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

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Making a guest appearance in Duke ' s Grill on Halloween, Phyllis Diller, Wendy Oden, (far top) checks in students in between puffs on her famous trademark. In between classes students have time to read letters from home (left) or sit around and talk to friends (above). Neither rain, or snow, nor dark of night can keep the Madison student from his appointed classes (top). After a day of classes and studying students head down to Newman Lake to soak up a few last rays (far bottom) before the never-ending Harrisonburg winter sets in. Opening 3 . ••

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In terms of students, the average Madison freshman has the highest SAT scores in the school ' s history, topping 1 ,000. During high school the students were involved in extracurricular activities, after being student government and club presidents. Admissions can be selective now that close to 8,000 applications for 1400 spots are received. Male enrollment is up to an all-time high of 45 percent with minority enrollment at 3.7 percent. Turning to faculty, over 63 percent of Madison faculty members hold doctorates, a university record. Still growing, the faculty numbers over 400 members. Dr. Thomas Stanton, Vice President for Academic Affairs, explains in his objectives for the year that to insure a quality faculty he wants to continue to recruit and retain the most highly qualified persons and to make a special effort to provide opportunities for women and people from minority races. In addition, Stanton hopes to provide support for travel, research, and scholarly publication. Opening 5 ••