Beckley College to Offer New Two Year Engineering Program
Beginning next fall term Beckley College will launch a new two year engineering curriculum aimed at industrial and mining state needs. Dr. Albert H. Cooper and D. K. Shroyer design the intensive program to provide fundamental training for university transfer, direct mining industry work, or broad cultural education. Courses include English, chemistry, physics, calculus, drawing, surveying, mechanics, and economics with plans for future specialized subjects and cooperative training with nearby mines.
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UC students with straight A's receive tuition refund
Students at the University of California who earn straight A grades are entitled to a five dollar tuition refund.
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Bookkeeping Sets Due By Friday Says Dean Jones
Dean Jones in the commercial department warns all students to finish bookkeeping sets shorthand and typing budgets by Friday or receive an incomplete grade. A certificate will not be issued to anyone failing an incomplete grade in any required subjects.
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New Hampshire Passes Unemployment Compensation Law
The New Hampshire legislature enacted a new unemployment compensation law aimed at expanding benefits for workers. The measure establishes criteria for eligibility and outlines funding mechanisms to support the program.
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Beckley college holds first annual commencement
Dr. Frank Marsh will address Beckley college graduates in the Memorial Building Friday night at 8 o'clock marking the first commencement exercises. Dr J L Lineweaver will give the invocation and benediction with Dean G E Hartman presenting the Associate of Arts and Flora Mae Jones presenting the commercial class. Fifty graduates include 18 AA, 19 senior secretarial, and 8 junior secretarial certificate holders with 45 in the first class according to Dean Hartman.
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Concord College
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Virginia Hern
Elizabeth Reed
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Cleo Walker
Harriet Peters
Naomi Sensabaugh
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Nannie Lovell
Rose Noce
Mabel Lowe
Jean Wauhop
Norma Alice Bennett
Myrtle Massie
Emma Warden
Evelyn Hamlet
Margarite Reynolds
Harry Carper
The Flight of the Blue Hawk College Paper
Official Beckley College weekly published Thursday by the Journalism Department lists staff roles including Editor in Chief Okey Mills and Sports Editor Brad Moon, with a roster of reporters and editors across sections. The edition reflects campus journalism practice and student involvement in reporting, editing, and circulation.
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Boucher Boyd
Carlos Stone
Lovell Higgins
Pauline Oakes
Beckley College Two-Year Progress Report
The article praises Beckley college for two years of progress in debating basketball glee club and journalism. It notes two national fraternity chapters Phi Rho Pi in debating and Beta Phi Gamma in journalism and highlights the commercial department’s activity. It argues the college provides substantial access to higher education for surrounding students and calls the institution indispensable with hopeful wishes for continued success.
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Shroyer Seeks New Beckley College Students for Fall
D. K. Shroyer business manager of Beckley college has spent three weeks visiting high schools and giving speeches to boost enrollment. He reports strong interest in both the commercial school and the A A degree, predicting enrollment will nearly double next fall. Shroyer has visited Woodrow Wilson Mullens Stoco Mark Twain Collins Colcord Trap Hill Mt. Hope Oak Hill and Hinton.
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Beckley
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Iola McIntire
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New York
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Baltimore
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Point Pleasant
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White Labour
Winolia Eastern Star inspection honors lokalen dignitaries
The Winolia Chapter of the Eastern Star held an inspection on May 23 with Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Ethel L. Hill Worthy Grand Patron William Easley and Past Worthy Grand Matron Vera Easley in attendance An archway of roses greeted the Grand Officers and gifts were presented after talks A dinner at Mountainair Hotel preceded the event and a social period followed with many locals referenced in attendance
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Boucher Boyd Is Alumni President
A May 24 1935 alumni meeting in the college auditorium elected officers for the Alumni Association with Howard Cunningham in charge. Elected were president Boucher Boyd vice president Howard Cunningham secretary and treasurer John Porter and alumni secretary D K Shroyer. Plans for the coming year were discussed.
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Beta Theta Sponsors Party On Thursday Night
Beta Theta sorority hosted a pleasant party on Thursday May 23 1935 at 8 pm with members and a few guests. After refreshments dancing followed and attendees included Lucille Foster Anna Lee Hedrick Mae Hollandsworth Mary Moon Mabel Lowe Phyllis Christian Jean Wauhop Tom Hedrick Warren Hodel Johnny Porter Warren Hancock Lowell Higgins Tilman Smith and Paul Harless.
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Anna Lee Hedrick
Mae Hollandsworth
Mary Moon
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Phyllis Christian
Jean Wauhop
Tom Hedrick
Warren Hodel
Johnny Porter
Warren Hancock
Lowell Higgins
Tilman Smith
Paul Harless
Kappa Theta Phi Dance Brightens Beckley Commencement Week
Beckley college featured a standout social event Tuesday May 28 at Black Knight Country Club. Don Redman and his band provided the music and a floor show complemented the evening. Chaperones were the fraternity members’ parents and friends.
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Sportsman Club Has Grand View Party
The Sportman Club sponsored a weiner roast on Thursday May 23 1935. The group motored to Grand View. Guests included Marshall Garten Charlie Rich mond Corwin Bragg Arnie Rich mond George Blevins David Far row Clyde Fitzpatrick Thier Stur gill Okey Mills Orel Patton Zeretha Crotty Hilda Pettry Alma Pettry Ruth Anderson Gertrude Pittman Virginia Worley Annis Bryant Elizabeth Reed Margaret Williams Claribell Lily and Flora Mae Jones.
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Elizabeth Reed
Margaret Williams
Claribell Lily
Flora Mae Jones
Equipment Bought For Pre Med Lab
The physical chemistry class for pre medical students has acquired a new assortment of glassware. It includes instruments for determining air pressure and rate of evaporation, arterial volumes and gas pressure, coefficient expansion of air, and Graham's law. The lab now matches offerings elsewhere, replacing improvised gear.
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OKS Comments Predict Graduation Sendoff And Dances Theme
The column notes Kappa Theta Phi members likely head to the country after school ends, wonders if dances influenced the plan, and predicts fraternal members may skip eating the razz berry. It previews Friday’s Beckley Tech graduation at the Memorial Building.
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New Rift Develops In The Hauptmann Defense
Mrs Emma Gloeckner sister of the condemned Bruno Hauptmann says attorney Vincent A Marco from Hollywood will participate in the appeal proceedings despite denials by Hauptmanns New Jersey lawyers The LA visitor asserts Marco will have a role in the case as the appeal moves forward.
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Hollywood
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New Jersey
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Gloeckner
Furnish Own Cars For Lake Shawnee Trip
Each student going to Lake Shawnee on class day May 30 must arrange his or her own transportation there and back. Make arrangements with students who are taking cars.
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Courses In Music Planned Next Fall
Beckley college will offer a two year music program starting next September with first year courses in English composition and rhetoric ear training harmony appreciation physical education biology and speech in semester one and English composition and rhetoric ear training and sight singing harmony physical education biology and an elective in semester two. The second year covers English literature advanced harmony history of music appreciation sociology and an elective with semester two adding English literature advanced harmony history band and orchestra instruments American government and an elective. Private instruction in instruments and voice is available for interested students. Standard Normal students barred from taking these courses.
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Overstreet Speaks at Beckley College Chapel
The Beckley college faculty and students held the final chapel program of the year on Friday May 24 at 10 30 a m The Rev Walter Overstreet of the Methodist church delivered an address on the possibilities of youth The audience responded to his philosophy of youth After chapel Dean Hartman announced and the sophomores stayed to organize an alumni association
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Latane Ware and Brad Moon Join Al Howard's Hangar Club Orchestra
Latane Ware and Brad Moon recently left for Washington, D C to take positions with Al Howard and his orchestra, the featured ensemble at the Hangar Club.
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Hauptmann appeal draws brother claim from death house
A terse remark from a man in the death house at Trenton on Monday cites Rudolf Franks Hauptmann as a brother and asserts genuine interest in the appeal despite public statements to the contrary.
Massachusetts clubs vote 444 to 18 for birth control
The Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs approved a birth control measure by a wide margin of 444 votes to 18, signaling strong organizational support for family planning initiatives. The result reflects a broader early 20th century push among reform groups for reproductive rights and public health.
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