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

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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.

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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.

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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.