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

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The girls didn ' t stop eating either. James ' s, Flippo ' s, JuHas ' s and all the other gathering places were visited constantly. B} ' the next fall the same girls couldn ' t he recognized except as bursting-at-the-seam Sophomores. Nearly all the class were now living at sophomore haven, Johnston Hail. How thrilled we were tlie night our :-ister class capped and siiwiied us; then we felt the full significance of heing Seniors. A busy sophomore year trimmed the girls to neat Juniors, who lived in suites. Everyone now had unlimited week ends, and practically everyone was overw.helmed by assignments of term papers. Could this be the year they had besn dreaming of ? It was a mad-happy combination of play and work. In between term papers, there was Junior Class Day with Ellis Arnall as speaker, the first election campaign for major college officers, and, best of all, recreation rooms, a redecorated college camp, and new privileges. But if the kaleidoscope showed changes from 1946 to 1948. it began to spin madly in 1949, for when the class returned that fall, it welcomed all sorts of nev changes. A new family had moved into Hillcrest. Although regretful at the resignation of Dr. Duke, the class added its welcome to Mr. Miller, the new presi- dent. There were pastel rooms in the suites, kitchenettes in the sorority houses, unlimited lights, no library fines. Doc ' s across the street, a new dormitory under construction, a dance-club week entl, and the new game canasta! Dr. and Mrs. Chappell, the sponsors, and |inimie Chappell, the inascot, remained constant factors through all changes. It isn ' t that the mid-century class meant to bring changes to Madison ; it ' s just that change has followed upon its heels, even in the new welcoming ceremony of student government for the freshmen. And so they graduated with a spirit welcoming change whenexer it brings good — the class of 1950. [25]

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Senior C L FERN WATERS, President ms Every graduating class has reniemljrances of its past four happy years at Madison. The class of 1950, although it has added innovations to Madison tradi- tion, could hardly call itself different in this respect. So, in looking through the kaleidoscope, we see the freshman year tirst of all. That was the year that it didn ' t rain all fall, that the longest lines in all times were formed — in the post-office, the tea room, the hank, the registrar ' s office — and that men were enrolled for the first time in a regular session. The tennis champion of the year was Henrietta Lanier and the runner-up was Dot Lewis, also a freshman. Officers: L. Foster, scri caiil-al-aniis: J. Parker, scirclury : V . Hnnlle, -I ' irc-l ri ' xidciil ; At. Bates, Ircasiircr; A. Siniiison. reporter: 1. I ' ngh. I ' lisiiiesx iimmitier [24]

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Senior Hall, the honit- of many dignified Seniors and the background for our colorful May Dav. Who can forget the fun of Senior Class Night when we recalled and relived earlier days at Madison? [26]