Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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Mountains don ' t always bring love at first sight It never occurred to me until recently that I could fall in love with a state. I never believed that West Virginia would mean any more to me than just being the home of my parents. As a matter of fact, when I moved to the mountainous terrain in scenic Tucker County at the age of 1 4, 1 hated it. I hated living in a town that was enclosed by hillside heaped upon hillside. I hated knowing that, no matter where I rode in a car, I would be carsick before I ever got there. But mostly, I hated not being able to see the sun rise or set beyond the ' true ' horizon; the mountains got in my way. Then I began catching myself enjoying the shelter that the strong mountains provided. I witnessed a kaleidoscope of autumn colors being unveiled in front of my eyes and each year the spectrum became more alive. Winter blues became enchanting artwork. Spring was no longer a ' rebirth ' but simply a changing of the artist ' s palette hues. And I enjoyed being able to take jeep rides along abandoned canyon rim roads, gazing for hours through deep green mountain-side forests at rocky, virgin streams in the gorge. There was always some place to go to be alone, and the going was never too far away. I learned to appreciate beauty I found in abandoned barns, weather-worn rail fences and wrinkled hillbilly faces. I ' ll always love West Virginia. I have roots here. I grew here. I fell in love here and am loved here. I have to love West Virginia because she has loved me. TOP: Rear view of Fine Arts Building. ABOVE: A section of campus wilderness. RIGHT: Morrow Hall. FAR RIGHT: Pink dogwood. OPPOSITE PAGE: A student in Jean Ward ' s hunting class. JULLkl kj Ld

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RIGHT: Front Campus Drive. BELOW: Classroom Building. BOTTOM LEFT: Students walk along Campus Drive. BOTTOM RIGHT: Fine Arts Building from Locust Avenue. OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP: Hunt- Haught Hall. BOTTOM: The bookstore level of the Student Center.