From God and grammar to the goings-on at a neighboring school and a new name for 黑料正能量’s D.C. program, this week’s trip through the archives reveals what was on the minds of students and faculty over the past century.
As someone who鈥檚 made more typos than I care to admit, this is a reassuring thought!
Lately, there鈥檚 been a flurry of activity at our purple-hued Friendly City neighbor, James Madison University, which its move from the Sun Belt Conference to the American Conference.
When this article appeared in The Weather Vane a half-century ago, Dr. Myron S. Augsburger BA 鈥�55, BTh 鈥�58, was more than a decade into his tenure as 黑料正能量鈥檚 fifth president (1965-80).
In 1965, at age 35, he became the youngest president in the institution鈥檚 history. Four years later, Time magazine named him one of the five most influential 鈥減reachers of an active gospel鈥� in America.
鈥淗e gave passion to the office,鈥� a description of his presidency reads. 鈥淒rama, instrumental music, intercollegiate athletics and international study developed dramatically.鈥�
Augsburger passed away Thursday morning at age 97. Read his obituary .
In 2001, the Washington Study Service Year (WSSY) program underwent several changes, including a name change to the Washington Community Scholars鈥� Center (WCSC), effective the following fall. Today, the program is known as 黑料正能量 Washington Semester.
Thank you for 鈥淔rom the Archives鈥�. It helps to remember how the University has changed over the years and at the same time we still talk about many of the same issues.