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

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Satellite Aborted Graduation. It ' s a day on which your work in college is rewarded briefly, before you step into the real world. It ' s a day to sit for hours on the quad in uncomfortable metal chairs with all the other men and women who have been struggling along with you for the past three to seven years. A day on which you can walk up the steps of Wilson Hall and shake President Carrier ' s hand, if only that once, and receive your diploma. This is the kind of day that JMU ' s 1982 graduating class chose over a less lengthy satellite ceremony. Faculty members urged the Commencement Committee to hold separate ceremonies within each school, but it was the students who chose to retain the traditional ceremony on the quad. The 13 young women who graduated from the State Normal and Industrial School in 1910 received their diplomas on the quad, and in 1982, 1516 men and women followed that same path. Youth are often criticized for being too progressive, disregarding practices and ideas that were meaningful in the past, but this time it was the youth who found tradition too meaningful to leave behind. ♦ (1) Members of the class of 1982 come together for the first, and last time. (2) Beginning a new tradition, the first graduating class of the Nursing School jumps into Newman Lake to celebrate. Graduation 15

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Spring in a Box (1) Having nothing but a good time, this Spring Fever fanatic, Scott Rhome, throws hoops for the big prize. (2) Rocking a capacity crowd in Godwin ' , Mark Helms of the Space Sharks entertains party-goers in flamboyant Mick Jagger-like style. The sun wasn ' t shining in Harrisonburg on April 17, but there was a heckuva party inside Godwin Hall! Because rain showers threatened JMU ' s annual outdoor celebration of spring, Godwin Hall served as substitute host for the sizzling party of students, primed for warmer weather. Even without sunshine, 8000 JMU students wouldn ' t allow Spring Fever to be cancelled with their own biological thermostats climbing to unseasonably warm degrees. Students were ready to celebrate — the spirit of spring enhanced party fever transforming Godwin Hall into a box of sunshine. Imaginations were intensified by an assortment of alcoholic beverages. Godwin Hall was more than a gym, it became blue sky and green grass to those who consumed the most potent drinks. Students pursued the challenges set forth by various clubs ' carnival array of games and D-Hall ' s eats. Catching sight of friends out of hibernation, students reheated relationships and caught up on gossip frozen by the winter months. The music of the Space Sharks bounced off the gym walls energizing everyone with rock-n-roll. A couple of beers, some rousing tunes, and anybody ' s head would buzz. (At least until the glaring morning sun shines in bleary eyes!) Spring Fever 1982 will be remembered as the year springtime came in a box, but at JMU, all it takes is a few beers and some good music to make the sun shine anywhere! ♦ Spring Fever 17