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President Coordinates Goals and Objectives In order to allow students to be- come more familiar with his view of the university and the scope of his duties, Dr. Billy Mac Jones dis- cussed his role as President of Memphis State with an editor from the 1977 DeSoto. Dr. Jones was appointed Presi- dent of MSU June 21, 1973. Prior to accepting this position, he had both training and extensive experience in education. After earning a B.A. de- gree from Vanderbilt University and an M.A. degree from George Pea- body College, he went to Texas Tech for his Ph.D. and to the Uni- versity of Colorado for a year of post-doctoral study. President Jones began as a high school teach- er and coach in 1950 and went into college-level work at Middle Ten- nessee State University in 1954. From there he went to Texas A M as a football coach and later to San Angelo College where he served as head of the social science depart- ment and Dean of Students. He later worked at Angelo State Uni- versity as director of curriculum development before accepting the position of President at Southwest Texas State. Speaking about his position at MSU, Dr. Jones said, I was very enthusiastic about this job from the beginning. I knew Dr. Humphreys, and I was familiar with Memphis State through my acquaintances with some of the faculty and mem- bers of the board. The biggest factor in my decision to accept the appoint- ment was the enthusiasm of this faculty for moving ahead and for what I call progressive educational programming. As president, Dr. Jones has quite a gamut of responsibilities. He is the person responsible to the Board of Regents and the taxpayers of Ten- nessee for the overall operation of Memphis State. Academic program- ming, faculty development, student activities, athletics, alumni organ- izations and the university develop- ment and enrichment campaign are all functions of the president ' s office. Each group ' s activities must be co- ordinated into a viable operation of goals and objectives. External constituents of the university also play an important role in its management. Because the taxpayers of Tennessee have cer- tain expectations of the university, President Jones realizes the im- portance of carefully assessing these expectations to find out which programs they will support. All the different objectives must be trans- lated into the actual operations of MSU. President Jones views himself as a generalist, obligated to pull together a group of specialists into a close working relationship. It would not be possible for one per- son to accumulate the total knowl- edge and skill possessed by those who work with him. There are many facets to the operation of this uni- versity, and it is important to secure capable specialists for each of these areas. As President I see that each group is able to function well, in- dividually and collectively. Addressing himself to the func- tion of the university, President Jones identified a dual purpose. The university must help prepare the students in a specialized way for future goals they identify for themselves, and it must also pre- pare them broadly and culturally as members of society. He also pointed out the increasing number of options students have in their respective degree programs. Dr. Jones attributed this to the students ' needs for early career identification so they can prepare in college for a specific line of work. This can bene- fit the students greatly, but we must also insure that they are given a healthy exposure to the accumulat- ed cultural achievements of the past through the liberal arts. The uni- versity should not be narrowed to a single focus, but should aid the stu- dents in cultural development as well as occupational adaptation. President Jones discussed his efforts to remain sensitive to the issues that come before him. He said he must decide in which direction the university will go in each situa- tion and must carefully weigh all of the interests in each group. The resulting decisions are a consensus of what is best for the university. During the last decade we have come through a period of testing and weighing of our whole structure. I think this has resulted in a clear feeling that the system does work despite some of its flaws. Now there is a closer identification with what the university has to offer, and, consequently, students are more purposeful and goal-oriented. Academics 29
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Practice Court Dramatizes Judicial Process Are you married? Your Honor, I object, said the other attorney as he rose. That question has no bearing on the case. Sustained. This dialogue took place at the Memphis State Law School in one of a series of cases designed to aid in training law students. The trials were dramatizations; their witnesses were actors. It was all a part of Prac- tice Court, a course in the law school curriculum. Bob Wedemeyer questions a witness about circumstances surround- ing an accident. Witness struggles to recall specifics of a case in answering Bob Jones ' questions. Although the trial is a dramatization, the jury carefully scrutinizes all testi- monies. 30 Academics
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