Timeline
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1917
January 13, 1917.
Joan of Arc: “An Inspiration to All Womankind”
February 23, 1917.
The Smith-Hughes Act and Home Economics
March 20, 1917.
Spotswood Hall: Ready for Occupancy
April 6, 1917.
April 21, 1917.
School Receives Authorization To Award Bachelors Degrees
May 10, 1917.
May 23, 1917. “
The Notebook”: School News with a Humorous Twist
June 5, 1917.
Campus Buildings First Named in Honorarium
July - August, 1917.
WWI: Summer School Raises Money for the “Common Cause”
September 1917 - June 1918.
Bachelor’s Degrees First Offered • WWI: School War Efforts
December 1917.
WWI: Christmas Boxes
Annotated Historical Timeline of James Madison University, 1908-1959
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