Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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DURING WORLD WAR II Lewis Taliaferro Memphis, Tennessee Commerce, English Transfer from Freecl-Hardeman College; Pan-Hellenic Council 4 ; Seymour A. Mynders 3, 4, Vice-president 4, Treasurer 4, ASCC Representative 4; World Affairs Club 4; Runner-up in Typical Ed contest 4. (Catherine Somervell Tarry Memphis, Tennessee History, Spanish Sigma Alpha Mu 1, 2, 3, 4, Sergeant-at-Arms 4; World Affairs Club 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3,4, President 4; Los Picaros 2, 3, 4, Secretary 3, President 4; Episcopal Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-president 1, President 2, Secretary 3, 4. Charles Thomas Waterproof, Louisiana Six tal Science, English Transfer from Holmes Junior College; Phi Delta Sigma. Julia Thomas Memphis, Tennessee Social Science, Physnal Education Preston Watts Nashville, Tennessee Industrial Arts, Social Science Phi Delta Sigma 1, 2, 3, 4; Vice-president 4; M Club 2, 3, President 2, 3; Captain of Football Team 3; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Captain of Freshman Basketball 1; Alternate Captain Basketball 2, 3. . m m 1 -am- Paul James Williams Memphis, Tennessee Industrial Arts, Chemistry Who ' s Who 4; Pan-Hellenic Council 4; Phi Lambda Delta 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4; Methodist Club 1, 2; Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; YMCA 1, 2, 3; Freshman Committee 4; Freshman Hand Book 4. Mildred Willis (Cooney) Memphis, Tennessee Musi 1 Gamma Tau Alpha 1, 2, 3, 4; Vanity Fair Queen 1; Majorette 1, 2; Arabesque Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Fred Wilson Memphis, Tennessee S01 uil S( lent e Who ' s Who; Pan-Hellenic Council 3; Typical Ed 3; Phi Lambda Delta 1, 2, 3; Sock and Buskin Club 3; Dramatic Production 3; Varsity Show 3. William A. Witt, Jr. . . Gates, Tennessee Chemistry, Physics Phi Lambda Delta 3, 4, Vice-president 4, Sec- retary 4; Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4. Mary Frances Wray . Humboldt, Tennessee Biology, English Who ' s Who 4; Senior Honor Banquet 3; Pan-Hellenic Council 4; ASCC 2, 3, Presi- dent 4; Woman ' s Student Council 2, 3, 4, President 3, 4; VWCA 1; Kappa Lambda Sigma 1, 2, 3, 4, Reporter 1, 2, Secretary 3, President 4; World Affairs Club 4; Meth- odist Club 1, 2, 3, 4, ASCC 2, 3, Secretary 3. Additional Seniors — Alva Barnes, Mrs. A. Blakeny, Martha Bryan, Will Chamberlain, Millard Creasy, Mrs. Maxine Dillon, Howard Ellzey, William Featherstone, Mary Estelle Hall, Dorothy Harris, Elizabeth McCaul, Leonard Pierotti, Annice Pudor, Jack Segal, Evelyn Seymour, Jean Ione Turley, Elizabeth Massey Vance. Page Twenty-Seven

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U.S.O. Hostesses Eleanor Ham, Helen Col- lins, Marion McAuley, Lillian Griffin and Sarah Gandy do their bit for morale. SENIORS GRADUATE Gloria Pearce Memphis, Tennessee Music, English Xi Beta Nu i, 2, 3, 4; Arabesque Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Arts Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Sock and Buskin 4; Varsity Show 1, 2, 3, 4. Robert Phillips Brighton, Tennessee Social Science Independent 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Basketball 2. Mariha Lou Porter Memphis, Tennessee Home Economics, English Gamma Tau Alpha 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 2, Historian 3, Pan-Hellenic Rep- resentative 4; loka Wikewam 1, 2, 3, 4; Tiger Rag Staff 1. Mary Kathryn Rhodks Memphis, Tennessee John Liechty Roach Ellendale, Tennessee Social Science, English Arts (Muli 3, 4; Arabesque 3, 4. Edvih Alline Robinson- Memphis, Tennessee English, History Gamma Tau Alpha, Historian 1, Parliamentarian 2; Episcopal Club. 1 « mm m PT ' m Roberi Eugene Robinson Memphis, Tennessee Episcopal Club 3. Social Science, English Thomas Samuels Memphis, Tennessee Social Science Who ' s Who 3; Senior Honor Banquet 3; ASCC 4; Phi Lambda Delta 1, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3, ASCC 4; 100 Club; Treasurer of Junior Class. Ateese Shankman Trenton, Tennessee English, Commerce Transfer from Judson College; ASCC 4; Woman ' s Student Council 3, 4; World Affairs Club; Kappa Lambda Sigma 3, 4; Presbyterian Club 3, 4. Frederick S. Simi Memphis, Tennessee History, English Who ' s Who 4; Independent Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Newman Club 3, 4, President and Founder 3, ASCC 4; Sock and Buskin Club 4; Radio Guild 1; Intramural Manager 4. Frank Simmons Humboldt, Tennessee Industrial Arts, Social Si nine T Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-president 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Intramurals, Boxing 3. Nelma Jeanne Sparks Memphis, Tennessee English, Social Science Gamma Tau Alpha 1, 2, 3, 4; Reporter 1, 2, 3; DeSoto 4; Tiger Rag 2, 3, 4, Reporter 2, 3, Copy Editor, Circulation Manager 4; Arabesque Club 4; Sock and Buskin Club 3, 4; Episcopal Club 3, 4, Reporter 4. Page Twenty-Six

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JUNIOR C LAS S. . . . . . Sponsors S ox at ance. • Administrative secretaries are Helen Parker, secretary to the Dean; Mrs. Anne T. Lawo, secretary to President; Edabeth Franklin, sec- retary to Bursar. • Vernon Johnson, elected BJOC by DeSoto staff — Big Junior on the Campus. • Snowbirds Faith Wood and Wilhemena Koelti frolic on snow-clad campus. Leading the Juniors are Fred Morton, Vice-president; Harry Baird, ASCC Representative; Vernon Johnson, President; Dotty Abbott, Treasurer; Janice Johnson, Secretary. Emerging successfully from three years of college study, the MSC jun- iors ol ' 43 have scaled the hall-way mark in their college careers. Glancing over the list, one will find that do ens of prospective graduates of ' 44 prob- ably will be missing at that final roll (all, for already many have postponed the completion of their education to aid our country in its great crisis. For these exuberant juniors, called the plutocrats of MSC, this year has been enjoyable. Their project, the Red Sock Ball, which they willingly financed, lent unfailing enjoyment to every Memphis Stater who attended. Page Twenty-Eight