Potomac State College - Catamount Yearbook (Keyser, WV)

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We Honor Mr. Ervin L. Dayton Mr. Ervin L. Dayton has served Potomac State School, his Alma Mater, for twelve years as Head of the Economics Department. Classroom, fraternity, and Alumni have con- tinuously made demands in time and eifortg Mr. Dayon, affectionatelyknown by stud-ents, faculty, and townspeople as Mikey, has welcomed every opportunity for service, guidance, and assistance. The Yearbook Staff is pleased to dedicate THE CATAMOUNT, VOLUME XI, to Mr. Er- vin L. Dayton.

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Foreword Yes, sir: those were the days of lift. chuckled the old gentleman as he reminisced. l3ut. grandfather. the gold rush was in 18-421 and in C'aIit'ornia. protested one of his listeners. This gold rush was in lil-lit. and at Keyser. XVest Virginia. reiterated the narrator tirmlyl however. he remained silent tor a long interval with his memor- ies. knowing his audience would not understand. He could well remember the gold rushi lt liegan 4 v in hepteinhcr, l'tf1H, Hy means ot' hus. plane. automo- liilc. and train the novice prospectors. frequently called freshmen. arrived. A week later. they discoyl- cred theinselyes lmcing viewed tolerantly hy seasoned miners the sophomores. The oldtimers as well as the novices, howcyer. were being observed hy the 'ts- cw f . 1 ' sayer speculatiyely as they arrived to haye their gold dust. intelligence. culled by months of panning. weighed. Having completed this process. they seized their picks and liegan the search for paydirt in the form ol' lqnowltdge I., , The dredging process was not always successful in the ticld ot athletics. Although much ctiort was ex- pended hy the chict' engineer. the rewards in gold were not too protitalile. f. Nuggets ot' worth were discov- iii 4 ez, f V ' wt N sstcx fdl Ky Ggyf 1 -C 4 'uf J . I L N 24' s , 4 5. !'. s. ., ' - its n ,.- c e , . - , :Ei MQ xi:-sit ,LS I - Y -4 ! xx 5-.sN:,,- 1 t e- 1 X , ' 'arg 1 S Q X N ' -' x I 1 ' -9 - yt X .xl F- X5 XT? lr' is Q Y, G 1:22111-t, 'xm N X 3.0 N N 5' 'Q X 5 5 V Q ered on several claims. The frater- nities and sororities each struck a rich yein loaded with beauties and hy a complex filtration system sal- vaged the outstanding ones. In the excavating process. a new linilding was started to aid the crowded conditions under which the miners were weighing out paydirt. Amid lioth success and failure. the miners departed. each with a grulm- stftke ot' memories instilled within. -Shirley Hansrotli ff' 'IT' F - , 4V d ,ff F Aww, .-:E-f.:.?.1T1'! , A? I x fffi . I .' 5 l X fe- ee- 2 - ..v w'7jf X A-ff -' fs- s --H- ' f A '7 1 , I L 2 f 5 I ,,4sl '6-fx AVN ! I rn M .,,?-,,f. L 5' te if :WO QQ,

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e f 'S K-nun.. Dr: Ernest E: Church 'The Presidenlfs Message There is an adage that cliarat-ter is what we are. reputation is what people say we are. There is inueh truth in this hoinespun saying, and it is also a statement of truth that L'lllllALll'lt'l' is a quality much to he de- sired, a quality that must Ire possessed. This is true ot' individuals and it is true of institutions. The character of an institution is often refleeted in its publications, in its student publications no less than in its more formal statements. Through the years The Catamount has presented the non-academic life of the campus. It has given it pictorial and graphic aeeount of the in- dividuals and organizations that have been developing a Potomac State School gradually expanding in intluenee and usefulness. We commend The Cutamount for this eontrihution and hope that its service will be continued each year. Our thanks are due and are glad- ly given to the Stall' and sponsors ot' the ISHS! Catamount.