Timeline

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1909

January 1909.
First Student

January 8, 1909.
First Curriculum & Departments of Instruction • First Faculty & Staff

February 1909.
First School Publication • First School Seal • First School Motto

April 14, 1909.
First Faculty & Staff: More Hires • First Presidential Home

April 15, 1909.
Maury Hall: Institutional Cornerstone Placed

June - September, 1909.
First Faculty & Staff: Final Hires • First Student Assistants

September 22, 1909.
First Faculty Meeting

September 27, 1909.
First Students Arrive • First Meal

September 28, 1909 - June 17, 1910.
First Year: Calendar, Expenses, Scholarships, Campus

September 28, 1909.
First Day: Registration • Library: First Library, First Books

September 29, 1909.
Second Day: 150 Students Registered for First Session

September 30, 1909.
Third Day: Classes Begin, First Assembly, First Student Regulations

October 8, 1909.
First Student Organizations, First Social Function

October 16, 1909.
“House-Warming At the Normal”

October 18, 1909.
Governor Visits,• First Student Regulations Officially Adopted

October 21, 1909.
School Colors Adopted • First Religious Organization • First Music Event

October 30, 1909.
First Off-Campus Outing

October - November, 1909.
First Sports Teams Organized

November - December, 1909.
First Student Musical Organization Formed: The Glee Club

November 2, 1909.
First Lyceum Event

November 12, 1909 – February 28, 1910.
First Basketball Teams Organized

November 30, 1909.
Grading System Adopted • First Serious Incident of Student Misconduct

December 1909 - January 1910.
First School Song

December 23, 1909.
End of First Quarter

Annotated Historical Timeline of James Madison University, 1908-1959