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

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K r Ilk mgfrjf - n ' mA rT President Bert Wakeley proudly unveil the marker bearing the new name . . . Middle Tennessee State University! A UNIVERSITY IS BORN At 12:01 A.M., (or perhaps a few heartbeats earlier), July 1, 1965, College faded into history and the bright, new University aegis was welded to the monument down on the south campus. The ASB came through in a hurry with a dedication plan. There was the Mayor of Murfreesboro, two state legislators, and a whole register of other important people. The oratory, the Raider, the unveilers, and the small covey of onlookers were all there at the nativity of University .

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State Representative John Bragg speaks at the Dedicatory Program, July 1, 1965. A Science-eye view of the New Administra- tion Building.

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Sailboat, silhouette, and a sunset at the ASB Retreat. X4