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SCENE     NEAR     CAMP     PINNELL. 


Dunnington. 


MURMURMONTIS 


VOLUME    IV 


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PUBLISHED   BY 


07  SEMINARY  CLASS 


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TH  IS      BOO  K 
IS      DEDICATED     TO 

IRA    E.    ROBINSON, 

OF     TAYLOR      COUNTY,     WEST     VIRGINIA, 
LAWYER,     LEGISLATOR,    BUSINESS    MAN. 
WHO,    WHEN    ASKED    WHAT     WE     SHOULD     SAY    ABOUT     HIM     HEREIN, 
SIMPLV     REPLIED: 

'COUNT    ME    AS    ONE    WHO    LOVES    HIS    FELLOW    MAN. 


Honorable  Ira  E.  Robinson 


Board  of  Trustees 


««»  President,  J.  Wier,  A.  M.,  1).  D.,  ex-officio. 

EXPIRES 
I  ICP  IBEB 

1907  Hon.  H.  C.  McWhortek,   President  of  Board  .              Charleston,  W.Vd. 

1906  Rev.  C.  B.  Graham,  I).  1).  Wheeling,  II'.  Pa. 

1906  Rev.    S.    P.    Crummett  Parkersburg,  W.   Va. 

1906  A.  M.  Poundstone,  Esq.  />' lielJiannon,  W.  Va. 
1900  J.   ('.    Bardall,    Esq.   .  Moundsville,  W.  Va. 

1907  Hon.  T.  P.  Jacobs,  A.  M.  New  Martinsville,  W.Va. 
1907  Rev.  Asuruv  Mick  .  .  .  Guyandotte,  II".  I'n. 
1907  Hoist.  A.  Reger,  M.  I).,  Treasurer  .  .  Buckhannon,  W.  Va. 

1906  ('.  \Y.  Archbqld,  Esq.  .         .  Parkersburg,  II',  Va. 

1907  Ex-Gov.  G.  W.  Atkinson,  LL.  D.  Washington,  I).  C. 
1907  John  A.  Barnes,  Kwo..  Secretary  Weston,  II'.  I'<i. 
1907  .1.  S.  Withers,  Esq.  .  .  Glenville  ,11".  Va. 
1907  Rev.  I..  W.  Roberts,  1).  1).  Fairmont.  II'.  I'd. 
1907  Rev.  .Ioii\  M.  Wai.hkx,  I).  1).,  1. 1..  L).  Cincinnati,  Ohio 
1907  Rev.  Archibald  Moore,  1>.  1).        .  .Mannington,  II'.  Va. 

1907  Rev.  1).  L.  Ash,  1).  D. Huntington,  W.  Va. 

1907  Rev.   (i.   I).  Smith  ......      Fairmont,  II'.  Va. 


Faculty 


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A 

John  Weik,  A.  M.,  I).  D. 
President. 

Frank  B.  Trotter,  A.  M. 

Vice-President. 


W.  O.  Mills,  Ph.  15. 

Mathematics. 


James  J.  Deck,  A.  M. 

Greek. 


T.  a.  Wvrsox,  A.  M. 

Philosophy. 


Jessie  Trotter,  A.  ]i.. 

Assistant  Latin. 


Madison  Stathers,  A.  M., 
Modern  Languages. 


Samuel  Morris,  A.  B.,  Nellie  M  m  d  Dauphinke,  A.  Ii.. 

Science.  English. 


Emma  McKean 

Lady  Principal. 


Grco.  AY.  Broyl.es 
Principal  Commercial  Dep't. 


H.  .1.  Barnum 

Orchestral  Department. 


Mart  Ben  Dicken,  15.  I,.. 

Elocution. 


.T.    J.    .1 101. 1. F.I 

Director  Conservatory  of  Music. 


Mrs.  J.  J.  Jf.i.ley 
Principal  Piano  Department. 


Bessie  I..  Whiting 
I  'oca/. 


Blanche  M.  Latjck,  A.  I!., 

Art. 


Ethel  .1.  Bahmijli. 
Piano. 


Julia  A.  Bended 

Commercial 


Eva  Ethel  Bboyles 

Shorthand. 


Johx  Franklin*  Throckmorton,  A.  B. 


"Throck"was  bom  September  the  11th,  1880,  on  a  farm  near  Hundred,  W.  Va. 
and  was  reared  there  to  a  certain  extent.  Ho  taught  in  the  country  ami  graded 
schools,  about  four  years  and  then  realized  that  he  himself  had  better  go  to  school 
some  more.  He  came  to  the  Seminary  and  graduated  in  the  Literary  Course  with 
the  class  of  1903.  "Throck"  has  always  shown  great  interest  in  the  Seminary', 
Athletics  and  he  has  been  connected  for  some  time  with  The  Pharos. 

Since  1003  he  has  been  doing  College  work  and  teaching  in  the  Preparatory 
Department.  His  class  elected  him  President,  and  at  the  bead  of  the  second  Col- 
lege class  he  is  very  capable.  We  do  not  like  to  see  "Throck"  leave  us  and  we  will 
miss  his  energy  in  our  Athletics,  hut  we  wish  and  predict  for  him  the  greatest  possi- 
lile  success  in  life. 


Blanche  Stonestreet,  A.  B. 


<  >n  a  farm  near  Lynchburg,  Harrison  County,  Y\  est  Virginia,  came  into  life  a 
tiny  little  mite  of  humanity  who  was  to  be  the  first  girl  to  receive  a  degree  in  1 1  it- 
Wesleyan  University  of  West  Virginia.  This  little  girl  was  christened  Blanche,  and 
after  finishing  in  the  home  school  she  enrolled  in  the  Seminary,  and  finished  the 
course  with  the  Class  of  llMt.'i.  Then  she  enrolled  in  the  University,  and  finishes 
this  year. 

Miss  Stonestreet  lias  prepared  herself  tor  ;i  teacher  and  we  assure  her  of  greatest 
success. 

"But    ther    lien    folks    of    cucli    condition 
That  when  they  have  a  certain  purpose  take 
They    cannot    stinte    of    their    intencion 
But  right  as  they  were  lionden  to  a  stake 
They  wol  not  of  that  firste  purpose  slake." 


Claule   Kari.k  Goodwin,  A.   B. 


This  ball-player  journalist  was  born  in  Benwood,  W.  Va.,  August  :isth  1S7(! 
He  lived  there  in  a  half-hearted  way  for  some  years,  and  finally  in  1900,  entered  the 
Seminary,  He  lias  been  very  prominent  in  the  Excelsior  Society  and  in  the  V.  M 
C.  A.  and  his  prominence  in  the  latter  has  gained  for  him  the  sobriquet  of  "" Deacon. 

"Deacon  V  hark  lias  greetedmany  an  entranced  audience  in  the  Presbyterian 
and  Methodist  Churches.  Through  the  efforts  of  "Deacon"  and  "Throck",  the 
Pharos  manages  to  appear  once  a  month. 

A  baseball  team  without  a  first  baseman  is  in  poor  shape,  but  our  farewell  to 
"Deacon"  is,  mav  we  .sometime  in  the  future  address  him  as  "Bishop." 


College  Juniors. 


FOEHEST  Sl'EMPLE 


Frkjj  A.  Forrester 


Jacob  Elbert  Wells 

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ix  SEMINARY. 


Senior  Class. 


Seminary  Senior  Class. 


MOTTO. 


Xon  Solum  Silii. 


COLORS. 


Old  Gold  and  Blue. 


YELL. 

Behold!  Behold!  the  Hint-  and  the  gold; 
The  James  Deek  ("lass  will  ever  hold. 
Give  us  a  chance,  give  us  room, 
We're  the  class  that  makes  things  boom. 


CLASS  OFFICERS. 

2.  A.    B.    Hall.  ...                     ...     President 

3.  G.     F.     Hedges,  .......      Vice-President 

I.  Grace    Petit                    ........        Secretary 

4.  Aubrey  D.  Crummett,           .......       Treasure 


Class   Officers 


Senior   Class   Roll 


I.     Beatrice  Souvenir  Arnold. 
2.     Blanche  Opal  Hardesty. 
8.     Janet  Scott  Withers. 
4.     Audree  Pritchahd. 
.).     Porter  Hardman. 

(i.     Simon  Elijah  Zirkle. 
7.     Iva  May  Farnsworth. 

8.     William  Floyd  Hawse. 

!).     Francis  Earle  Swearingen. 
Id.     Mary  Morgan. 

11.     Jessie  Thomas  Shaffer. 

12.     Berlin  Clark  Singleton. 

13.    Aubrey  Douglass  Ckummett. 
14.     Helen  Mildred  Wood. 
15.    George  Noon  Si  eyer. 


Senior  Class  Roll 


16.     Blanche  Shixx. 
17.     Charl.es  Livf.lv. 

is.     Raymond  Francis  Poling. 
19.     Grace  Petit. 

2(i.     Grace  McCleary. 
21.     Deli. a  Claypool. 

22.     Rodney  Milton  Stemple. 
23.     Lura  Alma  Law. 

24.     Daniel  Luke  Moon. 
'2.3.     Herbert  [.owe  Smith. 

2(i.     Harky  Edward  CaldabauGh. 

27.       LURA  IJoNNETT. 

28.     Carrie  Lillian  Moore. 

■1'.).     Elizabeth  Stonestreet. 
30.     Grover  Foster  Hedges. 


Senior   Class  Roll 


31.       HOMER  AltTHUB  HOSKINS. 

.S'2.     Andrew  Bhown  Hall. 

33.     Harvey  McDonel  Jackson. 
34.     Jaspkr  Hammond  Hawse. 
35.     Blur  Wilson  Roberts. 
:i(i.     John  Wesley  Gilmore. 
37.    Justin  Hendebson. 
:i8.     Ira  Bailey  Thomas. 

39.     Bertie  Arabella  Backus. 

40.     Hal  Frank  Morris. 

41.     Alma  Jackson. 

i'i.     Laura  Alice  Brake. 

4:5.     Anna    Elizabeth    McCormick. 
44.     Ireta  Lowe. 


Senior   Class  Poem 


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jN  this  year's  Murmurmontis, 
A  few  remarks  I  make 
In  memory  of  the  '06  class, 

And  for  the  .Junior's  sake. 


We've  striven  to  learn  our  lessons 
And  do  the  best  we  could. 

In  all  our  tasks  and  duties 

As  we  all  knew  we  should. 

We  trust  we've  set  examples 

That  11  show  to  comrades  true. 
By  thoughts  and  words  and  actions, 
We're  true  to  the  Gold  and  Blue. 


Our  motto  we'll  remember. 

We'll  true  to  others  be, 
Who  're  also  with  us  sailing. 

On  life's  unresting  sea. 

The  time  has  come  to  leave  you. 

'Tis  true  we'd  like  to  stay. 
Hut   Future  "s  voice  now  calls  us 

And  we  must  not  delay. 

Whatever  lot  befalls  us 

We'll  always  stand  for  righ 
And  in  the  world's  great  battle 

Prove  heroes  in  the  fight. 

But  if  in  life,  dear  schoolmates. 
Discouraged  we  become, 

We  hope  to  e'er  press  onward. 
Until  our  race  is  won. 


Senior  Class  History 


[S  it  is  a  pleasing  task  for  the  historian  to  record  Lthe  annals  of  a  prosperous 
/A  I      and  happy  nation  or  for  the  novelist  to  portray  the  beautiful  yet  delicate 
tints  of  character  found  in  his  hero  or  heroine,  so  the  task  of  portraying  to 
our  readers  the  inner  workings  of  a  great  class  such  as  ours,  is  a  delightful 
and    pleasant   one. 

The  "Senior  Class"  better  known  as  the  "Deck  Class"  is  one  of  the  best  classes 
that  has  ever  gone  out  from  the  Seminary  Department  of  the  Wesleyan  University 
of  West  Virginia.  To  prove  this  we  have  but  to  go  back  to  the  time  when  it  was 
organized,  in  September  1903,  under  the  name  of  the  Freshman  (lass,  and  follow 
it  up  until  the  present  time.  But  it  would  take  many  volumes  to  tell  all  of  its 
achievements.  Time  and  space  will  not  permit,  so  we  must  content  ourselves  with 
a  few   of  the  most  important. 

After  some  good  hard  work  on  the  part  of  some  of  the  members  of  the  Freshman 
Class,  the  faculty  told  the  most  of  them  that  if  they  would  come  back  the  next  year 
they  might  join  the  Junior  Class. 

September  of  1904  found  them  enrolline  under  Prof .  Trotter  for  another  year's 
work.  <  >ctober  found  us  organized  under  the  name  of  "The  Deck  Class"  in  honor 
of  Prof.  .lames  J.  Deck,  a  member  of  our  faculty.  After  organizing,  the  "Deck 
Class"  decided  to  follow  in  the  footsteps  of  its  two  preceding  classes,  and  publish 
a  <  lollege  Annual.    "Murmurmontis"  volume  number  three,  is  the  fruit  of  our  labor. 

The  "Deck  Class"  suffered  many  persecutions  during  this  year  but  came  out 
better  for  them  in  the  end.  The  Fates  decided,  because  of  the  fame  of  the  "Deck 
Class,"  that  they  must  have  a  new  hall  in  which  to  spend  the  last  part  of  their  stay 
in  school.  So  they  accomplished  their  purpose  by  burning  the  old  one  in  order  that 
it  might  be  replaced  by  a  new  one  especially  for  the  "Deck  Class,"  in  which  we 
expect  to  receive  our  documents  in  June  next. 

Our  class  is  well  represented  in  both  societies  in  V.  M.  C.  A.  and  Y.  W.  C.  A. 
We  feel  if  it  had  not  been  for  our  members  all  of  them  would  have  gone  by  the  way. 

In  Athletics  our  class  ranks  first.  The  best  football  and  base  ball  players  are 
members  of  our  class.  To  prove  this,  we  have  but  to  recall  the  football  game 
played  last  fall  between  the  Seniors  and  Juniors.  In  this  the  Seniors  won  by  a  score, 
of  ten  to  nothing. 

Hut  it  is  not  manly  to  boast  so  we  will  leave  the  remainder  of  our  past  achieve- 
ments and  our  future  to  be  worked  out  by  some  more  worthy  person. 

Historian. 


Senior  Class  Prophecy 


0N  September,  1905,  a  very  ink 
cient  ruins  of  Nineveh,  was 
of  the  '00  Class  of  the  We.-i 


interesting  document  was  dug  up  from   the  an- 

translatei!   and   found   to    he   the    prophecy 

ITesleyan  University  of  West  Virginia.       It   reads 

as  follows : 


Be  it  known  to  all  men  that  shall  live  on  this  planet  that  in  the  year  1890.  a 
school  shall  be  founded  at  Buckhannon,  \Y.  Va..  by  the  Methodist  Espicopal  Church. 
and  it  will  first  bear  the  name  of  the  "West  Virginia  Conference  Seminary." 

In  the  year  1904.  the  name  shall  lie  changed  to  the  "Wesleyan  University  of 
West  Virginia." 

In  the  year  1900  a  class  shall  graduate  from  this  school,  which  shall  be  unequal- 
led by  any  other  that  has  preceded  it.  or  shall  come  after  it.  It  shall  be  called  the 
Deck  Class,  and  its  graduates  will  climb  to  prominence  and  become  the  leaders  of 
the  land. 

Hoskins.  the  hod-carrier;  Steyer.  one  of  the  most  renowned  poets;  Hardman,  a 
lawyer  of  high  rank;  Moon,  the  illuminator  of  God  \s  green  earth;  Thomas,  a  sculp- 
tor of  high  renown;  and  the  remaining  forty-three  members  of  this  class  will  gain  for 
themselves  high-honored  positions  as  judges,  congressmen,  senators,  bishops,  and 
presidents  of  the  United  States. 

Then  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  those  days  that  this  famous  class  shall  erect  a  flag 
of  stars  and  stripes,  the  emblem  of  freedom  and  liberty,  and  it  shall  be  placed  on  the 
topmost  pinnacle  of  the  Wesleyan  University  of  West  Virginia,  as  a  token  of  remem- 
brance which  shall  last  throughout  the  coming  generations,  and  will  ever  be  hon- 
ored and  cherished  by  the  students  and  faculty  of  the  above  named  school. 

False  teachers  and  prophets  will  arise,  and  with  one  mighty  blow  will  endeavor 
to  bhit  out  the  heroic  deeds  of  honor  achieved  by  this  class  of  1906,  bui  all  in  vain. 
Nothing  can  blot  out  their  history  but  their  deeds  will  stand  as  a  guide  post  for  the 
coming  generations. 

Though  ages  come  and  go  after  the  historic  date  of  1906,  yet  never  shall  there 
be  a  band  of  young  people  who  will  attain  such  high  goals  in  life,  as  the  one  for 
which  we  prophecy.  The  James  Deck  Class  of  The  Wesleyan  University  of  West 
Virginia. 


CAMP  RINNELL. 


Dunnington 


Jessie  Trotter,  A.  15. 


Miss  Jessie  Trotter 


All  classes  before  the  one  of  1!)07  have  sought  to  find  some  honored  man  for 
whom  they  should  name  their  class,  and  all  of  them  have  succeeded  very  well  in 
selecting  men  who  are  worthy  of  such  an  honor.  The  class  of  '07  is  not  like  any 
other  class,  for  everything  they  do  is  new,  original,  and  unique.  So,  when  it  came 
to  finding  a  name  for  the  class,  their  wisdom  caused  them  to  choose  the  name  of  a 
woman,  honored  and  loved  by  all  the  student  body.  Miss  Jessie  Trotter  was  born 
in  Washington  County,  Ohio,  and  reared  in  West  Virginia,  and  is  now  a  true  daugh- 
ter of  "The  Little  Mountain  State."  Miss  Trotter's  parents  came  to  Buckhannon, 
West  Virginia,  from  Aurora,  Preston  County,  and  Miss  Trotter  accepted  a  teacher's 
position  in  the  Public  Schools  of  Buckhannon,  and.  after  serving  two  years  in  this 
capacity,  entered  the  Seminary  in  the  Fall  of  1894.  By  hard  work  she  finished  in 
1896  and  after  attending  Normal  School  during  the  summer  months,  she  entered 
the  State  University  at  Morgantown  and  completed  her  work  in  one  year  with  a 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Mis*  Trotter  returned  to  Buckhannon  and  was  en- 
rolled as  a  regular  member  of  the  faculty  and  holds  the  position  of  Assistant  in  Latin 
and  Mathematics,  which  position  she  has  easily  tilled.  Miss  Trotter  holds  a  por- 
tion of  respect  among  the  faculty  and  students,  both  on  account  of  her  loyalty  and 
devotion  to  the  interests  of  the  school  and  her  thorough  and  efficient  work. 


Junior  Class 


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MOTTO 

-Dum   Vivimus,   Vivamus. 

COLORS 

Maroon   and   Silver. 


YELL 

Zipper-rum,  zipper-ree 

<  'ntck-n-lii.  tun:-a-fee! 
Who'll  get  to  heaven  :- 
Nineteen-seven. 


CLASS  OFFICERS 

3.  Floyd   R.   Hantfan     ....  .        President 

4.  Li'.i'H     McCoRMICK         .  I'irc- President 
1.     F.iima    Snodgrass         ....  .                 Secretary 

5.  Charles    W.    Louchery      ....  .       Treasurer 


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Junior  Class  Poem. 


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()  Max  O'Hcll  it  did  appear 

The  English  folk  were  like  their  beer. 
Vile  dregs,  sound  middle,  troth  like  air 

With  paupers,  tradesmen,  lords  compare. 
Apply  this  thought  to  college  life. 

Think  soberly,  without  class  strife 
Immediately  it  will  be  clear 

That  college  classes  are  like  beer. 
The  Freshmen  are  the  lowest  grade. 

Xo  sparkling  wit  is  here  displayed. 
Bright  students  here,  in  embyro. 

Xo  signs  of  coming  genius  show. 
The   Seniors   haying   lightened  cares 

At  once  begin  to  "put  on  airs." 
When  Senior  privileges  are  given, 

(That  goal  for  which  they  long  have  striven 
The  Seniors,  in  the  Ladies'  Hall. 

Xo  longer  come  at  beck  and  call. 
But  go  with  hearts  as  light  as  foam 

Wherever  fancy  bids  them  roam. 
Xo  longer  need  they  meditate. 

Then  they  may  let  their  lamps  burn  late. 
Their  hearts  arc  light,  from  care  they're  free 

The  froth  indeed  they  seem  to  be. 
'The  Junior  Class  the  middle  part 

Whose  worthy  praise  defies  my  art. 
Contains  clear  thought  and  wit  so  bright 

'That  Hurculean  tasks  seem  light. 
Contains  a  healthy,  sturdy  vigor 

'That  but  defies  stern  Labor's  rigor. 
To  surpass  others  is  no  task 

For  them — "the  best  beer  in  the  cask. 
But.  as  all  former  Junior  classes 

Have  been  superior  to  the  masses 
As  sound  beer  is  to  froth  and  dregs 

Within  the  English  brewers'  kegs; 
Our  class,  the  Jesse  Trotter  Class 

Does  everv  former  one  surpass 
As  pure  spring  water,  cold  and  clear 

Surpasses  e'en  the  best  of  beer. 


Junior  Class  History. 


^^     OTHING    is  more  wonderful  in  this  age  of  wonders  than  the  progress  of 

v^     the  Class  of   nineteen   hundred  and  seven.     What   an   important  davit 

y       was  to  the  Wesleyan  University  of   West  Virginia  when  we,  the  Juniors. 

. .    *    1   came  fresh  from  the  schools  of  West  Virginia  and  enrolled  as  Freshmen  in 

this  institution  of  learning. 

During  our  Freshman  year  we  attracted  the  attention  of  all  about  us;  yea,  even 
of  all  who  heard  of  us;  but  we  gained  our  greatest  distinction  as  a  class  during  the 
commencement  of  '0.5.  It  had  been  customary  in  the  past  for  the "Freshies" to 
steal  the  ice  cream  at  the  Junior-Senior  reception.  So  the  Deck  (Mass  guarded 
against  this  by  sending  all  the  big  men  of  the  class,  armed  with  ball  bats,  broom- 
sticks, chilis  and  rolling  pins  to  protect  the  cream  on  its  journey  from  the  city  to  the 
Seminary  Hall.  Our  class  men  seemed  small  in  size  when  compared  with  the  six 
footers  of  the  Deck  Class;  but  while  they  had  brawn  we  had  brain,  so  we  set  to  work 
to  think  up  a  new  plan.  At  last  we  decided  to  take  the  toast  master  of  the  evening 
into  the  country  for  a  nocturnal  ramble,  thinking  perhaps  he  would  feel  more  at 
home  among  the  bugs  and  owls  than  in  a  hall  brilliant  with  manv  lights  and  filled 
with  handsome  young  men  and  beautiful  young  ladies.      "Id  fecimus." 

After  the  summer  vacation  we  were  called  together  for  the  purpose  of  organiz- 
ing as  Juniors  to  protect  ourselves,  as  well  as  the  "Freshies"  and  "Preps"  from  the 
violence  of  the  Deck  Class.  \t  the  first  meeting  we  decided  on  motto  and  veil,  then 
tame  the  important  work  of  selecting  a  name  for  such  a  wonderful  class  as  ours.  It 
was  unanimously  decided  to  confer  this  honor  on  our  most  beloved  teacher,  Miss 
Trotter. 

If  you  want  to  find  high  grades  and  good  marks  look  on  the  Junior's  record. 
We  set  the  example  in  our  studies  for  the  Seniors  as  well  as  Freshmen.  It  is  the 
Trotter  ( 'lass  that  is  able  to  pass  examinations  in  the  class-rooms  while  the  "ponies" 
are  tied  in  their  stables. 

In  the  football  season  the  Juniors  did  the  school  credit  in  contested  games. 
Had  it  not  been  for  the  swiftness  of  Graham  and  the  strength  of  Cuppett,  manv 
games  would  have  been  lost.  In  fact,  so  much  depended  on  a  Junior  that  Corbin  's 
retirement  broke  up  the  Varsity  team. 

The  Juniors  have  the  finest  caps  that  have  ever  been  seen  in  Buckhannon. 
These  light  gray  caps  with  the  maroon  bands  attract  a  great  deal  of  attention,  and  so 
far  surpass  those  twenty-five-cent  a-dozen  caps  of  the  Seniors,  that  already  several 
Seniors  have  discarded  their  own  and  have  begged,  borrowed  or  stolen  from  the 
Juniors.  During  the  years  that  our  class  has  had  charge  of  this  school  no  fun  has 
ever  passed  without  the  Trotters,  true  to  their  name,  having  an  active  part  in  it. 

This  Class  has  displayed  more  class  spirit  than  any  others  in  the  history  of  this 
school;  the  Deck  Class  is  lifeless  when  compared  with  the  Trotters.  The  whole 
city  of  Buckhannon  was  painted  red  by  the  wonderful  artists  of  our  Class  during 
last  commencement.  We  were  well  represented  at  the  receptions  given  on  the 
campus  to  the  various  members  of  the  Faculty;  but  the  Juniors  stop  when  it  comes 
to  cruelty  to  animals,  so  we  find  them  absent  when  the  pony  's  tail  was  shaved. 

The  Class  has  a  great  outlook  before  it;  think  of  the  vast  future  awaiting  to  be 
unfolded  by  the  Trotters.  We  have  become  so  prominent  in  our  school  work  and 
so  popular  in  our  school  life  that  the  people  will  say  with  the  Faculty,  "Oh!  What 
would  the  world  lie  to  us  if  the  Juniors  were  no  more."  Historian". 

48 


Junior  Class   Prophecy. 


"~j~ I  FTEB  the  usual  summer  vacation  school  opened  at  the  West  Virginia  Wes- 
f\\  leyan  Sept.  18,1904',  as  is  recorded  elsewhere.  Early  in  the  same  month 
/  <L  1  ''"'  r'ilss  now  known  as  the  Junior  Seminary  Class  was  organized,  since 
J  \  which  time  it  has  made  such  a  remarkable  record  that  the  other  students 
and  the  public  as  well  are  continually  asking  such  questions  as;  "Who  are  these 
people  that  stand  out  in  such  marked  contrast  from  the  other  students?"  Why  do 
they  excel  us  in  every  undertaking?"  "'What  is  to  lie  their  future  if  they  continue 
in  this  way  as  they  seem  altogether  likely  to  do  ':"  It  is  in  answer  to  these  repeated 
inquiries  that  I  attempt  these  predictions. 

I  wish  it  understood  in  the  beginning  that  the  prophecies  herein  contained  are 
no  visions,  no  day-dreams,  no  vain  fancies  of  things  that  may  come  to  pass.  Nor 
were  they  found  hidden  away  in  some  secluded  spot  hut  they  are  the  result  of  a  few 
hours  of  thoughtful  consideration  by  one  who  takes  a  kindly  interest  in  these  people, 
who  has  carefully  watched  their  progress,  and  who  feels  that  it  is  a  privilege  much  to 
be  coveted  by  his  fellow  men  to  be  permitted  to  utter  such  auguries.  I  wish  to  say 
further  that  I  claim  no  inspiration  as  a  prophet  or  soothsayer,  but  on  the  contrary 
maintain  that  anyone  endowed  with  a  reasonable  amount  of  common  sense  and  due 
appreciation  of  the  good  and  the  noble,  could,  with  accuracy,  foretell  the  future  of 
such  an  illustrious  class  upon  which  every  one.  not  a  member  looks  with  envy. 

One  feature  only  of  the  prophecy  will  be  omitted;  that  is  with  reference  to  the 
matrimonial  alliances  that  will  come  about  between  members  of  this  class.  This 
omission  is  for  the  benefit  of  some  of  the  curious  gossiping  neighbors  who  are  al- 
ready having  tonsilitis,  lock-jaw,  and  similar  ailments,  the  result  of  too  much  talk 
about  things  that  should  not  concern  them  in  the  least.  So  I  refrain  from  adding 
another  subject  to  their  gossiping  list. 

Owing  to  the  large  number  of  which  the  (lass  of  "(17  is  composed  and  also  to 
their  different  aspirations  it  will  be  impossible  to  prophesy  for  the  class  as  a  body; 
therefore  I  shall  take  them  up  in  groups  according  to  the  professions  which  they 
will  follow,  as  in  many  cases  more  than  one  person  will  choose  the  same  profession. 
Looking  forward  a  few  years  the  forecast  is  as  follows: — 

Among  the  leading  lawyers  of  the  day  will  be  found  the  names  of  Arthur  Brown 
Hodges,  William  Gillespie  Stathers,  Herbert  Luther  Carney,  and  Floyd  R.  Hanifan. 
A  few  years  later  in  the  congressional  records  will  be  seen  the  names  of  Senator 
Hanifan,  and  W.  G.  Stathers.  Speaker  of  the  House. 

In  the  ecclesiastical  records  of  that  day  instead  of  the  names  Fowler,  Simpson. 
McCabe,  Talmage,  and  Moody,  will  be  seen  the  names  of  Bishop  Johnson,  Bishop 
Pickens,  Rev.  Harrah,  Rev.  Graham,  and  Rev.  Cuppett,  all  spoken  of  in  terms  of 
highest  commendation. 

Among  the  educators  of  the  day  will  be  seen  the  names  of  E.  Ray  Jones,  Presi- 
dent of  Harvard  University;  Roy  Hammond,  Principal  of  the  Chair  of  German, 
University  of  Berlin;  Miss  Mabel  Snodgrass,  Teacher  of  Latin  and  French,  Harvard 
University;  Minnie  Jane  Merrells,  Principal  of  the  Chair  of  English.  Oxford  Uni- 
versity;    Pearl  Wisman.  Lenora  Rexroade,  L.  R.  McCormick.  II.  C.  Brake,  and 


Harry  Forman  will  also  occupy  places  of  importance  in  our  leading  Colleges  and 
Universities. 

In  electrical  experiments  and  discoveries.  Lauren  Snyder  O'Roark  will  out- 
rival liis  |>redecessor,  Thomas  A.  Edison.  Others  of  the  class  who  will  pursue  en- 
gineering  of  different  sorts  are  William  C.  Pickles  and  James  T.  Moon. 

Among  the  wholesale  merchants  of  the  times,  the  firm  name  of  Coffman  and 
Cunningham,  successors  to  Sears,  Roebuck,  &  Co.,  will  have  a  world  wide  reputa- 
tion. The  mails  will  lie  loaded  with  orders  for  goods,  directed  to  Stansbury  &  Crick- 
ard,  successors  to  John  Wanamaker.  Another  firms  name  of  prominence  will  he 
that  of  Talbott   &  Murphy. 

Two  of  the  class,  Miss  Maida  Hall  and  Miss  Daisy  Wells  Furbee  will  go  as 
missionaries  to  heathen  lands.  One.  Miss  Eva  Stuart,  will  rise  to  prominence  as  a 
musician,  and  two.  Misses  Tacy  Maud  Bowman  and  Nellie  Avis  Chidester  will  lie 
recognized  as  leaders  in  the  field  of  Elocution. 

Among  society  circles  in  New  York  and  other  cities.  Mrs.  May  (  laypool  — , 
Mrs.  Nana  Forman .  Mrs.  Alfreda  Carnev .  Mrs.  Esther  Gilmore — 


— ,  Mrs.  JoClair  Hendrickson —    — .  and  Mrs.  Erma  Snodgrass — ,  will    be 

known  and  respected  as  leaders  in  fashion,  culture  and  refinement. 

Among  the  number  theatrically  inclined  are  Herbert  Holt  Wood.  Charles 
William  I.oucherv,  and  Marshall  Ludington  Brown.  Wood  will  distinguish  himself 
as  a  play  Wright,  Louchery  as  an  actor,  and  Brown,  after  a  short  but  brilliant  career 
on  the  stage,  will  return  to  a  profession  for  which  he  has  been  noted  ever  since  he 
matriculated  at  the  Wesleyan,  namely  Art.  I  shall  not  say  that  he  will  outrival 
Angelo,  but  he  will  be  known  to  the  world  as  a  master  artist. 

Thus,  though  neither  couched  in  the  language  of  a  prophet  nor  ladened  with  the 
odor  of  the  inspiring  breath  of  Apollo,  reads  a  small  portion  of  the  future  history  of 
the  Juniors,  the  most  illustrious  class  that  has  yet  enrolled  in  the  West  Virginia 
Wesleyan.  I  wish  to  add  that  it  has  not  been  my  intention  to  flatter  these  persons 
in  the  least.  All  that  I  have  permitted  myself  to  say  by  way  of  eulogy  is.  that  they 
will  be  leaders  in  whatever  walk  of  life  they  may  lie  found.  As  has  been  their  past 
history  so  in  the  future  even-thing  which  they  undertake  will  be  crowned  with 
abundant  success.  And,  as  a  word  of  warning  to  others  I  would  say,  "If  you  wish  to 
achieve  the  greatest  success  possible  in  life,  do  not  choose  a  profession  as  a  rival  of 
one  of  these  Juniors." 

^  ours  in  faith. 

H.  H.  alias  H.  H. 


How  merril 
the     time 
qoej  i/vlien 
the    Kea^t 
is  iiounqr 


Fresh 


man 


CL 


ass. 


MOTTO. 

Non  Sequi  SeJ  Superare. 

YELL. 

Zip  Zam!  Zippity  Zoom!   ! 

Get  out  of  the  way  and  give  us  room ! 

Above  all  others  we  do  loom. 

For  we  are  the  class  that  makes  things  boom. 

COLORS. 

Champagne  and  Navy  Blue. 

CLASS  OFFICERS. 


£.  W.    L.    Mason 

3.  Paul  Smith 

4.  Kathehine  Barnes 
1.  Perry  Robinson 


President 
Vice-President 

Secret  art/ 
Treasurer 


Class   Officers 


I  I  I  I  I  til  II  Ij 

III   III    I   II   I   II 

I    I   I    I   I   ill   1   I   ill 


'  'i1  •  <*  I'l'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i    5  I'c'i'ri'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i        3  t'i'i'i 

i!i  i  i  i  irrrrri  iJi'i'iIi'i'i  i!i  i 'i!i!t!i  i!i ;i;i  jijiji  i  i  i  i!i  i  i  i  i  i  ijiii  ill  i  i  i  i ;i:i;iji{i;i  i  i 
i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  ii  ii  i!i  i'i  i  i!i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  i  ii  >i  •  '  '  r 


Freshman  Class  Roll 


1.     Dennis  Swisher. 
2.     Calvi.v  Ghosscui>. 

3.     Edward  Baugher. 
4.     Ison  Sleeth. 

5.     W.  C.  Thorntly. 
C.     Goldie  Tenant. 

7.     Stanley  (.'order. 
8.     L.  M.  Brooks. 

10.     Myrtle  Calloway. 
11.     Isie  Backus. 

12.     Dora    Friend. 
13.     Ocie  Downs. 

14.     Ralph  Dimmick. 

1.5.     Gertrude  Robinson. 
16.     Olin    Skidmore. 


Freshman   Class   Roll 


]".     Paul  M.  Smith. 
18.     Mabel  Petit. 

19.     (has.  Parrish. 

20.     Kathkyn  Barnes. 
21.     Roy  Parrish. 

22.     W.  L.  Mason. 

'2.'?.     Benjamin   Smith. 

L24.     Belva   J.  Ashby. 

•i.'>.     Perry  Robinson. 

26.     Wm.    II.    Hartley. 

27.     Ira  L.  Warner. 


Freshman   Class   Poem. 


M 


S  I  was  pondering  o'er  a  volume,  in  a  quiet  mood 

A  roguish  imp  of  darkness  within  my  doorway  stood; 
And  mockingly  announced  to  me  that  it  should  he  my  fate 

To  write  the  Freshman  poem  for  the  elass  of  nineteen  eight. 
My  soul  was  filled  with  longing,  and  my  brain  with  dire  dismay. 

For.  though  I  have  no  talent.  Duty's  call  I  must  obey. 
To  bring  my  class  to  prominence,  now  what  should  be  my  theme — - 

Their  honors,  yet  to  be  acquired,  of  which  we  often  dream. 
In  our  dreams,  we  see  our  brothers  stand  within  the  Senate  walls. 

We  hear  our  sisters  singing  in  the  concerts'  crowded  halls. 
We  find  one  member  of  our  class,  a  hero  of  great  fame. 

Whose  military  zeal  has  caused  the  world  to  love  his  name. 
We  dream  of  noted  artists,  whose  genius  was  foretold 

In  Freshman  days;  of  missionaries,  each  with  heart  of  gold 
Whose  lives  are  spent  for  others,  in  far-off  heathen  lands; 

Who've  left  the  home  of  childhood  to  dwell  on  foreign  strands. 
Yet  still  we  are  but  dreaming,  all  fame  is  yet  to  come. 

All  we  hear  of  grand  musicians  is  the  "Music  Box's"  hum; 
Our  noted  artists  are  not  found  within  the  halls  of  fame 

But  often  on  the  class  room  walls  is  seen  inscribed  each  name. 
Our  singers  now  sing  te,  tali,  to,  our  soldiers  win  their  fame 

On  "diamond"  or  on  "gridiron";  for  war  is  but  a  game. 
Our  statesmen  now  win  their  debates  within  Lyceum  hall. 

Our  missionaries,  and  their  work,  are  recognized  by  all. 
And  so  we're  daily  working  to  make  our  dreams  come  true; 

With  toil  we  walk  the  thorny  path;  all  ponies  we  eschew; 
Sometimes  our  work  grows  tedious;  monotonous  it  seems; 

Yet  we're  building  the  foundation  for  fulfilling  all  our  dreams. 
And  so  we  lift  our  bumpers  all.  and  drink  with  joy  and  glee 

The  beverage  that  God  has  given.     Oh  Freshman  Class  to    thee: 
"May  thy  future  be  most  worthy,  thy  numbers  all  be  great." 

And  so  we  drink  to  thee,  my  class,  the  class  of  nineteen    eight. 


Freshman  Class  History. 


()  organization,  whether  political,  fraternal,  or  educational,  can  exist  for 
even  a  short  period  of  time,  unless  it  performs  actions  and  attains  suc- 
cesses worthy  of  being  recorded  as  history.  It  is  not  time,  but  achieve- 
ment, that  is  necessary  for  history  making.  Were  this  not  true  our 
annals  would  indeed  be  brief,  for  the  Freshman  ("lass  has  existed  as  such  for 
only  a  few  months;  yet  within  this  short  time  they  have  attained  successes  worthy 
of  the  efforts  of  a  more  eloquent  pen. 

The  Freshman  Class  is  small,  yet  we  should  remember  that  it  is  not  quantity 
but  quality  that  moves  the  world,  and  that  our  class  possesses  this  quality  is  proved 
by  the  zeal  and  determination  with  which  its  members  perform  their  duties.  You 
have  only  to  refer  to  the  records  of  the  past  year  to  see  what  we  are  doing.  You 
will  find  that  we  are  observing  our  motto:     "Non  secpii  sell  Superare." 

We  came  here  not  to  play  but  to  work,  and  while  the  Juniors  and  Seniors  were 
out  at  night  painting  horses,  serenading  the  girls  at  the  hall,  burning  ami  hanging 
effigies,  and  annoying  the  people  of  the  town,  we  were  in  our  rooms  improving  our 
time  and  preparing  for  future  usefulness.  As  a  result  of  this  labor,  we  hold  the 
first  place  in  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  faculty,  and  we  have  compelled  the 
other  classes,  in  spite  of  their  prejudices,  to  recognize  our  ability;  and,  since  excel- 
lence never  goes  unrewarded,  we  have  obtained  more  than  our  share  of  honors  from 
the  various  associations.  We  were  favorably  represented  in  the  football  teams  of 
tliis  year;  our  members  have  received  honors  from  both  literary  societies  and  some  of 
them  appear  upon  one  of  the  Special  Programs  for  this  year,  an  honor  which  for 
many  years  has  been  granted  exclusively  to  Seniors;  Freshmen  also  fill  many  re- 
sponsible positions  in  the  religious  societies  of  the  school,  and,  as  a  class,  we  are 
wielding  a  most  potent  influence  for  the  moral  uplifting  of  the  student  body. 

We  can  see  our  future  only  by  the  light  of  past  actions  and  present  aspirations. 
Then,  since  the  members  of  our  class  realize  that  our  success  in  life  is.  in  a  great 
measure,  won  here,  and  that  diligence  is  one  of  the  greatest  virtues,  we  cannot  do 
otherwise  than  predict  for  the  Freshman  Class  a  future  brilliant  indeed.  Its  mem- 
bers will  go  on  leading  classes,  forming  friendships,  winning  greater  esteem  from  the 
faculty,  bearing  away  honors,  and  developing  intellectually  and  morally,  until, 
when  they  are  graduated  in  nineteen  and  eight,  they  will  go  forth  into  our  fair  land 
fully  equipped  to  fight  life's  j;reat  battle.  They  will  win  victory  for  themselves. 
happiness  for  their  parents  and  honor  for  our  beloved  University. 

-Historian. 


Freshman  Class  Prophecy. 

®\E  day  in  the  lovliest  season  of  the  year,  I  was  wandering  slowly  o'er  one 
of  our  beautful  West  Virginia  hills.  Everything  seemed  to  be  arrayed 
in  nature's  richest  robe.  The  wild  flowers  were  blooming  all  about  me; 
every  bird  in  the  surrounding  country  was  pouring  forth  its  best  song. 

1'iivil  of  climbing  the  hill,  I  sat  down  upon  a  large  roek  to  rest  my  weary  feet. 
I  could  see  far  across  the  country  am!  could  see  the  faint  outlines  of  the  hills  as  they 
continued  to  rise  higher  and  higher  until  at  last  they  seemed  to  connect  the  blue 
canopy  of  the  heaven  with  the  earth.  As  I  sat  there,  I  lost  myself  in  the  beauties 
that  surrounded  me.  My  thoughts,  at  last,  wandered  back  to  the  days  I  had  spent 
at  the  Wesleyan  University.  I  thought  of  my  classmates.  It  has  been  many,  many 
years  since  the  famous  class  of  1908  was  first  organized.  Where  are  all  of  its  mem- 
bers now?  Suddenly  the  rock  on  which  I  sat  began  to  sink  into  the  earth.  Down, 
down,  down,  it  went  carrying  me  with  it. 

At  last  I  found  myself  in  a  vast  cave;  everything  was  bright,  the  light  being 
seven  times  brighter  than  the  sun.  A  table  stood  out  before  me  on  which  was 
placed  a  large  book  bearing  this  inscription:  "Head  Me."  I  began  to  read  and 
found  it  to  be  a  history  of  the  world  published  in  1949. 

Anxious  to  know  who  might  be  the  author,  I  turned  to  the  front  of  the  book 
and  was  surprised  to  find  the  name  "Warner"  written  on  the  front  page.  I  chanced 
to  open  this  wonderful  volume  at  the  chapter  on  Modern  Inventions,  and  was  as- 
tonished to  see  the  name  "Dimmick"  leading  all  the  rest.  He  had  invented  a  steam- 
boat which  he  ran  on  the  Buckhannon  River  from  Buckhannon  to  Sago,  making  the 
round  trip  in  two  days.  Thornlev  had  invented  a  new  fire  escape  that  would  reach 
from  the  top  of  a  building  to  the  ground. 

I  read  chapter  after  chapter  and  saw  that  Brooks  had  written  several  volumes 
in  trying  to  prove  that  the  sun  revolved  around  the  earth  and  would  soon  settle  near 
Buckhannon,  and  would  serve  as  a  light  to  direct  students  to  the  famous  and  only 
University. 

Miss  Tennant  had  been  elected  preceptress  to  succeed  Miss  McKean  and  was 
showing  the  Juniors  and  Seniors  the  way  to  go  home.  Robinson  was  a  missionary 
in  South  Africa  and  was  having  great  success  with  his  colored  brethren.  The 
Parish  Brothers  had  become  rail-road  magnates  and  had  built  a  railroad  from 
Buckhannon  to  Spruce  Kails,  which  was  a  great  accommodation  to  the  Seniors. 

I  turned  a  few  more  pages  and  noticed  that  under  the  Presidency  of  Smith.  Gov. 
Baugher  had  led  a  reform  in  New  York  and  Sen.  Mason  had  been  trying  for  ten 
years  to  get  a  bill  passed  by  the  Senate  to  have  winter  changed  to  July  and  August 
SO  that  Cordor  could  use  his  newly  invented  wagon  with  greater  ease. 

I  found  that  a  quartette,  which  was  composed  of  Maud.  Ruth,  Madge  and 
Oeie  was  the  best  in  the  world  and  had  made  itself  famous  while  in  Europe.  And 
that  Gen.  Shidmore  had  quieted  a  rebellion  in  the  Philippines,  haying  fought  many 
battles  without  the  loss  of  a  man. 

I  turned  to  the  chapter  on  Art  and  saw  that  Sleeth  was  the  most  renowned 
Artist,  and  hail  been  called  the  "Appellcs  of  America."  Turning  on  I  saw  that  the 
Ashby  School  of  Elocution  was  the  largest  in  the  world,  and  that  students  came  from 
all  nations  to  attend  this  school. 

I  found  that  Misses  Perrine,  Barnes  and  Robinson  had  led  a  campaign  against 
the  saloons  and  were  nearly  as  successful  as  Carrie  Nation.  While  reading  this 
wonderful  book,  I  heard  the  rumble  of  distant  thunder  and  I  awoke  and  my  dream 
was  now  ended. 

Prothkt. 

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PREPS. 


MOTTO. 

COLORS. 

Pea  Green,  Old  Gold  and  I51ue. 


YELL. 

Chubby  boys  and  girls  so  fail- 
Empty  heads  and  curly  hair. 


Advice  to  the  Preps. 


"HE  Preps  have  become  so  accustomed  to  ridicule  and  unkindness  that  they 
expect  nothing  else,  and  should  anvone  offer  them  kindness  they  would 
snatch  it  from  them  as  a  dog  would  a  piece  of  liver.  So  great  has  been 
their  persecution  that  in  fear  they  tremble  at  the  sound  of  approaching 
foot-prints,  and  will  not  be  comforted  until  the  suspense  is  broken  by  still  heavier 
foot-prints  in  the  orchard  or  some  other  sea-port.  They  have  no  confidence  in 
themselves,  and  will  undertake  nothing  of  any  importance  because  of  a  haunting 
fear  that  they  will  do  it  backwards  or  sideways.  Surely  these  unfortunate  people 
will  be  in  misery  as  long  as  they  live. — thinking  themselves  fools  because  other  fools 
tell  them  so — unless  some  kind  person  teaches  them  a  lesson  of  forgetfulness, 
whereby  they  may  forget  to  remember  the  trials  of  Prexdom. 

Headers,  now  that  you  have  read  our  short  description  of  these  interesting 
bipeds,  you  may  doubt  our  veracity  and  think  we  do  the  Preps  injustice:  but,  un- 
friends we  guarantee  these  words  to  be  as  true  as  those  of  the  "Wiley  Sinon."  We 
try  t<>  hold  down  all  prejudices  which  the  Preps  by  their  amusing  atrocities,  have 
instilled  in  us  against  them;  for  we  looking  backward  into  the  future  see  great  op- 
portunities that  may  be  grasped  by  the  Preps  if  some  one  will  tell  them  where  to 
catch  hold.  So  now  little  Preps  gather  about  and  listen  with  extended  tongues  and 
erect  ears,  to  the  advice  that  has  helped  others  and  can  help  you. 

You  have  heard  much  of  that  condition  of  mind,  soul  and  body,  called  Seniority, 
which  you  are  approaching  as  a  limit;  and,  no  doubt,  you  have  heard  of  the  Hoskins 
that  is  approaching  Prepdom  as  its  limit.  Now,  let  us  advise  you.  When  you  meet 
the  Hoskins  turn  it  about,  wind  it  up,  and  hold  fast  to  that  which  rivet  h  behind;  and 
perchance  you  will  meet  your  distant  goal  with  greater  acceleration  than  would  be 
possible  were  you  unaided;  for  surely  it  will  keep  the  feet  of  Its  followers,  and  Its 
brass  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buckler. 

My  children,  if  sinners  entice  you  consent  not  to  their  iniquities;  for  surely  a 
good  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great  riches. 

Smoke  but  one  cigarette  at  a  time,  for  alas  you  are  turning  yellow,  and  your 
breath    smelleth    not    unlike    the    Croch-mess    I wild-pea-vines-and-sheep-bones). 

Envy  not  the  Freshmen  for  their  yards  of  ribbon,  we  think  they  need  adorn- 
ment. 

Expect  not  to  be  as  important  as  the  Juniors  feel  themselves  lest  ye  fall  short  of 
your  expectations. 

(  civet  not  the  eating  capacity  of  the  Seniors;  they  require  much  meat  that  their 
heads  may  retain  the  proper  fatness. 

There  is  much  more  advice  that  we  could  give  you.  but  summing  it  all  up,  we 
shall  say:  Sink  or  swim,  pony  or  flunk;  and  the  worst  of  these  is  flunk. 


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MUSIC. 


.1.  J.  Jelley 
Director  Conservatory  of  Music 


Mrs   J.  .1.  Jelley 
Principal  Piano  Department. 


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Conservatory  of  Music 

W.  U.  W.  V. 
PIANO-FORTE  RECITAL 
Miss  At/dree  Pritciiard,  of  the  class  of  I  *»€»<>. 
PROGRAM 


Mozart,      . 

Fantasie  in  C  minor 

Second  Piano  arranged 

by  Greig. 

Bach, 

.     Fantasie  C  minor 

Raff, 

Rigaudon 

Schumann, 

Romance  F  Sharp  major 

Si-li  itbert, 

Impromptu  F  Sharp  minor 

Reinhold 

Standchen 

DeBussy, 

Arabesque 

<  'Jwpin, 

Polonaise  I?b  major 

Handel, 

Sonate    for    Piano    and   Violin 

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Miss  Helen   Mildred   Wood, 

Conservatory  of  Music. 


W.  U.  W.  V. 
PIANOFORTE  RECITAL 

Miss  Helen  Mildued  Wood,  of  the  Class  of  1906. 


PROGRAM 


Haydn 

Sonate  for  Piano  and  Violin,  F  major. 
Allegro  Moderato 
Andante. 

( 'kopin, 

Preludes,  C  minor,  G  minor,  B  minor. 
Mazurka  op.  30  No.  3. 

Schumann, 

Grillen 

MacDowell, 

To  a   Wild   Rose 

MacDowell, 

To  a   Water   Lily 

Schutt, 

A  La  Bein  Aimee 

Godard, 

En  Route 

( 'owen, 

Border    Ballad 

Mendelssohn, 

Concerto    G    minor 
Andante — Allegro 

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Old   Violins. 


I  UST  when   the  violin  proper  made  its   appearance,  and  the  Viol   da  Gamba 

{\     was   modified  into  the    current    cello  size  and    shape  will  probably  always 
■sjl     remain    a  mystery. 
VJis  The  immediate  predecessor  of  the  violin,  was  the  Viol  da  Gamba,  a  long 

slender  viol  haying  six  strings.  The  oldest  viols  extant  were  made  by  Duiffoprug- 
car,  an  expert  inlayer  and  mosiac  worker  by  trade,  who  is  known  to  have  worked 
in  Paris  and  Lyons.  Duiffoprugcar  was  horn  in  the  Bavarian  Tyrol  in  the  year 
l.*>14.  Me  has  been  credited  with  making  several  violins,  hut  inasmuch  as  only 
a  few  of  his  viols  are  extant,  the  violins  attributed  to  him  are  generally  conceded  to 
be  forgeries,  presumably  made  by  Villaume  of   Paris,  who  was  famous  as  a  copyist. 

The  violin  proper  is  an  Italian  creation  and  comes  from  the  north  of  Italy. 
All  the  great  makers  and  inventors  were  Italian.  The  period  of  invention  covers  a 
little  over  two  hundred  years,  namely,  from  1540  to  1760. 

The  first  great  maker  was  Gasparo  I)i  Salo  of  Brescia.  He  is  chiefly  famous 
for  his  basses  and  violas,  and  as  the  master  of  Maggini.  His  violins  are  very  rare 
and  suggest  a  large  viol  on  a  small  scale.  Giovanni  Paola  Maggini,  his  pupil,  was 
born  near  Bresciaabout  1581  and  was  apprenticed  to  Di  Salo  in  1G(>2.  His  violins 
are  also  very  rare.  There  are  about  fifty  violins,  eight  violas,  two  cellos,  and 
one  bass  known  to  exist.  He  adopted  a  model  of  his  own.  having  more  symetrical 
lines,  and  showed  a  great  improvement  over  the  work  of  his  master.  His  model 
is  rather  large,  with  double  purflingand  f  f  holes  beveled  inward,  a  practice  never 
allowed  by  Cremona  makers.  His  varnish  runs  from  the  Gasparo  brown  to  a 
golden  yellow. 

The  labels  of  Maggini 's  violins  were  never  dated,  so  a  genuine  Maggini  only 
bears  a  label  having  his  name  and  the  place  I  Brescia  I  thereon.  In  tone  his  violins 
are  of  a  mournful  quality,  but  they  have  been  preferred  by  many  great  artists, 
among  whom  are  Ole  Bull.  De  Beriot,  and  Vieuxtemps.  He  died  in  Brescia  about 
1632. 

With  thi'  assumed  immigration  of  makers  from  Brescia  and  the  emergence  of 
the  Amati  family,  and  their  final  residence  in  Cremona,  begins  the  classic  period  ol 
the  violin. 

Andrea  Amati.  was  the  first  maker  of  this  family,  and  i~  called  the  father  of 
the  Cremona  school.  It  is  supposed  that  he  acquired  from  Brescia  the  Maggini 
type  of  instrument,  although  his  violins  were  made  after  a  small  model  with  a  highly 
arched  top.  and  covered  with  a  golden  varnish.  Their  characteristic  is  sweetness 
of  tone  but  power  is  lacking.  Andrea  Amati  had  two  sons.  Antonio  and  Geronimo, 
who  made  violins  jointly  and  separately. 

The  tone  of  their  violins  is  more  powerful  than  those  made  by  their  father,  but 
the  model  is  small  and  they  are  best  suited  to  parlor  playing.  Niccolo  Amati.  the 
son  of  Geronimo,  was  the  greatest  maker  of  the  family.  He  was  born  in  1596  and 
died  in  1(>H4.  He  made  small  and  large  sized  instruments.  Before  104.5.  most  ol 
his  violins  were  of  the  smaller  pattern,  but  after  that  date  there  was  a  tendency  to 
increase  the  size.  His  later  violins,  called  the  "Grand  Pattern  Amati".  are  con- 
sidered almost  the  equal  of  a  Stradavarius. 


They  possess  the  family  tone  quality  of  sweetness  combined  with  sonority,  and 
respond  to  the  slightest  touch  of  the  bow.  All  of  his  later  Violins  are  covered  with 
the  amber  varnish,  for  which  Cremona  is  famous. 

It  is  interesting  to  know  that  Amati's  name  was  forged,  even  in  his  own  life- 
time. A  violin  was  sold  for  about  $60.  Afterwards  a  Ruggeri  label  was  found 
underneath  the  Amati  label,  and  the  purchaser  sued  to  recover  his  monev.  This 
allows  Amati's  great  prestige.  Ruggeri  was  a  pupil  of  his,  and  any  genuine  speci- 
men of  his  work  is  now  worth  from  $300  to  $1000. 

Among  Amati's  apprentices  in  1653  were  the  brothers  Andrea  and  1'ietro 
Guarnerious,  and  Antonio  Stradavarius. 

Andrea  Guarnerious'  violins  are  somewhat  inferior,  but  his  cellos  command  a 
high  figure.  The  Pietro  violins  are  tine  and  much  sought  after,  although  thev  are 
smaller  than  a  "Joseph''  in  size  and  tone.  Joseph  Guarnerious  or  Jesus  Guarner- 
ious as  he  was  sometimes  called,  for  the  reason  that  he  put  I.  H.  S.  after  his  name, 
was  born  in  1683  and  died  in  174.5.  It  is  said  that  he  did  not  place  the  I.  H.  S. 
after  his  name  because  of  religious  tendencies,  but  to  show  the  superiority  he  felt 
over  the  rest  of  the  family.  lie  was  a  nephew  of  Andrea  Guarnerious,  but  it  is  not 
known  who  was  his  master. 

It  is  <|uite  certain  that  he  went  back  to  the  Brescian  type  for  inspiration.  The 
Amatis  were  sweet  but  lacked  power.  The  Brescian  were  powerful  but  lacked  the 
Amati  sweetness.  It  was  evidently  his  aim  to  combine  both  tone  qualities,  and 
his  success  may  be  judged  by  the  fact  that  his  violins  are  preferred  by  some  to  those 
of  Stradavarius.  "The  King  Joseph"  his  finest  violin,  is  valued  as  $1-2,000.  "The 
Josephs"  are  rare,  as  his  output  was  about  one  to  Stradavarius '  six. 

Antonio  Stradavarius  was  born  in  Cremona  in  1644  and  died  in  17157.  He  was 
a  pupil  of  Nicholas  Amati,  and  during  the  early  part  of  his  life,  copied  the  work  of 
his  master.  When  Amati  died,  he  left  his  shop  and  tools  to  Stradavarius,  instead 
of  his  sons,  who  never  displayed  any  of  their  father's  greatness.  For  a  time  he  con- 
tinued copying  the  work  of  Amati,  but  from  1694  to  1700  he  made  what  is  known 
:i^  the  long  Stradavarius:  that  is,  fourteen  inches  in  length  as  compared  to  the  thir- 
teen-inch  earlier  Stradavarius.  He  was  evidently  experimenting  as  to  the  best 
possible  model.  In  170(1  the  Golden  Period  commenced,  and  all  of  the  finest 
Stradavarius'  were  constructed  after  that  date.  His  great  violins  are  not  all  alike, 
yet  so  thoroughly  did  he  understand  the  secret  of  acoustics  that  he  could  vary  the 
model  and  yet  construct  a  masterpiece. 

Some  of  the  famous  violins  of  this  period  are:  "The  Messiah",  "The  Dol- 
phin,     Spanish."  "  The  Tuscan,"  and  "The  Virgin." 

It  don  't  seem  necessary  to  say  anything  of  their  tone.  It  is  perfection,  and  no 
maker  has  made  any  improvement  in  violin  construction  since  Stradavarius. 

Other  famous  makers  are:  Carlo  Bergonzi,  Stradavarius'  favorite  pupil, 
Guadanini  of  Turin,  the  Gagliano  family  of  Naples,  the  Ruggeris  of  Cremona, 
Jocobus  Stainer  of  Absom,  Lupot  and  Villaume  of  Paris,  and  Serafino  of  Venice. 
The  honor  of  the  bow's  perfection  belongs  to  France.  Francois  Tourte.  a  watch- 
maker, who  could  neither  read  nor  write,  perfected  the  bow,  and  it  still  stands  as 
perfected  byhim.  He  invented  the  screw  for  varying  the  tension  of  the  hair  and 
established  the  length  and  model.  A  Tourte  bow  is  now  worth  from  $150  to 
$350,  and  the  best  recommendation  a  bow  can  have  is — "made  after  Tourte." 
<  Mher  famous  bow  makers  are  Dodd,  and  Tubbs  of  England,  and  the  Bausch 
family  of  Leipzig.  Germany,  which  firm  now  exists.  Howard  T.    Barnum. 

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Musical   Jokes 


the  piano.     Is    she 

.  all  the  tenants  on 


making 
the  first 


Ckolly. — "Great  commotion  in  Musicville  to-day, 

Molly — "What  happened  ?" 

( 'holly — "'Two  sharps  got  into  a  flat." 

Progress — "Your  daughter,  I  believe,  is  studying 
any  progress  ?" 

"Yes  indeed.     The  first  month  that  she  studied, 
floor  moved  out;  and  now  the  second  floor  is  vacated." 

Young  Mother — "Our  new  organist  reminds  me  of  baby." 

Young  Father — "Why  so  my  dear?" 

Young  Mother — "He  plays  with  his  feet." 

Miss  Green — "I  heard  a  lovely  piece  at  the  concert  last  night." 

Mr.  Gray — "Yes.  What  was  it?" 

Miss  Green — "The  two  sky-rockets,  by  Let-er-sis-ky." 

"Papa  buy  me  a  violin?"  said  little  Johnny,  who  was  listening  to  sister  play. 

I'tijia — "What  for,  my  son?" 

Johnny — "I  want  to  play  cat." 

Maid — "The  children  are  playing  on  the  piano,  Mrs.  Xewrich!" 

Mrs.  Newrich— "Mercy!  tell  them  to  get  right  off." 

MUSICAL   DICTIONARY 

Professor — A  male  teacher. 

Organ — A  wind  instrument  played  with  all  fours;  usually  requiring  two  per- 
formers, one  to  gather  the  wind  and  another  to  turn  it  loose. 

Postlvde — A  noisy  performance  without  audience. 

Melodeon — A  musical  tread-mill. 

Measure — A  kind  of  musical  cage  consisting  of  two  upright  bars. 
A-man-of-parts" — The  Librarian  of  an  orchestra  or  singing  society. 

Virtuoso — The  woods  arc  so  full  of  them  that  we  haven't  enough  barbers  to 
cut  their  hail-. 


Beethoven 

Mozart 

Mendelssohn, 

Mendelssohn. 

Glinka-Balakieff 

Henselt, 

Chopin, 
Chopin, 
Chopin, 


Miss   Eva  Stuart, 

Conservatory  of  Music. 

W.  U.  W.  V. 
PIANO-FORTE  RECITAL 

Miss  Eva  Stuart,  of  the  class  of  1907. 

PROGRAM 

.     Sonate    in   151)    op.    22.— 
Allegro,    Adagio,  Minnetto,   Allegretto, 

Fantasie    C    minor. 

Duetto,  Spinning  Song — 

From  Songs  without  Words. 

Scherzo   op.    10. 

The    I. ark. 

Etude  F  Sharp  major. 

Valse  < '  Sharp  minor. 

.    Etude   C   minor. 

Scherzo    I?b    minor. 


"Editorials" 


At  a  meeting  of  tin-  Musical  Society  last  week.  Miss  Furbee  informed  some  of 
the  members  that  she  was  studying  Back  i  Bach  i. 

Miss  Harris  has  purchased  a  pair  of  glasses  for  the  purpose  of  reading  music 
more  accurately.  For  some  time  she  read  a  measure  behind  and  now  she  is  able  to 
read  a  measure  ahead. 

Prof.  Barnum  requests  the  members  of  his  Musical  History  ('lass  to  bring 
their  spelling  books  hereafter. 

Misses  Wood  and  Pritchard  have  purchased  a  hand  organ.  Next  year  they 
will  enter  the  Boston  Conservatory  as  instructors,  if  they  get  there  in  time. 

All  persons  wanting  their  music  on  "tick,"  consult  the  Metrome. 

Miss  Carney  expects  to  teach  in  the  summer  at  her  home.  She  has  been 
thoroughly  studying  this  year,  the  Fletcher  Music  Method. 

Mr.  Goodwin  has  rented  a  room  in  the  B  flat  (Bb),  where  he  will  sell  second 
handed  instruments  very  cheap.  He  has  an  excellent  supply  of  fiddles  and  hows 
(beans).     Girls,  here  is  the  place  to  call. 

Mrs.  Jelleywas  very  much  surprised  the  other  day  at  the  answer  which  Miss 
Pollock  gave  to  some  of  her  propounding  questions.  When  asked  what  the  abbre- 
viations F  and  FF  signified,  she  replied.  "F  means  forty  and  FF  eighty."  Miss 
Pollock  is  an  excellent  student  and  will  be  greatly  missed  when  she  leaves  school. 

Miss  Whiting  recently  received  a  picture  of  Miss  Stuart  taken  "Under  Southern 
Skies."  She  is  still  "Pretty  as  a  Picture"  with  "Those  Eyes  of  Blue"  so  "Teasing". 
"In  the  Sweet  Bye  and  Bye"  she  will  return  "Over  the  Ocean  Blue"  to  "The  West 
Virginia  Hills,"  unless  she  decides  to  drift  "On  Venice  Waters"  or  accept  some  kind 
invitation  to  "Come  Take  a  Trip  in  My  Air-Ship."  Even  then  she  will  not  be 
''Forgotten." 


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Blai.che  M.  Lauck. 
Principal  of  Art  Department. 


Art   Department. 


IJ^IIE  Art  Department    is  now    looking  up  again,  being   located  on    the  third 
floor  of    the  new  building.      1  lie    room  devoted  to  it  is  spacious  and  well 
lighted,  having  five  large  windows  looking  toward  the  north  and  west. 

The  new  furnishings,  together  with  some  new  equipments,  make  it  a  delightful 
as  well  a-  a  convenient  place  in  which  to  carry  on  the  work  of  the  department  which 
is  done  after  the  latest  and  most  approved  methods. 


Miss  Alma  Jackson. 


We  see  Clarksburg,  VV.  Ya.,  is  pood  for  something  after  all.  for  there  in  the 
year  188.5  in  the  "Merry  Month  of  June"  about  the  Kith  day  was  born  our  most 
prominent  Art  student.  Miss  Jackson  has  been  a  student  worthy  of  any  school  of 
Art,  and  we  are  proud  that  she  is  a  graduate  of  ours.  Through  the  Year-books  of 
all  classes  may  be  found  the  result  of  Miss  Jackson's  work,  and  many  rooms  and 
"dens"  are  indebted  to  her  for  some  of  their  decorations. 


"Site  was  of  persone  an  of  gentiless 

An    of    discretion    an    of    hardyness 

Worthy    of    anyone    that    liven    may 

An  best  of  al  could  laugh  al  the  day." 


Those    *Svjivkv\eR  FLlft  'ATiorJS.  .PiNDTHE  SEASON  HftsMbj  bt&ur\|. 


ELOCUTION. 


Mary  Ben  Dkken, 
Principal  of  Elocution    Deportment. 


Elocution. 


W 


HEX  the  Seminary  was  founded  in  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety,  the  de- 
partment of  elocution  was  established.    Since   then  every  effort  has  been 


made  to  insure   its  success;    and  with  such  result  that  the  department  is 
'd\     now  on  a  firm   basis  and  is  yearly  sending  out  graduates  thoroughly  pre- 
pared for  work. 

The  value  of  voice  culture  and  physical  training  cannot  be  too  strongly  empha- 
sized. The  way  in  which  one  speaks  his  mother-tongue  shows  clearly  what  his  cul- 
ture is  and  what  his  associations  have  been.  It  is  of  the  highest  importance  that  the 
body  be  made  a  tit  instrument  to  serve  the  mind  and  soul,  and  we  believe  that  the 
time  is  not  far  distant  when  training  in  elocution  will  be  a  requirement  in  every 
Collejre  course. 


Lira  Bonnett. 


Lura  Bonnett,  from  Berlin,  but  not  from  Germany,  just  West  Virginia.  Miss 
Bonnett  would  have  completed  her  work  last  year,  but,  owing  to  the  illness  of  her 
sister  was  called  away.  Plucky,  as  all  American  girls  are.  she  returned  this  year  and 
with  a  high  standing   finished   the   Elocution   course.     Who  of  us.  does   not  enjoy 

humor?     In  Miss  Bonnett 's  original  way  of  rendering  "The  Hoosier  Scl lmaster" 

we  will  find  humor  at  its  best. 

"You    hath   wel    chose   in   trew   perseverance 
Never   to   change   fornas    maner   distress." 


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Anna  Elizabeth  McCoiimick. 


This  demure  maiden,  whose  face  perpetually  expresses  perfect  childish  delight 
except  when  momentarily  crossed  by  a  summer  shower,  was  born  on  the  lflth  of 
March,  IKS?  in  Buckhannon,  W.  Va.  After  a  trip  or  two  to  Texas  and  a  little  com- 
mon school  education,  she  decided  to  specialize  in  Elocution.  She  entered  Kee 
Mar  College,  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  and  then  came  to  the  W.  U.  W.  V.  Miss 
McCormick  has  brightened  many  an  otherwise  dull  evening  of  the  Chrestomathean 
Society.  We  all  like  Booth  Tarkington,  but  when  we  hear  "The  Gentleman  from 
Indiana"  as  given  by  Miss  McCormick,  we  will  readily  see  how  much  of  its  quality 
we  missed  in  the  reading. 


"Syngynge  she  was  or  floytinge  al  the  day, 
She  was  as  fresh  as  is  the  month  of  May. 


Physical   Culture    Class 


FALL   TERM 


Belva   Asiiuv.  Audrey    Dyer, 

M  uiy   Dyer,  Hazel  Ftjrbee, 

Ethel   Neelv.  Edna  Rhodes, 

Gertrude  Robinson,  Callie  Stout, 

Lillie  Riggs,  Emma  Harms. 

WINTER   TERM 

Belva    Ashby,  Mary    Bertha, 

Katherine    Barnes,  Hazel    Ftjrbee, 

Eva  Law,  Ethel  Neely, 

Leila   Morrison,  Lillie    Riggs, 

Gertrude  Robinson,  Callie  Stout, 

Bertha  Wentling,  Mary  Dyer. 

CLASS  ELOCUTION 

FALL  TERM 

Belva  Ashby,  Doha  Friend, 

Porter  Hardman,  Grover  Hedges, 

Hallie  Lenart,  Maby  Bertha, 

PERRY  Robinson,  Gay  Stalnaker. 

WINTER  TERM 

Belva  Ashby.  Dora  Friend. 

Porter  Hardman.  Iheta  Lowe. 

Perry  Robinson.  Gay  Stalnaker. 

Herber    St  \xshi  in  . 

CLASS   ELOCUTION 

BEGINNING  IN  WINTER  TERM 

Allen    Bartlett,  Leila   Morrison, 
Willard   Clayton.  Edna    Rhodes, 

II.  E.  Caldabaugh,  Herbert  Smith, 

Bell  Henigan,  G.  X.  Stli  in. 

D.   L.   Moon,  Gertrude   Robinson. 

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Shakespeare   Work 


Ireta  Lowe, 
lura  bonnett. 
Anna  McCormick. 

JUNIOR  CLASS  WORK 

Ireta  Lowe. 

SENIOR  CLASS    NORMAL  WORK 

Lira  Bonnett. 
Anna  McCormick. 

PRIVATE  LESSONS 


Hallie    Leonard, 
Lura  I. AW 

Mary  Bertha, 

Leila  Morrison, 
Ada  Chapman, 

D.  L.  Moox. 


I'h  I.VA     ASHBT 

I rita  Lowe. 

Bertha  BauGHEr, 

Anna  McCormick, 
Lura  Bonnett, 
Bell  HenniGAN. 


Chrestomathean  Literary  Society 


Chrestomathean   Literary   Society 

1905-1906. 


OFFICERS 
FALL  TERM 


Ira    Thomas. 
B.  C.   Singleton, 
I  ret  a  Lowe, 
Karl    Ai.i.mw. 
Brown    Hall, 
Floyd  Hwiivx. 
Mattie    Pettit, 
Herbert  Stansbury, 
Rodnei    Stemple, 


President 

I  ice-President 

Recording  Sec'y. 

( 'orresponding    Sec'y 

Critic 

Treasurer 

Pianist 

Marshal 
<  'horister 


WINTER  TERM 


Hal    F.    Morris, 
Homer    Hoskins, 
Anna    McCormick, 
John    Gilmore, 
Porter    Hardman, 
Aubrey  Crummett, 
Karl   Allman, 
Jean    Pollock, 
Ada  Chapman, 


President 

I  ice-President 

Recording  Xee'i/ 

( 'orresponding    See '1/ 

Critic 

.  Treasurer 

Marshal 
( 'horister 

Pianist 


SPRING  TERM 


John   Gilmore. 
Grover  Hedges, 
Matda     Hall, 
Ira    Warner, 
Arthur  Hodges, 
Wm.    Stathers, 
Leslie  Brooks, 
Gladys    Jones, 
M.    L.  Brown. 


President 
Vice-President 

Record i  111/     See  'y 

( 'orresponding    Sec'y 

Critic 

Treasurer 
Marshal 

Pianist 

<  'horister 


Fifteen   Years   of   History 


Charles  A.  Jones,  '04 — Chresto  Historian. 


T 


that 


y   HE     thought    of    one  writer 
J  "Time   changes    all     things,    all 

things  but  memory,  nothing  can 
change  that,"  finds  an  example 
in  the  closing  record  of  fifteen 
years  of  Chresto  history.  The  fire  that 
carried  awav  our  beloved  "Sem,"  carried 
into  oblivion  the  scenes  of  former  glory 
and  success  in  the  old  Chresto  Hall. 
around  which  centered  the  fondest  hopes 
of  student  days,  and  the  fondest  memories 
of  days  that  are  past  and  gone  forever. 
We  cannot,  in  relating  the  mere  facts  of 
its  history,  portray  the  spirit  of  the  men 
and  women  of  those  days,  of  the  contests 
they  fought,  of  the  victories  they  won  for 
the  society.  We  may  only  give  a  glimpse. 
The  Society  had  its  origin  hack  of 
the  organization  of  the  Seminary.  During 
the  summer  of  '90  a  summer  school  hail 
been  held  in  the  present  High  School  build- 
ing on  East  Main  street,  and  a  stirring  and  interesting  society  had  flourished  there, 
until  at  the  beginning  of  September,  the  Seminary  opened  and  the  summer  school 
literary  men  enrolled  among  the  .5*.?  students  who  presented  themselves  in  those 
early  days.  A  move  was  at  once  made  to  organize  a  society,  hut  requests  for  per- 
mission to  organize  were  delayed  by  the  faculty,  until  it  was  at  last  determined  to 
organize  at  once,  whether  the  faculty  granted  permission  or  not.  Then  one  morn- 
ing the  men  in  authority  threw  a  bomb  into  the  interested  parties  by  arbitrarily  di- 
viding the  students  into  two  bodies,  about  equal  in  number,  and,  as  the  faculty 
judged,  in  mental  capacity  and  ability.  Eew  permissions  to  change  sides  were 
granted,  in  fact,  none  are  recorded,  although  a  number  whose  associations  had  been 
close  were  sent  into  the  different  divisions.  In  the  choice  of  halls  the  one  on  the 
north  side  of  the  hall,  used  thereafter  for  fifteen  years,  fell  to  the  Chrestomathean 
Society,  which  under  the  leadership  of  Prof.  J.  E.  Ogden,  had  assembled  and  or- 
ganized previously  in  the  room  afterwards  used  by  Prof.  E.  B.  Trotter.  There  were 
two  candidates  for  president,  W.  B.  Cutright,  now  a  lawyer  of  Buckhannon,  and  J. 
Scott  McWhorter,  now  a  lawyer  of  Lewisburg,  W.  Va.  Mr.  Cutright  was  chosen 
president  and  Mr.  McWhorter  vice-president,  and  the  society  entered  into  its  work. 
It  was  under  great  difficulties  that  the  first  meetings  were  held.  The  more 
prosperous  times  that  came  in  the  latter  days  of  the  Seminary  were  yet  only  a  vision. 

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CH  VliLES    A.    Jo\I  S. 

President  Fall  Term  1903. 


for  alone  on  the  campus  stood  the  Seminary  building.  There  were  no  trees  nor 
buildings  to  add  cheer  to  its  appearance  outside,  and  little  furniture,  etc.,  to  make 
it  a  sight  to  comfort  when  once  its  interior  was  seen.  The  Chresto  Hall  shared  in 
this  bleakness.  The  hall  was  destitute  of  furniture.  There  was  neither  carpet  or 
chairs,  and  no  musical  instrument. — nothing  save  the  hall  and  a  grim  ambition  and 
determination  to  urge  our  pioneers  to  succeed.  But  where  there's  a  will  there's  a 
way.  (hairs  were  carried  down  from  Chapel  for  the  society  meetings,  and  after- 
wards carried  hack  again.  And  after  a  little,  the  Chapel  organ  was  secured,  which 
the  two  societies  used  in  turn,  the  Excelsiors  one  evening,  and  our  society  the  next. 
Lamps  were  used  to  light  the  hall,  and  other  things  were  left  for  future  days.  Such 
were  the  scenes  of  the  society's  organization. 

The  first  society  meeting  was  held  September  11,  1S!)I),  when  a  committee  com- 
posed of  G.  W.  Fish.  J.  O.  Bolton,  G.  A.  Pegram  and  W.  G.  Lloyd  were  appointed 
to  draft  a  constitution,  but  this  committee  did  not  report  until  the  2Cth  of  May,  1891, 
when  the  document,  which  has  remained  almost  unchanged  in  the  following  years, 
was  adopted.  Later,  orange  and  white  were  selected  as  the  society's  colors.  Little 
is  known  of  this  first  year,  save  that  almost  from  the  first  began  the  bitter  and  hard 
contest  for  new  members,  and  the  victories  won  by  Chresto.  In  the  winter  Mr. 
McWhorter  was  elected  president,  but  only  served  until  Christmas,  when  he  left 
school,  and  was  succeeded  as  president  by  G.  D.  Smith,  now  pastor  of  first  M.  E. 
Church,  Fairmont,  W.  Va.  In  the  spring  W.  B.  Cutright  was  re-elected,  being  the 
only  president  over  to  serve  two  terms.  A  contest  with  the  Excelsior  society  was 
proposed,  but  there  was  none,  owing  to  some  faculty  action. 

In  the  fall  of  1891  Ed  Baker,  an  engineer  of  Beverly,  was  elected  president, 
being  followed  in  the  winter  by  G.  A.  Pegram,  now  a  minister  in  Michigan,  and  in 
the  spring  by  Myron  C.  Lough,  now  Editor  of  "The  West  Virginian,"  one  of  the 
leading  newspapers  of  the  state  published  at  Fairmont,  and  for  several  years  princi- 
pal of  Fairmont  State  Normal.  The  first  public  program  was  held  in  the  Society 
hall  in  the  opening  weeks  of  the  Spring  term  of  this  year,  and  an  invitation  was 
extended  to  the  sister  society  to  attend.  Some  index  to  society  feeling  in  those  days 
may  be  obtained  from  the  Excelsior  minutes.  On  March  10,  189L2,  a  motion  was 
made  in  the  Excelsior  society  to  print  programs  of  the  public  meeting  for  town  dis- 
tribution, providing  the  Chrestomatheans  would  not  announce  the  Excelsior  pro- 
gram at  the  public  program  given  by  the  Chrestos.  Two  weeks  later  the  minutes 
record  an  appropriation  to  pay  for  such  programs,  so  it  is  to  be  presumed  that  the 
Chrestomatheans  declined  to  make  such  an  announcement.  On  April,  1 ,  1892,  the 
faculty  gave  consent  for  a  commencement  contest,  as  had  been  proposed  the  pre- 
vious year,  and  so  made  way  for  the  intense  interest  and  loyalty  in  society  work,  so 
notable  in  the  years  to  follow.  The  first  contest  was  a  victory  for  Chrestomathaen- 
ism.  M.  C.  Lough  won  the  contest  in  debate,  but  there  is  no  record  of  others  who 
won  for  the  society  at  this  time. 

(i.  A.  Pegram  writes  interestingly  of  this  year,  that  at  one  election  he  received 
just  one  vote  for  president,  the  Society  desiring  to  save  him  for  critic,  for  which  he 
received  rvcry  vote  but  his  own,  but  that  next  term  he  was  elected  president,  receiv- 
ing every  vote  but  one.  It  was  about  this  time  that  the  differences  in  spirit  of  the 
two  societies  prominently  began  lo  be  manifest. 

W.  <;.  Lloyd,  pastor  at  Arthur,  Illinois,  W.  E.  Baker,  a  lawyer  of  Elkins,  W. 

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Va.,  and  Prof.  Thos.  \V.  Haught,  now  principal  of  The  University  Preparatory 
School,  at  Kevser,  W.  Va.,  were  the  presidents  in  the  following  year.  Baker  and 
Lloyd  both  having  been  charter  members  of  the  society.  The  second  and  la>-t  pub- 
lic program  to  lie  held  in  the  Society  hall  was  given  early  in  the  spring  term,  and  the 
second  contest  held  at  commencement  time  was  once  again  a  victory  for  Chresto- 
matheanism.  M.  C.  Lough  again  won  the  contest  on  debate,  and  W.  E.  Baker  on 
oration  defeated  a  young  minister  named  Archer,  who  represented  Excelsior. 

Haze  Morgan,  a  lawyer  at  Clarksburg,  succeeded  Haught  as  President  in  the 
fall  of  18!),'S.  and  under  his  administration  came  the  music  struggle.  The  Chrestos 
had  taken  the  lead  in  purchasing  an  organ  to  take  the  place  of  the  old  one  carried 
from  hall  to  hall.  This  the  opposing  society  could  not  stand  very  long  and  they 
purchased  a  piano  at  a  cost  of  $275.00.  Immediately  the  Chrestomatheans  sold 
the  organ  ami  replaced  it  with  a  piano  costing  $75.00  more  than  the  one  purchased 
by  the  Excelsiors.  Daniel  West  fall,  pastor  at  Thomas.  W.  Va.,  was  the  winter 
term  president,  being  succeeded  in  the  spring  term  by  W.  W.  Hughes,  a  lawyer  at 
Welch,  W.  Va.  The  first  special  program  was  held  in  the  large  Chapel  in  March 
of  this  year,  and  a  third  contest  at  commencement  time,  again  won  by  Chresto, 
C.  C.  Wentz  representing  Chresto  on  debate. 

Bruce  McKinley,  postmaster  at  Eufalia.  Indian  Territory.  E.  G.  Rohrbough, 
a  student  at  Harvard,  and  ('.  ('..  Wentz.  a  real  estate  man  of  Parkersburg.  followed 
as  presidents  in  the  year  '94-  '95.  At  the  commencement  contest  of  this  year,  M.  C. 
Lough  represented  the  society  for  the  third  time  on  debate  and  lost,  and  the  Excel- 
siors won  the  contest.  During  this  year  the  feeling  became  prominent  that  the  pro- 
grams had  been  placed  on  the  regular  bulletin  boards  long  enough,  so  a  small  frame 
was  purchased  by  Chresto — again  in  the  lead  for  improvements — and  placed  in  the 
lower  hallway.  The  Excelsiors  then  bought  the  one  they  now  use.  which,  of  course, 
was  larger  than  the  one  used  by  Chresto.  As  the  feeling  over  the  matter  became 
warmer,  a  Chrestomathean  stole  the  bulletin  board,  thus  making  a  new  one  nec- 
essary, and  the  large  one  now  in  use  was  fitted  up  at  a  cost  of  $15.00. 

Charles  Poe,  a  lawyer  of  Buckhannon,  served  as  president  in  the  fall  of  '!).5, 
and  Lee  Hall,  a  hardware  man  of  Buckhannon,  was  president  in  the  winter.  Hoy 
See,  a  lawyer  of  Elkins,  served  in  the  spring.  The  faculty  had  long  considered  the 
commencement  contests,  with  the  accompanying  rivalry  and  bitter  feeling  concern- 
ing decisions,  with  a  view  to  lessening  both,  and  now  they  proposed  that  the  con- 
test should  he  without  judges  or  not  at  all.  The  Excelsiors  refused  to  enter  such  a 
contest,  and  on  March  '-'7th.  1S96,  appointed  a  committee  of  one  to  inform  the  fac- 
ulty that  they  would  not  enter.  The  Chrestomatheans  then  prepared  a  special 
program  for  commencement  week.  On  this  Charles  Baker,  with  an  oration  on 
"The  Perfect  Man."  opposed  E.  B.  Carlin,  whose  subject  was  "The  Deliverer  of 
Science."  the  decision  being  won  by  the  latter.  W.  W.  Hughes  and  Roy  See  op- 
posed each  other  on  debate,  and  Misses  Mary  Jones  and  Etta  Bond  represented 
the  society  on  essay.  It  was  during  this  year  that  Miss  Etta  Bond  prepared  and 
read  in  society  as  an  essay  the  poem  so  well  known  in  Seminary  literature.  "The 
Ivy  on  the  Southern  Wall."  and  in  the  spring  of  this  year  at  a  mock  congress  on  the 
Cuban  question.  Roy  See  made  one  of  the  most  notable  addresses  ever  given  in  the 
Chresto  Hall.  E.  B.  ( 'arlin,  a  lawyer,  of  Sutton.  Bernard  Baker  of  Beverly,  and  A. 
W.  Smith  a  student  at  Harvard,  were  presidents  in  '96- '97. 


T.  W.  Curry,  of  Buckhannon,  Willis  II.  Franklin,  a  teacher  in  Marshall  Col- 
lege at  Huntington,  and  Emory  I.  Ireland,  an  engineer  of  Fairmont,  followed  as 
presidents  in  '97- '98.  On  the  speeial  program  held  March  19,  1898,  Miss  Bessie 
Ogden  recited  "A  scene  from  the  Last  Days  of  Pompeii",  and  Harry  H.  Byrer. 
"The  Light  from  over  the  Range".  Delia  Haymond  and  Stella  Elliott  read  essays 
on  "Labor  is  Worship"  and  "  Learn  How,"  while  E.  J.  T.  Morgan  and  J.  E.  Bird,  on 
oration,  spoke  on  "West  Virginia",  and  "The  Triumph  of  the  Individual".  Roy 
See.  debated  against  E.  I.  Ireland,  on  "Resolved,  That  the  I".  S.  Government  is  tend- 
ing towards  Dissolution."  The  special  program  held  at  commencement  time  was 
given  on  June  14.  '98.  Harry  H.  Byrer.  Bessie  Ogden.  ami  Nora  Fetty  represented 
the  society  on  recitation.  Thomas  W.  ( lurry  gave  a  eulogy  on  "Napoleon  Bonaparte", 
and  W.  II.  Franklin  an  invective.  Emory  I.  Ireland  delivered  the  oration  on  "The 
Age  of  Romance". 

In  the  fall  of  '98,  J.  ¥,.  Bird,  pastor  at  Point  Pleasant,  was  elected  president, 
followed  in  the  winter  and  spring  by  Howard  E.  Williams  and  Allan  B.  Cutright. 
The  special  program  was  held  on  March  17th.  On  recitation.  Miss  Kittie  Martin 
gave  "  Pin-  Swan  Song"  and  Miss  Ida  Flescher.  "Miss  Maloney  on  the  Chinese 
Question".  On  essay.  Miss  May  Arnold  read  "A  New  Era",  and  Miss  Virginia 
Rider,  "Reformation".  On  oration,  Warren  Hodges  spoke  of  "Theodore  Roose- 
velt", and  C.  Fred  Anderson  on  "The  Iron  Age".  J.  E.  Bird  and  H.  E.  Williams, 
debated  the  question,  "Resolved,  That  an  Anglo-American  Alliance  would  tend  to 
British  Supremacy".  The  last  special  program  to  he  given  at  commencement  time 
was  given  in  June  of  this  year.  W.  II.  Franklin  gave  an  invective  and  Warren  Hod- 
ges, a  eulogy,  on  "Queen  Elizabeth".  Miss  Virginia  Rider  gave  the  oration  on 
"Near  to  Nature's  Heart".  Never  again  were  these  programs  to  be  as  interesting 
as  in  contest  days.  The  removal  of  the  contest  had  taken  away  some  bitterness, 
but  it  had  also  removed  the  great  goal  for  the  society  work,  and  hereafter  the  loyalty 
to  the  society  was  to  be  based  upon  its  regular  work.  Slowly  but  constantly  the  hall 
was  assuming  its  homelike  appearance  of  later  days. 

J.  Howard  Anderson,  a  pastor  in  Michigan,  was  president  in  the  fall  of  1900. 
followed  by  Virginia  Rider,  now  a  teacher  in  Marshall  College,  at  Huntington,  the 
only  woman  who  ever  served  as  president  of  Chresto.  Harry  II.  Byrer,  a  lawyer  of 
Phillippi,  served  in  the  spring.  On  the  special  program,  held  on  April  7th  of  this 
vear,  Sliss  Sue  Martin  read  an  essay  on  "Women  in  Literature."  and  Miss  Flora 
Friend  on  "Heroism".  J.  Howard  Anderson  delivered  an  oration  on  "The  Young 
Man  of  the  20th  Century."  and  J.  Roscoe  Turner  on  "Savanarola."  D.  E.  Bron- 
son  and  B.  K.  Wilson  debated  the  question  "Resolved.  That  the  Formation  of 
Trusts  tends  to  the  Detriment  of  the  People".  And  on  recitation.  Miss  Kittie  Mar- 
tin gave  "A  Kentucky  Cinderella."  and  Miss  Nellie  Albright.  "A  Cathedral  Court- 
ship." 

Since  1900  the  volumes  of  The  Collegiate  have  preserved  to  us  the  more  valu- 
able records.  Bird,  in  "98  was  the  last  president  who  did  not  conform  to  the  tra- 
dition that  the  president  must  be  a  member  of  what  is  now  the  Senior  Class  of  the 
Seminary  course.  The  wood  work  over  the  stage,  and  the  carpet  on  the  floor  had 
long  since  been  placed.  B.  K.  Wilson  was  president  in  the  fall  term  of  1900,  a  term 
noted  for  Frank  Cutright 's  oration  on  "Kickers,"  followed  by  J.  Roscoe  Turner, 
who  served  until  Christmas,  when  he  left  school  and  was  succeeded  by  A.  K.  Brake. 


( '.  E.  Anderson  succeeded  in  the  spring.  The  special  program  was  held  March  22nd. 
The  essays,  "A  Nation  's  Ideal."  and  "Woman  "s  Part  in  Government,"  were  read  by 
Misses  Hess  Marsh  and  Callie  Bender.  E.  M.  Compton  gave  as  an  oration  "Living 
in  the  Shadows  of  ( >ther  Men  's  laves."  and  J.  F.  Marsh  "The  Growth  and  Mission 
of  Education."  C.  J.  Hyer  and  S.  R.  Poe  debated  the  then  foremost  question, 
"Resolved.  That  Territorial  Expansion  is  Carried  on  to  the  Detriment  of  the  Great 
Nations  of  the  World."  and  for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  Chrestomatheanism 
the  judges  refused  to  decide  between  the  speakers.  H.  S.  Byrer  recited  "The 
Grindstone  Question,"  and  Miss  Ada  Johnson  a  "Scene  from  Leah  the  Forsaken." 

E.  M.  ( 'ompton,  a  student  of  Drew.  C.  J.  Hyer,  a  real  estate  man  of  Sutton,  and 
L.  J.  Hanifan.  a  teacher  at  Elkins,  where  presidents  for  tin- year  1901-1902.  Again 
the  special  came  on  March  22nd.  The  essays  were  by  Purley  Morgan,  on  "Young 
Men  and  Women  of  America."  and  by  Ella  Ireland,  on  *'  rhings  <  ominon."  ( ).  E. 
Karickhoff  and  I..  .1.  Hanifan  gave  as  orations  "The  Massacre  of  St.  Bartholemew," 
and  "Francis' E.  Willard  and  the  Knights  of  the  Xew  Chivalry."  ( )n  debate  Henry 
Collins  and  L.  F.  Vaught  discussed  "Resolved,  That  the  good  government  of  the 
United  States  has  been  a  more  Important  Factor  in  the  Development  of  the  Ameri- 
can Nation  than  the  Natural  Resources."  Miss  Maud  Berthy  gave  a  recitation 
"The  Legend  of  the  Organ  Builders,"  and  Miss  Ora  King,  "The  Swan  Song." 

In  the  fall  of  1902  occurred  the  presidency  of  Hugh  Byrer,  followed  by  S.  R. 
Poe  and  ().  G.  Wilson.  Society  was  then  adjourned  in  order  that  an  office  desk 
made  of  two  saw  horses  and  three  rough  boards  might  be  presented  to  the  "Mur- 
inurmontis"  editor,  ami  a  book  bag  to  C.  I..  Queen,  the  Society's  vice-president. 
At  the  special  held  on  March  28th  the  society's  representatives  on  essays  were 
Miss  Horner,  on  "  True  Heroism."  and  Miss  Douglass  on  "  Thought  Life."  L.  R. 
Fowler  on  "Cuban  Reciprocity."  and  C.  G.  Wilson  on  "Aaron  Burr."  were  the 
orators.  15.  E.  Haught  and  A.  K.  Brake  debated  the  question,  "Resolved.  That  the 
Future  Prosperity  of  the  United  States  depends  upon  the  Destruction  of  our  Great 
Combinations  known  as  Trusts."  On  recitation.  Miss  Bess  Talbot  gave"The 
Second  Trial,"  and  Miss  Bess  Gibson  "The  Soul  of  the  Violin." 

Charles  A.  .Tones.  Joe  V.  Gibson,  and  Herbert  Blair  were  the  society's  presi- 
dents in  the  year  '03- '04,  a  year  characterized  by  a  second  mock  congress,  this  time 
on  the  Negro  question,  and  the  debate  on  whether  or  not  there  should  be  an  annual 
admission  fee  at  the  Special  program.  The  Special  was  held  on  March  28, 
1904,  and  proved  to  be  the  last  of  such  programs  ever  given  in  the  old  chapel. 
II.  M.  Blair  and  Joe  V.  Gibson  debated  "Resolved,  That  the  More  Beneficent  Pol- 
icy Lies  in  the  Extension  of  Japanese  Rather  than  Russian  Influence  in  the  Far 
East."  Miss  Bertha  Waugh,  on  essay,  read  a  paper  on  "The  Influence  of  Good 
Literature  upon  Young  people."  and  Miss  Blanche  Beer,  on  "Past  Ideals  approach- 
ing Perfection."  On  Oration,  Jerome  Y.  Hall  paid  a  tribute  to  "John  B.  Gor- 
don", and  Charles  A.  Jones  discussed  "Trade  Unionism."  On  Recitation.  Miss 
Tensio  Ash,  gave  "Patsy,"  and  Miss  Ireta  Lowe."  The  Honor  of  the  W Is." 

During  the  society's  fifteenth  year,  its  destinies  were  presided  over  bv  R.  A. 
Ireland.  II.  H.  Heckert,  ami  Boyd  Huff'.  On  the  morning  of  February  4th,  1905, 
occurred  the  fire  that  destroyed  our  beloved  "Seminary"  and  carried  with  it  into 
oblivion  the  old  Chresto  Hall.  It  seemed  that  our  hall  was  fated  to  go  first,  and 
effort  after  effort  to  enter  it  was  unsuccessful.     Blinding  sheets  of  flame  met  tl • 


who  would  have  saved  the  property  and  valuable  records  of  the  society.  Nothing 
was  saved,  save  the  old  program  frame  in  the  lower  hallway.  Hut  the  memory  of 
the  hall  was  not  obliterated.  The  society  meetings  were  at  once  transferred  to  the 
Chorus  room  in  the  "Music  Box",  and  with  a  determination  to  replace  the  old  with 
a  better  room,  the  loyal  members  continued  their  work.  The  Special  Program  was 
held  on  March  25th  in  the  Opera  House.  On  Debate,  H.  R.  Heckert  and  Boyd 
Hurl'  discussed  the  question,  "Resolved,  That  an  increase  of  the  Standing  Army  of 
the  I'.  S.,  under  Present  Conditions,  is  Unnecessary."  On  Essay.  Miss  Blanche 
Gibson  read  "Ancient  and  Modern  Chivalry",  and  Miss  Grace  Hardesty.  "When 
My  Shi]>  Conies  In."  R.  A.  Ireland,  on  "Light  and  Shadow" and  Berten  Reese  on 
"The  Nation's  Outlook"  were  the  orators.  On  Recitation,  Miss  Bess  Gibsongave 
"The  Other  Wise  Man"  and  Miss  Anna  McCormick  "Bred  in  the  Bone." 

Based  as  it  is  in  the  early  days  upon  memory,  there  are  some  events  and  names 
that  are  omitted,  which  if  they  could  but  be  recalled  would  add  to  this  sketch.  But. 
incomplete  as  it  may  be,  it  is  truly  enough  indicative  of  a  glorious  past,  and  as  the 
future  continues  on  its  way,  Chrestomatheanism.  in  a  tiew  hall,  bids  fair  to  main- 
tain its  standard  as  the  chief  organization  of  our  old  school.  The  past  has  been 
truly  great.     The  future  must  excel  the  past. 

Chahles  A.  Jones. 


Chrestomathean  Roll 


Al.l.M  \\.   Karl 

Anderson,  Anna 
a  un  lit.   f.   e. 
Ash,  Tensie 
Backus,  Ism, 
Barbe,  Victor 
Barnes,  Maude 

I!  Mil  I.F.TT,   E.   A. 

Benford,     Marie 
Berthy,    Mary 
Blair,  Catherine 
Bodley,  Angeline 
Bonner,  (i. 
Bonnett,    Lira 
Brake,  Claude 
Broadwater,  M. 
Brooks,   Leslie 
Brooks,  Stuart 
Brown,   M.     L. 
BurchinalNeli.ie 
I   m.i.mi  in,  Otto 
Carroll,  II.  <;. 
Chapman,     Ada 
Clark,    Robert 
(  Ilayt  inWilliard 
coffman,  c.  a. 

COFFMAN,      DESSIi: 

<  U  IFFMAN.EVERET 

T 

(  'ixiK.    (  )R  \    I. Hi: 

Corder,    Stanley 


CRICKARD,    M  \son 

Crummett,   A.    1). 

(  luNNINGHAM,  B.L. 

Davis,    Clarence 
Day,  Will 
Dimmick,   Ralph 
Evans.  Jessie 
Fletcher,  Mabel 
Fletcher,  Nellie 
Gilmore,  Ester 
Gilmore,    John 
Graham.    E.    A. 
Grose,  Everett 
Grosscup, 
Gumi>,   Zola 
Hall,   A.    B. 
Hall.  Maida 
Hammond,  J.  R. 
Hanifan,  Floyd 
Hardesty,  15. 
Hardesty,  Guy 
Hardman,  Ira 
Hardman,  Porter 
Harrah,  Alonzo 
Harr\h,  Ocie 
Harrah,  Ora 
Harris,   Emma 
Harris.  Fred 
Hebb,  Katherine 
Hedges.  Groveh 


Hedges,  Harry 
Helmick,  C.  C. 
Hendrickson.J.  C. 
Henderson,    .1. 
Henegan,     Belle 
Hodges,    A.    B. 
Hodges,  A.  T. 
Hoskins,  II.  A. 
Huff,  Boyd 
Hughing,    Bessie 
Jackson,    Alma 

.1  \l  KSON.     II  LRVEY 
Jackson. 
Jones.     Gladys 
Jones,    E.    R. 

[CE, 

Lowe,    Ireta 

LOUCHERY,      ChAS. 

Iam  11.    Fred 
Marchess.    J,     L. 
McCormick,   A. 
McWhorter,  H. 
Mick.  Ernest 
Miller,  Berti  s 
Morgan,   Mary 
Morris,    H.    F. 
O'Roark,  L.  S. 
1'arrisii.    ('has. 
Parrish,   H'>1 
Pettit,    Anna    G. 


Pickens,    Denver 
Pollock,    Jean 

Price, 

Pritchard,   Anna 
QuiGLEY,   Roland 
Radabaugh,  M. 
Rice,     Richard 

RlGGS,    LlLLIE 

Rose,  Mortimer 
Roberts,   Ray   ('. 
Root.    Charles 
Scott,    Lesse 
Shaffer,  Jessie 
Sharps.  Hattie 
Sigler,  B.  M. 
Singleton,   B.   C. 
Sleeth,    Ison 
Stansbury,    Fred 
Stansbury,  H. 
Stathers,    W.    (!. 
Stemple,  R.  M. 
Stuart,     Eva 
Swecker,   Carl 
Swisher,  I).  W. 
Talbott.  W.  B. 
Tf.nnant.  Goldie 
Thomas.     Ira 
Todd.  Lucile 
Trippett,  Karl 
Ward,   A.   T. 
Warner,  Ira  Lee 
Watson.    Ila. 
Wells, 

Wilson.  B.  < '. 


Excelsior  Literary  Society 


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Excelsior  Roll 


Miss  Asu  m 
Miss   Ashby. 
Miss  Barnes. 
Miss    Ballenger. 
Miss     Barbe. 
Miss  Bash  eh. 
Miss     BaTJGHER. 

Miss  Bachus,  B. 
Mr.  Baugher. 
Mr.  Brake. 
Miss    Bowman. 

Miss     Brake. 

Mr.  Caldabaugh. 
Miss  Carney. 

Miss  CHIDESTER. 

Mr.  Cuppett. 
Mr.  <  ii  imp. 
Mr.   Davis. 
Miss    Downs. 
Miss   Dew. 
Miss  Hon  maw 
Mr.     Fohman. 
Mr.    Everhart. 
Mr.  Forster. 
Miss  Furbee. 
Miss  Friend. 

FrEELAND.    LuLA 

Mn.    Goodwin. 


Mb.  II  urn. in  . 
Mr.    Heller. 
Mr.  Hakti.y.  C.H. 
Mil.   Hawse.  .1.  H. 
Mr.  Hawse,  W.  F. 
Mn.  Hall. 
Mr.    Ice. 
M  h.  Johnson. 
Mr.    Kinney. 
Mr.   Law. 
Miss    Law.    Lira 
Miss  Law,  Eva 
Mr.  Moon.  D.   L. 
Mr.   Moon,   J.   T. 
Mr.  Morgan. 
Mn.  Mason. 
Miss    Mohhison. 
Miss  McCleary. 
Mr.  McCormick. 
Miss    Merrills. 
Mr.  Miles. 
Mn.  Nethkin. 
Miss  Our,  Pearl 
Miss   Orr,    Ida 
Miss  Oku,  Ma  due 
Miss  Parks,   S. 
Miss    Parks. 
Mr.     Peters. 


Mr.    Pkki.es. 
Mr.  Raine. 
Mr.  Roberts. 
Miss   Robinson 
Mr.  Robinson 
Mk.    Rowlands 
Miss  Rhodes. 
Mr.  Smith.  H.   L. 
Mr.    Smith,    Paul 
Miss  Someuvili.i:. 
Miss  Smith. 
Miss  Smith.    L. 
M  issSnodgrass,E" 
Miss  Snodgrass, 
Miss     Sthadeh. 
Miss   Spencer. 
Mr.   Swearingen. 
Mr.  Stemple. 
MissSti  inestreet. 
Mr.  Sharps. 
Mr.     Steyer. 
Miss  Stalnakner. 
Mr.   Wells. 
Mr.  Wise. 
Wiss  Wood. 
Miss  Wisman. 
Mr.  Zihkle. 


100 


Spring  Term  Officers 


Bowman,  Brake,  Stemple,  Hartley,  Smith, 

Cctpett,  Brake,  Steyer,  (President)     Swearington,         Peters. 


EXCELSIOR1AN     SILVER    TONCUED    QUARTETTE 


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Y.  M.  C.  A. 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  Roll 


Arnett,  F.  E. 

15akii.i-.tt. 
Baugiier,  E.  J. 

B  AUG  HER,    R.    J. 

Brake,  H.  C. 
Brooks,  Leslie. 
Bush,  P.  I. 

('  ILDABAUGH.H.E. 

Cai  lahan,  O.  G. 
Calvert,  Roy 
• '  irney  H.  L. 
Carrol,    H.    G. 

<  'll  U'M  \N. 

Cleavenger,  W.  X 

COFFMAN    E.    G. 

<  1   XX1NGHAM.    B.L 
I    I   PPETT,     J.     H. 

I  >  IVICE,  .1.  N. 
DlEHL,  (i.  W. 
DlMMICK     H.     E. 

Everhart,  L.  F. 

FORSTER,     F.     A. 

Forman  II.  A. 

GlLMORE    .1.     W. 


Goodwin,  C.  E. 

Hall.  A.  I!. 

II  UfHAll,      A.       F. 

H  Mcn.i:y.  Wm.  H. 
Hawse,   .1.    II. 
Heller,     E.     .1. 
Hoskins,   II.  A. 
rcE,  ('.  ('. 
Johnson,  C.   A. 
Kinney,  C.  L. 
Kinney,  .1.  I". 
Law,   V.   V. 
Lowe,  Frank 
Marquesse   .1.    S. 

Mason    W.    L. 
Mason    (i.    E. 

Ml  (  'oHMH  K.    L.  R. 

McWhorter,  R. 
Moon.    I).    L. 
Moon,    J.    F. 

Moon,  W.  E. 
Morgan.    J.    C. 
Mi  Hi'iiv.    F.    I.. 
Peters,    G.    W. 


Pickens,   D.   C. 
Poling.    H. 
QuiGLEY,   Ford. 
Raine.  J.  K. 
Roberts,    I?.   H. 
Robinson,    Perry 
Rowlends,  E. 
Singleton,    B.   C. 
Skidmore,   ().   W. 
Sleeth,  E.  I. 
Smith,   H.    L. 
Smith.    P.    M. 
Steyer.    (i.    W. 

SWECKER,    C. 

Swearinger,  F.  E. 
Teets,   I).    I). 
Thomas.  I.  B. 
Thornily,  W.  C. 
Throckmorton,  F. 
Trippet,  K.  H. 
Warner,  I.  L. 
Wells,  .1.  E. 
Wish.  C. 
Zirkle,    S.    E. 


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(i.     Caldabaugh.     7.     Moon.     8.     Mason.     !>.     Smith.     10.     Wells. 


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Grace  McCleary,  Alfk  Cahney, 

Lura  Law,  (PrssiJeiit),  Laura  Brake. 


Y.  W.  C.  A.  Roll. 


Ashhv,  Belva 
Ballinger,  N. 
Barnhill,    Ethel 
Bender,   Julia 
Broyles,  Eva 
Brake,  Laura 
Bowman,     Maude 
Barnes,  K  \  in. 
Barnes,    Maud 
Backus,  Bertie 
Bash  \h.  Minnie 
Barbe,  Babel 
C  irney,  Alfe 

<  "LAYTON,  Wll.LARD 

Chapman,     Ada 

CoFFMAN,      DESSIE 

Callaway,    M. 
Chidister,   X. 


Dauphinee,    X. 
Dicken,  Mary  B. 
Evans,  Jessie 

FlRIiEE.    DAISIE 

Furbee,    Hazel 

FORMAN,       NaNNI-r 

Faulkner,    Katie 
Friend,  Dora 
Hall,  Lulu 
Hebb,  Katherine 
II  vrris,  Emma 
HauGht,    Essie 
Jones.     GLADYS 

Kryder,  Lylah 
Law.   Eva 
Lawrence,     Ei.ta 
McCleary,  Grace 
Morrison,  Lei.a 


Merrills,  Minnie 
Morgan,  Mary 
McKean,  Emm  \ 
Xeelv.   Ethel 
liicos,  Lily 
Rush,  Letitia 
Robinson,  (!. 
Rhodes,  Edna 
Smith.  Ecie 
Shakier.  Jessie 
Stonestkeet,  15. 
Strader,  Grace 
Stanton,  Jennie 
Tennant,  Goldie 
Wisman,   Pearl 
Wentling,  B. 
Wood,  Helen 
Whiting,  Bessie 


The  Young  Women's  Christian  Association. 


iOT  by  might,  nor  by  power,  but  by  My  Spirit,  saith  the  Lord  of  Hosts." 

With  this  motto  ;is  a  guide,  many  association  girls  are  led  into  a  new 
path,  which  is  the  Love  of  God. 

The  great  purpose  of  our  organization  is  well  expressed  in  the  Con- 
stitution; "Tlie  object  of  the  association  shall  be  the  development  of  Christian  char- 
acter in  its  members,  and  the  prosecution  of  active  Christian  work,  particularly 
among  the  young  women  of  the  institution." 

Every  young  woman  that  wishes  to  live  a  successful  life  in  the  truest  sense  of  the 
word,  must  take  Christ  as  her  Guide.  Our  college  days  are  acknowledged  l>v  all  to 
be  the  brightest  and  the  most  glorious  of  our  whole  life,  and  is  it  not  fair  and  just  to 
give  to  our  Creator  the  best  we  have  ?  If  we  enter  school  trying  to  live  a  self-depend- 
ent lib',  trusting  in  our  own  strength,  satisfied  with  our  own  goodness,  we  are  sure  to 
tall  into  sin  and  to  fail  of  the  divine  requirement.  "A  merely  human  and  worldly 
life  is  sure  to  be  full  of  imperfections  and  sin."  No  one  living  such  a  life  can  obey 
(iod's  laws,  and  no  one  thus  living  tries  to  do  so.  She  who  takes  Cod  into  her 
heart  and  life  can  be  and  can  do  by  divine  strength  and  grace,  what  God  expects; 
and  where  through  weakness  she  fails,  it  will  be  very  different  from  the  thoughtless 
and  careless  life  of  sin. 

The  association  girls  work  in  a  modest,  earnest,  diligent  way.  try  to  honor  God 
and  bless  the  world  in  what  they  do.  They  are  bound  with  a  chain  of  sacred  sister- 
hood, and  it  is  with  loyal  hearts  that  they  sing: 

"Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 

Our  hearts  in  Christian  love. 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 

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Watson,  Wisman,  Chapman-, 

Dyer,  Henegan,      Mekrells,      Riggs 


Hand-in-Hand  Circle. 


Robinson,  Strader,      Rush,         Gump,  Wentling, 
Backus,      Shaffer,     Ash, 
purbee,  bodley. 


FuRBEE, 


Good  Samaritan  Circle. 


Smoot,    Coffman,    Fatji.kneb,    Ballixger,    Morrison, 

Smith, 
Perrine,  Carney. 

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Foot  Ball 


l  R  Football  season  opened  under  great  difficulties,  owing  to  the  recent 
fire,  which  destroyed  everything  belonging  to  the  Athletic  Association, 
including  uniforms,  bath  equipments,  and  other  facilities  which  are  neces- 
sary to  the   success  of  a  Football  team. 

We  are  glad  to  say  that  the  fire  did  not  destroy  the  football  spirit  of  the  school, 
nor  the  ambition  of  many  candidates  for  the  team,  which  would,  no  doubt,  have  been 
the  best  in  the  history  of  the  school,  since  the  team  would  have  been  composed  of 
some  of  the  best  foot-ball  players  that  have  ever  been  in  the  school.  Under  the 
faithful  guidance  of  our  most  worthy  captain,  John  W.  Gilmore,  of  this  year,  and 
the  star  tackle  of  last  year,  the  outlook  was  bright. 

After  the  opening  of  the  school.  Manager  Allman  was  kept  busy  supplying  the 
many  demands  for  football  "togs,"  and,  in  less  than  a  week's  time.  Captain  (iil- 
more  assisted  by  H.  Hoy  Waugh,  could  be  seen  coaching  his  many  candidates, 
which  developed  into  a  band  of  sturdy  warriors,  who  would  have  been  able  to  up- 
hold the  honors  and  dignity  of  the  school,  as  well  as  to  have  won  many  victories 
from  the  strong  teams  with  which  games  had  been  scheduled. 

Mr.  Karl  Allman  showed  his  ability  as  a  manager  in  selecting  a  schedule,  which 
included  games  with  the  best  schools  in  West  Virginia,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  Vir- 
ginia, and  Kentucky. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  some  of  the  football  men  had  never  played  in  a  regular 
game.  Manager  Allman  deemed  it  wise  to  play  a  few  practice  games  with  strong 
Athletic  Associations  before  entering  upon  the  regular  college  schedule. 

The  first  of  these  was  with  Elkins  on  the  home  grounds.  The  "bunch"  from 
Elkins  were  much  heavier  and  more  experienced  than  the  locals,  but  they  were  un- 
able to  check  the  swift  formation  plays  and  end-runs  of  the  locals.  They  were  de- 
feated by  one  touchdown  and  one  goal.  The  score  would  have  been  much  greater 
had  not  (-'apt.  Gilmore  promised  to  play  the  substitutes  after  one  touchdown  was 
made. 

Next  came  the  stalwart  mountaineers  from  Sutton. who  had  the  appearance  more 
of  "young  mountains"  than  of  football  men.  They  were  without  a  doubt,  the 
heaviest  team  that  has  ever  appeared  on  the  Wesleyan  gridiron,  averaging  about 
thirty  pounds  more  than  the  "Varsity  Team  "  Two  minutes  after  the  whistle  blew, 
for  the  commencement  of  the  game.  Wesleyan  advanced  the  ball  over  Sutton  's  goal- 
line.  After  this  touchdown,  the  "young  mountains"  lost  their  nerve,  and  the  game 
finished  with  six  touchdowns  and  two  goals  in  favor  of  Wesleyan.  Touchdowns 
were  made  as  follows: — Graham  3,  Roberts,  '2,  Corbin  1.  Goals: — Roberts  1,  Gra- 
ham 1. 

Just  before  entering  upon  the  regular  college  schedule,  (apt.  Gilmore  was  in- 
formed that  men  were  playing  contrary  to  two  Athletic  rules  of  the  school,  and  in 
compliance  with  these  rules,  a  greater  part  of  the  football  squad  were  prohibited 
from  playing.     The  result  was  the  disbanding  of  the  entire  team  and  the  cancella- 

9m  127 


tion  of  a  schedule  that  would  have  been  one  never  to  be  forgotten  in  the  history  of 
the  school,  judging  from  the  victories  the  locals  could  have  won. 

We  arc  glad  to  say  that  with  the  disbanding  of  the  team,  the  football  spirit 
did  not  lessen,  neither  among  the  student  body  nor  the  players,  as  can  be  readily 
seen  by  the  enthusiasm  that  was  expressed,  when  the  Junior-Senior  and  Local  and 
'  )ld  Star  games  were  played. 

On  November  25th,  the  Juniors  and  Seniors  held  their  annual  gridiron  eon- 
test  which  proved  to  be  one  of  the  hardest  fought  battles  ever  witnessed  on  the  home 
grounds.  The  Senior  squad  was  composed  entirely  of  experienced  football  men 
while  the  Juniors  were  all  inexperienced.  The  Seniors  averaged  about  thirty 
pounds  more  than  the  Juniors,  but  they  were  unable  to  make  any  gains  by  trick- 
plays  or  end-runs,  and  resorted  wholly,  on  account  of  their  excessive  weight,  to  line 
plunging,  which  was  checked  very  well  by  the  Juniors,  an  may  readily  be  seen  by  the 
final  score.     The  Seniors  made  two  touchdowns,  J.  Hawse  1,  Roberts  1. 

The  features  of  the  game  were  the  many  collisions  of  the  large  Seniors  with 
each  other,  in  endeavoring  to  follow  the  trick  plays  of  the  Juniors.  The  Juniors 
met  defeat  bravely,  for  they  knew  that  if  their  weight  had  equalled  that  of  the  Sen- 
iors, there  would  have  been  a  different  score. 

On  Thanksgiving  the  Old  Stars  were  defeated  by  the  Local  Stars  in  a  very  in- 
teresting contest.  The  teams  were  evenly  matched  and  the  game  finished  with  one 
touchdown  and  a  goal  in  favor  of  the  Local  Stars.  The  whole  game  consisted  of 
quick,  snappy  plays  by  both  teams. 

Although  the  season  closed  without  the  success  that  we  would  wish,  yet,  we  are 
safe  in  saying  that  we  shall  have  the  best  football  team  during  the  next  season,  that 
has  ever  represented  the  school. 


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Base  Ball 


WE  are,  as  yet,  unable  to  give  much  information  regarding  the  Base  Ball 
Team  for  this  year,  but,  judging  from  what  Manager  Throckmorton 
says  on  the  subject  we  can  say  that  we  shall  have  the  best  team  this 
year  that  has  ever  represented  the  school.  Mr.  Throckmorton  has  showed  his 
ability  as  a  manager,  by  selecting  the  best  schedule  that  the  school  has  ever  had. 
Judging  from  last  years  work,  the  locals  will  have  many  victories  to  their  credit, 
at  the  end  of  the  coming  season.  The  line-up  of  the  team  will  be  the  same  as  last 
year,  with  one  or  two  exceptions,  and  a  very  successful  season  is  expected. 
The  result  of  last  year's  games  was  as  follows: 


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Morris     Harvey 

Marietta 

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Fairmont 

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Fairmont 

Davis-Elkins 

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PUBLICA- 
TIONS 


'07  Murmurmontis 


STAFF 


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2 

E. 

R.    Jones 

3 

E. 

A.  Graham 

4 

A. 

B.    Hodges 

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Music 
Photography 

Aihl  dies 
Manager 

Literature 

Editor 

Assistant 

Art 

Elocution 


Editorial. 


N  tlie  "want  column"  of  the  '06  Murmurmontis   there  will  be  found  this   lit- 
tle advertisement: —     "Wanted — A  staff  for  next    year's  Murmurmontis." 
It   is  with    justifiable  pleasure  that  we  say  that  tlmt  staff'    has    been  found, 
and  the  result  of  our  tireless  efforts  have  brought  forth  one  more  issue  of  our 
college  annual. 

Ever  since  our  election  in  the  fall  term,  we  have  tried  to  work  for  the  best  in- 
terests of  all  of  our  readers.  We  have  striven  to  make  this  Murmurmontis  the  best 
possible  representative  of  life  at  the  W.  U.  W.  V.  As  to  the  measure  of  our  success 
or  failure  we  leave  the  decision  to  you. 

In  the  "Meat  Market"  we  have  roasted  and  have  been  roasted.  Our  Butcher 
is  an  expert  of  vast  experience.  Under  his  guidance  we  have  taken  half-fattened 
calves  and  made  tine  cuts  out  of  them  lor  the  sake  of  the  good  we  might  do.  We 
have  permitted  students  not  connected  with  the  Staff  to  roast  us  because  we  wished 
to  he  impartial.  Friends,  the  tire  is  hot  and  the  process  of  roasting  hurts  some- 
times,  hut.  taken  in  the  right  spirit,  its  influence  for  good  will  never  cease.  If  you 
have  been  cut  unjustly,  suffer  silently  with  us  for  the  good  of  the  cause. 

Kach  associate  editor  has  worked  hard  and  brought  his  or  her  work  up  to  the 
best.      And  in  each  department  you  will  find  the  year's  work  carefully  edited. 

We  wish  to  thank  Miss  Dauphinee,  Miss  Trotter.  Miss  Pritchard  and  Prof. 
Watson  for  their  aid  and  assistance;  and  allow  us  to  say  right  here  the  whole  faculty 
have  been  very  kind  to  us. 

We  wish  to  thank  you  all  most  heartily  for  support  and  kind  consideration  in 
the  preparation  of  this  "07  Murmurmontis."  May  it  fulfil  your  highest  expecta- 
tions, and  mean  to  you  all  that  its  name  signifies. 

Yours,  careworn,  weary,  and  dead-broke, 

THE  STAFF. 


Editorial. 


OON  after  Volume  IV  of  the  Murmurmontis  shall  have  been  given  to 
the  tender  (  ?)  care  of  the  College  world,  and  soon  after  the  Critical  eve 
has  scanned  these  words  of  wisdom  (  ?),  the  present  management  of  The 
Pharos  will  lay  down  the  editorial  quill,  possibly  forever,  and  will  each 
one  to  his  own  pursuit.  We  doubt  not  that  in  closing  the  various  ledgers  of  our 
office,  we  shall  be  compelled  to  write,  of  some  of  our  subscribers,  these  mournful 
words,  "He  did  not  pay,"  and  content  our  selves  with  being  poorer  and  wiser. 

The  "Deacon"  will  likely  hie  himself  to  the  Boston  storehouse  of  sacred  knowl- 
edge while  "Doc"  may  continue  his  "Case"  (in  law)  in  our  own  state  University. 
But  the  fact  remains  that  "The  earth  do  move"  hence  time  will  go  on  and  the  insti- 
tution will  yet  exist  even  though  Ye  learned  Editors  will  no  longer  honor  its  Classic 
halls  with  their  pleasant  countenances. 

Likewise  The  Pharos  the  liveliest  and  by  far  the  most  important  factor  in 
the  maintenance  of  our  College  standing  and  dignity,  will  continue  to  shed  its  bril- 
liant ravs  of  encouragement,  joy  and  happiness  from  the  "College  Hill".  As  vet, 
we  know  not  upon  whose  shoulders  our  mantles  will  fall,  but  we  trust  upon  those 
who  will  make  The  Pharos  in  the  future  what  we  have  endeavored  to  make  it  dur- 
ing the  two  past  years  of  our  management — the  true  exponent  of  student  thought. 
And  now  we  resign  our  Editorial  duties  in  connection  with  The  Pharos  we  wish 
to  thank  all  those  who  have  helped  to  make  the  publication  a  success.  Under  this 
head  we  would  name:  those  who  have  contributed  to  our  columns,  those  who  have 
been  loyal  subscribers  and  most  all  of  our  best  friends — our  advertisers.  We  de- 
sire to  acknowledge  the  kindness  of  Miss  Blanche  M.  Lauck,  principal  of  the  De- 
partment of  Art.  who  has  again  given  us  our  beautiful  "head-dress." 

MONUMENTUM  EXEGIMUS 

"Exegi  monumentum  aere  perennius  regalique  situ  pyramidum  altius." 
These  words  are  no  less  true  today  than  when  written  by  Horace,  centuries 
ago,  if  applied  to  the  publication  of  the  school  paper.  We  have,  without  doubt, 
completed  a  monument  in  the  journalism  of  this  school.  This  completes  the  second 
year  under  the  present  name.  The  present  managing  Editors  had  the  honor  of  be- 
ing connected  with  the  papei  when  the  name  was  changed.  It  has  been  their  aim 
to  make  the  publication  take  rank  with  other  college  papers,  and  with  the  help  of  the 
associate  Editors  they  have  achieved  this,  and  have  brought  the  paper  to  a  greater 
standard  of  excellence.  The  associate  editors  have  had  much  to  do  with  this  monu- 
ment of  success.  Monuments  of  bronze  and  marble  will  rust  and  crumble  away  to 
dust,  but  we  have  completed  a  monument  which  "neither  the  corroding  elements 
and  the  flight  of  years  can  destroy." 


THE  MONUMENT  BUILDERS 

Seemingly,  by  a  singular  coincidence,  neither  of  the  managing  editors  ever  hear 
their  real  names.  The  one  is  known  as  "Deacon"  and  the  other  by  various  cog- 
nomens  such  as  "Doe"  and  "  rhrock."  Hut  this  is  not  surprising  when  we  remem- 
ber that  they  are  land-marks  in  the  school  anil  have  served  some  seven  years  for 
their  "Rachel."  Both  receive  their  degree  of  A.  B.  this  year  and  will  enter  other 
institutions  for  their  special  subjects; — the  one  Theology  and  the  other  Law.  By 
another  coincidence,  both  our  managing  Editors  graduated  from  the  Seminary 
department  in  the  same  year,  assumed  the  management  of  the  school  paper  at  the 
same  time,  and  now  receive  the  same  degree. 

"Deacon"  Goodwin  hails  from  the  banks  of  the  <  lassie  Ohio  and  seems  to  have 
carried  with  him  some  of  the  music  of  its  Rip(ley)ing  waves.  The  "Deacon"  has 
served  as  the  Varsity  "singing  master"  and  has  directed  two  of  the  best  Church 
Choirs  in  Buckhannon.  He  has  often  received  favorable  comment  upon  his  far- 
lamed  solos.  Mr.  Goodwin  is  an  active  and  extremely  earnest  worker  in  both  the 
Excelsior  Literary  Society  and  the  V.  M.  C.  A.,  and  has  served  them  both  as  presi- 
dent. The  "'Deacon"  has  also  made  an  enviable  record  on  the  diamond  having  been 
the  Varsity  first  baseman  for  four  years.  Mr.  Goodwin  seemed  to  be  able  to  see 
well — especially  the  girls — when  he  first  entered  school,  but  since  '().')  he  seems  to  be 
completely  under  the  peculiar  and  mystic  yet  pleasant  influences  of  a  Vail. 

John  Franklin  Throckmorton  called  "Throck"  for  short,  first  heard  the  hens 
cackle,  the  roosters  crow,  the  sheep  bleat,  the  cows  bawl,  and  the  horses  neigh  among 
the  hills  and  vales  of  Wetzel  County,  W.  Va.  In  other  words  he  hails  from  the  farm 
and  is  proud  of  it.  While  his  home  is  not  situated  on  the  banks  of  any  stream  of 
great  importance,  still  he  yearns  for  the  waters  of  the  majestic  Ohio.  There  in  the 
vicinity  of  Parkersburg,  he  hies  at  regular  intervals,  and  after  enjoying  the  balmy 
breeze  that  wafts  up  and  down  that  classic  stream,  he  returns  to  school  or  home  a 
little  more  "Stout."  Mr.  Throckmorton  has  done  a  great  deal  of  teaching  in  the  in- 
stitution and  is  very  popular.  "Throck"  served  one  term  as  president  of  his  society 
and  rendered  valuable  service.  His  connection  with  the  Athletic  Association  as 
president  has  been  of  great  importance  to  that  organization,  for  he  has  directed 
affairs  through  some  very  stormy  times.  He  has  made  no  mistake  in  his  chosen 
profession — law — for  he  is  conservative  and  of  a  legal  turn  of  mind. 

Following  very  closely  upon  the  Fourth  of  July  celebration  in  the  year  1884, 
there  was  heard  in  the  regions  of  Sandy  Creek,  Taylor  County,  the  cry  of  an  infant. 
This  child  grew  and  was  named  Ira  Bailey  Thomas.  "Rebic"  spent  his  boyhood 
days  swimming  in  the  Tvgarts  Valley  River  and  playing  marbles  in  Grafton.  He 
troubled  and  annoyed  the  teachers  until  he  was  banished  to  the  "Sem"  in  the  spring 
of  1i)0'2.  He  was  out  one  year  since  his  entrance  but  finishes  this  year  in  the  Liter- 
ary and  Scientific  Courses  of  the  Seminary  Department.  He  has  served  the  Chrest- 
omathean  as  president.  "Rebic"  boasts  of  belonging  to  the  "Bunker  Hill  Gang" 
unnoted  for  putting  the  cow  in  the  old  chapel.  As  Athletic  editor  he  lias  rendered 
excellent  service. 

The  work  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  has  been  reported  by  Blair  Wilson  Roberts,  who 
was  born  in  Marshall  County,  W.  Va.     He  is  three-fourths  German  and  the  rest 


just  human.  He  tried  several  occupations  and  decided  at  last  that  he  was  cut  out 
tor  a  Methodist  preacher.  With  this  thought  in  mind  he  entered  this  school  in  the 
sprint;  of  1903  and  graduates  in  this  year's  Seminary  Class.  Roberts  held  the  pres- 
idency of  the  Y.  M.  ('.  A.  for  the  past  year  and  with  his  helpers  brought  the  work  of 
this  organization  to  a  greater  degree  of  success.  As  an  athlete  he  takes  first  place. 
He  is  considered  one  of  the  best  half-hacks  in  the  state.  One  needs  only  to  see  him 
play  to  verify  this  statement.  He  is  almost  as  popular  in  baseball.  "Bob"  has  been 
rather  lonely  this  year.  This  loneliness  can  be  traced,  however,  to  the  absence  of 
"Grace"  in  his  life. 

Miss  Lura  Law  has  taken  care  of  the  V.  W.  ('.  A.  news.  This  young  lady  was 
born  at  Lawford,  W.  Va.,  and  after  coming  to  the  age  of  young  womanhood,  entered 
the  Seminary.  Her  coming  was  in  the  Spring  Term  of  1903.  She  completes  the 
Literary  Course  of  the  "Sem"  department  this  year.  She  was  president  of  the 
V.  W.  C.  A.  during  the  past  year  and  rendered  valuable  service.  Miss  Law  has  been 
very  much  interested  in  architecture,  but  has  been  put  to  a  great  deal  of  trouble  re- 
cently from  the  fact  that  she  has  to  study  her  subject  at  a  great  distance.  We  would 
have  her  remember  that  all  things  come  to  her  who  waits. 

Our  Hall  localist  for  this  year  was  Miss  Daisy  Wells  Furbee  who  was  born  at 
Alma,  Tyler  County.  W.  Va.  Miss  Furbee  has  never  failed  to  give  the  readers  of 
"The  Pharos"  some  interesting  locals  from  that  "Sanctum  Sanctorum."  The  pres- 
ent Editors  recommend  her  to  their  successors.  Miss  Furbee  was  the  only  Junior 
on  the  Staff  of  Editors,  but  that  did  not  detract  from  her  worth.  This  young  lady 
has  been  elected  Vice-President  of  the  V.  W.  ( '.  A.  and  we  are  safe  in  saying  that  her 
work  will  be  earnest  and  conscientious.  Her  short  stories  have  been  read  with  much 
pleasure  and  delight.     She  possesses  talent  along  this  special  line. 

Miss  Helen  Mildred  Wood,  a  lass  of  some  seventeen  or  eighteen  summers  hails 
from  Oberliu,  Ohio.  She  entered  this  institution  in  the  fall  of  10(1(1  anil  has  made 
her  home  with  Mrs.  J.  J.  Jellev,  the  head  of  the  piano  department.  Miss  Wood  was 
•  ml  of  this  school  one  year  during  which  time  she  completed  the  High  School  Course 
of  her  native  town.  She  was  also  a  student  in  the  Conservatory  of  Music  of  that 
town.  This  young  lady  completes  the  course  in  Music  this  year.  She  is  talented 
and  has  a  bright  future  before  her  in  the  realm  of  music.  It  has  been  her  duty  to 
report  the  news  of  the  music  department  and  it  has  been  done  well.  She  contem- 
plates taking  a  special  course  this  summer  under  Sherwood,  the  eminent  instructor 
who  will  he  at  Chautauqua,  X.  Y. 

Jacob  Elbert  Wells  entered  the  Seminary  in  the  spring  of  1900  and  finished  the 
Classical  Course  in  that  department  with  the  Class  of  '03.  He  now  ranks  as  a 
Junior  in  the  College  work.  He  has  held  some  very  responsible  positions  during  his 
school  life.  Among  the  most  important  were  the  presidency  of  his  class,  known  as 
the  "Brainey  Class",  and  the  presidency  of  the  Excelsior  Society  for  the  Fall  Term 
of  '05.  At  the  regular  spring  election  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  he  was  chosen  to  serve  as 
president  for  the  coming  year.  As  Alumni  editor  he  has  rendered  excellent  service. 
Each  issue  of  the  paper  has  contained  some  notes  of  interest  regarding  members  of 
the  Alumni  Association.      "Jake"  does  his  work  well. 


The  localist  on  a  school  paper  is,  without  doubt,  the  most  important  member  of 
the  start'.  The  management  being  able  to  know  a  good  thing  when  they  see  it,  re- 
tained Mr.  Allman  as  local  editor  tor  a  second  year.  What  would  the  school  paper 
he  without  its  breezy  local  columns  r  But,  frequently,  during  the  past  year,  whole 
wind-storms  have  struck  the  managing  Editors  because  of  some  of  "Jake's"  irony 
and  satire.  "Jake"  is  death  on  exposing  "eases" — his  and  Nellie's  excepted,  hence 
his  frequent  reports  of  Cupid's  fatal  workings.  Mr.  Allman  claims  the  honor  of 
being  the  manager  of  Wesleyan's  most  successful  football  team  which  won  every- 
thing it  played — two  games.  He  completed  the  "Sem"  course  in  '05  and  has  been 
doing  advanced  work  in  engineering  during  the  past  year.  "Jake"  is  both  a  wit  and 
humorist  and  is  noted  for  his  decided  stand  on  the  "Color"  question. 

Frederick  Albert  Forster  entered  the  "Sem"  in  the  Spring  of  1902  and  com- 
pleted the  Literary  Course  of  that  department  in  1905  as  president  of  his  ( 'lass.  Mr. 
Forster  has  held  many  positions  during  his  stay  in  school.  He  has  served  his  so- 
ciety  as  special  orator  and  treasurer.  He  had  the  honor  to  be  the  Editor-in-Chief  of 
Volume  11  of  the  Murmurmontis.  So  successfully  did  Mr.  Forster  report  the 
workings  of  the  Excelsior  Literary  Society  last  year  that  the  managing  Editors 
offered  him  the  same  portfolio  this  year.  Fred  has  always  been  a  most  faithful 
Editor  of  his  department.  "Fritz"  is  indeed  the  Wesleyan  "Apostle  of  Sunshine" 
for  to  sec  him  is  to  behold  a  smiling  face.  Fred  has  served  this  year  a-  .in  assistant 
teacher  in  the  Seminary  work  and  is  idolized,  yea,  even  loved  by  "Minnie"  of  his 
class. 

To  say  that  Chrestomatheanism  has  reached  its  zenith  would  be  unjust  and 
unwarranted,  but  we  do  believe  that  it  now  has  its  highest  reporter  in  T.  Porter 
Ilardman.  Mr.  Hardman  was  born  at  Horner,  Lewis  Co.,  W.  Va.,  and  grew  up 
considerably  over  six  feet.  He  entered  the  "Sem"  for  the  Spring  Term  190.'}  and 
soon  became  known  as  a  student.  Porter  loves  to  read  Latin  or  reads  Latin  (at 
Hardesty's)  to  love.  He  served  his  class  as  Vice-President  during  its  Junior  year. 
He  represented  his  society  as  orator  on  the  Special  Program  in  his  Senior  year  and 
lias  done  excellent  service  as  Chrestomathean  Society  Editor  of  "  The  Pharos." 


ml  ill 


LITERATURE 


In   Memoriam 


T* 


I'M  old  building  is  gone.  Fire,  destructive  fire,  has  had  its 
sway  and  there  only  remains  the  memory  <it'  that  good  old 
lcme  Tlie  old  Seminary  building  was  home  to  ns.  What 
boy  or  what  girl  that  has  left  its  halls  for  good,  that  has  graduated 
and  gone  out  into  the  world  seeking  to  practice  what  he  or  she  has 
learned,  what  one  is  there  that  has  not  had  a  feeling  of  homesickness 
u  hen  he  looks  back  towards  those  former  days  of  work  and  play  in 
the  old  school  ?  How  well  we  can  remember  the  daily  climb  of  three 
loin/  flights  up  stairs  to  (  Impel.  How  well  we  can  remember  the  <;iuik- 
ings  of  our  heart  when  we  entered  old  Number  7  with  a  poor  Latin 
lesson.  It  all  comes  back  to  ns.  those  memories  of  good  times  and  had. 
and  we  are  constrained  to  stop  and  say.  "Peace  to  thy  ashes,  dear 
Alma  Mater;  thou  art  gone  hut  thy  memory  remains.  Long  live 
thv  memory." 


CLASS    OF    '9; 


/ 


a 


Fusts  " 


}T  may  be  you  don't  catch  my  drift — I  mean  them  times,  you  know. 
That  mark,  like  milestones  on  a  road,  the  days  of  long  ago, 
The  times  we  fust  did  this  or  that — big  things  we  thought  'em  then 

Because,  you  see,  we  kind  of  thought  they  made  us  more  like  men.'' 

The  preceding  paragraph  of  one  of  Joseph  ('.  Lincoln's  poems,  is  illustrative 
of  the  human  family.  We  look  hack  on  the  first  things  that  happened  with  a  sort  of 
happy  pride.  And.  so  we  look  hack,  from  the  ranks  of  the  first  class  to  graduate  in 
our  handsome  new  structure,  upon  the  ranks  of  the  class  which  graduated  first  from 
the  old  "Seminary." 

In  1891,  five  young  people  completed  the  work  of  the  Seminary  Course  and 
formed  the  first  Seminary  Class.  One  young  man  and  four  young  ladies  were  de- 
lighted that  Commencement  with  the  reception  of  the  first  diplomas  granted  by  the 
YV.  V.  C.  S.  All  the  members  of  the  (lavs  of  1891  are  still  living,  with  the  exception 
of  Miss  Blanche  Horner. 

The  only  young  man  in  the  class.  Mr.  AViJIiam  B.  Cutright.  is  now  a  popular 
young  lawyer  of  Buckhannon,  W.  Va. 

Miss  Maude  Brannon,  after  completing  the  Literary  Course  decided  to  change 
her  name  and  is  now  Mrs.  Leyell  Mullens,  residing  in  Atlanta.  Ga. 

Among  the  prominent  citizens  of  West  Union,  W.  Va..  is  Mr.  George  C.  West, 
who  has  claimed  for  his  bride.  Miss  Ethel  Hall,  another  young  lady  af  the  class. 

Miss  Henrietta  Horner  who  completed  the  Normal  Course  with  this  class,  is 
now  Mrs.  II.  M.  Martin,  residing  at  Shinnston,  W.  Va. 

"Go  hack  and  be  a  bare-foot  boy  a— cuffin  '  through  the  dust. 

And  sec  how  quick  your  mem 'ry  stops  to  loaf  around  a  'Fust'." 

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A  Day  on  the  Planet  Mars 


0N  the  night  of  July  the  sixteenth,  twenty  hundred  and  twenty-five,  one 
hundred  and  teu  thousand  people  gathered  at  the  Monarch  Pavilion,  New 
York  City,  to  bid  Prof.  Fitzboomski,  and  his  brave  comrades,  a  fond 
farewell  on  their  initial  visit  to  Mars.  Three  months  before  this  date, 
wireless  communication  had  been  established  with  Mars,  and  final  prep- 
arations had  been  made  with  King  Papoo,  of  Mars,  for  a  friendly  invasion  of  his 
wonderful  domain. 

When  the  Professor  put  in  an  appearance  he  was  given  a  tremendous  ovation, 
and  after  numerous  cries  of  "'speech. "  "speech."  he  delivered  the  following  extem- 
pore : 

"My  friends.  I  realize  that  we  have  undertaken  a  most  hazardous  journey  but 
I  firmly  believe  that  it  can  be  accomplished.  It  has  long  been  my  ambition  to  pay  a 
visit  to  our  friends  on  the  planet  Mars  and  study  their  mode  of  living.  I  have  the 
utmost  faith  in  my  aerial  machine.  The  Discoverer,  and  if  my  present  plans  are 
successful  I  will  return  to  earth  tomorrow  night  and  relate  my  experiences." 

At  exactly  nine  o 'clock  The  Discoverer  was  cut  loose  and  the  Professor,  with 
three  loyal  companions,  started  on  his  thirty-five  million  mile  journey.  Like  a  flash 
of  lightning  the  machine  whose  batteries  contained  electrical  energy  gathered  dur- 
ing thunder-storms,  was  out  of  sight  and  the  spectators  repaired  to  their  respective 
homes  to  dream  of  the  Professor's  voyage. 

When  the  airship  had  risen  to  a  height  of  twelve  million  miles  the  Professor 
dropped  a  message,  weighted  with  seven  thousand  pounds  of  steel,  but  it  was  never 
received  on  earth  for  it  was  attracted  by  the  Planet  Venus  and  readied  there  three 
years  later. 

At  exactly  three  o'clock,  on  the  morning  of  July  the  seventeenth,  the  aerial 
party  landed  on  Mars,  in  an  arena  especially  constructed  for  them.  They  were  wel- 
comed by  three  million  of  people,  and  so  comical  was  the  sight  that  Prof.  Fitzboom- 
ski was  overcome  with  laughter.  Not  one  of  the  inhabitants  stood  over  two  feet 
high  and  the  majority  of  them  were  as  fleshy  as  November  hogs!  The  Professor 
felt  a  peculiar  sensation,  and.  looking  into  one  of  the  numerous  plate  glass  mirrors 
surrounding  the  entrance,  he  discovered  that  he  had  shrunk  to  a  diminutive  size  and 
that  his  companions  were  mere  nothings.  At  this  instant  he  was  lifted  into  a  car- 
riage, drawn  by  large  grass-hoppers,  and  driven  round  and  round  the  vast  enclosure. 
Cheer  after  cheer  greeted  him,  and  at  last  he  was  escorted  to  King  Papoo  and  was 
officially  received.  After  presenting  letters  from  the  President  of  the  United  States, 
the  party  dined  with  the  King.  And  such  a  dinner!  "No  wonder."  thought  the 
Professor,  "that  they  are  small  in  stature.  .Inst  to  think  that  the  most  substantial 
eatable  on  the  menu  is  rose-bud  soup." 

At  seven  o'clock,  the  party,  including  the  King  and  several  notables,  boarded 
the  perpetual-motion  express  and  started  on  a  trip  around  the  Planet.     The    Pro- 

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fessorwas  veryanxious  to  learn  the  cause  of  the  large  canal--,  which  he  and  everyone 
else  on  earth  thought  existed  on  Mars,  but,  of  course,  his  true  statesmanship  would 
not  permit  of  his  asking  the  question. 

"Our  great  industry,"  said  the  King,  "is  the  raising  of  grass-hoppers,  and  we 
have  larger  species  than  any  other  Planet.  We  supply  Venus,  Mercury  and  some- 
times Jupiter,  with  grass-hoppers."  When  Prof.  Fitzboomski  told  the  King  that  we 
thought  that  the  dark  lines  on  the  planet  were  canals.  His  Honor  very  nearly  col- 
lapsed. As  far  as  the  Professor  could  sec.  the  land  was  covered  with  big  grass-hop- 
pers, little  grass-hoppers,  and  all  kinds  of  grass-hoppers,  grazing,  and  lolling  around 
in  the  sun.  It  has  long  been  the  undisputed  opinion  of  the  Professor  that  the  "oases" 
were  in  realty  larger  cities,  and  therefore,  he  was  not  surprised  to  find  them  so.  Hut 
what  cities!  Not  one  of  the  buildings  were  over  ten  or  twelve  yards  high,  and,  then 
too.  thi'  roofs  of  the  houses  were  of  glass. 

At  noon  the  party  stopped  at  Lumas,  one  of  the  large  cities,  for  lunch  and  tin- 
principal  article  of  food  was  rose-buds  cooked  in  every  imaginable  form.  At  one 
o'clock  the  journey  was  continued.  As  they  approached  the  ocean  the  air  became 
decidedly  cooler  and  the  light  so  bright  that  the  Professor  and  associates  were  ven 
nearly  blinded.  At  last  they  came  into  view  of  the  ocean.  But  what  an  ocean! 
Bottom  could  be  seen  distinctly  at  any  distance  and  navigation  was  carried  on  bv 
use  of  small  rafts. 

When  it  was  time  for  the  return  journey  the  King  sprung  a  surprise.  He  pre- 
sented the  party  with  one-half  of  his  estate  including  four  radium  (or  a  substitute 
similar  to  that  clement)  mines  and  two  mountains  of  gold.  But  another  surprise 
awaited  them.  The  King  placed  in  the  hands  of  each  a  little  shining  stick  of  wood 
and  immediately  their  return  journey  began — a  trip  through  the  air.  When  the\ 
arrived  at  the  arena,  a  crowd  had  again  congregated  and  they  were  welcomed  as  be- 
fore. 

At  six  o'clock,  in  the  evening,  they  took  their  departure — but  not  in  The  Dis- 
coverer. Each  member  of  the  party  had  tied  to  him  his  little  shining  stick  of  wood 
and  the  King  guaranteed  it  would  carry  them  to  America. 

The  King  gave  the  word  and  they  all  jumped  into  the  air  and  started  for  Amer- 
ica at  a  rate  of  ten  million  miles  an  hour.  The  King  telegraphed  that  the  Professor 
was  due  at  nine-thirty  and  thousands  of  people  gathered  to  watch  his  descent.  At 
exactly  nine-thirty  he  arrived  and  after  giving  an  account  of  his  trip  was  nominated 
for  the  presidency  of  the  United  States,  for  a  term  of  fifty  years. 

But  just  then  the  four  little  shining  sticks  of  wood  exploded! 

Charles  Lively. 


Eghmmagh's   Revenge ; 

OR, 

The   Squelching    of    the   Three  Hoodlums 


)T  was  some  time  after  the  Flood.  And  into  the  School  had  come  a  new  Squel- 
cher. This  Squelcher  came  with  a  Rep  that  was  both  lurid  and  luminous. 
The  Rig  Medicine  Man  told  us  that  his  new  Squelcher,  although  young  as 
only  forty  summers  had  passed  over  her  head,  was  one  of  vast  attainments 
and  unflinching  courage.  And  strange  to  say,  he  spoke  the  truth,  for  the 
Squelcher  has  been  known  to  go  out  unaccompanied  by  the  Watch  Dog,  and  by 
exposing  her  face,  to  ruin  the  Boys  away. 

And  thus  time  went  on  until  they  decided  to  have  a  reception  at  the  Haven  of 
Rest.  Now  the  Squelcher  is  the  High  Muckety  Muck  at  the  Haven  of  Rest.  At 
these  receptions,  people  tramp  on  each  other's  toes  and  drink  a  weak,  sticky,  red 
preparation,  somewhat  resembling  Dr.  Jayne's  Louse  Killer,  which  by  poetic  li- 
cense they  call  punch.  To  this  reception  came  One  and  All.  Among  these  were 
the  Three  Hoodlums,  and  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  punch  flew  to  their  heads,  they 
immediately  began  to  hunt  amusement  for  themselves.  For  when  you  go  to  a  re- 
ception with  which  the  Squelcher  has  anything  to  do.  no  diversion  with  which  to 
while  away  the  time,  you  an1  supposed  to  stand  around  with  a  silly,  shallow, 
senseless  look  on  your  face  and  smile  a  vapid  vacillating  grin. 

So  the  Three  Hoodlums  began  to  hunt  for  something  to  do.  They  ascended 
high  up  to  the  topmost  floor  of  the  Haven  of  Rest  and  sat  down  on  the  stairs  and 
were  enjoying  themselves  immensely,  until  the  Squelcher  and  Rig  Medicine  Man 
happened  to  find  them.  The  Squelcherdid  not  approve  of  the  actions  of  the  Three 
Hoodlums  and  as  everything  is  entirely  wrong  unless  Her  Royal  Highness  approves 
of  it.  theywere  immediately  condemned  to  suffer  condign  punishment.  Rut  owing 
to  some  great  lack  in  their  conceptions, they  could  not  realize  their  guilt,  although  it 
was  very  carefully  explained  by  the  Grim  Accuser. 

Rut  to  go  on.  Eghmmagh,  the  Squelcher  imposed  the  fearful  sentence  of 
Excommunication  on  the  Three  Hoodlums.  This  terrible  and  awful  fate  deprived 
them  of  the  privileges  appertaining  to  the  Haven  of  Rest.  Never  in  history  has  any 
punishment  so  fitting  or  so  much  deserved  been  imposed  on  criminals.  And  never 
before  have  young  men.  who  were  so  lost  to  all  that  is  good,  been  held  up  in  their 
wild  course  in  such  a  complete  and  praise-worthy  manner.  By  this  one  grand 
stroke.  Eghmmagh  's  Revenge  was  complete  and  the  integrity  of  the  High  Muckety 
Muck  was  vindicated. 

Anon. 


Fogyism 


[NCE    the  dwellers  in  the  ark  stepped  out  upon  the  fresh,  green  earth,  and 
began  again  the  march  of  civilization,  interrupted  by  the  flood,  a  continual 
war  has  been  waged  by   opposing  forces.       Progress   has  resolutely    kept 
onward,  looking  upward,   guided  by  the  Pole  Star  of  eternal   Truth,   yet 
ever  confronted  by  her  bitterest  foe. 

The  origin  of  the  word  fogy,  is  somewhat  obscure,  coming  from  a  German  word 
signifying  guard  or  protector.  It  is  applied  to  the  soldiers  of  the  Royal  Hospital  in 
Dublin,  and  from  their  fixed  habits,  the  name  descends  to  those  who  are  slow  to 
take  up,  or  steadfastly  oppose  new  measures  or  ideas  differing  from  their  own. 

Foggyism  is  truly  pagan  in  its  nature.  Therefore  according  to  the  maxim, 
that  physical  power  is  superior  to  mental  strength,  wherever  Ignorance  has  enabled 

it  to  gain  the  ascendancy,  the  minds  of  the  people  have  been  enthralled.  The  ty- 
rant has  wielded  his  scepter  with  a  despotic  power,  compelling  all  to  comply  with 
certain  set  rules,  and  assent  to  fixed  opinions,  punishing  unruly  subjects  with  ban- 
ishment orwith  death,  for  being  so  unfortunate  as  to  think  for  themselves. and  form 
conclusions  in  advance  of  their  age. 

Christianity  is  everywhere  attended  by  her  hand-maid,  Progress — everywhere 
retarded  by  this  relic  of  Heathenism,  opposing  everything  that  will  in  any  way  im- 
prove the  condition  of  the  human  race,  or  bring  them  nearer  to  their  Creator  and 
Redeemer,  causing  each  one  to  rest  satisfied  with  present  attainments,  with  minds 
uninformed  upon  the  various  topics  of  the  day:  content  with  the  worn  out  methods  of 
instruction,  because  it  is  the  old  way. 

For  centuries  the  worshipers  of  Confucius,  glorying  in  the  antiquity  of  their 
traditions,  have  jealously  guarded  the  minds  of  their  youth  from  contact  with  every- 
thing modern,  but  Progress  is  beginning  to  assert  its  rights  in  far-off  China  and  we 
may  live  to  see  the  day  when  that  nation  will  compare  favorably  with  our  own  be- 
loved country. 

This  foe  to  enlightened  thought,  ruled  in  the  times  of  Copernicus,  and  the 
dread  of  his  power,  caused  the  astronomer  to  withhold  from  science,  for  thirteen 
years,  his  invaluable  discovery  of  the  true  positon  of  the  planets  in  the  Solar  System. 
He  committed  his  manuscript  to  the  press  when  on  his  death-bed.  feeling  that  he 
would  soon  In-  beyond  the  reach  of  those  whose  narrowminded  zeal  might  convict 
him  of  heresy. 

Galileo,  the  Italian  philosopher,  dared  to  say  that  the  sun  is  in  the  Solar  System, 
but  was  tortured  to  induce  him  to  abandon  his  theory,  and  believe  with  his  perse- 
cutors, that  the  world  was  placed  on  a  crank,  and  the  other  planets  on  cranks  re- 
volved around  it;  they  scouted  the  idea  of  the  world  moving,  for.  said  they,  every- 

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thing  would  then  fall  off  into  space.     Galileo  renounced  his  theory,  yet  could  not 
resist  liis  convictions,  but  was  compelled  to  exclaim."  And  still  it  moves." 

It  was  this  bane  of  civilization  that  appeared  as  the  accuser  of  <  Jolumbus,  at  the 
courts  of  the  old  world,  and  charged  him  with  being  a  hair-brained  fanatic,  and  so 
powerful  was  its  hold  upon  the  darkened  intellect  of  the  fifteenth  century,  that  the 
man  who  gave  us  a  new  world,  and  opened  a  path  for  civilization  across  the  track- 
less deep,  was  forced  to  sue  in  vain  for  aid  at  the  hands  of  his  native  state. 

A  remarkable  convention  of  learned  fogies  was  presided  over  by  the  English 
Archbishop  Arundel,  in  which  it  was  decreed  that  "no  text  of  holy  scripture  should 
be  translated  into  the  English  language."  And  in  the  early  part  of  the  sixteenth 
century  a  priest  spoke  truthfully  in  opposition  to  the  press,  when  he  said,  "we  must 
root  out  printing,  or  printing  will  root  out  us."  Hut  he  sought  to  sweep  back  the  At- 
lantic Ocean  with  Mrs.  Partington's  broom,  for  William  Tvndale  lived  long  enough 
to  fulfil  his  pledge,  that  the  plow  boys  of  England  should  know  more  of  God's  word 
than  the  priests. 

George  Fox.  the  founder  of  the  society  of  Friends  who  would  not  barter  prin- 
ciple for  personal  security,  suffered  imprisonment  in  common  with  many  others, 
whose  ideas  of  religious  tolerance,  slavery,  and  the  treatment  of  prisoners,  were  more 
nearly  in  accord  with  truth  than  those  of  their  contemporaries. 

As  late  as  eighteen  hundred  and  thirty-seven,  we  find  Sidney  Smith  combatting 
the  fogyism  that  hindered  the  progress  of  female  education,  because  a  little  learning 
will  make  a  woman  vain,  asserting  that  it  has  the  same  effect  upon  man,  and  that  a 
person  is  only  vain  of  that  which  is  possessed  by  lew.  and  to  diffuse  knowledge  gen- 
erally would  prevent  anyone  from  being  vain,  because  of  his  or  her  learning. 

Advance  and  progress  are  the  watchwords  of  the  age,  and  it  is  our  happy  privi- 
lege to  assert  here  that  our  own  beautiful  town  is  not  pre-empted;  doubtless  like  all 
other  places,  it  has  its  old  fogies,  but  they  form  only  a  small  minority  of  our  com- 
munity, and  if  they  had  ruled  here,  where  would  have  been  our  various  public  im- 
provements? We  have  men  among  us  whose  ideas  do  not  stand  still.  They  arc 
early  and  late  on  the  battlements,  urging  onward  and  forward. 

One  grand  example  is  the  beautiful  new  University  building  which  has  taken 
the  place  of  the  old  one  destroyed  by  fire  more  than  a  year  ago.  There  the  sons  and 
daughters  of  our  town  and  the  surrounding  neighborhood,  can  have  the  advantage 
of  a  liberal,  thorough,  polite  education,  without  interfering  with  home  influences, 
home  comforts,  and  moral  and  religious  surroundings. 

The  influence  of  this  Institution  has  been  silently  widening  and  deepening  for 
many  years,  and  may  its  students  press  onward  to  higher,  greater,  grander  success- 
es, remembering  that  in  the  grave  there  is  no  work — no  device — no  knowledge. 

H.  V.  S. 


El  Organillo 


(Translated  from  Spanish  I 

tHK  two  old  people  hoped  for  death.  Serene  and  tranquil  they  awaited  the 
end  of  that  existence  full  of  sorrows  and  of  bitterness;  and  sweetly  they 
allowed  themselves  to  slip  down  the  slope  which  leads  to  annihilation. 

The  inventor  no  longer  searched  for  it,  hut  declared  himself  con- 
quered. Solemnly  and  in  the  virtue  of  a  last  application  of  his  inventive  spirit  he 
had  constructed  with  useless  pieces  of  other  machines  and  with  pieces  of  wood 
picked  up  here  and  there,  a  kind  of  shapeless  street  organ,  enclosed  in  a  box  of 
roughly  carved  wood.  From  that  box  came  forth  rare  sounds,  and  sweet,  sad 
and  mournful   harmonics. 

This  work  had  demanded  of  the  inventor  three  years  of  careful  attention,  and 
the  two  old  people  felt  in  the  shapeless  machine  a  summary  of  their  miserable  and 
devoted  existence  to  inventions  which  never  had  a  practical  result,  an  affection 
which  they  did  not  succeed  in  explaining  to  themselves.  And  every  evening  the 
poor  old  woman  drew  from  the  miserable  machine  sounds,  which  made  her  dream 
and  become  drowsy. 

Suddenly,,  one  day,  the  old  woman  died,  just  as  a  light  which  is  extinguished. 
The  man  was  left  alone  upon  the  earth  with  his  little  street  organ.  Nothing  remain- 
ed to  him,  but  his  rare  love  for  the  little  grind  organ,  and  in  this  product  of  his  in- 
dustrious life,  he  placed  all  the  love  and  all  the  affection  which  he  had  placed  in  his 
former  inventions. 

Little  by  little  the  poor  old  man  was  growing  deaf.  Each  day  he  went  less. 
The  noises  of  the  street  were  indifferent  to  him.  The  circle  of  people  that  surround- 
ed him.  among  whom  he  played,  gradually  diminished  and  the  receipts  were  each 
time  mure  scanty.  Strange  thing!  The  public  charity  was  decreasing  in  proportion 
as  his  necessities  were  increasing.  He  was  passed  unnoticed  by  his  former  pro- 
tectors. Then,  anxious,  he  commenced  again  to  turn  the  crank  of  the  little  organ, 
until  he  had  exhausted  his  feeble  strength. 

Hut  the  miserable  instrument,  worn  out  by  use,  remained  silent.  From  the  box 
came  forth  only  a  noise  of  iron  work,  a  result  of  the  movement  of  the  chain  of  trans- 
mission. The  other  pieces,  worn  out  by  friction,  remained  silent.  And  if  per- 
chance the  passers-by  stopped  to  hear  it.  instead  of  pitying  the  old  man.  they  would 
burst  out  laughing  on  hearing  the  strange  noise  of  the  little  organ.  lie  did  not  com- 
prehend those  laughs  and  continued  to  turn  the  crank  faster  and  faster.  Now  he 
had  become  very  thin,  so  thin  that  his  bones  could  be  counted,  and  thus  he  walked 
through  the  streets  thinking  always  of  the  cause  of  his  disgrace,  which  he  was  un- 
able to  explain. 


One  day  a  shopkeeper,  a  protector  who  had  not  abandoned  him,  said  to  him; — 

"Tell  me,  grandfather,  do  you  imagine  that  you  play  anything  ?" 

The  beggar  <li<l  not  understand  and  the  other  added  raising  his  voice; — 

— "'That  organ  does  not  sound." 

—"What  I'" 

"It  does  not  sound.     You  can  hear  nothing." 

"Wliat.it  does  not  sound?  Nothing?"  responded  the  old  man.  and  he  walked 
off  stupified.  He  thought  that  it  might  be  a  joke;  but  preoccupied  with  the  idea, 
he  desired  to  find  out  how  much  truth  there  was  in  it,  and.  indeed,  when  he  saw  a 
small  hoy  he  approached  him  with  much  care,  placed  himself  behind  him.  and  sud- 
denly commenced  to  play. 

The  boy  showed  no  sign  of  having  heard  anything.  Then  the  little  old  man 
became  astonished;  he  looked  frightened,  just  as  if  an  abyss  had  been  opened  at  his 
feet.  From  that  day  he  was  a  victim  of  horrible  anguish,  a  result  of  all  past  suffer- 
ings. The  people  passed  him  stupefied,  and  he  mechanically  moved  the  crank  of 
the  silent  street  organ. 

During  days  and  days,  and  months  and  months,  the  old  man  continued  this 
pantomine;  the  people,  amazed,  saw  him  in  the  most  secluded  corners,  with  a  per- 
sistence of  an  idiot,  move  the  crank  of  that  box  from  which  came  forth  a  strange 
noise  of  moving  chains. 

H.  Edward  Sharps. 

H.   Frank  Morris. 


A  Progressive   Proposal 


1^   HE  sky  was  blue,  the  river  bluer,  and  Nellie's  eyes  the   fairest  blue  of  all; 
|ff^       the  breeze  was  caressing  and  Nellie  seemed  unusually  susceptible — 
4  "Nellie,  dear:  I  have  wealth  through  no   fault    of   mine,   social   status 

■1         ditto,  and  a  moderately  good  disposition.     I  hive  you — will  you  mar  - 

To  my  surprise  Mistress  Nellie  arose  to  her  knees,  crying; 

"Don't!     Don't!" 

"Very  well,  then.  I  won't." 

"Oh.  but  I  want  you  to!" 

She  dropped  down  on  the  sand  again,  bowed  her  head  and  wept. 

"Oh  Karl.  I've  been  waiting  a  whole  year  to  hear  you  say  it.  and  now  why 
couldn't  you  have  said  it  differently?" 

"How  should  you  wish  me  to  approach  the  subject ?" 

"Of  course,  you  don't  understand,  poor  boy!"  Emma  and  I  were  always 
thinking  of  something  of  which  nobody  else  ever  thought.  One  day  she  said:"Let 
us  make  a  vow  about  getting  married."  So  we  each  took  a  piece  of  paper  and  wrote 
on  it  a  vow  which  we  were  bound  to  keep  if  we  were — were — hung  for  it.  Em's 
was " 

"Never  mind  Em's  vow — What  was  yours?" 

"1  vowed  I  wouldn't  marry  a  man  who  didn't  propose  to  me  in  a  way  no  man 
ever  did." 

"Ever  proposed  to  you.'" 

"No.  no!  Ever  proposed  to  anybody.  I  vowed  so.  I  have  to  keep  it.  Oh, 
Karl.  I  Ye  just  lived  to  hear  you  say  it  in  some  strange  way !" 

"There's  no  law  against  a  fellow  proposing  twice  is  there?" 

"Oh,  you  havn 't  said  it  yet!  I  stopped  you.  Do  you  think  you  could  think  of 
some  original  way  ?" 

"Well.  I'll  try  mighty  hard.' 

It  was  almost  the  close  of  the  Spring  Term  of  school.  There  had  been  many 
excursions  up  the  river  with  these  two  in  the  party.  It  was  a  lovely  afternoon — 
Nellie  looked  more  charming  than  ever  in  her  black  suit  banded  in  scarlet.  At  a 
critical  moment  in  the  afternoon  the  boat  was  upset  and  both  occupants  were  thrown 
into  the  water. 

"Nellie  Allen,  see  that  swell  coming?  When  it  nets  here  I  '11  hold  you  under  it 
till    there  isn  't  a  breath  left  in  your  body,  if  you  don't  say  you  '11  marry  me!" 

"It  isn 't  original.     The  man  Em 's  engaged  to.  said  the  very  same  tiling." 

"Shoot  the  man  and  Em  too." 
Hut  she  allowed  me  one  kiss  as  we  arose  "dripping  with  coolness. 

It  would  be  a  wearisome  task  to  relate  all  the  ways  I  tried  to  propose  to  Nellie 
in  those  last  three  days.  I  lay  awake  at  nights  trying  to  think  of  some  wild  and 
wooley  way  to  ask  her  to  marry  me — only  to  face  bitter  defeat  by  being  told  that 

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some  John  had  said  the  same  thing  to  his  Jess.  The  day  before  commencement 
arrived  we  made  up  a  gay  party  to  visit  Mt.  Lowe.  The  others  of  the  crowd  were 
considerably  oblivious  of  us  too,  so  I  made  hold  to  say: 

"Nelliethis  has  got  to  end.  I  am  losing  my  appetite  and  I  can  "t  sleep  at  night. 
I  have  tried  eleven  times.  If  I  can  't  find  a  way  to  suit  you  on  this  trip,  I  am  off  for 
Africa  or  Shanghai  next  week.  You  nccdn  't  look  incredulous,  I  am  in  dead  earn- 
est." 

"Seems  as  though  you  might  think  of  some  way."  she  pouted. 

"And  if  I  do,  are  you  to  marry  me  right  away  ?  I  deserve  something  after  all 
of  this. 

"Echo  Mountain"  called  the  Conductor.  "Change  cars  for  Alpine  Tavern. 
Five  minutes  to  wait.'' 

On  the  right  were  the  ruins  of  a  hotel,  which  we  went  over  to  observe.  Here 
we  found  a  cannon,  mounted  and  ready  for  use.  The  guide  explained  that  the  can- 
non had  been  mounted  there  to  show  the  marvelous  power  of  the  echo.  It  reverber- 
ates here,  yonder,  to  the  right,  left,  many  times  over.     I  grasped  Nellie's  hand; 

"Darling,  I  am  going  back  on  this  car  and  I'm  going  to  marry  you  to-night. 
When  you  get  tired  of  observing,  pick  you  a  bride  s  bouquet,  for  you  will  need  it  as 
soon  as  I  get  back.  Good-Bye-sweetheart,"  and  before  she  could  do  one  thing  I 
was  on  the  down  car  and  out  of  sight. 

When  the  car  had  reached  Denver  I  was  out  tearing  along  the  street  to  the 
Court  House  where  the  smiling  County  Clerk  favored  me  with  the  precious  bit  of 
paper  which  would  allow  me  to  wed  my  Nellie. 

I  found  Dr.  W ,  who,  when  he  had  heard  my  story,  laughed  immoderately 

and  consented  to  go  with  me.  Consequently  the  last  car  to  Mt.  Lowe  found  us  on 
hoard,  together  with  a  huge,  awkard  parcel  which  I  hail  purchased  on  my  way  to  the 
station.  As  the  car  reached  Echo  Mountain.  I  found  a  laughing  crowd,  much  larger 
than  when  we  started,  and.  in  their  midst  was  Nellie  looking  most  uncomfortable 
but  holding  in  her  hands  a  bouquet  of  Indian  Paint  Brush.  The  crowd  drew  back 
as  I  advanced  toward  Nellie.  The  reverend  gentleman  needed  no  introduction.  1 
tucked  Nellie  s  trembling  hand  under  one  arm  and  the  great  parcel  under  the  other, 
l'rcw  led  the  way  and  after  us  came  the  crowd,  though  not  fully  understanding  the 
play;  we  made  our  way  toward  the  cannon,  mounted  and  ready  for  business. 

I  dropped  Nellie's  hand,  tore  the  paper  wrapping  from  my  megaphone  and  put 
it  to  my  lips. 

"Nellie!  !  "  I  shouted,  and  first  this  hill,  then  that,  here,  there,  yonder,  repeated 
her  sweet  name. 

I  raised  it  to  my  lips  again  and  "Be  Mine"  sang  over  the  hills. 

The  situation  was  severe,  but  Nellie  was  game.  Blushing,  tearful,  yet  happy 
withal,  she  gave  me  her  hand,  and  Prexy  stepped  forward  with  his  little  book. 

Anita. 


A  Story  from  the  Banks  of  the  Rhine 


(Translated  from  the  French  ) 

'  I   I      LONG,  long  time  ago,  the  people  of  Aix-la-Chapelle  wished   to  build    a 

/S.  I      church.     After  raisins;  the  money  they  dug  out  the  foundation,  construct*  d 

/  f\      the  walls,  and  for  six  months  there  was  a  deafening  sound  of  saws,  ham- 

J       1      mers,  and  axes.       At  the  end  of  this  time     the    funds     were    exhausted. 

They  appealed   to   the  strangers  passing    through    their  city  by  putting 

a  tin  basin  at  the  door  of  the  church,  hut  only  a  few  small  pieces  of  money  fell  into 

it.     What  was  to  be  done ?     The  senate  assembled,  searched,  spoke,  advised,  and 

consulted.     The  carpenters   refused  to  work;  the  grass,  the  briars,  the  ivy  and  all 

kinds  of  underbrush  already  were  taking  possession  of  the  abandoned  edifice.  Must 

the  church  then  be  given  up?      The  great  senate  of  the  elders  of  the  city  was  in 

dismay.     As  it  was  deliberating  a  tall,  handsome  stranger  entered. 

"Good-day,  gentlemen.  What  is  the  question  under  deliberation  ?  You  seem 
bewildered.  Do  you  take  it  to  heart — the  question  of  the  church?  You  do  not 
know  how  to  finish  it.      Is  it  money  you  lack  ?" 

"  Traveler."  said  the  senate,  go  to  the  devil,  we  need  a  million  in  gold." 

"There  it  is,"  said  the  gentleman;  and  opening  the  window  he  showed  to  the 
assembly  a  great  chariot  in  front  of  the  court  house.  The  chariot  was  drawn  by  ten 
yoke  of  oxen,  guarded  by  twenty  Africans  armed  to  the  teeth. 

One  of  the  men  descended  with  the  stranger,  took  out  at  random  one  of  the 
sacks  with  which  the  chariot  was  loaded,  then  the  two  remounted  the  stairs  together. 
They  emptied  the  sack  before  the  senate;  it  was  full  of  gold. 

The  senators  opened  their  eyes  in  amazement  and  said  to  the  stranger.  "Who 
are  you.  sir  ?" 

"My  dear  fellows,  I  am  the  one  who  has  money,  and  I  live  in  the  Black  Forest 
near  the  Lake  of  Wildsee,  not  far  from  the  ruins  of  the  pagan  city  Heidenstadt.  I 
own  mines  of  gold  and  silver,  and  at  night  I  gather  rubies.  I  am  weary  and  mela- 
choly.  I  spend  my  days  watching  the  insects  in  the  waters  of  the  lake  and  the 
grasses  growing  among  the  rocks,  and  listening  to  the  music  of  the  waves.  Let  \s  do 
away  with  questions  and  my  story.  I  have  unbuckled  my  licit,  profit  by  it;  there 
is  a  million  in  gold.      Do  you  wish  it?" 

"Yes.  in  the  name  of  Heaven!"  said  the  senate,  "we  will  finish  the  church." 

"Oh  well,  take  it,  but  on  one  condition." 

"What  is  it,  my  lord  ?" 

"That  you  finish  your  church,  take  all  the  ore,  but  promise  me  in  exchange  the 
first  soul  which  enters  through  the  door  on  the  day  of  dedication  when  the  chimes  are 
sounded." 

"You  are  the  devil!"  cried  the  senate. 

"You  are  fools."  replied  Irian. 

mi 


The  members  of  the  senate  began  to  show  signs  of  fear.  But  I'rian  was  a  gen- 
erous demon  and  laughed  at  the  fear  which  they  displayed:  they  reassured  them- 
selves and  negotiated  with  him.  The  devil  always  hopeful  had  a  plan.  "After  all." 
said  he.  "it  is  I  who  am  the  loser  by  the  contract.  You  will  have  your  million  and 
your  church.  I  will  have  only  one  soul,  the  soul  that  may  chance  to  come  first,  some 
hypocritical  scamp  who  will  feign  devotion,  and  who  will  wish  through  false  zeal  to 
enter  first.  Citizens,  my  friends,  your  church  speaks  for  itself.  The  plan  pleased 
me,  and  I  believe  the  edifice  will  be  beautiful.  It  would  be  wrong  to  stop  the  work 
DOW.      Go  on.  my  people,  the  million  is  yours,  the  soul  mine.     Are  you  satisfied!'" 

Thus  spoke  I  Irian.  "After  all."  thought  the  representatives,  "we  should  be 
glad  that  he  is  satisfied  with  one  soul,  for  if  he  wishes  he  is  able  to  take  the  whole 
city." 

The  contract  was  concluded.  Urian  left  the  gold  and  departed  thn  ugh  a  trap 
door  from  which  came  a  little  blue  flame.  It  goes  without  saying  that  the  senators 
had  sworn  not  to  relate  the  incident  to  anyone,  and  also  goes  without  saying  that 
each  senator  on  that  very  same  night  had  related  the  incident  to  his  wife.  Conse- 
quently when  the  church  was  finished  (thanks  to  the  senator's  wives)  the  whole  city 
knew  the  secret  of  the  senate  and  no  one  wished  to  enter  the  church. 

Here  was  a  new  trouble  greater  than  the  first.  Now  the  church  was  built  but 
no  one  wished  to  be  the  first  to  enter;  the  church  was  finished  but  it  was  empty. 
What  good  is  an  empty  church  ?  The  senate  assembled,  but  decided  upon  no  plan. 
They  called  the  bishop  of  Tongress.  but  he  could  not  help  them.  They  called  the 
meeting  of  the  ecclesiastical  court  but  they  found  no  remedy.  Then,  as  a  last  resort , 
they  called  together  the  monks  of  the  convent. 

"Heavens"  said  one  of  the  monks,  "is  it  possible  that  you  hesitate  for  a  little 
thing  like  that?  You  owe  Urian  the  first  soul  entering  the  church,  but  he  did  not 
state  what  kind  of  soul  it  must  be;  I  tell  you  Urian  is  only  a  blockhead.  Sir^.  after 
a  long  chase  a  wolf  was  captured  alive  this  morning,  now  if  you  make  the  wolf  enter 
the  church,  Urian  must  be  content.  It  is  true  that  it  is  only  a  wolf's  soul  but  it  is  a 
soul." 

"Brave!"  cried  the  senate,  "here  is  a  monk  of  some  intelligence." 

The  next  morning  at  daybreak  the  bells  rang.  "What,"  said  the  townsmen. 
"to-day  is  the  dedication  of  the  church.     Who  will  be  the  first  to  enter?     It  will  not 

be  I."  "Nor  I."  "Nor  I. Nor  I."     Then  the  senators  recounted  the  story  to  the 

people.  On  the  day  of  dedication  the  senate  and  members  of  the  ecclesiastical 
court  stood  in  front  of  the  doors  of  the  church.  Soon,  they  brought  forward  the 
wolf  in  a  cage,  and  at  a  signal  they  opened  the  cage  and  the  doors  of  the  church. 
The  wolf,  frightened  by  the  crowd,  seeing  the  church  deserted,  rushed  in.  Urian. 
with  mouth  open  and  eyes  shut,  awaited  in  anxious  anticipation.  Judge  his  rage 
when  he  realized  that  he  was  swallowing  a  wolf.  He  wandered  about  roaring 
frightfully  and  flew  under  the  high  arches  of  the  church  with  the  noise  of  a  tempest. 
When  he  departed  at  last,  desperate  with  rage,  he  kicked  the  great  door  of  brass  so 
furiously,  that  it  split  from  top  to  bottom.      The  people  still  show  this  cleft. 

For  this  reason,  the  story  runs,  there  is  placed  at  the  right  of  the  entrance  of  the 
church,  a  bronze  statue  of  the  wolf,  and  at  the  left  is  a  pineapple  which  represents 
its  poor  soul  so  stupidly  devoured  by  Urian. 

Jo-Clare  Hendhickson,  '07. 


Genesis   XXXVII 


BURREL  DREAMS  FRESHMAN  ACT 

[XI)  James  J.  taught  in  the  land  wherein  his  father  was  a    stranger  in   the 
land  of  West  Virginia. 

ft: 

'.!.     And  these  are  the  Juniorsof  James  J.     Now  Burrell  being  twenty 
years  old,  was  leading  the  flock  of  his  brethren;  and  the  lad  was  with  the 
Freshmen;  and  Burrell  brought  unto  '"Daddy''  their  evil  report. 

3.  Now  Daddy  loved  Burrell  more  than  all  the  Juniors  because  be  was  the 
President  of  the  Juniors  and  refused  to  cut  class  and  Daddy  gave  him  a  creditable 
grade. 

4.  And  when  the  Freshmen  saw  that  Daddy  loved  him  more  than  all  the 
Freshmen,  they  hated  him  and  could  not  speak  peaceably  unto  him. 

5.  And  Burrell  dated  a  date  for  the  reception  and  Lillian  told  it  to  the  Fresh- 
men, and  they  hated  him  yet  the  more. 

6.  And  Stemple  said  unto  him,  "Hear.  I  pray  you.  this  dream  which  I  have 
dreamed: 

7.  For  behold  you  were  wending  your  way  to  Lillian's,  and  lo.  the  Freshmen 
arose  and  also  stood  upright  and  did  violence  to  your  person,  wherefore  I  pray  you 
take  my  gun." 

S.  And  Burrell  said  unto  him.  "Shall  the  Freshmen  indeed  scare  me  ?  or  shall 
they  indeed  prevent  me  from  taking  Lillian."  And  the  Freshmen  hated  him  yet  the 
more  for  his  words. 

!).  And  a  certain  man  saw  him  and  behold  he  was  wending  his  way  towards 
Lillian's,  and  he  asked  the  man.  "Lie  the  Freshmen  in  wait  for  me  ?" 

10.  And  the  man  said  unto  him,  "They  are  departed  hence,  for,  lo  I  heard 
they  say  '  Let  us  go  buy  some  chewing  tobacco'.''     And  Burrell  went  after  his  girl. 

11.  But  the  Freshmen  lay  in  the  alley,  and  they  saw  him  afar  off  even  before 
he  came  unto  them.     And  they  conspired  against  him  to  haul  him. 

12.  And  they  said  one  to  another,  "Behold  Daddy  's  beloved  cometh. 

13.  Come  now  therefore  and  let  us  grab  him  and  cast  him  into  some  surry  and 
we  will  say  that  Lillian  hath  devoured  him:  and  we  will  see  what  will  become  of  the 
reception." 

14.  And  Rosa  heard  it  and  vaunted  her  checkered  gingham  apron  before  the 
fierv  steeds  and  said,  "Kill  not  my  daughter's  beau!" 


15.     Anil  again  Rosa  said  unto  them  "Clip  no  hair  but  cast  him  into  the  Res- 
taurant that  is  in  the  basement." 

Hi.     And  it  came  to  pass  when  Burrell  was  seized  by  the  Freshmen  that   they 
stripped  him  of  his  firearms  that  were  on  him. 

17.  And  they  took  him  ami  east  him  in  the  surry  and  there  was  no  rope  in  the 
surrv. 

18.  And  they  straightway  rusticated  him. 

1!).     And  Lillian  went  unto  the  reception  and  behold  Burrell  was  not  with  her, 
and  the  Juniors  rent  their  clothes. 

'20.      And  they  turned  one  to  another  and  said,  '"Burrell  is  not."     What  shall 
we  do." 

'21.     And  they  bore  the  tidings  to  "Daddy." 

'2U2.     And  he  knew  it  and  said.  '*  An  evil  beast  hath  devoured  him;  Burrell  is 
without  doubt  rent  in  pieces." 

'2;!.     And  "Daddy''  cussed  in  Dutch  and  spread  apple  butter  upon  his  loins. 

'24.     But  the  Freshmen  treated  Burrell  kindly  and  fed  him  at  the  Club  and  re- 
turned him  safe  to  his  room. 


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Limericks  in  the  Faculty 


THOUGHT    I  saw  a  giant  huge 
Go  stalking  through  the  hall; 
I  looked  again  and  found  it  was 

Emma  Ma< ihe's  not  so  tall; 

The  cause  of  niv  mistake  I  said 
Is  that  I  feel  so  small. 

I  thought  I  saw  a  cart-wheel  turn 

Both  right  and  left  at  once; 
I  looked  again  and  found  it  was 

Miss  Dicken  doing  stunts; 
If  she  don't  stop  those  arms  I  fear 

Some  one  will  get  some  humps. 

There  was  a  young  man  named  Pete, 
Who  was  so  exceedingly  neat; 

When  he  went  to  bed, 

He  stood  on  his  head 
To  keep  from  soiling  his  feet. 

There  was  a  young  lady  of  Skye, 
With  a  shape  like  a  capital  I; 

Hess  said,  "It's  too  had! 

Hut  then  I  can  pad."- 
Which  shows  you  that  figures  can  lie. 

There  was  a  young  lady  named  Maud. 
Who  said  she  was  "awfully  boahed," 

For  all  men  she  hated. 

Both  single  and  mated — 
But  in  the  dark  corners — "Good  Lawd!  !" 

Old  Doc  was  an  amorous  knight. 
Who  costumed  himself  in  a  tight. 

It  was  taking  a  chance 

To  go  without  pants, 
In  case  the  mosquitoes  should  bite. 

Young  Maddie  once  sat  on  the  deck. 

His  head  was  in  a  whirl. 
His  eyes  and  mouth  were  full  of  hair. 

His  arms  were  full  of  girl. 


The  Stage 


TS  quite  ;i  number  of  the  students  are  theatrically  inclined,  Mr.  Bartlett, 
assisted  by  Miss  Mary  Ben  Dieken,  lias  organized  a  dramatic  club 
called  "The  Stage,"  the  members  of  which  were  assigned  to  different 
plays.  Any  one  wishing  to  join  this  organization  must  first  apply  to  Mr. 
Bartlett  in  order  to  see  if  he  or  she  possesses  the  right  qualifications. 

We  take  pleasure  in  giving  the  names  of  the  principal  roles  and  characters: 

"Weary  Willie  Walker" — Ray  Carleton  Roberts,  owing  to  his  tendency  for  ha- 
bitual rest  and  love  of  ease,  has  made  quite  a  success  in  the  title  role. 

'Tiff.  Paff,  Puff"— Mall,  Hardman,  Hedges. 

"Busy  Izzy" — Hoskins  has  played  the  part  so  well  that  no  one  is  able  to  keep 
up  with  him. 

"My  Lady  Nell" — The  play  would  have  been  excellent  had  Allman  been  able  to 
keep  his  eyes  from  Miss  Fletcher  while  she  sang  "Dearie." 

"  Hie  Beauty  Doctor" — Miss  Burgeris  the  most  magnetic  of  all  the  stars,  and 
this  magnetism  is  exerted,  not  by  her  art,  but  through  the  mere  charms  other  per- 
sonality. 

"Fight  for  Love" — Johnson  and  Smith.  [t  is  hard  to  determine  to  which  the 
most  of  the  applause  has  fallen. 

"The  Liars" — If  some  one  will  kindly  lend  the  money  we  can  easily  find  plenty 
of  experienced  players  to  take  the  parts. 

"Dare  Devil  Dorothy" — Modesty  forbids  us  to  mention  her  name,  but  she 
stays  at   the   Ladies'   Hall. 

"Pecks  Bad  Boy"  -Hull',  an  old  favorite  at  the  University  raises  a  laugh  by  his 
mere  appearance,  whatever  disguise  he  assumes. 

"Polly  Primrose" — Miss  Spencer  is  a  howling  success. 

"The  Power  Behind  the  Throne" — Prcxy  behind  the  Preceptress. 

"Romeo  and  Juliet"— Wells  and  Miss  Furbee.  Two  beings  created  for  each 
other  feel  mutual  love  at  first  sight;every  consideration  disappears  before  the  invisi- 
ble  influence  of  living  for  one  another^?). 

"Hi-.  Majesty  and  the  Maid" — Mr.  Harrah  and  Miss  Hendrickson  have 
scored  one  of  the  greatest  successes  of  the  season,  for  physically  and  mentally  they 
are  both  endowed  with  the  attributes  that  go  to  make  great  players  .  namely  beauty, 
sweet  voices,  brilliant  intellects  and  that  undying  affection  for  one  another  which  so 
moves  an  audience. 

"The  Schemers" — Jess  and  John  are  therewith  the  goods,  with  anything  along 
this  line,  and  if  you  don't  believe  us.  just  stroll  along  "Midway"  some  Monday 
afternoon,  and  you  '11  certainly  get  your  eve  full. 

"The  Pearl  and  the  Pumpkin" — Miss  Smith  and  Mr.  Hawse.  For  a  while 
Miss  Benford  played  the  Pearl,  but  owing  to  her  frivolous  ways  was  later  displaced 
by   Edith  Y.  Smith. 

"You  Never  Can  Tell" — Which  girl  Jones  i-,  rushing. 

"The  Last  Rose  of  Summer" — Miss  Chidester  i-  hot-stuff — to  use  a  Boom- 
ground  colloquialism — in  this  role,  and  it  is  her  graceful  sitting  position  that  wins 
for  her  this  just  praise. 


Senior  Class  Song. 


I  Music  may  be  found  in  '06  Murmurmontis.) 


GROAN    resounds  like  thunder  peal, 
Mid  roar  of  surf  and  clang  of  steel ; 
'Hee  Haw!     Hee  Haw!     Because  of  tricks. 
The  end  has  come  to  ninctccii-six. 


Refrain: — 

When  they  place  her  beneath  the  sod. 
They'll  shout  together,  "Her  name  was  Maui 

We  are  back  numbers  on  the  shelves. 

Unable  to  defend  ourselves: 
While  nineteen-seven  "s  yells  resound 

They'll  trample  us  upon  the  ground. 

Refrain: — 

When  they  etc. 

Our  donkey  darlings  from  your  heart. 

True  love  for  study  shall  depart ; 
While  ponies  work  and  you  can  pass, 

You'll  always  be  as  green  as  grass. 

Refrain: — 

When  they  etc. 

Our  voice  grows  weak,  our  young  life  flows. 

Like  dying  day  our  banner  glows; 
Hee  Haw !     Hee  Haw !     Is  now  our  cry 

And  ever  shall  be  till  we  die. 

Refrain : — 

When  they  etc. 


Miscellaneous 


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'ueuio.vi  B  somjo.u  J>im[) Are  s  sjaip  ij 

Prof.  Trotter — "Mr.  Swearinger,  what  ablative  is  marmori  ?" 

Mr.  S.— "Marble." 

Pro/. — "Certainly  is  literal  if  nothing  else." 

Mr.  Gilmore  (At  '2  A.  M.,  mistaking  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curry's  mom  for  Louchery's) 
— "What  the  d 1  are  you  doing  in  bed  there  this  time  of  night  ':" 

Prof.  Morris  (in  Physical  Geography) — "I  think  from  this  specimen  of  quartz 
that  there  must  be  lead  around  here." 

Mr.  Hodges — "Yes,  I  have  been  le(a)d  around  here  for  about  twenty  years." 

"Hello.  Ray,  do  you  like  popcorn-balls?" 
Roberts — "Can't  say,  never  attended  one." 

.Johnson — "I  wish  to  h the  opera  house  would  burn  down." 

Hoskins — "Why  ?" 

Chester — "Smith  has  Miss  Ashby  at  the  lecture." 

Prof.  Mills — "How  are  the  boys  with  the  mumps  getting  along  ?" 
Graham — "They  are  having  a  swell  time." 

Maria — "The  scientists  say  kissing  must  go." 
Chits.  II. — "It  does  with  most  girls." 

Mr.  Wells  once  said  that  the  negroes  are  as  good  as  he  is;  probably  so.  but 
nevertheless  hard  on  the  future  Mrs.  Wells. 

"Daddy"  Deck  (in  Greek  Clais) — "Mr.  Ice,  are   you  dreaming   or  are  you   in 
love?"     Ice   (blushing) — "I'm  in  love." 

170 


Senior  Class  Yell  Revised  By  Preps: 

Alas !     Alas !     The  Blue  and  the  Brass. 

The  James  Deck  Class  in  full  of  gas. 

We've  had  plenty  of  chance,  and  plenty  of  room. 

But  we're  not  the  elass  that  makes  things  boom." 

Miss  Trotter  {{in  Caesar  Class) — Mr.  Hanifan,  parse  "erant." 
Mr.  Htinifan — "Pluperfect;  indicative;  principal  parts — ero,  erere,  erui,  erit- 
um." 

Lee  Kinney  {mistaking  a  Root  Beer  sit/ii  for  a  show  bill) — "Say.  Johnson,  I 
wonder  when  this  play  is  going  to  he  here  ?" 

The  Hall  Girls:— "Are  witty  to  talk  with, 
Are  pretty  to  walk  with. 
The  sweetest  the  nation  can  boast." 

Prof.  Watson  tin  Ethics  Class) — "Mr.  Trippet,  what  is  the  condition  of  affairs 
in  Washington  to-day?" 

Trippet  {Just  awakening  from  a  quiet  doze) — "I  don  't  know,  sir,  he  died  before 
my  time." 

Eve — "I  want  you  boys  to  understand  that  you're  not  on  Kanawha  Street." 

Brown  {after  losing  a  jack-pot  and  throwing  the  cards  on  the  bed) — "You're  too 
denied  smart  for  your  age." 

Harry  Hedges — "Sorry  I  cannot  return  the  compliment." 

Lonelier!) — "I  cannot  live  without  you." 
Willard — "Do  I  look  like  a  life-preserver?" 

Prof.  Trotter  ton  seeing  Mr.  Graham  make  a  touch-down  in  the  Sutton  game) — 
"Huh!     It 's  the  first  time  I  ever  saw  Sebe  in  a  place  that  was  any  good." 

Mr.  Swearinger  {to  one  of  the  girls  who  had  helped  jay-hawk  him) — "I  thought 
you  loved  me." 

Tlie  Girl — "My  love  is  turning  over." 

Mr.  Stemple  [just  as  Louchery  entered  his  room)  "Why  in  the  d 1  did  you 

come  over  here  and  wake  me  up,  for  I  certainly  was  having  a  swell  dream  ?" 
Louchery — "It  must  have  been  about  me." 
Rodney — "No  it  wasn't,  although  you  both  are  from  the  same  town." 

Prof.  Morris — "Mr.  Marcus,  what  is  a  barrier?" 

Mr.  M. — "I  don  't  exactly  know,  but  I  think  its  something  that  we  live  upon." 


"Buster  Corbin  (absent  mindedly  speaking  to  Prof.  Trotter  and  StathePs)"ReHo, 
boys ! ' 

Miss  Hendrickson — "Brownie,  who  wrote  Franklin's  Autobiography?" 

Hodges — "Why — er  I  have  forgotten." 

Johnson   (butting  in) — ".lames  Whitcomb  Riley." 

Prof.  Watson  (in  English  History) — "What  was  the  character  of  James  I?" 
Young  Hartley — "He  became  an  awful  drunkard  after  bis  death." 

"Freshie"  Mason  (meeting  Sec'y  Humes  on  the  street) — "Miss  Katherine,  may 
I  have  the  pleasure  of  walking  down  street  with  you  ?" 

Miss  Barnes  (witlioul  hesitation) — "Yes,  but  I  am  very  scrupulous  about  such 
things." 

Mason — "About  what  things,  money  matters!-" 

Miss  B.  (thoughtlessly) — "No,  mamma  does  not  like  me  to  have  company." 

Freshman  Class — "Why  have  we  quit  having  meetings  ?" 

Column  aj  wedding  announcements — Rumors  of  war. 

Prof.  Morris  tin  Geology) — "For  what  are  the  Minnehaha  falls  celebrated?" 
Raint — "Because  Shakespeare  wrote  upon  them." 

Miss  Dauphine — "Can  anyone  tell  me  why  we  use  the  Rhetorical  question  ?" 

Miss  Pollock — "For  the  effect." 

Miss  l>. — "Can  you  give  me  an  example?" 

Miss  I'. — "Rouge,  powder " 

"Hut  I  don  't  believe  I  understand  you." 

Jean  (blushing  furiously) — "Why — er — they  are  added  for  the  effect. 

Dr.  Wier  (delivering  a  speech  in  chapel,  immediately  after  returning  from  Haiti- 
more) — "No  one  believes  more  in  marriage  than  I  (looking  orer  the  audience  and 
seeing  Frit-  staring  with  open  mouth  )  unless  it  is  Mr.  Forrester  down  there." 

Prof.  Watson  calls  with  a  sigh 

For — A  bottle  of  history,  extra  dry." 

I'rof.  Barnum  likes  his  beer 

Because,  says  he.  "it  brings  good  cheer." 

Prof.  Morris  takes  physic(s)  early  and  late. 
Ten  ounces  a  day  in  his  usual  rate. 

Last    night    I    kissed    her! 

I  couldn't  help  it.  she  was  such  a  dear! 
And  as  1  knew  that  no  one  else  \\  as  near 

I  simply  kissed  her. 
She  fairly  spurned  it. 

Her  black  eyes  flashed,  her  cheeks  flushed  rosy  red. 

I  do  not  want  your  horrid  kis>!  she  said 
So  she  returned  it. 


<  'amedian  (at  Opera  House) — "The  two  young  people  went  into  the  house  and 
turned  down  the  lights,  and  soon  he  was  slobbering  over  her,  and  she  was  slobbering 
over  him,  and  they  were  both  slobbering  over  each  other.  Oh!  You  know  how  it 
goes,  to " 

O'Roark  {Sitting  down  inthe  audience  with  MissMc ) — "Ha!     Ha!     Ha!!" 

Comedian — "There's  a  fellow  that  has  been  there,  I  can  tell  by  that  laugh." 

Anna  Colors. 

According  to  Harrah  's  encyclopedia,  this  is  an  accurate  definition  of  a  "blush." 
"A  blush  is  a  temporary  erythema  and  calorific  effulgence  of  the  physiognomy,  eat- 
iologized  by  one  perceptiveness  of  the  sensoriuin  when  in  a  predicament  of  unequa- 
librity  from  a  sense  of  shame,  anger  or  other  cause, eventuating  in  a  paresis  of  the 
vasomoter  filaments  of  the  facial  capillaries, whereby,  being  divested  of  their  elas- 
ticity, they  are  suffused  with  a  radiance  emanating  from  an  intimidated  praecordia." 
It  makes  one  blush  to  read  it. 


"  PHEELOSOPHEE." 

It's  a  strange  stomach  that  has  no  turning. 
A  word  to  the  wise  is  resented. 
He  laughs  best  whose  laugh  lasts. 
It  is  impossible  to  love  and  be  wise. 

"Oh— h— h—    — hhh!     !!      !!!!" 

Boyibus  kissibus  sweeta  girlorum, 

Girlibus  likibus  wanta  somemorum; 
Papibus  seeilnis  sweeta  girlorum, 

Kickibus  boyibus  out  of  the  doorum. 

Frank  B.  Tkottek. 

EVA 

Said  Eva  to  a  Varsity  girl 

Whom  she  never  knew  before. 

"How  darling  you  do  look  to-day, 

Indeed,  my  dear,  you  I  adore. 

Have  you  your  French  comp.  written? 

You  know  mine  isn  t  here. 

Just  let  me  borrow  yours,  now  kitten. 

Oh!     My!!     That  waist 's  too  dear!" 


Extracts  from  the  Dairy  of  a  Preceptress 


SP  EPTEMBEB   ?.  1905. 

"Tabby"  escaped  from  the  bag  and  in  my  vain  endeavor  to  catch  her   I 
decided  that  the  campus  was  too  large  for  the  girls  to  occupy  on  Sunday. 

Sc|>t.  12. — I  had  a  long  consultation  with  Dr.  W — and  Miss  I) — .  in  which  I 
learned  the  past  history  of  each  individual  in  the  hall  and  I  am  going  to  prepare  my- 
self accordingly. 

Sept.  21. — The  last  of  the  "ring  leaders"  arrived  to-day,  and  immediately  after 
dinner  I  called  the  j^irls  into  the  front  parlor  and  disclosed  my  ancestry  Scotch- 
Irish.  The  girls  seemed  duly  impressed  and  were  willing  to  acknowledge  that  "lit- 
tle women  rule  the  world." 

October  "23. — While  looking  from  my  window  last  night,  I  beheld  the  campus 
swarming  with  "Romeos,"  who  were  singing  sweet  lullabies  for  my  special  benefit. 
Never  before  have  I  been  so  admired  and  again  I  have  placed  my  trust  in  the  short 
quotation,  "While  there  is  life  there  is  hope." 

Oct.  31. — 10  A.  M. — Seeking  to  divert  the  children's  attention  from  the  ac- 
customed feast.  I  gave  a  little  tea  party. 

— 10.  30  P.  M. — Hearing  the  patter  of  feet  in  the  tower  above  me,  I  awoke 

Misses  15 and  1) ,  and  together  with  candles,  keys  and  pop-guns  we  rushed 

to  the  scence  of  action — door  was  fastened. 

11  P.  M. — Door  still  remained  barred. 

— 11.59  P.  M. — The  disturbers  of  sleep  at  last  opened  the  door  and  with  pop- 
gun in  hand  I  frightened  the  girls  into  an  unconditional  surrender. 

November  4. — After  consulting  with  several  of  the  lady  members  of  the  faculty, 
I  thought  it  would  be  best  to  campus  the  said  disturbers  of  sleep. 

December  16  — Mr.  Clevenger  presented  me  with  a  sick  cat  with  a  dirty  ribbon 
around  its  neck.  I  requested  Mr.  Thomas  to  remove  the  ribbon,  at  first  he  was  in- 
sulted but  finally  complied  with  my  request. 

Dec.  21. — Students  went  home  to  spend  the  Christmas  holidays. 

January  3.  1906. — School  opened  to-day  and  we  commenced  with  the  usual 
regime.      I  preached  to  the  new  and  untamed  girls  all  morning. 

February  11. — I  removed  the  restriction  about  walking  lock-step  to  church. 

March  11. — For  fear  that  I  will  not  get  back  here  next  year.  I  am  going  to 
Baltimore  to-morrow  to  hunt  for  a  new  position.  I  just  can't  manage  those  girls 
anyway;  for  two  nights  ago  some  of  them  took  Tensie's  bed  and  locked  it  up  in  one 
of  the  rooms;  this  caused  me  an  immense  amount  of  worry. 


Text  Books 


A 


LL  unnecessary  text  hooks  can  be  obtained  at  the  University.       Students 
should  bring  with  them  whatever  cheap  novels  they  now  have:  in   many 


cases  the\ 


inswer  here. 


The  following  is  a  partial  list  of  the  text  books  used, — 

"Practical  Phonics.  A  comprehensive  Study  of  Pronunciation  and  Spelling." 
— "Leur  McCormick. 

"How  to  Save  Two  Dollars  and  Twenty  Cents  a  Week,"— E.  Allen  Bartlett. 

rom     the    Truth     without     being 


"Buster'   Corbin  and  Ora 


"The  Art  of  Occasionally  Slipping  Away   f 
Detected." — H.  Edward  Caldabaugh. 

"How  to  Prepare  your  Lessons  without  Studying 
Lee  Cook. 

"Kindergarten  Algebra,"  (Having  had  about  forty  months  on  this  subject,  I 
have  been  able  to  write  a  rather  commendable  book.  Please  refer  all  mistakes  to 
George  Keller,  my  assistant,  for  correction.) — Marshall  Ludington  Woods  Brown. 

"The  Way  Foot-Ball  should  be  Played"  (A  book  entirely  devoted  to  removing 
the  brutality  of  the  game  and  substituting  love  and  compassion.) — "Bull"  L.  Smith. 

"How  I  conceal  an  Empty  Head." — Ira  Bailey  Thomas. 

"Epitome  Historiae  Sacrae." — Eusebius  Angelo  Graham. 

"Whistling"    (Since  boyhood  I  have  spent  all  of  my  spare  time  in  whistling,  and 
now  I  have  at  least  two  hundred  melodies  at  my  command. — Boyd  Hurl. 

"The   Amateur    Entertainer." — Karl    Allman. 

"The  Fireside  Magician."  (A  familiar  and  scientific  explana- 
tion of  physical  amusement,  tricks  and  diversions  with  cards,  and 
of  all  the  minor  mysteries  of  "doing  "  people.) — Perry  Robinson, 
A.  M.,  D.  D. 

"How  to  publish  a  Murmurmontis." — Miss  Eva  Broyles. 

"The  Choir  Miserable." — Belva  Ashby. 

"How  to  Live  on  Thirteen  Cents  a  Week"  (I  have  practised  it 
while  in  school.) — Rodney  Milton  Stemple. 

"What  I  Know  in  Four  Chapters." — Porter  Ilardman. 

"The  Secrets  of  Growing  Whiskers."  5  vol.  Halfcalf. — Aquilla 
Ward. 

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Senior  Roasts 


Arnold. — "Angels  listen  while  she  speaks — so  does  Prof.  Morris.'' 

Backus. — (1)     "One  of  the  forgotten  goddesses."   (2)  "Same  as  Harrah." 

Brake. — "You  are  uncommon  in  some  things — uncommon  large  for  instance. 

Caldabaugh. — "Wise  from  the  top  of  his  head  upwards." 

Claypool.  —"Not  much  talk;  a  great  sweet  silence)  ?)" 

Crummett. — "'All  preachers'  sous  arc  alike." 

Farnsworth. — "The  girl  who  makes  'em  laugh." 

Gilmore. — "Jess  right. " 

Hall. — "The  more  they  gazed,  the  more  their  wonder  grew 
That  one  small  head  could  carry  all  he  knew." 

Hardesty. — "Her  eyes  express  the  sweetest  kind  of  bashf illness." 

Hardman. — "The  professors  all  say  I  am  a  hard  man  to  heat." 

Hawse. — "A  lady  smasher  with  a  pug  nose  and  smiling  cheek,  "Jap." 

Hawse. — "Brother  of  the  preceding — nuff  sed." 

Hedges. — "You  have  an  ambition, 

To  he  a  lawyer  some  day, 
Hut  it  takes  a  brainey  man 

To  go  that  way." 

Henderson. — "Principle  of  Kindergarten." 

Hoskins. — "He  of  the  horse  laugh  and  Katzjammer  countenance." 

Jackson. — "Her  air  is  meek,  her  face  is  sweet. 
But  she  is  not  yet  taken: 
Her  heart  is  set  for  none  she's  met 
That  could  her  love  awaken." 

Jackson. — "Future  president  of  Talcum  Trust." 

Law. — "The  hoys  bugaboo." 

Lively. — "Polly,  you  talk  too  d much." 

Loire. — "Ireta,  who  stands  at  the  gate  of  Love's  Garden." 

McCleary. — "An  inborn  grace  that  nothing  lacked 
Of  culture  or  appliance, 
The  warmth  of  gentle  courtesy. 
The  calm  of  self  reliance." 


MiCormick. — "The  girl  who  tries  to  elocutionize." 

Moon. — "Verily  the  day  has  to  come  to  pass  when  people  can  make  music 
through  their  nose." 

Moore. — "Just  a  feminine  structure,  but  she's  there  with  the  goods  in  Latin." 

Morgan. — "The  student  of  the  class." 

Morris. — "The  fellow  who  tries  to  be  righteous,   but  who  occasionally  says 
'damn'." 

Petitt. — "Love  agrees  with  some  people,  but " 

Polinij. — "Tarsie's  Rough   Rider." 

Pritchard. — "Music  hath  charms  to  soothe  the  savage  breast." 

Roberts. — "You  knock  your  pate  and  fancy  wit  will  come: 
Knock  as  you  please  there  's  nobody  at  home." 

Shaffer. — "When  girls  are  seen  to  sit  alone. 
A-building  castles  in  the  air: 
You  may  be  sure  the  cornerstone 
Is  usually  a  solitaire.'' 

Sit  in n. — "Blanche  says : — 

"What  arc  boys  made  out  of? 

Scissors    and    snails 

And   puppy   dog   tails, 
That 's  what  boys  are  made  out  of." 

Singleton. — "The  man  who  is  up  in  the  world." 

Smith. — "Sometimes  the  lover  thinks  that  he 

Holds  to  his  lady's  heart  the  key. 
And  finds  when  he  is  forced  to  knock 

Some  other  swain  has  picked  the  lock." 

Stei/er. — "Invariably  gets  the  snakes  while  reading  Virgil-" 

Stem-pie. — "When  he  puts  his  feet  down  the  earth  trembles." 

Stonestreet. — "It  is  evident  that  she  was  a  pupil  of  Prof.  Gearhart." 

Swearinger. — "Only  Jew  in  Class." 

Thomas. — "Give  him  credit;  he  is  a  self-made  man  and  he  adores  his  Maker." 

Withers. — "The  most  loveless  thing  in  God  's  vast  universe  is  a  haughty  spirit." 

Wood. — "The  summer  girl  is  noted  for 

The  light  ring  of  her  laughter; 
Look  out,  dear  "Pete,"  for  there  are  more 
Expensive  rings  she's  after." 

Zircle. — "He  who  kisses  imagination  with  the  utterance  of  each  word." 


Junior   Cuts 


Benjord. — "Like  burrs  will  her  somnolence  cling  to  our  memory." 

Bowman. — "A  lady  of  leisure  whose  mission  the  while. 

Is  just  to  be  happy  and  constantly  smile." 

Brake. — "An  aspirant  for  the  professorship." 

Brown. — "His  soft,  warbling,  melting  voice  produces  strains  such  as  has  never 
before  rolled  from  human  lips. "(  ':) 

Carney. — "A  pretty  lass — excedingly  wise,  fair-spoken,  and  persuading." 

Carney. — "Solomen  with  all  his  wisdom  was  not  greater  than  I." 

Chidester. — "Not  as  all  other  women  are,  is  she." 

Claypool. — "She  will  be  able  to  keep  her  head  some  day." 

Corbin. — "The  last  of  those  who  came  to  school 

Was  a  lively  beau — a  dapper  foul.'' 

Crickard. — "Conscious  of  his  own  importance." 

Cunningham. — "In  sac  du  vent." 

Cuppett. — "Long  may  you  live,  happy  may  you  In', 

Blest  with  forty  children,  twenty  on  each  knee." 

Forman. — "And  everywhere  that  Maudie  went. 
Nanna  was  sure  to  go." 

Forman. — "All  the  brainey  men  are  dead  and  I  am  feeling  sick." 

Furbee. — "She 's  made  a  hit  who  can  tell. 

But — all 's  well  that  ends  well. " 

Gilmore. — "Honorary  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  Reckless  and  Independent 
Schemers." 

Graham. — "You  can  lead  a  horse  to  water 

But  you  cannot  make  him  drink; 
You  can  make  "Cebe"  hold  his  book  up. 
But  you  cannot  make  him  think." 

Hall. — ''A  gentle,  harmless  lass,  with  a  g 1  conscience." 

Hanifan. — "Having  such  a  mathematical  mind  it  is   no   wonder  that   his  hair 
took  on  Geometrical  curves." 

Hurrah. — "An  illustrated  walking  enclyclopedia." 

Hendrickson. — "A  carnation,  sweet  as  Grafton  air  could  make  her,  she." 

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Hodges. — "He  gains  a  name  for  being  wise. 

Whose  thoughts  most  sluggish  flow, 
If  he  ran  keep  from  others  eves 

The  things  lie  doesn't  know." 

Johnson. — "A  Mellins'  Food  Advertisement." 

Jones. — "An  unsophisticated  little  runt." 

Louchery. — "Love  me  "Bill"  with  all  thou  art, 
Feeling,  thinking,  seeing, — 
Love  me  in  the  lightest  part. 
Love  me  in  full  being." 

McCormiek. — "Oh,  to  have  been  my  own  Maker,  for  then  I  would  have  been  a 
learned  man  instead  of  a  blockhead." 

Merrells. — "Her  mouth  is  always  open,  but  nothing  issues  therefrom." 

Moon. — "Jealous  of  the  other  satellites  in  heavens." 

0  'Boark. — "A  little  nonsense  now  and  then, 
Is  relished  by  the  best  of  men." 

Pickens. — "More  cheek  than  the  traditional  government  mule." 

Pickles. — "Yet  he's  sweet  to  Rose." 

Raine. — "Still   water  runs  deep." 

Rexroade. — "She  does  nothing  in  particular  and  does  it  well." 

Snodgrass  Erma. — "If  to  their  share  some  female  errors  fall, 

Snodgrass  Mabel. — Look  on  each  face  and  you'll  forget  them  all." 

Stalkers. — So  wise,  so  young,  they  say,  do  ne  'er  live  long. 

Stansbury. — "Just  as  some  men  are  born  to  rule 
While  others  get  a  shove; 
Sometimes  a  man  is  born  a  fool, 
■    Sometimes  he  falls  in  love." 

Stuart. — "Little  Eva,  meek  and  mild. 

Scores  of  boys  she  has  beguiled." 

Talbott.—"!  killed  a  bear,  I  did." 

Ward. — "Like  a  pin  but  without  a  head  or  a  point." 

Wisman. — "She  is  Sharp(er)  than  one  would  think,'' 

Wood. — "A  quiet  laddie  and  one  tenacious  of  his  purpose." 


Freshman   Chops 


Ashby. — "She  has  two  eyes  so  soft  and  brown, 

Take  eare,  take  care; 
She  gives  a  side  glance  and  looks  down. 

Beware,  beware; 
Trust  her  not.  she  is  fooling  thee." 

Backus. — "Her  heart  is  warm  although  her  name  implies  coldness." 

Barnes. — "None  but  herself  could  be  her  parallel." 

Barnes. — "She  longs  to  be  a  Mason,  Katherine." 

Baugher. — "His  cogitative  faculties  immersed  in  cogibundity  of  cogitation." 

Bodley. — "Very  pretty  when  she  talks, 

Verg  graceful  when  she  walks." 

Brake. — "Her  features  are  a  sea  of  smiles 

Aglow  with  life  and  pleasure; 
They  radiate  for  miles  and  miles 
As  far  as  one  can  measure." 

Brooks. — "The  Flying  Dutchman  with  grinning  countenance." 

Calloway. — "Lovely  maiden  shy  as  a  deer." 

Corder — Has  decided  to  prepare  himself  for  a  butcher." 

Coyner. — "A  small  head  but  plenty  of  nose." 

Dimmick. — "The  devil's  left   bower." 

Dowries. — "Such  a  fresh,  blooming,  dainty,  rosy,  cozy,  modest  little  bud  of 
fifteen  summers." 

Friend. — "A  friend  in  need  is  a  friend  indeed." 

Grosscur). — "Slow  as  old  father  Time, 
And  wise  as  a  judge. 
But  problems  in  Algebra, 
He   never   can   budge." 

Haitghf. — "There  was  a  soft  and  pensive  grace, 

A  cast  of  thought  upon  her  face." 

Hartley. — "Let  industriousness  my  strong  enforcement  be." 

Henderson. — "No  fellow  can  make  a  fool  out  of  himself  all  of  the  time — he  has 
to  sleep  occasionally." 

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Mason. — "Go  teach  eternaal  wisdom  how  to  rule. 

Then  drop  into  thyself  anil  be  a  fool." 

Parrish. — "The  most  brilliant  student  in  the  class,  Charley." 

Fairish. — "A  short,  fat,  lazy  cuss." 

Perrine. — "Her  lovely  looks  a  sprightly  mind  disclose." 

Pettit. — "Headlight  for  humanity." 

Robinson. — "Why  need  study  when  you  can  pray?" 

Robinson. — "Wisdom  is  not  always  clothed  in  beauty." 

Shobe. — "His  mamma's  little  darling." 

Skid/more. — "I  rejoice  in  a  well  developed  faculty  for  bluffing." 

Smith. — "Behold  the  child  by  Nature's  kindly  law, 

Pleased  with  a  rattle,  tickled  with  a  straw." 

Spencer. — "She  digs  for  knowledge  like  a  mole." 

Stockert. — "He  is  not  dead  but  sleepeth." 

Tennant. — "And  certain  stars  shot  madly  from  their  spheres 
To  hear  her  captivating  music." 

Tliornily. — "The  world  knows  nothing  of  its  greatest  men." 

Alas!     Alas!" 

Warner. — "He  has  the  disposition  of  a  saint,  but  a  face  like  the  devil. 

WenUing. — "A  pretty  girl  without  a  beau. 
Into  society  shell  never  go." 

Winchester. — "She  has  a  face  like  the  Doxology." 


To  Whom  It  may  Concern 


The  following  are  a  few  testimonials  given  by  some  of  the  most  prominent  stu- 
dents in  the  school: 

Buckhannon,   W.    Va.,    Jan.    1,    1905. 
The  Cartilage  Company, 

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A., 

Gentlemen, — 
Three  years  ago  I  noticed  in  "The  West  Virginia  Farm  Review"  your  adver- 
tisment  "How  to  Grow  Tall."  and  as  I  for  a  long  time  had  been  worrying  over  my 
diminutive  stature,  I  decided  to  try  your  remedy.  The  results  have  been  more  than 
gratifying,  for  mv  height  has  increased  more  than  seven-eleventh  (7-11)  of  an 
inch.      I  have  advised  "Pad"  Singleton  and  Ben  Orr  to  try  your  treatment. 

Most  affectionately  yours. 

Master   \Yillie  Louchery. 

Buckhannon,  W.  Va.,  June  L20,  — 
Northern  Pacific  Railway  Co., 
Tampa,  Florida. 

Ladies, — 
For  many  years  I  have  been  trying  to  find  a  suitable  toilet  soap,  and  at  last  1 
think  that  I  have  found  the  real  tiling  in  your  "Bon  Ami"  the  famous  scouring  soap. 

Your  sincere  worker, 

R.  Carleton  Roberts. 

Ladies  Hall,  W.  Va.,  Sept.  1906. 
Seven  Sutherland  Sisters, 
Chicago,  Illinois. 

Dearest  Mesdames. — 
Fifteen  years  ago  I  was  entirely  destitute  of  hair,  but  seeing  your  advertisement 
in  the  Police  Gazette.  I  began  using  your  famous  remedy.     My  hair  is  now  known 
as  "Johnson  "s  Pride." 

Lovingly  yours. 

Belva  J.  Asiiby. 

Wesleyan  University,  W.  Va.,  Feb.  .so.  '06 
The  Symmetrical  Form  Co., 
Chicago,  Illinois. 
Sirs, — 
I  am  using  your  "Perfect  Leg  Form"  and  no  one  would  suspect  that  I  am  at 
all  bow-legged.     I  highly  recommend  this  patent  deceiver  to  all  people  suffering 
from  the  same  ailment  and  especially  to  my  friends,  Messrs.  Huff,  Hodges,  Hedges, 
Hoskins,  Harrah,  Hall,  Hanifan  and  Helmick. 

Thankfully  yours, 

Herbert  Luther  Carney. 


Miss  McKean  's  Laboratory  or  The  United  States  Nunnery, 

4th  of  July,  1!)07. 
F.  F.  Ingram   &  Co., 
Detroit,  Mich., 

My  Kind  Benefactors, — 
1  have  had  trouble  with  my  complexion  for  nearly  thirty  years,  and  have  tried 
numberless  remedies  but  got   little   relief.     I    have  lately  used   half  a   bottle   of 
your  famous  "Milkweed  Cream"  and  now  my  complexion  is  the  envy  of  all  the  Hall 
girls.  With  twenty  thousand  thanks, 

Bertie    Arahelle    Backwards. 

West  Virginia  Conference  Seminary,  Washington's  Birthday.  1904. 
The  United  States  Medical  Dispensary, 
24  East  23rd  Street.  New  York.. 

Gents: — 
I  formerly  weighed  358  pounds,    but  after  using  fifteen  boxes  of  your  "Why 
Be  Fat"  tablets,  my  weight  has  been  reduced  to  37  pounds  and   I  have  to  stand 
thrice  to  make  a  shadow. 

Yours  gratefully. 

Aquilla  Taylor  Ward. 


Examinations   for   Preps 


(<  liven  l>v  Prexy) 


At  the  present  rate  of  anti-progress,  when  will  the  Weslcyan  University  again 
have  a  winning  foot-ball  team  ? 

Give  in  a  short  paragraph  all  that  you  have  gleaned  from  Doe's  chapel  speeches 
during  your  stay  in  school. 

Describe  in  your  own  words  the  tingling  sensation  that  comes  to  you  when 
called  before  Her  Royal  Highness,  the  Preceptress.  Extra  paper  can  lie  had  at  the 
desk. 

(a)  Do  all  the  members  of  the  Senior  (lass  put  on  their  hats  with  a  shoe  horn  ? 

(b)  Why  do  some  of  them  wear  bands  around  their  heads  ? 

Have  you  been  advised  to  the  fact  that  the  Junior  Class  is  the  only  one  in  school  ? 

If  a  man  should  run  a  race  with  a  clothes-pin  how  many  potato-peelings  would 
it  take  to  shingle  a  house  ? 

Why  is  Moon  good  in  Mathematics  ? 

(As  all  of  the  kindergarten  flunked  on  this  question,  we  have  decided  to  give  the 
answer). 

Because  hogs  are  good  on  the  square  root. 

Note — The  Preps  made  very  poor  averages  owing  to  their  inability  to  answer 
the  first  two  questions. 


CALENDAR 


September 

13. — Matriculation. 

14. — Mabel,  Joan,  and  Maria  go  to  the  Weston  Fair. 

15. — The  Campus  begins  to  assume  a  green  appearance. 

16. — (iilmore  stirs  up  some  football  enthusiasm. 

18. — "Jap"  says  she  can  pack  her  shoes  in  his  trunk. 

10. — Maria  and  Marshall  devise  a  new  way  of  riding  horse-back-tandem. 

20. — As  it  is  very  cold  (ninety  degrees  Fahrenheit)  Eva  finds  occasion  to  wear 
her  new  cravenette. 

21.  Hall  girls  take  in  the  fair;  and  according  to  the  empty  pockets  of  the  boys 
next  day.  they  must  have  escaped  the  viligant  eyes  of  the  chaperon. 

22.  Moon  discovers  other  satellites  in  the  Solar  System. 

23.  Johnson  loses  his  "specs"  and  girl. 

25.  Jake  Wells  makes  a  very  touching  speech  concerning  "booze" 

26.  Louehery  asks  Prof.  Morris  when  the  sun  stops  shining. 

27.  Forman  makes  "goo-goo"  eyes  at  Miss  Spencer.  Forrester  anil  Wells 
"spruce  up"  and  call  at  the  Ladies'  Hall.  The  next  day  they  are  heard  singing 
"She  showed  us  the  way  to  go  home." 

28.  Prof.  Mills  remarks  that  it  is  too  rainy  for  Miss  Woodruff  and  Mr.  Ilel- 
miek  to  be  out,  as  they  are  so  delicate. 

29.  Faculty  give  reception  at  hall.     "They  're  all  taken  away." 

30.  Graham  has  his  Political  Economy  up — in  Mary  's  room  behind  the  clock. 
Hodges  takes  the  wash  rag  and  tries  to  rub  out  his  frown. 


October 

2     Wesleyan  (i,     Elkins  O. 

3 — Preceptress  holds  reception  for  a  number  of  young  men:     The  following 
guests  were  present. —  Lively,    Brown.   Huff,  Hawse.   Corbin,   and  Stathers.       Re- 
freshments served  in  hack  parlor — "hot  tongue  and  cold  shoulder." 
4 — Winnie  has  a  party.      Who  stole  the  ice  cream  ? 
5 — Dr.  Wier  and  Prof.  Barnum  trade  watches. 

(> — Renner  hunts  up  a  case — at  the  freight  depot.      Beatrice  Arnold  creates  a 
great  sensation  in  class  by  translating  her  Latin. 

7 — Prof.  Deck  instructs  the  first  Greek  Class  in  dancing. 
T/— Wesleyan  32.     Sutton  (I. 

10 — One  of  Trotter's  last  year  Latin  students  declines  "hog"  at  Wells'  Club, 
hut  now  eats  at  Waugh  's. 

11. — A  young  lady  while  under  the  gallant  protection  of  a  young  man  was  kid- 
napped by  the  Mother  Superior. 

12 — Senior  Class  holds  elections — Roberts  decides  that  they  want  a  good  man 
for  president  and  nominates  Caldabaugh. 

13 — Miss  McKean  says  that  the  Mall  girls  are  just  awful,  and  have  caused  her 
to  lose  ten  pounds. 

14. — "Doc"  Huff  speaks  to  the  Chrestomatheans  about  lore. 

14 — Kinney  and  Quigley  go  snipe  hunting. 

17 — At  last  Hodges  has  succeeded  in  bribing  ('lipid. 

18. — Y.  M.  C.  A.  reception  at  the  Ladies'  Hall — lights  go  out  and  soon  an  ap- 
parition in  white  appears  on  the  Campus  and  tries  to  frighten  the  naughty  boys. 

19 — Allman  goes  home  for  two  weeks  to  help  his  father  milk,  which  causes  a 
combustion  among  the  football  players. 

20 — "Doc"  speaks  to  the  boys  about  the  approaches  of  the  Ladies'  Hall. 

21 — Juniors  elect  officers  for  class  and  year  book. 

2!? — Miss  Leonard  goes  home  to  work  in  a  post  office:  Thomas  complains  of 
heart  trouble. 

24 — Rough  house  in  Junior  Class  meeting. 

25 — Dead — Burned  in  Effigy. 

26 — Harrah  has  razor  soup  for  breakfast,  and  gets  funny  in  Geometry  Class. 

27 — Chapel, — "Doc"  speaks  about  "The  Colleges  of  the  Past." 

28 — Henderson  and  Hclmick  create  quite  a  sensation  in  society  by  bringing 
their  Chinese  "kids"  with  them. 

30 — Miss  Brake  dreams  that  she  goes  to  New  York. 

31 — Gilmore  calls  at  the  Hall  and  receives  a  warm  reception  from  Prof.  Broyles. 
Second  floor  girls  have  a  feast  in  the  tower — Miss  McKean  "butts  in"  without  her 
card. 


November 


1 — Prof.  Mills  speaks  on  "The  College  of  the  Future." 
2 — Ice  forgets  his  Latin  sentences. 

S —  Lessons    are    forgotten    in    preparation    for   the    masquerade    dance    at 
Pifers   Hall. 

-1 — "Nell,  my  Nell!"     Allman  faints  and  is  carried  out  by  Huff  and  Gil  more. 
6 — 3  a.  m. — Dead,  hung  to  the  windmill. 

1 — Latin  classes  give  Trotter  the  headache.     The  bell  is  moved  to  the  new 
building. 

8 — "Daddy"  Jellev  sings  a  solo  in  Chapel;     The  students  pray — that  he  stop. 
9 — Football  players  have  their  pictures  taken;  Stemple  delays  the  photo- 
grapher a  half  an  hour  while  he  combs  his  "curly"  locks. 

10 — Prof.  Deck  speaks  on  "The  Education  in  Switzerland."  Smith  breaks  his 
plate  at  club — members  take  up  a  collection  and  get  him  a  tin  waiter. 

11 — Hanifan  rushes  into  the  dining  room  and  blows  his  nose  on  a  napkin. 
Helmick  and  Louchery  sing  (at)  a  duet  in  society;  accompaniment  played  in  "1" 
flat  by  Graham  and  Stathers. 

13 — Hardman  goes  around  with  a  red  face  as  the  result  of  a  bearding  from 
Thomas. 

1-i — Prof.  Deck  goes  to  Charleston;  Greek  and  German  Classes  find  occasion 
for  celebrating. 

15 — "Daddy"  Mills  in  Geometry  Class  addresses  Miss  Furbee  as  Miss  (Mrs.) 
Wells,  and  then  in  confusion  tries  to  explain  by  saying  that  he  did  not  mean  to  use 
her  full  name. 

16 — Miss  Trotter  receives  a  package  of  (  ?)  from  Hinds  and  Noble.  Harrah 
gets  the  "itch." 

IT — Henderson  flunks  in  "Midway." 

18 — Capt.  Jack  Crawford  delivers  the  first  lecture  on  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  course; 
Smith  is  a  little  warm  around  the  collar  for  Johnson  took  his  girl. 

20 — Miss  Spencer  reads  an  essay  on  "Campused  Girls".  X.  Y.  Z.  flirts  with 
Maine  Stuart. 

21 — Bible  Class  revival  sweeps  the  town;  Crummett  and  Louchery  join. 

22 — Cuppett's  wife  permits  him  to  play  in  the  inter-class  game:  Mouse  in 
Junior  Class  meeting. 

23 — Prof.  Stathers  speaks  about  "The  Language  and  People  of  Spain." 

24 — Boys  pad  up  well  for  the  slaughter  on  the  morrow. 

25 — Junior-Senior  Class  game.     "Nuff  Ced." 

27 — "Buster"  Corbin  in  post  office, — "Say,  fellers  did  you  see  me  raising  h — 
Saturday  night?" 

28 — Prof.  Watson  prays  in  Chapel;  Boys  have  to  get  dictionary  to  interpret  his 
meaning. 

30 — Local  Stars,  6,  Traveling  Stars  0.  After  the  Thanksgiving  ball,  the  "Elim 
knights"  hold  their  usual  midnight  banquet.     Huff  makes  a  speech. 

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] — A  number  of  the  1>"\  -  wake  up  with  a  "swelled  head,"  caused  by  the  pre- 
vious night's  celebration. 

2 — Maria  Benford  plays  "Sleeping  Beauty"  in  French  Class.     Fonnan  is  tin- 
Beast.'' 

4 — Excelsiors  elect  officers;  Smith  is  nominated  for  sixteen  different  offices, 
but  very  graciously  withdraws. 

o — Miss  Dauphinee  declares  that  she  is  notagood  judge  of  feet — that  is  .lis 
tance. 

(! — Prof.  Mills  (in  Geometry  Class  when  they  are  all  busily  working  i  "I  see 
a  fly  on  the  window.  I  thought  they  were  all  dead." 

? — Wells  and  Smith  make  the  last  payment  on  the  "turnout"  they  had  Thanks- 
giving night. 

8 — Prof.  Barnum  speaks  about  "  The  ( )rehestra  of  the  Past  and  Present." 

!) — Henderson  invests  ten  cents  for  a  hair  cut. 

11 — ('apt.  Hobson  is  admired  by  all.  especially  the  girls;  Bill  H —  being  broke 
could  not  attend. 

12 — "Buster"  visits  a  certain  house  on  Kanawha  Street  to  make  Welsh-rare- 
bit, but  leaves  rather  early. 

13 — Thomas  and  Hoskins  organize  a  "Big  Man's  Club;"  electing  Johnsi  n  as 
chairman.     Rev.  Pollock  tells  a  story  in  Chapel. 

14 — Flunkers  holds  a  last  resort  meeting  for  the  purpose  of  making  ponies. 

15 — Miss  Furbee  faints  in  Latin  Class   and  is  (anied  to  the  Ladies'  Hall  by 
Trotter  and  Wells. 

16 — Great  rejoicing  among  the  Geometry  students  when  "Daddy"  Mills  an- 
nounces that  there  will  be  no  Exam.     The  day  of  reckoning  draws  near. 

18 — Exams  begin.     Grover  H — (in  Senior  English  exam..  Prof.  Morris  having 

come  around  behind  him  when  he  was  using  a  1 k  I — "Well.  I  guess  that 's  a-going 

some." 

20 — Hall  girls  are  "hot"  because  Miss  McKean  wouldn't  let  them  go  to  the 
dance   at   Pifer's   Hall. 

21 — Students  go  home:     Big  time  on  Weston  train. 


January 


3 — Enrollment  for  Winter  Term. 

•1 — Miss  Ashhy  expresses  her  desire  to  a  New  York  actress,  whom  she  meets  on 
the  train  between  Clarksburg  and  Weston,  to  go  to  a  dramatic  school ;  Smith  as 
usual  "butts  in". 

5 — Trippett  is  given  one  more  chance  to  make  a  man  of  himself. 
6 — Allman  hangs  about  the  station  all  day.  but  she  fails  to  make  her  appear- 
ance. 

H — Mc(  lormick  finds  a  horsehair  in  his  coffee. 

9 — Lively,  returns  very  crestfallen  because  his  girl  moved  to  Parkersburg; 
Louchery  (in  Junior  Rhetorical  Class  I — "Capital  punishment  first  originated  when 
Adam  killed  Eve." 

10 — "Dad"  Singleton  buys  a  bottle  of  "Yager's  Horse  Liniment"  for  his 
bald  pate. 

1  1  —  Miss  Backus  thinks  that  she  knows  how  to  work  a  Physics  "  example. 

12— Although  "H"  is  not  the  next  letter  after  "B",  yet  Mr.  Brown  sits  by  Miss 
Hcnderickson  in  Junior  English. 

13 — Found — Something  that  Ha r rah  does  not  understand. 

1.5 — Mr.  Pickles — "This  is  what  I'd  call  an  "opeiquet"  figure." 

16 — Prof.  Deck  (in  '2nd  German  Class) — "Don't  swallow  those  words  whole 
Mr.  Swearinger,  or  I'll  have  to  put  a  muzzle  on  you."  Miss  Dauphinee  gets  the 
mumps  from!  ?) 

17 — Crummett  and  Roberts  discover  iodoform. 

18— Reception  at  the  Ladies'  Hall  given  by  V.  W.  C.  A.  and  V.  M.  C.  A. 
Brooks  (stepping  on  Miss  Dauphinee 's  foot)  "I  beg  you  turnip-patch." 

If) — Hanifan  learns  how  to  wiggle  his  ears. 

20 — Probationers  have  their  picture  taken. 

22 — "Big"  Johnson  is  arrested  for  misconduct  on  the  street  ami  fined  five  dol- 
lars and  cost.  Jones  '  brother  sends  him  a  season  ticket  and  he  takes  Miss  Lowe  to 
the  lecture. 

2:! — Hal  Morris  works  a  Geometry  example. 

24 — Smith  joins  the  "Stag  Association." 

2.3 — Holiday — A  number  of  students  boil  some  chickens  out  in  the  wilds  of  Up- 
shur; Bartlett  delivers  Sen.  Jones'  speech  entitled,  "What.  Change  the  Name  of 
Arkansas  r" 

26 — Prof.  Mills — "I  finished  school  within  a  fixed  time  but  it  took  nearly  all  the 
hair  off  of  my  head." 

27 — Miss  Dauphinee  announces  her  intention  of  treating  her  Junior  English 
Class  as  she  did  her  Sunday  School  Class,  namely — by  bringing  some  of  the  hoys 
up  front  to  sit  on  her  lap. 

29 — The  Miss:-,  Warden  and  Hendrickson  receive  an  eighteen  pound  bucket  of 
candy  from  admiring  friends  at  Grafton. 

30 — Roberts  delivers  i  sermon  at  Grei  n  Run. 

:!l  Miss  Spencer  turns  out  in  drop  stitch.  Miss  Rexroade  yets  a  calling  in 
French  Class. 


February 


I — Miss  Shaffer  takes  the  mumps — John  consults  a  physician. 
2 — Lively  (turning  pale)  "Who  said  that  they  were  muzzling  the  dogs  .'" 
3 — "Brownie"  Parrish  arrested  and  fined  fifty  rents  for  making  a  noise  in 
chapel.     Chargt — Wearing  a  loud  tie. 

,5 — Miss  Arnold's  glasses  at  last  arrive.  Physics  Class  is  celebrating  because 
Prof.  Morris  has  the  mumps. 

(i — Wise  washes  his  celluloid  collar  in  Intermediate  Geography  Class.  Hard- 
man  again  flunks  in  Latin. 

7 — Throckmorton  speaks  in  Chapel  about  athletics,  and  Prof . Trotter  starts 
the  begging  game;  Huff  gets  enthusiastic  over  Trotters'  cry  for  "more  dough." 
8 — Harmony  Lady  Quartette  at  Opera  House;  McCormick  falls  in  love  with 
the  end  girl. 

!)  — Hodges  and  Louchery  go  skating  but  Hull  Girls  fail  to  show  up. 
10 — Bartlett  skates  to  the  Falls  and  tries  to  drown  himself  thirteen  times  on  the 
way  hack. 

12 — A  number  of  hoys  start  a  rough-house  while  playing  cards  in  Thomas' 
room;  Mrs.  Lowe  as  usual  holds  the  winning  trump. 

Li — Roberts  and  Law  fight  a  duel.      Law  seems  to  have  the  upper  hand.    „ 
1-1 — Brown,  in  Geometry  Class,  gives  the  startling  definition  that  two  intersect- 
ing planes  pass  through  each  other. 

15 — Louchery  gets  his  lessons  once  during  the  term  and  comes  to  class;  in  honor 
of  the  occasion  he  wears  a  stand-up  collar  eight  inches  high. 

16 — Prof.  Mills  (after  unlocking  the  door)"It  takes  no  brains  and  little  strength" 
17 — Mr.  ('has.  Lively  left  to-day  for  Washington  where  his  to  act  as  an  usher  at 
the  wedding  of  Miss  Alice  Roosevelt. 

18 — Startling — Brown  and  Stathers  win  a  jewel  for  their  crown  by  giving  two 
hymn  hooks  to  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  a  revival  meeting.  Hodges  nets  hack  from 
Weston  in  a  rather  dilapidated  condition. 

'20 —First  exercises  held  in  new  Chapel.  Fourteen  Hall  Girls  get  religion, 
i  remark  from  gallery)  they  needed  it. 

21 — Prof.  Stathers  must  have  "popped"  the  question  for  he  wears  a  new  suit  of 
clothes  to  clasN. 

22 — Washington's  birthday,  and  in  honor  of  the  occasion  Miss  Riggs  goes  to 
the  mourners  bench.     What  will  Byron  Lowell  do? 

•  23 — Roberts  prays — "Oh  to  Grace  how  great  a  debtor 

24 — Miss  McKcan  lakes  a  quiet  nap  in  Chapel.  Dr.  Wier  returns  from  his 
Eastern  trip. 

26 — The  "Hot  Times"  are  still  in  full  blast  on  third  floor. 

27 — Prexy  blows  himself  up  in  long  chapel  speech. 

28 — Revival  Meetings  close. 


March 


1 — Indignation  meeting  hold  among  the  students  on  account  of  the  unjust 
suspension  of  Huff. 

'2 — "Doc"  asserts  the  superiority  of  the  boys  over  the  jjirls  by  debarring  the 

latter  from  the  main  entrance.     Corbin  gets  called  down  by  the  cook  at  the  Club. 

3 — Chrestomathean  election  of  officers — Seniors  no  longer  believe  in  the  sur- 
vival of  the  fittest;  Morris  is  placed  in  a  very  embrassing  situation  when  lie  an- 
nounces the  election  of  the  secretary. 

5  — Steyer  is  elected  president  of  the  Excelsior  Society  and  Stemple  critic; 
"NuffCed." 

6  — Prof.  Mills  tells  a  joke  about  a  man  who  didn't  know  enough  about  Cal- 
culus to  ask  questions  (sixth  time)  Wells  eats  no  dinner  for  he  is  down-hearted 
because  Smith  took  his  girl  to  society. 

7  — Schedule  for  examinations  posted;  Preps  look  wise. 

8  — Proxy  makes  a  chapel  speech  in  which  he  very  ardently  discusses  house- 
keeping and  the  buying  of  chairs. 

9  — Jake  is  again  seen  on  the  street  with  a  beaming  countenance  i  See  (>) 
The  ponies  are  new  and  fresh  and  will  suit  all  demands, — Seniors. 

10— -Exams,  begin.  "Daddy"  wonders  how  all  of  his  class  made  such  good 
grades. 

13 — "Dad"  Singleton  falls  in  love  with  a  "Beauty  Doctor"  girl.  Hawse  gets  his 
foot  wet  after  the  show. 

14 — Enrollment  for  SpTing  Term.  The  new  English  professor  or  lady  smasher 
from  Morgantown  displays  his  beaming  countenance. 

H— Ball  at  Piter  "s  Hall.     Miss  McKean  would  not  let  the  Hall  girl-  go. 

16 — Corbin  gets  "just  right"  and  goes  up  to  see  the  faculty.      Miss  D 

claims  liim  as  one  of  her  English  Students. 

17 — Trippett  creates  quite  a  sensation  by  appearing  on  the  Chrestomathean 
program.     Excelsiors  open  their  new  hall. 

IS — (Special).  Prof.  Stathers  and  Miss  Dauphinee  are  caught  scheming  after 
Christian  Endeavor. 

1!) — As  it  was  a  warm  day  Johnson  went  down  to  the  river  and  took  his  semi- 
annual bath;  Hoskins  preferred  to  remain  in  his  room  and  read  "  Diamond    Dick." 

20 — Miss  Spencer  cuts  class  and  goes  fishing.  The  following  note  was  passed 
around  in  French  Class:  "II  n  'a  pas  de  cheveux  sur  1'  ha  lit  de  son  tete.  X  'est-ce 
pas  ? 

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-21 — It  is  reported  that  Miss  Woodruff  is  arranging  for  her  approaching  mar- 
riage. Fourteen  chairs  smashed  in  Chapel.  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  Y.  W.  C.  A.  reception 
in  the  New  Building. 

gg *     *************     Cut  out   by  Prexy. 

23 — Louchery  shaves  the  hair  off  his  legs,  so  that  they  will  grow  bristly.  John- 
son curls  his  hair. 

-24 — See  January  the  19th  in  tin-  Calendar  of  the  '06  Murmurmontis. 

26 — Prof.  DeMotte.     "Python  Eggs  and  The  American  Boy." 

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June  7 — All  events  that  took  place  between  these  dates  may  be  found  out  by  in- 
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June  l't     "  The  moving  finger  writes  and  having  writ 
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JEROME    W.  STEWART 

Buys  and  Sells     .      . 
Residence    Property 

Buying    of  Acreage    and   Making    Allotments    a    Specialty. 

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Also    Golonization    Agent     for     Arkansas     Valley 
of    Qolorado. 


ANDERSON  &  CASTO 

FANCY  AND  STAPLE  GROCERIES,   STATIONERY,  FRUITS 
AND  CONFECTIONS.       FINE  CANDIES. 

KANAWHA  STREET  AND   COLLEGE  AVENUE,  near  Academy, 

BUCKHANNON,  WEST  VIRGINIA 

CLARKSBURG  MUSIC  CO. 

See  our  line   of  High=Grade  Instruments,  Pianos,  Organs, 
Piano  Players  and  Husk. 

Clarksburg,  West  Virginia 


XLhc  Batlcv  Ibouse 

"Che  Travelers'  F)ome. 

Under  Same  Management  as  Hereotfore. 

L.  S.  TUNSTILL,  Proprietress, 

WESTON,  WEST  VIRGINIA 

(3rabuate  ©ptician 

By  fitting  our  patients  with  proper  glasses  we  relieve  many 
cases  of  Weak  Eyes,  Red  Lids,  Headaches,  Nervousness,  and  Stom- 
ach Disorders.     When  in  need  of  Optical  Attention  be  sure  and  call  on 

G.  C.  BURRELL,  Jeweler  and  Optician, 
WESTON,        -----        WEST  VIRGINIA 


flfoebteal  College  of  tDirgima 

CHRISTOPHER  TOMPKINS,  M.  D.,  Dean 
DEPARTMENTS    OF    MEDICINE,    DENTISTRY    AND    PHARMACY 

The    Sixty-Ninth    Session   will 
Commence  September  25,  1906 

Honor  System 

Excellent  Theoretical  Course  with  Thorough  Practical  and  Clinical  Instruction  in  the 
Memorial  Hospital,  City  Free  Dispensary,  and  New  and  Well-Equipped  Laboratories,  all 
under  the  exclusive  control  of  the  College,  together  with  the  State  Penitentiary  Hospital, 
City  Almshouse  Hospital  and  other  Public  Irs!ituticns 

FOR  CATf  LOGU   .  ADDRES  ■ 

DR.  FRANK  M.  READE,  Secretary, 
RICHMOND,  VIRGINIA 


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Richard  T.  Lowndes.  President  George  L.  Duncan.  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

The  Lowndes  Savings  Bank  &  Trust  Co. 

Authorized  Capital  $250,000.     Paid-in  Capital  $150,000. 

DIRECTORS 

Richard  T.   Lowndes.  Lloyd   Lowndes.  Richard  T.   Lowndes,  Jr. 

W.  Sladen  Lowndes.  George  L.   Duncan. 

CLARKSBURG,  W.  VA. 


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Pike  Street  Glarksbtirg,  W-  \a. 


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The  Union  National  Bank 

Clarksburg,  W.  Va. 


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Resources $2,000,000.00 

4  per  cent,  on  Savings  Deposits  Foreign  Exchange 


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New  Valley  Hotel        "rs-Rx£hobe 
on  Main  Street 

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CASTO  BROS. 

Dry  Goods,     Fine   Dress   Goods 

and   Shoes. 

Established  1869  Guaranteed  Circulation  2.400 

The  Buckhannon  Delta  and  Knight-Errant 

Largest  circulation  in  this  section  of  the,  state. 
Best  advertising  medium  in  the  County.         Write  for  rates. 

All  kinds  of  Book  and  Job  Printing 

THE  KNIGHT-ERRANT  CO.,  Incorporated 
CASTO'S  CAFE 

Short  Orders  a  Specialty.  Strictly  First-Class.  Prompt  Service. 


The  finest  line  of  homemade  candies  in  town.     A  complete  line  of  fruits,  Etc. 
Telephone  orders  promptly  filled.     Phone  No.  t  33^5. 


THE  HUB 

Corner  Main  and  Depot  Streets 

The  Reliable  Corner  for  Dependable  Goods  for  Men 

and  Boys  at  Reasonable  Prices. 

THE  BON  TON 

Millinery   and   Notions 

Minnie  Morgan,  Successor  to  Durkin  A  Morgan, 

LEONARD   STREET,    NEAR   MAIN. 


Go  to  J.  H.  SHARPS 


for  your  Dry  Goods,   Notions  and  Shoes.        Ladies'  Skirts, 
Jackets  and  Tailor-Made  Suits.       Carpets,   Rugs  and  Lace 

Curtains.         . 

We  have  the  only   up-to-date    Dry  Goods  Store  in  the  city. 
A  call  will  convince   you.  ...... 

J.  H.  SHARPS 

Peoples  Bank  of  West  Virginia 

BUCKHANNON,  W.  Va. 

Commenced  Business  May  1 8lh,    1903.     Capital  $50,000.00 

S.  C.   RUSMISELL,   President  G.   W.   HEAVNER,  Cashier 

E.  W.   MARTIN,  Vice-President  A.  A.  SIMPSON,  Assistant  Cashier 

Accounts  of  Corporations,  Firms  and  Individuals  accepted  on  the  most  liberal  terms 
consistent  with  modern  and  careful  banking. 


Th..s    J.  Farnsworth,  Pres.  A.  I    Bop.eman,  Cashier 

BUCKHANNON     BANK. 

Capital  and  Surplus  ...  $75,000.00. 

Your  business  is  solicited,  and  every  courtesy  consistent  with  sound  banking  will 
be  extended.    Call  and  see  us. 

Buckhannon,  W.  Va. 


c.  J.  hum  n  K     H     Warren 

HEAVNER     ®.     WARREN, 

Newsdealers,  Booksellers  and  Stationers. 

All   leading  daily,   weekly  and  monthly  periodicals. 
Tobacco  and  Cigars. 

Fine  Candies. 

Sheet  Music. 

THE    A.    Q.     KIDDV    CO., 

FURNITURE. 

Buckhannon,  -  West  Virginia. 

Headquarters  for  all  kinds  of  Furniture,  Mattings,   Carpets,   Rugs,  Window  Shades 
and  Curtain  Poles. 
A  fine  line  of  Rockers,  Chamber  Suits,  Iron  Beds, 
Springs  and  Mattings. 

Enterprise  Clothing  Store. 

The    Leading    Clothier,    Shoer,    Hatter    and    Gents'    Furnisher. 

Everything  up  to  date. 
The    Largest    and    Best-Selected   Stock    in    Central  West  Virginia. 
Give  us  a  Call 

S.   m.  LEVINSTEIN,   Prop. 
Ruckhannon,   W.   Va. 


MORRISON  PHOTO  SUPPLY  AND  MFG.  CO. 

Manufacturers  of 

High  Grade  Photographic  Mounts. 

Photographic  Goods  of  all  Kinds  on  hand. 

PITTSBURG,  PA 

MOUSE    &     HERRMANN, 

of    WHEELING,    W.    Va., 

Will  be  glad  to  mail  every  reader  of  "  Murmurmontis  "  their 

1906  Catalogue  of  Furniture,  Carpets,  Stores, 

House     Furnishings,    Clothing, 

Cloaks,  Shoes,  etc. 

Your  Credit   Is  Good. 

Buckhannon    Hardware  Company. 

See  our  New  Method  Gas  Cook  Stove. 

TEN   CENT  COUNTER. 

FRANK    LATHAM.  FRANK    MAXWELL. 


FORMAN'S  ART  STUDIO. 
Permanent   and  Artistic   Photographs. 

Corner  Florida  and  Latham  Streets. 


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Atuinmi-at-ffiato. 


Office  Over  Traders'  Hank. 


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C.   C.    HIGGINBOTHAM 


Athiruru-at-Eata 


lUCKlIAXXnX,      WEST     VIRGINIA 


•  I.   M.   N.   DOWNES 


Attnntfp  ana 

(£mntsrlhir-at-ICau) 


Office  <  >i»posite 
Courthouse      lircKIIAXXox,  xv.  VA. 


TALBOTT  &  O'BRIEN 

Practice  in  Courts  of 
L'pshur  and  Adjoining 
Counties,    and    in    the 

Supreme  Cniirt  nf  Appeals 

BUCKHANNON,       -       WEST    VIRGINIA 


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Office  on    Chancery   Street 
Opposite    Court    House. 


DR.   L.   II.   roUMAN 
Pjyatttan 

and 

Surgeon 

MAIN       STREET 
BUCKHANNON,       WEST      VIRGINIA 

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and 

Surgeon 


F.   C.   PIFER 

Eatauer 

Office   in   the   Pifer    Building. 
buckhannon.     -    we5t  virginia 

Will-am    Post,     Pbes  SanforO    Gaaha%     Cash. 

drapers  National  tBaitk 

SOLICITS 

YOU  R     BUSINESS. 

CAPITAL  $50,000  SURPLUS  PROFITS  $37,000 

BUCKHANNON, W.     VA 


W.  1$.  NUTTER 


Attnrnry-al-ICahi 


BUCKHANNON,     -     W.    VIRGINIA. 


J.  LINCOLN  PIFER,  M.  D. 


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BUCKHANNON, 


W.  VA. 


W.  H.  ROBERTS, 

Dealer  in 

GROCERIES 

CONFECTIONS 

STATIONERY 

College  Avenue,  Buckhannon,  W.  Va. 

C.  E.  CHALFANT 

Sells  Real  Estate 
for    Everybody. 

Office  over  Post  Cffice, 

BUCKHANNON,   V.  VA 


JAS.  J.  SINGLETON 


Real  Estate 

Renting 

Collections 


Buckhannon, 


West  Virginia 


Timber  and  Farms  and 

Coal  Lands  City  Property 

Loans  Negotiated. 

EDWARD  LITTLE  &  SONS 

Real  Estate  Dealers, 

Room  211    Oak    Hall    Building, 
West  Main  St.        CLARKSBURG.  W.  VA. 


CHAS.  G.  BADGLEY 

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FAIRMONT,      -     W.  VIRGINIA. 

JOHN  C.  TIBBETS 

.  .  (Architect  .  . 
GRAFTON,       -      W.  VIRGINIA. 

Bell  Phone  104. 

EDWARD  J.  WOOD 
c/lrchitect 

Rooms  34  and  35 
Lowndes  Building 
Third  Street  CLARKSBURG,  W.  VA. 

Eye,  Ear,  Nose  and  Throat 

OSCAR  B.  BEER,  M.  D. 


BUCKHANNON, 


W.  VA. 


PEERLESS  CUT  GLASS   COMPANY 

Finest  Cut  Glass 
Reasonable  Prices 

East  Island  Avenue 

BUCKHANNON,  W.  VA. 


T.   B.   DRUMMOND  cS:  CO., 

Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in  BUILDERS'  SUPPLIES  AND  FARMING  IMPLEMENTS 


DOORS 
WINDOWS 
MANTELS 

TILE 
BURNERS 
COLUMNS 


ROOFING 

PAINTS 

GLASS 

BUILDERS' 

HARDWARE 


Buckhannon,    West   Virginia. 


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AMATEUR    SUPPLIES 


J.  Louise  MacAvoy 


Artist  Photographer 


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