Volume 39, Number 3

On the cover: Cassidy Dickens, Matt Kupstas, and other members of the Appalachian Spirit traditional dance team from Davis & Elkins College rehearse. Photograph by Tyler Evert. Our story about folklife programs at West Virginia colleges begins on page 10.

Published by the
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor

Kay Goodwin, Secretary
Department of Arts, Culture and History

Randall Reid-Smith, Commissioner
Department of Arts, Culture and History

John Lilly, Editor

Kim Johnson,
Editorial Assistant

Karin Kercheval Design
Publication Design

Fall 2013

2 Letters from Readers

7 GOLDENSEAL Good-Byes

8 Current Programs Events Publications

10 From the Hills to the Classroom

Folklife Goes to College
By John Lilly

18 Readin', Writin', and Ridin' the Rails

By Bob Withers

25 The Last Run of the Rail Bus

By Marion D. Leake

26 Pleasant Island

Sin and Salvation in the Elk River
By Michael K. Wilson

34 JoAnn Davis

Singer, Author, Survivor
By Mort Gamble

40 Football 1960

Philippi High School's Perfect Season
By Ralph "Butch" Neal

46 Elkhorn

A Tale of Two High Schools
By Bill Archer

52 Everbreeze

Life at an Ohio County Landmark
By Carl E. Feather

58 The Buckwheat Stops Here

Preston County's Hazelton Mill
By Carl E. Feather

66 West Virginia Back Roads

Eating Green with a View in Morgan County
By Carl E. Feather

68 New Books Available

By John Lilly

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