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

Text from Pages 1 - 170 of the 1952 volume:

Tennessee State University LIBRARY J- reiented ol ROBERT ABEHNATHY W. B. JuDD, Registrar N. C. Beaslev, Dean Several years ago the Midlander staff abandoned the pohcy of dedicating the annual to individuals. most cordial wishes for continued experience in the posi- tions which each has loyally filled. The staff this year would like to set aside this policy for the moment to recognize the outstanding contribution to two members of the administrative staff who are observing their silver anniversary as members of the MTSC faculty. Dean N. C. Beasley, counselor and friend of students, has served as Dean of the College for twenty-five years. He has aided the teaching profession of Tennessee and the nation in important official positions, not the least of which has been his twenty years of consecutive service as secre- tary of the MTEA. The second member of the present staff who is rounding out twenty-five years of service is Registrar W. B. Judd. For many years he served as professor of economics, and yet maintains his deep interest in the social studies. We would like to take this opportunity, also, to thank all those who had any part in making this yearbook pos- sible. Particularly we would like to thank the Nashville Banner and its editor, Charlie Moss; and King Features Syndicate and cartoonist Mort Walker for their cooperation in making possible the use of Bettle Bailey in our book. Beetle is a comic strip character appearing daily in the Banner. His experiences as a college undergraduate and later m the Army have paralleled the experiences of many collegians. We would also like to thank the students, faculty, photographers, engravers, printers, and the Midlander staff for their patience, hard work, and fine cooperation in producing this book. We have enjoyed the opportunity to work and serve you in this capacity, and hope that you will enjoy this, the 1952 Midlander. To these faithful and friendly members of the MTSC family the Midlander staff extends congratulations and The Editors _yj_S oixr httle story begi?as, it ' s a pleasant morning in early June ni Murfreeshoro, home of Middle Tennessee State College. It has the makings of just another routine day as the merchants go about opening their stores and housewives sweep their front porches. But suddenly the stillness over the sleepy little town is broken by ... . Tep, folks, it ' s Beetle Bailey. Beetle has been a student at MTSC four years now and the time has come for him to graduate. Tiaturally, proud Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have come to see their little boy receive his diploma. They have just arrived at the railway station and Beetle is meeting them .... I sure am glad you folks could make it down for gradu- ation, I just can ' t wait to show you around the campus. I bet you won ' t be able to recognize the place, it has grown so much since you went to school here. You probably will find it easy to get lost in Murfreesboro, too, it has ex- panded so much. I read the other day where there are over six square miles inside the city limits, and there are over 15,000 people living here. J. 3. Administration Building Industrial Arts Music Building 13. 14. 1.5. 16. Cafeteria-Union Rutledge Hall Lyon Hall Jones Hall 4. Science Building 17. Men ' s Dormitor 6. Library Memorial Gymnasium 18. 19. Infirmary Apartments 7. Agriculture Center 20. President ' s Honu 8. Natatorium 21. Training School 9. College Airport 22. Tennis Courts 10. Stadium and Track 23. College Farm 11. Steam Plant 24 ROTC Armor ' 12. Golf-Picnic Area 2.5. New Library Sit I guess you know that Middle Tennessee is one of five state colleges in Tennessee. It is one of the smallest, with an enrollment of about 1,200, but it ' s the best. Be- sides, it ' s plenty big enough for me, what with 15 perma- nent brick buildings and two more already approved by the State Board of Education. Besides these, there are several concrete block and frame buildings on the campus. All this, along with the farm, airport, football stadium, baseball field, tennis courts, etc., pretty well fill the 375 acres in ' the campus. y: Well folks, here we are at last. Welcome to MTSC. I ' ve spent four happy years here and am sorry the time for leaving has come so soon after all. I came here m juve- nile greenness as a Freshman — now I have new hopes, higher ideals and, I believe, greater opportunity for the future. See, right up there between the Student Union and Rutledge? That ' s the Administration Building. I can hardly wait to begin our little tour of the campus with you. Q. M. Smith, President IhA alfe e Ale DEAN BEASLEY Mr. N. C. Beasley, known to all of us as ' the Dean, ' received his B.S. and M.A. degrees and did graduate stu- dent work at George Peabody College for Teachers. He formerly taught education here and is now the guiding force in his capacity as Dean of the college. . . o DEAN JAMES Mr. Clayton L. James, the Dean of Students, received two years of his education at David Lipscomb College, received his A.B. degree from Union University, his M.S. degree from the University of Tennessee, and was a gradu- ate student at Columbia University. He takes care of all the little problems that may arise with the students while they are living here on the campus. Hei fumuLU 4?a OuA, PROGRESS Have I told you about the progress of this college since Q. M. Smith became president? Well, when the college first opened its doors, Mr. Smith was a student here. In 1939, he returned, as an alumnus, to fill the office of president. Immediately he initiated a program of ex- pansion in both enrollment of pupils and in the physical plant. During his years of service, the school faculty has grown from 40 to 92 members, and the enrollment today has leveled off at about 1200 students each quarter in- cluding the graduate students. And this is spectacular — the college has increased its annual operational budget from $150,000 to about $750,000. Also, the actual acreage of the campus has grown from 125 to 325 acres, including additions to the college farm. Today the college offers not only the standard Bachelor of Science, but also the Bachelor of Arts and the Master of Arts degree. Now this is the part that observers always thought possible but not probable. The new buildings added during President Smith ' s administration are: four units of the Industrial Arts Department, the Memorial Health and Physical Education Building, the Natatorium, the new stadium and track, the Agricultural Center of three units, the Student Union Building, the new boy ' s dormitory, and plans for a new girl ' s dormitory and library have been approved by the state. In addition to these major im- provements, over one hundred housing units were erected as part of the post ware development for veterans, the ROTC Armory has been established, and numerous shop and farm buildings have sprung up. Our hats are off to Mr. Smith, a president of whom each one of us is proud. We are all indeed grateful for the work that he has done to make our college a better place in which to learn, rela.x, and enjoy these, our last years of youth. One thing sure, MTSC has grown and grown in the eyes of critics evaluating educational institutions, and Mr. Smith has been the man who stood behind the growth and stimulated its progress. Ue BURSAR Mr. T. B. Woodmore serves us in the capacity of Bursar and exercises his good judgment in the channeUng of funds for one function or another. He is the man we meet during registration day — the last lap of a hectic race, and he is the man through whom all requisitions pass. Mr. Woodmore also serves on the student employment and publications committees. The business office staff is shown here. Left to right are: James W. Jackson, Assistant Bursar; Mrs. Betty Cox; Mr. Woodmore; Mrs. Mildred Alexander; and Mrs. C A. Wombwell (seated). and Ue REGISTRAR Mr. William B. Judd, the Registrar, graduated from our own school when it was called State Teachers College. His Master of Arts degree was received from Peabody College. In his capacity here he has the unsung hero ' s position of recording grades and credits of the whole stu- dent body and also of notifying them of their academic standing. With the aid of his office staff, he does an out- standing job. Mr. Judd has been with us here at MTSC since 1927. W. B. Judd Now let ' s take a tour through the buildings and along the pathways of the campus. The center of activity is the Administration Building, built in 1911 when the college was first founded. It has since been used as the main housing for all our classes and the majority of our outside activities. Then too, it is the home of all the offices with which each student becomes familiar early in his school career. The offices of the president, the deans, the registrar, and the bursar are all found here. k. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 16, tUe Qenten, o ActialUf ke MaUt lUUuf, at M BG U EDUCATION Remember, folks, that this school is primarily noted for the quantity and quality of teachers it graduates each year. That ' s right — when you were here it was called Middle Tennessee Normal and then later, Middle Tennes- see State Teachers College. Well, it still upholds its tra- ditionally fine Education Department. Its primary aim is to produce teachers, both secondary and elementary. Just think, ninety per cent of the graduating class here qualify for teaching certificates and we think all of them are out- standing after being instructed by the department ' s capable faculty. The department is concerned with the selection, guid- ance, general education, and professional growth of those in residence and in service. One particularly unique fac- tor concerning the department, in addition to the Training School, is the agreement between the college and the local high school. We benefit so much by being able to do our secondary practice teaching in an actual situation. Not only that, but the regular teachers at the high school give us the benefit of their extensive experience. The department faculty consists of nine carefully chosen, experienced, and well trained instructors. They are in the picture below, reading from left to right: Dr. m ' f mMiM T sJkJiifiV fl H V ] Joe F. Wilkes, Dr. Wilmoth Bowdin, Dr. S. Belt Keathly, Dr. Howard Kirksey, Miss Mary Hall, Mr. N. C. Beasley, Dr. Ralph Dunham, Mr. Roy Simpson, and Mr. Robert Adkins. These faculty members are always willing to give whatever help may be needed by the students, as is pointed out in the above snapshot. !Hr:M ' [iIiglflllinCEHll ItlMillHnmiiiMi  J SOCIAL STUDIES And now, folks, we come to the Social Science Depart- ment which is one of the largest. When you were here it was called the History Department, wasn ' t it? That was in 1911, too, and since then the other courses such as geography, history, political science, economics, and soci- ology have all been added to give the department its present name of Social Science. In 1922, Dr. Sims came here to become head of the department and has remained in that position ever since. The offerings of the department are flexible to fit the needs of individuals who take these courses. Those who are especially interested in this field may obtain both a major and minor. It is also possible to take all the required number of hours for a major in one subject, such as history. In addition to training teachers in the social studies, the department has many majors who later work in govern- ment service, in law, and related fields. We have ten very capable teachers in this department. They are pictured above, first row: Mr. Gene H. Sloan, Journalism; Dr. Charlotte Williams, Political Science; Dr. C. C. Sims, History; Miss OUie Green, Geography; Mr. W. B. Judd, Economics. Second row: Mr. Jesse C. Crowe, History; Mr. Roscoe L. Strickland, History; Mr. Clayton L. James, Sociology; Dr. Robert L. Martin, Economics. Dr. Edward Baldwin, Geography, was absent when the picture was made. These teachers, too, give unselfishly of their time in helping students. In the picture here. Dr. Sims is helping a student find historical locations in Tennessee. Q,eadlnf, WuU and Sfi cJiUt a e Go iUilf.ut44uU o the LANGUAGE ARTS Now we come to a department through which every one of us must pass sometime during our college Ufe. It IS the Department of Languages. In order to meet re- quirements for a degree, be it B.S. or B.A., we must com- plete eighteen hours of English. If we choose the B.A. we must also complete at least eighteen hours in the field of modern languages. Both of the above requirements are institutional and are not, as some students suppose, de- partmental. The hardy souls who choose to major in English must present a minimum of forty-five hours in the field and pass written and oral comprehensive examinations during the last quarter of their senior year. The purpose of the exami- nations IS to encourage the students to look upon the courses they take during their four years in college not as ends themselves but as means to an end, a satisfactory competency in the fields of English and American literature. It has been said that the person who is familiar with but one language is like a bird with one wing. The Depart- ment of Languages presents to all students the opportunity to soar as high as they please by offering complete courses in the language and literature of both Spain and France. The Department of Languages also offers courses in journalism. In these courses, theory is combined with practice, and the result is the school paper. The Siddina and the yearbook. The Mid ander. The Department of Languages is one of the six depart- ments offering a minor in the Graduate Division. The courses offered on the graduate level are primarily de- signed to promote even better teaching in the secondary schools of Tennessee. In the top picture. Miss Schardt is shown using re- cordings in her Spanish class. In the second picture. Lane Boutwell, speech arts director, and some students record a radio program. The faculty members are pictured below. They are: Elizabeth Schardt, Vordgn Language; Emily Calcott, English; Charles Edwin Howard, English; S. Carroll EviNS, £?ig i5h; Guy Arthur Battle, £7ig i.sh; Clifford Byrne, £ng i5h; Richard C. Peck, English. Jt r Bl IT 1 im- me MATHEMATICS Jfiaitti, tUe Mind Here ' s one department that has been here since the proverbial portals were opened m 1911. P. A. Lyon, who was later president of the college, was the very first professor of mathematics that the college boasted. He stayed with the department for ten years and then was replaced by Horace G. Jones, who is head of the mathe- matics department today. Miss Tommie Reynolds has been teaching in the math department since 1911, with the exception of one year when she obtained a leave of absence to earn her masters degree from Peabody. MTSC is not behind in anything, for the average four year math program which is available at most other colleges is also offered here. In addition to this, we offer a year of surveying and one methods course in the teaching of mathematics. Our professors don ' t rest a minute. These two wonders also teach a year of special business math designed to accommodate the business major here at the Finest . At the right are Mr. Jones and ' Miss Tommie. ART 7 tt «4 tUe J anJt This room is the most decorative in the building and could belong to none other than the art department. Here we find a collection of all kinds of art, ranging from clay modeling and paintings to hand crafts produced by the students. If a person has any creative abihty. Miss Hester Rogers, sole instructor in this department, will find and develop it in the many projects she assigns. Miss Rogers adds lustre to her courses by offering her rich background of information and picture slides of her tours abroad. We £ea all AUut BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Let ' s just walk past these rooms and see if you can guess what department this is. The first room emits a tapping sound; in the second, we see wide-eyed and fright- ened students over rectangular pads; the third finds a conglomeration of machines (who knows the use of these mechanical monsters?), and the last is a mass of numbers under which we see a few students. Yep, you ' ve guessed, that ' s the Business Administration Department which joined the ranks of MTSC way back in 1939. It was then a division of the Social Science Department. With the addition of advanced stenography, business law, methods and materials in accounting, methods and materials in stenography, advanced accounting, advertising, auditing, and business education courses, it has finally come into its own. The divisions of Accounting, Secretarial Science, Business Education, and Business Law combined in 1945 and in the following year, the name of the department was changed to its present moniker, the Business Ad- ministration Department. Just in case I have entirely confused you, I will identify the first revealed sights. The first was the typing room, the second stenographic room, ne.xt the office machines room (pictured above), and finally, the accounting room. The department now offers to majors. Business Ad- ministration and Secretarial Science, and Teacher-Training. Its graduates are certified to teach any business subject offered in the secondary schools of the state, are prepared for responsible business positions, and will be capable of managing and operating a business of their own. The faculty includes Mr. E. W. Midgett, Mrs. Henri- etta Myers Wade, and Mr. Ed Knapp (second picture). If you can take your eyes off the pretty girl down here in the corner long enough to look at the boy in the middle, he is Burt Spurlock, receiving congratulations from the National Association of Manufacturers for being chosen by the Tennessee Manufacturers Association as the out- standing career prospect in the field of Business Administra- tion in Tennessee colleges. This is certainly indicative of the type of students our ' Bus Ad ' department turns out. Ike GRADUATE DIVISION fiW udei, Uoade o i fio Ut Uiel We ' re so very excited and proud of our brand new baby, the Graduate Department. We have been struggling to form this division for what seems like an eternity of time and it is finally here. Walk past Room 17 in the basement and you will see the beaming faces of its founders and head — we ' re almost ready to han d out cigars. In fact, we might do just that in August during the recently re- vived August graduation program, designed especially to accommodate the first group of students to graduate from Middle Tennessee State College with their Masters degree. Isn ' t that exciting? The graduate students receive a major in Education and they may minor in any of the following fields: English, Social Science, Industrial Arts, Science, and Physical Educa- tion. That ' s quite a broad program for the first year of existence even if I must boast about my own alma mater. Dr. Howard G. Kirksey is head of the Graduate De- partment. He IS a well-qualified leader, having received his doctorate just a few years ago. He is conservatively en- thusiastic about all of the modern philosophies and methods of education. All of the departments mentioned above have included new 500 courses in their curriculum designed to meet the needs of the graduate students, and the educa- tion courses, too, have been broadened. Most of the courses are held in the seminar style and the students, many of them m-service teachers, benefit not only from their instructors, but also from each other. The picture below is of the Graduate Council and reads from left to right: first row: Dr. Howard Kirksey, Chairman, Education; Mr. Q. M. Smith, President; Mr. W. B. Judd, Registrar; Dr. J. Eldred Wiser, Chemistry; second row: Dr. Richard C. Peck, English; Mr. Otis L. Freeman, Industrial Arts; Dr. C. C. Sims, Social Science; Dr. Francis Reil, Physical Education; Mr. N. C. Beasley, Dean. In the picture at the lower right hand corner, we see Dr. Kirksey signing the registration cards of the first stu- dents who enrolled in the Graduate Department of ye ole college last summer. 7-4e LIBRARY SUmuUie4, Studif, That building in the middle of the campus is one which all of us haunt at one time or another, particularly at the end of the quarter when term papers and reports are due. Along with obtaining information, which I ' ll tell you about m a minute, a lot of us seek refuge in the library from the clatter and chatter of the dormitories. Then too, if we are ever in dire need of assistance with our research work, Miss Catherine Clark, Mr. Ambrose Easterly and fourteen student assistants are there able and willing to aid us. vision of Miss Mary Nelson Bates (below, right) and her assistant, Miss Mary Elizabeth Wallace. New books are constantly being ordered. Since the graduate division has been incorporated in the MTSC program, the place has been swarming with new shelves and books to go on them. A new library has been planned and approved. It will be located between Jones Hall and the Science Building. Now for some vital statistics. The library harbors over thirty-eight thousand books including government documents and bound periodicals. The latest news may also be read from the varied and numerous newspapers to which the library subscribes. Along with this essential material, the library has begun a collection of audio-visual materials and has over two hundred magazines to which the students have access. Shall we take a quick trip through the building? I ' ll point out the location of things. Here on the main floor, is the Tennessee Room in which you will find histories and biographies of Tennessee and its heroes. All these shelves back here are the home of the bulk of the books with which we work, systematized and listed in the card catalogue over there by the door. Down these stairs is the periodical room and another nook where all of the text books used in the grammar and high schools of Tennessee are shelved. Off to the left is the headquarters of the Regional library which serves eight counties under super- HeieaAcU And this first building we come to that is set apart from the rest is the Science Building, constructed in 1931. Those peculiar odors you smell now unquestionably are a part of this building. No stranger aroma will you ever come in contact with than the combination of cooking food, formaldehyde, and many chemicals with which e, - periments are being made. You see, this building houses the departments of chemistry, home economics, biology, and physics, making it always full to the brim of industrious people laboring over their own special problems. CHEMISTRY . . Let ' s take a quick excursion through the chemistry department, now housed in the basement. The im- portance of this department could be measured by the record of the graduates who have majored in chemistry. Many of those graduates in the past have received scholarships and fellowships to outstanding universities in the nation. Some have been employed in the labora- tories of Oak Ridge, DuPont, Tennessee Eastman, and other places. Here on your right is the chemistry faculty. The head of the department is Dr. J. E. Wiser (seated), and the assistant professor is C. F. Hull. Among the most important objectives of chemistry students are to pre- pare themselves for high school teachers, as chemists for industry, and to do graduate work in this field. Many others take chemistry as requirements for pre-dental, pre-med, pre-engineering, pre-nursing, and pre-pharmacy. In addition to the excellent physical plant, advanced students have access to the use of special equipment such as the Beckman Spectrophotometer, Photoelectric Calorimeter, and Able Refractometer. Down here in the corner are students at work in the Freshman lab. 4?o tke P u l lUa t6, BIOLOGY . . The third floor is occupied by the Biology Depart- ment, where every freshman is given something of his very own to love, cherish, and work on a frog. This department offers for the student some of the most interesting courses available. In biology a student learns by studying living material. For learning activities this department is well equipped for its work by providing adequate rooms for research, laboratory experiments, and rooms where individual study may be carried on. There are also complete offices for each instructor, and the department ' s museum, which contains various items that form a unique collection and contribute to the overall learning opportunity of the student. Both majors and minors may be secured m biology with the required hours being spent in general courses and specialized study in embryology, field zoology, and field botany. On your left are students at work in a biology lab and here, also, believe it or not, is the faculty at work. They are, left to right; Dr. Fred W. Emerson, Dr. Clifford J. Dennis, J. Gerald Parchment, and Dr. John A. Patten. PHYSICS . Down here all mixed up with the Chemistry De- partment is the physics lab — and believe me, don ' t think I didn ' t sweat out many long hours in there! We learned — or at least were supposed to have learned — everything from how to measure the amount of heat that a ton of coal will give off when burned, to how to wire up a radio. And of course there was some simple stuff, like how the atom bomb works and how to measure the speed of light. Douglas Shields is our physics teacher. Not many students hang around for the second and third year courses, but those who do really know something about what makes this world of ours go ' round. Hundreds of dollars are tied up in such equipment as the bomb calori ' meter and the spectrophotometer, and all of it gets a thorough workout every year. In the freshman labs all the students work on the same experiments, but in the advanced courses, each student is assigned a different set of experiments at the beginning of the quarter and at the end he has to report to the rest of the class on the work he has done. HOME EC . Here ' s Home Economics. Both boys and girls enjoy this department, but the girls are the ones who write back after they leave MTSC and tell us what their home economics means to them in everyday life. From the teachers come word of the success they have had in putting on a fashion show and the progress of their students. Many of the graduates do extension work which is a job of rich and satisfying experiences. Some become nutritionists, food chemists, dieticians, or just plain housewives. The husband of the housewife probably appreciates the department more than anyone. You can ' t forget about sewing either, which comes in mighty handy when the boys need the stripes sewn on their ROTC uniforms. A B.S. degree is received at graduation time upon completing this major. The competent women who manage and teach this department are Mrs. Virginia Muncie, Miss Agnes Nelson, and Mrs. Mary Knapp. This beautiful lobby is a part of their careful planning and attention. By the way, in that class we just passed the girls were studying deep fat frying. Above are the instructors in the Home Ec department: Mrs. Mary G. Knapp, Miss Myrtle Agnes Nelson, and Miss Virginia Muncie. iii Ql Aeltltetic 2 euelafxment . . . MUSIC Hear those vibrant strains of melody pouring forth from that alcove back there? Just listen. And they ' re ama- teurs too! It ' s a well known fact that our music depart- ment is one of the best and can hold its own among schools of comparable size anywhere. We always tease the music students about burying themselves in their own little wing, but we all know that in order to produce the finished per- formances that they give, many hours of practice are essen- tial. They ' re finally getting a break though, for the old cafeteria is being remodeled for their own private use. For once they ' ll not be squeezed in among horns and drums when they ' re trying to practice for their many excellent recitals. The renovated structure promises to be a haven for them, but it still won ' t be nearly large enough for their ever expanding enrollment. The department has really grown; in fact, it seems as if every student at one time or another takes some music course. Before a student earns his elementary certificate he must have an introductory course in the fundamentals of music. You ' d never guess it, but I, who know little if any- thing about music, beat a path to that auditorium every time one of the seniors gives his recital. Fine? It ' s nothing but the best! Under the direction of Mr. Neil Wright, who is as- sisted by seven other faculty members, students receive private lessons, class instruction, have band, an orchestra, and a chorus. Along with these organizations, there are the Harp Singers, the Trio, and the honorary society. Pi Mu Sigma. That ' s a pretty full schedule for any depart- ment and It really keeps the students and the instructors on their toes. Come to think of it, they also have a group of students who have their own dance band, the Towns- men, and how I do love to shake a leg to its haunting strains of music. Of course, I ' ve been carried away with myself and the many happy hours the music department has given me, so let me continue. A major is offered in music and the de- partment turns out a multitude of excellent music teachers and some outstanding professional musicians each year. One of the main products of the department is the magnificent 80-piece marching band, shown performing here at the Florence State football game. The faculty is shown above: First Row: Mary Dillon Scott, Helen Trivett, Margaret Wright. Second Row: Rubye Taylor Sanders, E. May Saunders. Third Row: Neil H. Wright, George Kuhnert, Philip Howard. jM. INDUSTRIAL ARTS P Oixlded. Ian, Gneatiae This modern looking structure houses the Industrial Arts Department and one of which we are certainly proud. It is the finest any place. It comprises six unit shops and a general shop with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of modern equipment, both big and little, that can turn out the finished products, from plastic pens to alumi- num fishing boats in nothing flat. Almost every student visits the Industrial Arts building for one or more of its practical courses, whether it ' s re- quired for their major or not. They know the value of the courses. Here ' s a peek at some of the divisions and what they are doing looks interesting, doesn ' t it? DRAWING . . This group is right m the middle of an important mechanical drawing problem. They do everything from machine drawing to architectural blueprints. Their stuff is professional enough to rate many of them very e.xcellent jobs upon graduation. Mr. O. L. Freeman (right) is the center of this revolving wheel. WOOD SHOP . . I don ' t know the name of that particular machine, folks, but those boys do, I ' ll bet. They may be working on anything from a lamp to a bed, but whatever it is you can bet It will be very good. By the way, the first models of an artificial satellite for the earth, now being developed at the Huntsville Arsenal, were made in our shop by a MTSC alumnus, Ross Rives, and our wood shop instruc- tor, Mr. Phillip Dalton (right). MACHINE SHOP . . Here they work in metals just like they do in wood in the other shop. It ' s truly a modern-day wonder to find so many interesting and worth-while articles being turned out m true form amid all the noises of hammers and machin- ery. Here the art of tooling metals is perfected. Super- vising work at a lathe here is our instructor, Mr. Edwin Voorhies. CRAFTS SHOP . . This IS the crafts shop. The products turned out by the students are really of professional origin, just as clever and original as you can find. Plastics and leather are the main mediums, being turned into belts, pocketbooks, lamps, desk sets, and just about anything else you ' d want. We have a new instructor in this department who came just a few months ago, Mr. James Howard Gonce. ELECTRICITY . . Finally we come to electricity, which is very important in our present day living. It is practical electricity, but it includes everything from house wiring to fixing an iron cord. One student in the department is even building his own television set. The frame work of a house has actually been built in the shop and students can get on-the-spot experience in wiring procedures. Mr. John Williams is our instructor here. TF ' .:?- and ( ecfieati i4 o e uc ia, in tke NATATORIUM This building is the newest one on the campus. Isn ' t it attractive? It is the Natatorium, but most kids don ' t know what all that big word means, or else its ' such a mouthful they just call it the swimming pool, for that ' s really what it is. I can safely say that this is a well used building, supplying both instruction and just plain fun and recreation. This is one of the best pools in any school of the South, and we are certainly proud of it. It is an- other milestone on the road to making MTSC ' The Best! ' and iUe ALUMNI MEMORIAL GYMNASUIM This building adjacent to the Natatorium is the new gym which is correctly referred to as the Alumni Memorial Health and Physical Edu- cation Building. See what a nice large playing floor we have; one of the best hardwoods in any gym around here. The seating capacity is about 5,000. The roll-away bleachers, when pushed back, give additional space for the playing of many other games, such as hand tennis, badminton, and volleyball. That ' s the reason for all the lines on the floor. Two games of basketball can be played at the same time also. The stage is a new addition and very beneficial to the building. Underneath this floor, w:; have the ROTC department and the many dressing rooms and showers. Out here in the lobby, you may refresh yourself with popcorn, candy, ice cream, and cold drinks during half time at the basketball games. The coaches have their respective offices on this floor also. There are several classrooms on this floor and on the top floor where the health classes are held. We are very fortunate in having such a splendid building to honor the graduates of this school who gave their lives for us. iU -1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2iep li ne4i,t BuildU, Out Bodied. Take a deep breath, now hold it — down, up, one, two, three, four guess what? This is the department that is responsible for building up what few muscles I have managed to accumulate. No, I ' m not a physical educa- tion major, but under the state law every student is re- quired to take SIX quarters of the muscle building courses. It isn ' t a hardship, though, for the well organized depart- ment offers such practical courses as golf, bowling, tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton, and a multitude of others. Now that we ' re through with those who take only si.x hours, let me show you some of the possibilities for stu- dents who major in this field. This department offers scholarships to those with unusual ability for participation in football and basketball; that ' s the reason we always have such fine teams and fine spirit instilled by the coaches. There are courses offered in theory as well as in practice for those majors who desire to teach. Also, a very fitting and worthwhile division of the physical education department is that known as the health courses. To be true and exact, we should refer to this as the health, recreation, and physical education department, for it is certainly a balanced combination. The courses m health are required for an elementary certificate and are something that each student needs to have under his lid just in case. The capable directors are: Charles N. Greer, Charles M. Murphy, Elbert Patty, Joe Black Hayes, Francis J. Riel, Buleah Davis. These persons have the responsibility of instructing us m the classroom and in developing our abilities to participate in inter-collegiate sports. They have aroused a great deal of interest in the intra-mural sports program, as is evidenced by the students studying the scoreboard in the above picture. MILITARY SCIENCE ' ■ Hup, Hitc, Hup, Hite, left, right, left, right. Can ' t you keep in step? It ' s just like walking. Put one foot in front of the other and step out with a thirty-inch step. You have walked before, haven ' t you? ' ' All right men, this is a gun and out in the field it ' ll be your best friend. You ' ve got to take care of it, that is if you want to live long after you get there. ' Well, folks, I guess that by now you realize that you are getting near the stomping grounds of the ROTC Unit of MTSC. Yep, this is our contribution to national de- fense. See that boy trying to clean his rifle over there? (top picture) That and weekly uniform inspection are as sure as the proverbial death and ta.xes around here. All sorts of training aids are used, one being the sand table shown here, where problems are set up and the solution worked out by the cadets. The ROTC Unit has for its use half the basement of the new gymnasium and physical education building. There are several offices and the armory on one side of the building. The rest of the space is taken up by the rifle range, instructional areas, classrooms and storage rooms. The Unit also has for its use another building on th e campus where it houses its tanks and other training devices. Our Corps is one of fifteen Armored ROTC outfits in the United States. There are now over two-hundred and fifty cadets in the ranks of the battallion. Each year Advanced Course cadets go to Fort Knox, Kentucky, for six weeks of training. From what I ' ve heard it ' s really no tea party. Last summer our boys were unofficially rated as second out of all the units represented. This is part of the four years of work which each cadet must complete to receive his Second Lieutenant ' s commission in the Re ' serve. But all ' s not work. The Unit has one of the best clubs on the campus. The Track and Sabre Club is made up only of boys in the ROTC. Shown m the accompanying picture is the staff of the Military Department. From left to right: Lt. Col. Robert J. MacLean, PMS ?T; First Lt. Charles A. Rigler, Asst. PMS6PT; M. Sgt. Andrew A. Burke, Jr., Sgt. Major; SFC F. M. Brooksher; SFC Noah M. Lowery; Sgt. W. F. Pinkerton. V e AGRICULTURE CENTER Watch your step there!! This is the section of the college dedicated to the future agricultural wizards of the state. Immediately after the war, expansion of the Agri- cultural Department was authorized. Some of the war surplus buildings from Camp Forrest were secured and an agriculture center was developed on the edge of the campus nearest the farm. This center consists of three buildings; one with three class rooms, store rooms, and offices; a wood working shop, well equipped for farm wood working; and a metal working shop equipped for blacksmith work and general repair and maintenance of all types of farm ma- chinery and equipment. The center is located adjacent to the farm so that the farm may serve as a laboratory for many phases of the agriculture work. This year, President Q. M. Smith gave the Agriculture Department the responsibility of planning the entire pro- gram of the farm which is in keeping with the practice of most colleges and universities where a farm is operated in connection with the school. It gives a better opportunity for the farm to serve as a laboratory for many of the classes taught in the department and the classroom teaching and the farm work can be much more closely co-ordinated. Since 1949, the staff has been built up from two to four members. Not only does the department train the students to be good farmers, but also prepares them for work with the agricultural services such as FHA and Soil Conservation, and gives them a foundation for graduate study in agri- culture. Shown above is a view of the agriculture center. Be- low (left) the agriculture staff is shown at a hog judging contest held here for high school students a few months ago. Left to right are: Dr. Clifford Stark, Mr. James N. Jaggers, Mr. B. B. Gracy, Jr., and Mr. Joe P. Little. Below (right), ag students check on the progress of chicks brooding under infra-red heat lamps in an experiment conducted here this spring. We Jleaui 6-tf, 2 aut at tUz TRAINING SCHOOL This building over here across the boulevard is indeed connected with the college. In fact, I doubt whether I could stress its importance enough. This is the Training School where MTSC students majoring in education have an opportunity to do their practice teaching under very capable and helpful instructors. I guess we don ' t realize just how important this chance for supervised teaching really is. It presents appropriate opportunities for us to put to use what we have learned. The Training School maintains very high educational standards and inspires us as future teachers to higher ideals and goals. In this en- vironment we have a perfect opportunity for studying children in a natural situation. It is what we actually accomplish here that to a great extent determines what kind of teachers we make in the future. effort is the least we can do. Our very best You can peek into some of the classrooms as we walk down the hall and see the neat, orderly rooms. There ' s a student doing his practice teaching now. We can go in if you like because they are quite accustomed to having visitors and I know you will certainly enjoy it. The faculty here includes (below): Mrs. Lizzie Street Nelson, Music; Mr. George Kuhnert, Music; Miss Ann Ashley, Fifth Grade; Miss Margaret Lowe, Seventh Grade; Mrs. Sewell Manley, First Grade; Mrs. Jow Howell Wood, Dietitian; Mrs. Lea Kuhnert, Librarian; Mr. Joe F. Wilkes, Co-Ordmator of Student Teachers; Miss Mary Francis Snell, English; Miss Marguerite Harrison, Third Grade; Miss Mary Belle Jordon, Second Grade; Mrs. Madge Manson, Art; Mrs. Edward Briney, Sixth Grade; Mr. Lewis Bandy, Science; Miss Katherine Kerr, Music; Miss Helen Trivett, Music; Mr. Roy J. Simpson, Principal. o Bui4, iei4. on, PUa6 ufie AVIATION Up, up, and away! Boy, how I ' d love to be up there with them. Didn ' t you know that we had our own air- port? Gosh, yes! And we also have an instructor that ' s nothing but fine — Mr. Miller Lanier. Just hear this, we ' re one of the very few colleges in the country which has its own airfield. Through the extensive training which the students receive, they are able to obtain their com- mercial and instructors ratings. During the past four years, four students have completed the entire course and become instructors. Along with actual flying instruction, students are able to obtain technical instruction in navi- gation, radio, meteorology, and many other phases of avia- tion. Mr. Lanier is in there at his desk. Out here some of the students are working with a Link trainer. ai JleaUklid liaiK Ue INFIRMARY Ouch! Help! Take it easy! Please take it easy with that needle, I ' m allergic to the things. Honest folks, I couldn ' t be under any better medical care if I were at home with you. so don ' t ever worry about me being sick. Mrs. Clifford Byrne is our nurse here and she really knows what it ' s all about. If there ' s any doubt about the seriousness of the illness, she immediately refers us to Dr. William Shacklett who makes us well in a hurry. Remember the disaster we had last summer when the infirmary burned? Well, we now have a new location and a larger building. The old student recreation center has been converted into an apart- ment for the nurse and an office for Dr. Shacklett along with the regular wards and private rooms. Robert Abernathy Director Extension Servicer EXTENSION SERVICES liii Ou Ilea ... Now all of the unsung heroes are not on the battle- field, for we hold claim to our own little group — the Ex ' tension Service under the direction of Mr. Bob Abernathy. This group of the faculty takes a portion of their precious and rare off-regular-hour duty time and devotes it to travel- ing to outlying towns and conducting workshops or ex- tension courses. Then too, they sponsor a trip each summer to the west coast or other points (above, left) which IS of an educational nature and open to all students who wish to travel and see some of the many sights of interest which their native country offers them. Mem- bers of the faculty accompany them and give instruction along the way. What a pleasant way to learn! Another feature of this service is the invitations which are sent to all the high schools in Middle Tennessee to come to our college and witness first hand some of our athletic events or the plays which are presented each quarter by the Dramatic organization. These are only a few of the many services rendered by the Extension Service and for these we are eternally grateful. . . . a td OtnpAxute, OuA, Sckooll For many years Middle Tennessee State College has cooperated with the State Department of Education in maintaining offices and headquarters for the assistant supervisors of schools for the Middle Tennessee area. Several of these, including Miss Mary Hall, Dr. Howard Kirksey, and Dean Clayton James, have moved on to be- come members of the MTSC faculty. At the present time, Mr. Ronald Binkley and Miss Mary Florence Betts are serving the schools of the region. Their secretary (standing) is Ann Winfrey. . f h ■ H Okt 4Sfc2mstf H B b 4ig - ' y.. -faii P iei Si B v.?. ■ S ■■;••:. ' 1? . ?fe :!■ fih i ir M! 7-4e STUDENT UNION BUILDING Qe4tte ajf Social Actio-itiei, Now folks, we come to the newest addition to the old college campus which still has all of us gazing in wide ' Cyed wonder. It ' s the Student Union Building which was completed and opened its doors to feed breakfast to the hungry throng on February 4. Just look how the archi- tects and contractors have managed to blend it in with the architectural design already on the campus, and yet have given it such a modern touch. The rooms are all spacious, well ventilated, equipped with all of the latest gadgets, and tastefully furnished. The interior decorating is really something to notice, for it shows the excellent coordination between the various departments here. The maintenance department chose the furniture style and color; the mdus ' trial arts department designed and made the modernistic electric fixtures to harmonize with the overall design. You probably noticed that the building is centrally located so that it is easily accessible to students in all of the dormitories. And another nice thing, the back of it is nearly as attractive as the main entrance. Come with me, folks, while I take you on a quick tour of the building. We ' ll enter through this side door and first investigate the dearest thing to our hearts, the cafe- teria. You noticed, of course, the large comfortable lounge we just passed through. We do love that as you can witness by the number of students always there. We are particularly proud of the tiled walls which always give freshly ' scrubbed appearance. Across from the cafeteria IS the college bookstore which handles everything essen- tial to a student ' s needs and even more, to satisfy our still youthful whims. Now up these stairs and through another lounge into our first, authentic ballroom. Nothing could be prettier or more welcome to any of us. All these little rooms you see on either side of the hallway are destined to be offices for some of the faculty members. Down at this end IS the general hang-out for all — the lunchroom. The last floor is divided into banquet halls of various sizes to meet the needs of all organizations wishing to use them. Ue BOOK vSTORE . . . Now comes the hot spot for most students — it ' s the College Bookstore which handles everything from the pro ' verbial soup to nuts. Seriously, under the management of Mr. Charles Phillips it does a more than adequate job of fulfilling all the needs of the students both intellectual and whimsical. The latter is what most interests us and in- eludes all of the latest magazines, jewelry with the college insignia, and cards ranging from index to happy birthday. This is where I found the small shirt with MTSC printed on the front to send to Baby Bailey. Of course, one little item I did leave out, the book store primarily handles the text books for all of our courses. Before we leave, you must meet the two women who are the bulwarks of the bookstore, Gladys Smartt and Emily Runion. There were many times when, without their assistance, we would have gotten lost in the pre- registration day shuffle. Ue POST OFFICE . . . Wlie e. We fleceiae OuA, Mad Along about nine o ' clock in the morning it ' s a fight for your life to even come close to the post office. Of course, I don ' t have too many worries along that line — that ' s a hint folks, to remember poor little ole Beetle far away from home, so lonesome for news from you all. Miss Iree McElroy does a splendid job of getting our letters to us and how she does it I ' ll never know. Happy are the days when she slips a little white piece of paper in our boxes that means a box of food or some clothes from home. Once in a while, we find a notice from the library reminding us of an over-due book, or another little notice reminding us that our box rent is due. Most of all, I like to receive letters from you, so please write. V e CAFETERIA . .. . WUe ie We C at Ou MeaU Ringgggggggggg! No, it ' s not a fire, superman, or an atomic invasion, but only lunch hour; and we become human jets trying to get first place m line when Mrs. Mary Knapp, our college dietitian, opens the cafeteria doors. We all want to be sure that our energy is re-fiortified after several hours of lectures. Our biggest thrill came when this new Student Union Building was opened and the cafeteria was moved into the first floor. The new atmosphere makes the food taste better. Naturally we ' re not as appreciative as we should be of the many and very modern conveniences and equipment that have been installed. Among these is the large freezer making it possible for the cafeteria to serve frozen vegetables in great quantity. Then there ' s the automatic potato peeler, which the former KP ' s appreciate, and so many other gadgets that I couldn ' t begin to name them all. Ue COLLEGIATE . WUe We SfxeHKi Oha, JHeUuA e I saved the best till last. Now you are about to enter the student sanctuary, more correctly called the Collegiate. As a point of interest, that name was selected by majority vote of the students. For the most part, it is run by the students themselves with Mrs. Myrtle Bennett and Mrs. Ray Smotherman, as co-supervisors. This is the center for all get togethers before, between, after, and all too often, during classes. There isn ' t anything in the Hne of short orders that these boys can ' t whip up in a matter of minutes. Don ' t get the idea that we exclude the faculty, for many of them enjoy this haven as much as we do. The Collegiate, too, is one of the main means for establishing good student- faculty relations. This is one place that we simply could not do without. m i . JONES HALL And this IS the dorm for freshman girls. This year, for the first time in the history of the college, female voices were heard echoing throughout the corridors of this dorm. See, this was the boys ' dormitory until this past fall. The girls just moved in after the new boys ' dormitory was completed last summer. As you can see it is located right in the center of the campus, and is indeed the center of attraction. Mrs. Will Dunn Smith is charged with keeping peace and order in the house. There are more than one hundred freshmen over here, and they boast of their quaint lobby and the new furniture they have. Even though they were teased a little back in the fall, they say they are the envy of all, having brand new furniture, and a beautiful front yard! The upper- classmen can ' t deny that. Of course, next fall they will all move to Rutledge and Lyon, and new freshmen will occupy these rooms. Hurry, hurry, I ' ve got more to show you . . . come on . . . MEN ' S DORMITORY Cast your eyes before the most e.xquisite of all. This is where the ' elite meet. ' This is the new men ' s dormitory. This is where I spent many, many hours studying, sleep- ing, and loafing. Mostly studying, of course! Over here we have a television set, bought by the boys. Each of us contributed a small amount of that long green stuff you sent me occasionally . . . What? O.K. More than occasionally . . . What? O.K. every week . . . Well, any way we all contributed and bought us a TV set. Now we can see the World Series right in the lobby. Sometimes the girls are allowed to come over and watch also. On these nights all the guys get slicked up — to watch TV, of course. The only complaint we have is that we are so far away from the other buildings on the campus. We realize that exercise is good for us, so little do we complain. Besides, now that we have the new Student Union Building, it isn ' t so bad. Ed Knapp is our house mother over here. LYON HALL And here, before your eyes is not a mansion, but Lyon Hall. These gals over here have an advantage over the rest of us. They are right next to the Student Union building, and they are always first in line at the cafeteria. There are about one hundred and twenty girls over here, and most of them have extra good tans. You would think they have all been to Florida. They have a private, secluded spot all their own where they take sun baths. Boys enjoy the lobby here and many times the girls enter- tain with a dance right in the lobby. They just round up a record player, about ten decks of cards, and invite all to attend. Lyon Hall is named for the second president of the college. Dr. P. A. Lyon. Mrs. Jesse D. Sullivan is the house mother at present. There she is now! Oops, she is correcting one of the girls for making noise during quiet hour. ' Guess we ' better be moving on. RUTLEDGE HALL See, Mom and Pop, this first dormitory as we approach the main entrance to the campus? This is Rutledge Hall. Rutledge is the oldest girl ' s dorm on the campus. There are about one hundred girls here, and its name is in honor of Mrs. Elma Rutledge, who served as hostess for many, many years. Rutledge girls boast of their lobby, with the two spacious living rooms. The boys gang over here at the piano, and also take advantage of the coke room to play cards canasta and bridge are favorites. Another favorite spot ' round Rutledge is ' neath the huge tree in the front yard. This is a lounging spot on a pretty day. Well, look there now ! There ' s a couple seated under the tree talking to Mrs. Frances Pitts, the house mother. You notice the building is three stories high with classic columns enclosing the main entrance. The boys standing on the steps are waiting for four o ' clock to come. That ' s when they can go in the dorm in the afternoon Oh, well, come on, folks, we got lots more to see yet! iii SM r f i 1 V i - -J 1 .« 1M M j3 H fc . [ 3 i i 11 I 1 1 I 0l M B PRt - T p Vr I ' K.- a ?-. ' ' T- , . - .- _ H fl UK ' j K C j| K| k . M •-.; yr;-t, - ' smM TtS B ffnl I ■H I _ mm wm i jrSl Ou Mame ' Jli e U Buft-eM Ued Bif, GIRLS ' DORMITORY COUNCIL These young ladies, who are representatives from each of the classes, compose the women ' s dormitory council. They act as sort of a jury at the trial of their sisters who slipped up and got caught. They can give either de- merits or a ' campus. ' As you can see, much responsibility rests on their fair curly heads. Shown left to right are: Billie Dean Reed, Bess Evans, Joan Holland, Fannie Wheeler, Louise Gobble, Norma Littleton, and Jean Motlow. HOUSE MOTHERS These are the ' despots, ' the ' dictators, ' the final auth orities — who we fondly refer to as ' housemothers. ' All the bad things we say about them are just in fun, for they are really swell people with a mighty big and difficult job to do. They have complete charge over their respective dormitories, and what a job it is ! They make our life here on the campus as much like home life as is possible and we certainly appreciate their fine work. Left to right are: Mrs. Myrtle Sullivan, Lyon; Mrs. Evelyn Felder, Director of Dormitories; Mrs. Will Dunn Smith, Jones; and Mrs. Frances Pitts, Rutledge. Mr. Ed Knapp, ' house mother ' over at our dormitory, isn ' t in this picture, but we met him back on page 14 in the business administration depart- ment. BOYS ' DORMITORY COUNCIL These gentlemen are members of the men ' s dormitory council. Their job is to assist Mr. Knapp in keeping law and order, and sometimes we do need it, I must admit. For the most part, they make and enforce the rules of the dorm. Names of students who want to move m during the year are brought before the council, also. Left to right are: Nowlm Taylor, Ralph Osteen, Jim Lincoln, Ernest Adams, and Malcolm Rives. Absent are Ross McClain and Charlie Lyons. FAMILY HOUSING, ARMORY, SHOP, . . . This is Vet Village where all the married people and their offspring (if they have any) live. These apartments and trailers make it possible for many to continue their education who could not have done so otherwise. It is practically a city over here within itself for they have a laundry house, grocery store, and even a mayor. We can wander down several of the streets and you can get a good idea of the size of the place. This building behind the apartments is the armory. It was built for and used as a hangar for a long time until the Maintenance Department took it over. They have been using it for several years, but when their new building is completed (lower picture) they will move out, and the ROTC will take over the entire building to use as an armory. You can see that we know no bounds and are forever expanding. We just hope the land holds out. P. H jiiiyjiWB i and SECRETARIES It sure takes a lot of people to keep the school operating. Here are some of the girls that keep all the business end of the administration in working order. In the first picture below, left to right, are: Mrs. Charlotte Heinze, Mrs. Mar- garet Bain, Mrs. Evelyn Turney, Mrs. Bonnie McHenry, Mrs. Carolyn HoUoway, and Mrs. Epps Matthews, Jr. Dorothy Hoover, Mrs. Robert Dyer, and Barbara Wood are the secretaries in the second picture. o Qa njjOni and CleofdiHeM. STEAM PLANT . . . Without this building life on the campus in the winter would truly be miserable and practically impossible, for you see, this is the steam plant. All this machinery and equipment makes possible the heating of every building on the entire campus, and it does a thorough job of keeping us cozy in the coldest weather. Just since the war the plant was modernized and this new heating system installed. oW MAINTENANCE Now we come to the maintenance crews, janitors, and cafeteria workers. Without them the school probably could not operate. At the right here are those who work in the cafeteria. First row (from left) are: Anna Jones, Rachel Dunstan, Martha Brandon, Mary Lytle, Ellen Hughes, Louise Marable, and Mrs. Irene Robinson, kitchen supervisor. Second row: Willie McGowan, Grace Webb, Nelson Rankin, William Brown, John Brown, and Rollie Smith. The janitors in the various buildings around the campus are shown at the left below. On the first row are: Robert McHenry, Billy Haines, Walter Gaines, Jr., Benjamin Frances, George Womack, Will Robinson, Robert Wat- kins, Mattie Lyons, and Eva Lou Odom. Second row: Robert Bass, Willie Tiges, Martin Knox, Jr., Charlie C. Martin, Martin Knox, Fene Haines, Robert Haines, Jim Field, and Johnny Pierce. The boys that take care of landscaping our beautiful campus and other maintenance jobs about the school are shown in the right picture below. In the first row are: Mose Boyd, Raymond Brashear, S. K. Summers, and John Smith. Second row: Elmer Herman, J. R. Stacy, Floyd Travis, and Buddy Piercy. PHYS. ED. CARNIVAL THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER ' p e uenoe in 2 emoc xic 7ltAau flt JUe ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY Now folks, here is the group of students who we believe could run the United States. Of course, we ' re a little prejudiced, but they do a mighty fine job of enacting rules and regulations for the student body. They ' re gener- ally known as the ASB which means, when translated to more formal terms. Associated Student Body. It claims as its purpose, the unifying of all students and organizations under one general control. These folks aid in the enacting of legislation just as the United States Congress does, and parallels the national judiciary body in the disciplinary realm. What more could any college ask for! These students dedicate a great deal of their time to making this miniature government one which is the epitome of the democratic spirit. Through this channel I know that each and every one of us will be able to under- stand and appreciate the national government, and our one vote in the deciding of the future will be an important and intelligent one. There is no better means of learning the operation of government than by actually participating in and benefiting from one modeled along the lines of democratic ideals. Our ASB officers are elected in a general election each year. This year ' s officers, shown above, are : Avola White- sell, Secretary; ClifFodean Boyd, Vice-President; Edell Hearn, Attorney General; Harold Daniels, President; Bar- bara Dale, Treasurer. wrnmi 7Ald, id, tUe 44di(Ual B janck caJiefi the SUPREME COURT The ASB is composed of three divisions, the executive, the supreme court and congress. The third body operates by discussing new rules just hke the committees in its big brother, the U. S. Congress; and if they decide they are beneficial improvements or changes, they enact the law. The second group mentioned, the Supreme Court, picks up at this stage and enforces the enacted laws. They also act in the administration of discipline and aid the faculty board. All ' s not in the serious vein however, for these folks also help plan our social activities and extra-curricula pro- gram. Now, Mom, I can ' t belong to everything on campus, and besides, the members are elected to this organi2;ation by the students. Someday I ' ll run and will I make a poli- tician ! Supreme Court Justices, pictured above, are: Buford Mines; Nowlin Taylor; Ty Cobb, Chief Justice; Ralph Osteen; Stanley Sissom. Members of Congress (below) are: First Row: Emily Pepper, Jane McCrary, Celia Lyon, Cliffodean Boyd, Avola Whitesell, Mary Ann Dickey, Patsy Stotser, June Tucker. Second Row: Taylor Rayburn, Dan Batey, Jimmy Crawley, Bobby Hardison, William Fandnch. CONGRESS CatHfiaded a Out elected R,epA,eie iiatioei CLASSES Scatrd Elizabeth Hay. Joycf, Cooper. Standing Jimnty Jackson, Nell ks. Emmaiou Smotherman, Mary Jo Dillon, Barbara Dale 7;4e SIDELINES ' Is the copy ready? How about the advertising . . . is the make-up editor ready for lay-out . . . How ' s the editorial page coming . . . Oh, no, we go to press at 3 P.M. today!!! That ' s about how it sounds in the lower corridor of the administration building on the fatal days when our pride, the Sidelines, goes to press. The Side- lines is under the sponsorship of Mr. Eugene Sloan. This year there have been four editors, Lucy Tucker, June Smith, Helen Warren and Bess Evans. It is published every two weeks and carries a good cross-section of actual campus and state collegiate news, student opinion, campus society, gossip (the harmless variety), collegiate jokes, alumni hap- penings, a column on news from other schools, and of course, the indispensable sports page. More than one half the support of the paper is from its advertising, thanks to the local merchants and the good work of Barbara Witham, the business manager. Just listen to the progress the paper has made, and remember we are a relatively small college. In the critical rating service, operated by the Associated Collegiate Press, the Sidelines copped a first class honor ra ting and in the na- tional critical service, operated by the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association; the Sidelines also came in with a first class rating in the division of Teachers ' Col- leges of America. Try and beat that record ! ! Circulation Norman Hust, Greta Ruth Youree, Mary Will Cox, Bettye Alsup Oi4A, Jlo ionoAif Saciei4f, TAU OMICRON ' And still we gazed, and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew ' . Mr. Goldsmith seems to have expressed our sentiments completely when he wrote this, or else he foresaw our present honorary society for women. These young ladies are the epitome of a well-rounded education. They were invited to join this organization as a result of their high scholastic rating, their participation in e.xtra curricula activities, and their outstanding character in general. Under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Schardt and Miss Hester Rogers, the sponsors, and Jerry Cashion, the president, the organization has endeavored to reward and inspire those chosen few. It also acts as an academic star for all of the female students to aim during their four years here at school. There are three regular meetings each quarter, the social, educational, and the business. The socials are usually a picnic in the fall, a formal banquet in the winter, and a luncheon for the alumni in the spring. Along with this, the alumni provide a scholarship fund for worthy students. Shown above arc the Tau Omicron members. Reading left to right they are : First Row: Miss Elizabeth Schardt, sponsor; June Tucker, Cliffodean Boyd, Jerolyn Cashion, Barbara Dale, Jean Motlow, Miss Hester Rogers, sponsor. Second Row: Mary Jean Hay, Betty Moore, Carolyn Nicholson, Avola Whitesell, Nell Henson, Eleanor Sheid, Joan Holland, Bertha McCord, Jane Holland. The officers arc: Jerolyn Cashion, President; Barbara Dale, Vice-President; Cliffodean Boyd, Secretary; Jean Motlow, Treasurer. tUe SIGMA CLUB You ' ve just finished viewing the honor society for women and now here is its counterpart for men. It was founded in 1925 by the late Neal Frazier and has been one of the most outstanding organizations on the campus since. The Sigma Club carries with it a life-time membership and this is obtained through qualification in the fields of leader- ship, scholarship, and character. Its faculty sponsor for many years has been Dean Clay ton L. James. It is indeed an honor to be counted among its members, and, by the way folks, this is the organization for which I have been shooting. Your advice has always been a help — I ' m still shooting at the moon but I ' m not in- sisting upon It. Membership in this society is indeed the highest honor that can be awarded to us males and it also acts as an aid and inspiration in maintaining our scho- lastic standing and extra-curricular activities. Programs at its meetings are along an intellectual line. Each spring they have a banquet and during the year they have other socials. At the top of the page is a picture of their winter social. The members (below) are: First Row: Owen Roberts, Clay Coble, Buford Hines, Glenn Lawson, Walter Chap- man, Tommy Patton, Glenn Moore. Second Row: Neil Ellis, Harold Daniels, Wayne Robertson, Gleason Shelton, John Williams, Gene Cox, Dean Clayton L. James, sponsor; Joe Sloan, Edgar Moser, Gene Burnett, Burt Spurlock. The Sigma Club Officers are: Glenn Lawson, President; Buford Hines, Vice-President; Walter Chapman, Secretary and Treasurer. 4 o tlte ( HikuUaiiic l foiui BcientuU, Ue SCIENCE CLUB And this, folks, is the Science Club, an organization on the Campus composed of students either majoring or minoring in Science. The club is also open to all students who have a special interest in Science. The purpose of the club is to promote an advancement in the field of Science and research. The club meets twice a month having business and educational programs. Programs at their meetings this year have included lectures from professors from other universities and from Oak Ridge. But the Science Club is not all work and business. Each quarter there is a big social for club members and their dates. Each year the Science Club sponsors ' Stunt Night, which is given in the college auditorium. Members of the Science Club are pictured below. They are: First Row: Jack Gross, Celia Lyon, Johnny Haskew, Bertha McCord, Glen Wakefield. Second Row: sponsor; Joyce Calfee, Elaine MiUigan, Rachel Miller, John D. Gracy, Dean Drake, Geneva Calfee, Glen Carson, Mr. John A. Patten, sponsor. Third Row: Kenneth Smith, Randolph Via, Marion Mann, Herbert Winstead, James Winfrey, Bobby Ray Carroll, James White. Science Club officers are: Johnny Haskew, president; Glen Wakefield, vice-president; Bertha McCord, secretary; Celia Lyon, treasurer. . . cW i e CHEMISTRY CLUB Here ' s a new one on the grounds of the finest, the Chemistry Association. It was formed primarily for chemistry majors in order to unite them professionally and socially and to inspire their interest in the field of chemistry. They are not entirely one-sided however, for the reports and programs that are given by the student members not only deal with chemistry, but with related fields. Under the sponsorship of Dr. J. Eldred Wiser and Mr. Charles Hull, the organization promises to rise to one of equal standing with the old timers here in the extra- curricular field. The students find that by working to- gether and discussing chemistry they may supplement their actual laboratory and classroom work and thereby better prepare themselves for their chosen profession. The Chemistry Association boasts the following stu- dents, shown above: First Row: Dr. J. Eldred Wiser, sponsor; Walter Bond, Jim Crawley, Boyd Gilliland, Lowell Potts, Mr. Charles Hull, sponsor. Second Row: E. J. Goslin, Sammy Woodfin, William Black, J. J. Tomlinson, Jim Johnson, John Shields, Joe Tenpenny. Third Row: Merlin Cooper, Erwin Williams, Norman Hust, Alfred Evans, Julian Fleming, Martha Ricks, Mary KiUeen, Bar- bara Witham. The officers are: Lowell Potts, president; Boyd Gilli- land, vice-president; Walter Bond, treasurer; Jim Crawley, secretary. Below are four chemistry majors at work in the chemistry storeroom. Ue HOME ECONOMICS CLUB This is the Home Economics Club, Mom. You know, this is a wonderful club for any girl to belong to whether she is a Home Economics major or not. It strives to enrich the college years for the girls who are interested in better fiimily living. This club meets twice a month, having business, edu- cational, and social programs. By the way, you might be interested in knowing some of the many socials they have had this year: October 1, supper at Mrs. Muncie ' s; No- vember 19, spaghetti supper; December 3, Christmas party; February 4, Valentine party; also on May 5, senior enter- tainment; and last but not least. May 19, style show. You ought to see some of the snazzy things these gals make . . . and the way they look in them! Wow! This year at their election of officers, they included some of the prettiest and most capable girls they have ever had: president, M. P. Meadows; vice-president, Jean Motlow, second vice-president, Avola Whitsell; secretary. Bertha McCord; treasurer, Nell Banks. The Scrap book IS made by Geneva Calfee, Music is supplied by Betty Worsham Burgess, and Publicity is taken care of by Billie Dean Reed. The club elected Miss Bertha McCord as Miss Home Economics, and that ' s some honor. Each year delegates are sent to the Southeastern Home Economics Province Workshop. The delegates this year were BiUie Dean Reed and Geneva Calfee. Members of the club are: First Row: Mary Fandrich, Emily Pepper, Joyce Calfee, Joyce Henson, Charlotte Key, Mary Niel Collier. Second Row: Martha Dickens, Jane Holland, Geneva Calfee, Avola Whitsell, M. P. Meadows, Jean Motlow, Bertha McCord, Billie Dean Reed, Betty Burgess. Third Row: Mary Will Cox, Joyce Cooper, Ruth Youree, Mrs. Muncie, sponsor; Mane Smith, Ann Ledford, Nancy Shofner, Inabelle Evans, Yvonne McFolin, Louise Cherry. Fourth Row: Betty Taylor, Dorothy Jones, Eleanor Warmbrod, Amanda Blair, Jane Ray, Dean Drake, Martha Van Hoosier, Dot Vaughan, Miss Agnes Nelson, sponsor. ' Miss Wome Ec ' — Bertha McCord U INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB Look at that group of students. Do they look hke the future home builders of America? Take that literally, folks, for they ' re members of the Industrial Arts Club and the majority of them are majors in some field of industrial arts. This club is also an affiliated member of the American Industrial Arts Association. The purpose of this organi- zation is to unite those students with a common interest in the field and give them an opportunity to see educational films and to listen to prominent speakers in the field of industrial arts. They, like the other clubs, enjoy their moments of madness and give vent through various types of socials. Highlight of their program this year was the entertainment of some 200 industrial and fine arts teachers with a dinner and open house early in the spring quarter. The snap- shot at the top of the page was made at this dinner. The members of the Industrial Arts Club are numerous. They are picture below, left to right: First Row: Wayne Newby, Thomas Eskin, Bobby Carrigan, Lo.xie Dowd, John A. Lasseter, Cecil Cantrell, Mr. Delbert A. Dyke, Mr. E. S. Voorhies, Mr. O. L. Freeman, Mr. J. M. Wil- liams, Mr. P. B. Dalton, sponsors. Second Row: Norvel Branham, Lem Vaughn, Jimmie White, Lloyd Luna, Edward J. Kobeck, Walter A. Sanders, Chester Eaton, Ernest Adams, Robert Carter, David Sones, Clifton Ray, Mylen Coble, Jimmy Bailey, J. W. Helton, John O. Gracey, Charles Carlton, Guy Scott, Robert A. Arnett, Erving Manning, Bob Badger, TuUy Myers, Joe Snow, George Leavitt, Dick Fowler. Third Row: Clifford Brothers, Charles Pigg, Bill Levitt, Enoch Wright, Malcolm Rives, Charlie Dunn, Gene Bur- nett, Leon Dunn, W. R. Sissom, Charles Durham, William R. Woodfin, Woodrow Bond, Neil S. Ellis, Wallace Smother- man, Donald A. Pntchett, Clay Coble. The officers are: Cecil Cantrell, president; John A. Lasseter, vice-president; Loxid Down, secretary; Thomas Eskew, treasurer; Wayne Newby, publicity chairman. liUletic (leco itio-n li IcJiieaed ut tUe ' X ' ' CLUB Fifteen rahs for our boys in blue! This is the usual call that is hooted whenever we feast our eyes on the mus- cular members of the ' T ' Club. This organization is honorary, and membership in it is gained only through the earning of a letter in one of the major sports. It ' s one of the oldest clubs on the campus and dates way back yonder to the time when the college was changed from a Normal to a four year institution. For it s purpose, it has a two-fold program: to improve the standards of athletics and to entertain its members. Is it active? I believe it is. Up to this day it has sponsored minstrels, banquets, and dances to which it in- vites high school athletes from Tennessee and adjoining states. It did have a ' T ' club building, but because the old infirmary burned, the club turned its sanctuary over for use as the infirmary until a new one is built. One of the most hilarious events on the campus every year is the ' T ' Club initiation. At one of the basketball games, the new initiates are dressed up in girls ' bathing suits and made to put on a fashion show for the crowd. Shown above are the club members. Reading left to right they are: First Row: Billy Derrick. Second Row: Bob Searcy, Harry Gupton, Charlie Lyons. Third Row: William Fandrich, Roger Jones, John Brock. Fourth Row: Joe Collier, Bobby Osteen, William Etter. Fifth Row: Ellis Hamlett, Lcm Vaughn, Frank Giles. Sixth Row: John Thomas Hayes, Tommy Bomar. Seventh Row: Dwight Ogle, Frank Dillard. Eighth Row: Harold Hensley, Charles Smith, Marty McCoUough, Bobby Hardison, Harold Hite, Billy Porterfield, Marcus Howard, Van Reed, Garnett Rather, George Lunn, Jim Lofton, John Raymond Smith, David Burnett. Ninth Row: Mitchell Jones, Gerald Johnson, Jim Lincoln, Bobby Young, Doug Watson, Bill Clark, Knox Wright, Ernest Adams, Tommy Youree, Howard Alsup, George Harvey, Delmas Whitten, Glen Wakefield, Howard Ray, Kenneth Duke. The officers are: Jim Lofton, president; John Raymond Smith, vice-president; Ralph Osteen, secretary; Charles Smith, treasurer. . . . Ue PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLUB The Physical Education Club was organized in 1947 for the purpose of providing opportunities for leadership; promoting fellowship among students interested in physical education; helping raise the standards of the department; learning about organizations, publications, and oppor- tunities in physical education; and supporting activities of the college to promote the general welfare of the students. Everyone is invited to membership. Activities include regular meetings semi-monthly, a carnival, Christmas party, informal and square dances, and picnics. Fun night, which provides free recreation for all students, is sponsored by the Physical Education Depart- ment each Tuesday night. Each year the club elects delegates to represent Middle Tennessee State College at Southern and National con- ventions of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. This year six students at ' tended the Southern Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. They were: Nancy Hill, Norma Littleton, Emily Pepper, Jim Lincoln, Carlos Lannom, and Lloyd Knowles. Yes, folks, this is one of the favorite organizations on the campus, and one that sponsors entertainment for all. The members (below) are: First Row: Buleah Davis, sponsor; Bob Searcy, Lillian Swann, Emily Pepper, Emma Jean McElroy, Wayne Nichols, Gloria Gattis, Peggy Am- brester, Norma Littleton, Jane Templeton. Second Row: Geneva Calfee, Bess Evans, Nancy Hill, Avola Whitsell, DeNell Agee, Ruby Avery, Evelyn Goodlee, Martha Sue Williams, Mary Neil Collier, Dwight Ogle. Third Row: Harold Hensley, Harry Gupton, Joyce Calfee, Jane Holland, Thomas Sparkman, Marie Powel, Bonnie Swann, Beverly Evans, Lloyd Knowles. Fourth Row: Shag McCown, Jane Jennings, Jim Lincoln, Ray Co.x, Jo Ann Buntley, ' Mamma ' Johnson, Chick Lannom. OiScers of the Physical Education Club are: Wayne Nichols, president; Bobby Jones, vice-president; Gloria Gattis, secretary; Bob McCowan, sergeant-at-arms. WOMEN ' S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION All the females running around here with these well developed muscles are members of the W.A.A., which means Women ' s Athletic Association. These gals are really fine athletes participating in all activities from hiking, touch football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, down to softball. They take their sports seriously but are good sports; at least, I haven ' t noticed any bald headed or scratched up females wandering around yet. The W.A.A. was organized on our campus to encourage interest in athletic activities, to promote good sportsmanship and a spirit of co- operation and fellowship. It ' s most important objective is to encourage in student life worthwhile activities and to suppress unwholesome ten- dencies. The girls are divided up into teams usually according to their major ' Some play for the Science Club, some for the Physical Education Club and all other organizations are pretty well represented. Membership is attained by winning one hundred points in intramural activities and upon payment of a fifty-cent fee which is all you have to pay for the whole four years (or five years if you get fouled up on your hours). Any girl interested in athletics is eligible for membership. The council or governing board is elected by the members of the club. The president is Mary Jean Hay; vice-president is Mattie Sue Rather; secretary, Nell Banks; treasurer, Ann Ledford; and intramural manager. Dimple Moncrief The girls couldn ' t get along without the able as- sistance of Miss Buleah Davis, faculty adviser. In the picture below are the members of the Women ' s Athletic Asso- taciion. Left to right they are: First Row: Miss Buleah Davis, sponsor; Mary Jo Dillon, De Nelle Agee, Anne Ledford, Nell Banks, Mary Jean Hay, Gloria Gattis, Jane Jennings, Pat Trigg, Jo Anne Buntley. Second Row: Ruby Averett, Avola Whitesell, Mary Neil Collier, Mary Ann Dickey, Billie Deane Reed, Maxine Chambers, Jerri Brisby, Edna Lamb Third Row: Geneva Calfee, Bettye Brown Wright, Mary Elizabeth War- ren, Jane Gillum, Dot Richardson, Euple Gilbert, Jane Holland, Barbara Dale, Norma Littleton, Joyce Calfee, Emma Jean McElroy. Fourth Row: Bess Evans, Anita Cook, Carolyn Murphy, Nancy Hill, Carolyn Jarrell, Elizabeth Hay, Evelyn Goodloe, Fannie Wheeler, Peggy Am- brester, Linda Ledford. Ue INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB Oui! Si! Ja! Yes. All these mean the same as any member of the International Relations Club will tell you, and they are well qualified to speak. They don ' t study foreign languages, but they do delve into the affairs of foreign nations. They try to enlighten the members on the United States ' position m world affairs and to tie all of the gathered morsels of knowledge together into a coherent picture of international relations. The members of the club are generally social science majors, but membership is open to all who wish to join. Each meeting brings an educational program as well as the usual business meeting. The club is a member of the International Relations Club of America. In fact, it sends a delegate to the International Relationship Convention held every year, where all the clubs of that type send dele- gates to meet and discuss their respective organizations. Also, at these meetings there are lectures from known pro- fessors who are authorities in the field of International Affairs. The delegates this year were Ann Arnold, Betty Webb, Buford Hmes and Mr. Roscoe Strickland. If you ever want to know anything about the state of affairs in this or any other country, just drop into one of these club meetings and sit in silence. It is often said that out of the mouths of babes comes wisdom and this old adage well applies to the freshly informed students who are members. Above are the International Relations Club members, reading left to right: First Row: Mr. Roscoe Strickland, sponsor; Dr. Charlotte Williams, sponsor; Betty Webb, Richard Duncan, Loyde Knowles, Ann Arnold, Dick Northcutt. Second Row: Buford Hines, Floyd Price, Tommy Es- kew, Charles Abel, Bobby Parks, Burt Spurlock, Bill Smith, James White, Adrian Todd, Price Bennett, James Lowe. IRC officers this year are: Richard Duncan, president; Loyd Knowles, vice-president; Burt Spurlock, 2nd vice- president; Glenn Moore, 3rd vice-president; Ann Arnold, secretary; Kenneth Lytton, treasurer. lie4 p i. Alta tltf and al ii H (leaealed in tUe DRAMATIC CLUB ' Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee. ' Aha! ' Tis but the product of the rubber tree! ' This applies to all of the ultra-realistic properties used by the Buchanan Dramatic Club but thanks anyway to Mr. Shakespeare. See, Mom, I did learn something! This is the organization which I told you gave such a dynamic performance each quarter under the direction of Mr. Lane Boutwell. The fall quarter enjoyed the presen- tation of Hartley, one of the all-time favorites in comedy, and this play also introduced the use of the rolling stage, a new experiment for the club. It was a delightful change from the ' one set ' stage, and it also gave the students an idea of the different stage settings as well as providing a variety of scenery. The dramatic club really gained courage this winter and undertook the presentation of the Greek classic, Medea. Talk about scared, it ' s a wonder we survived the emotion which that play welled up in us. Really, I ' m still walking past its cast and director with wary eyes. The purpose of presenting this play was two-fold: one, to give the dra- matic people an insight into plays done 300 years B.C., when Greece was in its height as a center of culture, and two, to give the students a touch of serious drama , in fact, stark tragedy. The primary purpose of the dramatic club is to develop an appreciation and a better understanding of the dramatic art. The philosophy of the club is not just to produce professional plays, but to give each student in the club a chance to have actual experience in acting and the technical work attached to the dramatic art. Its members, pictured above, are: First Row: Mr. Lane Boutwell, sponsor; Avola Whitesell, Bob Fahey, Nell Hen- son, Jimmy Lyons, Celia Lyons, Edell Hearn, Walter Nor- ris. Second Row: Bess Evans, Gwendolyn Martin, Ruth Knight, Virginia Love Woodfin, Nancy McMahan, Dot Vaughan, Charlotte Key, Joyce Henson, Louise Gribble, Kenneth Smith, Dimple Moncrief, Sarah Ketring, Jane Gar- rison, Mattie Lou Wilson, Betty Ann St. John. Third Row: Measy Seat, Barbara Frances, Jane GiUum, Dot Richardson, Mary Yager, Mary Ann Dickey, Laddie Pluger, Joyce McMiUian, Dot Woods, Martin McCoUough, Keith Stevens, Ann Arnold, Quentin Lane, Emogene McElroy, Dot Dickey, Norma Littleton, Jo Akins, Clyde Steffens. ' Tourth Row: George Pidcock, Mary Killccn, Marion Penual, Eleanor Sheid, Lela Lee, Dosey Taylor, Martha Lannom, Janet Hooper, Elizabeth Newbel, Carolyn Nichol- son, Mary Will Cox, Peggy Brandon, Ann Wilkinson, Jane Huskins, Peggy Ambrester, Lucy Hale, Francis Carter, Betty Waggoner, Edwina Clendenanon. Fifth Row: Leighton Sissom, Virginia Francis, Price Snell, Linda Led- ford, Cliffodean Boyd, Mary E. Warren, Joyce Cooper, Ophelia Troxler, Greta Moore, Jimmy Riddly, Francis Ezell, Elizabeth Sine, Bob Woodruf, Jean Pellegrin, Buford Hines, Dan Batey, Delores Sorrells, James Bain, David Wise, James Waddell. The Officers are: Edell Hearn, president; Jimmy Lyons, vice-president; Lee Henson, secretary; Celia Lyons, treasu- rer; Avola Whitesell, corresponding secretary. . . WUk MaAd W in ( acU PnjOflUuUiaH, It ' s hard for us to realize just how much work these dramatic students put into the production of a play. Besides the hundreds of hours spent by the cast learning their lines, hundreds of hours more are spent to build the sets, particularly when they have to build something like the ' rocks ' and columns used in ' Media ' (top picture). For several days preceding and during one of their plays, students run around the campus with grease and powder in their hair and lipstick and charcoal on their faces, for make-up (second picture) IS essential to faithful reproduction of the plays. But when the curtain goes up (below) before the hushed audience, there comes the thrill of something accomplished, and all the hard work of the past several months is wrapped up before the footlights for two glorious hours. Then comes the thundering ap- plause, the curtain calls, the flowers — everyone ' s happy — it was work well spent. ALPHA PSI OMEGA 4?o huUIc C ccelU tce These histronic looking souls are the chosen few who have earned enough points in the Dramatic Club to be listed among the members of Alpha Psi Omega, the National honorary fraternity for dramatics. The cast here at MTSC has the impressive name of Lambda Garmna but it apparently doesn ' t weigh its members down, as they hold their pur- pose to be the stimulation of interest in dramatic activities here on the campus and to secure for the college all of the benefits and advantages of the National organization. The club is still relatively new but is progressing rapidly. This year it entered the homecoming parade for the first time and copped the third prize. They are still noted around school for their ' worm ' . The Alpha Psi group is building toward the idea of being an advanced group of drama students, doing experimental drama in which the student members can gain some knowledge of producing and directing. All this drama and no play can make artists a peculiar lot, so in order to maintain an equilibrium, the students culminate their year ' s activity with a banquet at which the officers for the following year are chosen. The Alphi Psi Omega members are pictured above: First Row: Dorothy Leavitt, Jimmy Lyons, Carolyn Kimery. Second Row: ClifFodean Boyd, Celia Lyons, Jean Pellegrin, Ann Arnold, Edell Hearn. Third Row: Mr. Lane Boutwell, sponsor; Walter Norris, Nell Henson, Bob Fahey, Avola.Whitesell, Buford Hines, Peggy Brandon. The officers are: Jimmy Lyon, Cast Director; Jean Pellegrin, Worthy Playwrite;Dot Leavitt, Business Manager SPEECH ARTS SOCIETY The primary objective of the Speech Arts Society deals with an analysis and investigative study of international and domestic problems which pose as the issues of the day. Along with this, the society affords an excellent training ground in various phases of public speaking by direct ap ' plication. The basic emphasis is on debating. However, oratory, impromptu and extemporaneous speaking, after- dinner speaking and interpretative reading are among the different activities in which the members participate. Some of the tournaments engaged in during the year are, the Forensic Tournaments throughout the South, as well as the Grand National in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This year the Speech Arts participated in the Pre-Season Tournament at the University of the South, the State Tour- nament at the Belmont College, the Mid-Southern at Agnes Scott College, Georgia, and the Grand National Forensic Tournament at Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Society has had its fair share of recognition in these meets. During the last five years, a runner-up in ora- tory, at the National, a winner in after-dinner, in the State, and a champion in oratory at the Southern, and one of the top twenty teams at the National. Speech Arts Society members are shown below. In the first row (from left) are: Mr. Lane Boutwell, sponsor; Dimple Moncrief, Josephine Akin, Bess Evans, Dorothy Wood, and Carolyn Ledford. Second row: Boyd Gilli- land, James Sharber, and Ty Cobb. 7-4e TRACK and SABRE CLUB ade i, Cifi U de Go i, . And this is the Track and Sabre Club, composed of members of the ROTC. A new club on the campus, it became official in November, 1951. Its purpose is to further and extend to the public the purpose of the Re- serve Officer Training Corps. Among its objectives are the improvement and entertainment of its members. It also strives to create and continue fellowship and under- standing among the college students. Each year it spon- sors a Military Ball featuring a name band, and its members elect an ROTC Queen. This year the ball was held in the Tennessee Room, our new ball room in the Student Union Building. One of its most notable works is the sponsorship of the Red Cross blood collection on the campus each spring. Through their efforts last year 177 pints were collected in one day, a record for this county which was broken by them again this year when 204 pints were donated. In the picture at the bottom of the page, ' one-gallon man ' Jake Warden and Colonel MacLean are giving blood. Members of this club are pictured above: First row: Robert Ogg, Gene Skelley, George Shearin, Walter Norris, Lt. Charles Rigler. Second row: Jim Lincoln, Victor P. McKee, William Woodfin, Carlos H. Lannom, Le Roy Provost, John Campbell, James C. Helton, Walter Chap- man, John A. Talley, Jake Warden. Third row: Howard Ray, Ralph Ostccn, Bill Fandrich, David Singer, David CuUum, Joe Sloan, Bobby R. Cathey, Norwood Gant, Lem Vaughan, Ty Cobb, Glenn Lawson, J. W. Helton. Fourth row: Herbert W. Winstead, Loxie Doud, Bobby Derry- berry, James Hightower, Hutton Brandon, Neal Blair, Jimmy Cranford, Luther Whitaker, Vance Paschal, Jas. M. Mann, Robert B. Tipps, Lee H. Benson, Billy Cook. The officers of this club are: Walter Norris, president; George Shearin, vice-president; Gene Skelley, secretary- treasurer; Lt. Charles Rigler, sponsor. COLOR GUARD Cadet Major William Woodfin, Cadet Captain Thomas Sparkman, Cadet Captain Pat McKee, and Cadet Lieu- tenant Eugene Skelly composed the color guard, which per- formed at most of our home basketball games. . . COMRADESHIP . . Claudette Reed was selected as Queen of the Military Ball by a vote of the entire Corps. She is shown above receiving flowers from Cadet Major Walter Norris, presi- dent of the Track and Sabre Club, immediately after her coronation. Looking on are Lt. Rigler, and Cadet Lt. Col. Shearin. Buddy Morrow and his orchestra played at the dance, held m the Student Union building, February 7- Among the many other opportunities offered by the club, members are ' invited ' to go on an ' all e.xpense paid, six-weeks summer vacation ' to Kentucky. All isn ' t peaches and cream though, for the entire time is spent at Fort Knox, and according to the boys who have been, it cer- tainly IS no vacation. President Q. M. Smith is shown visiting some of the boys who were there last summer (above right). . .. Ue BAND The ROTC band is composed of (left to right, first row): Bob Ogg, Jimmy Craig, Ray McGee, L. T. Whit- aker, Henry Davis. (Second row) Jerry Pate, Paul Horan, Bobby Martin. (Third row) Neal Blair, R. J. Cotter, Joe Reavis. (Fourth row) Billy Arnold, Newman Crunk, Herbert Winstead. o Chcxm o P 4) ei44. utcU P Xipdenc FUTURE TEACHERS Wow! Look at the membership in this club and you can see why we say that this is primarily a teachers college. Just think, all of these folks will some day be the teachers in our local schools and you can bet they graduate from here fully qualified and ready to enter teaching positions. This organization is a combination of both the elementary and secondary teachers, and is a part of the state and na- tional education associations. The chapter provides an opportunity for every member of the club to establish a professional citizenship which one may continue as long as he is a teacher. You say they don ' t look like school marms or masters? Well, after all, Mom, times have changed! These folks gather here for the purpose of training themselves for edu- cational leadership and acquainting themselves with the history, ethics, and program of the organized teaching pro- fession. This organization also provides practical experi- ence in working together in a democratic way on the prob- lem of the profession. During their meetings, the group hears lectures from such people as the TEA field director. Miss Charlene Willis; sees slides provided by Mr. Bandy; listens to the experiences of exchange students from Germany and con- ducts student panels. All this is in addition to the straight musical and educational material that is the basis of such Chapters. Don ' t worry about your grandchildren folks; they ' ll be educated by the best! Pictured on the left hand page are; First row: Lucy Hale, Lem ' Vaughan, Mary Hall, Chester Eaton, Ann Wil- kinson, Richard E. Duncan, Shirley Keyes, Belt Keathley, Jane Huskins, M. H. Smith, Marguerite Holland, Howard Kirksey. Second row: Emily Pepper, Martha Lannom, and Qn G-te tlUocd StandatAi,, lte OF AMERICA Lenora Barber, Jean White, Martha Jean Phillips, Dossie Taylor, Peggy Dorris, Mary Fandrich, Martha Sue Wil- liams, Marguerite Sherrill, Betty Jean Wilkinson, Rebecca Wilkinson, Anne Sharp. Third row: Jane Douglas, Marian Penuel, Glen Wake- field, Bertha McCord, Shirley Sadler, Dot Richardson, Peggy Marlin, Euple Gilbert, Peggy Ambrester, Ty Cobb, Mary Yager, Jane Gillum, Joyce Nokes, Frances Carter. Fourth row: Wallace Smotherman, Dorris Smotherman, Measy Seat, Barbara Francis, Geneva Calfee, Charles E. Lane, Imogene Gallegly, Mainelle Mathis, Beverly Ann Jones, Mary Elizabeth Warren, Evelyn La Fevor, Esther Davis, Ophelia Troxler, Neuva Sharp. On the right hand page are: First row: W. B. Bowdoin, Jerolyn Cashion, June Renegar Tucker, Walter Chapman, Joe F. Wilkes, Emalou Smotherman, Dwight Ogle, Linda Denning, Owen Roberts, Margaret Tucker. Second row: Joyce Calfee, Betty Webb, Nellie F. Henson, Ann Arnold, Ruth Youree, Jo Akins, Sammie Gnssom, Betty Frances Taylor, Betty Holt Hale, Norma Littleton, Johnny Has- kew, Lois Anne Hardison. Third row: Kenneth Smith, David Wise, Lilburn Scott, Dan Warmbrod, Guy Norton, Lillian Swann, Bonnie Swann, Nancy Hill, Billie Fults, Frances Nelson, Linda Ledford, Ruby Averett, Mary Jean Hay. Fourth row: Wayne Nichols, Harold Daniels, Nowlin Taylor, John Williams, Glenn Lawson, Boyd Gilliland, Adrian Todd, M. A. Boyce, Philena Lee, Joyce Humphreys, Sue Davis, Carolyn Murphy, Patricia Coppinger, Carol Baisch. The FTA officers are: Walter Chapman, president; Ema- lou Smotherman, vice-president; June Renegar Tucker, secretary; Owen Roberts, treasurer; Jerolyn Cashion, his- torian; Linda Denning, librarian; Dwight Ogle, parlia- mentarian; Joe F. Wilkes, sponsor. fu uiual QiaiidU and eU(uu6Jufi ii Attained in tUe CHURCH OF CHRIST GROUP I hope I haven ' t misled you, folks, for we do have the serious as well as the gay with us. This school is very proud of its religious groups and services. One of the out ' standing groups is the Church of Christ. You can tell by the number of members what kind of spirit they have and that they are truly interested in their work. The president IS Ralph Osteen, the vice-president is Jim Crawley, and the secretary and treasurer are combined and the office is held by Nancy Summers. This group meets every Wednesday night at si.x o ' clock in room 69 for brief but inspiring lessons. They always have an interesting speaker. I believe Ralph told me that their regular attendance is about 55 people, while they have had 70 present at some meetings. This group has made splendid progress on the campus and is to be highly commended for its work. The North Boulevard Church of Christ, located just across the street from the campus, has done much to en- courage the growth and support the activities of the or- ganization. The members of this group are from left to right : First row: Kenneth Litton, Janet Hooper, Julius Bobo, Martha Sue Williams, Nancy Summers, James F. Crawley, Jr., Ralph Osteen, Betty W. Burgess, Hugh McFarlin, Maude Anna Wilson. Second row: Henry Carlisle, Jr., Lloyd Luna, Wilma Dean Clouse, Neal Lau.x, Jimmy L. Craig, Mary Lou Locke, Charles Pigg, Elizabeth Ann Crammer, Lillian Swann. Third row: Joyce McMillan, Peggy Marlin, Harold Daniels, Ophelia Troxler, Dorothy Jones, Jerry Phillips, Mary Will Cox, Bettye Alsup, Wanda Arnold, Betty Jean Wilkinson, Mary Jo Dillon, Thomas Eskew. Fourth row: Jimmy Bailey, Frances Carter, Ty Cobb, Bettye Waggoner, Betty St. John, Anne Ledford, Sarah Ruth Bond, Edwina Clendenon, Carolyn Murphy, Lucy Hale, Libby Rogers, Inez Cantrell. Fifth row: Bobby Hardison, Malcolm Rives, Jimmy Jackson, Joe Sloan, Bob McCown, Eddie Akin, Leighton Sissom, Charlie Dunn. . . METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT . . See, folks, we have our spiritual side, too. In fact, we try to hit that happy combination of intellectual ability, physical health, and spiritual satisfaction. The Methodist Student Movement is an organization of just this type. It is designed to promote Christian fellowship and to create a religious society on the campus among the Methodist students as well as others. It endeavors to bring more Christian experiences, wor- ship, and study to the students. Through this means, the members are afforded an opportunity for worship among themselves and with the local churches. It, too, benefits from its connection with the Methodist Student Movement of the State. They say that every life has three parts and you needn ' t worry about any of them here as you probably are beginning to realize after meeting our scholastic depart- ments, physical organizations, and spiritual groups. Pictured here are from left to right: First Row: Thomas Darnell, Dimple Moncnef, Norma Littleton, Euple Gilbert, Louise Gribble, Shirley Sadler, Carolyn Ann Shelton, David Wise. Second Row: Dorothy Dickey, Gwendolyn Martin, Catherine Knight, Ruth Beaty, Randall Anthony, Francis Smotherman, James Enos, BiUie Dean Reed, Bonnie Swann, Lois Ann Hardison. Third Row: Barbara Francis, Beverly Evans, M. A. Boyce, Shirley Keys, Jane Huskins, Margaret Tucker, Ann Wilkinson, Mary Elizabeth Warren, Bobby Parks, Jimmy Cranford. Fourth Row: Imogene Galleghly, Mary Ann Dickey, Eleanor Sheid, Alec Bond, Julian Fleming, Mary Jean Hay, Mary Niel Collier, Linda Ledford, Nancy Hilli Wallace Smotherman, Norman Hust, Elizabeth Hay. Officers of this organization include Euple Gilbert, president; Dimple Moncrief, vice-president; Shirley Sad ' ler, secretary, Louise Gribble, treasurer. BAPTIST STUDENT UNION The Baptist Student Union here on the campus is another ultra-rehgious organization. They ' re a bunch of fine kids and their philosophy of hfe is that Hfe is fine if you meet it halfway. Milas M. Ayers is a congenial, typical Southerner, and he ' s the Student Secretary — like the sponsor of another club. The B.S.U. has provided lots of spiritual enjoyment for its members plus lots of plain ol ' good times. This past school year they had a Hobo Party, a nutty Psychological Clinic, and a snazzy ' banquet early this spring. The purpose of the B.S.U. is to form a link between the Bap- tist students on the campus and the Baptist churches in the college town, and it is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Con- vention. In the following picture we find, from left to right: First Row: William J. Powell, Cliffodean Boyd, Frances Nelson, Greta Moore, Ilene Smith, Marian Penuel, M. M. Ayers, student secretary. Second Row: Joyce Humphreys, Philena Lee, Mary Yager, Jane Gillum, Sue Kirby, Dot Richardson, Margaret Holland. Third Row: Mainelle Mathis, Carol Baisch, Bobbye Whitlock, Doris Vanderpool, Bess Evans, Billie Fults, Ina Bell Evans. Fourth Row: William Clyde Stephens, Jean White, Marie Smith, Loretta Tanksley, Anna Belle Grove, Mary Jewell Bilbrey, Thomas McPhearson. The list of officers include: Sue Kirby, president; Bonnie Harris, first vice-president; Frances Nelson, second vice-president; Greta Moore and Marion Penuel, third vice-presidents; Mary E. Yager, secretary and treasurer. Jnd tU STUDENT CHRISTIAN UNION The uniting force could be the definition of this organization, for it acts as just that to the various church denominations which have organi- zations on the campus. It is the club which serves to make all of us, no matter what faith, one group joined together to worship our one common God. The one thing so nice about it is the fact that it is not only in name, but in actuality. Each day the Student Christian Union sponsors noon day devotions for the students during their lunch hour with the denominations taking turns leading the services. Then too, each Sun- day in the auditorium the S.C.U. holds vespers for the complete student body. Members of this organization are, from left to right: First Row: Norma Littleton, Euple Gilbert, Bobbye Whitlock, Bonnie Swann. Cor- nelia Swain, James Emos, Billie Dean Reed, Anita Cook, Nancy Hill, Philena Lee, M. W. Boyce, Frances Nelson, Greta Moore, Elizabeth Hay. Second Row: Gloria Gattis, Ann Wilkinson, Cliffodean Boyd, Shirley Sadler, Betty W. Burgess, Lois Ann Hardison, Doris Vanderpool, Ina Belle Evans, Bess Evans, Norman Hurst, Marian Penuel, Beverly Evans, Wallace Smotherman, Joyce Cooper. Third Row: Sue Kirby, Peggy Ambrester, Margaret Tucker, Shirley Keyes, Jane Huskins, Imogene Galleghly, Mary Elizabeth Warren, Dot Richardson, Randall Anthony, Frances Smotherman, Jane Gillum, Peggy Marlin, Mary Yager. Fourth Row: Joe F. Wilkes, Marie Smith, Louise Campbell, Jimmy Crawford, Rousseau Browder, Jimmie Haithroat, Thomas Darnell, Milas Avers, Betty Bledsoe. The S.C.U. officers include: Ty Cobb, president. Sue Kirby, vice president. Norma Littleton, secretary, Joe F. Wilkes, sponsor. 7 e ALUMNI BETA CLUB Well, Mom and Pop, here is the Alumni Beta Club. This club is organized of students who gained the honor of membership either in the Beta Club or National Honor Society while in High School. A member of this club has the qualities of character, scholastic ability, and good citi- zenship. The principal purpose of the college organization is to foster projects essential to the maintenance of high scholastic standing and to provide, by way of entertain- ments and social gatherings, happy associations of former NHS and Beta members with one another. In the above picture are the members of the club. They are: First Row: Ophelia Troxler, Beverly Evans, Glenn Lawson, Janet Hooper, ClifFodean Boyd, Mattie Lou Wilson, Ty Cobb, Malcolm Rives. Second Row: Dorothy Dickey, Bobbye Whitlock, Eleanor Ann Warm- brod, Nancy Hill, Elizabeth Ann Grammer, Ruth Ann Beaty, Natalie Siewert. Third Row: Kenneth Smith, Lucy Hale, Norma Little- ton, Shirley Keyes, Bonnie Ruth Roach, Mary Elizabeth Warren, Betty Alsup, Mary Will Cox, Bonnie Swann, Amanda Blair. Fourth Row: Thomas Darnell, Virginia Francis, Gwendolyn Martin, Henrietta Inez Cantrell, Joyce Nokes, Philena Lee, Joyce Humphreys, Carolyn Murphy, Jerre Ann Amick, Betty Hale, Beverly Ann Jones. Alumni Beta officers are: Glenn Lawson, president, Cliffodean Boyd, vice-president, Janet Hooper, secretary- treasurer, Mattie Lou Wilson, reporter. ' I ' W m G dofdul Pcufeant if., Mu4.ic AfXfiieciation, and 9n L4Ai JU€al 2ie elofXM,eHt ade ied llvuuu 7 e BAND ... No doubt, folks, you ' ve heard of our very famous band, and here it is. MTSC owes much of her fame and fortune to the band as it does much in the way of publicizing the college when it goes on tour. They gave concerts this year at Lebanon, Gallatin, Manchester, and Tracy City. The eighty-piece marching delegation performed at all home games this year and followed the Raiders to Vander- bilt and Florence State. Those majorettes and flag twirlers are just about the best high-stepping strutters you ' ve ever seen. The band gave us several very fine concerts here on the campus and will climax its splendid season by playing for graduation. The director is Mr. Neil Wright and associate director is Mr. George Kuhnert. Personnel of the band includes: CLARINETS: Robert Martin, Jerre Amick, Burton McFerrin, Millie Burkhart, Dan Warmbrod, Rachel McCrary, Jerry Phillips, Natalie Diewert, Sue Kirby, Frances Nelson, BiUie Dean Reed, Grace Gunn, Frances Copeland. ALTO CLARINET: Jimmie Lou Copeland. BASS CLARINETS: Clyde Crom- well, Louise Seat. OBOE: Gay Jennings. FLUTES: Gloria Gattis, Carolyn Nicholson, Martha Donnell, Libby Nicholson, Dolly Tittsworth, Eleanor Sheid, Dorothy Vaughn. SAX: Tom Darnell, Yvonne McFolin, Elanor Warmbrod, Greta Moore, Bob Cunningham. BASSOON: F.uth Knight, Carolyn Shelton. CORNETS: Howard Rutlcdge, Sam McMurray, Jimmy Cransford, Frank Chambers, Stanley Sissom, George Pidcock, Barbara Witham. HORNS: Charles Anderson, Love Woodfin, Douglas Williams, Maude Anna Wilson. TROMBONES: Janet Hooper, Luther Whittaker, Billy Arnold, Norma Littleton, Torrance McClarney, Jimmy Craig, Wayne Robertson. BARITONES: Paul Smith, Ray Tanksley. BASSES: Ray McGhee, Newman Crunk. PERCUSSION— Tympani: Betty Moore. Bass Drum: Neal Blair. Cymbals: Mary Fandrich. Snare Drums: Joe ReaVis, Nancy Shofner. BASS VIOLIN : Tom Eskew. The ofiicers of the Band are: Howard Rutledge, Presi- dent; Robert Martin, Vice-President; Janet Hooper, Secre- tary. Our Majorettes and Flag Twirlers are (below): Bonnie Ruth Roach, Margie Allen, Maxine Chambers, Martha Dickens, Cathy Nelson, Emily Pepper. CHORUS . . . And here is another very important organization that brings good will and lots of students to our campus — the chorus. This group performs primarily the best works in a capella literature. Its purposes are to make improvements in vocal work and provide musical benefit to the college, community, and Middle Tennessee. The ninety members of this group gave us a fine winter concert, a spring con- cert, many excellent chapel programs, and complete their successes by singing for Baccalaureate. It has made trips during the past season to several high schools such as Shelbyville, Fayetteville, Columbia, Lawrenceburg, and Nashville West High, Hillsboro, and East High. The chorus is under the very capable direction of Neil Wrig ht. By the way, those three talented songbirds at the top of the page make up the Women ' s Trio. With Eleanor Sheid as soprano, Gay Jennings as contralto, and Carolyn Nicholson as mezzo-soprano, their voices blend together to make some mighty fine listening. Members of the chorus are pictured below. They in- clude: First Soprano: Charline Bond, Mary Jewell Bil- brey, Nelda Anderson, Mary Elizabeth Warren, Margaret Ingle, Maude Anna Wilson, Laura Ann Harris, Martha Ricks, Dorothy Ann Douglas, Lucy Noel, Cornelia Swain, Eleanor Sheid, Jean Motlow, Martha Jean Phillips, Linda Denning, Jane McCrary, Mary Yager, Euple Ann Gilbert, Ins Parsons, Margaret Seat, Marion Penuel, Billy Dean Reed, Millie Burkhart, Betty Worsham, Gay Jennings, Carol Baisch, Betty Burgess. Second Sopranoes: Beverly Ann Jones, Kathryn Knight, Natalie Stewart, Ann Sharp, Mattie Lou Wilson, Betty Moore, Barbara Ketchersid, Mamie Meadows, Mary Fandrich, Carolyn Nicholson, Jimmy Lou Copeland, Jane Jennings, Joan Holland, Lora Ro bertson, Bettys Waggoner. First Altoes: Cathie Nelson, Carolyn Shelton, Joan Jernigan, Elizabeth Nicholson, Josephine Akins, Emma Jean McElroy, Sue Kirby, Ilene Smith, Frances Nelson, Janet Hooper, Gloria Gattis, Greta Moore. Second Altoes : Ann Robinson, Marjorie Allen, Elizabeth Hay, Margaret Grime, Martha Sorrell, Ruth Knight, Rachel Miller, Dolly Titts- worth, Jerre Amick, Norma Littleton, Dolores Sorrells. First Tenors: Clyde Cromwell, Ray Tanksley, Tom Darnell, Aaron Powers, Wayne Robertson. Second Ten- ors: Dick Lee, Guy Norton, Nowlin Taylor, Charlie Lane, Stanley Sissom, Lloyd Knowles, Bob Cunningham, Dan Warmbrod, Lee Cothron, John Wiseman. Baritones: Billy Pressnell, Torrence McClarney, George Pidcock, Bill Maggart, Burton McFerrin, Tom McPherson. Basses: Douglas McDonald, Paul Smith, Bob Fahey, Charles Anderson, Bob Martin, Cliff Brothers, Hugh Wassom, Ray Knapp, William Stephens, Douglas Williams. The officers are: Ray Tanksley, president; Carolyn Nicholson, vice-president; Gay Jennings, secretary. ORCHESTRA . . . Well . . . if I did exaggerate just a little bit, we are still proud of the classical contribution of this group — they certainly arc good. Oh, I say there, I ' ll bet you didn ' t know that we go strictly high-brow sometimes, too. Well, if you didn ' t it ' s high time you learned. This is the Middle Tennessee State College Orchestra. We put on our best bib and tucker, leave in our battered limousine, and reach the music hall just before the curtain goes up. We are handed a program which informs us of the splendid selections we are about to hear. We take our seats, and the curtain goes up. There before us, also in their Sunday best, are our fellow students about to give us their symphonic best. They play with all the style and grace of Carnegie Hall ' s finest. When the evening is over, we return to our dormi ' tories feeling much more cultured and refined. Mrs. Rubye Taylor Sanders, the concert mistress, has done a splendid job. Members of the orchestra are : First Violins : Miss Rubye Taylor Sanders, Concert Mistress; Thomas Darnell, Ray Tanksley, Burt McFerrin. Second Violins: Eleanor Shied, Adelaide Pluger, Mary Frances Smotherman. Viola: Terrance McClarney. Violoncellos: Carolyn Nicholson, Gloria Gattis, Greta Moore, Clyde Cromwell, Janet Hooper, Double Basses: Norvel Branham, Thomas Eskew, Charles Higgins. Flutes: Elizabeth Nicholson, Martha Ricks. Oboes: Betty Moore, Gay Jennings. Clarinets: Gerrie Amick, Jerry Phillips. Bassoons: Robert Martin. Trumpets: Samuel McMurray, Franklin Chambers. Horns: Charles Anderson, George Pidcock. Trombone: Norma Littleton. Timpani: Douglass Williams. Percussion: Neal Blair. Piano: Jimmie Lou Copeland. PI MU SIGMA . . . The Pi Mu Sigma is the honorary music organization for music majors on the campus. It ' s a highly selected group, too. Only those who have first chair in the band or orchestra or those who are doing advanced recital work are eligible. They then become members by invitation and election. And, of course, it is limited just to music majors. This group has some good purposes behind it . . . to promote a high moral level among professional musicians in order to maintain and augment the dignity of the music profession; to promote a high degree of effiicency in musi- cianship among the members and, as a secondary effect, among all the music students; to create an influence for better musicianship that will attract the better music stu- dents to our school; and finally to create better under- standing and social contact among the members. Whew! I didn ' t think I could remember all that, but it certainly is worth remembering, don ' t you think? We ' re very proud to have such a group on our campus. The members, shown above, are: First row: Betty Moore, Janet Hooper, Charles Anderson, Eleanor Sheid, Gloria Gattis, Carolyn Nicholson, Sue Kirby, Gay Jennings. Second row: Thomas Darnell, Torence McClarney, Phillip Howard, Raymond Tanksley, Neil H. Wright, Douglas Williams, Clyde Cromwell, Burton McFerrin, Bob Martin. The officers are: Gloria Gattis, president; Carolyn Nicholson, vice-president; Greta Moore, secretary; Eleanor Sheid, treasurer. String Ensemble Now we come to the String Ensemble. As the name indicates, it is made up strictly of string instru- ments — violins, % ' iolincellos, double bass, and others. These students are the best string players in the regular orchestra. They are (left to right): Thomas Darnell, Burton McFerrin, Ray Tanksley, Carolyn Nicholson, Jimmie Lou Copeland, Gay Jennings, Torrance McClarney, Frances Smotherman, and Eleanor Shied. Saunderian Society This Group is the Saunderian Society. We are truly indebted to Miss E. May Saunders, after whom the organization is named, for or- ganizing these people who are in- terested in classical music. They are (first row): Frances Nelson, Elizabeth Ann Nicholson, Greta Moore, Betty Moore, Sur Kirby, and Jimmy Lou Copeland at the piano. ' Second row): Maudanna Wilson, Marion Penuel, lUene Smith, Jean Jernigan, Carolyn Shelton, Natalie Siewart, Aaron Powers, Betty Fox, Laura Ann Harris, Ray Tanksley, Thomas Darnell. Jerry Phillips, Tor- rence McClarney, Clyde Cromwell, Doug McDonald, Douglass Wil- liams, and Charles Lane. Harp Singers These are the Sacred Harp Sing- ers, who sing a capella, seated around a table in the style of the Elizabethan period. This group travels exten- sively throughout the state giving concerts and have given us some very interesting programs here. Seated around the table are: Charles Anderson, Douglass Williams. G eorge Pidcock, Torrance McClar- ney, Sue Kirby, Mrs. Neil Wright, Carolyn Nicholson, Gay Jennings, Eleanor Shied, Thomas Darnell, Wayne Robinson, and Ray Tanksley. STUDENT ORGAN GUILD I guess you saw the very fine organ we have in the auditorium. Well, you know we need some people to play it, and we have them too. They banded together and formed what is presently known as the Student Organ Guild. It is made up of all the students who are taking private organ instruction or who are interested in playing the organ. Vir- ginia Woodfin is president of the group. The MTSC Student Guild group was one of the first of its type to re- ceive a charter from the American Guild. I hope you can stick around long enough to hear some of them play. You can hear the organ music, and especially the chime s, all over the campus when it is being played. Those pictured here are: Carolyn Nicholson, Virginia Love Woodfin, Mrs. Margaret Wright, sponsor; Gloria Gattis, Mary Dillon Scott, Adeliade Pluger, Sue Kirby, Torrance McClarney, Carolyn Ann Shelton. Aif Mati PnMeml a Bi44died luf, tke AGRICULTURE CLUB ' You can always keep us happy down on the farm. ' These Ag Club boys seem to have adopted this as their anthem. They believe in it strongly enough. President, Ralph Osteen; ' veep, ' Maybrum Smith; and secretary and treasurer, Rousseau Browder lead this splendid group of twenty members. I believe the club was founded in 1927, so you can see it is one of the very oldest. The Agriculture Club meets every second Monday of every month at seven o ' clock. They have many varied programs with movies ranking high on the list of best liked and most educational. The club has a social every quarter. The objectives of the Ag Club are to promote agricultural education, practical demonstrations in farming, and to cooperate with and actually operate the college farm. Believe me, these are very chal- lenging statements but you can certainly bet the boys are carrying them out to the letter They are doing a splendid job. Boy, I don ' t have any doubts about this country ever starving with these boys around. The horn of plenty will be running over. The following members of the Agricul- ture Club (below) are: First Row: Ralph Osteen, M. H. Smith, Rousseau Browder, Wayne Nichols. Second Row: Kenneth Wal- lace, Jimmy Smith, J. Harold Daniels, Ken- nard Hill, Clarence Gillespie, Norman Hust. 4- ill Plotting the Course ' Let ' s Go For A Ride ' ' lie AVIATION CLUB u tk li. le anauilcal { ' X e ience ' Anybody want to fly down to Florence next Saturday for the football game? ' or, ' Hey Bill, let ' s fly up to see the Raiders play Murray next weekend. ' That ' s the way the conversation usually runs when members of the Aviation Club meet every Monday night at the College Airport, for it is through the club that the aviation students do most of their ' extra-curricula ' flying. The overnight trip to Florence, Alabama, was probably the largest flight made during the year. The student pilots plotted the course to be flown and figured the time, gas consumption, wind direction and velocity, and other data. Not only do the club members enjoy the fun and fellowship that goes along with a trip such as this, but they get valuable experience in cross-country flying, land- ing at strange airports, reading maps, following radio beams, and exercising judgment, all under the supervision of experienced instructors. The club cooperates closely with the Tennessee Wing of the Civil Air Patrol and has participated in many of the maneuvers held by that group throughout the state. All the ' flying ' members of the club are also members of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, a nation- wide organization that furthers the aviation industry and helps the individual pilot in numerous ways. Through the AOPA, Aviation Club members are kept informed on the latest developments in the field, such as government regulations, new safety practices, new planes being built, and maintenance tips. Civil Air Patrol Maneuvers  --i ' «4 I ' : r-i!fc ■ . I. i k Jfc ' -fr ' ti - jfij .4!fm IVtureJ. ..bnvc ,irc: Fir t Row: IXill,,. Cnok, pKk ti.uk. ' ,n, RocJ, Billv P.inJrich, (MriiCtt R.ithor Hillv IVrrKk, Rohhv HarJisnn, Bohhv Ostecn, Bobby Stafford, Kcmicth Uukc. Sl-coiiJ Row: Manas;er White, Ben Canada, Don Stotser, Harold Witt, John Thomas Hayes Bob Searey, Harold Hen4ee, Alton Treadway. Delmas Whitten, Jim Lofton, Charlie Lyons. Manager Smith. Third Row: Manager Portertield, Doyle Reece, Tommy Hale, Marcus Howard, Bobby Young, Gentry Mayo, Ray Cross, Alex Hamlett, Dave Burnett, Claud Thomas, Ernest Adams. Fourth Row: Carloss Lannom, James Bite, John Raymond Smith, Gerald Johnson, Bill Etter, Howard Alsup, jim Lincoln, Mitchell Jones, Howard Ray and Bob McCown. Not present when the picture was made are Tommy Youree, George Harvey, Tommy Patton, Garner Ezell, Bobby Porter, Maxie Runion, Ray Collins, Knox Wright, George Lunn, Martin McCullough, George Long, Tommy Bomar and Frank Giles. 7 e 952 FOOTBALL SetUo - - OfU For the third consecutive year, the Blue Raiders are champions of the VSAC. The talented 1951 Raiders roared through the season with a record of seven wins , two losses, and two ties, playing a tough schedule. Head Coach Charles Murphy and his assistants put together an aggregation that tripled their opponents ' total score, 318 to 106 points. They gained a total of 3,284 yards compared to the opponents ' net gain of 1,390 yards. They out ' passed, out-ran, and out-kicked their opposition through- out the season. In their season ' s opener the Raiders defeated Carson Newman 38 to to record the first win of the year. The following week the Raiders journeyed to Nashville to meet Vanderbilt. The Commodores, a heavy favorite, ran into a spirited team from Murfreesboro and had to go all out to defeat the Raiders 22 to 7- Although the Raiders were on the short end of the score, they brought home a moral victory. A pass from John Raymond Smith to Mitchell Jones marked the first time a Vanderbilt team had been scored upon by a MTSC team. Bill Fand- rich kicked the extra point. Billy Derrick was a standout on offense for the Raiders. Hungry to get back in the win column, the Raiders met the Sewart Air Base on Jones Field and did just that by a score of 46 to 6. Qaack GaiitcUtti, Ma.xie Runion Charles Murphy Charlie Lyons A hapless and out-manned Union team was the next victim of the Raiders as they racked up their first Confer- ence win. It entered the records as a 60-0 contest. Murphy ' s charges traveled to ClarksviUe for their second conference tilt and came home with a 27 to 6 win tucked under their belt. The Raiders pass defense was given a real test at Morehead. The OVC team threw pass after pass but the Raider running attack could not be stopped and it was another victory for the Blue and White. This time by a 33 to 13 count. Emory and Henry, one of the best of the small college football teams, invaded Jones Field the ne.xt Saturday. After the smoke had cleared from the battlefield the score- board read a 20-20 tie. The Wasps brought to town a wicked spread formation but the Raiders equalled it with a hard running and an accurate passing attack. It was a hard-fought contest from the beginning and one the spec- tators will remember many seasons. With fine quarterbacking from John Raymond Smith and hard running from Bobby Young, the Raiders downed a determined Florence State team 21 to 0. - iiiWi iiiii f BOBBY YOUNG DAVE BURNETT BILLY DERRICK SENIORS First Row: Bob Searcy, Billy FanJrich, Bobb y Hardison, Billy Derrick, Jimmy Hite. Second Row: David Burnett, Harold Hitt, Don Stotser, Ben Canada, Charlie Lyons. A tiring squad, riddled by injuries, rode to Murray looking for their fifth victory but found its second and last defeat of the season. A strong thoroughbred team came from behind to win in the second half by a 19 to 7 margin. The Raiders came back to life the next week and ran roughshod over East Tennessee State with a display of offensive power and thereby became VSAC champions with a 45 to victory. On Thanksgiving Day, the Raiders met their traditional rivals, Tennessee Tech. on Jones Field. Hard running and hard tackling featured the game that saw the Raiders score a touchdown on Bobby Hardison ' s recovery of a fumble in the end zone late in the last quarter. Kenneth Duke rose from the bench and kicked the extra point to tie the game. The contest ended minutes later and therecords now read MTSC 14, TPI 14. Hard charging Bobby Young copped scoring honors in the VSAC by scoring 13 touchdowns for 78 big points. Six Raiders were placed on the first team all-conference with five others gaining second team honors. JL. wT ' m k ' %- Km , • -■ .] 1- m ' -i ft m 1. i fl j - T- ' Tjirf? BBBHKHBWB BP ROLUNGAGAINSTTPI T « ATE NSE MOMENT V VITH EMORY HENRY First Row: Billy Strickland, Bob Veach, Harry Gupton, Billy Derrick. Tom HogshcdJ, Ben CanaJa. Ray Cox, Coach Charles Greer, John Raymond Smith, Sammy Smith, and Gerald Johnson. Second Row; Kenneth Trickey, Wayne Jones WE HAD A GOOD BASKETBALL SEASON TOO ' Coach Charles Greer ' s basketball squad had a most successful season, winning 18 games while losing 12. The team participated in both the VSAC and NAIB regional tournaments, placing fourth in each. Harry Gupton was placed on the All-VSAC team picked by the Nashville Banner for the fourth consecutive year. He was high scorer for the season exclusive of tournament play, with 308 points. Kenneth Tnckey and S,im Smith, freshman members of the squad, made honor- able mention on the All-Conference. In the tournament at Johnson City, Ben Canada was chosen for a forward position on the all-tournament team. In that tournament Ray Cox almost tied the conference record when he scored 33 points in a single game. His total for the season in- cluding tournament games was 351 points. The basketball schedule was as follows: MTSC 62 MTSC 54 MTSC 61 MTSC 36 MTSC 51 MTSC 86 MTSC 65 MTSC 49 MTSC 50 MTSC .57 MTSC 54 MTSC .59 MTSC .53 MTSC 55 MTSC .57 MTSC 62 MTSC 64 MTSC 53 MTSC 57 MTSC 89 MTSC 73 MTSC 66 MTSC 54 MTSC 68 MTSC 50 MTSC 46 Sewart 36 Sewanee 51 Bethel 42 Vanderbilt 64 LMU 48 Milligan .56 ETSC 70 Austin Peay 59 Bethel 65 Lipscomb 44 52 72 42 53 56 60 44 66 Memphis State 92 Milligan 50 Birmingham Southern 57 ETSC 64 TPl 66 Chattanooga 44 Union 59 Memphis State, . 61 Birmingham Southern Union Sewanee. . . . LMU TPI Chattanooga Austin Peay Lipscomb , Harry Gupton concluded his fourth season with a total of 1,249 points as a college player. Captain of the team, Harry made All-VSAC. co-captain of the Raiders, was high scorer in 1951, and again this year with 350 points. Ray Cox ' s set shot (left) and John Raymond Smith ' s crip shot (right) counted for four points as the Raiders up- set David Lipscomb 57-44 early in the season. Billy Derrick transferred from St. Bernard College. He has played two seasons with the Raiders as relief guard. Ben Canada climaxed a four year record at MTSC with his selection as All-Tournament in the 1952 VSAC tournament. I irst Row: Harry Gupton, Bobby Hardison. James Charlton, Bob Searcy H -i : y O-toc:: Ko:,;:. t:, Syci lc, Wiyno Yearwood, Ralph Osteen, Gerald Johnson. Second Row: Roger Jones, Manager, Malcom Sain, Howard Gamble, Jim Ballard, John Brock, Charlie Lyons, Billy Derrick, Glenn Wakefield, John Langdon, Coach Charles Murphy. (laiAe i, ake BASEBALL Cl,o.uut aufitk SUaifUt yea Jim B. llard Middle Tennessee State topped many tough opponents to win, for the fourth consecutive year, the Volunteer State Athletic Conference baseball championship in 1951. The team was sparked by many individual stars. Harry Gupton led the team in hitting with a phenomal .422 average and was credited with 43 stolen bases for the season. John Brock and Bob Veach teamed up in early season to pitch the rarest game in baseball — a no-hit, no-run con- test against Murray State of Kentucky. Jim Ballard paced the pitchers with a six and one record. Captain Howard G.imble had a two and none record. Brock hurled five victories while losing one game. H. KRY Gupton ft ' « I ; .4Kfe The Raiders won 15 of 17 games, scoring 202 runs to their opponents 82. The schedule was as follows; MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC. MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC MTSC . 8 — Murray 30 — David Lipscomb .11 13— Vanderbilt 5 8 — Florence State 2 5 — Sewart Air Base 4 5 — Union University 13— TPI 10 1 1 — Cumberland 2 7— TPI 8 9 — Austin Pcay 7 20 — Union University 2 . 18 — Murray State I IS— Austin Peay 8 14 -Vanderbilt 13 1 — David Lipscomb 4 6— ETSC 2 14 -ETSC 6 R. ' LPH O ' STEEN Howard Gamble ! . Wp . f First Row: Billy Porterfield, John Bridges. (. .- P. Long, IXiviJ Lcvcrcttc. Ciptaui Lcm ' ,i:ii;hn, DuugLis McDonald, John Davis, John Nickens. Second Row: Duncan E% ' erette, Bobby Osteen, Wayne Newby, Buster Phillips, John Thomas Hayes, Ellis Hamlett, George West, Howard Alsup, Coach Joe Black Hayes. WRESTLING ' a V ' « « ' p at M SC Although winning only two matches while losing nine, the wrestling team under the direction of Coach Joe Black Hayes showed great talent and ability on the mats during the 1951 season. The ' aces ' of the squad were Lem Vaughn, Bobby Osteen, and G. P. Long. This trio made a great showing against their more experienced opposition all year. Together they scored 72 team points, giving up only 34. They won 20 individual contests against seasoned veterans of the ' grunt and groan ' sport. At the close of the season, Coach Hayes and a team of five Raider matmen traveled to Emory College in Georgia to enter the Southern Wrestling tournament. They made an excellent showing and placed fourth, only one point behind the third place team. Wrestling is rapidly taking its place on the sporting calendar at MTSC and Coach Hayes expects to mold a championship team before the next season unfolds. The Southeastern tournament is scheduled for MTSC next yeatj n CAPTAIN LEM OSTEEN ALMOST GETS A PIN ' BIG HOWARD GOLF ind TENNIS affaoe A PLce At Spring sports at MTSC feature a wide range of oppor- tunity for individual and team competition, much of which ' is on an intramural basis. In addition to baseball, tennis and golf offering varsity competition and a limited track and field program is carried on. In 1951 the Raider tennis team played seven matches. Perhaps the best played match was against David Lips- comb in which Bill Clark, Leland Blackwood and Bill Hatcher won singles matches and Hatcher and Blackwood teamed up to win a doubles match. Captain Bill Clark went to the quarter finals in the VSAC tournament at Johnson City. Pictured below, left to right, are Jim Sides, Garnett Rather, Bill Hatcher, Tom Cathey, Leland Blackwood, Bill Clark and Coach ' Horace Smiley. The golf team, under leadership of Captain John Ray- mond Smith, placed fourth in the TIAA tournament at Sewanee and were undefeated in VSAC play. However the VSAC tournament was called off and no champion picked. This year Elbert Patty, who coached the 1949 VSAC champions, has returned and with some good new material a fine seven match and two tournament schedule has been arranged. Team members were Howard Payne, John Raymond Smith, Powell Hawkins, Bob Dyer and Coach Francis Riel. Ranging from bait casting to track and field sports the spring quarter is filled with opportunities for intra- mural recreation. The hole-in-one golf tournament, the overnight camping trips by the physical education depart- ment, the Softball tournament, the intra-class track meet and the glorious opportunities for swimming, picnicking and fishing in this area give ample training in a program designed for the adult recreational life of both men and women. Education Team Freezes Softball Action INTRAMURALS P i o Qo.- d Qo-ififieiitiMi The girls have a very active Intramural Program. They play touch football in the fall, volleyball and basketball in the winter, and badminton and softball in the spring. Freshman girls usually join the team of their major. The teams participating m the different tournaments this year were: Business, Education, Physical Education, Home Economics and Science. The girls intramural program is conducted by the Women ' s Athletic Association, which is an active club on the campus. Gattis Swats the Bird Physical Education, Football Champs BOYS ' INTRAMURALS Coach Joe Black Hayes introduced a new organization to the canipus this year. Known as the Intramural Sports Association, its object is to govern and promote intramural sports for men. It consists of eight teams and all students enrolled are placed on one of these teams. Each team has a captain, who IS automatically a member of the Intramural Board. It IS their duty, along with Coach Hayes, to decide on all issues not covered in the rules. About 20 sports are played by each team and points are scored according to the number of players on the winning team. At the end of the year the team with the most points is declared champion. To encourage the students to participate in the games, many trophies and awards are given to the teams and individuals that are declared cham- pions of any sports. Above right is the ' Red ' team, intramural basketball champs. Left to right are: (first row) Garner Ezell, John Raymond Smith, and Thomas Sparkman. (Second row) Don Williams, Bud McGrew, George Lunn, and Jake Warden. Below left are two boys that were m the intra- mural wrestling tournament. Above left are two boys playing in the Ping Pong tour- nament. The Intramural Board is pictured below right. In front is Coach Hayes, the director. In the first row are Pete Haynes, Jack Jolly, and John Brock. In the second row are John Raymond Smith, Bobby Jones, and Carl Prentice. Our sports program has been expanded this year to include intercollegiate rifle matches tor both boys and girls. Miss Mason ' s 99 topped both the men and women ' s early season firing — but there are many who can handle a squirrel rifle or qualify as expert marksmen at MTSC. Members of the girls ' rifle team are (left to right, first row): Mary Neil Collier, Jean Mason, Nancy J. McMahan, Nancy Hill, Jane Holland, and Joyce Calfee. (Second row): Linda Ledford, Martha Ricks, Jane Jennings, Dot Cude, Faye Barnes, and Mary Killeen. (Third row): Dot Jones, Carolyn Ledford, Betty Davis, Helen Warren, and Barbara Witham. C ' JCfie t Ma%k4,4nen Meet i4i, 9 tte o(dle f4 i,te QatHfxeiltuut 7 « 7;4e RIFLE TEAMS Our indoor rifle range in the Health Building is used by both teams for recreation and match firing. The boys ' rifle team is composed of (First row, left to right): Paul Heiss, John Nickens, J. R. Browder, Donald Justice, David Singer, and Delmas Whitten. (Second row): M. L. Grammer, Edward Fletcher, Hutton Brandon, James Hightower, Malcolm Rives, E. C. Hamlett, Herbert Winstead, and Joe McElroy. . p «i_J«i ' M,i.aU Wk,.-JU- (lo4falUf (leic l at HOMECOMING The beauties outnumber the beasts at our fair institution and here is the cream of the crop. Each year we choose our Homecoming Queen and her court and the event is n affair well worth witnessing. Feast your eyes on the fair females as I . '  ntify them for you. Reading left to right they are: Mary Jean Hay, juiior attendant; Dean Hopkins, sopho- more; Linda Ledford, the Queen in person; Rubye Averett, senior; and Mary Fandrich, sophomore. No, the boys aren ' t queens. Mother, they ' re only the escorts. The one at the left is Bob Ogg and the other end is flanked by Don Justice. .dUulialm ajf CHEERLEADERS Ae e i The girls below look like queens, too, but actually they are the cheer- leaders, whose duty it was to ' inspire our gallant knights on the field of battle to greater glory for dear old State. ' Besides performing at home games, these girls followed the football and basketball teams on nearly every trip they made. Left to right are: Janine Wood, Jane Holland, Mary Sue Williams, DeNelle Agee, Pat Lanius, Peggy Faulkner, Pat Trigg, and Jo Ann Buntly. .- IT TT TTTf ' Sif uU Jia4M iA, Al BciifUA ed Oti. Ue . . SUPERLATIVE . . . GENEVA CALFEE Miss MTSC DON STOTSER Bachelor of Ugliness VERSATILE . . . STANLEY SISSOM Most Versatile Bo-j GLORIA GATTIS Most Versatile Gir Iftd ke POPULAR BOB McCOWN Most ' Popu ar Boy ANN LEDFORD Most Popular Girl WHO ' S WHO Yours truly, Beetle, didn ' t quite make this elite group but I ' m mighty proud of my comrades who did. WHO ' S WHO IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVEP, SITIES, just in case you didn ' t know, is composed of stu- dents from all over the country who gained recognition through their scholarship, cooperation, and leadership in academic and extra-curricular activities, citizenship, and service to the school and their promise of future usefulness. Nominations are submitted annually by four-year insti- tutions and the selection of nominees is conducted by campus committees and involves student-faculty-admini, stration participation. This IS really an honor and this year eighteen of our students received the honor and recognition. Believe me the rest of us hand them an imported bouquet of the finest orchids. leca icoH. Coined. 7a Ua ie a Me it and Pfia-lficie4ic4f ' U ' lXMXfJi . . . . . . F T A CERTIFICATES OF MERIT . . . These future teachers are really the ambitious and ar- dent workers. The National Education Association awarded each of the eight students pictured above a Cer- tificate of Merit signifying outstanding contributions of service to the MTSC FTA chapter. The requirements for this award are as follows: the student must be a senior and the presentation is made upon graduation; the student must have contributed a minimum of 200 hours of work in the club, averaging 50 hours per year; and he must attend professional meetings to broaden his knowledge of the teaching profession. The last requirement is to live up to the pledge that each member of the future teachers is required to take. If you haven ' t heard the pledge, suppose I read it to you. THE FUTURE TEACHERS PLEDGE The good teacher requires: PHYSICAL VITALITY: I will try to keep my body well and strong. MENTAL VIGOR: I will study daily to keep my mind active and alert. MORAL DISCRIMINATION: I will seek to know the right and to live by it. WHOLESOME PERSONALITY: I will cultivate in myself good will, friendliness, poise, upright bearing, and careful speech. HELPFULNESS: I will learn the art of helping others by doing helpful things daily in school and home. KNOWLEDGE: I will fill my mind with worthy thoughts by observing the beautiful world around me, by reading the best books, and by asso- ciation with the best companions. LEADERSHIP: I will make my influence count on the side of right, avoiding habits that weaken and destroy. These things w ' lU I do now that I may be worthy the high office of teacher. The N. E. A. Certificate of Merit winners arc: Jack Gross, Owen Roberts, Walter Chapman, Nancy Jane McMahan, Emalou Smotherman, Jerolyn Cashion, Edell Hearn, Johnny Haskew. AMERICAN FARMER The American Farmer Degree this year was presented to Harold Daniels, one of the most outstanding students on the MTSC campus. It is an award presented by the national officers of the Future Farmers of America. During his stay here at the old ' homestead, ' Harold has participated in numerous and varied activities. He is the present president of the Student Body and serves as executive of the ASB. He has been most outstanding in his agricul ' tural pursuits. The award was made October 8, in Kansas City, Mis ' souri. cW ap Uttmental CADET DELEGATES Cadet Lt. Col. George Shearin of ShelbyviUe, and Cadet Master Sergeant Donald Stotser of Lawrenceburg, were selected this spring to represent Middle Tennessee State College at the United States Military Academy, May 1-4 as a part of the West Point sesquicentennial observance. These two cadets were named because of their outstanding work with the Corps here. They attended West Point along with 110 other ROTC cadets from all over the country. They formed an inte- grate part of the Corps of Cadets while there and were subject to the usual rules and regulations of the Academy. Shearin and Stotser are shown below with Lt. Col. R. J. MacLean, commanding officer of the MTSC armor battalion. TOP I. A. STUDENTS attend e ynaentUxn There are many national and regional con- ventions attended by students from MTSC. The largest group to be represented this year was the Industrial Arts Club which sent this big delegation to American Industrial Arts As- sociation convention in Chicago. Cecil Cant- rell, president of our club, was on the program at the meeting. In the picture at right Billy Pressnell, George Leavitt, Bobby Thompson, Cecil Cantrell, Ches- ter Eaton, Bobby Carrigan, Loxie Dowd, Bob Cotter, Mr. O. L. Freeman, Joe Snow, Wood- row Bond, and J. T. Chumney are lined up on the front row, almost obscuring Erwin Manning, Thomas Eskew, Norvell Branham, Wallace Smotherman and James Dunn in the rear, as the boys prepare to leave for Chicago. AAUP CHAPTER Our photographer failed to show up to immortalize the fourteen top members of the senior class in scholastic at- tainment — but you can turn to the senior section of the MiDLANDER and look them over. The MTSC chapter of AAUP, of which Dr. Richard Peck IS president, has initiated an annual dinner to honor the five per cent of each senior class who rate the highest grades for a four year period. Those honored this year include Beatrice Smith Ad- cock, Cliffodean Boyd, Annie Campbell, Thomas Eugene Cox, Capt. Neil Ellis, Boyd GiUiland, Mary Jean Hay, Cc- cila Blevins Lyons, Louise Mason, Carolyn Nicholson, Lo- ren; S uls, Mae B.iiley Thompson, Avola Whitesell, and Ethel Kimbrough Williams. AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT LEADERS J ano i, %a Another group of students, whose honors reached us too late for picture making, are the nineteen who will be included in the 1Q52 edition of ' American College Leaders. ' Selected by arbitrary standards based on their achieve- ment in elective and appointive offices this group includes: Harold Daniels, Cliffodean Boyd, Avola Whitesell, Barbara Dale, Edell Hearn, Ralph Osteen, Norvel Branham, Tommy Bomar, Charlie Lyons, Jane Holland, Helen Warren, Gloria Gattis, Staten Eubanks, Ty Cobb, Buford Hines, Stanley Sissom, and Nowlin Taylor. REGISTRATION GRADUATION SENIOR Roberta Abercrombie Loretto, Tennessee B S Education Pauline Hale Adkerson Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Charles Herman Anderson Belvidere, Tennessee B. S, Music— F. T. A. ' 52; Townsmen Dance Band ■48- ' 52; Band •48- ' 52, Chorus ' 48- ' 52; Orchestra ' 48- ' 52, Harp Singers •49- ' S2; Men ' s Quartet ' 49- ' 52; Pi. Mu. Sigma ' 50- ' 52; ROTC ■50- ' 52; ROTC Band ' 5(H ' 51 Ann Arnold Estill Springs, Tennessee B, S- Secretarial Science and Teacher Training — Buchanan Dramatic Club ' 50- ' 52; Chorus ' 50- ' Sl; IRC-Sec. ' S0- ' 52; Alpha Psi Omega ' Sl- ' 52; F. T. A- ' 52- ' 52; Transfer— University of Chat- tanooga ' 50, Alpha Delta Pi ,Sorority Evelyn Gotcher Babb Fayetteville, Tennessee B S. Physical Education— Physical Education Club ' 50; Folk Dance Club •50; W. A. A. ' 49; M. S. M. ■48- ' 50 CLASS Mrs. Herschel Adcock Shelbyville, Tennessee B. S, Social Science Robert C. Allen KnoxviUe, Tennessee B. S. Science Louise Anderson Franklin, Tennessee B. S. English Ruby D. Averett Linden, Tennessee B. S. Elementary Education — W. A. A. ■49- ' 52; Physical Education Club ' 49- ' 52; F. T. A. ' 51- ' S2; Trea. of Rutledge Hall ' 51; Candidate for Miss MT,SC ' 52; Transfer — Indiana State Teachers College ' 49 Allie Coe Baker Watertown, Tennessee SENIOR Betty Blankenship McMinnville, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Harry Brandon Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S Industrial . rts David Burnett Gallatin, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education— T Club ' 49- ' 51 Pres. ' 51; Physical Education Club •48- ' 5I; Sgt.-at-Arms Sophomore Class 49; VicePres. Folk Dance Club ' 49- ' 50 Geneva Calfee Cleveland, Tennessee B. S. Home Economics — Home Eco- nomics Club ' 48- ' 52 (Scrapbook Chair- man); Science Club •49- ' S2; ' F. T. A. ' 49- ' S2; Physical Education Club ' 51- ' 52; ■48- ' 49; Miss MTSC ' 52. W James Carnahan Murfreesboro, Tennessee -Sigma Club ' 51- CLASS Cliffodean Boyd Lebanon, Tennessee B S. English and Math— Tau Omicron •50- ' 52— Sec. ■51- ' S2; Alumni Beta Club ' 50- ' 52; Vice-Pres. ' 51- ' 52; BSU ■49- ' S2— Publicity Chrm. ' 51; Buchanan Dra- matic Club ' 49- ' 52; Alpha Psi Omega ■Sl- ' 52; ,SCU ' 49- ' 52; Sideline Staff ' 50- ' 52; Vice-Pres, of ASB ' 5l- ' 52; Who ' s Who ' 52 Lucille Brock McMinnville, Tennessee B. S Education Gene Burnett Nashville, Tennessee B. S. Industrial Arts— Sigma Club ' 50- ' 52; Industrial Arts Club ' 50- ' 52 Sec. ' S0- ' 51. Annie Campbell TuUahoma, Tennessee B. S. Education Jerolyn Cashion TuUahoma, Tennessee B. S. Elementary Education— F. T. A. ' 48- ' 52-Pres. ■50- ' 51; Historian ' 51- ' 52; Tau Omicron ' 50- ' 52-Pres. ' 51- ' 52; Dramatic Club ' 49- ' 50; BSU ' 49- ' Sl- Trea ' 50- ' 51; Congress ' 50- ' 51; NEA Certificate o! Merit ' 52; Who ' s Who ' 52 SENIOR Walter Lee Chatman Manchester, Tennessee B. S. Business Administration— Sigma Club ' SO- ' Sa; Sec -Trea. ■Sl- ' S2. F. T A. ' 49- ' 52; Pres ' 51- ' 52; Track and Sabre Club ' 51- ' S2; NEA Certificate of Merit ■52. Cadet Captain ROTC ■51- ' 52- Physical Education Club •49-50 Tyrus Cobb Fayetteville, Tennessee B. S. Social Science — Supreme Court- Chief Justice ' 50- ' 51- ' S2; Speech Arts Society, Pres. •5l- ' 52: F. T. A. ■51- ' 52. Alumni Beta Club, Pres. ' 50 ' 51; Trea. •49- ' 50: •51- ' 52: ■50- ' 51 Radio Club 13; Pres. SCU, Pres. Church of Christ group, Whos Who ' 52; Sigma Club ' 51- ' 52, Outstanding debator ■49- ' 52. Patricia Ann Coppinger Sale Creek, Tennessee B. S. History and Education— F. T. A. ' 50- ' 52; Westminister Fellowship ' 50- •52; Alumni Beta Club •50- ' 52; Transfer- University of Chattanooga 50 Ray Cox Springfield, Tennessee B S. Physical Education— Physical Education Club •48- 52; ••T Club •50- 52; Basketball ' 49- 52 WiLLARD J. Crawley Morrison, Tennessee CLASS LuLA Chisam McMinnville, Tennessee B. S. Education Mary Frances Copeland Cowan, Tennessee B. S. Secretarial Science- Chorus •49- SO Band ' 48-S2- Thomas Eugene Cox Daisy, Tennessee B. S. Social Science — Sign Sgt. at Arms •SO- Si; F. T. A. Club •49- 52 a Club; •52; ••T Florene Powell Crawford Lawrenceburg, Tennessee B. S. Social .Science Clyde Cromwell Murfreesboro, Tennessee B S. Music— Band •49- S2; Orchestra •48- 52; Chorus •49- 52; Townsmen Dance Band 49- 52; Buchanan Dramatic Club •47- 50; Pi Mu Sigma •51- ' 52; Harp Singers •48- 49; Pep Band •49- 52; Student Organ Guild •47- ' 52; Saundarian Society ' 51- 52 SENIOR Newman Crunk Tecumseh, Michigan B. S. Biology— Band ' W-Sl, |48- ' 49; Drama Club •49- ' 50; ' 51- ' 52 Chorus ROTC James Brown Daniel, Jr. Woodbury, Tennessee B. S Physical Education and Health Mrs. Juanita Denton Graysville, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Jane Douglas Fayetteville, Tennessee S. Social Scienc in Club •49- ' 50; F. -Physical Edu ' . A. ' 4  - ' 52 Mildred Hunter Edwards Lebanon, Tennessee B. S. Elementary Education— F. T. A. •52 CLASS John Harold D.aniels Lewisburg, Tennessee B. S. Biology— ASB Pres.. ■51- ' 52; Sigma Club ' 50- ' 52. Church of Christ Group, Vice-pres. ' 50- ' 51; Agriculture Club, Sec, ■50- ' 51; Radio Club U ' SO- ' SI: Dormitory Council ' 50- ' Sl; Supreme Court Justice ' 50- ' 51: Who ' s Who ' 52; American Farmers ' Degree ■51- ' 52 Julia Rachel Daniel Normandy, Tennessee B S Education Frank Dillard Brentwood, Tennessee Physical Education — Physical Club ' Sl- ' Sl; T Club ' 51- ■52; Wrestling Team ■50- ' S2: Football ' 50 Frank Edwards Shelbyville. Tennessee S. HLstory— BSU ' 51- ' 52i Transfer— imberland University ' 51 Neil G. Ellis Murfreesboro, Tennessee B S. Industrial Arts— Sigma Club ' 50- ' 51; Industrial Arts Club ' 4 )- ' 52 SENIOR Virginia Ellis Manchester, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Myrtle England Normandy, Tennessee , Social Science Robert J. Fahey Cleveland Heights, Ohio B S Economics— Buchanan Dramatic Club Sgt. at Arms ' Sl- ' Sl; Alpha Psi Omega ' 51- ' 52; Chorus ■50- ' 52i Transfer- John Carroll University. Cleveland, Ohii 50. Jonah LeRoy Fitch Murfreesboro, Tennessee B S. Social Scienci Dramatic Club ' 50- ' 52. Transfer — Cumberland University Frank Garner Decherd, Tennessee s — Mayor of Veterans ' CLASS Virginia Mason Elrod Murfreesboro, Tennessee LS, .Social Science— Cheerleader •48- ' ; Thomas Staten Eubanks Shelbyville, Tennessee B S Business Administration— F. T. A. •4 ' )- ' S2; Sideline Staff ' 50- ' 51 Business Manager ' 51; Club 3 ' 51; MIDLANDER STAFF Co. Business Manager ' 52 William Fandrich Belvidere, Tennessee B. S. Health and Physical Education — Track and Sabre Club ' 51- ' 52; Physical Education Club •S0- ' S2; T Club ' 50- ' 52; Junior Class Pres. ' 50- ' Sl; Dorm- itory Council ' S0- ' 51; Congress ' Sl- ' 52 Julian Fleming Spring Hill, Tennessee B. .S. Biology and Social Science — M,SM ' 48-52; Chemistry Club ■S0- ' S2 Howard Garner Decherd, Tennessee B. S. Social .Science SENIOR Joseph Getsay Zelienople, Pennsylvania B. S, Physical education Margaret Lucille Grime Lebanon, Tennessee B. S. Math— Dramatic Club Sl- ' Si; Chorus ' 51- ' 52; Transfer — Cumberland Bobby Hardison Lewisburg, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education— T Club ' 49- ' 52; Congress ' 51- ' 52; Football ' 49 •52; Wrestling ' 49- ' ,in; Baseball ' 49- ' 52 Mary Ann Harrison Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S. Social Science— FT. A. Thomas Ray Harvey Lebanon, Tennessee S Math CLASS Boyd Gilliland Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S, Science— Who ' s Who ' 52; Speech Arts Society •49- ' 52; Graduate Scholar- ship in Chemistry; Outstanding Debater. Harry Gupton Old Hickory, Tennessee B S. Physical Education Club Basketball ' 49- ' : Education — Physical •48 ' 52; T Club; !; Baseball ' 49- ' S2 Martha Cooper Harris B S. Physical education— W. A. A Physical Education Club ' 51- ' 52 John Greer Haskew South Pittsburg, Tennessee B. S. Biology and Social Science — Science Club ' 50 ' 52; Pres. •5l- ' 52. F. T. A. •50- ' 52; N. E. A. Certificate ' of Merit ' 52, Edell Midgett Hearn Watertown, Tennessee B, S. Social Science — Attorney General of ASB ' 5I- ' 52; Buchanan Dramatic Club ' 50- ' S2; Pres. •51- ' 52; M.SM ' 50- ' 52; SCU ' Sl- ' 52; F. T. A. ' 51- ' S2; NEA Certificate of Merit ' 52; Grand Marshall of Homecoming ' 51; Senior Class Pres. ' 51- ' 52; Who ' s Who ' 52, Alpha Psi Omega ' 51- ' 52. Transfer — Tennessee Wesleyan College ' 48. SENIOR Nellie Faye Henson Dalton, Georgia A, B. Foreign Languages — Alpha Psi Omega ' 49- ' 52; Vice-pres. SO- ' Sl; Tau Omicron ■50- ' 52; Sgt-at-Arms ' 51- 52; F T A. ■51- ' 52: Physical Education Club ' 48- ' 51; Sec. and Trea. ■■ll-SU; Buchanan Dramatic Club ' 48- ' 52; Sec. ■50- ' 52; Sidelines Staff ' ►-■Sl Elvin Hicks Camden, Tennessee BuFORD HiNES Summertown, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Sigma Club ■50--51; Vi( Who ' s Who ' 52 -IRC e-Pres. Harold Hitt Nashville, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education— T -■.iO; Football ' 48- ' 50 Joan Holland Willette, Tennessee B. S. Social Science — Home Econ Club ' 51; Chorus ' 51; F. T. A. ' ! IRC ' 52; Tau Omicron. ' 51; Wo Dormitory Council ' 51 CLASS James C. Helton Waynesboro, Tennessee Ralph H. Higgins Elkton, Tennessee B. S. Science — Chemistry Club ' 51 James Hite Nashville, Tennessee B. S. Health and Physical Education— ROTC ' 50- ' 52; Track and Sabre Club ' 51- ' 52; Football ■48- ' jl. Jane Holland Whitehouse, Tennessee B. S. Home Economics and Physical Education— Beta Club ' 48- ' 50; Drama Club ' 48- ' 50; .Sidelines Staff ' 4Q- ' 50; MIDLANDER staff ' 50- ' 52; Girls ' Sports Editor ' 50; Co-Editor ' 52; Home Ec. Club ' 48- ' 51; Folk Dance Club ' 50; Phys. Ed. Club ' 48- ' 51-Sec. and Trea. ' 50; WAA ' 48- ' 51; Pres. ' 50; Pres. Lyon Hall ' 51-52; Who ' s Who ' 52; Cheerleader ' 51; Sec. Junior Class ' 50; Tau Omicron ' 51- ' S2 Nellie C. Hollis Ethridge, Tennessee B. S. Social Science SENIOR James Edward Howard McMinnville, Tennessee B. S. Social Science William Marshall Hunter Columbia, Tennessee B. S. Business Administration — Sigma Club •5l- ' 52 Dorothy Hyde Lynnville, Tennessee B. S. English George E. Jenkins Soddy, Tennessee B S Biology— F. T. A. •51- ' 52; Science Club S-W; Transfer— University of Chattanooga ' 49 Albert Jewell Watertown, Tennessee B. S. Social Science yS M CLASS Elizabeth Hull Armathwaite, Tennessee B. ,S. Social Science and Biology ■ F. T. A. ' 49- ' 52 Norman Hust Nashville, Tennessee B. S. Agriculture— Agriculture Club ' 49- ' 52; MSM •49- ' 52; SCU ' Sl- ' 52: .Science Club ' 51- ' 52; Transfer-T. P. I. Nelle F. Jacobs Morrison, Tennessee B. S. Hducatic Robert Edward Jennings Woodbury, Tennessee B. S. Accounting — International Re lationsClub ' 49- ' 50 Roger Jones Madison, Tennessee B. S, Social Science -Physical Edu tion Club ■49- ' 52: Football ' 4.S SENIOR Aubrey Jordon Nashville, Tennessee B. S, Social Science William Gary Knight, Jr. Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S. Science Robert Lewis Lamastus Nashville, Tennessee Administratif T. C. ■51- ' 52. Mrs. Fred Langford Winchester, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Lloyd E. Lawrence Nashville, Tennessee B S, Education CLASS Carolyn Kimery Shelbyville, Tennessee B. S. Biology— Buchanan Drama Club ■48- ' 51; Alpha Psi Omega ' SO- ' Sl; Ass ' t. Cast Director ' 51; Tau Omicron ' 51; Vice-Pres. ' SI; W. A. A. ' SS- ' Sl; Trea. ■49; Chorus S- ' Sl; Folk Dance Club ' 46 Mrs. Fred Knight Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. .S. Social Science Cecil Lance McMinnville, Tennessee B. S. .Science John Lasseter Murfreesboro, Tennessee Glenn Lawson TuUahoma, Tennessee B. S. Business Administration — Sigma Club ' Sl- ' 52 President ' 52; Beta Club ' 48- ' 52; Pres. ' 51- ' 52; F. T. A. ■S1- ' S2 Track and Sabre Club ' 51- ' 52; I. R. C. ' 50- ' 5I;Scc. ' 51; Debating Team ' SO- ' Sl. SENIOR Dot Marlin Leavitt Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S. Business Administration— W. A A; ' 48- ' 50; Physical Education Club ' 48- ' 49; Church of Christ Group ' 48 ' 50; Beta Club ' 48 ' 50; Sec. ' 49; Dramatic Club ' 49- ' 52; Alpha Psi Omega ' 51- ' 52: Bus- iness Mgr. ' 51- ' 52; Library Assistant ' 48- ' 52 Linda King Ledford Lewisburg, Tennessee B. S. Social Science— Chorus ' 48-49; W. A. A. ■47- ' 49; ' 51- ' 52; Drama Club ' 51- ' S2; Alumni Beta Club ' 47- ' 48; MSM ' 51- ' 52; SCU ' 48- ' 52; F. T. A- ' 47- ' S2; Home-Coming Queen ' 51; Trea of Senior Class ' 52; Who ' s Who ' 52 William Lowe Eagleville, Tennessee B S Social Scienc James Lyon Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S. Social Science— Science Club ' 48- ' 49; Sidelines Staff •49- ' 50; Drama Club ' 49- ' 52; Vice. Pres. ' 51-52. Alpha Psi Omega-Cast Director ' 5l- ' 52 Claude McAdams Shop Spring, Tennessee B. S. Social Science — Transfer — Cumber- land University ' SO CLASS Mary Irene Leech Estill Springs, Tennessee . S. Education James Lowe Woodbury, Tennessee Celia Blevins Lyon Chattanooga, Tennessee B, ,S- Biology— Physical Education Club ' 48- ' 49; W. A. A. ' 48- ' 51; Sidelines Staff ' 48- ' 50; Drama Club ' 48- ' 52; Treas. ' 50- ' 52; Pres of Lyon Hall ' 50- ' 51; Sec. of Women ' s Dorm. Council ' 50- ' Sl; Science Club ' 50- ' 52; Sec. ' 51- ' 52; Alpha Psi Omega ' 50- ' 52; Treas. of •Soph Class ' 49- ' 50; Freshman .Scholar- ship Key ■48- ' 49; Who ' s Who ' 52 Charles Lyons Nashville, Tennessee T Club •49- ' 52, Capt. of Football team ' 51; Little All American Foot- ball ' 50. Elsie McAfee Morrison, Tennessee B S Educatic SENIOR Torrance A. McClarney Jasper, Tennessee B S Music-Pi Mu Sigma ■S - ' 52: Band ■4 l- ' 52; Chorus ■4 - ' S2; Orchestra ' 49- ■52; Harp Singers •SO- ' 52; String En- semble ■50- ' 52; American Guild of Student ' 51- ' S2; Alumni Beta Club ' 49- ' 52; Saundarian Society ■4Q- ' 52; Townsmen Dance Band ' 51- ' 52: Vice- Pres of Orchestra MO- ' jl Robert E. McCown Lebanon, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education— •T Club •5I- ' 52i Physical Education Club ' 51- ■52; Church of Christ Group •49- ' 52; Most Popular Boy ' Sl- ' 52; Transfer- Arkansas State ' 49 Oliver Jones McFall Lutts, Tennessee B. S, Social Science Kathleen Lumpkins McKee Pulaski, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Nancy Jane McMahan Manchester, Tennessee B. S. Elementary Education — Dramatic Club ■51- ' 52; F. T. A. •51- ' 52; NEA Certificate of Merit ' 52. Transfer— T. P L ' 511 CLASS Bertha McCord Cornersville, Tennessee B S. Home Economics— Home Ec. Club ' 50- ' Sl; Sec. ' 51- ' 52; Science Club ■50- ' 51; Sec. ' 51- ' 52; Tau Omicron ' 52; F, T. A. ' Sl- ' 52. Miss Home Eco- nomics ' 51- ' 52; Transfer-Martin Col- lege ' 50 Jane McCrary Woodbury, Tennessee B. S. Biology— Physical Education Club ' 50; W. A. A. ' 49- ' 51; Chorus ' 50- ' 52; Folk Dancing Club ' 50; Congress ' 52; Transfer University of Tennessee ' 49 Joseph Burton McFerrin Woodbury, Tennessee B, S. Musi Band ' 48- ' 52; Chorus ' 50- ' 52; Orchestra ■49- ' 52; Pi Mu Sigma ' 52; String Ensemble ' 50- ' 52; Sec and Trea. of Orchestra ' 4  - ' 50 Victor Paterson McKee Columbia, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Jean Mason Beechgrove, Tennessee B. S Social Science and Elementary Education-F, T. A ' SO- ' Sl; Dramatic Club ' 48- ' 50; Physical Ed. Club ' S0- ' 51; Folk Dance Club. Sec. ' 50- ' 51; Chorus •48- ' 49; Cheer Leader ' 48- ' 51; Most Versatile ' 50- ' 51; Who ' s Who ' 52 SENIOR Mrs. Louise Mason Beechgrove, Tennessee Joe Money Wartrace, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Glenn Moore Nash% ' ille, Tennessee B. S Social Science Mrs. Kathleen Morton Shelbyville, Tennessee Robert Wayne Nichols Springfield. Tennessee B. S. Physical Education— Physical Ed. Club ■48- ' 52; Prcs. ■Sl- ' 52; Agriculture Club ' SO- ' 52; Reporter •51- ' 52; F. T. A. •51- ' S2; Sigma Club •.S2 CLASS Mamie Paisley Meadows B S- Home Economics — Home Eco- nomics Club, Pres. ' 51- ' 52; 2nd. Vicc- Prcs ' SO- ' Jl; Chorus ' 50- ' 52; Dramatic Club ' 50; Band ' 50 Betty Joyce Moore Tullahoma, Tennessee B S. Mu -Beta Club ' 49- ' 50; MSM ■49- ' ,SO; Pres. ' 50; Saundarian Society •49- ' 52: Prcs. ' 50; Chorus ' 49, ' 52; Band •49- ' 52; Tau Omicron ' 52; Pi Mu Sigma •49- ' 52; SCU •49- ' 50; Orchestra ■49r ' 52; Transfer — Israel Conservatorie of Music •51 Mrs. Willie Moore Tullahoma, Tennessee B. S. Geography Dorothy Jean Motlow Tullahoma, Tennessee B, S. Home Economics— Home Eco- nomics Club ' 48- ' 52i Music Chairman of Home Ec. ' .SO- ' Sl; Vice-Pres. ■51- ' 52; Saundarian Society ' 49- ' 52; Chorus ■48- ' 52; Tau Omicron ' 51- ' S2; Treas. ■Sl- ' 52; Physical Education Club ' 48- ' 49; Pres. of Dormitory Council ' 51- ' 52; •Sec. of State Home Ec Club ' 51-52 Carolyn Nicholson Murfreesboro, Tennessee B S. Music— Tau Omicron ■51- ' 52; Reporter ' 52; Band ' 48- ' 52; Sec.-Trea. •.iO- ' 51; Chorus ' 48- ' 52. Women ' s Trio ' 50- ' 52, Harp Singers ' 50- ' 52; Orchestra ' 50- ' 52; .Sec.-Trea. ' .50- ' Sl; Pi Mu Sigma ' ,50- ' 52; Pres. ' Sl- ' 52; .String Ensemble ' 49- ' 52; Student Organ Guild •50- ' 52; Dean ' 50- ' 51; Saunderian Society ' 48- ■52-Sec. Trea. ' 50- ' 51 SENIOR Harry H. Nunley Laager, Tennessee B H Elcm Scicncc-F. Vet Village and Soeh and Mr Dixon L. Northcutt Woodbury, Tennessee B, S. Geography— IRC •49: Who ' s Who ' 52 Robert Ogg Nashville, Tennessee B. .S. Social Scii Violet Vaughn Ognio Lascassas, Tennessee B S, Social Science— F. T. A ' i - ' S2. IMnsical F.ducation Club ' W, BSU Robert Patton Waterto fjn, Tennessee S Social Science CLASS Walter W. Norris, III Nashville, Tennessee B- S. English— Track and Sabre Club. Pres. ' Sl- ' sa; Wiggens Writers ' Club, Editor ' S0- ' 5l; Buchanan Dramatic Club ' SO- ' 51- ' 52; Alpha Psi Omega ' 51- ' 52; F. T A. ' 51- ' 52 Gordon O ' Kelly Murfreesboro, Tennessee Social Science— F. T. A. ' 49- ' 51; DwiGHT A. Ogle Chattanooga, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education and Secondary Education- T Club ' Sl- ' Sl; F, T. A. Tres. ' S0- ' 51; Physical Educition Club ' 49- ' 52; Transler— University of Chat- tanooga Mrs. Louise Neal Old Watertovi ' n, Tennessee B. S. Education Jean Elizabeth Pellegrin North Plainfield, New Jersey B. S. English and Social Science— F T A. ' 49- ' 5fl; Buchanan Dramatic Club ' 4 - ' 52; Alpha Psi Omega ' 50- ' 52; Worth Playwrite ' 52; Sidelines •W-SO, MID- LANDER ' 52; Transfer— University of Miami, Coral Gables. Florida ' 48 SENIOR Marian Penuel Murfreesboro. Tennessee B. S Social Science— BSU MS- ' Sl 3rd. Vice Pres. ■Sl- ' 52; SCU ' 52; F. T. A. ■50- ' 52: Band ' 49- ' S2: Chorus ' 49- ' 52; Saundarian Society ' 49- ' 52 Sec. ' 51; Dramatic Club ' 52; IRC ' 52 Mary Zarecor Qualls Lebanon, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Mattie Sue Luton Rather White House, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education — Physical Education Club ' 51-52; W. A. A. Vice- Pres. ' 51- ' 52; Harp Singers ' S0- ' 51 Horace Willard Reed Bradyville, Tennessee B. S. Sc ience Russell Riddle TuUahoma, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education and Health — Physical Education Club ' 50- ' S2; F. T. A. •50- ' 52; Industrial Arts ' Sl- ' 52 CLASS Charles Lowell Potts Shelbyville, Tennessee B. S. Science — Chemistry Club-Pres. ' 51- ' 52 Richard William Ramos, Jr. Santurce, Puerto Rico B. S Social Science— IRC ' 51; Publicity Director ' 51; Sidelines Staff ' 51; Trans- fer — Vanderbilt University ' 51 Agnes Ray Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee B S. Home Economics — Home Ec. Club ' 51- ' 52 Spencer Reid Brevard, North Carolina B. S. Social Science — Transfer — Ma College ' 48 Susie G. Roach Morrison, Tennessee B S. Kducati SENIOR Leonard Owen Roberts Decatur, Tennessee B. S. Social Science — Alumni Beta Club ■48- ' 49; French Club •48- ' 49; F. T. A. ■48- ' 52— Librarian ' 50- ' 51; Trea. ' 51- ' 52; Sigma Club ' 50- ' 52; N. E. A. Cer- tificate of Merit ' 51- ' 52 Mrs. Louise W. Rucker Bell Buckle, Tennessee B- S. Social Science Mrs. Claudia Russ Loretto, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Walter G. Sanders, Jr. Shelbyville, Tennessee B S Industrial . rts Harriet Charlotte Scott Lascassas, Tennessee B. S. Social Science— Beta Club ' 4S ' 52 CLASS Jeanie Rose Lebanon, Tennessee B. S. Secondary Education and Social Science — F. T. A. ' 49- ' 50: Homecoming Queen Attendant ' 51; Transfer— Cum- berland University ' 48 Ma.xie Runion Nashville, Tennessee T Club ■48- ' 51; Little All-Americ ' 50; . lternate Football Captian ' Basketball ' 48- ' 50; Baseball ' 48- ' 50 LoRENE Mingle Sauls Woodbury, Tennessee B. S. Elementary Education — F, T. William Searcy Richard City, Tennessee ;. Physical Educat Educatit ' 49- ' S2 Club •48- ' Sl; Physical ■ Club John B. Shearron Murfreesboro, Tennessee B, S. Industrial Arts SENIOR Gleason Shelton Manchester, Tennessee B. S. Biology— Agriculture Club ■48- ' 51— Vice-Pres. ' 49- ' 50— Pres. ' 50- ' 51; Sigma Club ' SO- ' 52; BSU ■■iB- ' Sl Marv Jane Stephenson Simpson Eagleville, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education — Physical Education Club •47- ' 49 Vice-Prcs. ' 48- ' 49; W. A. A. ' 47- ' 49-Trea, ■47- ' 48-Vice Pres. ' 48- ' 49; Chorus ' 47- ' 48; Orchestra ' 47- ' 48; F. T. A. ' 47- ' 48; MSM ■47- ' 48; Transfer— U. T. Junior College ' 47 William R. Sissom Whitwell, Tennessee B. S. Industrial Arts— Industrial Arts Club ' 49- ' 52 Joe Sloan Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S. Mathematics — Alumni Beta Club ' 4 - ' 52; Sigma Club ' 51- ' S2; Sidelines ' 49- ' 50; Sports Editor ' SO; MIDLAND- ER ' 51- ' 52; Co-Editor ' 52; Congress ' 50; Supreme Court ' 50- ' 51; Who ' s Who ' 52; Track and Sabre Club ' 51- ' 52 Mabron Holland Smith Ardmore, Tennessee B. S. Agriculture and Biology— IRC ' SO- ' 52; Agriculture Club ' 48- ' 52; Vicc- Pres. ' S1- ' S2; F. T. A. ' 51- ' 52; ROTC ' 50- ' 52 CLASS George Shearrin Shelbyville, Tennessee B S. Economics— Vice Pres, Trai Sabre Club ' 51- ' S2; Batallion mander ROTC ' 52 Charles Stanley Sissom Shelbyville, Tennessee B. S. Music— Band ' 49- ' 52; Chorus ' 49- ' 52; Drum Major ' 50; Saunderian Society ' 49- ' 52-Pres. ' S0- ' 51; Most Versatile Boy ' 52; F. T. A. ' Sl- ' 52; .Supreme Court ' 51- ' 52 £lM Eugene N. Skelley Whitwell, Tennessee B. S. Agriculture — Agriculture Club ■48- ' 51-Sec. ' 48- ' S0; Drama Club ' 51- ' 52; F. T. A. ' 49- ' S2; IRC ' 49- ' 50; CC-1.? ' 50- ' 51 Chief Engineer; Church of Christ Group ' 49- ' 52; Track and Sabre Club •51- ' S2 Sec. and Treas., ROTC ' 50- ' S2 Arrie Mae Smith Murfreesboro, Tennessee B S, liducation Dorris p. Smotherman, Jr. Manchester, Tennessee B. .S. Business Adi ' 51- ' 52 linistration- F. T. A. SENIOR Emalou Smotherman B. S. Elementary Education — Band ■48- ' 51 ; Saundarian Society ' 48; Buchanan Dramatic Club ■49- ' 50; F. T. A. ' 48- 52 — Historian 50- ' 51-Vice. Pres. ' 51- ' 52; Westminister Fellowship ' 50- ' 52; Sec. and Trea. ' 50- ' 51; MIDLANDER ' 50- ' 52; Junior Class Editor ' 51; Senior Class Editor ' 52; Vice-Pres. Senior Class •51- ' 52; N, E. A. Certificate ol Merit ' 52 Thomas Duke Sparkman Quebeck, Tennessee B S Health and Physical Education- Physical Education Club-Pres. ' 50- ' 51; T Club ■49- ' S0; ROTC ' 50- ' 52 Bert Lee Spurlock Fayetteville, Tennessee B. S. Business Administration — Sigma Club ' 51- ' S2; IRC ■50- ' 52; F. T. A. ' 51- ' 52; TMA Representative to AMA in New York City James G. Stubblefield Morrison, Tennessee William Raymond Tanksley Roxboro, North Carolina Band ■49- ' S2; Chorus ' 49- ' 52-Pres. ' 52; Harp Singers ' 49- ' 52; Orchestra ■Sl- ' 52; Men ' s Quartet ' 49-52; Pi Mu Sigma •51- ' 52; Sigma Club ' 51-52 CLASS William Wallace Smotherman Christiana, Tennessee B. S. Industrial Arts — Industrial Arts Club ' 49- ' 52; Trcas. ' SO- ' Sl; F. T. A. ' 50- ' 52; MSM ' 49- ' 52; SCU ' 49- ' 52; Sigma ' Sl- ' 52 Francis M. Speakman Nashville, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Don Stotser Lawrenceburg, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education— T Club ' 50- ' 52; Physical Education Club ' 50- ' 51; Sgt.-at-Arms— Senior Class ' 51- ' 52; Vice-Pres. Junior Class ' 50-51. Bonnie Sue Swann Decherd, Tennessee B. S. Elementary Education — MSM ' 49- ' S2; SCU ' 49- ' 52; F. T. A. ' 49- ' S2; W. A. A. ' 49- ' 50; Alumni Beta Club James Ralph Thomas Antioch, Tennessee B. S. Industrial Arts SENIOR Rebecca G. Thompson Tullahoma, Tennessee B. S. Social Science Bobby Eugene Todd Lebanon, Tennessee Transfer — Cumberland University Martha Van Hooser Woodbury, Tennessee B. S. Home Ecc Home Economic inomics and Biology- Club •50-52 Florence Avola Whitesell Lewisburg, Tennessee B. S. Home Economics— M,SM •51- ' 52- Vice-Pres. ' 50- ' 5I; Buchanan Dramatic Club ' 49- ' 52-Corres. Sec. ' Sl- ' 52; Alpha Psi Omega ' 51- ' 52; Tau Omicron •51- ' 52; Home Economics Club ' S0- ' 52; Vice- Pres. ' SI- ' S2; WAA ' 50- ' S2; Physical Education Club ■50- ' 52; Who ' s Who ' 52; Sec. Senior Class ' Sl- ' 52; Trea. Rutledge Hall ■50- ' 51 John O. Williams Lewisburg, Tennessee B. S. Scienci F. T. A ' 51- ' S2 CLASS Bobby Brown Tiffs Tullahoma, Tennessee B. .S. Biology— Agriculture Club ' 48- ' 51; B. S. U. ' 48- ' 51; Track and .Sabre Club ' 51-52; Publicity Director of Agriculture Club ' SO- ' Sl Luther Titus Underdown, Jr. Athens, Tennessee B. S- .Social .Science— F. T. A. •51- ' 52; Physical Education Club ' 51- ' 52; Trans- fer-Tennessee Wesleyan 50 Harold Warden Shelbyville, Tennessee , S. Social Science Ethel Kimbrough Williams Pulaski, Tennessee B, S. Education Eugene Winborn Shelbyville, Tennessee B. .S. .Social Science SENIOR Mitchell Wright Lynnville, Tennessee B S. Education Joe Youree Woodbury, Tennessee Church of Christ Group ' 48- ' Sl; Alumni Beta Club S-Sl; Sidelines Staff- Circulation Manager ■49- ' 50; F. T. A. ■51; Who ' s Who ■51- ' S2 CLASS Wayne Yearwood Madison, Tennessee B. S. Physical Education— Physical Education Club ■4 - ' 50; Baseball ■49- ' 52 in M matxam Robert Clifford Allen 1928-1952 M-Sgt. Noah M. Lowery 1920-1952 SENIORS NOT PICTURED EVELYN MEREDITY ADAMS— Murfreesboro, Tennessee B. S. Social Science JOE ARNOLD— Decherd, Tennes see- B. S. Physical Education PAUL C. BASKIN— Woodbury, Tennessee— B. S. Industrial Arts JOHN M. BENNETT— Tullahoma, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science WOODROW WILSON BOND— Dunlap, Tennessee— B. S. Industrial Arts BEAUFORD F. BREWER— Lewisburg, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science VIOLA T. CARTER— Smyrna, Tennessee— B. S. Education MRS. JULIA S. DANIELS — Normandy, Tennessee— Education ROBERT O. DePRIEST— Nashville, Tennessee- B. S. Social Science I, POPE DYER — Chattanooga, Tennessee — B. S. Social Science ROBERT L. DYER — Knoxville, Tennessee ■ B. S. Business Administration WILLIAM HOWARD DERRICK— Nashville, Tennessee— Physical Education VASCO A. EDWARDS— Shelbyville, Tennessee— B. S. Business Admini- stration GEORGIA LEE ERVIN— FayetteviUe, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science MARY E. ESTES Murfreesboro, Tennessee- B. S. Music RUTH EVELYN FESMIRE- Cowan, Tennessee— B. S. Physical Education ELIZABETH D. FINNEY— Shelbyville, Tennessee— Social Science NELSON FORRESTER— Watertown, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science CARL FREEMAN — La .Tenceburg, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science BESSIE FREEMAN - -Lawrenceburg, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science CLEO ELIZABETH GRIGSBY— Thompson Station, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science AMANDA NOEL GROOM— Murfreesboro, Tennessee- B. S. Social Science GENE E. HALE Sparta, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science ELLA JEAN HARGROVE- Columbia, Tennessee— B. S. Elementary Education MRS. LUCILLE PERKINS HARRIS— Lebanon, Tennessee- B. S. English RAYMOND EVON HARRIS, JR.— Lebanon, Tennessee— B. S. Music EDWARD C. HITCHCOCK— Campaign, Tennessee— Elementary Education LUELLA HITT Normandy, Tennessee — Education CHARLES HOLDEN Murfreesboro, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science SARAH F. HOOVER- Viola, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science NELLIE CHILDRESS HOLLIS--Ethridge, Tennessee B. S. Education PAULINE HUGHES Winchester, Tennessee— B. S. Education and Social Science ALVIS B. HOOD Lawrenceburg, Tennessee — B. S. Education JAMES RICHARD JACKSON Decherd, Tennessee— B. S. Physical Education FORREST PAUL LAFFERTY- Clifton, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science ROBERTA LANKFORD- McMinnville, Tennessee— B. S. Education CHARLES LANE- Murfreesboro, Tennessee— B. S. Industrial Arts JOHNNIE E. LEE Lebanon, Tennessee B. S. Social Science GLENN LONDON- Lewisburg, Tennessee — Mathematics RUTH CASEY LORANCE Nashville, Tennessee— B. S. Elementary Edu- cation KATHRYN McBRIDE -Manchester, Tennessee— B. S. Elementary Education PAUL BAILEY McGRIFF— Decherd, Tennessee— B. S. Physical Education MRS. ROBERT MAHON— Franklin, Tennessee— B. S. Elementary Education EPSIE MILLER — Cleveland, Tennessee — B. S. Social Science, Education, English CHARLES SUTTON MILLER Murfreesboro, Tennessee- B. S. Industrial Arts VIVIAN MORTON— Shelbyville, Tennessee- -B. S. Social Science, English, Education GEORGE W. MULLINS- Murfreesboro, Tennessee— B. S. History TULLY MYERS — Murfreesboro, Tennessee — Industrial Arts MRS. MARGARET OWENS— Huntland, Tennessee— B. S. Education, Eng- lish, Social Science PAULINE G. PARKS— Decherd, Tennessee— B. S. E ducation, Business, English FLORA RUTH A. PARTIN- Decherd, Tennessee— B. S. Education, History, English JENNIE LOU PARTIN Hillsboro, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science VANCE PASCHAL— Readyville, Tennessee— B. S. Industrial Arts ERLINE ENGLAND PATRICK— FayetteviUe, Tennessee— B. S. English MRS. ELIZABETH H. PAYNE Watertown, Tennessee- B. S. Education LeROY W. PROVOST— Atlanta, Georgia—B. S. Physical Education ANDREW PURSLEY- Lebanon, Tennessee— B. S. Biology JAMES RALPH Murfree.sboro, Tennes.see B. S. Agriculture MRS. MYRTLE H. REED— Woodbury, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science MRS. MARGARET SANDERS— Winchester, Tennessee— B. S. Elementary Education SENIORS NOT PICTURED MRS. J. O. SHOFNER- Shelby ville, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science THELMA SHORT- Lawrenceburg, Tennessee- B. S. Social Science FRANK SHUBERT- Flintville, Tennessee- B. S. Social Science FRED D. SHUBERT— Flintville, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science KATHLEEN TIPPS SMITH— Mulbury, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science MERYLE LEE SMOOT-- Manchester, Tennessee — B. S. Home Economics ELIZABETH BONDURANT SNYDER— Elkton, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science EDNA R. SPARKMAN— South Pittsburg, Tennessee— B. S. English BILLY ST. JOHN — Morrison, Tennessee — B. S. Physical Education ROBERT STUBBS— Lebanon, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science PAUL N. SULLIVAN — Nashville, Tennessee — B. S. Business Administration EVELYN G. TAYLOR— Estill Springs, Tennessee B. S. Education KATHERINE SHUBERT TEAL— Flintville, Tennessee— B. S. Elementary Education MRS. MAE BAILEY THOMPSON— Antioch, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science MRS. RUTH JONES THRATCHER— Columbia, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science MRS. ANN COBB TOMPKINS— Smyrna, Tennessee— B. S. Music JAMES TREAD WELL -Pulaski, Tennessee- B. S. Social Science NORMAN TURPEN— Shelbyville, Tennessee— B. S. Business Administration MRS. ANNIE OSTEEN WALLACE— Shelbyville, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science JEWELL WEBB — Lawrenceburg, Tennessee — B. S. Social Science WILLIAM T. WEBB— Lawrenceburg, Tennessee— B. S. History IDA KENNEDY WEST— Decherd, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science FANNIE WESTBROOKS— UnionviUe, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science JAMES D. WILLARD— Richard City, Tennessee— B. S. Industrial Arts JOHN W. WILLIAMS Flintville, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science WILLARD WILLIAMS— Flora, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science WILLIAM WILLIS— Gallatin, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science FRANCES CORNELIA WOODS— Overall, Tennessee— B. S. Education CARROLL WRINKLE— Cleveland, Tennessee— B. S. Social Science The Grand Finale JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS ' ' These are the distinguished Junior Class officers. Left to right: Nell Banks, Secre tary; Jim Lofton, Sergeant-at-Arms; Ernest Adams, Vice ' President; Ralph Osteen, Presu dent; Gloria Gattis, Treasurer. JUNIOR CLASS ' Estes IS Bestes ' . . . say these ' coon hunters wh o came moseying around the campus twice this year, at Homecoming and Stunt Night. Replete with jugs, guns, and dogs, the clan expounded long and loud on the virtues of their favorite presi- dential candidate. Adams, Ernest Spencer, Jr. Murfreesboro Allen, Peggie Murfreesboro Alsup, Bettye Lebanon Armstrong, Dewey J FAN Tullahoma Austell, David Buford Tullahoma Baisch, Carol Dunlap Banks, Nell Woodbury Barnes, Wilahmenia Laager Barr, Geneva Morrison Barrett, Jenny Nashville Baskin, Thomas Woodbury B.ass, Mary Helen Mount Juliet Bennett, Lloyd Price Manchester BiLBREY, Mary Jewell Columbia Bolton, Ruth A. Murfreesboro Bond, Sarah Ruth Dunlap Bond, Woodrow Dunlap Brandon, Marjorie Lewisburg Brawley, J. D. Manchester Brock, John McMinnville Brothers, Clifford Christiana Brown, Cornelia Lawrenceburg Burger, Dollene Isabella Burgess, Betty Worsham Pulaski Burgess, Paul Pulaski Calfee, Joyce Cleveland Campbell, Lloyd Etowah Cantrell, Cecil McMinnville Capley, Marie Morton Shelbyville Carey, Virginia Etowah JUNIOR CLASS Carlton. Charles Rockvale Carrigan, Robert H Columbia Carroll, Barbv Ray Winchester Chattin, Louise Winchester CoFFELT, Fran Soddy Connelly, Sarah Lewisburg Cook, William W., J r. Nashville Cooper, Thomas Merlin Columbia COPELAND, JlMMlE LoU Winchester CoRTNER, James Shelbyville Cotter, Robert J. Chattanooga COVINCTON, NaNCV LeE Murfreesboro Crawley, James Floy D, Jr. Sale Creek Cripps, Willie Solon Nashville Dale, Barbara Ann GoodlettsviUe Darnell, Thomas Shelbyville Davis, John Burns Nashville Delbridge, Patricia Rockvale Denning, Linda Cross Plains Dishongh, Bonnie West Point Doud, Loxie L. Lewisburg Drake, Billie Dean Old Hickory Duncan, Richard Murfreesboro Eaton, Chester Manchester Elmore, Jean Eagleville EsKEW, Thomas Lebanon Evans, Bess Murfreesboro Evans, William Hayden Liberty Fendig, Betty Murfreesboro Fielding, Clara Lawrenceburg Life Begins at Forty . . . ac cording to these mothers, who are graduating this year in the same class with their daughters. Left to right are: Mrs. Louise Mason and Jean, Mrs. Willie Moore and Betty, and Mrs. Ruby Hargrove and Jean. JUNIOR CLASS Oofs! Black. Sheep . . . This time it ' s mother and son (he had to he different) gradu- ating together. They are Mrs. Lucille Perkins Harris and son Ray, from Lebanon, Finney, Elizabeth Shelbyville FiTZJERALD, JOANN Columbia FoRKNER, Mary H, Maryville Freeman, Bessie Lawrenceburg Freeman, Carl Lawrenceburg Friedman, Kathryn Georgia Gattis, Gloria Murfreesboro Gaudenzi, Norma voryton. Conn. Goodman, Delbert Decherd Goodner, Octava Watertown Greene, Hazel Tullahoma Grigsby, Cleg Thompsons Station Grissom, Sammie Rock Island Gross, Jack Chattanooga Grove, Anna Belle Morrison Hardison, Lois Anne Carters Creek Harris, Kenneth Loudon H.ASKEW, Annie South Pittsburg Hay, Mary Jean Eagleville Helton, James William Tullahoma Henley, Evelyn Decherd Henslee, Harold Columbia Higgins, Charles Elora Hill, Margaret Manchester Hitt, Luella Normandy Hood, Avis Lawrenceburg Hood, John Douglas Murfreesboro Hopkins, Mary Fayetteville HoovEN, Annie Murfreesboro Hunt, Bobbie Jean Lebanon JUNIOR CLASS Jenkins, Robert Jennings, Herbert L. Jones, Bobbv Earl Jones, Bobby Mac Jones, Ruth Baird Justice, Paul Kellv, Paul KiLLEEN, MaRV King, Selma T. KiRBY, Sue Knox, Sadie Pauline KoBECK, Edward J. Hillsboro Watertown Goodlettsville Springfield Murfreesboro Readyville Murfreesboro Nashville Nashville McMinnville Watertown Leoma Krickel, John Hart Kyker, Dorothy Lancford, Bonnie Ledford, Anne Lee, John Liggett, Jack Nashville Vienna, Virginia Tullahoma Lewisburg Lebanon Lewisburg Lincoln, Jim Little, Gerald Lofton, James McCoRD, Richard McCrorv, Edith McFoLiN, Yvonne Tullahoma Cleveland Franklin Allisona Lawrenceburg Murfreesboro Mahan, Mrs. Robert Franklin Manning, Carson Martin, Raymond Old Hickory Murfreesboro Martin, Robert George Murfreesboro Miller, William C. MiLLiGAN, Elaine Murfreesboro Murfreesboro ' I Was DtiticiTig . with my darling ' as sung by ' Shotgun ' Anderson and Ray Tanksley at halftime ceremonies at the Florence State game. The band won wide acclaim through- out the area for its magnificent performances at football games. JUNIOR CLASS Was Dancing . . sure ' nuff, this time. A lot of Phys Ed folks went down to Alabama when we played Florence to perform at halftime, square dancing to the strains of the MTSC marching band, turned hillbilly for a moment. Mitchell, William Tullahoma Moore, Greta Bristol Moore, Malcolm Pulaski Morton, Vivian Shelbyville Nelson, Frances Shelbyville Nelson, Mary Sue Columbia Nix, Ona Smith Lawrenceburg NoRRis, Ann McCk)i Murfreesboro Nunlev, Harry Laager O ' Brien, Jack Murfreesboro Osburn, Amelia Arrington Osteen, Ralph Chapel Hill Page, Joyce SmithviUe Parks, John Robert Spring Hill Parker, Odis Nashville Pate, Jerry Murfreesboro Paul, Mary Sue Mount Pleasant Payne, Elizabeth Watertown Pepper, Emily Chattanooga Porter, Leah Martha Pritchett, Donald Allen Murfreesboro PuRSLEY, James Robert Lebanon Rayburn, Velma Morrison Rayfield, T. D. Lawrenceburg Reed, Billie Dean Manchester Reed, Mrs. Bragg Woodbury Reed, Claudette Taft Reynolds, Royce AUisona Robertson, Mildred Shelbyville Rogers, Elizabeth Fayetteville JUNIOR CLASS RuTLEDGE, Lois TuUahoma Sadler, Shirley Nashville Sanders, Margaret Winchester Sharber, James Murfreesboro Sheid, Eleanor Tullahoma Shields, David Manchester Short, Thelma Lawrenceburg Smith. Charles Cowan Smith, Iris June ShelbyviUe Smith, James Edwar Nashville Smith, Kathleen Mulberry Smith, Kenneth Fayetteville Snyder, Elizabeth Elkton South, Mildred Estill Springs Stubbleeield, Charles Morrison Sullenger, Martha Lynchburg Sumners, Nancy Fayetteville Swann, Bernice Decherd Tanksley, Loretta Roxboro, N. C. Taylor. Mrs. R. A. Estill Springs Thompson, Ann Lebanon Thompson, Lona Mae Lebanon Thompson, Mae Bai Antioch Thacker, Lewis Manchester Treadwell, James Pulaski Tucker. June Reneg ar Mulberry Tucker, Margaret Chattanooga TuLLOss, Mrs. Hettie Franklin Turner, Sara Brantly Murfreesboro Vaughan, Lem Roydhy Reigned . over many school functions during the year. Here Nancy Hill and ' Shag ' McCown occupy the throne at the Phys Ed Carnival, held last fall. JUNIOR CLASS Slueen Claudette led the Grand March at the annual Military Ball, escorted by Cadet Lt. Col. George Shearin and Cadet Major and Mrs. William Woodfin. Veach, Robert Nashville Via, Ray Randolph Manchester Voss, Allen Lawrenceburg VoES, Anna Rebecca Lawrenceburg Wakefield, Glen Pulaski Warfield, Wesley N addin. Jr. Murfreesboro Warren, Helen Petersburg Warmbrod, Dan Belvidere Watson, Arthur Lebanon Webb, Jewell Lawrenceburg White, Dorothy Loretto White, O. W., Jr. Loretto Whorley, John Petersburg Wilkinson, Mary W ILL Minor Hill Williams, Nell Thompson Mount Juliet Williams, Willard Elora Williamson, Betty J EAN Murfreesboro Wilson, Mattie Lou Screven, Ga. WiNFREE, James Lebanon WiNSTEAD, Herbert Walling Wise, David Carters Creek Wise, J. T. Donelson Young, James Whitwell SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS These folks run the Sophomore Class. Seated are: Norma Littleton, Secretary; NoRVEL Branham, President; Dimple Moncrief, Vice-President. Standing are: Luther Whitaker, Treasurer; and Adrian Todd, Sergeant-at-Arms. SOPHOMORE CLASS r V C h 1 c (( e ri Farmmg is one way to pay your way through school. Royce Rey- nolds, Al Partee, and Billy Ford spend their spare time raising 20,000 broilers for Al ' s father on a farm near Murfreesboro. Abel, Charles Elmer, Jr. Adkerson, John Cecil Smyrna Adkerson, Martha Alice Murfreesboro Agee, Anita DeNelle Adkins, Josephine Alsup, Howard Mt. Juliet Ethridge Murfreesboro Ambrester, Peggv Anderson, Nelda Anthony, Randall Baisch, Carol Barber, Lenor.. Barnes, Faye South Pittsburg Murfreesboro Manchester Dunlap Signal Mountain Minor Hill Bean, Joseph Bennett, James Eugene Binkley, Thomas C. Bl. ckwell, James E. Bledsoe, Betty BoBo, Julius Franklin Daisy Nashville Nashville Nashville Fayetteville Lebanon Bond. Thom. ' s Alex Thompson Station Boyd. Louis McMmnville Branham, Norvel Lebanon Browder. John Rosseau Lenoir City Burkhart, Mildred Murfreesboro Carron, Glenn Moore New Middleton C.athey, Bobby Ch.AMBER, M. ' kXINE Chaney, Thomas L. Chapel Hill Manchester Murfreesboro Clouse. Wilma Dean Chumney, Jerome T. Murfreesboro Cooper, Margaret Elizabeth Columbia SOPHOMORE CLASS Cox, Mary Will Diana Crook, Sara Sue Auburntown Cross, Ray Shelton Lewishurg CuDE, Dorothy Goodlettsville Davis, Esther Mae Chapel Hill Davis, Marian Murfreeshoro Dement, Thomas Harris Murfreeshoro Dickey, Mary Ann Henryville Dillon, Mary Jo McMinnville DoNNELL, Martha J EAN Murfreeshoro DoRRis, Peggy Ann Springfield Doty, Fred Nashville DowD, Bobby Franklin Murfreeshoro Drennon, Homer D. Murfreeshoro Duke, Kenneth McMinnville Dunn, Charles Mitchell Auhurntown Dunn, James L. Humboldt Eatherly, Richard L. Nashville Elliot, Irene Decherd Evans, Beverly Estill Springs EzELL, Francis Chapel Hill Fandrich, Mary Belvidere Farmer, Fledra FlmtviUe Faulkner, Peggy Ruth Murfreeshoro Fisher, Robert Harrisburg, Pa, Ford, William Russell Lebanon Fox, Kenneth Readyville Frank, Joyce Ann Chattanooga Frizzell, George Wayne Christiana Fluts, John Lee Christiana - ' (T- ■ ' Hey. Gang! Hey, Gang ' . % Let ' s have a little pep. The big white blur wasn ' t an atom bomb explosion hut an enormous bon fire the night be- fore the Homecoming game with TPL our arch rival. SOPHOMORE CLASS «Wk«- E p Hi . n l iH t. 1 , iA _ j, 1 A a n p fT Fl l- . ' j jife iH d ' . o T r i A?-. «i in. M A; The Legless Cheerleader . . was caused by a touchdown against Emory and Henry, not by a runaway lawn mower or Houdini ' s magic, as you might suppose. FuQUA, Jack Edwin Gallegly, Imogene Galloway, Eugene Eaglesville Lawrenceburg Gibson, Carman Harry Giles, Frank GiLLUM, Hubert Evel GiLLUM, Mary Jane Goodall, Billy Rhea Good, Carl S. Goslin, E. J. Ramer Nashville Lewisburg Cornersville Mt. Juliet Murfreeshoro Columbia Grammer, Marion Lee, Jr. Gray, James Anderson Murfreeshoro Gribble, Dorothy Louise McMinnville Hacey, Richard Ear Hale, Betty Holt Hale, Lucy Marie Hall, Betty Ann Nashville Tullahoma Hixson Murfreeshoro Harris, Dudley Allen Hendersonville Harris, Lester Harrison, Betty Jane Harvey, Jessie H. Haston, Charles Lynn Henley, Rachel Henson, Joyce Evelyn Portland Murfreeshoro Auburntown Sparta Hillsboro Dalton, Ga. Hester, Hilllard Harold Old Hickory Hettish, John Robert Hill, Nancy Lee Hodges, Don Holden, Dan Murfreeshoro Watertown Lebanon Murfreeshoro Holmes, Betty Graham Murfreeshoro SOPHOMORE CLASS Holt, Anna Ruth Beardstown Hooper, Janet Milton HoLzwoRTH, William J. Murfreesboro Ingle, Fern Goodlettsville Ingle, Margaret Shelbyville James, Butler Murfreesboro Jennings, Gay Fayetteville Johnson, James Lee Lcwisburg Jolly, John Frank Murfreesboro Jones, Beverly Tullahoma Karnes, William Nashville Kee, William Lee Murfreesboro Kennedy, Carey Huntland Key, Charlotte Carthage Keys, Shirley Nashville Knight, Ruth Murfreesboro Knowles, James Lloy d Sparta Lafever, Evelyn Watertown Lahde, Peter Nashville Lannom, James Howard Murfreesboro Lannom, Martha Lebanon Laux, Lvdia Nashville Leavitt, George Chattanooga Litton, Kenneth Lyles Littleton, Norma Lenoir City Locke, Mary Lou McMinnville Macon, Dave Ramsey Murfreesboro Maggart, William T. Westmoreland Mann, James Marion Tullahoma Manning, Ervin C. Lebanon Back, m the Saddle ... are ' Colonel, Lieutenant, ' Mac, ' and ' Brook as they drive the lirst tank to arrive for the ROTC from the freight yards out to the college. SOPHOMORE CLASS Raiders Through the Ages from the days of the Con- federacy to the present. This float was good enough to win second place in the Homecoming parade for the Track and Sabre Cluh. Marable. Doris Ann Marlin, Peggy Martin, Gwendolyn Mathis, Mainelle Mayo, Gentry McCrary, Rachel Eagleville Murfreesboro Lebanon Liberty Woodbury Murfreesboro McDonald. Frank Douglas Nashville McFarlin, Hugh Paty Lyles McGhee, George Raymond Murfreesboro McKee, Franklin New Middleton McMiLL.AN, Joyce Midgett, Wallace Miller, Rachel Ann MoNCRiEE, Dimple Old Hickory Moore, Gary Donald Newby, Wayne C. Woodbury Norton, Guy Miller, Jr. Lawrenceburg O ' Brien, Leonard Thomas Christiana Ogg, Fay Parsons Oglesby, Harriet Parsons, Iris Partee, Al P.ASCHAL, Bessie Allen Patton, Thomas W. Phillips, Buster C. Murfreesboro Shelbyville Christiana Lebanon Readyville Nashville Smokey Jot Phillips, Martha Jean McMinnville Philpot, Willia Lee Pidcock, George Edgar, Jr. Nashville Pilklnton, VivL N Ruth Pluger, Adelaide Murfreesboro SOPHOMORE CLASS Porter, Gene F. Nashville Porterfield, William A. Murfreeshoro Potts, Oscar Eugene endersonville Powell, William J. Jasper PowEL, Marie Taylor Murfreeshoro Powers, Aaron Nashville Price, Edward Murfreeshoro Price, Floyd Dayton Rather, Garnett T. Nashville Ray, Clifton Red Boiling Springs Ray, Howard TuUahoma Reed, Van S. Cairo, 111. Richardson, Dorothy Cornersville Ridley, James A. Murfreeshoro Ro. cH, Bonnie Ruth Cottontown Robertson, Garland L. Nashville Rutledge, Howard L Shelhyville Saunders, Joe lendersonville Scott, Lilburn Nashville Sharp, Anne Nashville Sherrill, Marguerite Decherd Shields, John A. Manchester Shubert, Dorothy Flintville Singleton, Martha Murfreeshoro Smith, Ilene J. Shelhyville Smith, Jimmy W. Ardmore Smotherman, Bettie Murfreeshoro Smotherman, Mary Frances Christiana Snow, Joe Murfreeshoro Spencer, Owen Rona LD Nashville Ole Miss was very lucky when Joyce Calfee, Mrs. Vir- ginia Muncie, sponsor, and Billie Dean Reed spent three days, prior to the Christmas holidays in the Province V Home Economic Workshop at the University of Mississippi, O.xford. Mississippi. SOPHOMORE CLASS If? O t f IV y ' ■They ' re Off ' . . . to the state debating tournament — and later to the national, for some. Left to right are: Jim Sharber, Ty Cobb, Boyd Gilliland, Dot Wood, Bob Woodruff, Dimple Moncrief, and Lane Boutwell. Stephens, Larry Keit Spring Hill Taylor, Betty Frances Morrison Taylor, Dossie Smithville Taylor, Nowlin Shelbyville Thomas, Claude Wartrace Tipps, James Dudley TuUahoma Todd, Adrlan Tullahorra Tomlinson, J. J. Lebanon Vance. Robert Joe Murfreesboro Vaughan, Dorothy Sue Ramer Van Dohlen, Bernard Ray Nashville Waddell. John F. Murfreesboro Walker, Imogene Nashville Wallace, Kenneth Eugene McEwen Warren, Mary Elizabeth White House Webb, Betty June Cowan Whitaker, Luther Thomas Columbia White, James Norman Lawrenceburg Whorley, Elizabeth Murfreesboro Wilkinson, Rebecca Winchester Williams, Davis Curtis Lebanon Williams, Douglas Nashville Wood, Ann E. Arrington Wood, Anna F. Arrington Wood, Dorothy Murfreesboro Wood, Winford J. Murfreesboro WooDPiN, Samuel B. Lodge WooDPiN, Virginia Love Murfreesboro Wrather, Billy Murfreesboro Yager, Mary Ellen McMinnville Youree, Ruth Woodbury OFFICERS Trying to look dignified as be- fits their newly acquired college status are freshman class president Tommy Bomar, flanked left and right by Dean Hopkins, class secretary and Eddie Akin, vice- president. FRESHMAN CLASS FRESHMAN CLASS m4 l ' Come into My Parlor ' . . . said Mrs. Smith to Dot Wood and Emma Jean McElroy as she welcomed them to Jones Hall last fall, as the first girls in his- tory moved into the reconverted boys ' dorm. ADAMS, ROBERT AKIN, EDDIE ALLEN, MARJORIE AMICK, lERRE Murfreesboro Old Hickory Nashville Columbia ARNETTE, ROBERT L. Murfreesboro ARNOLD, WANDA BAGWELL, JAMES BAILEY, JIMMY Shelbyville Murfreesboro Lawrenceburg BAIN, lAMES BAIRD. CHRISTINE Fayetteville Lascassas BATEY, DAN BEASLEY, JUNE BEATY, RUTH BENSON, LEE HALL Murfreesboro Grimsley Murfreesboro BISHOP. LETHA WOOD BLAIR, AMANDA Lawrenceburg BLAIR, NEAL BOMAR, TOMMY BOND, CHARLINE BOWERS, HELEN Columbia Nashville TuUahoma Murfreesboro BOYCE, M. A. Shelbyville BRANDON, HUTTON Lewisburg BRINKLEY, CAROLYN BRISBY, JERRY Shelbyville Old Hickory BROOK, JAMES VERNON Mt. Pleasant BROWN, LIANE Columbia BUNTLY, lO ANN BURCHAM, BILL Fayetteville Jamestown BURGESS, LOUISE ASHTON Lynnville BURNS, MARGARET LOUISE Rockvale FRESHMAN CLASS BUSH, LEIGHTON BUTLER, NEELY CANTRELL, INEZ CAPLEY, THOMAS CARLISLE, HENRY Wartrace Lebanon Sparta Shelbyville Same Fe CARLTON, EDWARD ELAM Rock vale CARTER, FRANCES Lawrenceburg CHERRY, ANNA LOUISE CLAPP, RUFUS C. CLARK, CHARLES Celina Norris Murfreesboro CLAYTON, DONALD CLENDENON, EDWINA McMinnville Big Rock Pulaski COBB, BILLY COBLE, MILAN COLDSNOW, JACK McMinns ' ille COLLIER, MARY NEIL Petersburg COLLINS, MARION South Pittsburg COLVERT, BOBBY COOK, ANITA COOK, WANDA COOK, WILLIE H. COOPER, JOYCE Smithville Columbia Murfreesboro Liberty Cowan CORNELIUS, ANNA RUTH Columbia COVINGTON, EUGENE COX, RONALD CLARK Nashville CRAIG, JIMMY L. CRANFORD, JIMMY CULLUM, DAVID CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT McMinnville DAVANPORT, MILAN Auburntown ' T ever Thought I ' d See the Day ' is written all over the faces of these boys as they view the kewpie dolls and movie star pictures that adorn what used to be their rooms at the Jones Hall open house. FRESHMAN CLASS Hi 7W a i ' My Feet are Tired . . . Let ' s stop for refreshments. Everybody has lots of fun when one of the dorms has open house. Everyone_ gets to pry around everyone ' s else ' s room and see how the other half lives. DAVANPORT, YOUREE Murfreesboro DAVIS, BOBBIE JEAN Murfreesboro DAVIS, WENDELL DAVIS. LUCKETT DAVIS, NORA SUE Smyrna Smyrna Hohenwald DICKENS. MARTHA Murfreesboro DICKEY, DOROTHY DOUGLAS, DOROTHY DREW, DAVID DUGGIN, JACK Henryville Gallatin Columbia Dowelltown DUNNAWAY, DORIS Murtreesboro DYE, W. M. ENOS, JAMES ERVIN, MARY EVANS, INA BELL EVANS, JAMES B. EZELL, GARNER FARRIS, ROBERT IVIN Smyrna Tullahoma Lynchburg Murfreesboro Old Hickory Loretto Rockvale FLETCHER, EDWARD NEAL Nashville FLOYD, CHARLES FOWLER, DICK FOX, CRAIG Nashville Chattanooga Nashville FRANCIS, BARBARA McMinnville FRANCIS, VIRGINIA ANN Montcagle FULLER, ROBERT DAN Chapel Hill FULTS, BILLIE Shelbyville GANT, JOHN NORWOOD Nashville GARRETT, MARTIN GARRISON, JANE Ardmore GILLESPIE, CLARENCE FRESHMAN CLASS GILMORE, ROBERT GOODLOE, EVELYN Bethpage Lavergne GOODMAN, MARTHA GRAMMER, ELIZABETH ANN Winchester GUY, ROY HAAS, KENNETH Nashville HACKNEY, MARY FRANCES Murtreesboro HADEN, CHARLEY HAITHCOAT. JAMES HAILEY, GEORGE HAMILTON. SUE HARPER, JOHN D. HARRELL, MYRA HARRIS, LAURA ANN Columbia Nashville College Grove Gallatin Eagleville HAYES. JOHN THOMAS Murfreesboro HARRISON, JIMMY HAY, ELIZABETH HAYNES, JACK HAYNES, JAYNES HEISS, PAUL HICKS, GRAHAM College Grove Murfreesboro Soddy Murfreesboro HIGHTOWER, JIMMY Lewisburg Antioch Liberty Vienna, 111. HOLLAND. MARGARET Nashville HILL, THOMAS E. HOBSON, DON HOGSHEAD, TOM HOOD, JAMES W. HOPKINS, DEAN HORAN, PAUL HOSTETTLER, JAMES Franklin Sparta Nashville Nashville Steady on that ladder The freshmen worked until the wee hours of the morning (as did everybody else) in preparation for Homecoming. Jones Hall takes on a new look, here. FRESHMAN CLASS HOWARD. MARCUS Loretta HOWARD, WILLIAM H., JR. Winchester HUDGENS, JEAN Murfreesboro HUMPHREYS. JOYCE HUSKIN. JANE HULSEY. GEORGE JACKSON. JIMMY Richard City Nashville Murfreesboro JARRELL. CAROLYN Manchester JARRELL. WILLIAM RUSSELL Nashville JENKINS, JUDITH LEE Nashville JENNINGS. BOBBY LELAND Murfreesboro JENNINGS, JANE JERNIGAN, JOAN JOHNSON, JAMES JONES, DAVID B. Fayetteville Beechgrove Arrington Chattanooga JONES. DOROTHY JUNE Taft JONES, DORRIS Goodlettsville JOURNLY, DWIGHT Columbia KEESE, JOHN H. Dec herd KETRING, SARA ANN Hendersonville KIDWELL, JIMMY KNIGHT, KATHRYN It Pdid Og for the freshmen, any way. Here they ride around the cinder track at halftime in their first prize win- ning float. However, it was a cool day for outdoor baths. LAMB, ANNE LAMB, EDNA Murfreesboro Franklin LANCE. CARL LANE, DARWIN LANE, QUENTIN LANIUS. PAT LEDFORD. CAROLYN LEE, JAMES McMinnville Chattanooga Chattanooga Shelbyville Lewisburg Lenior City FRESHMAN CLASS LEE, LILA LEE. PHILENE TuUahoma Nashville LEMMONS. WILLIAM A. Bell Buckle LEWIS. DOROTHY ANN Murtreeshoro LUNA, LLOYD LUNN. GEORGE Petersburg McMinnviUe McBRIDE. CHARLES McMinnviUe McCLARAN, JAMES Murtreeshoro McCULLOUGH, MARTIN Murfreesboro McELROY, EMMA JEAN Murfreesboro McKEE. VIRGINIA Columbia McMAHON, MRS. LLOYD Summitville McMURRY, SAMMY Chattanooga McPHERSON, HOUSTON Goodlettsville MADDUX, NAT G. MALONE, LARRY MAY, MARVIN MEEKS, HILDA MESSICK, IVA MIDGETT, CARL MILAM, KELLY MILES, ERNESTINE MINGLE, ELFREDA Lebanon Harrison Daisy Palmer Beechgrove Murfreesboro Taft Murfreesboro Murfreesboro MONKS, CHARLES WAYNE Fayetteville MONTGOMERY, PAUL MORRISON, JAMES Nashville Whitwell MOSER, DONALD Murfreesboro MULLINS. JAMES DAVID Rockvale MURPHY, CAROLYN Mt. Pleasant NEAL, RUSSELL, JR. Fosterville Shoes Sfimed? Buttons buttoned? Hair cut? There must be a hundred things that we have to remember to be a sharp soldier, and we have weekly uniform inspections to remind FRESHMAN CLASS 4X ■ ' Ahh i! These Socials! We eat, dance, play games, and just ' shoot the bull. Anything to have fun. This was the Track and Sabres fall social, held at the Scout lodge just off the campus. BHM ■■ P P HK S f M HP 4 i w§ • NELLESSEN, RAMOR Goodlettsville NELSON, CATHIE Nashville NICHOLSON, ELIZABETH ANN Murfreesboro NICKENS, JOHN Murfreesboro NIXON, CHARLEY E. Auburn town NOEL, LACEY Murfreesboro NOKES, JOYCE Nashville OAKLEY, ELDON B Estill Springs OSTEEN, JOAN Columbia DONALD, OWEN Liberty PENUEL, LEWIS Murfreesboro PETTY, JOE Carthage PHILLIPS, BETTY Murfreesboro PHILLIPS, JERRY Carthage PHILLIPS, ROBERT Lewisburg PIGG, CHARLES Petersburg PIGG, BUDDY Columbia PLESS, VERNIE LEE TuUahoma PORTER, BOBBY Five Points PORTER, ROCKNE Nashville POWELL, PATSY Murfreesboro PRESSNELL, BILLY Columbia PRUITT, BOBBY Murfreesboro PURCELL, BRUCE Leoma RAY, JANE Manchester RAYBURN, TAYLOR Columbia REECE, DOYAL Big Sandy REAVIS, JOE Columbia REESE, CHARLES C Shelbyville REESE, LOUIS Fayetteville FRESHMAN CLASS REYNOLDS, CHARLES Nashville RICKS, MARTHA Nashville RIVES, MALCOLM Lewishurg ROBERSON, LORA MAE Nashville ROBINSON, JANE Lebanon ROBINSON, ANN Nashville RODDY, RALPH ROUSE, CLARK RUSSELL. ROY SANDERS, GLORIA SEARCY, CARL H. SEAT, MEASY Winchester Normandy Nashville Winchester Richard City Murfreesboro SEBASTIAN, HENRIETTA Memphis SHARP, NEUVA Nashville SCARBROUGH, BOB Paris SHELTON, CAROLYN Beechgrove SHELTON, NINA JEAN Woodbury SHOFNER, NANCY SIEWERT, NATALIE SIMMONS, EDGAR Shelbyville Shelbyville Old Hickory SIMPSON. WILLIAM Murfreesboro SINE, ELIZABETH SINGER, DAVID SISSOM, LEIGHTON Kingsport Nashville Morrison SMITH, MARIE SMITH, BILLY South Pittsburg SMITH. PAUL M. SMITH. SAMMY Murfreesboro Chattanooga Springfield SMOTHERMAN. BARRY Murfreesboro SMOTHERMAN, ROY B. Wartrace ' Mama ' s Little Baby ' . . . just loves to get up here in front of the people and carry on. There ' s plenty of opportunity around here. too. This was a hot rendition of something at the Phys Ed Carnival. FRESHMAN CLASS SORRELLS, DOLORES Petersburg ' Murder m the Lighthcitse . _ was the title of this Stunt Night skit. Standing on the table is the ' Lighthouse, com- plete with blinking lights. Left to right are the Keeper ' s beau- tiful daughter, the aged light- house keeper, and the villian. SORRELL, MARTHA STAFFORD, JIMMY Sparta STEPHENS, WILLIAM CLYDE Jasper ST. JOHN, BETTY STRICKLAND, BILLY Nashville SWAIN, CORNELIA SWANN, LILLIAN TAYLOR, CECIL TEMPLETON, JANE TENPENNY, JOE Murfreesboro Dec herd Daylight Taft Woodbury TENPENNY, MILDRED Murfreesboro THOMAS, JAMES M. THOMPSON, ERSKINE Antioch Woodbury THOMPSON, ROBERT Mt. Pleasant TOLBERT, BOBBY Murfreesboro TOMLIN, JAMES ROLF College Grove TRICKY, KENNETH Cairo, 111. TRIGG, PAT TROXLER, OPHELIA TUCKER, WILLIAM TURNER, SHIRLEY USELTON, DOT VANCE, BEVERLY Lewisburg Monteagle Smyrna Allardt Tullahoma Lebanon VANDERPOOL, DORIS SmithviUe VAUGHN, MRS. FRANCES Winchester WAGGONER, BETTY WALKER, BOBBY Mulberry WALL, JACK Murfreesboro WARMBROD, ELEANOR Winchester FRESHMAN CLASS WEATHERLY, KATHERINE Shelbyville WHEELER, FANNIE WHISENANT, JIMMY WHITE, JEAN WHITE, JAMES P. WHITE, JIMMY Charel Hill Kelso Nashville Nashville Covington WHITLOCK, HERSCHEL Arrington WHITLOCK, BOBBYE WILKINSON, BETTY JEAN Winchester WILKINSON, ANN WILLIAMS, MARTHA SUE Norene WILSON, MAUDE ANNA Manchester WITHAM, BARBARA Murfreesboro WOOD, DOROTHY Murtreesboro WOOD, JANNINE Watertown WOODRUFF, ROBERT M. Murfreesboro WOODS, CAROL WRATHER, MAI Murfreesboro Murfreesboro WRIGHT, BETTY BROWN Gallatin YAHNIG, EVA FASICK, ESTER Allardt Sewanee HIGGINS, MRS, JEWELL Morrison JENKINS, MARGARET MILLER, BOBBIE CRABTREE, LILLIE HARRIS, JOHNNIE Petersburg WATSON, VIVIAN G. Thompson Station WILSON, GLADYS V x Summer Fun , . , includes the faculty-student picnic held on the campus every summer. Volleyball and badminton, among other things, work up a good appetite for the delicious bar- becue that is always served. GRADUATE STUDENTS Since most of our graduate students attend classes at night or on Saturdays, between regular jobs, we weren ' t able to get many of them together to have their pictures made, but here are a few of the 307 graduate students enrolled this year who did find the time to drop by the photographer ' s studio. BOB PRESTON BURKETT Murfreesboro CLAY CAUGHRON COBLE Center ' ille FRANCIS FUSON Murfreesboro ROCIA NELL HALE Milton SAM O. HENLEY Decherd HAROLD KENNEDY Sewanee N. A. LINK Jasper HARRY LOWELL Shelbyville ELIZABETH PARKER Lawrenceburg WILLIAM RUSSELL PEVAHOUSE . . .Waynesboro GUY A. SCOTT Woodbury JOHN SIMS Wartrace GORDON TRAVERS Paris KIRK WHEELER Christiana JAMES C. WOODS Lewisburg ROY WISEMAN McMinnville BOUQUETS ' To give credit where credit is due, here are the people who are responsible for the fine work done on the Midlander this year. Editors — Joe Sloan, Jane Holland. Business Managers — Staten Eubanks, Gloria Gattis. Features arid Organizations — Jean Mason, Emily Pepper. Classes — Seniors — Emalou Smotherman. Juniors — Nell Banks. Sophomores — Mary Jo Dillon. Freshman — Jimmy Jackson, Elizabeth Hay, Cathey Nelson. Photography — Lewis D. Bandy, Joe Sloan, Barbara With- am, Jimmy Carnahan, et al. Copy — Jean Pellegrin, Mary Jo Dillon. Copy-Reader — June Renegar Tucker. Printing — Ambrose Printing Co., Nashville. Engraving — Capitol Engraving Co., Nashville. Covers — Kingsport Press, Inc., Kmgsport, Tenn. Facult Adviser — Gene H. Sloan. Other members of the staff who ably assisted the above mentioned staff members are pictured on page 42. Cartoons, by permission of King Features Syndicate, were drawn by Joe Sloan and Jimmy Ridley. PARTIAL PAGE MISSING GENERAL FORREST ' S OBJECTIVE, 1862. PARTIAL PAGE MISSING DEMEOT AND STEPHENS TRACTOR FARM EQUIPMENT FORD HYDRAULIC TOUCH CONTROL PHONE 815 3 I 5 South Church EMPIRE PENCIL CO. SHELBYVILLE, TENN. Parte. ue ' . 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Nashville-3-Tenn. Stickney Griffis Everything You Would Expect To Find In A MODERN DRUG STORE West Side Square 227 N. CHURCH ST Wl SlU MAD£-TO-MeASuff£ CLOTHtS Sd e of Business Section Fine Food For Fine Folks Sea Foods Daily — Pit Barbecue Al Sullivan ' s Restaurant Red Rose Dairies A Cordia We come A ways DELICIOUS RED ROSE ICE CREAM Telephone 9 1 22 Murfreesboro PHONE 293 Murfreesboro A. L. Sullivan, Jr. MURFREESBORO LAUNDRY CO. LAUNDERERS— CLEANERS MDX FDDH MARKET PUBLIC SQUARE MURFREESBORO, TENN. Mary ' s FloY ers Phone 883 HOTEL HAYNES Owner: Mary Dunn Night 214-M . = John Woodfin E. E. Phillips, Manager Ljtamour Itop JACKSON BROS. WOMEN ' S APPAREL OLDSMOBLILE CHEVROLET 16 PUBLIC SQUARE Sales and Service Murfreesboro, Tennessee Wesf College Phone 108 C. B. Leatherman and Co. JONES OVER 72 YEARS Locker Cold Storage System OF SELLING Jennings A. Jones, proprietor Commercial Cold Storage, Frozen Food Lockers GOOD MERCHANDISE 610 West College Street Telephone 808 THE MIDLANDER STAFF ind MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE COLLEGE THANK OUR ADVERTISERS REMEMBER THEM WHEN BUYING So, as the sun 5m (s slowly in the west behind the blue Tennessee hills, we bid farewell to Beetle. We see hiyn sadly saying good-bye to all his friends and the institution he has nown so long and loved so well, and nostalgic tears swell in our eyes as we finally realize the tune has come to say, ' So long, good Iucl(!