Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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THE PRESIDENT OF MURRAY STATE COLLEGE Thinlc . . . Thinlc . . .lhal is a mollo of Dr. Ralph H. Woods, Presidenl ol Murray Slale College. Dr. Woods is a man ol relrospecl only in Terms ol gauging progress. l-lis goal: lo develop ellecliye leaders concerned wilh an enriched and a more salislying way ol life, is ever conslanl. Yel, wilh The lremendous laslc ol pressing Jroward Jrhal goal, he has The lirne lo be lriendly, lo be lcind, lo rernemlzer names ol sludenls --lo praclice whal he leaches. DR. RALPH H. WOODS I1

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D E D I C A T I O N MISS TENNIE BRECKENRIDGE THE I954 SHIELD sTaTI poinTs wiTh pride To a person who has held a posiTion oT viTaI imporTance on The Murray STaTe campus Tor several years, Miss Tennie Breckenridge, SecreTary To The President IT is wiTh admiraTion ThaT we dedicaTe This volume oT The SHIELD To Miss Breckenridge, in recogniTion oT her years oT service To The college. Miss Breckenridge is a naTive oT MayTield, KenTucky. She came To Murray in I925 and has served under The Tour presidenTs oT The college. She has Taken a personal inTeresT in The progress ol The college and in iTs sTudenTs. For Those who do noT know Miss Breckenridge, we Take This means oT inTroducing her To The sTudenT body and recognizing her conTribuTions To Murray STaTe College by dedicaTing To her This volume oT The SHIELD. 10

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O. B. SPRINGER MAXON PRICE Henderson, Ky. Barlow, Ky. CLAUDE WINSLOW HOLLIS C. FRANKLIN Mayfield, Ky. Marion, Ky. BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEANS A college musl have more lhan a sludenl body. ll nnusl have a policy, a budgel, and well laid plans lhal proiecl wav inlo lhe lulure. This worlc is done so quielly lhel we seldom realize The service our governing body-The Board ol Reqenls, is giving. DR. WILLIAM G. NASH Dean of College Friendly, considerale, buf firm when he musl be . . . lhal's Dean Wil- liam G. Nash. He Knows a lol more lhan he will ever fell you in chapel, because he Iceeps posled on more lhings lhan chapel culs. He lcnows whal lhe slale lhinlcs an educafed person is, and he will see lhal' you are educaled before you are a graduale from Murray Slale. The qualilicalions ol lhese men are: Educalion, expe- rience, wisdom, loresiqhl, business managemenl . . . and lhe willingness lo serve. J. MATT SPARKMAN Dean of Sludenls Dean of Sludenls J. Mall Sparlcman is Iirsl of all lhe sluden+'s friend. He helps us solve our problems, plan our exlra-curricular aclivilies, . . . our social program and whal problem have you? He is capable, sincere, wilh a wonderful sense of humor.