From God and grammar to the goings-on at a neighboring school and a new name for EMU’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’s made more typos than I care to admit, this is a reassuring thought!
Lately, there’s been a flurry of activity at our purple-hued Friendly City neighbor, James Madison University, which recently announced 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 ’55, BTh ’58, was more than a decade into his tenure as EMU’s fifth president (1965-80).
In 1965, at age 35, he became the youngest president in the institution’s history. Four years later, Time magazine named him one of the five most influential “preachers of an active gospel” in America.
“He gave passion to the office,” a description of his presidency reads. “Drama, instrumental music, intercollegiate athletics and international study developed dramatically.”
Augsburger passed away Thursday morning at age 97. Read his obituary here.
In 2001, the Washington Study Service Year (WSSY) program underwent several changes, including a name change to the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC), effective the following fall. Today, the program is known as EMU Washington Semester.
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