Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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IP RE F AC E We of the Mississippi Valley are proud of our river heritage. The Mississippi has played a dominant part in the development of Memphis and the Mid- South. It has enriched our soil and has provided a means of transporting the fruits of the bountiful har- vests which have come from that soil. It has brought history and drama, romance and poetry, adventure and glory, color and humor, to the City of Memphis; and long ago, providing its own symbol and expres- sion of all these richer aspects of life, it brought the showboat. That symbol and all it signifies is our therne, that reminder of all the charm of the Middle Southland, that chugging, calliope-tooting boat-theatre of the Father of Waters, with all that it means retained, we hope, for the days we know and the days to come. Sym- bol of a young, brave, roistering land, with its stage a world to be brought to city or plantation-land- ing, we find it a fitting suggestion of all that Southland youth can dream about or bring to pass; and we offer it here as our theme in recognition of all we share in the heritage of the past and all we can devote to the traditions of the future. Here at your dock, then, is our showboat, its crew and players ourselves, and its spirit your own. Our work and play, and work in play, are all for you. Come aboard, come one and all, and see what we have ready to present — when the cur- tain rises on the drama we have prepared for you, for the Southland, and for the World.

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E T This year ' s cruise, made possible, like many others, by faithful patrons, critics, and backers who have given us their loyal support for many years, gratefully honors those excellent counsellors and friends who have befriended and aided us longest — To Miss Marie McCormick, who for 35 years has fostered a love for the Beautiful through the teaching of Art on our campus; To Professor Grover Hayden, who for 31 years has taught the Natural Sciences and has vitalized scientific thinking among teachers and students; To Professor O. H. Hughes, who for 28 years has constantly stimulated new interests in the teaching profession through his courses in Education, Psychology, and Philosophy; To Professor Zach Curlin who for 25 years has directed our interest in Physical Education and in intramurals and intercollegiate sports; To Dr. Rayburn Johnson, who for 24 years has pioneered in the social relation- ships among men and the relation between man and the universe in the Department of Social Sciences; To Dr. Nelle Angel Smith, who for 22 years has held high the torch of classical learning and has led the way to scholarship at Memphis State; To Miss Bess Henderson, who for 22 years has encouraged and cultivated students in the field of culinary arts. — We the senior class do gratefully dedicate this volume. Page Five