Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Senior Class History and Officers OFNCKHS: Treasurer Colors............Blue and (!ou» Flower ................Sweet I’ka I.TIKH'CII the '17 Class graduated since the beginning of the war. the IS Cla is the tir»l class to finish with war conditions during all of its senior year. Kven our •lit was taken from us on the first of April, when he left for Camp las . 11 euro, it may lie rolled the first war class. When we graduated from the secondary course, there were morr Ikivs than girls; hut many of our class are in the service, either here or in France, making our tniinher of Ikivs only six. We think, however, llial they make lip in |iiulity what tiny lack in quantity. Our class has done its “hit” here in school, as the V. M. C. A. fund and lied Cross records will show. We did not start out to Ik1 a war das when we came from country, town, and city of our State to make the Freshman Class of 1912. All the war we knew was carried on between ourselves and the upper classmen. We were itikkI warriors even then, and showed we were not to Ik imposed upon. As the green-ness wore off. we In-gnu to “pick on” the incoming Fresides of later years, ami the “hill-billies” who lists I to invade our terri-lories for the spring term, lint years brought learning and discretion and we licg.in to find that there were a few things we did not know, and that possibly some of these “greenies. and surely some of the faculty, could tell its some of them. The seeondarv vears were great years. We grew I Kith in numbers ami knowledge. ami at last attained our reward in dune, 1916. Our guide through the secondary course was truly “a gift of the gods. for who hits not felt the influence and inspiration of Miss Johnson! She is a teacher, instructor and guide in the highest sense and is ever a friend to the student. In the college course, we have had two advisers: Miss Ktalnakcr lmiks after the credits of the Normal students and sees that they take micIi courses ns will make them the very lust teachers; Miss Hackney watches that the Academies do not waste their time in profitless studies which will not bring good credit at the higher institutions of learning. Outside of these more practical services, they both have ever lieen willing and anxious to do iis any service nr give any advice that would mean ............lent for iis in any line. The autumn of 1916 brought a great addition, even a mill tiplication. to our class, when high scIkkiIs ami other prep sehiKils of our State sent forward sons and daughters to swell our number. These new students brought with them “pep and industry, and we have made great records in scholarship and athletics. Those noted for scholarship, during our stay in these is