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

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Invitations appearing in the l ' .O. boxes launched the exciting week of open houses and rush parties among the Greeks on our campus and concluded with the Saturday afternoon of walking Main Street. and crowds blocking the traffic on Late in October the freshmen became real members of the student body when they were pinned and capped in the Old Student-New Student Ceremony. Hoboes, witches, men from outer space and other weird creatures stormed the dining halls on the night of the Hallowe ' en party to be fed, entertained and judged for originality.

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This is where it all happened — Madison College. A lot of girls, a few boys and the faculty lived and worked and played together year. to make 1954- emorable For the .563 freshmen it may have begun in the spring when Mr. DeLong visited the high schools of Virginia. Nevertheless the real beginning was on a Sunday in September when the campus swarmed with upperclassmen in white, freshmen, parents and boyfriends. The upperclassmen returned for registration, classes and the throes of student teaching conferences while the freshmen wandered through the bewildering maze of orien- tation, finding the proper classes and the Major Student Organizations Tea.

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Thr first formal dance of the year was the Student Government ' s Black Magic which transformed the gym into a dark castle hung with Spanish moss and cobwebs. As usual many watched from above. Going home for Thanksgiving entailed buying tickets in Harrison lobby and catching the busses lined up in front of Logan.