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

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GOVERNOR The Governor is chiej of staff oj the state ' s education. The highest-ranking commanding officer in this fine old state is Governor Frank Clement. I journeyed down to Nashville to visit his office one day and I found, after listening to several conversations, that as America ' s youngest chief executive he has proved his leadership in education as well as politics. Two of the members of the MTSC faculty, who were among his high school teachers, join the hundreds who attest to the sterling qualities of leadership that marked him in high school, in college, in law school and later as an Army officer. In recent months he has faced difficult problems with a forthright conviction that may easily result in his eleva- tion to a high national office. His sponsorship of better educational opportunities for all Tennesseans has en- couraged all those associated with edu cation in the state. (lOVERNOR FRANK G. CLEMENT BOARD OF EDUCATION The Board Plans Education Policies. Seated are W. R. Landrum, Mrs. Ferdinand Powell, Dr. Quill E. Cope, State Commissioner of Education; Mrs. Sam Wilson, Ernest C. Ball, Miss Maud Holman, executive secretary. Standing are Mrs. Violet Parrish, principal stenographer; Clarence Kolwyck, Dr. Norman Frost, J. Howard Warf, James Williams, and Edward J. Jennings. I

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President Q. M. Smith STRATEGY IN THE MAKING Ensconced in the Director ' s Headquarters, President Q. M. Smith, his staff and the commanders of tactical forces of Middle Tennessee State College outline a con- tinuing plan of operation and constantly enlarging table of organization. During President Smith ' s administration student en- rollment has reached the 2,000 mark, faculty personnel 112, with ten new buildings, 375 acre farm and cam- pus, new departments added and older ones expanded — all bespeaking the ingenuity and executive ability of the college administration. The pattern of leadership is an inspiring example to the student body and to the educational leadership of the area served by the college. President Smith has 30 years of college administrative experience, and the last eigh- teen at MTSC. He is a member of the bar, a practical farmer, and has served as an officer in both the Army and Navy. All of his staff are veteran educators, having occu- pied important elementary, secondary school or college posts before moving into staff positions as members of the Administrative Committee. Administrative Committee members engage in a policy making session with the following members: (seated) Dr. C. N. Stark, Mr. Neil Wright, Dr. W. B. Bowdoin, Mr. Hilary Parker, Mr. Horace Jones, Mr. O. L. Freeman, President, Q. M. Smith, Dr. Eldred Wiser, Mrs. Vir- ginia Muncie, Dr. Norman Parks. (Standing): Dr. Howard Kirksey, Miss Tommie Reynolds, Mr. Gene H. Sloan, Mr. N. C. Beasley, Major Q. L. McNary, Dr. Richard Peck, Dr. Francis Reil, Dr. Belt Keathley, Mr. E. W. Midgett.

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DEANS Scholarship, Student elfare, and Records are the Problems oj the Deans. Dean N. C. Beasley, having at one time or another occupied most of the jobs in rank at the college, now heads up our records division and acts as Veteran ' s ad- viser. As Dean of Admissions, he is continuing services to the college that have covered more than a quarter cen- tury. Outstanding lay leader in the Methodist Church, and for more than 20 years executive secretary of the MTEA, Dean Beasley has the loyal affection of the file as well as the rank in the profession and among the student body. N. C. Beasley — Dean of Admissions Dr. Belt S. Keathley combines the functions of the chaplain corps, the quartermaster department and the provost martial ' s office with equal ease and ability. As counselor and friend, as director of student help and dormitories, as a firm but understanding disciplinarian, our Dean of Students has the respectful admiration of all who know him. It is axiomatic that in this office one may find helpful guidance, sound admonition, or, when the occasion demands, equitable justice tempered always by mercy. Dr. Howard Kirksey heads our S-3 section of plans and training. As Dean of Instruction, it is his respon- sibility to organize and supervise the schedule and cur- riculum, to be alert to the over-all educational plan of campaign on all levels, integrating our Division into the Education Corps of Tennessee for most effective service. As secretary of the Secondary Principals Association, a member of the Baptist Sunday School Board for Ten- nessee, a national director of the Beta Club and Ten- nessee representative in the Southern Association, Dean Kirksey is a very busy man. Belt Keathley — Dean of Students Howard Kirksey — Dean of Instruction