Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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i HELP! rasmm MA MEmm Blues 72: was 8:20 Monday morning. It would be untrue to paint only a bright picture of MUS, for it was nei- ther the paradisical island that many of our peers made it out to be, nor the paragon that the administration de- sired. Enthusiastic students entered in 71; impatient students exited in 72, for as the school days wore on, the students wore out. Classes were gen- erally interesting, yet among the light, there were shadows, the inevitable shadows: boredom, neglect, apathy. And yet what was worse, these as- pects were not simply limited to the classroom. Despite the student coun- cil ' s effort, the lounge and the campus grew messier. Many a Friday saw the audience struggle to stay awake as the guest speaker rambled on. The stands were rarely packed, yet one could always count on the unflagging devotion of the old-timers — Coach Thorn, Col. Lynn, Mr. Springfield. Some students soon tired of the never-ending stream of dramatic pro- ductions, despite Mr. Hatchett ' s exu- berant contention that each one would do even Shakespeare justice. So went another year. And to a Sen- ior, it was the end of an unbroken pat- tern; to a seventh grader, the begin- ning. Student Life — 35

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ii ' . tc-t ■ ' ■■•.• ,s f ■ ' Mr:-::: r. -Ji ' ■■.■J ' - ' . ' n . ACADEMICS Fullness of knowledge always and necessarily means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance and that is always conducive to both humility and reverence. — Robert A. Millikan