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

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ASSISTANTS Takes a Variety oj Stajj Work to Keep Fuuctioniug. Robert Abernathy handles the recruiting office, main- tains the ' available for duty ' and assignment roster and handles the archives section of the college. As director of extension, he supervises off campus class organizations and the high school visitation program. As Alumni sec- retary he handles the placement bureau for those who are seeking new jobs. In this capacity he also maintains the vital statistics of alumni and records their accomplish- ments for the historical record. Robert AbemathyD Wf or of Field Services Gene H. Sloan is the nearest thing to a S-2 that you can find on the campus. He supervises the publications and aids with the public relations and recruiting program of the college. He also acts as chairman of the athletic, the publications, and student activity budget committee. With his student assistants, several thousand press and radio releases are prepared each year. Peggy Jennings, Bob Brooks, Glendel Bryson and Carey Armistead are student assistants in the public relations department. T. B. Woodmore and his assistant, Mr. James Jackson, combine the duties of company clerk with that of finance officers for the college as an S-4 section. These two men are among the first that the freshmen meet at registra- tion — as they collect fees. It is through this office that all requisitions for equipment, supplies and services pass. To the faculty members, the student employees and the maintenance department, the end of the month ' s func- tion of paymaster makes this a popular office. Eugene H. Sloan — Director of Publications JAMES W. }Ka SO — Assistant Bursar T. B. WOODMORE— Bar r

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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

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r y ASSISTANTS Charles Murphy, athletic director, and Dr. Elbert Patty, athletic business manager, are the top-sergeants of MTSC ' s athletic-recreational division. Both are alum- ni of MTSC and had achieved outstanding high school coaching records before Uncle Sam took them on a tour. Returning home they have turned their talents to creating successful Raider teams, and like all other extra-curri- cular activities — making athletics pay its way. SECRETARIES As Busy As Bees, the Secret aries Keep the Administrators in Order. As I entered the main building one day, I heard a noise which sounded like a woodpecker. I floated down the hall until I found a room where this odd-sounding noise was coming from and I noticed a young lady sit- ting at a table. She was making the noise on a strange looking machine. I later learned that she was one of the capable and skilled secretaries who keep the office busi- ness in working order. This office is filled with tables, files and strange looking machines like the one on which the lady was punching keys. They tell me this machine is called a typewriter. I perched myself on top of one of the filing cabinets and observed these ladies at work. It seems that the president of the college and each one of the deans have their own secretaries, who are essen- tial in keeping the records straight. These women work many hours writing letters, cutting stencils, keeping books, tabulating and recording each student ' s grades, sending out business letters, and keeping accurate and complete files of the students ' records and progress re- ports. At the end of each quarter many of the secretaries, with the assistance of selected students, record and send out the grades to the students. Each secretary knows her job well, and the office operates smoothly and efficiently. They also serve as individual bureaus of information be- cause they usually know everything that is going on around the school. The secretarial staff uses patience, knowledge and skill to make for an efficient part of the MTSC school system. SECRETARIAL STAFF SEATED AROUND TABLE: Mrs. Macon Manson; Mrs. Blond Sweeney; Mrs. Wanda Earle, Mrs. Norene Hudgens; Mrs. Thelma Sloan; Mrs. Sally Brunson; Mrs. Betty Lynn Gentry; Mrs. Jane Warner; Mrs. Bonnie McHenry; Mrs. Eleanor Mat- thews; Mrs. Evelyn Turney; Mrs. Carolyn HoUoway; Mrs. Charlotte Heinz.