West Virginia University Institute of Technology - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Montgomery, WV)

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Y DANIEL SHEWMON and MANSOOR MOHTASHAMI help the students to iind out what it takes to be a mining engineer. JAMES C. RUCKER helps the students Hnd out how and why a refrigerator runs. I. MILTON PROPPS advises the students of the repairing of a radio. He also teaches courses in that shocking course-electricity. ALFRED McCLUNG's favorite expression is Fundanientally, that is .... Question? B. W. CRANE is known for his recitation of little jingles which he composes for his own amusement. In the biology department, PHILIP WVALK- ER and VIOLET PHILLIPS have full sway. A group of tired students will in- form you that Mr. VValker or Mrs. Phillips has taken theni on a field trip. Both of these instructors try to make the classes interesting for the students.

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LAVADA RATLIFF and ROBERT GIB- SON have earned the name for the educa- tion departunent. D1'. Ratlifl: supervises stu- dent teachers and olfers criticism when it is necessary. Mr. Gibson, head of the guid- ance department, is a new addition to the Tech faculty. Students iind him interesting and friendly in class and out. REED DAVIS enjoys spinning yarns about events that took place in Pocahontas Coun- ty. Besides his position in the bookstore, EDWARD MOORE teaches in the com- mercial department. MR. O'NEAL is the only part-time instructor on the campus. Every day MR. GILCHRIST says, this typewriter cost S1507 FRED SILANDER'S favorite question is: Any questions? EDVVIN FAUST gets blamed for all the difficulties of the French and German Ian- guages. Sometimes he even speaks German in French class.

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BERTRAM KILEY,s voice is often heard over radio station WMON. Aside from his English classes, he is interested in sports. ROSCOE VINING has often compared his teaching to a vaccination. Sometimes it takes. If it doesn't, the amount of the vaccine is increased. HELEN BRAGG sometimes forgets and imposes her French accent on English words. JOHN MATHENY has been a Ubig Wheela' in the history department for over 30 years. When noise from the Collegian office dis- turbs him, he merely aims a piece of chalk at the Window. FREDERIC HAND, the only insliuctor in the art department, is the man to see if you Want to learn to smear paint. 4 W t'N mWWXQ+ EDVVIN KUBACH has replaced Carl Zerke as Assistant Professor of Speech and English. Since his arrival he has directed Ladies in Retirement, The Importance of Being Earn- est and The Famed Oak, a one act play.