or renown : When Turk was around she was ne ' er known to frown. Put now it ' s a Malone or a Brown. There was a young man who was bitten By twenty-two cats and a kitten; Said Fuzzy. ' Tis clear — Mr finish is near : No matter, I ' ll die like a Briton. ' 11 civ ' s a red-headed Senior so husky. Whose full name is Frank (Mm McCuskey ; I- ' oi knocking and kicking He needs a good licking : Foes this fellow so dad-busted husky. There ' s a tall young Senior named Fritter, Who for loving is never a quitter : With the boys she is famous. Especially Amos — We hope that he never will quit her. There is a tin soldier named Knapp, V, hi is a sporty sort of a chap : To his classes he goes With cheeks like a rose, But soon he is taking a nay. There was a Fortney had two girls. And these girls were not brothers — Minnie was the name of one. Lillian was the other. Now these two girls they had a beau. And this beau with love was blind, Minnie walked proudly by his side, While Lillian trailed behind. Now these two girls their story told. And they did tell it well. They to Heaven will surely go. ' I he ' boy will go to - — . There ' s a Sophomore whose name is It Willie. Whom some of the girls say is quite silly ; ];nl (ioldie says No ! Not a word of it ' s so ; They shan ' t talk so about my I). Willie. There is a small Senior named Ivadelle, Who likes Chuck Iteed mighty well; To ( ' buck she said : J think we should wed. But Chuck just replied Oh h — . A certain young Lanham named Jim, Loves the girls with a great deal of vim ; ' l ' o Cook hospital he goes. And hunts up his Hose. She says, 1 can ' t live without him. There is a ' young Elliott named Vevier, Who once had a beau called McKeever ; When no one was near Hi ' called her his dear; Now we wonder why be bad to leave her. There was a young Junior named Lyda, Who thought Miss Van Tromp was quite tidy; In the basket ball season She enjoyed Fyda ' s squeezing. Every day in the week — even Friday. Hall (iirls ! Hall Girls, What a Hood of recollection. With their jab-jab eration, And the worst pranks in creation. How we ' ll miss them ! Tall lovely blonds and pretty brunettes, Studious ' girls and vain coquettes, Heads covered with curls and full of rats, Hall Brats ! Hall Brats ! Midnight Wanderings of Chucfye Dear (With apologies to II. W. Longfellow.) Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight wanderings of Chuckie dear ; How on the campus he did stray. Squandering his studious time away. Close up to the hall Chuck and D. Willie did crawl, When up flew a window, and out popped a head, Is that you, Chuck? a sweet voice said. Yes, Loella, it is I ; I ' ll go to the restaurant and get you some pie. ' Nay, said Loella. ' you stay near by, And send D. Willie to get the pie. All right, Chuch said, 111 stand near by, And off trotted I). Willie after the pie. While on his errand D. Willie sped, Chuck by the window softly said — Loella. dear, is it pie you love. Or is it Chuck, your little turtle dove? Jrst at that moment Chuck did spy, A large policeman drawing nigh. Oh, Loella, what shall I do? It ' s now too late to make a skiddo. Be brave, dear Chuck. Loella cried. As the cop walked un to Chuckle ' s side ; Down went the window, all hope had fled. Thought Chuck. I ' ll live on water and bread. Why be you here? the cop did cry. Said Chuck, I go to school near by. Then up over the wall so very high Appeared D. Willie bringing the pie. As to the hall I). Willie drew near Another policeman did appear. D. Willie ' s frame did shake with fear. As the copper grabbed him by the ear. As they stood in the dark and talked it over, Said the cops, ' We ' ll go around to the door. Chuck rang the bell, filled with dismay, And after a while down came Miss Rae. A Midnight Session They were crowded around the table. Not a soul would dare to sleep ; It was midnight in Harry G. ' s room. And the game was getting deep. ' Tis a fearful thing in playing. To attempt to draw a straight — And to hear the dealer shouting. See yer five and raise yer eight. So they shuddered there in silence, For the dealer held a flush, And Curry held a full house. While four aces hid my blush. And thus they sat at midnight, Four enraptured poker players. We are lost. Bowlegs shouted, Prof. Mercer ' s on the stairs. Then the dealer bet a quarter, And Ulysses raised him ten ; But Barnsie saw him fifty better — Jack-pot reached the limit then. Then Amos kissed that little jack-pot, As he put it in his vest ; And they closed that little session, When the full moon went to rest. A lengthy confab had they all. Back went Miss Rae into the hall : Said one of the cops, Now boys, don ' t bawl, But hereafter keep shy of the woman ' s hall. ' ' That night as they knelt by their little bed, Both boys in concert softly said : God bless those cops and Miss Rae, too : And may they always be true blue. Amen. If any one should doubt this story. Let them inquire at the dormitory. — H. B. HIS HONOR MAJOR GANTZ. Alumni Record CLASS OF 1872. Hyre D. Clark, Charleston, W. Va. Anna B. A. McKinney, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. Mamie W. Barns, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. F. E. Steward, Deceased. CLASS OF 1873. Perry A. Sidell, Dallas, Texas. J. A. Sharpless, Keyser, W. Va. Geo. P. Griffin. Smithfleld, Pa. G. B. Harvey, Elkins, W. Va. J. W. Musgrove, Satsop, Washington. Volney B. Trimble, Hastings, Nebr. U. S. Fleming, Fairmont, W. Va. John A. Fleming, Clarksburg, W. Va. J. W. May, Martins Ferry, Ohio. Thomas C. Miller, Charleston, W. Va. Laura C. Strider, Charlestown, W. Va. Mrs. Wm. Michael, Fairmont, W. Va. Fannie May Rogers, Fa ' rmont, W. Va. Charles E. Brant, Cumberland, Md. Mrs. C. Gauthrop, Bridgeport, W. Va. M. Alice Corpening. Clarksburg, W. Va. Alice G. Corpening, Clarksburg W. Va. Miss Amanda Fleming, Deceased. Laura Arnett Cole, New York, N. Y. Amanda Abbott, Grafton, W. Va. Mackie M. Holbert, iMonongah, W. Va. Mrs. J. T. Thomas, Deceased. Charles B. Bland, Deceased. Mrs. Young, Deceased. Hannah J. Price, Unknown. CLASS OF 1874. John Taylor, Keyser, W. Va. F. M. Ferrell, Roxberry, Ohio. James Newman, Littleton, W. Va. J. R. C. Hustead, Fowler, Colo. Ben. H. Butcher, Parkersburg, W. Va. B. L. Butcher, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. B. L. Butcher, Fairmont, W. Va. E. K. Trickett, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. John Fleming, Deceased. Patrick Lavelle, Deceased. James M. Springston, Deceased. Alpheus R. Smith, Deceased. Esdras Ludwig, Berkeley Springs. M. H. Steele, Pleasant Valley. Ida Ingman, Fairmont, W. Va. Je se L. Newman, Littleton, W. Va. Mrs. Wm. Morgan, Deceased. CLASS OF 1875. Cyrus H. Scott, Elkins, W. Va. William O. Atkeson, Butler, Mo. Maggie Barns Reger, Fairmont, W. Va. Chas. E. Manley, Fairmont, W. Va. Jennie Sinnette, Harrisville, W. Va. L B. Fleming, Poneto. Ind. Mary Lowe, Watson. W. Va. Jared L. Wamsley, Elkins, W. Va. J. M. Prickett, Fairmont, W. Va. Thomas N. Parks, Evanston, 111. T. Madison Broddus, Gordonsvi ' .le, Va. Sallie Somers, Wheeling, W. Va. Jackson V. Blair, West Union, W. Va. Mrs. U. J. Lynch, Fairmont, W. Va. Hattie M. Hall, Deceased. Samantha Hall, Deceased. Mary Waston Sipe, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. B. Swearingen Payne, Fair- mont, W Va. M. R. Stout, Deceased. W. H. Pilchard, Unknown. Mathew L. Wamsley, Deceased. Lee P. Watson, Deceased. Charles M. Watson, Deceased. U. S. Fleming Deceased. F. P. Heskett, Unknown. Albert Johnson, Grantsville, W. Va. U. E. Morgan, Deceased. A. Cassius Law, Deceased. Perry Martney, Deceased. Richard V. Bosley, Deceased. James I. Ewers, Higeinsville, W. Va. Mrs. Lucy Haymond Deering, iMorgantown, W. Va. Luella Hall, Unknown. CENTENNIAL CLASS 1876. Carrie Z. Upton, Fairmont, W. Va. B. W. Cowan, Manila, Ark. James E. Mercer, Peoria, 111. Lydia V. Joseph, Deep Valley, W. Va. Ann L. Richards, Fairmont, W. Va. George W. Ice, Center Point, W. Va. Florence M. Wamsley, Beverly, W. Va. P. C. Vineyard, Looneyville, W. Va, John W. Jolliff, Uffington, W. Va. Lizzie H. Allen, Flemington W. Va. Belle Caldwell Culbertson, Unknown. Florence I. Grayum, Manila, Phil- ippine Islands. Ann M. Southern. Deceased. Leah S. Madera, Hagerstown, Md. Mrs. S. Zinn, Philippi, W. Va. Arthur L. Cox, Sweetbrier, Texas. Anthony S. Loveall, Sereno, Iowa. John M. Lowe, Pine Grove. I. C. Ralphsnyder. Fairmont, W. Va. Alonzo A. Waters, Illinois. CLASS OF 1877. Mrs. C. E. Manley. Fairmont, W. Va. Charles H. Rector, Grafton, W. Va. Howard N. Ogden, Fairmont, W. Va. Elias S. Amos, Fairmont, W. Va. Ben. F. Ramage, Fairmont, W. Va. B. B. Vandervort, Jamestown, Ohio. B. W. Boggess, Washington, D. C. Mrs. S. H. Smith. South Branch, W. Va. Fanny Burns McKee, Anniston, Ala. Columbus Ford, Grafton, W. Va. Okey Johnson Moore, Cleveland, Ohio. Sue E. Hall, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. J. E. Parsons, Simpson, W. Va. John W. Beall, Unknown. James G. Copin, Deceased. James W, Chesney. Deceased. John F. Dixon, Unknown. John Lavelle, Unknown. Hanson G. Lawson, Deceased. John McDougal, Missouri. Henry L. Miller, Unknown. J W. Newlon, Unknown. Charles T. Price, Deceased. BLAIR CLASS OF 1878. L. M. Wade, Sutton, W. Va. Mrs. Jennie Graham. Bartow, Fla. Frances Parks, Evanston, 111. J. H. Fitzwater. Unknown. Willa Grove, Nome City, Alaska. Mrs. Will Coplin, Primtytown, W. Va. Mrs. W. S. Meredith, Deceased. Edward Brand, Laurel Point, W. Va. John Buchanan, Keyser, W. Va. W. S. Meredith, Fairmont, W. Va. A. B. McCarty, Buckhannon, W. Va. W. L. Courtwright, Deceased. Chas. A. Steele, Pittsburg, Pa. DICKEY CLASS OF 1879. Ida Abbott, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. John McNairy, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. Chas. Keedy, Martinsburg, Mrs. Clark Gallahue, Spencer, W. Va. Mrs. Will Nuzum, Fairmont, W. Va. Mollie J. Holt, Deceased. Mrs. Andrew Ross, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. C. Short, Eldora, W. Va. Mrs. Linn Brannon, Glenville, W. Va. Mrs. Ed. Curry, Lost Creek, W. Va. Richard Adair, Parkersburg, W. Va. Stark L. Baker, Beverly, W. Va. J. Walter Barnes. Fairmont, W. Va. Chas. Batson, Fairmont, W. Va. C. H. Davis, LTnknown. Geo. S. Arnold, Burlington, W. Va. Otto Sinsel, Sand Lick, W. Va, Lloyd Hansford, Parsons, W. Va. E. E. Mercer, Fairmont, W. Va. Marcus Ross, Deceased. J. P. Scott, Parsons, W. Va. John R. Stout. Deceased. W. S. Hennen. Washington, D. C. ELIZABETHAN CLASS OF 1880. Mrs. F. E. Nichols. Fairmont, W. Va. Edith Watson, Fairmont, W. Va. Oliver Cook, Cameron, W. Va. Mrs. Virgil Vandervort.Morgantown, W. Va. J Scott Vandervort, Weston, W. Va. Mrs. W. A. Mestrezat, Morgantown, W. Va. John O. Thrush, Webster City, Iowa. Mrs. Thomas, California. Lulu V. Hall, Deceased. Mattie Lough, LTnknown. W. I. Barrett, Parkersburg, W. Va. A . B. Richardson, Deceased. HATCHET CLASS OF 1881. F. J. Brock, Morgantown, W. Va. Claude Shannon, Smithton. W. Va. Alonso Wilmoth. Elkins,, W. Va. O. H. Woofter. Kenova, W. Va. C. E. Taylor, Ridgeville, W. Va. A. S. Bosworth, Elkins, W. Va. •Mrs. Mollie Starkey, Cokato, Minn. W. M. Blair, Eldorado, Kan. J. L. Bosworth. Huttonsville, W. Va. E. C. Ravenscroft, Chicago, 111. Alva S. Grimm. St. Marys, W. Va. T. J. Woofter, Athens, Ga. Kate Ebert, Deceased. Mrs. Corder, Astor, W. Va. Francis Barnes, Deceased. D. C. Holland, Deceased. Thomas Daniels Womelsdorf, W. Va. S. W. Martin, Deceased. LYCEUM CLASS OF 1882. Anna Hall Vockradt. Pittsburg, Pa. H. J. Wagoner, Wi ' kinsburg, Pa. W. G. Wilson, Elkins. W. Va. Mrs. West. Fairmont, W. Va. H. Leroy Sturm, Farmington, W. Va. Mrs. Andrews, Norfolk, Va. Olive M. Ross, Rock Hill. S. C. Alice Ross, Canton, W. Va. Albert Hoff, Deceased. CLASS OF 1883. Dr. T. J. Conawav, Fairmont, W Va. Wilbur Mavers. Fairmont, W. Va. P. L. Glover, North Fairfield, Ohio. H. C. Ogden. Wh eeling, W. Va. Mrs. Lummie Richards, Fairmont, W. Va. Jeannette Carter, Mt. Harmony, W. Va. Leroy Swann, New Castle. Pa. Mrs. Bartlett, Grafton, W. Va. Mary M. Burns. Deceased. M. S. Blair, Belington, W. Va. C. L. Reyno ' ds, Fairmont, W. Va. Robert- Shultice, Norfolk, Va. U. S. FLEMING CLASS OF 1884. Mrs. Alice Paul Smoot, Allingdale, W. Va. Chas. H. Mayers, Washington. D. C. A. J. Wilkinson. Grafton, W. Va. J D. Joseph, Whitewater, Kan. Mrs. Brock, Blacksville, W. Va. J. W. Bunner, Deceased. H. G. Linn, Deceased. J M. Mercer, Grays Flats, W. Va. C M. Wilson, Unknown. CAMERON CLASS OF 1885. Asa. F. Ballah, Neleigh, Nebr. C. B. Riggle, Middlebourne, W. Va. James S. Furbee. Manningtou, W. Va. Stuart F. Reed, Clarksbure, W. Va. Mrs. P. L. Glover, North Fairfield, O. S. J. Satterfield, Fairmont, W. Va. F. P. Harris, Deceased. REPRESENTATIVE CLASS O r- 1886 S. J. Snyder. Fairmont, W. Va. Blain W. Taylor, Elkins, W. Va. Columbus J. Allen, Lima, W. Va. S. C. Higgins. Clarksburg, W. a. Chas. W. Robinson, Fairmont, W. Va. H. B. Scranage, Grafton. W. Va. D. H. Hamrick, Spring Creek, W. Va. Mattie O. Fitzgerald. Deceased. J. N. Anglin, LTnknown. T. E. Maxwell, Deceased. HITE CLASS OF 1887. Mrs. H. J. Price, Fa ' rmont, W. Va. Chas. W. Evans, Fairmont, W. Va. Will Curtis Miller, Junction, Ariz. Sue M. Johnson, Kyser, W. Va. Hugh F. Smith, Fairmont, W. Va. Francis B. Burk, Parkersburg. W. Va. Thomas J. Humphrey, Grafton, W. Va. Lloyd D. Swisher, Rockford, W. Va. CLASS OF 1888. Chas. M. Walter, Allentown, Pa. Amos L. Demoss, Morgantown, W. Va. Mrs. Lee Boggess, Lumberport, W. Va. Mrs. Chas. E. Ward, Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. Willard Fisher. Fairmont, W. Va. Grant S. Bond, Walla Walla, Wash. Maxwell Adams, Reno, Nevada. Carney Hartley, Breekenbridge, Colo. Mrs. H. B. Scranage, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Nick Fisher. Fairmont, W. va. Mrs. Fulton, Pittsburg, Pa. Sam. G. Graham, Bartow, Fla. Clement V. Morrow. Deceased. Joseph A. Thomas, Deceased. Ulysses Jenkins, West Union City. WASH. CENTENNIAL CLASS OF 1889. C. E. Mayers, Fairmont, W. Va. Edwin F. Hartley, Fairmont, W. Va. Sara E. Meredith. Fairmont, W. Va. Wilson Lee Camden, Baltimore, Md. Alice Ohlev, Fairmont, W. Va. Ira E. Robinson. Grafton, W. Va. William Haggerty, Baltimore. Md. John C. ' Shaw, Glenville, W. Va. William Malette, Pittsburg, Pa. Harvev Farmer, Clarksburg, W. Va. Oeo. W Bland. West Union. W. Va. Brice H. Hall, Han-isville, W. Va. Letcher C. Jone=. Deceased. Harvey E. Manl y. Deceased. Ernest McCoy, Gardner, Mass. BARNES CLASS OF 1890. G. B. Graham, Pebble, Fla. Mrs. Chas. Rohrboush. Kinmundy, 111. Mrs. E. F. Hartley, Fairmont, W. Va. Lillie Elliott Coffman, West Hickory, Pa. Ida Holbert Pepper, Salem. W. Va. Mrs. J. S. Pierpnnt, Harrisville, W. Va. H. T. Lovett, Huntington, W. Va. David M. Morris, Clarksburg, W. Va. Sallie Denham, Deceased. Ida W. Fleming. Deceased. Mary Stewart, Deceased. Thankful J. Liston, Bruceton, W. Va. Minnie E. Lloyd, Fairmont, W. Va. Isabella Boehm, Fairmont, W. Va. Lloyd W. Brown, Pruntytown, W. Va. William Carney, Moundsville, W. Va. Cams L. Cookman, Etna, W. Va. Boyd A. Coplin, Market, W. Va. Harvey A. Goodwin, Deceased. R. E. L. Hutchinson, Huntington, W. Va. 0. J. Martin, Deceased. I). E. Phillips. Meadowville. W. Va. Joseph Reed, Grafton, W. Va. V C. Snodgrass, Deer Walk, W. Va. ROEMER CLASS OF 1891. W. Frank Stout, Clarksburg. W. Va. Jacob N. Yates, Grafton, W. Va. Ina T. Nelson, Washington. D. C. F. Irene Harshbarger, Anderson, W. Va. Elmer F. Goodwin, Clarksburg, W Va. Maud Pugh. Capon Bridge, W. Va. Mis. R. E. L. Bowie, Cumberland. Md. Mrs. Florence J. Nixon, Boothsville, W. Va. Mrs. Morgan LeMasters, Chicago, 111. Guy Bartlett, Walla Walla, Wash. A. B. Cornwell, Dent, W. Va. W. J. Brand, Denver, Col. COLUMBIAN CLASS OF 1892. Howard Swisher, Moraantown, W. Va. F. E. Jarvis, Weston, W. Va. Charles F. Amos, Mt. Clare, W. Va. Mrs. Claudia Rice Scott, Washing- ton, D. C. Stark A. White, Weston, W. Va. Jennie C. Wilson, Clarksburg, W. Va. Virgil I. Allen, Center Point, W. Va. 1. Stalnaker, Plant City, Fla. C. R. Martin, Middlebourne, W. Va. Mrs. G. M. Ralphsnyder, Fairmont, W. Va. Alcinda Cochran, Meadland, W. Va. Effie Denham, Lumberport, W. Va. Mrs. Fannie Monroe, Capon Bridge, W. Va. Mrs. Bertie Venard, Deceased. Cora Prichard, White Oak, W. Va. Dr. Hal Hall, Fairmont, W. Va, Jennie Wilson, Fairmont, W. Va. Lonna Arnett, Lowesville, W. Va. D. L. Clayton, Rivesville, W. Va. Lucian Gray, Fairmont, W. Va. R B. Smith, Walla Walla, Wash. L. S. Maulsby, Deceased. R. F. Mclntire, Deceased. C. N. Pew. Buchannon, W. Va. D. L. Stalnaker, Deceased. F. M. Smith, Washington, D. C. G L. Shaver. Fairmont, W. Va. U. A. Vincent, Shinnston, W. Va. OMEGA-ALPHA CLASS OF 1893. G. W. C. Binns, Fairmont. W. Va. James W. Horn, Keyser. W. Va. Jay Flemina, Grafton, W. Va. S H. McLane, Elkins, W. Va. W. J. Postlewaith, New Martinsville, W. Va. S. H. Bowman, Huntington. W. Va. W. T. Talbott, Webster Springs, W. Va. Mrs. Jay Thomas, Bentleyville, Pa. Floyd Frum, Deceased. O. L. Hutchinson, Deceased. Ida M. Amos, Fairmont, W. Va. Mable Hall. Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. G. M. Ford, Huntington, W. Va. Mrs. MolMe Keyser, West Union, W. Va. Clyde Evans, Barrackville, W. Va. H. IT. Freeman, Parsons, W. Va, H. O. Hamilton, Pittsburg. Pa. E. M. Johnson, Grafton, W. Va. J. M. Scranage, Washington, D. C. EVANS CLASS OF 1894. J L. Leech, Fairmont, W. Va. C. W. Maxwell. Elkins. W. Va. Frank W. Gandv, Terra Alta, W. Va. Paul McCoy. New York City, N. Y. Mrs. Maud Michael. Scottdaie. Pa. C. W. Flesher, Gassaway, W. Va. Herbert Young, Brockton, Mass. Bertha Fleming, Wheeling, W. Va. Mrs. E. B. Carney, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. P. B. Henry, Fairmont, W. Va. E. B. Carney, Fairmont, W. Va. B. L. Mercer, Deceased. J. C. Robinson, Fairmont, W. Va. C. E. Trembly, Terra Alta, W. Va. J. O. Watson Jr., Fairmont. W. Va. DICKENS CLASS OF 1895. Richard T. Mason, Glen Falls. W. Va. Mrs. Willa Fletcher, Fairmont, W. Va. Russel D. Ice, Mannington, W. Va. Jane Etta McKinney, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. H. E. Satterfleld, Alleghany, Pa. Mrs. J. O. Watson. Fairmont, W. Va. Amanda Hughes. Wat c on. W, Va. Lilly S. Davis. Hillside. Ariz. Allie M. Powell, Deceased. A. L. Gibson. Valley Point. D. S. Gibson, Deceased. Edd. Meredith, Show World. Chicago, 111. A. S. Law, Clarksburg, W. Va. MYERS CLASS OF 1896. I.eroy Holsberry, Philippi, W. Va. U. Lowell Childs, Mt. Clare, W. Va. Margarite Copeman, Kingwood, W. Va. Mrs. Willa Lehman. Fairmont. W. Va. R. A. Lough, Morgantown, W. Va. Virginia Fleming, Fairmont, W. Va. Frances H. Sipe. Baltimore, Md. Edd S. Bond, Davis. W. Va. J. Hugh Bowers, Brushy Run, W. Va. A. E. Crislip, Milan. Tenn. W. C. Elder, Deceased. Harry Hardesty, Enterprise, W. Va. H. C. Robinson, Deceased. HORACE MANN CLASS OF 1897. ' Mrs. P. L. Marsh, Deceased. Mrs. Loiuse Hite. Fairmont, W. Va. Hershcel. Pose. Mannington. W. Va. A. L. Hawse. Clarksburg, W. Va. Hearl J. MeElfresh. Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. C. B. Hickman. Parsons, W. Va. Winifred Fenton, Elkins. W. Va. S. T. Spear. Elkins. W. Va. Hettie R. Young, Clarksburg, W. Va. Carter Faust, Fairmont, W. Va. Ida M. Spahr. Grafton, W. Va. Mrs. Frank Hall. Fairmont. W. Va. Mrs. Alfred Ackenheil, Aspinwall, Pa. Ida M. Judy, Westernport, Md. Harry E. Flesher. Kmgwood, W. Va. C. B. Hickman, Deceased. Florence Charter, West Union, W. Va. I. W. Allen. Center Point, W. Va. Albert S. La Follette, Unknown. Allen A. Motes, Philadelphia, Pa. STANIFORD CLASS OF 1898. Elizabeth, Barthclow, Wallace. W. Va. (Mrs. Chas. Conrad.) Katherine B. Curry, Fairmont, W. Va. Helen M. Fleming, Fairmont, W. Va. Jessie ,M. Hickman, Deceased. Laura F. Lewis. Buckhannon, W. Va. Hallie M. Martin . Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. J. S. Lomask. Fairmont, W. Va. Hallie M. Swan. Middlebourne, W. Va. (Mrs. B. F. Haught,) Medora V. Wise, Pittsburg, Pa. Samuel H. Butcher, Fairmont, W. Va. Levi B. Hair, Fairmont, W. Va. Arthur P. Jones. Fairmont, W. Va. Walter J. La Follette, Lehew, W. Va. Opha C. Lewis, Snmmersville, W. Va. Okey J. Woodford. Philippi, W. Va. Mrs. Chas. Robb, Fairmont, W. Va. ROSIER CLASS OF 1899. Frank R. Yoke, Morgantown, W. Va. Mrs. Ro c a A. Parker. Fairmont, W. Va. C. H. Bartlett, Fairmont, W. Va. Dorothy E. Ice. Morgantown, W. Va. Mariam E. Prickett, Fairmont, W. Va. Clyde A. Hill. Fairmont, W. Va. Lena M. Charter, Ravenswood, W. Va. Sara Morgan (Mrs. Dr. Eddy), Fair- mont, W. Va. H. E. iSatterfleld, Alleghany, Pa. Mrs. Stella Ford Srear. Elkins. W. Va. Mrs. Eva Morgan Watts, Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. C. E. Jolliffe, Un ; ontown. W. Va. Harriet B. Morris, Fairmont. W. Va. Lee T. Bartlett, Deceased. Tusca R. Morris, Fairmont. W. Va. C. Wade Robinson, Bridgeport, W. Va. George L. Rose. Mannington, W. Va. CENTURY CLASS OF 1900. Lena A. Ruttencutter, Clarksburg, W. Va. Lenore Braham (Mrs. Ross), Fair- mont. W. Va. Clarence N. MeElfresh. Omaha, Neb. G. Fred Tucker. Pittsburg, Pa. Truman B. Lawler, Fairmont, W. Va. Clarence B. Kinsev, Parkersburg, W. Va. Clermont H. Rigsle Fairmont, W. Va. Will Google, Baltimore, Md. Philip Y. Debolt. Sistersville. W. Va. Marvin D. Boland. Sterling, Colo. Joseph R. Lake, Spokane. Wasn. D. W. Dillon, St. Marys. W. Va. James W. Robinson, Clarksburg, W. Va. D. L. Talkington, Sistersville, W- Va. John F. Hughes. Mannington, W. Va. Okey R. Davis, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. H. E. Engle, Fairmont, W. Va. Mable Lee, Clarksburg. W. Va. Charles Wayman. Fairmont, W. Va. Jessie Hughes, Boothsville. W. Va. Jennette Lake. Philippi, W. Va. Mrs. L. ' C. Crile, Clarksburg, W. Va. Amor B. Cole. Fairmont, W. Va. Lewis D. Dawson, Colorado. Will Engle, Fairmont, W. Va. Lloyd Fast. Neel, W. Va. C. P. Fortney, Clarksburg. W. Va. M. Earl Morgan. Fairmont, W. Va. E. S. Morris, Thunder Mt., Wash. HARVEY W. HARMER 1901. Ira C. Gibson, Tunnelton. W. Va. O. W. Ladwig, Walkersville, W. Va. L. H. Hayhurst, Pullman, W. Va. John Guy Prichard, Fairmont, W. Va. Charles M. Bond, Keyser, W. Va. Geo. L, Keir. Fairmont, W. Va. Alberta Odbert Noble, Nashville, Tenn. Elsie Amos Holland, Fairmont, W. Va. Addie Eliason. Deceased. Zoe Lough Cole, Fairmont, W. Va. Alberta Neeley, Fairmont, W. Va. W. Scott Brown, Unknown. John S. Coughlan, Nashville, Tenn. ALICE MAUD POTTS CLASS OF 1 902. M. L. B. Linger, Weston, W. Va. G. W. Wyatt, Louisville, Ky. Martha Byrd Ice, Farmington, W. Va. Willa Hickman, Fairmont, W. Va. J. C. Bond, Charleston, W. Va. Will C. Thompson, Great Cacapon, W. Va. Mrs. Chenoweth, Silver Hill, W. Va. Isabell Giffin Kerr, Fairmont, W. Va. Josephine Binns, (Mrs. C. H. Riggle.) Fairmont, W. Va. Nellie Belle Sterling, (Mrs. Dicker- son) Fairmont, W. Va. Lloyd Garee, Sutton, W. Va. Chesney Ramage, Fairmont, W. Va. M. C. LOUGH. CLASS OF 1903. Anna Reinheimer, Fairmont. W. Va. Grace Michael, Fairmont, W. Va. Rose McKinney, Fairmont, W. Va. Dorcas Prichard, Fairmont, W. Va. Ora Mae McCuskey, Cameron, W. Va. Clara Reinheimer, Fairmont, W. Va. Winifred Cruikshank, Davis, W. Va. Albert J. Kern, Fairmont, W. Va. Chas. M. Johnston, Philadelphia, Pa. Thomas C. Moore, Fairmont, W. Va. Blake Taylor, Elkins, W. Va. W. R. Simmons, Welch, W. Va. Clarence Post, Fairmont, W. Va. G C. Barb, Fairmont, W. Va. MARCUS M. ROSS CLASS OF 1904. Mary Prickett, Fairmont, W. Va. Verd Peterson, Glenville, W. Va. Ethel Crim Peterson, Glenville, W. Va. Ethel Ice, Farmington, W. Va. Jessie Ice, Farmington, W. Va. Harriet E. Steele, Unknown. Kate Fetty, Hagans, W. Va. Mary Morgan, Fairmont, W. Va. Earl W. Lawrence. Sherman, W. Va. A. F. Shroyer, Philippi, W. Va. MOZART CLASS OF 1905. Stella Hutson, Morgantown, W. Va. E. F. VanGilder, Fairmont, W. Va. Virginia Gaskill. Fairmont, W. Va. Francis Steele, Morgantown, W. Va. Ernest B. Harden. Fairmont, W. Va. E. H. Flinn, Ravenswood.W. Va. A. B. Sharps, Lawford, W. Va. Will Kennedv, Fairmont, W. Va. Romanna Rowley. Ravenswood, W. Va. Arlen Sw ' ger, Moreantown. W. Va. Stella Bosworth, Elkins, W. Va. WILLA HART BUTCHER CLASS OF 1906. Zoe Wade. Fairmont, W. Va. Dana Feather, Fairmont, W. Va. Guy Burnside. Clarksburg, W. Va. J. Walter Reeves, Fairmont. W. Va. Frank Reeves, Fairmont, W. Va. MERCER CLASS OF 1907. Florence Jack, Fairmont, W. Va. Frank J. Pyles, Farmington, W. Va. Mary E. Ward, Fairmont, W. Va. Caroline Barns, Fairmont, W. Va. Nelle Cox, Fairmont, W. Va. Eva May Conaway, Fairmont, W. Va. Walter Gaskins, Fairmont, W. Va. Louise Hamilton. Fairmont, W. Va. Melville Jacobs. Fairmont, W. Va. William Parks, Chicago, 111. CLASS OF 1908. Clay Amos, Fairmont, W. Va. Curt Amos, Fairmont, W. Va. Howard Bartlett, Fairmont, W. Va. Ernest Conaway, Fairmont. W. Va. Nelle Cox, Fairmont, W. Va. Ella Davis, Clarksburg, W. Va. Andrew Dadisman, Grafton, W. Va. Homer Hawker. Shinnston, W. Va. Edna Jacobs. Fairmont, W. Va. Cora Kincade, Fairmont, W. Va. James Kennedy, Fairmont, W: Va. Edward Kennedy, Boothsville. W. Va. Dena Knight, Fairmont, W. Va. Nelle McConnell, Sherrard, W. Va. John C. -McKinney, Fairmont, W. Va. Cullen Martin, Clarksburg, W. Va. Lillie, Redic, Fairmont, W. Va. Roscoe Reeves, Fairmont, W. Va. Malvin Reinheimer, Fairmont, W. Va. Sidney Reed, Boothsville, W. Va. Russel Satterfleld, Fairmont, W. Va. Frank Smith, Boothsville. W. Va. Oliver Shurtleff, Fairmont, W. Va. sO- ST ' INGS. How Would You Like To See Prof. Beer get a shave. Dr. Bennett with a black mustache. Miss Hastings make garden. Miss Ridgley get redheaded. Prof. Mercer look pleasant. Miss Abbott get to school on time. Miss Lewis get white-headed. Miss Stalnaker get a man. Prof. Stooksberry put a decent picture in the Mound. Miss Austin change the style of her hat. Miss Rea take the measles. Mrs. Morrow set on Useless Knapp. Miss Meredith have a regular class room. Miss Ware get married. Miss Donley to get the Seniors to sing Do, Re, Mi. Prof. Rogers get more farmers in his agriculture classes. Lucy Morrow keep order in the library. Mr. Lee with his hair combed. A new Bible in chapel. Glenn Hamilton with a regular girl. Herb Barnes get a hit in a ball game. Harry Greene keep his mouth shut in class meet- ing. mil. Loella Roberts keep from tattling. Alvis Peters with a new set of brains. Bertha Clayton and Pearl scrap. Pearl Davis and John Toothman together. Frank McOuskey when he wasn ' t kicking. Kathrvn Dunham ' s face turn red. Herman Schultz IN ding decently conduct a meet- Freda Kane go with the same fellow twice. Alfred Gregory decide between Bertha, Jennie and Perie. Goldie Swiger spoon with I). Willie Kennedy. Ivadelle Elliott get into the Dormitory on time. Roma Kline take a boat ride. Frank Amos counting the ties from Westchester. Georgia Coffman and Carl Brown united in the sacred ties of hemlock. Virginia Riggs gel a Smith. Lillian Fortney grow longer. Minnie Fortney get a Wyer. John Graham wear a noisy pair of sox. Jim Lanham conduct a nursery. Melville Boyles act on the square, once. Senator Frederick Lemley wear a decent shirt. Georgia Coffman ' s new diamond. Ruth Merrifleld and Harry Honaker play a love game of Tennis. Ikey Brooke call on Dr. Peters. Elsie Little get through the Normal. Glenn Tootliman when he was mad at Bernice. )jia 1 Butcher smile. Grace Robinson ride a broncho. Homer Tootliman make errors in a hall game. Ida Orr when she wasn ' t asking questions. • Mara Bartlett rescue Jony from the belly of the whale. Fuzzy Founds and Tootliman scrap in Junior meet- ing. Guy Matthews when he could make a respectable chapel announcement. Lawrence Conaway have the whooping cough. I . Willie walk with a Swagger. Isis Hutton crossing the Ford. Useless Knapp take a Latin test. Susan Cunningham with a Swiss sunset under her right eye. Vevia Elliott knock Boaster down. Carl Lawson make a baseball team. The baseball team win a game. Fay Amos walk with his Kane. Martie Keck play basket ball. Mussie bid his girl good-night. John Ford swin ; Isis. Lloyd Moore climb the hill. Wanted, Lost and For Sale WANTED — A cure for the feminitis. — Jim Lanham. WANTED — To know whether it is Ivadelle or Loella. — Chuck Reed. WANTED— A hat.— Fay Mosteller. WANTED— A nurse.— Freshman Class. WANTED — Peace in the Junior class. — Lyda Stark. WANTED — A new teacher. — Elementary Psychology Class. WANTED— A whole faculty like Prof. Rogers.— Stu- dent Body. WANTED — A sure cure for the puffed noodle. — Sen- ior Class. WANTED — Some one to pay my fine. — Fuzzzy Founds. WANTED — A consignmeni of brains. — Sophomore Class. WANTED— Alfred. — Jennie, Perie and Bertha. WANTED— Jennie, Perie or Bertha.— Alfred. WANTED — Permission to live at the Dormitory. — Glenn Toothman. WANTED— Lyda Stark.— Miss Van Tromp. WANTED — Something to remove cinders from my eyes. — Irish Ford. WANTED — Nice young men who do not spend their money or take their girl friends to theatre, concert or baseball. — Dormitory Girls. WANTED— A crate of Picnic Twist tobacco.— J. Ran- sel Romine. WAITED — Some one to buy my chewing tobacco. — Irish Ford and Buster Brown. WANTED — A regular hook on which to hang my hat at Cook hospital. — Jim Lanham. WANTED — Some one to protect me from the High School heavy-weights. — Midget Boyles. WANTED— An algebra class with brains.— Prof. Mer- cer. WANTED— Some F. H. S. boys to climb on the band- wagon. — Band-wagon Toothman. WANTED— A special hat rack for my new butter- bowl. — Miss Abbott. WANTED — Some one to call me honey. — Miss Lewis. LOST — A psyche knot of Titian red; also a small curl or two. The person finding the same will be re- warded by one of my rare smiles. — Art Teacher. FOR SALE — Anything green that you may see grow- ing in the school garden. — Miss Hastings. WANTED— The prayers of everybody.— Editor of The Mound. WANTED — Some one to recommend a good hair tonic. — Daddy Mercer. WANTED — Some one to call me dearie Greene. ' Bowlegs Miscellaneous Jol es Love me Mamie — Tiner. Foul on Greene. Whoever saw Beer when it was not foaming? Ask Bovles what the two B ' s in his name mean. The broadest thing on earth — Miss Butcher ' s smile. drug Reed seems fussier than an old hen with one chicken. If your sides need splitting from laughing, watch Alussv do the Virginia reel. Wanted by Elsie Peters — a hoy; red-headed ones preferred. Ikey Brooke will do. Fannie High suffered for a long time with a hole between her toes. Now Ruth has it and Isis wants it. )ld times with yon I ' ve not forgotten; (Joldie, (Joldie, how I love you. — Dave Kennedy. Nelson — Can a noun belong to a pronoun? Beer — Can a man belong to a woman? John Ford (studying how to make ice) — Let me see, see, see, ice, ice, Isis. Oh — H-how can I live with- out her. What makes the Seniors look so bright in chapel? Il is the reflection from the faculty on the rostrum. The Juniors are trying to shine up ' too. Grace — You say you like classical music? Percy — Yes, but you needn ' t quit playing on my account . (Jet that? Beer, Love me Tiner — Mamie. DeWillie Kenndy has on a fresh supply of farming implements, fertilizers and cow-itch. John Ford (seeing a crowd of new students com- ing into the room) — (lad, who left the bars down and let them all net out? Bertha says she is not jealous of the other girls. So Jennie has a show if she makes it go. Cheer up, Alfred, the worst is vet to come. Prof. — Of what use is lactic acid? What is used in making wheat hoe-cakes? Stark— Yeast. Day after March HI was the first day of April. Guy ' s boat took a float on the porch of the Dorm. The pictures in the Chapel hung like a shirt in a storm. Father (to son going to model school) — ' ' How much is five times ten? Sou — I haven ' t got my hook. Ask me something easy. Something about agriculture. I am strong on planl life. H. C. Toothman hands Prof. Mercer his oration to correct. Prof. Mercer — I can ' t read a word of it without my glasses, but it looks pretty good. -I i 111 Lanham is alive and feeling good. This is a certai n fact, by all it ' s understood. Jim Lanham ' s body has a head that ' s made of wood. As he goes ' marching on. Who is the frothiest man in school? Beer. Kissing is unhygenic. — Prof. Rogers. Nine rahs for little ({oldie; she ' s a great girl. — D. Willie. Who has an overdose of chronic spring fever? Mr. Shepperd. Prof. Rogers in biology — Mow would von kill a grasshopper? Mr. Conaway — Pinch its borax. (He means thorax.) Mrs. Morrow in American Literature class — Mr. Reed, did you ever read ' Looking Backward ' ? Mr. Reed — No, but 1 should imagine that would be a hard way to read. One morning in chapel while Adrain Newens was giving a description of Uncle Tom ' s Cabin and savins:. Now picture to yourself Eliza crossing the ice, hear the barking of the dogs, little Eva crying and Uncle Tom praying as the angry whip was being applied — applied by — who was it that whipped him? Mrs. Morrow — Legree. Mr. Newens — Oh ! I see some of you have seen Uncle Tom ' s Cabin since I. Homer Toothman had been excused several morn- ings from translating because as his name was one of the last he excused himself by saying, I only got that far, professor. One day he began, and got over the first few lines all right, but then began to stutter — I — Aeneas — saw her heavenly form burst — on my vision — and 1 rushed to her — and threw my arms around her neck — and — and and that ' s as far as I got, pro- fessor. Prof. Stokesberry — 1 think you went plenty far enough, Homer. Lucv Morrow, the librarian, wants a Hell. After all life is the greatest joke — we all have to give it up. Douglas (in street car office) — is the interrubbeu street car on time? Kate — To be Frank with von, Virginia, I just love large fellows. Carl Lawson is a Junior now — that is the reason why the Sophomore girls are looking so forlorn. Minney Fortney is very much paler than she was a1 the beginning of the term. She is scared Stark era v,x. The report is out that Dr. Bennett wanted to join O. Hamilton ' s spoonology class, but was refused be- cause he had whiskers. year. Freshman — I thought you took algebra last Senior Barnes — I did but the faculty encored me. Several boys were making up a pot to buy the Bevo and were displaying their loose change. Useless Knapp (pulling out a handful of keys, matches, etc.), I ' ve got all this besides the crumbs of M. 1 ' . in my rear breeches pocket. As Ikey, Jim, Bowleggs, Dale and Liss were as- sembled in the room of Chuck while the rain pattered and the tobacco juice spattered, and they all were poking at poker, the door tlew open and De Willie entered. Liss — What won ' t blow in when it is rain- ing? DeWillie — Yes, but there are a h — of a lot of thing ' s that won ' t blow out. Thanhs are here given to all persons who have in any way con- tributed toward the success of this book, t° the students, faculty, and especially those who favored us with advertisements. Wishing the Normal, its students, and our patrons success, we present The Mound of ' 09 UMlanager. 7 rv. FINIS. FAIRMONT STATE NORMAL SCHOOL C. J. C. BENNETT, A. M., Ph. D., President FAIRMONT, W. VA. Four Terms — Fall Term (September 18), Winter (January), Spring (March) and Summer (June). Tuition — There is none. An incidental fee of $2.00 per teim is charged. Library — Large and full of good things. Laboratories — Few equal to them in the State. Faculty — College men and women who know their business. Graduate — At end of any term. The Greatest Teachers Training School in Northern West Virginia. SEND FOR A CATALOGUE JOHNSTON ' S STUDIO 123 Main St., Fairmont, W. Va. The original negative of all Photo-Engravings in this hoofy are registered at mp Studio, and I can finish duplicate photographs at any time. Thanking all students for liberal patronage in the past, and soliciting your future worfa, I am Yours for Photographs, Walter E. Johnston. MAILS A Department Store ' . % The Largest Store in Central West Virginia. Eight Selling Floors — Two for Reserve Stocks. Safe and Speedy Elevator. Forty-Five (45) Employes — Courteous and Efficient. Mail Orders Carefully and Promply Filled. New York Office, 320 Church St. Fairmont, West Va. WHEN YOU WANT The new and nobby things in Jewelry, we want to impress upon your mind to come here. We always keep abreast v ith the times. Our repairing and optical departments are in charge of skilled men, together with the latest instruments the market affords. Our prices are no higher than elsewhere. A. B. SCOTT CO., Jewelers and Opticians Dodge ' s Geographies Are Interesting and Pedagogical. Teachers and Pupils Like Them. West Virginia Supplement By Prof. M. P. Shawkey The Rand-McNally Maps and Globes Are Recognized as Standard Everywhere Rand, McNally Co., New York City. After many trials and attempts Bat Nelson finally succeeded in making outfield on the ball team. He sits on the fence and watches them, and says he is sprout- ing corns. Mamie (saying goodnight at the Dormitory) — Tina, do yon think it would be proper for me to kiss your hand before I go? Tiner — Oh! yes! Wait until I put on my glove. Said the Dingbat to the Ballimahoo, In the shade of the Shivery Shag; • ' I o yon see yonder Indigo Hullibaloo? Tis the voice of the Wigglediwag. (With apologies to somebody.) CLYDE S. HOLT The Largest Dealer in Sporting Goods in Fairmont Baseball, Basketball, Football, Lawn Tennis And all Kinds of Sporting Supplies that are Made Fancy Stationery, School Supplies, Kodaks, Jewelry and Novelties Of all Kinds. If we Haven ' t Got it, It is not Made Vacation M eans Shoes for Seashore Shoes for Mountains Shoes for Sports Shoes for Travel Slippers for Evening Wear Sandals for Bathing Yachting Shoes Tennis Shoes As well as Shoes for all Kinds of Work We Have Them Smith ' s Shoe Store J. L. HALL The Leading Hardware Store Makes a Specialty of Razors, Safety Razors, Razor Strops, Shaving Brushes, and Fine CUTLERY A Full Line of Granite, Nickel and Tinware K outh = Jlae = J, A armac y ,jas. G . 5 iina, J. nopnieton L he = J. rescriptlon = O to re SBotA 9? u W. A. LAWLER ' ' HI VIC That much beloved land below the Mason and UIAIL Dixon line. FIIYIC That favorite song— popular the world over. The man who does i i n 1 V 1 r M That popular Moving Picture Theatre, Fairmont ' s UIAIL favorite amusement resort, showing the latest the most real estate and best in songs and pictures. business with least NOISE ttni YjC The Theatre that donates its entire proceeds from UIAIL Sunday Night shows to Charity. Patronize the Popular Dixie Office 1 1 3 Main St. Ground Floor ' ' A Iways Good. ' The Jacobs- Hutchinson Hardware Company Wholesale Exclusively Dealers in Builders ' Supplies, Heavy Hard- ware, Mine Supplies, Doors and Windows, Paints, Oil and Glass, Headquarters for White Mountain Freezers, Gillette Safety Razors, Boss Washers, Winchester Guns and Ammu- nition, Jewel Gas Ranges, American Woven Wire Fence. Our Motto : Quick shipments, prompt deliveries, and low prices. Drop us a card or call us on the phone when in need of anything in our line. The Jacobs-Hutchinson Hardware Co., Cor. 2d Street and Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, - ■ - - - W. Va. Who has a buckin ' broncho called Cheyenne? Billie Founds. For wonders see Frederic Barbarosa Lemley, the one-eyed Cyclops. Yon should hear the Normal orchestra! Oh, tur- nips! For discords or overtones and up-to-date tum- bles hit ain ' t to be beat. Montana Hasting cracked a joke the other day. My, but it was a task. S)on ' t Cet the Sun So 3) oivn on another day without carefully considering the proposition of opening an account with this bank. 4 PER CENT. COMPOUND INTEREST Paid on Time and Savings Accounts. You can bank by mail just as conveniently as in person. HOME SA VINGS BANK, Fairmont, W. Va. G. M. Jacobs, President, W. S. Haymond, Vice-President J. M. BROWNFIELD, Cashier. Uhe jL eoples Jjank of Fairmont Capital, $150,000.00 Fairmont, W. Va. E. C. Jones Department Store FAIRMONT, WEST VA. Making Good In the mercantile line these ( y 1 l( )Od days is a strenuous business. O It means furnishing clean, up- to-date goods at the lowest prices consistent with high quality. It means advertising these goods with absolute honesty and no exag- geration. And, furthermore, it means employing a sales force to whom it is a pleasure to wait on you and to treat you courteously, whether you come with the intention of purchasing or of looking and comparing prices. All this represents our idea of Caking Good, and each day we strive to add aiother step in our march toward perfection in Quality, Price, Honesty, and Service E.C.J ones Department Store Wer liebt nicht weiber, Wehi mid Gesang; Blubt eiii Xarrsein. Leben lang. — Martin Luther. Mr. Jones — Miss Hearst, you ' d make a lovely farmer ' s wife. Julia — This is so sudden. Mr. .Jones — Oh! I-I-I did-didn ' t ni-in-mean that, I ' m engaged already. (Wonder who it is?i A Student — I would give a quarter to see Dad Mercer married to a woman who would boss him. II. C. Toothman — Id give more than that; because she eertaintly would be a curiosity. COOK HOJPITAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL Linton t Oi s ness y olleae Of Fairmont (Inc.) x hort iand and Kjupeioritina iJjookkeepinq, (Commercial J3rancfies Positions Secured for Graduates Office 5 I 2 Jacobs Building. L. C. Minor, Mgr. Fire Works Destruction to Man ' s most carefully laid plans. You can have the savings and work of years undone in a single hour by fire. There ' s a way to guard against this. H WE YOUR PROPERTY INSURED Apply to FRANCIS E. NICHOLS 201-5 Masonic Temlpe. Fairmont, W. Va. ATLAS FLOUR mlth=rj .ace t9 C ., ace Cyroceri Sole Distributors for West Virginia SNYDER BROJ. Distributors of High Grade Eatables Fresh and Cured Meats, Fish, Oysters, and Game in Season End of South Side Bridge. Both Phones Fairmont jlvenue, - - Fairmont, W . Va. W. S. THOMAS heading Transfer Hauling of All Kinds Moving a Specialty Office, Parks Ave., near Skinner ' s Tavern Both Phones Fairmont, IV. Va. American Laundry For First Class Work and Prompt Delivery Always Remember Both Phones 11 About your Ice Cream, Ices and Candies Fairmont, W. Va. 330 Main St. Both Phones L. C. Snyder ' s Barber Shop 121 Main Street Expert Work Guaranteed Perfect Fitting Suits Made to Measure, Latest Spring Styles, Any Shade you Want, $1 3.50 and Up. Call and have a Look. Cleaning and Pressing. Call at Barber Shop Loyal Bennett, 505 Locust Ave. R. F. Parker Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressing, also Repairing Hat Cleaning a Specialty Cor. Main and Barney Sts. Both Phones LEOPOLD ' S For Better Clothes Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Trunks, c. Fairmont, - W. Va. Chas. W. Evans General Insurance and Surety Bonds Office, Court House Fairmont, W. Va. First Class Tailoring Of all Kinds. We also do Cleaning and Pressing Richard Gilkeson, Tailor Under Home Savings Bank MARTIN BROS. Leaders in Staple and Fancy Groceries . . . Fairmont, IV. Va. W. H. OMEN Leader First Regiment Band Music Furnished for All Occasions This Space paid for by Sherwood The {T$arber Sincerson s Oo i Uon L.aoles tTurnisnlnqs and iLilllnery I r. Bennett says it is silly for boys and girls to chew gum or walk up and down the streets on circus day with their arms around each other, etc., for he Prof.— What is steam? Freshy — Steam is cold water gone crazy wid de heat. knows from experience. Boyles (explaining spontaneous combustion) — ■ For example, take a coal pile; they usually take fire inwardly like a pole-eat. Sissy Yantromp (original idea girl) — As an incen- tive for better basket ball playing on the part of the girls, she used a switch. We know she did because we saw her pick it up from the floor and hide it in her hair. Prof. Reer in psychology class — A fool can ask questions no wise man can answer. Mr. Brooke — That is the reason why so many of Uhe State £)t e Works Office and Tailor Shop, Madison St. Dyers, T)ry Cleaners, Tailors and Hatters Our Wagon at Your Service. Both Phones Sings Minnie to Dove, If I were a cat. And von were a cat, And we were all cats together, We ' d sit on the feme where the shrubbery is dense, In windy and other weather. Meow, meow, wow, wow, wowo. S-i-s boom ! How ' s my daisy now? Greater fair nont Jjakeru Uhe Jlcl Jveliaole Homer Toothman visited the Merrifleld farm and while he was looking at their fine herd of cows, he said. Now, Kuthie dear, which cow gives the butter-milk? Mary to Mr. Lawson — If you had a third eye, where would you like to have it placed? Carl (after some study) — On the end of my index finger, so that I could poke it through a knot hole and see the ball game. Harry W. Alford Con. Phone 676-L E. S. C. Jones Alford Jones Dyers and Cleaners First Floor, Yost Building, Fairmont, W. Va. J. E. Sands, President. H. W. Showalter, Cashier. ifirst JVational Jjank Of Fairmont A Bank for the People. Resources $200,000.00 Depositary of the United States and State of West Virginia Echoes from the Model School Geography (Miss Hastings teacher) — Geography is such a pleasant study ; it tells us why the ocean ' s dry and why the desert ' s muddv. One day while standing on the corner and talking to two or three others, a girl was heard to say: Who is that cute little fat fellow crossing the street? It was Chuck. m r m n H ■ ° m 52 1 ■n H - 33 r m o n ? | | - w z o O -3- A ■ c_ $ r X . • — • -■■ r t