West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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hotos By Laura Fries The musical entertainment was provided in front of courthouse square. Morgantown ' s High Street is crowded with people helping to celebrate the bicentennial Campus Life BIRTHDAY

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wo Hundred Gives own Reason to Celebrate 1 Happy Birthday To You Happy Birthday To You Happy Birthday Dear Morgantovvn Happy Birthday To You . . . Oct. 17 marked the 200th anniversary of the Virginia State Legislature ' s creation of Morgan ' s town, better known today as Morgantown. 1985 was the bicentennial of Morgantown and it culminated on Oct. 18 with the Celebration Fair held on High Street. Events kicked off at 10 a.m. when High Street was closed to traffic and end- ed at 8 p.m. with a grand finale of fireworks, which were shot over the Monogahela River. Morgantown ' s Day to Remember was packed with games, demonstrations, clowns, square dancing, pup- pet shows, a parade, a concert by the U.S. Air Force Concert Band and much more fun stuff. Eighty-six sidewalk booths set up on High Street to pro- duce a street fair type at- mosphere. Brad Adkins, chairman of the Celebration Fair Committee said, We planned the Celebration Fair to be geared toward the family. Jennifer Wilson, general studies sophomore, is one student who attended the day long a ctivities said, It was fun — I got a T-shirt and balloons and just spent the day watching the people. I Morgantown was founded by Colonel Zacquill Morgan shortly after the Revolu- tionary War. It has housed WVU for more than 100 . years. By Mary Jane Hawthorne Campus Life BIRTHDAY

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Holidays — a Chance to Dump the Books and Go Holiday (hoi e da) — a day of freedom from labor often one set aside by law to celebrate some event. This definition held true for many University students who needed to break from their studies. The University calendar provided students with time off for Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Also, Martin Luther King Jr. ' s birthday and President ' s Day were observed with time off from classes. Labor Day break gave students an opportunity to relax and try to get settled in to the new semester. It also provided a time for picnics and other activities. Thanksgiving break brought to an end 12 con- secutive weeks without any time off. It was a much needed rest for students weary of 12 weeks worth of studying. Christmas vacation was welcomed by students, who had just finished their first semester exams After finals week, I really need- ' ed the Christmas break, I was in desperate need of some sleep, stated Tracey Sanders, freshman. Isolated days off such as Martin Luther King Jr. ' s birthday and President ' s Day gave students the opportun ity to participate in activities they might otherwise not have gotten the chance to do. Freshman Sam Bloom took advantage of the King ' s birthday recess to go ice skating. We had a day off and we had nothing else to do so a bunch of my friends and I decided to go down to the ice rink, Sam said of the day off, which fell in the first week of the second semester. Easter break consisted of a long, 3-day weekend. Many students chose to stay at the U instead of making the trip home. The chance to take a day of freedom from labor helped students make it through the long semesters. Campus Life 16 HOLIDAYS