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

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Q. M. Smith, President

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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.

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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.