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

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PHYSICS DEPARTMENT The siudciu who is interested in a brighter and more prosijeroiis luiine usually finds the way to the physics laboratory. With the modern trend toward scientific development, the physics major can be as- sured of a very good job. The many long hoius of study produce concrete results. Douglas Shields instructs the students in such prob- lems as measining amoiuits ot heat from certain solid materials ' hen they become ignited, electrical wiring, speed of light and sound, atomic energy, and inany other complicated problems of modern lite. The very best in etinipment is furnished so that the student has first-hand experience in working on his problems. In freshman coinscs, all students participate on the same experiments, btu in the achanced cotnses, each stu- dent has a different set of experiments given him at the beginning of each quarter which he is expected to report on to the rest of the class after his work is completed. HOUSE MOTHERS riure are lew mothers xvho have so many childien who beai so liiile resemlilance to each other, desire so nni(h aikntion, and ha e such complicated prob- lems. All ihese— and many more— are the everyday responsibilities facing the hotise mothers. In fid- filling their jobs so well, they are guided by patience and understanding in every decision they have to make. Their wisdom inspires each sttidcnt to make his own decisions. E en with all this weight bearing heavily upon their shoidders, the house mothers al- ways have a friendly smile and a kind word for each of their children. Ihey have complete charge of their respective dormitories: from left to right are: standing, Mrs. Evelyn Felder, and Mrs. Katltcrine Parks, seated: Mrs. [esse Sullivan, and Mrs. Frances Pitts.

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) lop pluilo Iriim (• 1)1. C;liltortl J. Ueniiis. Ui. J. ticlu CHEMISTRY— PHYSICS— BIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS Stiiiknis iiiuixsud in (luniistiy. and |)rc-profes- sion.il xoiaiions u(ci L ' supirior training in their Ik-UI under ilu- uidancr ol Dr. |. Eldrcd Wiser, head 111 ilii ' ik])annienl. and Mi. |anR-s Scliili. . n ixiilknl |)h si(,il pl.nu i a ailal)k- tor the ii e ol the suukiits, a separate laboratory Ijeiii ; piovided lor each vear ol chemistry except physical cheiiiistiy. In adtiiiion to these excellent facilities, advanced stii- denis have acce.ss to the use ol s]jLcial e(ini|)nient such as the Becknian .SpectrophoionRUr. IMioioeki trie Calorinuler. anil .M)le Reliai liiintlei . {)c(iip ini; till ' t-ntire third Hoor ol the scieiue biiildin is the BiologN Department. In this field the fresh- man comes in contact with a very im- portant piiase of higher learning— lixiiig material. Majors and minors ma tie acquired in biology with the reiiiiiretl courses of embryologi, ' , zool- og . botany, genetics, and others hav- ing been completed. The professors an exercise their ability in the ade- (|uaiel i(|iiippeil classrooms and lab- oratories. Students can carry on private ' stucK in some of the indi id- nal looms. Biology offers growing interest for those with professional or industrial sjoals.

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I!,,i,lnn jioiii li-U III lii hl in loji liliulo: Margaret Wright. Miss E. Mac Saunders. Mrs. John Scou. l)r. I ' liilip Houanl. Mi. Neil II. Wright. Mrs. jaiiics .iii Shke, Mis. RliIivc Tavlor .Sanders. Miss Hjlen Irivett. MUSIC DEPARTMENT .M I S( ; is proinl c)i liir iini)i i iiiuiils and t liaiim ' S that it has iiiadr. The Music Departmciil was not lo k- kii oiii 1)1 liir fhans es occiinino and has come up wiili a rcjiixcnaicd iMiildiui; all iis own. This step has done much lo impioxr die niciits ol this department. Thcie arc suliiciciu sound-])r()()l prarlicc rooms, huge classrooms, and rehearsal halls. The niusic department at M ISC: is one ol the l)est in any Southern college or uni ersity. The marching band ietei ed lame and reeognilion not only on the held, htii in ntimeious newspapers, and was the sid)ject ol one leaitire article. The new director ol the hand this ear is James K. ' an SKkc. and he is to he saltited lot a splendid job. Sttidents can icceixe a major in music by completing the ii([tiiied number o£ hours, while a lundameiuals (oiuse ill mtisic is neccssarv lor an elementarx cer- lilicale. Ml. . eil Wright hcad this harmonious department and is assisted by seven other capable instructors. Studcius can receixe credit lor courses in band, or- (liesii.i. (hoi lis. ])ri ate lessons, and class instruction. Aliiliated wiih this departmeni are the .Sacred Harp Singers, the I ' rio and Pi Mil Sigma, a professional honorary society. There is also the campus dance band, the Townsmen, which is very ]jopular with the student bodv. I he music dejjartmeni provides us with some verv entertaining |}rograms in assembly, and their senior recitals are worihy ol attendance by everv M ISC student.