Potomac State College - Catamount Yearbook (Keyser, WV)

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,,-'x X Friend Hall, constructed in 1963, houses 100 women on campus. Memorial Hall, built in 1956, is the site of many memories of the men's social life for years to come. awww? gwifff' ff 'fwwws 14 4-arw,,,,. -r -f ' , ,-ff, -j ,--- :' P'f ,...f ' ,,v ., H f ,- A A , sf., , X, '11, , tfgfsi ft. , . wmtgf 4 .3 , , , -lw ewangvg, ,L b--. T, ,. , f. , NY Q- v 4 , 1 , - . ,Max - ,.1,,,, t, .,, 5 ,,,,, .Q w,,i,..:, .WM , 4 K I I , ,,,V , , .,.-,V . . u g, 1,53 .,.,,,,WNU, H .K . se K, figs ,ii ,V 7- lffggiai MW., .... ,yugy a.- . ., '-M93 Reynolds Hall, built in 1925 as a dorm and classroom, serves as the other dormitory for women. The Student Union steps, where Kangaroo Court is held, serves as the place of punishment for disobedient freshmen. J

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Potomac State celebrates its 50th year The original Administration Building, which was the first class building, is no longer standing. ffxwvahyg a sgfss-:Lv-,Q-,Q SVN.,-i,., , , .. .. . .Qwfff fgsegfwidi '12-iq, giiifgf ft -sqm -- J, -f 4..:,.3- , . . , .,, ., , L , Mg M ,M . The new Administration Building, completed in 1919, is used for business and faculty offices and classrooms. Autumn comes to the college on the hilltop. There was an empty hilltop in Keyser seventy years ago. Two buildings, the Administration Building and Davis Hall, arose on that hilltop, and the preppies went through it on their way to West Virginia Uni- versity barely noticed at first. Then in 1921, the school had gained so much recognition that it be- came a junior college and for fifty years has grown until today that hilltop has twelve buildings with planned landscaping and is no longer empty. ,if-fo TA . P0TOMAgg?i,:..b-'Ig 1901. gli e - ' an Charteredg arfgltory ggrsiiy- Keyser SChOOl. of WSE Potomg?5giSchool3og 5 Baca . ' ,l9 I 19211 Pqtoihiaii Un1V?r5,l2Iollef3e' 1 t' Wi2,,Yg2qsfare fJQgg.Qiw, 19551 iirijesr virqinia Un' A il. ll - T' 1 '. fl The sign at the foot of the hill tells Potomac State's history, I A f-- , 'r - -t 1 1 iff '- . s s , , 4 ,ff-ff, 'af . , . , yay . . Y it swf if if F7-1,953 ' X .f .. v v.-,xg , A s ' :Wyatt V , dig! Q 1 , 4 tri or Q A Q s B af 1 . f' .1 '- . . ' ,, x , V as 'f.,-'1-, -,ev , 'QQ' ' 5 ' 1 A.. U g ig . '.',mm f A'.: -'?v:.' 'V 'w ,-...Q ' fr -' - . '- sg . M A . ,. N W' K , X 1 5 I X I 11 an if A ,a-1, U . r 5 'E if P r N., 'fi A g gi? bil? if Q5-, , , , ,N ,, 5 2 Q Isfiilziziriw f - sz i W3 LLL , x- vi I swf 'M FF W, s 1f 1 . Y ft VT 'Q-fQ 1.,g,s 'ii f Q, 2531 , i ' A- ' 1 if - r -V 434.4 ,W,,,.,, J -Q., -'-..fM-M-:ff --'- Mw --an I . ' E if FLT' - 1-1 is i H 3 A .. . - W . . 4 2 1 i I at ,C ny.. i L - . M Y r , , .N F 1 ,, 1. H 5 t f f ! -I ' , f - 'os' . ' -Had 'lapel - - Davis Hall, completed in 1914 as a coed dorm, now houses only boys and provides a place for the college cafeteria.

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As enrollment increases, the college grows ,.,,N --w- Y-,- - -:cw Wg- -- -WAA- The Student Union, under the direction of Mr. Fred Pearman, provides recreation and relaxation for Potomac State students. The gym furnishes a place for physical development as well as mental stimulation. Friend Hall, the modern dormitory, serves the girls with all the conveniences of today. As the years rapidly passed, Potomac State College became more and more popular and gained the en- rollment of students from far-away states and coun- tries. With this increasing growth in enrollment and the needed additions to curriculum, the two-build- ing campus was no longer adequate, and more per- manent buildings were required. Reynolds Hall, which served as a classroom and a dormitory until the construction of the Science Hall, was the first of the women's dormitories to be built. Physical education classes, judo, ballroom dancing, and intra- mural sports called for a gym. The Student Union, hauled in from Camp Patrick Henry, met the need for a student activity center. Memorial Hall and Friend Hall, the modern dormitories, solved the boarding problems. Thus, necessity prodded the college into growth.