Potomac State College - Catamount Yearbook (Keyser, WV)

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Palamac Slale efzeea .feacfead SQPHOMORE Toni Dayton Eugene Kilmer Virginia Sittig FRESHMAN Irene Andrews Nathan Breed Mary Kitzmiller Peggy Sheehe awww .egzmz Shown in action are Sportscaster Johnny Borchert and Sportswriter Harold Effland. The two watched Potomac State defeat NVeSt Virginia Tech to capture the XVVIC crown for the first time in the jun- ior co11ege'S history. Borchert announced all of Potomac's home grid contests While Etiiand served as publicity manager.

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liaek on their home boards for one game, the Cats used three teams in smashing the Frostburg State Teachers Bobcats, l 70-32. Potomac evened the series with Salem on the Tigers' court with a 05-H2 victory, The Shepherd Rams were no match for the Cats at Keyser in a return game, falling U3-412, Potomac left their home hoards for a series of return games with conference foes, defeating Alderson-Broaddus. 54-53, to take over first. place in the loop only to fall the following night into third place as Davis-Elkins turned on the pressure in the second half to win, ti5-4S. Another two day trip started auspiciouslmv for Potomac as the Cats spilled Morris Harvey, 713-tio, hut the following night West Virginia Tech rode high to stop the Loughmen, 98-70, overcomilig a 40-:Ili Potomac halftime lead. After flogging Frostliurg State at Frosthurg hy a 03-52 count. Potomac returned home to finish its SUHSOII, The Cats lilasted l-lluefield .lunior College, 55--4-l, then fell, in a surprise reversal. to t oncord's Mountain Lions, 54-40, Potomac, one of four seeded teams in the Vl'est'Yirginia Invitational Tournament. moved through the first round of - l play at lluckhannon with a tilt-04 overtime victory over Morris- llarve-v's Golden Eagles. The regulation game ended in a 55-55 Judson Hodge Hodges tit-afliof-lt. 'l'he following night, Tuesdahv, iXlarch fl, Potomac staved ofl' a desperate last period West. Virginia 'l'eeh rally to win, 50-57, and advance to the semi-finals. Potomac exploded in the set-ond halt' to wallop Glenville, 612-52 Wednesday after- noon. 'lllle Cats led hv lo points once in the third period hut lost Eaton, Gutshall and Sims on personals lieforc the contest ended, Wednesday night Potomac met llavis-Elkins for the tourney championship and lost, 5s-50, Potomac led lfi-lli at the end of the first quarter. D-E turned on the pres- sure in the second period to pull ahead at 29-25 with four minutes left but Ken Sims tossed in five straight markers to put Potomac in front for the last time at 30-29. The Senators came hack to lead its-230 at halftime and 52-210 as the final period began. llenched in the third period, lien Sims, Neil Gutshall and Dick Finley entered the game in the final quarter and cut. the Senators' lead to 55-49 hut the rally wasn't enough and D-E froze the hall to win. Of Potomac-'s first live, lien Sims and Neil tlutshall scored over the 2300 mark for the season, .lim Eaton, Dick Finley and substitute Hal Newcome tallied over 100 markers eat-h. Opponents XY4' They Salem - - I0 lil llroaflclus - lil? 50 Slienaiitl-,ali 50 2111 Glenville - - lli -lil W. Ya, 'l'eeh - 5l 55 Morris llarrev - 57 00 llatis and Elkins 511 55 Westiogliouse - - OLS -ll West Liberty - - tili lil Slit-lillertl - tif! 51 If slienaiidoali - 55a 51 l'. of 'l'olt'4lo - ll Tl West liilierly 50 454 . Frostlinrtr - To fl! Salem - - Q35 lil! Nlieplierd - 05 lil Hroatltlus - - - 51 5Z'l llzlvis alirl Elkins - lb' 05 Morris llarvey - - Til tio W. Ya, 'l'et-li - - T0 EIS FI'4lSlllllI'j.f - - tif! 52 lilllellcltl - - 55 ll t'oneortl - - - -Ili 5l 'FOUR N EY R ESI' l1l'S Xlorris Harvey - - till til W. Va. 'I'erl1 - 50 57 tllenville - - - lil! 511 lvavis and ltllkins 50 5s J. .WIWELQ ,mg Jem-sm

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M pfzed ' enlld, Meuaqe Dr. Ernest E. Church Last. year we-students. instructors. the administration-were on trial. lt was the first full post-war year on the campus. VVould we be able to convert thus quickly to the demands of doubled enrollments with the inevitable accompanying problems? Vile think the answer was in the affirmative. This year we are still on trial. XVere the successes of last. year only temporary-a flash in the pan? Perhaps itfs too early to answer with finality, but we belieye we know what the answer will be. ln these times of great change. inevitable change, times of high enrollments. high ideals. high prices and high tensions, we are happy that Potomac State has maintained a sense of Values and has kept the things that count in their accustomed places. Near the top of the list of things that count is the Cataniount. This is Volume X. Not so old, but old enough that its birth was recorded in the pre-war years and with an unbroken record of publication. an unbroken record of achievement and increasing excellence. Students and staffs of other years have done well. VVe expect that this year new heights will be attained. You will record significant events from the present that the future may know of the past. To a loyal and enthusiastic student. body. to the hard working and efficient staff and sponsors of the 1948 Catamount we offer our sincere and humble, thank you. E. E. CHURCH, President