Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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London, England, June 3, 1950. Mr. C. C. Wright, Memphis University School, Memphis, Tennessee. U. S. A. Dear Mr. Wright: — THOUGHT you might be interested in knowing what the old 1930 class is doing. It has been quite a long time since I have heard of the ole bunch, but lately 1 have met several of them. As you might know I am now foreign correspondent and staff cartoonist on the DAILY BLAA. Having such a position of importance naturally 1 have come in contact with a great many of the fellows, and you wtauld be surprised to know what successes they have made. It is beyond imagination. J. C. Ayres, the boy who was first in everything, even on the roll call way back yonder in 1930, is now in Moskovitz ' s Hospital, located in South- ern Scotland. Don ' t get me wrong, he isn ' t sick, but is a big and famous Doctor. He operated on 20,000 people last year, which I think is going some. Ripley, the great Cartoonist, and a good friend of mine, put it in his Believe It or Not. Pick Butler, that big, bad man from the South, is now coach of Sewanee ' s Football, and Basketball teams. He told the press that after serv- ing Sewanee as their most outstanding coach for several years he intended to enter the cotton business. Guess who is next. It is none other than Lucius Cook, or otherwise known while at M. U. S. as Little Lucius. Lucius is now a big grain and seed merchant. His plants are like Piggly Wiggly, they are all over the world. He now lives in a large mansion in Podunk, N. Y. Charlie Crump the fellow who used to wear that white M. U. S. sweater is making quite a success as a lawyer in Yellow Dog, Arkansas. He seems to have the job cinched as mayor for next year. While I was in South Africa last year, hunting big game, I ran across 1 three well known doctors. Who do you think they were? Joseph Archibald Gorilla Gardner, James Hall, and L. T. Webb III. All three have dedicated their entire lives to the missionary work. They are noted as the three most famous doctors in that part of the world. On my retunYto New York I went to see the Yankees play ball, in hopes of seeing Babe Ruth play. To my surprise the fellow next to me said that the Babe had been farmed out to the Midnight, Miss., team. He said, Charlie Hughey had taken Babe ' s place and was going like h — . And the best part about the deal is that Charlie is much better than Ruth. Never does a day pass that Charlie doesn ' t hit a couple of homers. Page Eighteen

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M, U. S., ' 25- ' 30; Jeffersonian, ' 28- ' 30: Honor Council. ' 29- ' 30; Topics Staff, ' 29- 30; U Club, ' 28- ' 30; Football, ' 28- ' 29; Basketball, ' 3D. William has been active in athletics and in many school affairs, and in other ways has endeavored to keep up the ole M. U. S. spirit. We earnestly hope he will have con- tinued success in the future as he has had at M. U. S. John E. Roberts, Jr. M. U. S„ ' 25- ' 30; Hamiltonian Literary So- ciety, ' 29- ' 30; Annual Staff, ' 29- ' 30; U Club, ' 29- ' 30; Football, ' 29. Johnny, as he is known to his fellow stu- dents, is one of the best all-around students in M. U. S. In all of the activities he has conducted himself with willingness that is admired by everyone. He expects to enter the Georgia School of Technology, where he will study engineering. M. U. S. will cer- tainly miss you, Johnny. Alex Powers M. U. S., ' 26- ' 30; Jeffersonian Literary So- ciety, 28- ' 30; Honor Council, ' 29-30; U Club. 29 ' 30; Football, ' 29. M. U. S. will lose a mighty good man when Alex graduates. He has been active in many things besides being very popular with all the boys. Next fall he will study dentistry at the University of Tennessee.

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Heiskell Weatherford, former manager of M. U. S. baseball team, is now making probably more money than any of the fellows. He is one of the biggest racketeers and bootleggers in Chicago. His present rival is Scarface Capone. This Weatherford fellow is a tough egg, and you certainly are in a mess when you get in trouble with him. Sam Nickey is now the most outstanding lumberman in the entire world. He has about 100 lumber mills and is now the greatest and most wealthy man in America. The chief product he puts out is cabinet wood veneer. Sam ships all his lumber by airplane which no other man in the world has been able to do. While in England, the king invited me to a concert. Of course, 1 was delighted to attend, and promised my attendance. Upon arriving at the Buckingham Palace, I was surprised to find my old friend Ben Owen. 1 had not seen him since graduation. To my surprise he was giving the concert to which the king himself had invited me. Ben was excellent, and the applause went on throughout the nigh t. I thought 1 would never get home. It was a good thing the piano broke to pieces. Jack Pipkin, the fellow who was very fond of chickens, especially ones with skirts, is now aeronautical engineer at the Air-Tight aviation field in Phinklestien, Jerusalem. Ajex Powers is a dentist now having extracted and fixed .99,888,000 4 teeth during his practice. Alex had quite a mishap not long ago. He was in such a habit of pulling teeth out, that one night he pulled out his own while asleep. It was a tough break, but he took his misfortune very well. Hal Rhea, the fellow with a thousand laughs, is now selling Packards. You will probably be interested in that, Mr. Wright, as you have endeavored to buy a couple for a long time. Hal will undoubtedly try to cheat you, but I would fool him and buy one. From last reports, through my newspaper, Hal has not sold a car since last year. He has quite a record. He, like Heiskell Weatherford, have served terms in the largest penitentaries. They both spent 10 years in Sing Sing. John Roberts, is now the man of Broadway. If you will walk down Broadway at night, all lights have his name portrayed. And how the women rave about him. Remember Rudy Vallee, well, he is no longer on Broadway. John has taken his place, and you should see John lead his orchestra. He plays at the hottest night clubs in New York. Alex Crow Wellford, is now in the South Sea Islands, teaching the fair maidens of that section to learn the art of loving. He was formerly with the Ginsberg Motion Picture Co., but is now under the South Sea Company, located at Great Neck. Very truly yours, N. D. SAPPENFIELD, JR.