Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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AN INSTITUTION OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Fairmont State College had its beginning 98 years ago when the legislature appropriated funds for the Regency of the West Virginia Normal School. The year 1872 saw the school operat- ing with a student body of 85. Today the regular yearly term enrollment is nearly 2000 students. So great was the expansion of Fairmont State that the present site was acquired in 1912. The continuous process of expansion, both intellectually and physically, shows a spirit of progress in which we all have shared. As with Fairmont State College, our lives have shown continuous growth, hers resulting in full college status, ours in adulthood.

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rU ' ffc-.x. CONTENTS Faculty 17 Activities 24 Greeks 54 Organizations 76 Classes .104 Sports 148 Advertisements 170 , ■ .:■ ■. ■,;.,., ■ 1- fi% I

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1 pi i PROUD OF ITS HERITAGE . . . Fairmont State College, the school on the hill imbued with heritage and enveloped in beauty, symbolizes years of intellectual and social en- deavor. We at Fairmont State grow continually through the rich experiences handed down to us year after year. Lovely walks through the arboretum in early autumn, the distant sounds of the victory bell after a football game, the enduring friendships, hours of constructive study, the columns stand- ing so erect, all meaningful in their entirety — tradition through growth and development.