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

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JAMES MADISON The Great Little Man U MADISON AS A CHILD Born at Port Conway, his mother ' s home in King George County, Virginia, James Madison grew up with his parents, his brothers and sisters, at Montpelier in Orange. In Donald Robertson ' s school he studied Greek, Latin, French, geography, English literature, and mathe- matics. Later he was under Reverend Thomas Martin, who lived with the family and headed him toward Princeton. X A STUDENT AT PRINCETON At Princeton he wore ruffled shirts and did two years ' work in one, damaging somewhat his uncer- tain health. Remaining at Princeton almost a year after taking his degree, he was one of the first graduate students in America. Among his fellows were Aaron Burr, Henry Lee, and Philip Freneau. The president of the college was Reverend John Witherspoon, a teacher and writer of great ability. The Princeton atmosphere was vibrant with philoso- phy, theology, and politics.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOK ONE To establish justice . . . . James Madison, The Great Little Man BOOK TWO To provide for the common defense . . . . Faculty; Training School; Administrative Staff To form a more perfect union . . . . The Four Classes BOOK THREE To secure the blessings of liberty . . . . Major Organizations; Clubs and Societies; Athletics BOOK FOUR To insure domestic tranquillity . . . . The People ' s Choice; Pictorial History; The Census BOOK FIVE To promote the general welfare . . . . Advertisements

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After preliminary experiences in the Revolutionary conventions and in the General Assembly of Virginia and in Continental Congress, he won his chief title to fame in the Philadelphia convention of 1787. There his quiet but persistent array of historic fact outweighed the im- petuous eloquence of the brilliant young Hamilton and won the admiration of the venerable Franklin. He emerged as Father of the Constitution. PLANNING THE CONSTITUTION The great little Madison in love remained free, A bachelor shy, for years forty-three ; But then the fair Dolly exerted her charm — She gave him her heart, her hand, and her arm. COURTSHIP OF JAMES AND DOLLY James Madison and Dolly Payne Todd were mar- ried at Harewood, near Charles Town, in the 1 iwer Shenandoah Valley, the home of Dolly ' s sister, Lucy Payne Washington, September 15, 1794. Harewood had been the home of Colonel Samuel Washington, who had five wives. He might have had more, but he died at the age of forty-seven. HAREWOOD The bride and groom spent part of their honey- moon at Belle Grove, on Cedar Creek, the home of the groom ' s sister. Nelly Madison Hite was the wife of Major Isaac Hite, an officer of the Revolu- tion. BELLE GROVE