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

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY-Continued “classic halU, ore too numerous to ni ntioii. and the “AA student are ever a modest lot: but athlete are far otherwise. Many of those who ' names are famous in the athletie Ion- of Marshall are from our class, anion).' these names are: The Workmans, liollinxworth, I toll Kay. The Knodes, K«l. Shepherd, Echols. McCarraher. Dorsey, Yeager. Our college years have l«een full of work with a much fun on the side as the low allows. Our fun has not been united through the class much, but our first Senior Day. on March 15. proved what fine folk we were; and we are resolved to have more class jollifications in the future. For though we fuss” a great deal about the deficiencies of our school and class, we have a real love for them and the greatest “knockers in our midst will have a feeling of .sorrow at leaving the old school. We have s|M ken much of athletes and warriors, but one of the most im|H rtant features of our class has been slighted. What's that? The girls of course. Don't you believe that they are important ? Ask any one who has noticed our course through the years. Ask the teachers under whom we have received instruction or those in the model school who have seen the way our Normal girls practice what has been “preached'' to them. Ask the fiances of over half a dozen who flash diamonds and fraternity pins. Ask those in charge of the Red Cross work-room where we have rolled interminable yards of gauze. Yon will find that the girls of our class an iui| ortant in the eyes of othcrx than themselves. Another prominent feature of our class activities is our class meetings. If you have never attended one of these affairs, vour education is not complete. They are all much alike. They an called in a gnat hurry to diseii'M some iiiqiortmit and pressing question. The question is discussed, pro and con, voted upon and accepted, amended, then rejected, and. finally put off until the next meeting. All this discussion and voting is held to the acromiianimrut of much chatter on irrevelant subjects, and much |K unding for onler. Those class meetings last and last until we are starved, and the luncheon Ml has rung; then some humane classmate rises and moves wc Ik adjourned. The his tors- will “follow suit” and close, likewise. Frances Oiu:kiioi.t . :k. I!itforian. I»