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

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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.

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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.

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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.