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This report addresses the issue of female students wearing anklets -socks- on campus and a discussion of how to prevent this action. The report covers other matters relating to student conduct, however, these discussions are brief.

Girls sit and chat in a Spotswood dorm room. Plants decorate the windowsill and what appears to be a fishbowl sits on top of a bookshelf on the left. All the girls sport curled and coiffed hairdos. A doll and a leather or wooden box sit on the top…

The completed Spotswood Hall stands behind several young ladies with their parasols. The image also shows the boardwalk that ran through the area and between buildings.

This postcard depicts a view of Spotswood, Sheldon, and Alumnae Halls on the State Teacher’s College campus taken sometime between 1924 and 1927, the time of Sheldon Hall’s first renovation. Both Spotswood and Sheldon were dormitories during this…

Local basketball star, Ralph Sampson, Jr. (#50), played for the University of Virginia against James Madison University in this December game. Sampson attended Harrisonburg High School and became the area’s premier sports legend, appearing on the…

This pamphlet provides information on the Education About Communism Through Refugees Program. This program developed by the All American Conference to Combat Communism provides colleges and universities with the opportunity to bring refugees from…

Used for a black recruitment brochure, a JMU student poses for a picture reading The Breeze on the Quad. The Quad has often been a location where many JMU students and even Harrisonburg residents take the opportunity to enjoy the weather on a warm…

These students, identified as Becky Lillard and Wendy Coplen, are shown here in Chandler Hall, Suite 310. Posters are attached to the wall, instead of framed pictures, and one of these posters is devoted to alcohol. A Disney character and a…

Smaller pennants, as well as the large ones displayed here, were also popular with the students. Even during the Madison College era, the rules had not changed regarding wall decorations. Freshmen were told outright that they were “not permitted to…

This photo is of a male student sleeping; the table adjacent to him is covered in snack bags (such as cookies), bottles and cans of Miller beer, Kool cigarettes, and what appears to be a ceramic water pipe. Currently, while alcohol is allowed in…