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

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® Bcm ' t gou Remember grtoeet ltce, Pen ?£olt? UR school was established by the General Assembly of Virginia on March 14, l ' -KIX. The Governor, Claude A. Swanson, was one of our distinguished visitors during t lit- first quarter, fall of 1909. The original hoard of trustees consisted of the following well known gentlemen ' George 13. Keezell, of Keezletown; Nat I!. Early, Jr., of Dawsonville; ( rmond Stone. University of Virginia; F. W. Weaver, Luray; Don P. Halsey, Lynchburg; A. H. Snyder, Harrisonburg; E. W. Carpen- ter, Rockingham County; Frank Moore, Lexington; J. A. IVuit, Roseland; Floyd W. King, Clifton Forge; and J. I . Eggleston, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex officio.

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THE SfMWLMA ' AM 172 m - draper CONVOCATION EXERCISES (SEPTEMBER 28, 1925) RACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER; help us to walk in the light of thy coun- tenance, that we may have life. Bless our associations with one another, that they may be wholesome and uplifting, bringing us richer measures of wisdom, sweeter joys of friendship. May our souls be strength- ened in the true fellowship of kindness, and may our hearts be so rich in sympathy and love that our lips may be clean, our words fit for thy truth. As teachers, may we know the truth and be skillful in giving it to others, as pupils, may we receive the truth with gladness and understanding; as workers together with one another and with thee, may we be just, generous, courageous, and happy. Help us to meet every task bravely, and to solve every problem wisely. Shield us from evil, from disease, from error, and from all temptations that are too hard for us to resist. We pray thee to bless our homes and loved ones there. Bless our school and make it a place of power for the uplift of our state ; bless our country as a power to uplift the world; and give us, each one of us, our Father, a share in all this work, to the measure of our abilities, to the full measure of our obligations. May our nation be exalted in righteousness, and the reproach of sin be taken away from us; we ask it all in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord., — Amen.

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The board of trustees organized at Harrisonburg April 29, 1908. On June 18 they purchased forty-two acres of land, part of the Newman farm, for the school grounds. n the 26th of the same month Julian A. Burruss was elected president. Ground was broken for the first buildings on November 25, 1908; and (in April 15, 1909, the cornerstone of Science (Maury) Hall was laid with appro- priate ceremonies. The first faculty meeting was held in Science Hall at 11 a. m. Wednesday, September 22, 1909. Those present were: President Burruss, Cornelius J. Heat- wole, John W. Wayland, Elizabeth P. Cleveland. Natalie Lancaster, Yetta S. Shoninger, Althea E. Loose, Margaret ( i. King, and Lida P. Cleveland. At a meeting held the next day. September 23, 1909, John W. Wayland was elected secretary of the faculty, lie held this position ten years. On September 2? Miss Cleveland, chairman of a committee on literary work, reported tentative