Tennessee Technological University - Eagle Yearbook (Cookeville, TN)

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ommiddioner of glclucafion Commissioner ol lichtcation. NI. Smith. through his rich experience antl his varietl contri- butions to etlttcation in lennessee. is well Iittecl lor the important position he holtls. His ex- perience as a teacher antl aclministrator in the rttral schools ol' lVest Tennessee gives him first hantl knowledge ol' the echteational neetls ancl problems in rural areas. Ile has hacl teaching ex- perience in urban schools. also. and was clean at Nlemnhis State College. president of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, clirector ol' instruction in the Nlemphis City Schools. anal president ol Nlem- phis State. During Governor llrowning's lirst atlministration, he servecl as assistant Commis- sioner antl Commissioner ol' F.clnCation antl se- curecl a leave ol' absence in Alanttarv. I94-fl. lrom Memphis State, to accept the appointment, again. Being active in the Tennessee liclueation .Xssof Ciation. Commissioner Smith has servecl on nttf merotts committees ancl has twice representecl the 'lienth District on the ,Xtlministrative Council. coxlxnssloxt-R 1. Xl, Sxllttt. l'iu-'sim-xi lil-RRNIHRRN. Xlks, lliukxtnakv un Xlas. Sxnttt lmlgw Il

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we igreaiclenf Acclaim for Techis progress should rightfully be directed to President Everett G. Derryberry, whose tireless and capable direction has achieved the great strides made in recent years. An ex- ample of the presidents ability to build at Tech for a better tomorrow may be seen especially in the achievements of the past four years, a period in which the college has made amazing growth, launching in 194-8 on a million dollar expansion program. ln 1950 Tech again moved forward on a new million dollar building program. Not every college has the honor of having a former Rhodes scholar as its president. President Derryberry graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, in l928, and received his Master of Arts degree from Oxford University, Oxford, England, in l932. Students and alumni of Tennessee Tech salute their fourth President on the tenth anniversary of his able administration of the affairs of the in- stitution. we 0U2l'l'l0l' Governor Gordon Browning is indeed a friend to Education in Tennessee. In H148 he was elect- ed Governor for the second time, and by the larg- est majority ever given a gubernatorial candidate in the state. As Governor, he has sponsored and secured enactment of school legislation which in- creased appropriations for the state foundation program by approximately fourteen million dol- lars: increased aid to state colleges and the Uni- versity by more than two million dollars, increased teachers' salaries by ten million dollarsg included in the foundation program more than six million dollars for school plant construction and equip- mentg extended benefits for teacher retirementg and increased aid for other services such as vo- cational rehabilitation, vocational education, and regional libraries.

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ean- egidfrar llezm ,-X. XV. Smith is the one person on the campus who never changes. He was here when the school hrst opened its doors lor students, com- ing to 'l'ech in lfllli alter serving as Superintend- ent ol' Public Instruction in Franklin County. Tennessee. lrom lllll to llllli. Hlith his out- standing personality and lriendly manner. he has never lost his hold on students. Our jovial dean always manages to find solu- tions lor the most dillicult curriculum troubles. Ile is noted especially lor his ad lib remarks while making his well known announcements in assembly. He olten refers to himself as the An- cient lilllltllllllfliu and certainly does know the history ol' the college. Because ol' his long years ol' experience zts dean. he is especially fitted for his work. edit J .szulenfd Dr. -lolm l,. Meadows, Dean of Students, has won the admiration of 'l'ech students with his excellent understanding of young people and their dilliculties. No matter what disciplinary problems arise. 4'Uncle John always exercises tact amd justice, gained through years of experi- ence with young people. Dean Meadows taught at Tech in the spring quarters of WSU, 1937, and IEI38. He assumed his present position as Dean of Students twelve years ago.