Middle Tennessee State University - Midlander Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION The ob)ectives of the department of health, physical education and recrea- tion are: (1) to provide opportunity for the student to develop and maintain the best possible physical well-being, (2) to provide opportunity for the student to obtain knowledge of and develop skill in wholesome leisure time activities, (3) to provide opportunity for the student to adjust socially and emotionally, (4) to provide professional training in this field for elementary teachers and those interested in a career in this field, (5) to cooperate with other departments and groups in the school to the end that each student has opportunity to develop to the extent of his ability into a capable, stable, useful personality. Emphasis m the service program is on corecreation and activities which can be enjoyed in after-school life. Activities include archery, badminton, golf, bowling, tennis, tumbling, swimming, wrestling, folk, square, modern and tap dance, volleyball, speedball, softball, football, soccer, basketball and baseball. Students completing the professional program are qualified as volunteer and professional leaders and instructors in physical education, athletics, health and safety education, and recreation for elementary and secondary schools, organized summer camps, community playgrounds, adult organiza- tions, and public service and industrial groups. The physical education plant is one of the finest in the southeast. Ample classroom and indoor play .space and the usual outdoor play areas will be augmented by eight new tennis courts, a new swimming pool and solarium, and a nine-hole golf course. Plans are underway for securing a camp where an integrated program of outdoor education can be conducted. f I A Charles M. Murphy, Physical Educa- tion; Elizabeth Broach, Physical Educa- tion; BuLEAH Davis, Physical Education; Charles N. Greer, Physical Education; Joe Black Hayes, Physical Education; Francis J. Riel, Physical Education. Left: Up and over. Below: Dancing is not always done in a tux. Left: Strong bodies as well as strong minds.

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MUSIC Neil H. Wright, Music; Rubye Tay- lor Sanders, Music; E. May Saunders; Music; Mary Dillon Scott, V ay o, Helen Trivett, ' Muiic; Margaret Wright, Music. The Music Department of Middle Tennessee State College has a three- fold purpose : to train special teachers of music, to furnish music experiences for all interested students at the college, and to provide some music experi- ence for all elementary education majors. An ever expanding faculty and curriculum are progressively allowing the department to meet these needs. During the past two years another field has been unfolding — that of training teachers already in the field. It is thought that perhaps this music department has done more in this area than any other comparable school m this part of the country. Outside of regular classroom work, the Music Department advertises the school and furnishes rewarding experiences to the students through the marching band, concert band, chorus, orchestra. Sacred Harp Singers and various ensembles. During football season the band marches at all the games, and throughout the balance of the year all of the organizations appear in the high schools of Middle Tennessee as well as in local concerts. Graduates of this department are contributing greatly to the musical life of Tennessee and in several states throughout the country including Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, Louisiana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Right: Precision must be gained through practiC ' 6e(ou ' . The concert will come later. Right: Relaxation is healthy too.

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS Otis L. Freeman, Industrial Arts; Philip H. Dalton, Industrial Arts; Df.l- BERT A. Dyke, Industrial Arts; Cowan Lyles, Industrial Arts; E. S. Voorhies, Machine Shop; Steven N. Wood, Elec- trkity, not pictured. In September, 1911, the Manual Arts Department of Middle Tennessee State Normal opened under the direction of Mr. Clark Woodward. The department occupied nearly the entire north wing under the auditorium, comprising a woodworking room 24 x 56 feet, art-metal shop, drafting room, exhibit room and storage room each 22 x 26 feet. The following courses were offered: Cardboard Construction, Basketry, Elementary Sloyd, Exercises in Jomtery, Cabinet Construction, Sheet-Copper and Brass Work and Mechani- cal Drawing. In the fall of 1934, Mr. O. L. Freeman, a graduate of this institution and also a graduate of Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, returned as head of the department. At that time the department offered only woodworking and mechanical drawing and had a total of 54 students registered. The department today has a modern industrial plant comprising six unit shops and a general shop with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of modern equipment. There are five full time faculty members and close to 400 students registered. Graduate work in this department will be offered, beginning with the summer quarter, 1951. Graduates of this department have established a name for themselves throughout the nation m this field of education. They are holding positions ranging from elementary Industrial Arts teachers to heads of college depart- ments. This department only recently was given national recognition by the American Council of Industrial Arts Teacher Education and the name of Middle Tennessee State College Industrial Arts Department was listed in Who ' s Who in American Colleges in Industrial Arts Teacher Education. Right: Proudly we display what we ' ve done . . . Below: , . in plain sight of what can be done |i|..«Ii- i2 .S;i «» -m Right: If you can ' t make it with your hands