Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Looking disgusted in their defeat in the jello-slide contest, the Los Cornquistos (Dave Gurley and Kent McKelvey) try to contest the decision, while supporter Richard Hussey questions the decision also. One of the three bands of the Fest, Uncle Remus and the Tar Babies (Scott McArtor, Marc Gurley, Jason Hughes, Jeff Horn, and Tommy Garner) entertain the crowd with their motley collection of tunes. 24 STUDENT LIFE

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Good-by Lenti, Hello Dobbs It was bound to happen. It was inevitable. After sixteen years of serving up healthful meals, Mrs. Nell Lenti retired from her duties as doyen of the dining hall. Gone too are her workers who toiled with Amazon fortitude and nubian patience. Gone too are 25 t ice cream, noodle goo, and military regimen. Most tragic of all, many of us will never again know the full horror of the words lunch-room duty. We miss you, Mrs. Lenti. Your lunches were good, and the vanished traditions of your regime will continue to provide many a rich nostalgic anecdote at alumni get-togethers. The sharp pangs of loss were softened, however, by the People From Dobbs House, who now manage the Clack. With them have come options. No longer is it mandatory to eat in the cafeteria. Students may pay with cash, buy a Dobbs Card (like a trust fund without interest), follow the ABBC Program (foods are assigned letter- value), or bring their own lunches and just buy a drink or dessert. With multiple options has come greater difficulty getting into the Clack, buying food, and eating it within the alloted forty minutes. At times lines to get food or pay for it resemble traffic jams on the Poplar corridor. Student surveys i ndicate that the most popular feature of the Dobbs food service is the wide variety of food available for purchase and the variety of ways to pay for it. Waiting in line at the salad bar is a daily experience for many of us. Mr. Mark Counce is set to build his own salad as soon as he can get a pair of lettuce tongs. DOBBS 23

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Jello Slide + Bands = Fall Fest Fun On a balmy September Saturday, the annual Fall Fest offered a fun-filled day to all who attended. Throughout the afternoon, three bands — Scott McArtor ' s (Uncle Remus and the Tar Babies), Todd Brown ' s, and Dan Shumake ' s — filled the air with all kinds of tunes. The Student Council ' s booths, which included a football throw, a golf-putting contest, kamikaze (one-on-one with foam bats), jail, the always-favorite car bash, and a bean-bag toss, were all very popular. For the first time, Fall Fest T-shirts were sold, which helped earn the $ 1 300 the Fest brought in. The main attraction was the jello-slide contest between the Los Coraquistos (Dave Gurley and Kent McKelvey) and Hal Bailey and David Evans. Even after much sliding in the jello and throwing it on the spectators, the contest still ended up in a draw. Another main attraction was the volleyball tournament, which was won by a team of juniors led by Jon Van Hoozer; other participating teams included two senior teams, a Student Council team, and a sophomore team. Finally the Council raffled off many prizes — $ 100 cash, several gift certificates, clothes, and the Win-A- Date contest with Diego Winegardner. All in all, the music, booths, and festiv ties made for a fun Fall Fest to remember. Trying to spike the ball, Jon Van Hoozer reaches for the sky, as Thomas Hussey watches Will Jones of the Student Council team slam into the net. In this first annual volleyball tournament, Van Hoozer ' s team (himself, Hussey, Scott McArtor, David Wilmott, Kevin Ogilby, and Gary Wunderlich) dominated the field, allowing no team more than 5 points. Claiming victory over the Los Cornquistos, Dave Evans and Hal Bailey celebrate defeat of their arch-rivals; Richard Hussey, a Cornquistos supporter, loudly boos them. Cheering on one of the Fest bands, Wendy Smith and the rest of the crowd enjoy the music in the late afternoon sun. FALL FEST 111