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

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Mr. W ' adc lias oigani cd die Raider Radio C.lul), wliicli receives radio signals ironi points all o cr the (onn- Lry. Ralph Daniels does some experi- mental - vork in the radio shop. In the courses in radio, students as- semble radios as projects. Mr. Freeman discusses plans for the national meeting of Industrial Arts Clubs with delegates chosen to represent MTSC at that meeting.

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT Art majors Jim Ridley and Hal Broyles discuss an exhibition of masks made by one of the art classes with Miss Harding, art instructor. Students receive expert advice in woodshop from Mr. Phillip Dalton, Industrial arts teacher. The MTSC Industrial Arts Department is one of the best of its size in the coimtry. 1 he lA building is one of the hnest in any southern col- lege or university. It comprises six shops, a gen- eral sliop with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of modern equipment for use by the stu- dents. Recently the Fine .Arts Dei artment moved to the lA building, and now makes its home on second floor in one of the well lighted drawing rooms. Miss Carol Harding is in charge of this department. Seated: O. L. Freeman, Miss Carol Harding. Standing: Joh n Wade, Phillip Dalton, Eddie Voorhies, James S. Gonce.

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The teaching and coaching staff Include Charles N. Greer. Charles Murphy. Elbert Patty, Joe Blacit Hayes. Francis Reil. Miss Buleah Davis, and Mrs. Betty LIttlefield, not pictured. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Strong bodies as well as strong minds could well be (he motto of oin- Health and Physical Education Department. The well-co-ordinated program of this departnicnt makes it possible for the sttidents to be physically active as well as mentally alert while on the campus. It is a re- quirement of all stud ents to take at least six quarters of physical education before they are eligible for a degree. These credits may be ob- tained in 42 different clas.ses such as tennis, bowling, golf, swimming, volleyball, camping, basketball, badminton, dancing, and baseball. It is possible for a student to obtain a major or ia i minor in this department by meeting the neces- sary requirements. To those students who have extraordinary abil- ity for participation in basketball and football there are scholarships offered. This helps to maintain fine teams for the college as well as to permit boys to attend college who otherwise could not. The health cotirses which this department of- lers are recpiired in the obtaining of an ele- mentary certificate, but they also round otit the ctuTicuhmi of the department.