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

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( 1 ) Enjoying the sun and brew at Beginnings , Natalie Gladfelter finds a place to relax. (2) Dale Ludwick and John Cario take their place on the hill to watch the Dukes. (3) The tell-tale signs of the beginnings another school year are evident in Hoffman Hall. ' ' Man is no longer the sole bread-winner, nor is woman any longer the non-productive, petted and idealized idol of chivalry. Necessity has made her a co-worker with man, if not his competitor. Chivalry demands for her equal preparation to the struggles; injustice alone consents for less. Excerpt from a report given to the Virginia General Assembly by a committee to study the establishment of another Normal School in Virginia. 1903. Highlighted by world and local events the 75-year history of our school is a fascinating account. Producing graduates through two world wars, the Great Depression, Vietnam, and Space Age technology, this institution has continued to thrive emerging as one of the leading undergraduate schools in the nation. In H.N.S. ' s first session, 1909-1910, tuition was free for all students who had already taught in public schools and for all others it was $2.00 a quarter or $6.00 a year; add that to $14.00 a month for room and board and you ' re talking about a total of $1 18.00 for a year of college education — a far cry from the $3672.00 in-state students paid for the 1982-83 session. Opening 5

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Contents Pastime 10 Records 106 Classics 1 80 Legacies 196 Heirs 276 Chronology 376 Continuation 394 (1) Bluestone wall was constructed during President Duke ' s term to help restrict girls to campus. (2) This aerial shot of campus was taken in the fall of 1982. (3) Art students can often he found in unusual places doing unusual things. 4 Openings

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(II First Aid classes were offered at the Normal during WWI. (2) Politically minded students found an outlet to support their candidates in the 1964 Presidential Election. 6 Opening 1913 was an eventful year at the Normal. The laundry Shack caught on fire while classes were in session. The students and faculty saved the clothes while a fire truck saved the building. In February the town ' s dam broke depriving Harrisonburg of electricity. For the next month all activities were carried on by oil lamps. During the same session a student slid down a sheet from her dormitory window to elope with a roommate ' s brother. After debating this breech of conduct, the faculty decided to expel the romantic girl for leaving campus without permission, her roommate, sister to the groom, was asked to leave school. When the U.S. entered World War I in April 1917. dramatic changes took place at H.N.S. Pigs and chickens were raised on campus to provide food for the Dining Hall and courses in first-aid and food conservation were offered. In 1918 students participated in the Red Cross and Liberty Loan parades as well as raising money for these organizations. In 1918 the influenza epidemic that was taking the country by storm came to the campus. After Jackson Hall, floor by floor became an infirmary, the well students were sent home and classes were cancelled for two weeks. New technology brought many changes. In 1924 a superheterodyne radio was installed in Sheldon for all student ' s listening pleasure. In 1935 radio lounges were provided for each dormitory. In 1924 the Harrisonburg Normal School became Harrisonburg State Teachers College after petitioning to the General Assembly for a name change. And in 1934 it changed again to Madison College.