Crowd Gathered to See Off World War I Draftees, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Scene of World War I draftees preparing to leave for training camp. 'This photo is from the original glass plate by M. Alexander. It was taken on Main Street near South Branch Valley National Bank. From left to right: Dr. R. E. L. Hackney, Scout Master, Frank McNeill, Boyd McWhorter, George Finley, and the boy in the white uniform with his back to the camera is Willie Dasher.'
Class Portrait, Sugar Grove Normal School, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Group portrait of Sugar Grove Normal School students. 1st Row: far left, Pierce Mitchell; 2nd from left, Harry Mitchell; 4th from right, Early Kiser; 7th from the left, Jesse Harvey Eckard (later a well known teacher in Sugar Grove schools for 37 years.) 2nd Row: 4th from left, Lester Puffenberger. 3rd Row: 4th from left, Mervin Mitchell; 5th from left, Effie Puffenbarger; 8th from left, Whitney Propst. Back row, Middle of picture: Luther Pitsenbarger.
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.
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.
Hobe Smith, John Spitzer, and Dave Teter in front of H. C. Huffman's Store
Date:
1917
Description:
This one story building erected on the site of Huffman's Store which burned in 1916, is still being used as a store by Harold Sites. Left to right: Hobe Smith, John Spitzer, Dave Teter.
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.
Leonard McVey Shelton and Oxen Transporting Goods, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Oxen "Buck" and "Berry" could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, W. Va. They delivered on average 2-2.5 cord (one cord cost between $8 and $10) from Ted Wills of Madams Creek.
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.
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.
WVU Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) played an end position for West Virginia University's football team. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep, where he had won himself a name as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, Mills enlisted in the military.
WVU Football Player Joseph V. Harrick, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Joe Harrick ('21) played as a tackle for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as one of the "greatest linesmen that ever wore the Old Gold and Blue" in the 1919 Monticola yearbook.
WVU Footbal Player Russel D. Meredith, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Russel "Rus" Meredith ('21) played as a guard for West Virginia University. He came to WVU from Fairmont High School where he had had a successful career in football.
West Virginia University's Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) was a versatile football player, playing tackle and end positions. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep where he had made a name for himself as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, he joined the United State military.