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

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VET VILLAGE Directly behind our campus is a little conummity made up of small frame, barrack-like apartments and numerous trailers. This is where our married folks live. The village was organized immediately after the World War II to accommodate veterans and their families who were attending school. Now, however, not only veterans biu anyone can li c in these apart- ments and trailers as long as at least one member of the family attends school . . . oiu school, of course. The center of interest is the Community Grocery where the men folks gather for a game of ping-pong (the recreation room is built in with the store), and the women gather their groceries. The people in Vet Village arc very proud of their small community. It was just recently that they held their election for their Ideal Vet Village Family. j lr. and Mrs. Bob Veach and daughter Vickie were elected. You can see in the picture at right that their choice was obviously wise.

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f mi II MfflUlBI 113111 AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT Tlic Agriculuuc Depai tiiiciit ol Miildlu Tennessee Suite College has as its primary objeeti e the training ol those students interested in teaching agricuUiire in llir higli schools of our state and the preparation of other students lor siiccesslid careers in piactical larni- ing. This objectise lornis the foundation of the build- ing of better rinal comniunities by better farming and im|)r() eil larni li iui; in llie liuure. In addition lo this major ohjeitixe. ihe deparimenl jjrepares some siudenls lor em pi o mem in ,igri( uliui al sei i(es. sik h as eMeusion work, laim and home ad- minisiratioTi. and soil ( oiisii alion: trains some lo ser e as leduiiciaus or salesmen loi leed. seed, lerlil- i ei. Ol larm e(]iiipmeni (omp.iuies: and trains olheis who |)laii lo (ouliime iheii ediualion in niaduale lields ill ihe siic-me ol a,i;i i( uluii e. Ihe de|)ailmenl also aims at ,ni iii,n sound hiiula- meulal tiainiug lo ihose whn will spriid lluir li es serving rural people in aiious lields ol eiuliavoi to the end that the iiia hellei iiiulei slaiid those with whom llu work and ihal llie nia lender a liillei sei ii e ill llleii hoseu lielil. I he expansion ol ihe ,nri( nil in e Depaitmenl was authorized alter Wdild War II. Il now loiisisis ol three buildings, one willi ihice i lassroonis. store- rooms, and ollins; a w ood-woi kiiii; shop, well e(pii|)ped lor larm wood working; and a melal work ing shop ecpiippeil lor bhuksmilh wmk and general re])air and mainten.nii e ol all t ])es ol l.ii in m.K liiiierv and etpiipmenl. Ihe i enter is locaieil atljacenl to the farm so that ilu ' laiiii iiia serve as a laboratory lor maiiv |)hases ol llu- agiitulune v ()ik. Ihe top photo shows the insiiiKlors ol the . gri- lulture Department. Ilux are. leli to right: .Mr. lames jaggers, Mr. B. U. (.racy. jr.. Dr. Clifford .Stark.

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STEAM PLANT The sieam plant and its operators aic odcn over- looked, hill their cliorts arc ahva s present. This (enlially located heatin , system piovideN e eiv hiiild- inn with ihe necessary heat and hot water. Without ii. lanipiis lile would be chaos. The ilioroutrhiicss ul lis Jul) lannot be stressed enough. New heatin i |nipiiii 111 has been installed and the biiildiim (f)ni- |)l(i( l iii(i(i rni ed since ' oiid War II. MAINTENANCE M ' lSC takis s ieat pride in the lact that it has a iKaiiiiliil ani|)iis. Our landscaping crew helps main- lain this tradition by keeping e eiything green and flowing, riuii work is not limited to the spring and summei . bin is part ol a vear-round program. Neat- ness, (leanliness. and the thousand and one odd jobs (all lo ihe janitors. E idence oL their thorough job is all aroiiiul lis. The cooks, needless to say. are in- dispensable, riierc are manv problems attached to ihe mainlenaiu e (le])arinienl, bin il has shown nuich apliliide in peilorniinj; ils diilies and res|)onsibilities. i|, ?). 5 j4s| . T -J X: