// preload images for menu rollovers

   if (document.images) 
   {

      var menudir = "/images/menu/";

      home1 = new Image(114,22);
      home1.src = menudir + "home1.gif";
      home2 = new Image(114,22);
      home2.src = menudir + "home2.gif";

      about1 = new Image(114,22);
      about1.src = menudir + "about1.gif";
      about2 = new Image(114,22);
      about2.src = menudir + "about2.gif";

      alumni1 = new Image(114,22);
      alumni1.src = menudir + "alumni1.gif";
      alumni2 = new Image(114,22);
      alumni2.src = menudir + "alumni2.gif";

      apply1 = new Image(114,22);
      apply1.src = menudir + "apply1.gif";
      apply2 = new Image(114,22);
      apply2.src = menudir + "apply2.gif";

      news1 = new Image(114,22);
      news1.src = menudir + "news1.gif";
      news2 = new Image(114,22);
      news2.src = menudir + "news2.gif";

      programs1 = new Image(114,22);
      programs1.src = menudir + "programs1.gif";
      programs2 = new Image(114,22);
      programs2.src = menudir + "programs2.gif";

      scholars1 = new Image(114,22);
      scholars1.src = menudir + "scholars1.gif";
      scholars2 = new Image(114,22);
      scholars2.src = menudir + "scholars2.gif";

      support1 = new Image(114,22);
      support1.src = menudir + "support1.gif";
      support2 = new Image(114,22);
      support2.src = menudir + "support2.gif";

      ellis1 = new Image(114,22);
      ellis1.src = menudir + "ellis1.gif";
      ellis2 = new Image(114,22);
      ellis2.src = menudir + "ellis2.gif";

      contact1 = new Image(114,22);
      contact1.src = menudir + "contact1.gif";
      contact2 = new Image(114,22);
      contact2.src = menudir + "contact2.gif";

   }

   // simple image replacements

   function rollOn(imgID)
   {
      if (document.images) document.images[imgID].src = eval(imgID + "2.src"); 
   }

   function rollOff(imgID)
   {
      if (document.images) document.images[imgID].src = eval(imgID + "1.src"); 
   }