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

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I I I LSON HALL, being ad- I I ministrative head • I I quarters as well as I I main class building, I 1 seems a fitting open- 3 ing to this faculty section. The acrid tang of Dr, Converse ' s pipe, the click of typewriters, capped and gowned Seniors lining up for assembly, the ceaseless chat- ter of groups waiting for the mail to be put up — all these are charac- teristic of Wilson ' s varied atmos- phere. The third floor resounds with saws and hammers from the crafts class, interspersed with measured words from public speaking, while microscopes, formaldehyde, frogs, and earthworms point the way to the biology ' laboratory. The little willow tree, palely green in spring, spark- ling and ice-incased in winter, no longer stands outside the north door; the cloisters were built across this spot and the willow had to go. Yet through all the changes and ceaseless activity Wilson itself re- mains, the focal point of the campus, symbolic of the school. c u

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Samuel Page Duke, President PROGRESS, 1936-37 IT is from the far-seeing eye and far-reaching ideals of the president of a college that progress in giving the students cultural and material advantages originates. Persevering effort and a genuine regard for the happiness of others must be, it seems, the qualities of a person who procures the thmgs of beauty and useful- ness for the enjoyment of those who work m contact with him. The first addition to campus this year was the new dormitory. Junior Hall. With an enrollment of eight hundred nineteen, six hundred eighty-seven of whom were boarding students, it was greatly needed. A thing of beauty it is! Those of us who watched the ant-like transportation of clothing and personal belongings of Seniors from Johnston Hall to the new Senior Hall, and who marvelled at the charm of such a college residence, can well appreciate the consideration Dr. Duke gave to making Junior Hall even more charming. The rather confining color scheme of green walls and doors was transformed in Junior Hall to brown, which has made the choice of room decoration unrestricted. Two upholstered chairs, sound-proof plaster, and three hundred dollars worth of evergreens around the dormitory are other significant items. Thirty-nine pictures were acquired from the Federal Arts Project of the P. W. A. Half of these pictures are oil and water color paintings, and half are etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts. The pictures were given to the college as an indefinite loan from the government. They have been hung in places frequented by large groups of people, and are essential cultural additions to our campus. Probably the most appreciated evidence of cultural progress, and that most enjoyed, is the new Moeler organ, which was installed in Wilson Auditorium in January. The organ was designed by R. O. Whitelegg and built by M. P. Moeler, Hagerstown, Maryland. It is a beautiful four-manual organ of three thousand four hundred pipes, varying in size from three-eighths of an inch to sixteen feet in length. The tonal develop- 14