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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.

1. Student Protest Outside Reynolds Hall, West Virginia University

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.
Students gather in front of the Commencement Hall.

2. Student Strike, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024426
Title:
Student Strike, West Virginia University
Date:
1918
Description:
Students gather in front of the Commencement Hall.
Students exit from chapel in Reynolds Hall; it is taken from the porch of Agricultural Experiment Station.

3. Students Exiting From Chapel, West Virginia University

IDNO:
025007
Title:
Students Exiting From Chapel, West Virginia University
Date:
1984/10/31
Description:
Students exit from chapel in Reynolds Hall; it is taken from the porch of Agricultural Experiment Station.
WVU students try out for roles in 'the Rivals,' an 18th century comedy, in Reynolds Hall.

4. Auditions for 'The Rivals,' West Virginia University

IDNO:
024211
Title:
Auditions for 'The Rivals,' West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1960-1969
Description:
WVU students try out for roles in 'the Rivals,' an 18th century comedy, in Reynolds Hall.

5. Students Crossing the Street in Front of Reynold's Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020428
Title:
Students Crossing the Street in Front of Reynold's Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1961
On the stage in Reynolds Hall.

6. Scene from a Student Production, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024205
Title:
Scene from a Student Production, West Virginia University
Description:
On the stage in Reynolds Hall.