Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Yale has its bulldog, Ole Miss its Colonel Reb and now the DeSoto staff is proud to present Memphis State ' s Timothy Tiger. Tim just walked into the DeSoto office one day and said, Look, I ' ve been around here for quite a while now and I think it ' s time I got a little recognition. When he told us his story we decided he was right and now we ' d like to relate it to you. Timmy told us one day he was aimlessly strolling through the campus, coming from nowhere and going nowhere. His attention was attracted by a long line of people, and being a firm believer a line always leads to something ultimately desir- able, he joined that line. This line led to another, and he found himself proceeding through a series of lines. And the first thing he knew a big fellow with a M on his sweater clapped a little blue cap on Tim ' s head and tugged a dollar from his reluctant hands. It was then Tim realized he had just enrolled in college. From that first day life has been a series of hardships for our unfortunate feline. For instance, Timothy often finds himself frustrated by the unavoidable situation of having so many extra-curricular activities that his school work is a constant inter- ference. His math teacher has had to caution him more than once about concen- trating on the wrong figures. And his course load is so heavy that often he finds it difficult to spend more than four hours a day in the Den. But no matter how busy he is, our betailed pal always finds an opportunity to stroll over and relax with his friends. In fact, he often gets so relaxed he completely forgets to go to classes.

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VL V ear 1951-1952 at em f his J tate as presented in the 1952 Jje S oto Contents Administration Classes . . . 11 . . . 21 Features ... 79 Activities . . . 97 Air Force R.O.T.C Athletics . . . 115 . . . 123 Honoraries . . . 147 Greek Letter Societies . Clubs . . . 153 . . . 191

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Tim finds most of his classes fairly tolerable except for physical education. This is extremely distasteful to him because it ' s run by a coach with a complete inability to stop counting while the class is doing an exercise. But despite all the hardships Timothy has endured since his entrance here, there has been much joy. Tim likes it here and he wants to remain always. And somehow, we of the DeSoto staff believe that as long as Memphis State exists, Tim will be here. For Tim is more than the meek, confused little Tiger that appears on the pages of this book. These are merely sketches, caricatures of the real Timothy. There is actually a student here who is the embodiment of all the characteristics portrayed in the figure of the little tiger. You say this character doesn ' t exist? Well, you ' re wrong. He does exist. He ' s on every page of this book. He ' s in the jubilation that follows a victorious football or basketball game. He ' s in the silence that follows defeat. He loafs in the Den; he studies in the library. In fact, he ' s an active participant in every event here. Who is he? Why the answer is obvious. He ' s you, and you, and you. He ' s every student who has ever attended Memphis State since its beginning. He ' s the living, breathing spirit that has made State the fine, progressive college it is and will con- tinue to be. Timothy Tiger is the personification of every student who has ever made these halls resound with his footsteps.