West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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I N A U U U K A T 1 () N O V V U 10 S I I) K N T 11 O I) V. K S stronfi Hnd thoughtful. The inaujrural ad- fiross of President Ilodjre.s was timely and inspirini; and was received enthusiastically by the large audienee. ' I ' lie protrraiii of thi ' afternmiii closed with an informal i-ecepticm at the Armory. . t the close of the formal exercises in ( ' i)nniieiicement Hall the academic proces- sion maivhed to tlie Armory where nian hundreds paid their respects to the newly installed President. There were in the re- ceivinsi line. President Uodtre.s, Kx-Presi- dent Purinton. (lovernor (!las,scock. Super- intentleiit Shawkey. the members of the Board of Hetrents and of the State Hoard (if Control. Professor .Vrmstnnis ]iresent- ed the fruests ti [ ' resident Ilodfres. F ' riday nijrht was g ven up to reunions of the (Jreek letter fraternities. An ener- getic committee of which Walter II. South was ' hairinan, T. J. Arthur, secretary, and Fred ( ' . Flenniken. treasurer, did mast ef feetive work in planning for what they called a Pan-Hellenic reunion at the inau- guration. They coiunienced upon their campaign early in the year, and working with luiblieity conunittees in all the larger towns of the state, they did much to arouse the old students to an interest in the great and important reunion events at their .Vlma .Mater. l-Voin H to 8 p. m. on Friday each chapter had its dinner party an l its reunion. At 8 the parade was t ' ormed under the command of Jos. K. liuchanan. ' hief iiuirshal. and marched through the I rincipal streets of the town and to the President ' s TToiise. Tlie fraternities fell in line, in the order deternuned by the date of their establishment in the Fniversitx ' . The parade was uui(|ue and spectai ' ular and numbered not less than • )00 men. On their arrival at the Presiiieut ' s House a call was made for President Hodges wlio responded in a short address asking for the cooperation of the old graduates in build- ing up the T ' niversity. After being re- ceived by the President the procession moved to the Court . musement Parlors es- corting the President on the way. Here a general reunion was held until after nnd- nipht. The Pan-Hellenic reiinion was a great success. The men who managed it should be commended for their good work and their high purpose. The purpose was to develop fraternit.v, loyalt.v and eutliusinsni into a broader lr)yalt.v and enthusiasm for the whole I ' ni versify. The thouglit was I ' niversity fii-st. Fraternity, second. If will be lonvr btd ' ore the plea.sjiut nuMnorii ' s and good intiuciices of this reuinon shall j)a.ss away. The Saturday morning nieefiui, ' . c ' alh ' il West Virginia Day, was more informal than the preceding sessions: it was l)oth in- teresting and bi-eezy. It.s puri)ose was to have a heart fo heart talk about e lucation- al conditions. ol).iccts, and ideals in West ' irginia. .Mr. llersclu ' l C. Oirden madi- an adiuirable presiding officer. His intro- ductory a ldress was irood. and his brii-f, witty inti-o(lu ' tions of the speakers were delightful. The keynote of the short speeches was loyalty to the I ' niversify and enthusiasm for its future under ftie new President. . unirpie and striking feature of the ex- ercises was the academic procession. This procession moved from Woodlium Hall to Commencement Hall at the lx ' dnniug of both meetings on F -iday. There were more than . OO in line, counting the escort of cadets. There were 114 jn the academic procession. All these except the «tate of- ficers wer( robed in gowns indii ' ating their s ' holastic rank, gowns s]ieetae dar in their rainbow hues, flowing sleeves. an i u ' orgeous hoods. On every projrram there were two or three numbers of music. With these numbers the audienee was always highly pleased. The most noteworthy musical numbers were those given by nirector Black and Miss Margaret Home. The program was a decided suci-ess from the first number to the last — from the no- table addres,s of Piv.sidenti Taft to the .joyous vicfon- of the rnivei-sity ' s football team over their long-time rivals. Never before has a President of the I ' nited States honored the I ' niversit.v b.v his presence; never before have so many old graduates at one time come back to visit their alma mater: and never before ha.s there been such a display of enthusiasm and loyalty for the Cniversifv by graduates and friends from all sections of the State with- out distinction of party, creed, or profes- sion. Tt was a most notable event and pro- phetic of a greater growth and a more ex- tended nsefidne.ss for the University.

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