Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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MR. WRIGHT CHARLES C. WRIGHT. in tructi r in I .itin. graduated from the University of Virginia with his B. A. degree. He was assistant in Leander McCormick Observatory in this college in 1895-96 and Licentiate in Latin in 1894-99. Mr. Wright also was Instructor in Latin at the University of Virginia in 1896-1904 and professor of the same language in the Virginia Summer School of Methods, 1903-04. He then became the Co-Principal of the Lm- versity School of Atlanta. 1904-07. After this he came to Memphis and was instructor in Latin from 1907 to the present date. In 1924 he became associate principal of M. U. S. Mr. Wright is one of the most able of the teachers. All i.f his classes are very interesting and«not many boys fail under him. We hope Mr. Wright will be with the school many more years. In fact, we don ' t knew what the school would do without him. We give him best wishes for the future years. MR. FORD HOWARD G. FORD has been very successful in his teaching as we all know, lie is a graduate of the University of Virginia. Mr. Ford began teaching in 1892 in the Cleveland High School in Laquir County, near Markham, Va. Having taught at that school for two years, he returned tc Memphis in the summer of 1894 and began teaching at Werts and Rhea, now known as M. U. S., the following September. lie continued teaching here for twenty-seven years, until he and Mr Kilvington started a private school of their own, known as Fcrd- Kilvington. In 1925 he returned to M. U. S. as principal and also teacher. Mr. Ford ha unending success for the past two years, due to his hard and conscientious work. Just a; Wright, we do not believe the school could get along without Mr Foul. We hope he will fui campaign at M. V. S. for many years tc come. met with the same in the case of Mr. tntinue his success-