James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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That our daughters mav be as corner-stones, polished after the similitude of a palace.

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SENATOR GEORGE N. CONRAD Died January 21, 1937 He was always here, at call, when we needed him, and we needed him for many things. He never failed us. May we not fail him and his ideals for us. One of the founders of this college, he watched over it in an untiring vigil. His last chapel talk was an impassioned appeal for righteous living through trustful obedience to his Saviour and Lord.

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I I I LSON HALL, being ad- I I ministrative head • I I quarters as well as I I main class building, I 1 seems a fitting open- 3 ing to this faculty section. The acrid tang of Dr, Converse ' s pipe, the click of typewriters, capped and gowned Seniors lining up for assembly, the ceaseless chat- ter of groups waiting for the mail to be put up — all these are charac- teristic of Wilson ' s varied atmos- phere. The third floor resounds with saws and hammers from the crafts class, interspersed with measured words from public speaking, while microscopes, formaldehyde, frogs, and earthworms point the way to the biology ' laboratory. The little willow tree, palely green in spring, spark- ling and ice-incased in winter, no longer stands outside the north door; the cloisters were built across this spot and the willow had to go. Yet through all the changes and ceaseless activity Wilson itself re- mains, the focal point of the campus, symbolic of the school. c u