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.
Anti-War Activist Richard Franzblau Speaks in the Mountainlair, West Virginia University
Date:
1970
Description:
Richard Franzblau speaks in Mountainlair at a podium flanked with a poster with the image of President Richard Nixon, asking "Would you buy a used WAR from this man? Strike Nov 14. March on Washington and San Francisco Nov 15. Bring all the GIs home now."
Anti-Draft Demonstration on High Street, West Virginia University
Date:
1980/03/08
Description:
WVU Students march up High Street from the Post Office to Mountainlair. Front left, with the sign 'Stop The Draft' is Jack Calhoun, Vietnam Veteran, Resister, National Speaker, and Writer.
Anti-Draft Teach-In in the Mountainlair, West Virginia University
Date:
1980/03/07
Description:
Anti-Draft Teach-In, sponsored by Committee Against Registration and the Draft (CARD) on March, 1980. From left to right, Jack Calhoun, U.S. Student Association; Matilde Zimmerman, Socialist Workers Party V. P. Candidate; Jim Peck, War Resisters League; Milton Muller, Students for a Libertarian Society.'
'Students protesting against Vietnam War, R.O.T.C. on campus, and Kent State killings. 3000 students stopped bus, temporarily occupied administration building and ROTC headquarters in Woodburn Hall.'
