West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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Hicki go bliddle, go blinkerty blate! We ' re on the deck for 98! Or how about One ah zip! Two ah zip! Zip zip zam, W. Va. varsity don ' t give a — hooray! The striking out of certain words in the above cheers was strictly according to University rules which were clearly stated in 1868: No profanity, smoking, drinking, dancing, biUiards, and theatricals. By 1900 the students flaunted the smoking restrictions and put cigarettes in the president ' s desk. An injunction against singing Dixie gave it immediate popularity which it has never lost. The same rules applied to the faculty too, and also another one in 1 879 forbidding the hitching of horses on campus. Such a bonfire like the one pictured at right was frequent to stir up enthusiasm for the arch rivals in football, W J. The theatricals rule was dropped when Richard III was presented to help pay for football uniforms. Athletic programs were aimed at all students, and such intramural exercise programs in 1904 were one of the few in the nation at that time. To add to growing Mountaineer spirit, the YMCA in 1915 offered $150 for the best college song, and Deem, Miller, and McWhorter came up with Hail West Virginia. Fraternity row is behind the bonfire on Armory Field. First forestry class, 1907. The old Armory and adjoining grocery store, about 1915. .1 4 13

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. ' .f -, l r ' ' ,7 iloii pit 4Ztt4 yc .IHtirr, Mor Rlllonii, W. Vp. ■.ft ' f -i t ' r. At the intersection of College and University Avenues, Oglebay Hall later replaces Agricultural Experiment Station pictured behind late model vehicle. Spraying project for Experiment station, 1910. i mi«..

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High and Willey Street intersection, 1923. Sabraton Street Car Line. 14