'This was the last female seminary in Morgantown. It was owned and operated by Mrs. E.L. Moore, mother of Susan Maxwell Moore. Mrs. Moore had been the principal of Woodburn Female Seminary located where Woodburn Hall now stands. This last seminary was on the corner of High and Foundry Streets, facing High Street. It burned in April 1889. Back row left to right are: Mrs. Sarah Moore (grandmother), Mrs. Elizabeth Deven McGee, Mrs. E.L. Moore, unidentified, Mrs. M. J. Brand, Willa Brand, George M. Brand, and Lieutenant Will Moore of the Navy. Front row left to row are: Mrs. Will Moore (Lois), Willie Moore, Elizabeth Thomas, Mrs. M. Sweeney, and Susan Maxwell Moore.'
'This honored old institution was founded in 1814, and was the direct predecessor of West Virginia University. The first sessions of the University were held in this building, which stood where the Morgantown Public School now stands. It was later used as the Morgantown public School, until it was destroyed by fire in 1896.'
Morgantown High School Girls Basketball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Front Row L to R: Mary Frum, Helen Tarr, Helen Louise Edmondson, R. Rosecore, Anna Lee Garletts; Back Row: Lucy Shuttlesworth, Helen Barnes, Jesse Wade (Riley), Rachel Coogle.
Standing L to R: Coach John Edwards, Lenvil Newsome, Alfred Jones, Ernest Baxter, Stanely Marshall, Lesley Newsome, Unidentified, Unidentified and Alfred Cole. Sitting L to R: William Holland, John Parker, and James Denmark. On the ground: Unidentified and Oliver Mosby. Information on p. 115 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Charlene Marshall."
Juniors and Seniors at Beechurst High School, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1931-1932
Description:
The Junior and Senior classes at Beechurst High School. All persons in the photo are unidentified. Information on p. 122 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Robert Jackson."
Football Action - Morgantown High School vs. Washington Irving High School
Date:
1942/10/24
Description:
Morgantown High Player about to receive a pass. Final score was Morgantown High School 7 and Washington High School 21. Likely played at Hite Field in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Elementary School Laboratory Students, West Virginia University
Date:
1956/04
Description:
View of fourth and fifth grade children sitting a circle in a classroom. Far left is Ruth Bard, left with back to camera is Suzy Pauley, right front with back to camera is Jennifer Jacobs, far right is Susan Brown, then right to left are Becky Singleton, Roberta Malott, Marta Eicker, Danny Brennan, and Lynn Spangler.
Students in a Lab at University High School, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1958
Description:
Teachers and pupils in University High School lab. At the time University High School was a division of West Virginia University for training teachers. Pictured in the photograph are, from left to right: Fred Truban, Carol Reynolds, Michael Caruso, and Scottie Riffle. Girl in background unknown.
Morgantown High School Play Rehearsal, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Description:
View (left to Right)of Eloise Feola, Arne Lindquist, and Jim Roberts practicing lines for Wilder's 'By The Skin of Our Teeth' at Morgantown High School Morgantown, W. Va.
Morgantown Junior High School Principal Floyd Cox with Students, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Description:
View of students surrounding a work table in Morgantown Junior High School. Right to left: 'Principal Floyd B. Cox, Mike Flanagan, George Mayle, Teacher Tom Kurzak, Terry Hoskins, unknown, Teacher Albert Tennant'
Morgantown High School Play Rehearsal, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Description:
Morgantown High School rehearsal for Wilder's play 'By the Skin of Our Teeth'. In order from left to right, the people in the photo are Marsha Sanders, Donna Crisswell, and Jim Roberts.