Eugene Staples, Director of University Hospital (far left); Dr. Maxwell (third from left), Dr. Barbara Jones, Pediatrics; Dr. W. G. Klingberg, Pediatrics (with bow tie).
Left to right, top row: Engineering Head, Professor Roland P. Davis; Mine Advisor, Professor C. E. Lawall; Electrical Engineer, Professor A. F. Forman; Takes Care of Campus, Professor John B. Grumbein; Teaches Mechanics, Professor G. P. Boomsliter; Director of Fires Service, Professor L. V. Carpenter; Chemical Head, Professor W. W. Hodge; Serves as Advisor, Professor L. D. Hayes.
'First row left to right: the Preparotory Building (Martin Hall), D. B. Purinton, L.L.D.; Robert T.C. Berkeley, M.A.; and University Hall (Woodburn Hall). Second row left to right: John J. Harvey. A.M.; I.C. White, Ph.D; A.W. Lorenz A.M.; St. Geo T. Brooke L.L.D.; and W.P.Willey, A.M. Third row left to right: A. R. Whithehill Ph.D; P.B. Reynolds D.D; E.M. Turner, L.L.D. President; J.W. Hartigan, A.M.M.D.; and Liutenant E.S. Avis Jr. Inf. U.S.A. Forth row left to right: Thomas M. Jackson C.E.; James Stewart. M.S.; A.J. Jare A.B.; H.G. Stoetzer A.B.; John A. Myers PH. D. Fifth row left to right: H.R. Baldwin, A.C. Macgruder.'
Dr. Jay Barton Setting up to Tape Lecture, West Virginia University
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'Dr. Jay Barton, (right) Chairman of the WVU Biology Department, outlines to TV cameraman John Stone of Morgantown, the 50 minute lecture, he will tape for the Biology I course. As soon as it is completed, Barton will have the opportunity to watch a re-play of the lecture and can, if he chooses, change parts of it.'
Professor of History and Political Science in the State University, at Morgantown, West Virginia., will address the Brotherhood on 'The Problem of World Peace' at the first M. E. Church Sunday, November 5th, At 2:30 P. M.'
'John Harrington Cox, 1863-1945; John H. Cox was a teacher of English in his native Illinois and in North Dakota before joining the faculty at West Virginia University in 1902 as an instructor. He held the position of professor of English philology from 1904 until his retirement in 1932. Professor Cox will be remembered for his establishment of the Beowulf Club at the University in 1908 as a means of arousing student interest in old and middle English Literature. The publication of Folk Songs of the South in 1925 was a climax of his achievement in collecting and preserving Folk Literature not only in West Virginia but in the whole Appalachian region. He translated and adapted for childrens use tales of chivalry from Old English, Old French, and Middle High German sources. Among these are Beowulf, A Knight of Artur`s Court, The Song of Roland and Siegfried. Dr. Cox was widely known through his writings in scholarly journals and his work in teachers` institutes in West Virginia and other states.'
Weaver, far left; Longhouse, Chairman of Engineering, second from left; Chester Arents, Dean of Engineering, standing; Harold B. Fairbanks, Chemical Engineering, second from right; Howard P. Simons, Chemical Engineering, right.
Left to Right: Harold Shamberger, Assistant to the President; Maynard Pride, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery; John Luchok, University Editor, Acting Director of News and Information Services; C. Gregory Van Camp, Director, Radio, Television and Motion Pictures.
Betty Boyd Interacts with Faculty and Students, West Virginia University
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Standing in the middle is Betty Boyd, on the left in plaid is Sarah Lilly, on the right facing front is Ann Sleeth, Craig Michel is seated to her right.
Print number 386. Thomas Clark Atkeson wrote the law which created the West Virginia State Board of Agriculture in 1891, serving as President of the board for the next fourteen years. It was Atkeson who recommended to the University Board of Regents that agriculture be taught at the state University, and he was then later named the first dean of the College of Agriculture when it was established in 1898. Atkeson's work with agricultural education is well renowned.
Jason Clark Easton first served in the Seventy Seventh (77th) Division as a non-commissioned officer (sergeant) because of his compromised eyesight. He was eventually commissioned a lieutenant and assigned to General Pershing's staff during the Paris Peace talks. In 1938 Easton began a thirty five year career on the West Virginia University faculty as a Professor of History.
'May 6, 1936 - January 26, 1996. A popular history professor at West Virginia University, Dr. Maxwell was noted for the excellence of his classes and for his broad range of knowledge and humanitarian activities. Raised in Huntington, Dr. Maxwell received his Bachelor of Arts degree from WVU in 1958, served with the army in Germany, then returned to achieve advance degrees and join the faculty. He was an active member of the local and global community, traveling to Guatemala to assist on development projects and to El Salvador in 1994 to help oversee that country`s democratic elections. His recent photograph was on display 1/26-5/28/1996'
