WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE

SIXTY-FIRST YEAR

INSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA

THE FIFTY-EIGHTH

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A. D. NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREEAT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON

THE HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING

FROM THE FEDERAL LAND-GRANT ACT

" ..•. to the endowment, support, and maintenance of, at least, one college where theleading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and in-cluding military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agricultureand the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the states may respectivelyprescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrialclasses in the several pursuits and professions in life." Approved July 2, 1862 andAugust 30, 1890. WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE IS A LAND GRANT COLLEGE.

ORGANPRELUDE-"Adoration" ......•........... BorowskiProfessor T. D. Phillips

THE COMMENCEMENTPROCESSION-

PROCESSIONAL-"WarMarch of the Priests"

The MarshalThe Candidates for the Bachelor's DegreeThe State Officials and RepresentativesThe Administrative Officers and FacultyThe President and the Commencement Speaker

Mendelssohn

HYMN (To be Sung by the Audience)-"THE STAR SPANGLEDBANNER" Francis Scott Key

Led by the West Virginia State College Concert BandLeon Thompson, Conductor

(The audience will remain standing until after the Invocation)

THE INVOCATION-James Kelly, Jr., Dean of Men

Music-"Give Me Your Poor" . RingwaldA CAPPELLA CHOIR

Professor Gladys B. Johnson, Director

THE RECOGNITIONOF STATEOFFICIALSANDHONOR GUESTS-

MUSIc-"Marche Slav" TschaikowskyThe West Virginia State College Concert Band

Leon Thompson, Conductor

THE COMMENCEMENTADDRESS-

RUFUS B. CLEMENT, A.B., B.D., A.M., Ph.D.President, Atlanta University

Relations Club of West Virginia State College

AWARD OF HONORS

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Frank Smith

Warren Ray Owens

Anita Smith Jenkins

Clarence McKinnon

Lonnie Pack Smith

THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES-

THE CANDIDA1'ES FOR THE DEGREES WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE DEAN AND PRO-

FESSORS IN THB FOLLOWING ORDliR:

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts by Dean Harrison H. Ferrell.

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science by Dean Harrison H. Ferrell.

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Music by Professor Theodore D. Phillips.

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Education by Dean Harrison H.Ferrell.

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration by Pro-fessor Richard H. Homburger,

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Education by Dean Harrison H.Ferrell.

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Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Home Economics by ProfessorMae Belle Jones.

Candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering by Pro-fessor Frederic Lacy.

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanic Arts by ProfessorFrederic Lacy.

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After the conferring of degrees by President William J. L. Wallace, the names of thegraduates will be announced by Registrar Daniel P. Lincoln.

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FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Buckner, Donald RaymondConley, Dorse TheodoreFelton, Yvonne BernitaFerguson, Betty juneGarland, Martha MaeHall, Evelyn ElizabethHarris, Edna Cleolohnson, Whittington BernardKing, Bessie BerniceMcRimmon, HelenManning, lames AlfredMason, Mary Kathryn

Myree, Ida MaeRobinson, Cornelia 1eniferRolle, Yvonne AugustaScott, lohn ThomasSmith, Lonnie PackThomas, Mamie EstellaWarrington, Helen ElizabethWhiten, Evelyn ThomasWhitfield, Esther EloiseWilks, Rita YvonneWood, Henryene Belton

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Anderson, Donald FrederickBowser, Cornelius DonaldBusch, TheodoreChiles, Thomas Wendell lr.Cook, Aurora LouFrance, George M.Height, Lewis Franklin

1enkins, Anita SmithLewis, Lee CarlosMcElrath, Frank EugeneMiller, Clive LukeMonroe, Elsie PaulinePoole, Ronald Hampton

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Anderson, Margaret 1aneBrayboy, Helen DeloresCowser, William GeorgeCrawford, Anita YvonneHughes, Edmond Beauregardj ohnscn, Dorothy Elizabethj ohnson, 1eanne 1ustyne

Owens, Warren RayRogers, Clarence TeemoSmith, Barbara DeloresSmith, j uanita LoisTurner, j ohn LincolnWilliams, Marguerite Reddick

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

IN EDUCATION

Bradley, Etta WalkerBrooks, Bettie LeeBrown, Willia DeloresBurns, CelestineCooley, Mildred LouiseDade, Doris PriscillaDavison, Alice FredericaGrasty, Odessa Diana

Greene, Marilyn StokesHarris, Mary EllisLawrence, 1acqueline EvelynNapier, Emma 1eannePinkard, ElaineScott, Geraldine EstellaTelfair, Thelma RudineWaldon, Celia Marie

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

1McAllister, EvaRice, Haynes Jr.

Smith, FrankWells, William Taylor

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN EDUCATION

Coles, William HenryFoster, Lita MaeGill, Norma JeanHines, J orettaJones, Mayola HelenMeade, Melvin CarrollPharr, Barbara L.Newman, Francisco Beale Jr.

Ponder, Eddie GeneSmith, Sara ElaineSummers, Earl EmanuelThomas, William ShermanTowles, Juanita DawnWade, Gerald HamptonWhite, GeraldineWoolridge, George Jack

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN HOME ECONOMICS

Boddy, Clora EstellCoates, Billie JeanConner, Bette Jane

Phillips, Norma BeatriceSatterfield, Helen Yvonne

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Jackson, Harold Russell

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN MECHANIC ARTS

Brown, LouisCotton, Clarence LeonHall, J erorneLawrence, Herbert LeonMcBride, Randolph

McKinnon, ClarenceMillard, Edmund LloydScott, Frank WesleyWair, Ralph MontgomeryWair, Richard McKenzie

((anbibatt5Commissions of Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery Officers Reserve Corps, will beawarded by Lt. Col. Orion N. Page, P.M.S.&T. assisted by the following officers fromHeadquarters, West Virginia Military District, South Charleston, West Virginia:Athal E. Burgan Robert L. Marshall Arlie Metheny

Capt., MPC Capt., Infantry 1st Lt., Infantry

The following officers from the R. O. T. C. Staff of West Virginia State College:Lt. Col. Orion N. Page Capt. Marion I. Johnson

Arty-USAR, P.M.S.&T. Arty.-USAR, Asst. P.M.S.&T.Maj. Robbin E. L. Washington Capt. Russell H. Dawson

Arty.-USAR, Asst. P.M.S.&T. Arty.-USAR, Asst. P.M.S.&T.Capt. Roscoe C. Cartwright CWO James E. Burke, III

Arty.-USAR, Asst. P.M.S.&T. USA, Adjutant

CANDIDATES FOR OFFICER RESERVE CORPS COMMISSIONS

Anderson, Donald F.Anthony, James E.Busch, Theodore I.Butler, Rodye E.Cabell, Marsden W. Jr.Cherry, Walter A.Chiles, Thomas W. Jr.Clark, Leroy W.Crosby, NathanielDeDaviess, OsceolaFerguson, James L.Fisher, John C.France, George M. III

Hill, Clarence O.Hobbs, DonaldHughes, Edward B.Johnson, Whittington B.Jones, John L.Lee, Henry C. Jr.Lewis, Lee C.Major, Eddie B. Jr.Manning, James A.Martin, Haywood M. Jr.McGhee, Acie Jr.McLemore, Andrew G.Meggison, Robert H.

Newman, Francisco B. Jr.Oates, John T.Owens, Warren R.Poindexter, CarrollPoole, Ronald H.Rice, Haynes Jr.Scott, Frank W.Smith, Robert F.Taylor, JohnnyWade, Gerald H.Wells, William T.Wilson, Francis V.

ELECTED TO ALPHA DELTA SIGMA

HONORARY SCHOLASTIC SOCIETY

Theodore BuschBette ConnerAnita Smith JenkinsClarence McKinnon

Warren OwensHaynes Rice, Jr.Lonnie Pack Smith

ELECTED TO SIGMA DELTA PI

NATIONAL SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY

Helen McRimmon

ELECTED TO DELTA PHI ALPHA

NATIONAL GERMAN HONORARY FRATERNITY

Donald AndersonTheodore BuschThomas W. Chiles, Jr.Lewis Height

Anita Smith JenkinsFrank McElrathClive MillerYvonne Rolle

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ELECTED TO BETA KApPA CHIHONORARYSCIENTIFIC SOCIETY

Theodore BuschAnita Smith Jenkins

Elsie Monroe

THE ALUMNI PLEDGE-

MISS MYRA E. FAIRFAXPresident, West Virginia State College Alumni Association

To join hands with other alumni in perpetuating the ideals of my college, nurturingits growth and promoting its program, to serve with honor in my chosen professionand to make of myself a symbol of the best traditions of my college-- this is my com-mission and my challenge.

THE COMMENCEMENT STATEMENT-THE PRESIDENT

MUSIC-ALMA MATER

Led by the West Virginia State College Concert Band

RECESSIONAL-CCMarche Pontificale" ..•••••••••••• GounodProfessor T. D. Phillips

(The audience will remain seated during the recessional)

MARSHAL-

Professor D. L. Ferguson, '09

ASSISTANTMARSHAL-

Professor L. P. Drain, '27Dr. P. Ahmed Williams, '28Mr. Felix T. Warren, '36Mr. Wesley Lynch, '43Professor James Wilson, '48

ERNEST WADE '30

ALMA MATEROf West Virginia State College

MARTHA SPENCER '31

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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! 0 men of God and sing;We're loyal, and to her we'll always cling