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

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( 1 ) Madison ' s extensive sprinkler system serves more than one purpose as this biker gets cooled off. (2) The Punk look hit campus this fall making a new wave in fashion. (3) The serenity of Newman Lake after nightfall has a calming effect. Ijill K Opening

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¥ • • » iiiivifflfiB This Reagan supporter was found at the 1980 inauguration in D.C. Students and faculty march across the boardwalk for graduation in the school ' s first decade. Students were encouraged to get innoculated during the Swine Flu scare in 1977. Cultivating campus grounds for Dining Hall food was a common practice of the first decade. During World War II a civil defense committee was started for first aid and corps training. One-fifth of the school ' s typewriters were given for use in the Armed Forces. Faculty and staff members signed up for the payroll deduction plan to purchase defense bonds. Eight members of the faculty left teaching to fight in the war and student enrollment for spring 1942 was down bv 321. The 1942 Schoolma ' am summed up the war years with this dedication, ... we are a nation at war. At times it seems we are being forced to give up the very things for which we are fighting; at times our democracy seems to be trampled underfoot by the gods of war . . . One of the greatest manifestations of democracy in America today is the edu cational system. Here at Madison College, a part of that great system, we have the democratic idea in action. Each student is offered an equal opportunity to acquire knowledge, to cultivate her talents, to develop a fine sense of appreciation. She has a freedom in making her choices. We have tried in this book to tell very simply the story of a year at Madison College — our college named for James Madison, early protector of the democratic idea. In our story we draw no conclusions, we point-no morals. Each student may do that for herself. We say there is the story of a year at school, a story whose events could happen only where the democratic idea exists. And we dedicate, our story to THOSE MEN EVER YWHERE WHO ARE FIGHTING THA T DEM OCR A CY MAY LIVE. In 1946, 39 men enrolled in the winter session, (They came as day students during summer sessions since the school ' s opening). Men would have to wait until 1967 to be offered on-campus residence. Opening 7

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Campus riots that swept the nation in the 60 ' s and 70 ' s didn ' t stop at Madison. In April 1970 a controversy arising over Madison ' s decison not to retain certain teachers resulted in a student rally and when students started a vigil, some were arrested, others placed on indefinite suspension. The punished students appealed to the District Court Judges and then to the Supreme Court for their 1st ammendment rights. The Supreme Court refused to review the case. Also in 1970, a Vietnam moratorium took place in Wilson Hall. In 1974, the last name change took place and Madison College became James Madison University. In 1979 our athletic program moved up to Division I-A and in 198 1 the Dukes Basketball team gave JMU national recognition as they competed in the NCAA tournament. 1980-81 is also remembered for the controversial birth of a baby in Shorts Dormitory and a series of sexual attacks in the spring. Derived from the dreams of a General Assembly Committee in 1903 to a fully co-educational institution today, our 75-year history is dotted with the changing of the times. This Diamond Anniversary Edition of the Bluestone is yet another step in time providing a glimpse of our heritage, y esterday and today. Enjoy! ♦ (1) The lament of a typical commuter, Donald Lewis waits for the local trash pick-up. (2) Harrisonburg Normal School ' s first students in 1910 line up with their worldly possessions. Opening 9