Tennessee State University - Tennessean Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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THE STAGE IS SET TENNESSEE A. AND I. STATE UNIVERSITY Published by THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND UNIVERSITY PRESS with the co-operation of THE DEPARTMENT OF ART Nashville. Tennessee j 13 ! I953

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When 'l'cuncssec .X. and l. Slam University raised its Curlain 011 Lhc premiere ul its university slam: in Novcmbcr 0f lUBli this wm Lhu :ulmination ol' Lhirly-ninc years nli preparing Lhe 5Lagc lim' jusl 511th u dynmnic production. This production was L0 be no l'muyillyw alluirilhu directors, the producers, tlIC designers. the technical chw and everyone clsc connected Willi this drama ol cdmation were W, hmrsing for 21 10113;:er stand. 'l'cnnt'sscc Agrituluu'al aml Industrial Smit- University 1mm: out at lllL' busir l'umlenncmnl needs of its ever-witlening :uulientc. ll will t'umimu- m m'icm ancl immpm aml express thcsc nculs for n millL'nr nium. This drznna 01' UlllCllllUIl addresses ilsull. not 10 isolated in- dividuals, I'mL Ln mankind. msemblul in groups :15 if linr a public lum'iion. It must bc .stl down as a great mllctllvc cmcrprisc llmL pmicns and interprets. our common humzmiLy. llcvausr: education is so t'luscly bound to llIL' :ulvanw ol mall and i0 LllC area it lcctls, and lel I'L'crls its store of knowledge lll rclunh iL nmy bc umlcrnourishul and may will in a general drought. il'hc lilai liiighl well Clnsc bcmusc ol :1 luck 01' aimlicncc. llul 'l ci1ncs.xce g-Xgriculmml uml lmlusn'ial Slkllt University will ncvcr yield to the idea of its production being, a flop as long us our: slur is produced as long 215 UHC line is remembered, 21.x long as Hunt is u IllUillt'Lllll ol 21ml icncc. Om ml the wrml. the arts, and LhC sc'icmcs, A. and l. State Univer- sity will huilil UHC mighty dranmlit' synthesis 01 'licmicsseels cclm'u- limml luthilities.