Tennessee State University - Tennessean Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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The Honorable Buford Ellington1 Governor of Tennessee. Tennesseefs Governor Student Council president jamm- Montgomery, U.84 Olympic brnndjump Champ Ralph BOStUIl, women's track coach Ed Temple and the Tiger- belles were named honorary Tennessee Colonels by Governor Ellingtun in hjs office last fall.

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Dedication The 1968 TENNESSEAN is respectfully and lovingly dedicated to Birmingham- Alnhzuna-hom CRAVL'FOHD BERNARD LINDSAY. ;1 member of the Tennessee State. University family 215 :1 faculty member for the past 21 years. For the past 10 years. Dr. Lindsay has also been :1 lawyer, having received the LLB. Degree From the Tennessee Evening Law School while sewing the Univer- Sit'y as head of its English Department. Married to the same- lady Uhe former Rachel M. Dardem for nearly 41 years. the couple hm; three children, all of whom are graduates of this University. Dr. Lindsay is also a grandfather. As an undergraduate at Alubmnn's Tnlludega College he was a football All- Amm'icun and later served as coach of all athletics at Goldsboro. North Carolina's Dillard High School. Dr. Lindsafs years of experience in the field of education, his years of attention to the Held of law, his years of athletic prowess in his youth, his years of devotion to family and his years of service to this University, render him an admirable and worthy subject for whom it is with great prdie that the TENNESSEAN staff dedicates its 1968 edition. D11 Lindsay chats with :1 student in an English class.

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Dr. W. S. Davis, President of the University. A special convocation of faculty and students was called dur- ing the winter quarter by Commissioner of Education J. Howard Warf to announce the illness of University President Dr. W. S. Davis; and also to inform the faculty and students that the Presi- dent would he taking a sick lemma An interim connnittvo com- posed of Dr. G. M. Sawyer. Executive Assislanl to the President mhairmatn; Dr. W. N. jackson, Dean of Faculty and Arthur W'. Dunner. Finance Directm: was appointed by the Commissioner to perform Dr. Duvis' presidential duties during his nhscncre. II University President Takes Sick Leave Taking thv President's place during an extended sick leave this school year 11:15 been this three-nmn Interim Committee of University nd- ministmtiw ufhcers. Dr. NY. N. Jackson, Dr. C. M. Sawyer and Ar- thur W. Dunner. r' 9. l'rcsidmlt Davis with last 511111111055 Commencmnent speaker Mrsl Alice Cathryn Juhnsnu, a 1934 graduate of the University and principal of Annapolis, Marylandi: Hilhnero School.