Post Author: minksc As Madison College opened as a women’s teaching college in 1908 it strove to keep the virtue of its ladies intact. Even as male students flooded the campus, the rules and regulations that governed the women’s behavior Continue reading A Shift in the Rules
Post Author: minksc The Ladies’ Regulations The rules and regulations of Madison College in the 1950s and 1960s stated that the college was acting as guardian over the students while they were away from home. Unless female students were in the Continue reading Principles of Behavior
Post Author: minksc The layout and content of the Student Handbook for Madison College, and later James Madison University, changed greatly during the 1970s. There are obvious year to year alterations made to the Student Handbook, so that Madison College Continue reading The Penalties
Post Author: minksc In the fall of 1969 the Student Government Association held a meeting to review the rules and regulations of Madison College, particularly pertaining to female students. On October 23, 1969 a proposal was made to do away with the Continue reading The Initial Attempt
Post Author: minksc President George Tyler Miller had served as head of Madison College for twenty years when the Student Government Association (SGA) began discussing the abolition of the Parental Approval Cards. Seen as the “Builder President,” Miller saw abundant Continue reading The Parent’s Reactions to President Miller
Post Author: minksc The shift in dating regulations was just one of many changes made by President Carrier. During the 1970-1971 school year female students were required to sign out of their dorms and return at a specific time. They had Continue reading The Elimination of the Parental Approval Card
Post Author: minksc In addition to gaining freedom for dating the students of Madison College sought out more social liberties from new President Ronald E. Carrier. The students presented a proposal to Dr. Carrier that they should be able to Continue reading Open Dorms
Post Author: minksc By the end of the 1970s the major debating concerning open dorm policy had ended and James Madison University had set hours for visitation. It is likely that both students and administrators were tired of deliberation about Continue reading Dorm Hours
Post Author: minksc The dating roadblocks present in the 1970s did not deter the students of Madison College from interacting with the opposite sex, both on and off campus. The school offered dating centers, and when Warren Hall Student Center Continue reading Courting in the 70s
Post Author: minksc The changes in the regulations that occurred at Madison College in the 1970s gave future students more freedoms in their social lives. The arrival of men on the campus of Madison College sparked rapid change in the Continue reading Conclusions
