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

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AGRICULTURE The Agriculture Department of Middle Tennessee State College has as its primary objective the training of those students interested in teaching agriculture in the high schools of our state and the preparation of other stu- dents for successful careers in practical farming. This objective forms the foundation of the building of better rural communities by better farming and improved farm living in the future. In addition to this major objective, the department prepares some stu- dents for employment in agricultural services, such as extension work, farm and home administration, and soil conservation; trains some to serve as tech ' nicians or salesmen for feed, seed, fertilizer, or farm equipment companies; and trains others who plan to continue their education in graduate fields m the science of agriculture. B. B. Gracy, Agriculture; Frank J. Elderkin, Agriculture; James Jaggers, Agncuhural Engineering; Joe Little, Agri- culture; Horace N. Parks, Agricultural Education; and Dr. C. N. Stark, not pictured. The department also aims at giving sound fundamental training to those who will spend their lives serving rural people m various fields of endeavor to the end that they may better understand those with whom they work and that they may render a fuller service in their chosen field. In addition to those professors pictured above. Dr. C. N. Stark, author of more than sixty books on dairy chemistry and technology, is a member of the agricultural staff who is on leave at the present time. Right: Learning to prune. Beloiv: Working m the dairy. Right: Mechanizing the farm

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MILITARY SCIENCE When the Department of the Army designated Middle Tennessee State College as the location for a unit of the Reserve Officer ' s Training Corps, new opportunities and objectives arose for students here. Channels for entirely different areas of skill and leadership began to develop in areas of specialization realistically pertinent m their timeliness. An ROTC cadet may be deferred to complete four years of college, and graduates are offered commissions as Second Lieutenants m the Organized Reserve. Commissions in the Regular Army are offered to a selected number of graduates. That participation in the ROTC program is a desirable manner to gain a college education and serve one ' s country can be expressed by the fact that approximately 100,000 ROTC graduates served in grades from Second Lieutenant to Brigadier General during World War IL The facilities of the MTSC armor unit have been described as some of the best m the Southeastern area. Indoor rifle range, complete office, class- rooms, and storage space covering 10,800 square feet are all housed in the basement floor of the Alumni Memorial Health and Physical Education building. Acres of drill and field maneuver area and seven well-equipped shops are immediately adjacent; heavy mobile equipment is stored in a con- venient armory nearby. Members of the ROTC have the opportunity to become members of the Cadet Corps Band. They may also qualify as members of the Corps Rifle Team, competing with other college units and firing in the Hearst matches. Lt. Col. Robert J. MacLean, PMS fi ' T; First Lt. Charles A. Rigler, Asst. PMS T; M.Sgt. Andrew A. Burke, Jr., Sgt. .Major; Sgt. l.c Francis M. Brooksher, Tdnf( Leader; Sgt. I . c Noah M. Lowery, Supply Sergeant. Left: Student officers and a terrain hoard. Below: The ROTC Band. Left: Potential Army officers in the classroom.

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Virginia Muncie Home Economics Mary G. Knapp Home Economics Myrtle Agnes Nelson Home Economics Home Economics has been one of the departments of the college since the college opened in 1911. This department offers a full four-year course leading to the Bachelor of Science degree, with certification for the teach- ing of home economics. In addition to teaching, the department qualifies young women for home demonstration work and lunch room supervision, and if offers basic training in costume designing, textile work, interior decorating, and the varied fields of Home Economics. It is the philosophy ot the department to provide a learning situation in the total program of the college whereby any student, man or woman, may acquire training in fundamental areas of personal living, and of home and family life teaching. To that end more and more courses are being provided for all the students, and increasing numbers of college students are electing such courses. For those students with a professional interest in home economics, the work is divided into the three major areas of clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, and home administration. There are fifty-four hours of required study in these areas, which fulfill all requirements for general home economics teaching. The Cafeteria and Student Union building completed this year will provide excellent facilities for expanding home economics training ii:j the areas of institutional management, quantity cookery, and buyiij. It will also provide additional areas for social activities sponsored by the home economics department and Home Economics Club. Catherine Clark Librarian Mary Nelson Bates Regional Librarian Ambrose Easterly Librarid?! fiAlb The Library, located in the center of the campus, is a friendly place of recreational reading as well as a vital educational factor performing an important role in the teaching service of Middle Tennessee State College. Nearly all courses and many extra-curricular activities involve use of the facilities which have been carefully chosen for the work and interests of the students and faculty. The Library collection contains more than thirty thousand books as well as several thousand pamphlets. There are about four thousand volumes of bound periodicals and over two hundred magazines to which students have access. To keep the collection up to date, approximately 3000 volumes were added during the past year. The Library also has a small collection of audio-visual materials. The Regional Library, with its headquarters in the college library under the supervision of Miss Mary Nelson Bates, serves eight Middle Tennessee counties. The college Library is staffed by Miss Catherine Clark and Mr. Am- brose Easterly, and a number of student assistants. Plans are under way for the construction of a new Library building in the near future.