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Crowd gathers for the ceremony inaugurating Thomas Hodges as President of West Virginia University. Among the distinguished guests was United States President William H. Taft.

1. Inauguration of West Virginia University President Hodges, Morgantown, W. Va.

People gathered in Woodburn Circle, Taft and others likely on porch of Martin Hall.

2. President Taft at West Virginia University for Inauguration of President Hodges, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Faculty, June 1897 Front row, left to right, James Stewart (Math); R.A. Armstrong (Eng); John I. Harvey (Mod. Lang); St. George Tucker Brooke (Law); Sam Brown (Geo); Back, left to right, P.B. Reynolds (Metaphysics); Thomas Hodges (Phys); R.W. Donthat (Ancient Lang).'

3. Faculty Group Portrait, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

A portrait of President Thomas Edward Hodges.

4. West Virginia University President Thomas Edward Hodges

5. Telegraph Equipment in Dr. Hodges' Physics Lab, Chitwood Hall, West Virginia University

President William Howard Taft, front row center, delivered the inaugural speech Nov. 1, 1911, when Thomas Edward Hodges, became president of the University.  Identified front row, left to right, are Daniel B. Purinton, Gov. W.E. Glasscock, President Taft, Thomas E. Hodges and Dr. I.C. White.  Left, 2nd row: Judge Frank Cox, Henry Green, editor of the Morgantown Post.  The first two men pictured in the back row could not be identified, third is James L. Lakin, fourth Maj. Butts, who lost his life in sinking of Titanic; fifth, Mr. Sigwart; sixth George C. Baker; seventh, H.C. Batton; eight and ninth, unidentified; 10th Harry Carspecken; and others, M. L. Brown, William Williams, E. Donley, Benjamin Rosenbloom, Frank B. Trotter and Dr. A.M. Buckhannon.  The men in uniform were members of the Governor's Staff.'

6. Group Portrait of United States President Taft and Guests at Inauguration of West Virginia Univesity President Thomas Edward Hodges

'PRESIDENT TAFT VISITS MORGANTOWN, NOV. 1, 1911- President William Howard Taft, front row center, delivered the inaugural speech Nov. 1, 1911, when Thomas Edward Hodges became president of the University. Pictured in front row, left to right are Daniel B. Purinton, Gov. W.E. Glasscock, President Taft, Mr. Hodges and Dr. I.C. White. Pictured at left on porch are (unknown) Frank Cox, left, and Henry Green, the editor of The Post. The first two men pictured in the back row could not be (named, third unsure) is James L. Lakin, fourth Maj. Butts, hero who lost his life in sinking of Titanic; fifth, a Mr. Sigwart; sixth George C. (Rodgers-unsure); seventh, H.C. Batton; eighth and ninth, unidentified: tenth, Harry Carspecken; and others, M.L. Brown, William Williams, (unknown), Benjamin Rosenbloom, Frank B. Trotter and Dr. A.M. Buckhannon. The men in uniform were members of Gov-(the rest is unclear).

7. President Taft attends West Virginia University President Thomas Hodges' Inauguration

8. West Virginia University President Thomas Edward Hodges

9. West Virginia University President Thomas Edward Hodges

10. West Virginia University President Thomas Edward Hodges

11. West Virginia University President Thomas Edward Hodges

'This is a photograph of the oil painting hung in the Reserve Reading Room in W.V.U. Library.'

12. West Virginia University President Thomas Edward Hodges