"ALiving Laboratory of Human Relations"

THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST YEAR OF

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGEINSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA

HAzo WILLIAM CARTER, JR., PRESIDENT

MID-YEAR

<!Commencement

THE TwENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER

A.D. NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-Two

AT Two O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON

CIVIC CENTER

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA

The Academic Mace precedes the entire procession. The grand marshalcarries in his hand this ceremonial staff that is used as a symbol ofauthority. Its placement and removal from a place of honor signifies theopening and closing of ceremonial sessions. The mace had its origin in theMiddle Ages, being used first as a weapon by royal bodyguards to protecttheir monarches in processions. Today, the mace is primarily used inacademic processions, particularly in English speaking countries.

The West Virginia State College mace has historical significance in thatit was designed from a spindle from the staircase of West Hall, the secondbuilding erected on this campus. West Hall was built in 1895, and was usedfor various activities. It was located on the present parking lot adjacent toEast Hall and on the West side of Fleming Hall.

The mace was restored by James Huffman when he was AssistantDirector ofAdmissions at West Virginia State College.

\!rbe ;ffflebaUionThe medallion worn by the President represents the chains of office.

These chains are worn by chief presiding officers of colleges and universi-ties. Such chains may be of plain links with a medallion suspended fromthe lowest point in front. In recent years the chains have been replaced byribbons of velvet denoting the colleges' colors. Incorporated within themedallion is a reproduction of the seal of the College. It is this seal that isimpressed on the diplomas awarded to the graduates ofWest Virginia StateCollegeand other official documents.

The medallion is a single piece of crystal, five inches in diameter,designed and created by Cubert L. Smith, class of 1960, retired ProfessorofArt, West Virginia State College. The seal of the College is etched withan air eraser on the reverse side. This rear etching process enhances theoptics of the seal and makes it a one-of-a-kind piece.

~be ~tabemit llrotessionThe Academic Procession is composed ofadministrators, honored guests,

faculty, graduates and the College Advisory Board. This procession is ledby a marshal, a graduate of West Virginia State College, who seats thegraduates, faculty and platform guests. The faculty enter by academic rankwearing costumes that had their origin in the Medieval English Universitysystem. The costumes were devised to distinguish academic persons fromlay persons, since everyone wore robes or gowns to ward off the cold. Therecession, then, is in reverse order with the platform guest leaving the daisfirst, followed by the graduates and the faculty.

The colors of the academic dress have a significance deeply rooted in thetradition of academic life and are specified by a uniformed codemaintainedby the American Council on Education. Caps are black and are usuallymortar boards with tassels. Doctors ofPhilosophy wear gold tassels usuallyofmetallic thread; other degrees wear black or discipline colors.

The bachelors' gown is simple and black with long, pointed sleeves.Masters' gowns, also black, are longer than bachelors. Older gowns havesleeves that terminate at the elbow while those since 1960 have sleevesextended to the wrist. Doctors' gowns are full, with bell-like sleeves. Thefront is marked by velvet panels and the sleeves are marked by three velvetbars. While most gowns are black with black velvet, one variation is toreplace black velvet with velvet in the discipline color. A second variationis a colored gown usually of the university's colors.

All hoods specify the level of degree, the discipline studied and theawarding institution. First, degree level is signified by the size of the hoodwith bachelors' smallest, masters' larger, and doctors' quite large and of adifferent shape. West Virginia State College does not award hoods tobachelors. The width of the velvet trim also conveys the degree. Secondly,the discipline is indicated by the color of the trim edging the hood to formthe throat over the gown. Finally, the color ofthe hood's lining specifies theawarding institution. The colors are displayed in combinations that aredrawn from heraldry.

The colors of the tassels worn by candidates for baccalaureate degreesrepresent the fields of study in which the degrees will be conferred. At WestVirginia State College the following colors are used to designate the variousdegrees.

Bachelor ofArts .Bachelor of Science . . . . . . . . . . . .Bachelor of Science in Business AdministrationBachelor of Science in CommunicationsBachelor of Science in Criminal Justice . . .Bachelor of Science in Education .....Bachelor of Science in Industrial TechnologyBachelor of Science in Recreation ServiceBachelor of Science in Social WorkAssociate Degrees . . . . . . . . . .

WhiteYellow. DrabYellow

Velvet BlueLight Blue

OrangeYellowCitronWhite

Q&rber of <!Exertises

Barbara J. Oden, PresidingVice-PresidentforAcademicAffairs

THE PRELUDES-The Swing March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

featuring the Percussion SectionMusic from Beauty and the BeastMalaguefia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Henry Mancini

Irish Tune from Country Derry.English Folk Song Suite

March: Seventeen Come SundayIntermezzo: My Bonny BoyMarch: Folk Songs from Somerset

Sarabande and Polkafrom the Ballet Soltaire . . . . . .

. . Alan Menken. Ernesto Lecuona

arr. Sammy Nestico. . . Perry Grainger

. Ralph Vaughan Williams

. . . . . . . . Malcolm Arnoldarr. John P. Paynter

West Virginia State CollegeWindEnsembleDavidWilliams,Conductor

THE PROCESSIONAL-POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE . . . Edward ElgarMarch I

THE MARSHALTHE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREESTHE FACULTYTHE PLATFORM PARTY

THE POSTING OF THE COLORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color GuardReserveOfficersTraining Corps

YellowJacket Battalion

THE NATIONAL ANTHEMOh, say can you see by the dawn's early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thru the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in airGave proof through the night that our flag was still there.Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

(The audience will remain standing until after the invocation)

THE INVOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Paul H. SmithPastor, St. AndrewUnited Methodist Church, St. Albans,WV

~rbtr of QExtrti~t~THE MUSICAL SELECTION: Bridge Over Troubled Water .. Paul Simon

arr. Kirby ShawConcert Choir

J. Truman Dalton, ConductorMark Femia, Baritone

Liz Ganin, SopranoCarol J. Eich, Accompanist

THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER . . . . . . Hazo W. Carter, Jr.Ninth President, West Virginia State College

THE COMMENCEMENTAnDRESS Phyllis Harden CarterDirector of State-Federal Relations,

Governor's OfficeState of West Virginia

THE CONFERING OF SPECIAL HONORS

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCETEACHERS OF THE YEARKanawha County-

Clay County-

Lillie Kathryn Hilts, John AdamsJunior High School

Michael Mullens, Clay CountyHigh School

THE RECOGNITION OF RETIREMENTS

FACULTY Barbara J. OdenVice President for Academic Affairs

Shirley J. Hairston-24 years Professor, Department of SocialWorkTerry L. Lucci-19 years Department of Social Work

STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. James E. BrimhallVice President for Administrative Affairs

Paul Payne-21 years Center for Instructional Technologyand Educational Network

THE AWARDS OF HONORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . John TeeuwissenAssistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs

ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSHONORSAngela Salisbury CruikshankAlvin Thomas Forth, Jr.Terry Allen HarlessAndrew Patrick Hill

Susan Jane McGinnBarbara P. MossStephen F. ParsonsKandy Lane Prater*

April Dawn Schmuker*Melissa Lee Stapleton

HIGH HONORSAlice Ann AtkinsConnie Kay Bruno*Ronald E. Frye

HIGHEST HONORS

April Beth SmithMichael Edward Stephens

Jill Deleana Frye StoneWilliam S. Edward Winkler, II

Barbara Ann BubarNancy Lynn Davidson

Lora Leigh Gillespie HufTman* David Warren SmithWilliam Edward Judy

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CUM LAUDE

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

Jonathan Lee AkersShelly Jean BosticMelody Dawn BunchKelly Annette CarterThomas R. Cooper, Jr.*Diana Leigh Frazier

MAGNA CUM LAVDEJoy Dale BallSandra A. BlackErnest Venton BolingMarilyn Y. ByrnsideKatryna Cheryl CollinsVicki E. CottrellJeffrey Scott Davies

SUMMA CUM LAVDERebecca Lynn BallLisa Marie BishopPhyllis Ann BushCynthia Egnor ChapmanLori Jean Davis

Marcella Eileen FreemanPatsy Ramona HagerConstance Louise IveyRita Dianne LongMelissa JoAnn MenefeePaul Augustine Quattrone

Deborah Amburgey EllisAnn B. Frank*James Richard HeavenridgeElaine Kay HillAlice Elizabeth KnightRobin Lynn LongWilliam Michel Meester, Jr.

Nora Gay DotsonRose M. GargonLinda Mae GarrettDonna Bernice Kay

Kimberly L. QueenMatthew Shane ScottJulie Lynn SheltonLee Edward WalkerDebra D. WardBrent Bott Wells

Patricia Anne MeltonMonica Marie MortonElizabeth Ann NeelyJill Deleana Frye StoneTammy L. StutlerKimberly Ann Taylor

Danny Wayne MatheneyAmy Louise NutterMehdi SeyedmonirSue Ellen Turnbull

THE PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES . . . . . . .. Barbara J. adenThe Candidates for Degrees will be presented to Vice PresidentOden in the following order:

Candidates for Associate DegreesGeorge Bilicic, Dean

Community College DivisionCandidates for Bachelor of Arts Degrees

Maude P. Brunstetter, ChairDivision of Social Science

Candidates for Bachelor of Science DegreesK. Harper-Morris, Chair

Division of Natural Science and Mathematics

After the conferring of the degrees by President Carter the namesof the candidates will be announced by John L. Fuller, Registrar.

(!anbibatt5tFOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCEAlice A. AtkinsConnie Kay Bruno*Tyrone Wayne Bryson*Barbara Ann BubarDonna Marie BurdetteTimothy Charles CampbellNancy S. Carpenter*Diana Carol ChandlerTammy M. CooperFrances Jean Crider*

Gary W. CrinerAngela Salisbury CruikshankNancy Lynn DavidsonJulie Lynn White DavisJames Allen Dye, IIJennifer Ranee EastwoodPatricia Gail EdmondsSusan D. Pearson FeazellJames Darrell FergusonRandall Patrick Fields*

Alvin Thomas Forth, Jr.Ronald Emery Frye*Alice Hubbard GeorgeBrenda J. GhoshTraci Linn GilbertLinda B. Ratcliff GuthrieTerry Allen HarlessJohn Glenn Hebb, IIIAndrew Patrick HillMark Anthony Holmes

t A name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met.• August graduates

FOR THE DEGREE OF AsSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE (Continued)Lora L. Gillespie Huffman*Elvira L. Jackson*Lloyd Benton Jarrell*W. Kevin JohnsonGail Ann JohnstonWilliam Edward JudyDonald Ray KinderMichael Jackson LambRobert Thomas LillyKeith Joseph Lomax*Nancy K McCallisterSusan Jane McGinn

Melinda Sue McKinney*Angela Marie Manning*Nancy Cantrell MillerBarbara P. MossMatthew Joseph MuckMarcia Ann MurphyTracy Ray OwenSusan Lynn ParkinsStephen F. ParsonsRosemarie E. PleasantKandy Lane Prater*Karen M. Rawlings*

John Edward Roach, IIKathy Joyce SearlsApril Beth SmithSusan B. SpearsDavid R. StamperMelissa Lee StapletonMichael Edward StephensJill Deleana Frye StoneRichard Alan TinsleyTia Lynette WesleyWilliam S. Edward Winkler, IICheryl Dawn Withrow

FOR THE DEGREE OF AsSOCIATE IN SCIENCEDelores Lynn CummingsSandy Fay DownsLinda B. Ratcliff Guthrie

Glenn R. SavageApril Thompson Schmuker*David Warren Smith

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTSCathie W. AdamsJonathan Lee AkersJoy Dale BallTeresa Tufts BihlJohn R. Blanton*Randall Lee BreedloveKaren Sue Cantley*Kelly Annette Carter

Vicki Diona Anderson CoinerLori Jean DavisMarcella Eileen FreemanPatsy Ramona HagerTerri Johnson-StoneShawn Anthony LewisRita Dianne LongMelissa JoAnn Menefee

Deborah Lynn VanHooseJack David Whitt

Monica Marie MortonStephen Bryan Murray*Daniel Glen Rime*Mehdi SeyedmonirValerie Ann TaylorSteven Lee WagerLee Edward WalkerChristopher Mark Willits

FOR THE DEGREE OF REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTSTracie Jo Adams*William BaisdenMamie Kathleen BecknerSandra A. BlackRodney Belford BookerAlbert Eddie BosticJulia Ann Brannon*Nancy Kay Bupp*Dara Lea BurgessTina H. CamperEmily Frances CasterlineCarol Sue Cisco*Charles Fredrick Cole, IIILinda L. Compton*Thomas R. Cooper, Jr.*Greta Ann DingessJeffrey DiVitoBridget Ann Edwards*James Allen FinkTerry Gene Frame*Tommy Marshall FryeThomas Eric Gates*Linda Kay GreenJudy Lane Hall

Edwin J. HarmonRobert D. Hatfield*Melinda M. HensleyJanet Anne HickmanOdie Don Hurt*Debora Kay JacksAlan David Jenkins, Jr.*Tayana Arlene JonesMichael KalfutGlenn Allen KennedyPhilip Neil KennedyMichaela Harless Kessler*Margaret C. KimpelMargaret Sharon KingNela Brock KittleAlice Elizabeth KnightRobert Thomas LillyKimberly M. LoftisTammy Lynn McCormickCorinne Anne MarkoDanny Wayne MatheneyCharles Steven MeansMary Allan MurphyJames Lewis Neal, Jr.*

Elizabeth Ann NeeleyRhonda Thomas NicholsPerry Lee Pence*Robin Burdette PerdueSteven S. RamseyLori Judge Rhodes*Keith Lazelle M. RidgewayPatrick John RinardPaul Richard Shamansky, Jr.Tammy Jo ShingletonCatherine Jean Shrewsbury*Victor Maynard Sizemore*John William SmithDanA. StacyRobert Wayne StaffordMeredith Leigh TaylorRobert Lincoln Taylor*Betty Lou Thompson*Melissa Sue WheelerCynthia Aritta Landers White*William Bream White, Jr.Rosemary Cole WithersJames Roy Wright, III

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCERozella J. BrooksEric Christopher BurgyTimothy Charles CampbellRonnie Lee Crowder

Emma Nicdao FernandezGloria Melde FerrellKazuya MakitaKevin John Mason*

William Michel Meester, Jr.Paul Augustine QuattroneKimberly Yvonne ThomasMichael Alden Wright

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESSADMINISTRATIONDonna Jean AhmadDani Renee AsseffDiana Lee BirdShelley Jean BosticStephanie Allyn BowenRobert A. BradleyMarilyn Y. ByrnsideTishawa Wedase M. CampbellStacey Lynn CobbJames Franklin Cole, Jr.Jeanna Gayle Bailes CompstonCathy Ann CorleyJames Anthony DavisMelena Renee DeBoltTracie Kay FarmerBarbie Jean Fields-AllenMark Allen Fisher

Trent Alan Forbis"Barbara Ann GibsonTimothy Murray Greene"Cameron Mitchel HarmonJames Richard HeavenridgeJohn Glenn Hebb, IIIElaine Kay HillTamara R. HoffmanTisha Gail HuffmanDaralene LliNise JacksonSandra Renee JacksonTerry Lee JusticeKima L. KendrickJennifer Elaine LewisRobin Lynn LongElmer Reace McFarlandApril Lynn Martin

Patricia Anne MeltonStephanie Gail MetznerGlenn Andrew MooreBetty Jo MorganLetitia Cecilia PowellSherry Laverne Reynolds"Scott Lee RoseKaren Lea SamplesSusan Marie SchwartzAndrew Meridith Searls"Robert G. Swain, Jr.Debra D. WardBrent Bott WellsPaul David WhiteDennis Eugene WinterGary Lee Wiseman

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONSCarlos Marquett BurnettRoger Marvin Echols, IILaura Ann Edens"Ann B. Frank"

Rodney Dwane McKnightAnn Marie PauleyKimberly QueenEron Bryant Richardson"

Malcolm E. SpenceJohn York TincherJohn David Vogel*Kennith Roger Watts, II

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICEChristopher Aron BailesAnthony Wayne Fizer*Rose M. GargonRodney Alexander Hairston"Randolph C. Hawkins, Jr.W. Kevin Johnson

Charles Steven McCannEverett S. McCauley*Stephen Darrell McClungPatrick Shannon Miller*Keith Ray Painter*Steven Eric Parks

Eric Glenn Powell*Matthew Shane ScottJonathan Lee Smith*Richard Alan TinsleyJulia Leeana Williamson

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONMichael Jarrett ArbogastGlenessa L. ArringtonRebecca Lynn BallLisa Marie BishopErnest Venton BolingMelody Dawn BunchPhyllis Ann BushLisa Carol CampbellCynthia Egnor ChapmanKatryna Cheryl CollinsVickie E. CottrellValerie Ann CraddockJeffrey Scott DaviesCarmel Rose Dooley

Nora Gaye DotsonDennie Arnold DuncanDiana Leigh FrazierLinda Mae GarrettStephen Thomas GraleyJohn Timothy HensleyRobin Lynn HorsfieldConstance Louise IveyRochelle Ann JonesDonna Bernice KayKimberly Dawn KirkAissa Agcanas MartinBeverly Yetter Meeks

Robert Joseph Miller, Jr.Amy Louise NutterAmy Christine PattonKathryn F. Ring*Julie Lynn SheltonPatricia Erin ShreveSusan Beth SpearsJill Deleana Frye StoneTammy L. StutlerKimberly Ann TaylorSue Ellen TurnbullJennifer J. WoodsTamara Faith Workman

Deborah Amburgey EllisFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RECREATION

Angela Beth OffuttStephanie Danyale Harris*

Lisa Cogar MartinFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK

Q&rbcr of qfxcrriscsTHE PRESENTATIONOFGRADUATINGOFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Willie C. Lucas

Professor of Military ScienceCharles Cole, Second Lieutenant, Charleston, West VirginiaJames Fink, Second Lieutenant, Ashford, West Virginia

THE SALUTETOTHEGRADUATES Hazo W. Carter, Jr.

THE STUDENTRESPONSE Lisa Bishop

THE ALUMNIPLEDGE . . . . . . . . . . . Acie McGhee, Class of '54National President, WVSC National Alumni Association

To join hands with other alumni in perpetuating the ideals ofmy college, nurturing its growth and promoting its program, toserve with honor in my chosen profession and to make of myselfa symbol of the best traditions of my college-this is mycommission and my challenge.

THE ALMAMATER . . . Spencer / WadeLed by J. Truman Dalton, Chair

Department of Music

THE CLOSINGREMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara J. Oden

THE BENEDICTION. . . . . . . The Reverend Emanuel A. HeyligerPastor, Ferguson Memorial Baptist Church, Dunbar, WV

THE RECESSIONAL-Paldin: A Concert March ..... John StoutWest Virginia State College Wind Ensemble

The audience is requested to remain seated until the graduateshave recessed.

GRANDMARSHAL-Professor R. Charles Byers '68

AsSISTANTMARSHALS-Professor Dallas Brown '54Professor Mona Dues '82Professor Charlotte L. Finney '61Professor Amy Kokesh '85Professor Christopher Passero '84Professor Rosa L. Pickel '52Professor Patricia Shafer '71Professor Steven E. West '60

j!}onor ~otietie5ELECTED TO ALPHA KAPPA Mu-NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Joy BallRebecca BallLloyd BennettTeressa BihlLisa BishopSandra BlackErnest BolingKelly Carter

Vicki CottrellLori DavisNora DotsonDeborah A EllisAnnB. FrankNicholas GillispieElaine HillDonna Kay

Robin LongPatrica MeltonMonica MortonBarbara MossAmy NutterMehdi SeyedmonirTerri Johnson-StoneKimberly Taylor

ELECTED TO ALPHA PHI SIGMA-NATIONAL HORNOR SOCIETY INCRIMINAL JUSTICE

Julia Williamson

ELECTED TO ALPHA Mu GAMMA-NATIONAL COLLEGIATE FOREIGNLANGUAGE HONOR SOCIETY

Teresa BihlKelly CarterPatricia Melton

Melissa MenefeeStephanie Metzner

Monica MortonValerie Taylor

ELECTED TO BETA KAPPA CHI-SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY

Mehdi Seyedmonir

ELECTED TO DELTA Mu DELTA-NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INBUSINESS

James HevenridgeElaine Hill

Robin LongPatricia Melton

Debra WardBrent Wells

ELECTED TO KAPPA DELTA PI-INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INEDUCATION

Rebecca Lynn BallLisa Marie BishopErnest V. BolingMelody Dawn BunchPhyllis Ann BushCynthia Egnor Chapman

Vickie E. CottrellJeffrey Scott DaviesNora Gay DotsonDiana Leigh FrazierLinda Mae GarrettDonna Bernice Kay

Amy Louise NutterJulie Lynn SheltonJill Frye StoneTammy L. StutlerSue Ellen Turnbull

ELECTED TO LAMBDA IOTA TAU-NATIONAL LITERARY HONOR SOCIETY

Jonathan L. Akers

ELECTED TO PHI ETA SIGMA-FRESHMAN NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Lori J. DavisRobin L. Long

Stephanie G. Metzner Sue Ellen Thrnbull

ELECTED TO PHI THETA KAPPA-HoNOR SOCIETY FOR AsSOCIATEDEGREE STUDENTS

Barbara T. BubarAngela S. Cruikshank

Nancy L. DavidsonTerry A. Harless

William E. JudyApril B. Smith

ELECTED TO PI SIGMA ALPHA-HONOR SOCIETY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

JayP. Rime Steve L. Weger

ELECTED TO PSI CHI-NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY

Joy D. BallTeresa T. BihlKelly A. Carter

Lori J. DavisMarcella E. FreemanPatsy R. Hager

Terri Johnson-StoneMehdi Seyedmonir

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There is a place we love so dear-Its name we'll ever praise and revere'Tis West Virginia State we love-Just one more step from there is Heav'n above.

Martha Spencer '31

Refrain:West Virginia's praise we'll sing-Lift our voices 'til heavens ring-As we daily march along-We'll sing a song-For Alma MaterHow we love herPride of all our loyal hearts-From her we will never part-Thoughts of thee will ne'er be fewAlma Mater we love you.

We'll love her more as days go by,And send her praises to the sky;To place her over all the rest,And keep her e'er the dearest and the best.

Shadowed 'neath a deep blue sky;Is STATE for whom we'll live and we'll die-Arise! 0men of God and sing;We're loyal, and to her we'll always cling.

West l'irginia ~tatt ([ollege'Wbatis 'Wtst l1irginia ~tatt ~oUtgt? It is all of us who

believe in it-who absent or present, work in it andwish it well. Its constituency is the living and deadand from them the College enjoys an unrestrainedloyalty and willing service. It is an exponent of truthwhich sweeps aside the petty jealousies of men andall propagandic proposals which would minimize ordepreciate personality. It is an institution containingfaults and defects which challenge the constructiveefforts of students, teachers, officers and graduates.It is incomplete and desires to remain so, to be in anadvantageous position for changing life situations.

'Wbat 15 'Wtst l1irginia ~tatt ~oUtgt? It is spirit; itcannot be touched by hand; it is based upon commu-nions between the living and those who though deadyet live in an immortality made practical throughenlistments in the College program which of neces-sity requires eternity for completion. What is theCollege? You and those graduates ahead of you arethe College.

John W. DavisFifth President

West Virginia State College1932