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

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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]

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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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Cfraauallon JJaijs An air of (.■xcitcnit-nt settled ii er tlie campus the first week in June as Seniors realized that these were their last days at Madison. It seemed as if examinations wouUl never be over . . . and then they were. At last all breathed a sigh of relief and took their places in the line for processional practice on Friday. Saturday was a busy day, with the Senior breakfast early in the morning; the Class Day program, ending with the Freshmen forming the letter S on the quad- rangle ; friends and relatives arriving during the day ; and the Senior dance climax- ing our college years of social activity and fun. Sunday morning the Baccalaureate sermon yielded inspiration. Our hearts will long reflect the glow of candles on the quadrangle during Sunday night ' s Seniority Service following the Vesper program. Graduation day, June 5. 1950, arrived at last. The processional, led by the Glee Club, including the Seniors, graduating Sophomores, and faculty members, marched down the aisle to the stirring strains of Pomp and Circumstance played by the college orchestra. The Seniors listened intently to the challenge given them by the commencement speakers. Then, as their names were called, they went proudly forward to receive their diplomas along with President Miller ' s congratu- lations. It was all over too soon. With tears in their eyes the Seniors sang their Alma Mater for the last time, and, clutching their diplomas, they liravely marched out to face the world. We marched together for the last time, with a lump in our throats but gladness in our hearts. [27]