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

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Jv 1 A i J B i f J i ,1. wttf . W Hr P 3 ■ff?T.% Row 1. (Left to Right): Ada C. Parker, Lillian Arnold, Evelyn Turney, Carolyn Holloway, Bonnie McHenry, Opal DeShazo. Row 2. (Left to Right): Katie Lavender, Katherine Goodman, Lil Thomason, Sue Banister, Macon Manson, Alice Boyd, Mary M. Cole, Vera Keathley. Row 3 (Left to Right): Ella Roe Parks, Jean Stidham, Martha Turner, Virginia Austin, Dotty Matheny. Secretaries Bedlam would reign if it were not for ttie efficient staff of secretaries that invade every corner of the college. Thanks to them the educational efforts of students are recorded, and the wheels of endeavor move more smoothly along the road of learning. The responsibility they bear is no less than staggering when it is considered that they keep the vital statistics of each student, and that some of them have the power to help or hinder a student in his efforts. By con- sensus the M. T. S. C. secretarial staff agrees that a good school secretary should be an excellent typist and steno- grapher; she should have a knowledge of money and bank- ing and the intricacies of the custodial profession. She should like to run, and have an exceptionally strong back, a sympathetic ear, the patience of Job, a constant smile, and nerves of steel. It would help, too, if she could arrange flowers. Necessary equipment: orthopedic shoes, roller skates, and a large bottle of tranquilizers. Page 16— Administration

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Bursar Director of Field Activities MR. JACKSON and MR. WOODMORE MR. BOB ABERNATHY BURSAR The question is: is Mr. Jackson putting that money in or taking it out? Whatever the case may be, it must be satisfactory, for it seems to have Mr. Woodmore ' s approval. This year marked the retirement of Mr. Woodmore, and Mr. Jackson is his successor in the money department. M. T. S. C. students may be sure that their money is being safely and surely handled in the bursar ' s office. DIRECTOR OF FIELD ACTIVITIES Known to all for his vigorous back-slapping and jolly ioke-telling, Mr. Bob Abernathy is just the man to direct field services. Besides being a number-one public relations man, Mr. Abernathy is also a whiz in placement. No matter what you want to do upon gradua- tion, he will know of at least one position for you. For all his fun- nies, Mr. Bob is a dead serious type of worker; he always gets his job done, and he ' s never too busy to help. Dr. Homer Pittard was named Co-Director of Publications this year. He shares title with Mr. Eugene Sloan. Dr. Pittard heads the Alumni Paper and Yearbook and Mr. Sloan the newspaper and other school publicity. DR. HOMER PIHARD and DR. GENE SLOAN Administration— Page 1 5

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Left to Right: Mrs. Frances Bowdoin— Lyon Hall, Mrs. Jack Deere— Smith Hall, Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson— Recreation, Mrs. Buck Rolman— Beasley Hall, Mrs. Harry Green— Simms Hall, Mrs. Alma Bass— Rutledge Hall, Mrs. Myrtle Sullivan— Monohon Hall, Mrs. Evelyn Felder— Monohan Hall, Mrs. Mattie Lee Parks— Jones Hall, Mrs. Josephine Patterson— Monohan Hall. Housemothers If you qualify as a combination doctor-sergeant-psychiatrist- receptionist-diplomot, then you will make an excellent house- mother. No real mother has as many problems (or as many children, fortunately ' to contend with. Probably the worst aspect is the fact that when everyone else most wonts to go, then she must stay at home. Nevertheless, most veteran housemothers will say that there are compensations for the drawbacks of the job. For instance, when one of her children makes good, then it is almost as wonderful as if that person really were one of hers. It is just about even, when one tries to decide if the housemothers in the boys ' or in the girls ' dorms have more trouble. It is true that co-eds have rigid hours to keep, but then boys are not best known for their domestic prowess. There is a demerit system for insuring proper con- duct within the girls ' dorms, while there is always the threat of the housefather for the boys. In the final analysis, one conclusion may be drawn safely; never a dull moment! Administration— Page 1 7