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

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E ] Instructors In the Agricultural Department are James Jaggers. B. B. Gracy, Jr.. and Dr. Clifford Stark. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT The Aginculture Department at Middle Ten- nessee State College has as its primary aim the training of sttidents interested in the teaching of agiucultine or in the agrictilttnal extension ser - ice. This year the MTSC Agricidiure Department lormed a co-operative program with the Univer- sity of Tennessee so that Teimessee students may attend MTSC for two years and then go to the imiversity and complete their courses in oca- lional agricidttne. Also included in the objectives of this depart- ment is the preparation of young men as farm- ers. The Agi-icidtme Department offers cotirses in farm and home administration, soil conser a- tion. and leclmical coinses for sttidents who plan to continue agricultural work with feed, seed, fertilizer, or tarm e(iiiipment companies.

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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.

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The Training School faculty pictured above is composed of, first row, left to right: Mary Bell Jordan. Mary Frances Sne ' I, Marguerite Harrison, Joseph M. Howard, Prirjcipal, Mrs Sewall Manley. Leneil Edwards, and Margaret Lowe. Second row: Carman Gibson, Mrs. Joe Wood, Kenneth L Pace, Mrs. Madge Manson, Ernest Farmer. Mrs. Edward Brlney, Marcus Nickel, and Ann Ashley. TRAINING SCHOOL The Training School is the branch of our col- lege educational system where the MTSC students majoring in education have an opportunity to do their practice teaching under capable and helplul instrtictors. Supervised teaching offers students the opportimity to put to use those things they have learned. The Training School teaclies stu- dents high educational standards and inspires them as future teachers to achic c liiglier ideals and goals. A major part of the vork of those sdio are qtial- ifying tor a teacher ' s certificate is the actual class- room practice under super ision of ex]3erienced teachers with graduate training.