Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP: A West Virginia night scene. BOTTOM: The cafeteria. THIS BOTTOM: Campus Drive adjacent to North Hall. PAGE: BELOW LEFT: Geraniums. BELOW RIGHT: The Classroom Building.

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Being a ' mountaineer ' has its heartaches, too When I was a little girl, my dad would pile us in the car every Sunday and we would take a drive — nowhere in particular, just a drive. Somehow we would always wind up passing through the small coal camps that dot southern West Virginia. Places like Bud, Herndon, Ameagle and Helen were as much a part of my life as the hills that overshadowed them. Dingy, grimy, run- down and at times ghostly, they spoke of the rough and sometimes dangerous life around mines. My dad is a coal miner — not a radical who jumps at the chance to strike — a man who just wants to work and provide for his family. He goes down into that dark hole five days a week so we can eat. When I was little, I never really thought too much about it. I never realized the dangers he faced, not until the day the phone rang and my mother cried. It was one of the things a miner always dreads — a slate fall. And, my father was hurt. Life goes on and so do the mines. My father ' s still working there, although he doesn ' t walk as straight as he used to, and he doesn ' t breathe too well. I ' m glad he made a way so that neither my brother nor I would have to worry about the mines. I only wish he didn ' t have to. 1uUL iAoJuaA

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Growth is evident in the state as well as on campus TOP: Pence Hall. MIDDLE LEFT: Aerial view of campus. MIDDLE RIGHT: Referee at fs«L? FSC football game. BOTTOM: White dogwood. OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP: Paul Brownlee wrestles for rebound with Wesleyan player in District 28 playoffs. BOTTOM: Sun sets on FSC campus. W vH 8