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This packet details the responsibilities of the president of the Student Government Association. These responsibilities are categorized by the duties to take place in first semester, second semester, April-Mary, and over the summer months.

Pictured is Linton Townes, captain and Most Valuable Player of JMU’s men’s basketball team from 1981-1982. When Townes ended his career, he was one of only three Dukes with 1,000 points or more. After graduation, he played for the NBA and was…

The residents of this room have decorated with vases, a pennant, and a lamp styled like a parasol which echoes earlier images of Normal School students on the Quad. Personal items like photographs, jewelry, and perfume sit on top of the dresser scarf…

Iris Alina Ruiz, nicknamed "Titi," was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico in 1921. When she was 17, she traveled to the United States to attend Madison College for Elementary Education from 1939-1942. Her drawings included in this collection depicted the…

The transition to dormitories with individual cooking areas placed great trust in residential students. At first, students would be served meals in a dining hall. Later, dormitories each had kitchenettes on their floors for communal use. Things like…

This pamphlet provides Madison College students with information regarding proper conduct in the dining hall. It also designates assigned sections, where to place personal items during the meals, lines procedures, etc.

Compilation of multi-page article from the May 27, 1936 Daily News Record

ENG 208 – Shakespeare and the Drama: An intensive study of the half-dozen of Shakespeare’s plays most usually taught in high school. This course calls for considerable reading in the technique of the drama, and includes practice in “cutting” and in…

This image shows the early stages of construction on “Dormitory No. 3,” or Spotswood Hall.

Several JMU students hold hands in front of a campus building. Part of an event to demonstrate campus unity, “Hands Across JMU” began in front of Wilson Hall and reached to Alumnae and Jackson Halls. There were over 300 participants, both students…