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Small brick schoolhouse with gabled entrance.  Stansbury Hall is visible in the right side of the photograph.  In the 1940s and 50s, West Virginia University used this school as a grade school for training eductaion majors.  It was called the WVU Laboratory Elementary School. The building was an African-American school prior to WVU's use of the building.

1. African-American Elementary School Where Dr. Alex L. Wade Taught, Morgantown, W. Va.

Teachers and pupils in University High School lab. At the time University High School was a division of West Virginia University for training teachers.  Pictured in the photograph are, from left to right:  Fred Truban, Carol Reynolds, Michael Caruso, and Scottie Riffle.  Girl in background unknown.

2. Students in a Lab at University High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Morgantown High School rehearsal for Wilder's play 'By the Skin of Our Teeth'.  In order from left to right, the people in the photo are Marsha Sanders, Donna Crisswell, and Jim Roberts.

3. Morgantown High School Play Rehearsal, Morgantown, W. Va.

4. University High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of Morgantown High School through trees in the winter.

5. Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

The people in the picture appear to be science fair officals or judges. From left to right, Scott H. Davis, Carroll Palmer, Betty Alamong, and John Bensenhaver.

6. Science Fair, Morgantown, W. Va.

A photo of Suncrest Jr. High School Majorettes. First row from left to right is Harriet Harworth, Karen Suarez, Katy Muffly, Pam Gorman, and Nikki Dorhavich. Second row from left to right is Charlene Hockenberry, Katharine Pike, Kay Toben, and Nancy Fleming.

7. Suncrest Junior High School Majorettes, Morgantown, W. Va.

Group portrait of band members with their instruments.

8. University High School Band, Morgantown, W. Va.

9. Class Photo St. Francis School, Morgantown, W. V.a

10. High School Class, Morgantown, W. Va.

Truck is gone.  Picture displays the damage to the side of the school building.

11. Truck Crashes into Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Arme Lindquist is on the left.

12. Morgantown High School Play Rehearsal, Morgantown, W. Va.

The girl on the left is Linda Bonfili and the girl in the middle is Nancy Cupelli.

13. Morgantown High School Students, Morgantown, W. Va.

14. University High School Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

Two male students, Bill Gainer 'left' and Rick Defere 'right' are playing table tennis at the triad graduation festival. Dave Smith is watching in the background 'far left'.

15. Triad at the Mountainlair, Morgantown, W. Va.

Teacher, Mrs. Eleanor Henry 'back left' and students sitting in the classroom.

16. Classroom, Morgantown, W. Va.

A classroom in the Osage School after it was rebuilt.

17. Osage School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Two men working on the addition to Suncrest Grade school.

18. Suncrest Grade School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Three Morgantown High School trumpeters. On the left is Jim Foley and on the right is Jim Vanaman.

19. Morgantown High School Trumpeters, Morgantown, W. Va.

Morgantown's school board members. At the head of the table is Scott H. Davies and on the far right is Wilbur V. Bauer.

20. School Board Members, Morgantown, W. Va.

Majorettes for the Morgantown Junior High School band.

21. Morgantown Junior High School Majorettes, Morgantown, W. Va.

Arne Linquist is the male on the right.

22. Morgantown High School Play Rehearsal, Morgantown, W. Va.

23. Football Field at Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

'New Central Elementary School. Dedicated March 7, 1956.'

24. Central Elementary School, Morgantown, W. Va.

A portrait of Maidville School's students and teacher.

25. Class Photo Maidsville School, Morgantown, W. Va.

26. Class Photo Sunnyside School, Morgantown, W. Va.

27. University High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Arne Linquist is on the left.

28. Morgantown High School Play Rehearsal, Morgantown, W. Va.

29. St. Francis High School, Morgantown, W. V.a

30. Central School, Morgantown, W. Va.

31. Flute Section of St. Francis High School Band, Morgantown, W. V.a

32. Morgantown Junior High School Basketball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

33. St. Francis High School, Morgantown, W. V.a

Photograph of a drawing of Monongalia Academy. At the bottom right 'Miller 59'.

34. Monongalia Academy, Morgantown, W. Va.

People watch as the Monongalia Academy in Morgantown, West Virginia burns.

35. Monongalia Academy on Fire, Morgantown, W. Va.

People are gathered in front of Monongalia Academy in Morgantown, West Virginia. 'Erected in 1829, destroyed by fire , January 11, 1897."

36. Monongalia Academy, Morgantown, W. Va.

37. Collage of Student Photos, West Virginia University

Women stand on the porch and in the lawn of the Morgantown Female Seminary on South High Street. The building burnt down in 1889.

38. Morgantown Female Seminary, Morgantown, W. Va.

'This was the last female seminary in Morgantown. It was owned and operated by Mrs. E.L. Moore, mother of Susan Maxwell Moore. Mrs. Moore had been the principal of Woodburn Female Seminary located where Woodburn Hall now stands. This last seminary was on the corner of High and Foundry Streets, facing High Street. It burned in April 1889. Back row left to right are: Mrs. Sarah Moore (grandmother), Mrs. Elizabeth Deven McGee, Mrs. E.L. Moore, unidentified, Mrs. M. J. Brand, Willa Brand, George M. Brand, and Lieutenant Will Moore of the Navy. Front row left to row are: Mrs. Will Moore (Lois), Willie Moore, Elizabeth Thomas, Mrs. M. Sweeney, and Susan Maxwell Moore.'

39. Morgantown Female Seminary, Morgantown, W. Va.

40. Class Photo Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Students pose for a group portrait in front of Morgantown High School in Morgantown, West Virginia.

41. Class Photo Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Students pose in front of Woodburn Seminary in Morgantown, West Virginia. 'Woodburn Seminary was used by West Virginia University until February 1873, when it burned.'

42. Woodburn Seminary Students, Morgantown, W. Va.

Two boys are spotting a boy on the uneven bars during their gym class in Riverside Junior High in Morgantown, West Virginia.

43. Riverside Junior High Gym Class, Morgantown, W. Va.

Children looking at books on a table.

44. Annual Book Fair, Morgantown, W. Va.

A gentleman is standing behind the Morgantown Junior High School Dragons Scoreboard.

45. Morgantown Junior High School Scoreboard, Morgantown, W. Va.

A bulldozer working on the grounds of St. Francis School on Patteson Drive in Morgantown, West Virginia.

46. Bulldozer at Work in front of St. Francis High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of children posed outside St. Francis School in Morgantown W. Va. Possibly first communion.

47. May Day Celebration at St. Francis School, Morgantown, W. Va.

A close-up view of icicles frozen on a corner of the Morgantown High School building on Edgewood, in Morgantown, West Virginia.

48. Ice on the Wall of Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of two children dancing in a classroom.

49. Children Dancing, Morgantown, W. Va.

Identified at far left, Linda Massulo; back row second from left, Cynthia Dering.  Indentified in the front row, far right, Priscilla Holdsworth; front row, third from right is Jeanne King.

50. Tour Group in the Morgantown Post Office, Morgantown, W. Va.

University High School cheerleaders pose for a group portrait. Back row, far right, Sharon Wolfe; Front row right to left are Tina Thomas and Thomasene Cook.

51. University High School Cheerleaders, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of the addition to Suncrest Grade School 'done in green and yellow' with children running along side.  Girl in dark coat, fourth from left is Nancy Claire Eddy.

52. School's Out at Suncrest Grade School Morgantown, W. Va.

53. Winter Scene at Old Central School, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of empty playground at Central Elementary School Morgantown, W. Va.

54. Playground at Central Elemetary School Morgantown, W. Va.

Back row, far left, Joanne Spencer; Front row, right, Sarah Singleton.

55. Morgantown Junior High School Cheerleaders, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of the members of the Morgantown Junior High School band in uniforms holding their clarinets.  Identified, front row, left to right: Eloise Feola, Dixie Casteel, Carolyn Jacobs, unknown, Susan Feather, three unknowns, Cindy Hollandsworth, Judy Douglas, Suzy Brown.  Second row, second from left is Bill Rader, second from right is Suzy Pauley, far right, Jennifer Jacobs.

56. Clarinet Section of the Morgantown Junior High School Band, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of boys doing a rolling drill on mats in gym at Morgantown High School.

57. Morgantown High School Gym Class, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of fourth and fifth grade children sitting a circle in a classroom.  Far left is Ruth Bard, left with back to camera is Suzy Pauley, right front with back to camera is Jennifer Jacobs, far right is Susan Brown, then right to left are Becky Singleton, Roberta Malott, Marta Eicker, Danny Brennan, and Lynn Spangler.

58. Elementary School Laboratory Students, West Virginia University

View of St. Francis football team posed on field. Identified in the back row: second from left is Sellaro, then Sam Loretta, David Decarlo, Vaugh Kovack, last two unidentified.   Middle Row, crouching, fourth from right, Mickey Pompelli, far right, Frank Black.

59. St. Francis Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

A. R. Ault, Instructor.

60. General Shop Students Project Display, University High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Three workers black top the playground at Central School.

61. Central School Playground Under Construction, Morgantown, W. Va.

A photo of four Morgantown High cheerleaders. Two of the cheerleaders are Joyce Stonebreaker 'right' and Mary Kay Corum 'center right'.

62. Morgantown High School Cheerleaders, Morgantown, W. Va.

63. Students Leaving Morgantown Junior High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

A photo of the Central School building on a snowy day.

64. Central School, Morgantown, W. Va.

65. Central School, Morgantown, W. Va.

FFA members with forks and knives in their hands at the ham bacon show.

66. Future Farmers of America Ham Judging Contest, Morgantown, W. Va.

Two members of FFA standing next to two cows.

67. Future Farmers of America, Morgantown, W. Va.

Central Grade School at Spruce and Walnut Streets.

68. Central School, Morgantown, W. Va.

69. Class Photo Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Student group dressed as flowers and assorted animals for a spring celebration

70. Signs of Spring in Grade School, Morgantown W. Va.

Interior view of one room elementary school with coal burning stove lit and children of different ages.

71. One Room Elementary School at Sturgiss, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of the Auto Mechanic's Shop at Morgantown High School, with Z. A. Clark, Assistant Superintendent of schools and Mr. Clise, Auto Mechanic teacher and others around a car.

72. Auto Shop Class, Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of smoke rising out of the steeple of the Monongalia Academy as it burns and passersby watch.

73. Monongalia Academy Fire, Morgantown, W. Va.

74. Student Group, Morgantown, W. Va.

75. School, Morgantown, W. Va.

A distant view of the Suncrest Flatts Junior High School in Morgantown, West Virginia.

76. Suncrest Flatts Junior High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

A construction worker is working at the excavation site of Morgantown High School in Morgantown, West Virginia.

77. Excavation for Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

78. Excavation for Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

79. Excavation for Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

A group portrait of the Morgantown High School Band in Morgantown, West Virginia. Included in the photograph are: Bruce Martin, Doug Crane, Dave Ormek, Bill Brown, Dave Martin, Jim Foley, Allen Duncel, Jim Roberts, Vaughn Kiger, Jerry Hall, Pam Moreland, Carmen Herrera. Bonnie Snyder, Susan Feather, Richard Stevenson, Marion Dickey, Sue Rogers, Barbara Creel, Cindy Hallandsworth, Charlene Jamison, Janice Petso, Judy Twonsend (Walker), Anne Holt, Xhristine Oate (Worman), George Bennett, Sue Porok, Dottie Still, Jay Bucklew, Steve Stevenson, Arne Linquist, John Walker, Jane Pell, Caroline Tignor, Eloise Foola, Francie Rowan, and Doris Russell (McGinnis) among others.

80. Morgantown High School Band , Morgantown, W. Va.

Students are sitting on the front steps with pets and toys at the Wiles Hill School.

81. Students on Steps of Wiles Hill School, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of two workmen hanging a clock in Morgantown Jr. High School on Spruce and Walnut Streets.

82. Installing a Clock at Morgantown Junior High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Front row, third from left is Allie Foster, fourth from left is Margaret Burrows.

83. St. Francis High School Students, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of tractor parked in the unpaved area next to St. Francis High School in Morgantown, W. Va.

84. Parking Lot at St. Francis High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of the members of the Morgantown High School band trombone section pose on the football field in Morgantown, W. Va. Left to Right: Arne Linquist, Steve Stevenson, unknown, Peggy Newcomb, unknown, Bob Bowers, unknown, George Bennett, unknown, and Jay Bucklew.

85. Morgantown High School Concert Band Trombone Section Morgantown, W. Va.

Seated, front row, far left is Beth Walters.  Second row, second from right is Susan Courtney (Shriver.)  Second row, seventh from left is Jim Herod.

86. Morgantown High School Marching Band, Morgantown, W. Va.

87. Future Farmers of America Ham Judging Contest, Morgantown, W. Va.

Two actors performing in a school play.

88. School Play, Morgantown, W. Va.

William Brown (left) and Charles Everly (right) show off their awards.

89. Future Farmers of America, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of Central School in Morgantown, West Virginia.

90. Central School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Students and teachers are outside of the Fourth Ward School in Morgantown, West Virginia.

91. Fourth Ward School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Exterior view of the Second Ward School in Morgantown, West Virginia.

92. Second Ward School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Drawing of Monongalia Academy in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school was built in 1829 and was destroyed by fire on January 11, 1897.

93. Monongalia Academy, Morgantown, W. Va.

94. Parent Teachers Association Art Show, Morgantown, W. Va.

Members of the Wrestling Club pose for a group portrait in front of their school.

95. WVU Wrestling Team

96. Teacher Points at Windows of Entryway to Osage School, Morgantown, W. Va.