Morris Harvey College - Harveyan Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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□ Many evenings we put away all worries and rested or made merry as we listened to two crooning favorite singers of the M. H. quartet. Bob Hastings and Dayton Detamore. One of the most interesting stops we made was the night of February 14. Fhe Importance of Being Earnest , one of the best play productions of the year, was presented. Characters portrayed by Freshmen were Dorothy Rogers, Ruth Ann Wilkerson, Rachel Snyder, and Bob Dorsey. Dorsey made the highest scholastic average on the Special during the second quarter, having a 3.5 quality point average in all his subjects. The Blackfriar Dramatic Club has twenty- five Freshmen enrolled. In the future we expect to see some famous actors and actresses from this group. Good ol times will not be forgotten. For many a night honored Fresh- men were called back to the caboose and received minor “remembrances” (?) for becoming full-fledged sorority or fraternity members. It was in March that we found ourselves in the midst of a big basketball classic. The crowd cheered and yelled as three husky basketeers, Detamore, Fulk, and Robinson, marched down the aisle and received the dear o V emblem, “M. H. ' as varsity players. We saw a huge crowd of basketball fans waiting patiently for the class tournament to start, so we sent in Captain McClure, Miller, Farley, Perry, Bowne, Fox, Rupe, and Baisden to battle the chesty Seniors. With the aid of their coach, Bruce Robinson, they went to the finals. Freshmen girls showed plenty spirit, pep and basketball knowledge, playing three extra periods in an effort to break a tie score. Coach Detamore brought back the sharpshooting Freshmen to play in the finals. Gwinn, Schrader, Smith, Coe, Adkins, and Captain Ruth Ann bowed by a lucky break for the Sophomores. On March 1 3 our passengers sat in hushed silence as we listened to one of our honorable members broadcast in the state debate tournament, the most stirring debate of the year. We crown Rhenus O ' Dell the best Freshman de- bater on the Special. I was very proud of my cheerleading letter, even though Dr. Walker called me a stick of dynamite. I think it would take fifty to “explode” a yell when we need one. “Goodness gracious,” yell next year! Bob Harmon was a valuable man on our journey. He was always ready to help Buddy, Jr., as assistant student manager. He looks like a real baseball pitcher. With such players aboard the Special as McClure, Shu- maker, Perry, Morris, Robinson, and McCoy, we expect to witness the greatest baseball games ever played, on our last few weeks travel, and cheer you on to victory. Our journey being almost over we decided to stop off at the C. 0 O. brick yards and spend a delightful evening roasting weiners and marshmallows. We were entertained by the wise cracker of the evening, Buddy Ramsey. There are three more years to travel to complete our four-year journey. With the ability learned, and happy memories from the first journey, and with the same competent “train crew,” the Freshman class will ride by with flying colors, waving the Gold and Blue. Ruth Ann Wilkerson, Historian . EIGHTEEN 1935

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Freshman Class History All aboard! All aboard! A group of one hundred ten “bright green Freshmen”, getting tickets the year before, entered the fourth-class coach of the “Morris Harvey Special” in search of knowledge of the bigger and better things of life, September 1 1, 1934. Our passenger list was the biggest in history to board the Morris Harvey Special. An eager, jolly and carefree group of Freshmen on board the Special were preparing for the four-year journey of continuous riding and studying in dif- ferent places along the road. By the end of the first several weeks’ travel we began to feel somewhat used to the way the “engineer,” President Riggleman. was driving the train over the rails of education; to the “fireman,” Dean Walton; officers of the Special,” the student council; the train crew,” the faculty; and to the second, third, and fourth class “mail cars,” Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores, who gave orders while traveling. The jolly Freshmen made their first stop at dear oY M. H. C. auditorium and elected Dean Glenn as the “conductor.” We decided to be a history- making class for M. H. C. With this aim in view we elected Bernie Hope president to lead us on our journey, and Roy Fulk vice president to take his place if the president should happen to want to stop in Maytown. Rachel Snyder, our secretary, who once was secretary to “Lord Van Buren Vargo,” was aided by Ruth Jarvis, treasurer, who carried our money. Hon. Franklin Leggett, the world’s greatest newspaper editor, was elected publicity director to publish all news aboard the Freshman Special. Leggett, an honor member of our group, belongs to the Z. K. fraternity. Clara Thompson and Paul Shumaker were to join the “officers of the Special” as Freshmen class representatives. Our journey was brightened the night we stopped at the Wallace Farm, October 15, for the first Freshman weiner roast. We seemed green enough, for the girls were carrying big paddles. Bright green ribbons were tied around their ankles. On the boys’ heads were parked bright yellow and red caps, making them look as ridiculous as court jesters in the time of King Alfred. What fun the upper classmen have at initiation! That night the Freshmen seemed to be the peppiest group aboard the Special. One of our members, Dayton Detamore, stopped off at White Sulphur Springs. He was the only Freshman representing the Special tennis team at the state intercollegiate contest. “My cow,” why shouldn’t I talk about him? He’s a hero. Of course, I am talking about tennis! We made several stops to see the famous Golden Eagles bring victory to our dear oY Alma Mater, in football. We witnessed one of the greatest games of the season, at Fairfield Stadium, with Marshall College. We were very proud of Baldwin, Clay, Fulk, Lookabill, Miller, Morris, and Vaught, foot- ball heroes who received letters aboard the Special. □ 1935 - SEVENTEEN

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FOOTBALL Coach W. H. Walker Football in Review Five defeats, three victories, and one tie was the record of the Golden Eagles for the 1934 season. The Golden Eagles opened the season in a night game September 28 with Dayton University, at Dayton, Ohio. In the first half of the game Day- ton scored 25 points, but in the second half the Golden Eagles came back with fire in their eyes and outplayed the Flyers , scoring 14 points. The Eagles were on the short end of a 31-14 score as the game ended. On October 5, the Golden Eagles journeyed to Matewan to encounter the highly touted Concord eleven. The “Preachers got off to a flying start, scoring on a long pass from Fulk to Kelley who ran 25 yards for a touchdown. Late in the second quarter Concord blocked a punt for the “Preachers , and a few moments later Concord scored on a line play. Concord made the extra point, making the score 7-6, Concord s favor. With one and one-half minutes to play, and Concord deep in the Eagle’s territory, Howard Rutter, an Eagle halfback, intercepted a Concord pass on the Preachers two-yard line, and ran 98 yards in the greatest play of the game for the Eagles’ second touchdown. The game ended with Morris Harvey on the long end of a 20-7 score. □ NINETEEN