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

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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

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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 ' .:?-

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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.