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

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION In 1! 3! the Business Administralion Depart- ment became an official part ol the college. Until this time it had been a part ol the Social Science Department. It is now a separate depart- ment offering comses in stenography, business law. methods and materials in accounting, stenog- rapliy. advanced accounting. ad ' ertising. auditing, salesmanship, and business education. This department is organized in foiu divisions: accounting, secretarial science, business educa- tion, and business law. It is popidar with the stu- dents, as shown by the large number ol majors it produces e cry year. 1 he objectives of business administration are if) certitv sjraduates to teach any business subject, to prepare students for ope- rating pri aie enterprise, and to prepare students for vorth ' hile business positions. E. W. Midgett is head of the department with Mrs. Henrietta Myers Wade. Miss Elaine Stepp, and Gene H. Sloan dS his teaching companions.

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MATHEMATICS Horace (.. Jones heads ilie Malhe- iiiaiics l)e|)arliiieiii wiih ihe ahkr as- sislaiue ol Roy Simpson and Miss I oiiiiiiic Reynolds. Miss Reynolds has l)een an insii lu lor ai M J S(] since I ill I. Any sludeni whr) chooses this as his major lield is oHered a lour vear matii (ourse whicli inchides business ariUinietic, maihemaUcs ol Hnance, calculus, geometry, and many others. . lso offered is a methods coinse and a year ' s ' ork in stu eying. HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT ■ Wk - M 1 L.- ' S H 1 iP « H S r — 1 The Home Economics Department, headed by Mrs. ' irginia Muncie. of- lers a four year comse leading to a Bachelor of Science degiee. Train- in is a ailable lor luiure teachers of home economics, home demonstra- lion agents, dietitians, costume design- ers, interior decorators, and skilled homemakers. Miss Agnes Nelson is Mrs. Muncie ' s ery capable assistant. She has charge of clothing and related courses, while Mrs. Mtnicie teaches in the field of loods and home manaoement. Plans for the near fiume include a home management house and a pre- school program.

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GRADUATE DIVISION Dr. Howard d. Kirksey. a dis- tinguislicd educator, is the licad ol ihc (rradiiatc Division. His ad- aiuc(l ])hiloso].(liits and methods have played a ]jriiiiary role in tlie developiiieiu and liin( lions of this deparlinent. Graduate students may receive a major in education and a minor in the fields of Enolish, social science, industrial arts, science, or physical education. This provides a broad cinriciiluin. Each department of- fers graduate coinses to meet the needs of the graduate students and produce more capable teachers. Many of the graduate students hold teaching positions in the pub- lic school systems. They share their actual experiences ' ith one an- other and gain practical informa- tion from the instructors. Masters oi Arts — June and August, 1953