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}} President J. M. Jack Smith Progress and Expansion J. M. Jack Smith became president of Mem- phis State College in 1946 and since that time Progress and Expansion has been the theme guiding this institution to higher and higher achievements. Prior to taking over the helm at M.S.G., Presi- dent Smith served two years as head of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, was director of instruction for Memphis City Schools between 1940 and 1946, was Tennessee Commissioner of Education one year (he served again in 1950 while on leave of absence from M.S.C.) and taught in schools in the state between 1915 and 1930. President Smith can well recall his early teach- ing days when he had charge of a one-room, one- teacher school in rural Hardin County, handling 35 students and receiving $35 monthly. Progress and Expansion can be shown in the expanding campus — many changes have been made on this 80-acre area. The new Student Cen- ter and Cafeteria, built in 1952, have become the popular places to be and to meet your fellow classmates. The Administration Building and the Science Hall received additions. A new men ' s Dormitory, Hayden Hall, was completed in 1952 as were changes in the former cafeteria section where the Air Force R.O.T.C. unit now resides. The new gymnasium was completed in time for commencement in 1951 and was able to handle thousands of basketball fans the following year. The Training School was enlarged to care for ever-increasing enrollment. And many old timers will recall that the Tiger Den was formerly in the basement of the Admin- istration Building — but no longer — this has given way to brightly-lighted classrooms and offices. The Girls ' Dormitory also has received the remodeling treatment. The older Boys ' Dorm was remodeled and renamed Scates Hall. The Veterans Village was built on the campus to provide for 75 families of World War II vet- erans. To provide for the enlarged student body and the expanding class offerings at the College, the library was doubled, with more facilities for stor- ing books and more space for students to study in. And air-conditioning is promised, so hot-weather students can concentrate in comfort. Mrs. Smith
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President and Mrs. Smith before the fireplace in their home The ever-growing parking problem has been met headon with additional space provided, former lots have been paved, and better use has been made of areas around the campus buildings. But all the gains have not been in buildings and more parking space. The college has become an university in all but name, with the division of the work into four schools: The Graduate School, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration and School of Education. Many courses have been added and many classes have added extra sections to care for the rapidly increasing enrollment. And there has been that growth that persons find hard to explain — the feeling that here at M.S.C. we truly have an institution in which we are proud, proud to be a member of its student body, its faculty, its administration staff. And as M.S.C. graduates go out into the professional fields, the college gains in prestige and in repu- tation. And while this 1953 DeSoto is not dedicated to any single individual, the staff wishes to pay its respect to President Smith, his staff and all the students who have done their part to carry on the Progress and Expansion theme so nobly these past few years. And may M.S.C. continue to progress and to expand in the years to come. The President ' s Home on the Campus
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