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- IDNO:
- 022094
- Title:
- Julian Lamar Hagen, A. B., Rhodes Scholar, West Virginia University
- Date:
- 1917
- IDNO:
- 022145
- Title:
- Rex Hersey, Rhodes Scholar, West Virginia University
- Date:
- 1917
- IDNO:
- 023334
- Title:
- Dean Coulter of the Agricultural School, West Virginia University
- Date:
- 1917
- IDNO:
- 023342
- Title:
- Members of Fi Bata Capper Give Thumbs Up, West Virginia University
- Date:
- 1917
- IDNO:
- 024421
- Title:
- Student Strike, West Virginia University
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Students protest the WVU administration's decision not to cancel spring semester final exams after the United States had declared war on Germany.
- IDNO:
- 024422
- Title:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 030854
- Title:
- Members of the Fifth Regiment, U.S. Engineers, West Virginia University Contingent
- Date:
- 1917
- IDNO:
- 051775
- Title:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051776
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Paul E. Hager, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Paul "Monk" Hager ('19) was a player for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as "one of West Virginia's most valuable men."
- IDNO:
- 051777
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.
- IDNO:
- 051778
- Title:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051779
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Charles L. Lewis, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Lewis ('20) was a quarterback for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He came to WVU from Charleston High School.