West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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Ralph Lenkard Williams, Mounds. ille, W. Va. Delta Phi Sigma; Moundsville High School, 1 0; Chreslomathean ; Vice-President French Club; Associale Editor Murmurmontis, ' I2-M3. This round-faced, rosy-cheeked young man comes from the city of Moundsville (not the Institution) . Some day, we predict, Mounds- ville will be equally as famous for being the home of ' Fats ' as ' t now is for being the loca- tion of a ' Stale Home. He is a mathematical genius as well as a chemistry shark, and if he doesn ' t blow his head off before he graduates, he ought to land a pretty good job somewhere mixing dopes. Fats has easily outdistanced all competitors and above every one else in the class, has proven himself to be the rightful claim- ant to the honorary title, Ladies ' Man. So wrapped up is he in his love-affairs (he has a new girl for every occasion) that his other busi- ness hardly receives passing notice. He has a remarkable pull with the Faculty, attends all his classes with regularity and was never known to corre in late. ' Could I love less, I should be happier. Mabel Elizabeth Gay, Buckhannon, W. Va. Buckhannon High School, 09; Secretary Freshman Class; Special Program and Secretary Chrestomathean Society, Spring Term, 1 1 ; As- sociate Editor Pharos, ' 11- ' I2, ' 12- ' 13: Basket Ball; FrencS Club; Associate Editor Murmur- montis, 12- 13. This girl is so light-hearted that her parents feared she might become too Gay if she got far away from home, hence our college has been blessed by her presence, adorned by her beauty, and cheered by her voice. She is a reader of sreat ability and on account of her accommodating disposition, her voice is often heard in the Chrestomathean Society, of which she is a mem- ber. She has won the hearts of those who know her by her jovial disposition and friendly ways, and has all the sunshine, jollity, warmheart- edness and genuine good will that anyone could ask. She always sees the point of a joke first and laughs longest and heartiest, yet she can see the serious side and has always been a careful and painstaking student and her class-room work has been beyond criticism. As merry as the day is long. 28

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Wilford L. McCutcheon, Reedy, W. Va. Graduated from Marshall College State Nor- mal School, ' 03; Vice-President Chrestomathean Society, Fall Term, 1 I ; President, Winter Term, ' 13; Vice-President Sophomore Class; Treasurer Junior Class; Treasurer Oratorical Association, ' I2- 13; Secretary Y. M. C. A., ' 12; Vice-President, 1 3 ; Business Manager Murmurmontis, ' 12- ' 13; Manager Lecture Class, ' 13-14. How fortunate the class of 1914 really is to have one who takes life so very seriously. He has always been a conscientious student and the push and vim and earnestness with which he under- takes his tasks has never failed to receive the silent commendation of his fellow students. He is one of the pillars of the Chrestomathean So- ciety, and has served the same in almost every capacity, from Marshal to President. He pos- sesses that excellent faculty of clear articulation, which makes what he says sound like the only true thing ever uttered; has a variegated vocab- ulary of jaw-breaking words, and very freq uently a glossary is required to get the full meaning of his statements. He is a profound thinker, a logical reasoner, and has the dreamy, sentimental temperament of a poetical genius. Readino maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Ethel M. Snodgrass, Buckhannon, W. Va. Academy, ' 10; Associate Editor Pharos, 10- I 1 ; Treasurer Freshman Class, 11; Secretary Sophomore Class, 12; Vice-President Junior Class, 13; Associate Editor Murmurmontis, ' 10- 11; Associate Editor Murmurmontis. 12- I3; Excelsior. Since the first year this class was organized, Ethel has served our noble five hundred ' — minus four hundred and ninety-two, very faith- fully in some capacity or other. She is one of our least offending members, a good student, and maintains a uniform standard of excellence with apparent ease. As one of our main standbys when class meetings are to be held, she can be depended upon never to shirk any task which the Juniors may impose upon her good nature. She is a bright and shining star in Greek and Latin, or anything else which the faculty may hand out to her. Being exceedingly modest and quiet, she never participates with the chronic gossipers in the study room between periods, but is always found pouring over her books and evidently deep in thought, stocking her already fertile brain with useful knowledge. For pastime and amuse- ment, she wields the schoolmarm ' s rod over the young hopefuls at the Model School, but Ethel expects at some time or other to be mistress of a Hall all her own. Thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty. ' 27

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Walter Hall, Buckhaunon, W. Va. Chrestomathean; Associate Editor Murmur- montis, ' I2-M3. It takes all sorts to make a world and Walter seems to be a distinct sort by himself. He is an exceedingly quiet, unpretentious youth, with a genial temper and no vices. He does not par- ticipate in the college athletics, but is a loyal supporter. Femininity does not receive much recognition in his profound thoughts, but we have heard it whispered that on one parlicular Sunday night he was seen with a dashing felicity ' at his side. Being a man of the think-more-and- say-less variety, it is hard to say what his par- ticular hobby may be, for it is below the dignil} of his broad-mindedness to make whimsical re- marks. The best goods sometimes come in th« smallest packages, and Walter is no exceptioft to the rule. He is an A-plus student, and one of that sort who) cause the profs to wear a haunted look from trying to think up some unan- swerable question. i( We spoke no slander, no, nor listened to it. Flora Lois Griffin, Belington, W. Va. Delta Kappa; Associate Editor Murmurmon- tis. ' 1 1 - ' 1 2 ; Chapel Choir ; Associate Editor Murmurmontis, ' I2-M3. She usualy wanders in about twenty minutes late to her eight o ' clocks, having appropriated the missing time in much needed recuperation from over study. Her manners are so pleasing and kindly that she makes friends of all with whom she meets. When it comes to class spiri t and genuine interest in what is going on, ' Pink Lady is right there with the goods, and any mention of a quitter is sure to bring forth an expression of extreme disgust from her august self. She is an insatiable Latin scholar, and always has a fund of information on any subject from which to draw on in any emergency. Flo is not in- dispensable to the Chapel Choir on account of her bird-like voice, but she also raises the av- erage of that aggregation in good looks. One of her most attractive features is her smile, which is copyrighted for all intents and purposes, and most in evidence when Ike comes to town. We hesitate to speak of her future, for what she may be does not yet appear. Love comforteth like sunshine after rain. 29