Tennessee Military Institute - Radiogram Yearbook (Sweetwater, TN)

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si-'ATE ' ,M , N , Jqn, 1- Main building, seen as a whole, showing North and South barracks sections and the central portion used for offices, classrooms, etc. It is 400 feet in length.

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SHOULD YOU The question now arises Whether you should seek admis- ENTER T. M. I.? sion to Tennessee Military Institute. The answer to that question depends on you. The chief qualification for a boy to enter T. M. I. is a genuine desire to make good. If you have that gen- uine desire to make good, We Want you. While we have the various interests and activities enumerated in the preceding paragraphs, they are intended to contribute their parts to the big purpose of the school-namely, developing the highest possible type of men of the boys that come to our school. WILL YOU DO If you enter Tennessee Military Institute or any other high- YOUR PART? grade military school, there Will be times when you are called on to do more Work than you Want to dog there Will be other times when liberties will be denied you which you think ought to be grantedg there will be many times when you will have to Ht in with a general require- ment instead of selecting a course which would appeal to you as an individual. Have you the real spirit of teamWork'? If so, we want you. The desire to make good and the willingness to pull together are the tests to apply to your- self before seeking admission. L ff 1 , ff V 1-.,,574fi:5'? 'iilffx 7 S-. i 5 . uf. JIV- - E O CAMPUS VIEW Page Thirteen

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HISTORICAL DATA TENNESSEE MILITARY INSTITUTE I904 TO PRESENT Succeeding SWEETWATER MILITARY COLLEGE Founded I874 Tennessee Military Institute has been built on the foundation laid for it in its predecessor, Sweetwater Military College. Sweetwater Military College was founded in 1874 by the Rev. John Lynn Bachman, one of the outstanding great men of the South. Dr. Bachman's purpose in founding the school was to provide a place where young men could have good educational advantages under safe and wholesome infiuences. Dr. Bachman continued as the active head of the school for twenty-four years, establishing its policies, fixing its standards of work and government, and influencing the thought, purposes, and ideals of the institution. The administrative officers in charge from 1902 to 1915 changed the name to Tennessee Military Institute and inaugurated policies which brought the school into nation-wide recognition. By 1909 the school had completely outgrown its buildings. Consequently a large tract of land was purchased on the Hill, just outside the corporate limits of Sweetwater. All buildings now used have been erected on this new campus since that date. In the early days of the school, all military drill was under some employed teacher in the faculty, just as is now the case in the rather large number of semi-military schools. In 1911 the first army oflicer was detailed by the Gov- ernment as instructor in military science in T. M. I. Since that time, all mil- itary work here has been directed by army officers. For further informa- tion about the military, see page 59. In 1919 the administrative officers now in charge became connected with the school. Since that date, a remarkably steady faculty organization has been maintained, teacher changes during the period being less than ten per cent annually. Thus there has been developed here an order of teamwork such as can be found in very few preparatory schools and such as cannot be had in any school that is continually changing ofiicers and teachers. This ac- counts for the higher standards of scholastic work and the greater steadi- ness in governmental policies that have distinguished this school. Page Fifteen