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The Columns, 1973 May

The Columns

On the cover: Coach Gene Bartow (top) discusses Tiger strategy on a nationwide television interview at the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament in Houston on March 17, while Billy Buford, Larry Kenon (left), Ronnie Robinson and Larry Finch (right) celebrate the mighty Tigers' 92-72 victory over Kansas State. This issue features the NCAA tournament play of Clean Gene and his Tiger machine.

Also featured, "What can you do with a degree in...?" by Henry Bailey

MSU professors discuss the job market and its opportunities for liberal arts graduates.

The Columns, 1973 July

The Columns

Cover Story, "Students Dig for Clues"

Anthropology students Beverly Crawford (left), senior, and Jon McLean, senior, dig for artifacts of prehistoric Indians at Spring Creek, Tenn. During the three-week mini-summer school term, the MSU students lived in tents and did classwork on the banks of the Tennessee River and Kentucky Lake. The two diggers agree that getting the real dirt on the Indians is a dusty job. (Photo by Robert Heaton.)

Also featured, "Time For Talking Is Over"

If you arrived on campus with a lifelong yearning to carve out a career in housing, you were wasting your time to …

The Columns, 1961 October

The Columns

In this issue:

"Indian Village Added to MSU"

Chucalissa Indian Town has been added to the Memphis State campus this year. The Indian town covers about 75 acres in T. 0. Fuller State Park, south of Memphis off Mitchell Road. This addition allows anthropology to be taught at the university this year. The State Board of Education approved the addition on August 11.

"Scholarship Campaigns Launched By Alumni Foundation Board"

"'Through private and non-private clubs, or organizations, Memphis State offers $40,000 in scholarships annually," said John Eubanks, secretary of the Foundation Board. "This amount is totally inadequate with our record …

The Columns, 1962 October

The Columns

In this issue:

"Speech By Governor, Dedications To Highlight Homecoming: Alumni Activities Scheduled To Help MSU Begin Its Second 50 Years"

Alumni meetings, the dedication of three buildings by Governor Buford Ellington, class reunions and a top-flight football game will all add flavor to Memphis State University's 1962 Homecoming Day.

"Hebrew Offered For First Time"

Rabbi Jack Goldman, spiritual leader of the Anshei Sphard congregation, teaches Hebrew at Memphis State this year, the first time the language has been offered for credit in a state university south of the Mason Dixon line.

"2nd Indian Town Possible"

2nd Indian Town Possible …

The Columns, 1975 November-December

The Columns

Cover Story, "A Completely New Ball Game" by Susan Crawford

Whether you sympathize with Title IX or loudly oppose it, the guidelines for enforcing it became effective July 21. It is law, and for women athletes, it's a completely new ballgame. Although Memphis State has had a women's athletic program for about 15 years, the University has formulated a plan, subject to revision as sex discrimination regulations become more clear, to adjust to the regulations of Title IX and to expand its women's athletic program over the next three years.

Also featured, "So They Don't Feel Isolated" by Debbie Warrington …

The Columns, 1976 March-April

The Columns

Cover Story, "The Drive Of A Pro" by Susan Crawford

Golf watchers say winning the U.S. Open means an automatic million dollars in the pro's pocket. However, U.S. Open champion Lou Graham, who played golf at Memphis State in the late fifties, says he's still looking for that million, " . .. nobody makes a million in the first year, not by just winning the U.S. Open."

Also featured, "Evoked Potential" by Karyn Hollis

MSU and UT are jointly researching a testing process called evoked potential which detects malfunctions in the human nervous system. Under the direction of MSU Professor …

The Columns, 1976 January-February

The Columns

Cover Story, "Star Comes Home For Best Performance" by Susan Crawford

Gail Robinson, Metropolitan Opera star and former Memphis State student, has a habit of returning to Memphis for important events in her life. True to form, she arrived in Memphis in the fall for what she calls " ... my biggest and most rewarding performance."

Also featured, "Over Cornbread And Black-eyed Peas..." by Karyn Hollis

Over such traditional Southern fare as black-eyed peas and cornbread, dreams of many world diplomats come true as international students form friendships that unite people from Cairo, Jerusalem, Memphis, Teheran, Chicago, and/or Buenos Aires. …

The Columns, 1976 July-August

The Columns

Cover Story, "Chucalissa Indian Village" by Sandra Umfress

Want to get away from crowded, noisy Bicentennial celebrations but at the same time "get close" to the nation's history? An abandoned town on a Memphis river bluff, Memphis State's Chucalissa Indian Village, offers the chance for a day-long outing to a civilization long dead before the birth of our nation.

Also featured, "She Kept Us Out Of Libel And Made Us Cookies" by Terri Mayo

A career that had its beginnings in the sound of linotype machines has finally brought Mrs. Elizabeth Spencer to retirement after 20 years of service in …

The Columns, 1976 May-June

The Columns

Cover Story, "Senior Citizens: When I'm 64" by Karyn Hollis

Ever caught yourself worrying about "when I'm 64 .. . "? Senior citizens enrolled in classes at Memphis State, like Henry Brown (left), have come up with many ways to have a good time after 60. They say one of the best ways to stay young and - alert is to go back to school.

Also featured, "Students Survive Guatemalan Earthquake" by Susan Crawford

Awakened at 3:03 a.m. by jerking floors and walls, four Memphis State student teachers were almost thrown out of their beds by the Guatemalan earthquake in …

The Columns, 1983 September

The Columns

Cover photo: MSU President Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter surveys a model of the central campus of Memphis State, "The University of the 80's". The model is housed in the second-floor foyers of the Administration Building. (Photo by Art Grinder).

Also featured, "Tigers' Rebuilding on Track"

Sports Illustrated writer Norman McCoy previews the football season.

The Columns, 1977 January-February

The Columns

Cover Story, "Is College Worth It?" by Susan Crawford

Academic circles are awash with conversation on the value of higher education in terms of a "rate of return" on a college investment. This questioning as to the value of a college education began, or became widespread, about a year ago with the widely-publicized publication of a study by two economists, Richard Freeman and J. Herbert Holloman.

Also featured, "His Days Are Numbered" by Joe Elmore

The enemy is the heliothis, better known in the South as the common bollworm, whose devastating attack on cotton leaves and bolls annually results in …

The Columns, 1978 July-August

The Columns

Cover Story, "Communication and Fine Arts" by Sandra Umfress

It has been a year since the College of Communication and Fine Arts was established at Memphis State University. The offspring of the College of Arts and Sciences, it has been busy taking root among the older and more recognized colleges of the University. Originated when the College of Arts and Sciences became too large with 18 departments encompassing a vast number of majors and over half the faculty, the young College is unique in its configuration of the journalism, theatre and communication arts, music and art departments, according to the …

The Columns, 1978 January-February

The Columns

Cover Story, "Buyer's Market: Brand-New Approach to Higher Education" by Susan Crawford

With enrollments leveling off, nationally, and some financially hard-pressed state governments cutting appropriations, higher education can no longer relax in its ivory tower and force the public to play according to its rules. If higher education has become a buyer's market, then perhaps the university community should employ some of the fundamentals of advertising to attract customers, and the first rule of effective advertising is to know your client. In the case of higher education, the client is the student

Also featured, "Silent Stories Of Spirits And Masks" …

The Columns, 1977 May-June

The Columns

Cover Story, "Sex Role Inquiry: An Intriguing Growth Industry" by Shirley L. Lupfer

One very positive outgrowth of the women's liberation movement has been the fact that investigations comparing male and female behavior have become a serious and systematic undertaking.

Also featured, "Anthropologists Dig Prior To Construction" by Ann Meffert

A research team under the direction of Dr. Drexel A. Peterson, associate professor of anthropology, has discovered that the first permanent settlers in the Savannah, Tenn., area date back to 2,000 B.C. and possibly beyond.

The Columns, 1989 Fall

The Columns

Cover Story, "Preserving the Past: Indian Village Adds Flair to Memphis State Education" by Tona D. Jackson '88 BA

In 1962 Chucalissa became an official part of the department of anthropology at Memphis State and historical digs have been taking place on that site every summer by college students and interested archeologists. Today history buffs and curious spectators can visit the C.H. Nash Museum and Chucalissa and see actual digs taking place. Visitors may even be on-hand when a new piece of the puzzle is uncovered.

Also featured, "Stobart Joins Tiger Team" by Tona D. Jackson '88 BA

With the …

The Columns, 1968 November-December

The Columns

In this issue:

"Future Status of Memphis State Is Uncertain"

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission will vote on Feb. 14, on proposals they will recommend to the Tennessee General Assembly on the future operations of the state colleges and universities, according to Walter P. Armstrong, Jr., vice chairman of the commission.

"Spring 'Feast' Is Offered"

"Regardless of the area of interest, the spring 'Feast of Learning' should offer something for everyone," said Dr. William Brotherton, director of MSU's division of continuing studies. The series of non-credit courses, which begins in February, offers a variety of subjects ranging from how to …

The Columns, 1979 January-February

The Columns

Cover Story, "A talk with President Jones"

Memphis State University President Billy M. Jones recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of his coming to MSU. Upon this occasion, President Jones talked with The Columns about his experience at the University. During the interview, he discussed some of MSU's accomplishments over the past five years, the present status of the University and some of his hopes for the future.

Also featured, "Aristocat"

One of Memphis State's most loyal fans weighs more than 500 pounds and commands a great deal of respect among MSU alumni and friends. Indeed, he is something of a …

The Columns, 1968 May-June

The Columns

In this issue:

"New University Center Opened on May 6"

MSU's gleaming new University Center opened in early May and promises to be a center of activity for alumni and community groups as well as for student activities. Plans are already being made for several Alumni Association activities to be held in the University Center.

"'Emmy' Winner to Return for Homecoming"

Television star Barbara Anderson, who played a variety of stage roles while a student at MSU, then went on to Hollywood to win an Emmy this year for her role in NBC-TV's "Ironside", will return to the Memphis State …

The Columns, 1984 April

The Columns

Cover Photograph shows flowers on the mall in front of the Administration building trumpet the start of spring.

Also featured, "Ken Swartz Earns Coveted TV News Photographer Award" by Dianne Dolan

Over the past 30 years, only two persons have achieved the distinction of winning the award twice. Ken Swartz is now the third.

Memphis State Magazine, 11:02, 1992 Summer

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Flower Power"

Memphis State's verdant campus is splashed with vibrant color every season, thanks to the efforts of the University's Landscape Department. MSU's horticulturist shares tips of the trade with other MidSoutherners who want beautiful yards with minimum effort.

Also featured, "More than Tea and Cookies: Women in Turn-of-the-Century Memphis"

Traditionally, the role of women in history has been overlooked. A local researcher has spent several years studying family collections, diaries, newspapers and club memorabilia to present a more complete picture of early Memphis.

Memphis State Magazine, 12:04, 1994 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Elementary, My Dear: The Case of the Cultural Conundrum"

A university's job is to educate. But what makes a person culturally literate? Several Memphis State professors ponder this debate-riddled question.

Also featured, "Go for Baroque"

Memphis State University's resident Bach expert has almost completed an immense project: performing the composer's complete organ works-approximately 200 compositions-during a 15-concert series.

Memphis State Magazine, 11:04, 1993 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Days of Anguish, Days of Hope"

For three-and-a-half years, this Memphis State alumnus suffered the horrors of Japanese prison camps. What his captors did not know was that the American prisoner was keeping a secret diary. Scrawled in pencil, the journal is a testament to courage and the will to survive.

Also featured, "Ain't Got Tears to Cry With"

Originally songs of a people one generation removed from slavery, blues has become the music of the working class, farmers, and people forced to live by their wits. At MSU, High Water Records preserves the music of these rare …

Memphis State Magazine, 02:01, 1981 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "A Tour of the New Fine Arts Building"

Tour the campus' latest wonder without leaving home.

Also featured, "Memory Bank"

Old memories are valuable for the young lives they reveal to MSU researchers.

Memphis State Magazine, 02:03a, 1983 Summer

Memphis State University Magazine

On the Cover: Back-to-school is the place each fall for students and professors to meet in the classroom - that place where it really all begins at the University. Our fall issue "covers" students, teachers, research, community service, and that fall favorite: football.

Also featured, "What To Be Or Not To Be"

. . .is a decision each must make when choosing among some 40 academic departments at the University, and over a decade those choices have changed

Memphis State Magazine, 05:01, 1986 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Bigger and Better Catfish" by Ed Webb

Biology professors seek ways to satisfy a fish-hungry public by producing fatter but healthier fish for the food industry.

Also featured, "A Movie-Ble Feast" by Ed Webb

A look at Steve Ross, theatre professor, whose film on social mores in the South, "The Old Forest," has drawn critical raves at film festivals across the U.S. and in Europe.

Memphis State Magazine, 05:02, 1986 Spring

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Schoolhouse Sculptor" by Ed Webb

Human forms take shape in wood, clay, metal and the fertile imagination of sculptor Harris Sorrelle, whose artistic home base is an old elementary school.

Also featured, "Picture of a Land Long Ago" By Cyndi P. Richardson

An art student dropped her books, picked up a sketch pad and landed in a dig in Egypt's Necropolis of the Dead.

Memphis State Magazine, 05:04, 1986

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Miss America: MSU's Own Kellye Cash" by Henry Bailey

Here she is, carrying on MSU's most beautiful tradition. A pageant novice wins the "big one" and returns a title to MSU. MSU student Kellye Cash was crowned the 1987 Miss America, proving that dreams and fairy tales do come true.

Also featured, "Of Insects and Forensics" by Laurie Finn

Entomologist Dr. Omar Smith uses his insect expertise to provide crime scene detectives with grim particulars.

Memphis State Magazine, 03:04, 1984 Fall

Memphis State University Magazine

Annual Report of the President.

Memphis State Magazine, 07:01, 1988 Spring

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Which Fork Do You Use and When Do You Use It?" By Jo Ellen Ezell

A new program at MSU teaches students how to avoid etiquette blunders while dining with the boss or a prospective employer.

Also featured, "Walk Around the Memphis State Campus ... Walk Back in Time"

A stroll through its buildings opens the doors to the University's past. The contributions of the people who shaped the history of Memphis State University are immortalized in more than two dozen buildings which bear their names.

Memphis State Magazine, 06:01, 1987 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

MSU's 75th Anniversary Issue