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Campfire Girls, outdoors and dressed in Native American clothing posed over Falling Run.

1. Campfire Girls, West Virginia University

IDNO:
021940
Title:
Campfire Girls, West Virginia University
Date:
1917
Description:
Campfire Girls, outdoors and dressed in Native American clothing posed over Falling Run.

2. Julian Lamar Hagen, A. B., Rhodes Scholar, West Virginia University

IDNO:
022094
Title:
Julian Lamar Hagen, A. B., Rhodes Scholar, West Virginia University
Date:
1917

3. Rex Hersey, Rhodes Scholar, West Virginia University

IDNO:
022145
Title:
Rex Hersey, Rhodes Scholar, West Virginia University
Date:
1917

4. Freshman Class in front of Stewart Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023330
Title:
Freshman Class in front of Stewart Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
1917

5. Members of Fi Bata Capper Give Thumbs Up, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023342
Title:
Members of Fi Bata Capper Give Thumbs Up, West Virginia University
Date:
1917

6. Mountain Honorary, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023368
Title:
Mountain Honorary, West Virginia University
Date:
1917
A scene from Spring 1917, as students gather in front of Chitwood Hall protesting the faculty's decision to continue with final exams after the United States had declared war on Germany. Many schools across the country had canceled finals since most male students would be drafted or enlist in quick order.

7. Student Strike, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024420
Title:
Student Strike, West Virginia University
Date:
1917
Description:
A scene from Spring 1917, as students gather in front of Chitwood Hall protesting the faculty's decision to continue with final exams after the United States had declared war on Germany. Many schools across the country had canceled finals since most male students would be drafted or enlist in quick order.
Students protest the WVU administration's decision not to cancel spring semester final exams after the United States had declared war on Germany.

8. Student Strike, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024421
Title:
Student Strike, West Virginia University
Date:
1917
Description:
Students protest the WVU administration's decision not to cancel spring semester final exams after the United States had declared war on Germany.
Students protest the WVU administration's decision not to cancel the spring semester final exams as many other colleges had decided to do after the United States officially entered World War I on April 6th. Most male students would either enlist or be drafted as soon as possible forcing them to leave school before the end of the semester.

9. Student Protest Outside Reynolds Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024422
Title:
Student Protest Outside Reynolds Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
1917
Description:
Students protest the WVU administration's decision not to cancel the spring semester final exams as many other colleges had decided to do after the United States officially entered World War I on April 6th. Most male students would either enlist or be drafted as soon as possible forcing them to leave school before the end of the semester.
Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.

10. WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051775
Title:
WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.

11. WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051777
Title:
WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.
Russell "Rus" Bailey ('19) was elected captain of the West Virginia University Mountaineers after the original captain, Clay Hite, enlisted in the army. Bailey led his team to a winning season in 1917, with a season record of 6-3.

12. WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051778
Title:
WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Russell "Rus" Bailey ('19) was elected captain of the West Virginia University Mountaineers after the original captain, Clay Hite, enlisted in the army. Bailey led his team to a winning season in 1917, with a season record of 6-3.