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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.

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…

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 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…

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…

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.

Duz #2, devoted to deconstructing the Cinderella myth, came in the form of a shoe box. Inside was a single gold shoe carefully wrapped in tissue paper, a map with part of Cinderella's story printed on the back, and a tiny wire-bound book with…

Student handbooks, like this early one from the founding years of the school, outlined the details so students were clear on school rules and expectations.

This speech highlights the accepted gender roles of the 1950s, focusing specifically on the necessary changes that need to be made in female education in order to adequately prepare women for the professional world and the domestic sphere.