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

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Student Secondary Practice Teachers, Margaret Beasley and Julia Wright Student Teacher, Mike Botsei THEY GD FORTH TQ TUCH MT S C THROU STl OENT TtACflE Central High School For the future secondary teachers the college has a cooperative program with Central High School of Murfreesboro, as well as with several other high schools in the surrounding counties. All education students are now being urged to take full-day stu- dent teaching if at all possible. It is believed that this set-up provides the closest resemblance to the actual teaching situation which is the purpose of the department. Secondary Teaching Supervisors, Dr. Beaty and Dr. R, E. Moon Curriculum— Page 29

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Student Teaching The Campus School Like ham without eggs would be an education department without a campus school, the teaching laboratory for edu- cation students. The M. T. S. C. Campus School serves pros- pective teachers by providing a place for them to teach in grades one through eight. With a teacher who holds an M.A. degree or more for each grade, the campus school also has the advantage of a controlled enrollment. The school serves, too, as a situation to be observed by students in the lower division education courses. Strange and amusing events are sometimes observed, as was the case when one third grade girl came running up to her teacher to report that she had been called a bad word by one of the boys, but this little girl didn ' t know whether she should tell the word or not. Well . . . she hesitated, it starts with a ' e ' . Unable to hold it any longer the little girl burst out, He called me a ' ediot ' ! Page 28— Curriculum

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Business Department Dr. E. W. Midget), Head of the Department Mr. Fowler Todd The M. T. S. C. business department enjoys the prestige of attracting more majors than any other department of the college. During the 1959 fall semester it boasted over 500 majors. Of course the other departments prefer to think that the attractive new home of the business department is one of the primary reasons for its popularity. .After taking a tour of the newly completed business building most will agree that it seems sufficient to influence the enrollment in Mr. Hollie Sharps Mr. John Puckett, Students Sharon Brooks and Carol Curnmings Pjge iO—Ciirrh Ilium business. The business building consists of ten air conditioned classrooms, most of which are of a specialized nature. It has a model office, a projection room, student and faculty lounges, and class enclosed transcription booths. Generally agreed to be the greatest improvement iwith air conditioning running a close second! ' ore the private offices for each of the business faculty members and the one for the Gamma Chi Chapter of Pi Omega Pi, the business honorary fraternity.