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

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The Educalion Department plays a dominant role in upholding MTSC ' s reputation tor produc- ing teachers of the highest (piality. Students plaiuiing to teach receive tliorough instruction in all Helds of teaching, which prepares them to meet all classroom difficulties. They obtain actual practice in teaching, either at the Training .School or at Central High School. On secondary or ele- mentary levels, the value ol ' ])raciice teaching can- not be oxer-emphasized. Courses such as guidance, psychology, and principles of education are taught to improve the mind and to de elop attitudes xvhich are neces- sary for capable teachers, as xvell as to offer a chal- lenge for their academic ability. Each year ninety per cent of the graduating body are eligible to receive teaching certificates. The quality of the education staff is shown by the outstanding demonstrations of oin graduates. The instructors of this department are Mr. Joseph Howard. Miss Mary Hall, Dr. Will Bowdoin, Dr. Howard Kirksey, Mr. Roy Simpson, Dr. Ralph Dunham. Mr. Hubert Swann, Dr. Bealer Smotherman, Dr. Belt S. Keathley. and Mr. James Martin.

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MR. jlJDI) Mr. W. 1 ' ). |ik1(1. ihc Ml SC Registrar, was gradualcd iroiii Middle- Tennessee State Col- Ics c when it vas Stale leachei-s College. Mr. judd has been ai Ml SCI lor some iwenly-six years. He has one of the most diffieull jobs on the campus, that of recording grades and credits lor e erv student who attends school each (|iiarter. He also keeps students inlormed of their academic staltis. REGISTRAR BURSAR MR. OODMORE .Mr. r. B. Woochnore, Rursar of MTSC. is responsible for all the linancial transactions of the college. His excellent jtidgment has kept Middle Tennessee State financially sotmd. Mr. W ' oodmore is ery capablv assisted by |.u!ies Jackson. .Assistant Bursar: Miss Virginia .Mason Elrod. and Mrs. jannine Cross. Secre- taries.

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The Instructors in this department are left to right: Mr. Roscoe Stricit- land, Miss OIlie Green, Dr. Edward Baldwin, Dr. Norman Paries, Dean Clayton L. James. Second row: Dr. Jesse Crowe, Dr. R. C. Corlew, Betty Hale, Secretary, Dr. C. C. Sims, Dr. R. L. Martin, Mr. Gene H. Sloan. SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The largest (Icpariinciu on the campus is ihc Social Science Deparinicni. A wide range of subjects are offered to a major. Among them are geograplix . liist()r . political science, econom- ics, and sociology. Sliidenis ma major in one speciHc area, such as history, or lake a gi en ntun- ber ol courses in ahnost all ol the social science Helds. The depart mcnt is headed b ' Dr. Norman Parks, who joined the stall in l ' .)r)2. He succeeds Dr. i ' .. (-. Sims, who asked to be relie ed as de- partment head after 30 years. Past and present modes of ci ilization and gov- ernmental systems are sttidied. Such sttulv better e(|iiipN the sttident to inulersiand the world today. ()id ihroush a wide kno vledoe and iinderstand- ing ol all societies may we function to oiu fullest ability. Democracy demands an edttcated popu- lace who comprehend its processes and organiza- tion. This could be considered one of the specific aims of the Social Science Department.