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

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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

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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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THE LIBRARY Members of the library staff are Miss Catherine Clark, Ambrose Easterly. Miss Virginia Wilkinson, Miss Mary Elizabeth Wallace, and Miss Maureen Williams, as well as the many student assistants. The MTSC library contains a wide selection of reference and source material as ' ell as fic- tional and recreational entertainment. The li- brary now consists of more than 38,000 books, ad- ditional bound ()lumes, periodicals and news- pajjers, and is anntially expanding. This is all done for the enrichment of the cinriculum and the increase of student kno vledge. Near the periodical room in the basement of the library is located tlic Regional Library Ser ' ice. headquarters ser ' ing nine counties. The regional library is staffed by Miss Maureen Villiams, Regional Librarian: Miss Mary Elizabeth Wal- lace, Assistant Regional Librarian: and Mrs. Hoyte .Ste vart, Secretary. The Library Science Department Avas started this year at .MISC. under the (Ureciion of Miss Leneil Echvards. A minor is now a ailable in library science. EXTENSION SERVICE Mr. Bob Abernathy is director of the Extension Service at MTSC. This service was originated to serve more adec|uaiely the gradtiates of MTSC and the professional people of this area. One of the chief functions of this service is to assist superintendents and supervisors with an in-ser ice program for teachers. A second linution ol this ser ice is to keep in toiuli with the personnel needs of employers and pass them on to seniors and alinnni seeking em- ployment.