Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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A Silver Salute Mrs. Oneida Carpenter cuts into the cake representing the Silver Anniversary of the class of 1957 and of Memphis State University. Mr. Bobby Plunk, Associate Director of the Alumni Center, aids alumni at the reception. SILVER ANNIVERSARY 9

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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary - This year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Memphis State ' s uni- versity status. Since 1957, when the state legislature passed the bill mak- ing Memphis State College into Mem- phis State University, a standard of excellence has been attained. Memphis State began in 1912 as West Tennessee State Normal School. Then, the school ' s enrollment grew and the name was changed, in 1941, to Memphis State College. Sixteen years later, Memphis State University came into being and for twenty-five years it has been serving the community. The silver anniversary was remem- bered by a group of the graduating class of 1957 at a celebration in the Memphis State Alumni Center and the Peabody on October 9. The group was recognized during half-time of the homecoming game with a special performance by the MSU majorettes. Dean R. M. Robinson addresses the re- union class of 1957. 1957 student body president, Olan Atkins, presents classmate Ed Ladd with a momento from the Class of ' 57. 8 SILVER ANNIVERSARY

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Miss Memphis State Emotions run high as Anita Knight is crowned 1982 Miss Memphis State, by Joanie Ball, 1981 Miss Memphis State. 10 MISS MEMPHIS STATE