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

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MONOHAN HALL The Principal Thing at MTSC Is Still EDUCATION ' In the dear, dim days ' this college was called Middle Tennessee Normal, later Tennessee State Teachers Col- lege. With expansion into a liberal arts program and vocational offerings, it is still the primary aim of the col- lege to provide teachers. Approximately 8 5 per cent of 407 seniors in the 1956 class will qualify for teaching certificates. Since the undergraduate and graduate divisions of the college are so much concerned with meeting the in- creased demand for well-trained teachers, the selection, general education, guidance and in-service professional growth of the teacher continue to be dominant concerns of the faculty. The college campus is the center for educational con- ferences, clinics and workshops throughout the year. Through the division of extension, classes are conducted for hundreds of teachers in scores of communities an- nually. By maintaining the Training School as an integral part of the Murfreesboro school system and co-operating closely with the local high schools, the college offers student teachers at least one quarter work under the guidance of experienced and skilled teachers in actual classroom situations. Such training insures that MTSC graduates go to the school room front with valuable combat ' experience. Members of the Education Department are: seated, Howard Kirksey, Ralph Dunham, Belt Keathley, Kenimer Morgan, Miss Mary HaU, N. C. Beasley, James H. Swann; standing, Roy Simpson, W. B. Bowdoin (department head), James Martin, Finis W. Poole, Hilary Parker, Bealer Smotherman.

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Business Administration faculty members are: seated. Miss Elaine Stepp, Mrs. Ruth Garland, Mrs. Henrietta Wade; standing, Charles G. Moore, Gene H. Sloan, E. W. Midgett (department head), and Hollie Sharp. IV ' e Are Ready After Work In BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Ten years ago Business Administration attained de- partmental status and this year 324 chose this field as a major. To the traditional offerings of typing, shorthand and bookkeeping have come additions in advanced stenog- raphy, secretarial science, business law, methods and ma- terials in accounting, advanced accounting, advertising, auditing, taxation, business math, salesmanship, business English and business machines. The department continues to certify teachers for any business subjects taught in the secondary schools an in- creasing number of majors in this department add eco- nomics as a minor and graduate to enter banking, insur- ance accounting and business executive positions. Departmental offerings now include a major in Busi- ness Administration, Secretarial Science and Teacher Training with one and two-year terminal programs available for those who wish to register as special stu- dents and secure business school training with college credit. More offering in night classes are available in this department than any other except education. RUTLEDGE HALL

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Members of the Language department faculty are: seated, BifBe Moore, Lane Boutwell, Miss Emily Calcott, Miss Elizabeth Schardt, Mrs. Virginia Peck, Guy Battle, Edwin Howard; standing, Eugene Wiggins, Greg Coleman, Richard Peck (department head), S. Carroll Evins, William Beasley. Reading, Writing and Speaking Are Found In LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Basic training is necessary in college, too. In the Department of Languages, all who come this way must face indoctrination. To meet the requirements for a B. S. degree one must complete 18 hours in English. For the B. A. degree, additional English and a minimum of 18 hours in foreign languages must be completed. The volunteer for regular duty as an English major must present a minimum of 45 hours in English and must pass a ' comprehensive ' written and oral examina- tion in his senior year. This examination will not be required after this year. Through the division of speech those interested in forensics and the drama gain valuable experience in inter-collegiate competition with practical experience in all phases of radio and theater. Courses in journalism round out the offerings in the field of communications. In these courses theory is com- bined with experience, the results appearing in the SIDELINES, the college newspaper, and the MID- LANDER, the yearbook. SMITH HALL