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The "Scabbard and Blade" organization is a National Honor Society of cadet officers. 1st row: Raine, Muffly, McIntyre, Brooks, Wooters, Counts, Linkinogger, West; 2nd row: Bom, Hoye, Gibson, Stafford, Vickers, Miller, Hammel, Mate, Legg; 3rd row; Wright, Huff, Sonneborn, Brown, Alderson, Marshall, Hershberger; 4th row: Bell, Smith, Brown, Brook, Barrick, Hilliard, Kee, Carlin; 5th Row: Casto, Eby, Coffman, Debiase, Lynch, Jackson.

277. West Virginia University's 'Scabbard and Blade', Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039404
Title:
West Virginia University's 'Scabbard and Blade', Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
The "Scabbard and Blade" organization is a National Honor Society of cadet officers. 1st row: Raine, Muffly, McIntyre, Brooks, Wooters, Counts, Linkinogger, West; 2nd row: Bom, Hoye, Gibson, Stafford, Vickers, Miller, Hammel, Mate, Legg; 3rd row; Wright, Huff, Sonneborn, Brown, Alderson, Marshall, Hershberger; 4th row: Bell, Smith, Brown, Brook, Barrick, Hilliard, Kee, Carlin; 5th Row: Casto, Eby, Coffman, Debiase, Lynch, Jackson.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower (wearing a light color uniform, to the left of the photographer) reviews the members of West Virginia University's ROTC Units on campus.

278. Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039504
Title:
Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1947/09/20
Description:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower (wearing a light color uniform, to the left of the photographer) reviews the members of West Virginia University's ROTC Units on campus.
Captain George Barrick Jr., to the right of the flags, stands at attention waiting for General Eisenhower to review Barrick's ROTC Unit on the WVU campus. All other persons in this photograph are unidentified.

279. Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039505
Title:
Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1947/09/20
Description:
Captain George Barrick Jr., to the right of the flags, stands at attention waiting for General Eisenhower to review Barrick's ROTC Unit on the WVU campus. All other persons in this photograph are unidentified.
West Virginia University's ROTC Units stand at attention as General Dwight D. Eisenhower passed by in an open automobile.

280. Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039509
Title:
Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1947/09/20
Description:
West Virginia University's ROTC Units stand at attention as General Dwight D. Eisenhower passed by in an open automobile.
Captain George Barrick Jr. (labeled) to the far right, stands with the ROTC Units waiting for General Eisenhower's arrival. All persons in this photograph are unidentified.

281. Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039510
Title:
Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1947/09/20
Description:
Captain George Barrick Jr. (labeled) to the far right, stands with the ROTC Units waiting for General Eisenhower's arrival. All persons in this photograph are unidentified.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the students and faculty at West Virginia University during a special convocation at Mountaineer Field. Captain George Barrick Jr. is standing to the left. The man to the right is identified on the photograph as "General Jim."

282. Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039511
Title:
Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1947/09/20
Description:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the students and faculty at West Virginia University during a special convocation at Mountaineer Field. Captain George Barrick Jr. is standing to the left. The man to the right is identified on the photograph as "General Jim."
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the students and faculty at West Virginia University during a special convocation at Mountaineer Field. From left to right: Mathers "Mike" Barrick, a man identified only as "Corporal" and ROTC Captain George Barrick Jr..

283. Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039512
Title:
Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1947/09/20
Description:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the students and faculty at West Virginia University during a special convocation at Mountaineer Field. From left to right: Mathers "Mike" Barrick, a man identified only as "Corporal" and ROTC Captain George Barrick Jr..
General Dwight D. Eisenhower passes in review of the West Virginia University ROTC units, on campus.

284. Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039518
Title:
Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
September 20,1947
Description:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower passes in review of the West Virginia University ROTC units, on campus.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the students and faculty at West Virginia University during a special convocation at Mountaineer Field. From left to right: ROTC Captain George Barrick Jr., "Nick", and Mathers "Mike" Barrick.

285. Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039519
Title:
Eisenhower Day at West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1947/09/20
Description:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the students and faculty at West Virginia University during a special convocation at Mountaineer Field. From left to right: ROTC Captain George Barrick Jr., "Nick", and Mathers "Mike" Barrick.
Roessing, pictured at age 17, poses for a portrait in his ROTC uniform. He was likely part of the ROTC at his high school or at West Virginia University, where he studied until 1935. He transferred to West Virginia Wesleyan in 1935 and graduated in 1937.

286. Charles Roessing in ROTC Uniform, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052372
Title:
Charles Roessing in ROTC Uniform, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Roessing, pictured at age 17, poses for a portrait in his ROTC uniform. He was likely part of the ROTC at his high school or at West Virginia University, where he studied until 1935. He transferred to West Virginia Wesleyan in 1935 and graduated in 1937.