Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

Text from Pages 1 - 144 of the 1961 volume:

V, T IS?. V ! ... .. T- OWL MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FOREWORD The staff of the 1961 Owl has tried to present an annual which will differ in some re- spects from the annuals of pre- vious years, while maintaining the high standards set by them. We have tried to emphasize the departing Seniors to a greater degree than has been done in the past; we have also tried to give a more complete coverage of daily school life than has been done in the past. We hope that this volume of the Owl will be one of the best ever produced at Memphis University School. ; I • ' : •■: ; l: , ■ DEDICATION We respectfully dedicate the 1961 Owl to Mr. Doss Eugene Thorn, who has served as head coach and professor of mathematics at Memphis University School since the school was begun in 1954. Besides producing many winning teams, Coach Thorn has ac- complished much more during his years of coaching. He has in- stilled in his players a sense of sportsmanship, an enjoyment of competition, and a deep love of the game. In later years, we shall remember Coach Thorn with respect and gratitude for the time and effort he devoted to us, both on the play- ing field and in the classroom. TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS fe • •• ADVERTISING t if . i • | • -y i 1 v SP; w n t . ADMINISTRATION 1 ■if ■HhH ■MHH BHH h inn HfafN j ' « 4 «h 1 1 1 • H , M ™ • • ' «V ' % i ■■ L 1 ft gt , s ' ■ j i . ,,. ' ' •% ' _-•% • % M ■-.% ■  - v. a H - '  , «K • t . ■ y % : . i ; : ... , I . ' % r • ' If T._ 1 1IM VA« !L m ;. 4 J % i nk %. fc m | li 1 . r ' i ' ' v ' ' . i .- ' . 1 % | , ' - . k i ■ . v  i J. y u '  . . .. ► . . 1 ... . ' ' V . 1 . . ■.t . v. ■ • ■•« Il- ■ ♦ i COL. ROSS M. LYNN: HEADMASTER MR. CHAUNCEY W. BUTLER Treasurer MR. HERBERT HUMPHREYS Vice Chairman BOARD OF TRUSTEES Frank R. Ahlgren Chauncey W. Butler Pat Crawford James K. Dobbs M. M. Gordon Dr. Donald Henning Horace H. Hull Herbert Humphreys Robert J. Hussey Tom Hutton Joe R. Hyde Ross M. Lynn Barclay McFadden John D. Martin, Jr. W. S. Roberts, Jr. Charles F. Schadt Robert G. Snowden Thomas H. Todd, Jr. William Walters Alexander Wellford Frank P. Woodson Alvin Wunderlich, Jr. MR. EDWARD E. BLAND Univerisity of Tenn.— B.S. Memphis State Univ.— AA.A. MR. TRAVIS CAMPBELL Memphis State Univ.— B.S. , M.A. Law Degree, Univ. of Arkansas MR. PETE CALLIS Smith College-B.A. New York University-M.A. MR. PHILIP EDWARDS Vanderbilt Univ.-A.B. Peabody College-M.A. MR. ROBERT E. FIELD Princeton University— A. B. MR. JACK FULLER University of Tennessee,— B.S. MR. WILLIAM J. HANSARD Arkansas State Teachers College— B.S. E. Louisiana State Univ. Grad. School MR. WILLIAM HATCHETT Southwestern at Memphis— B. A. Columbia Univ.— M.A. Cambridge Univ.— Certificate MR. CHARLES G. KELLEY University of Chattanooga— B.B. A. MR. DAVID MORELOCK Southwestern at Memphis— B.A. University of Paris-Certificate Tulane University— Grad. Study. MR. CHARLES L. MOSBY Southwestern at Memphis— B.M. Florida State University— M.M. MR. CARL PATTERSON Memphis State University— B.S. MR. JERRY PETERS Southwestern at Memphis— B. A. Memphis State University MR. JACOB RUDOLPH Georgia Institute of Technology— B.S. Oglethorpe University MRS. ARA SANDERS University of Arkansas— M. A. MRS. SUDIE M. SOLDAN Dietitian MR. JOHN SPRINGFIELD Southwestern at Memphis— B. A. Memphis State University Princeton University— M.F. A. —Music MRS. ELIZABETH STEWART University of Tennessee MR. ALLAN STRAND Davidson College— A. B. Westminster Seminary— B.D. University of North Carolina Memphis State University MR. WILLIAM SULLIVAN Southwestern at Memphis— B. A. (Summa cum laude) Union Theological Seminary University of Richmond University of Tennessee MR. ANTHONY WARREN Tulane University— B. 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Besides his well-known football exploits, Pyle also played Junior High basketball; remember the time he shot at the opponents ' goal and missed! To sum- marize his football experience, we can use the well-known expression, Old Lyle never dies, he just falls apart! FRANKLIN PEARSON ALLEN, III Born: August 23, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 4; U Club 2, 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Science Club 3; Library Staff 3; Phys. Ed. 3. Some people root for winning teams, some root for champion teams, and then there is Pepper with his Cardinals and Vols. In football games, he terrified our opponents, as well as his teammates, with his mad dashes into the huddle with Coach Rudolph ' s advice. We have discovered that Pepper ' s hysterical gyrations on the sidelines were actually due to nic-f its. In summer baseball, Pepper was an honored member of the Humko Hall of Fame. Some people say you can ' t drive with your eyes closed, but they forget about Pepper. Pepper has often been heard expressing his gratitude to his favorite, Mr. Morelock, whose last words to our French scholar were, Va-t-en, Sonny, c ' est dommage! 17 JON ALAN BALLEW Born: Jan. 19, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Track 3; National Honor Society 4; Phys. Ed. 4. To hear Saliba tell it, his life would make a perfect soap opera. Working from dusk to dawn mounding manure, plowing, churning, slopping the hogs, and lifting those three-hundred pound feed sacks, Ballew still manages to make ' good grades, without ever, ever, ever opening a book. To hear his tales of football practices in Collierville, one would think that the Collier- ville team hit harder than the New York Giants. Ballew recently raked in the Collier- ville safe driving award because he ' s a good conscientious, safe driver, and also because his car won ' t go over thirty. JOHN BAUGH BELL Born: January 24, 1943 Achievements: Football 2, 3, 4; Track 3, 4; Latin Club 2; U Club 3, 4; Phys. Ed. 2, 3, 4. Jo Mason, Jo Mason; brave, coura- geous . . . With the lilting strains of this lyric melody, Ding-dong pours out his soul in tune. By his own acclaim, Bell is un- doubtedly the strongest man in the world; just look at his crushing defeat of John Bramlett at Clearpool. Bell is a great white hunter, when it comes to ducks, girls, or seventh graders. Everybody has a soft spot in his heart for good ole John, especially the faculty, the seventh graders, and Jim Rawls. JAMES EDWARD BLOUNT, III Born: December 15, 1942 Achievements: Baseball 1 , 2, 3, 4; 2nd team All-County 3; Football 1, 2, Honorable Men- tion All-County 4; Social Committee 1; Latin Club 1, 2; Library Staff 1, 2; U Club 1 2 3,4; Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3. I ' m as rough as a cob. This is Jeb ' s favorite saying as he grabs people around their necks and chokes them half to death. It is chiefly due to Jeb ' s and Bell ' s little games that the furniture in the Common Room is so cracked and broken. Next to playing baseball, Jeb ' s favorite pastime is going to White Station during the school day in his white Pontiac convertible which definitely has savvy. Of course, Jeb will best be remembered for his baseball ex- ploits and his .001 batting average. CRANMER RIDLEY BOYCE Born.- July 1, 1943 Achievements: Library Staff 2; MUSCET 2- Phys. Ed. 2, 3, 4. Cran is the only senior who is related to one of our great faculty members. Some- how, Cran is kin to Mr. Campbell, or just Beau to Cran, but it doesn ' t do him any good— he still fails. Cran loves New Orleans for its cultural atmosphere— its art museums, its colleges, Rosie Tatoo, the Cat Girl, and Bourbon Street. Yes, says Cran, you can learn a lot in New Orleans. Cran is also a master of military strategy as is obvious from the planning and perfect execution of The Great Panty Raid at Lau- sanne — all under the direction of General Robert E. Boyce. JOEL WALL BROWN Born: July 2, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, Co-Captain Honorable Mention All-County 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 4; Latin Club 1, Presi- dent 2; U Club 2, 3, President 4, National Honor Society 3, 4; President of Class 1, 2, 3; President of Student Body 4. Our quarterback, Little Jody Brown, as the AAill ington radio announcer described him, was one of our best football players despite his fumblings, his incomplete passes, and his non-existent plays which he some- times called in the huddles. Besides his football career, Jody is the President of the Student Council and ex- hausts himself every morning in futile at- tempts to make the eighth graders stay seated until told to leave. Brown is always cheerful and pleasant except when leaving Math class bewilderedly or thinking about La Symphonie Pastoral. STEPHEN BULL Born: January 7, 1 943 Achievements: Paper Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Class Red Cross Representative 4. By his addiction to the manufacture and flying of model airplanes, Ruben shows that he thinks of himself as the third Wright brother. In fact, we predict that his end will come when he is carried into the air on the guidewire of a berserk model, al- though it would take a large model to lift his mighty bulk. Another of Ruben ' s crazy hobbies is the analysis of handwriting, through the use of which, he hopes someday to be able to prove that, subconsciously, Rawls hates England. 20 OLIVER EDWARD CATHEY, JR. Born: July 2, 1942 Achievements: Science Club 3; Honorable Mention Science Fair 2; AAUS Maskers 2, 3, 4; Phys. Ed. 2, 3, 4. And now we come to the President of the L.A.T.T.T.O.A.-Liars and Tall Tale Tellers of America. Oliver Cool ' s fantastic stories of his exploits with Dominique Papalucci and others of equal infamy are often recounted by him in the Common Room, to the utter disgust of those who cannot avoid him. Be- sides the contribution of his stories, Oliver has also given us some beautiful pictures, one of which resembles red and orange hot dogs being sacrificed to the fire gods. Oliver ' s optimistic outlook on life is shown in his poem, I Envy Those Who Are Dead. FRANCIS HAMMOND COLE, JR. Born: December 8, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Cross- country 3; Track 2, 3, 4, Placed in District Mile Run 2, 3; Latin Club 2; U Club 2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 4; French Club 4; Annual Staff 3, Editor 4; Paper Staff 3, 4; Library Staff 3; Honor Council 4; Science Club 3; Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3; National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist; Placed in West Tennessee Mathematics Contest 3. Since Hole is the editor of this annual he thought that he would escape a para- graph, but he was sadly mistaken. Ham- mond is well-known as a great white hunter and a fantastic shot, but who couldn ' t be if he wore glasses as powerful as binoculars. Furthermore, he has a unique form of hand writing which some experts believe is a cross between Sanskrit and Rus- sian. The Memphis Police Department must be as blind as Hickerson is, for he has yet to get a ticket, despite his maniacal driving. EDWARD HULL CRUMP, III Born: April 17, 1941 Achievements: Football 4; Track 3, 4; Phys. Ed. 3, 4. Meat was elected Best-dressed in the Senior Class because his shirts were all so thread- bare that he had to wear a sportcoat every day to cover up the holes. But no one has thought to tell him that dirty, nasty tennis shoes just don ' t go with sport coats. Be- sides his clothes, Ed ' s most distinguishing characteristics are his indescribable noises and his strange expressions such as Mickey-mouse. In conclusion, we must say that Meat is the only Senior who is excused on voting days. WILLIAM DAVIDSON EVANS, JR. Born: January 20, 1943 Achievements: Football 1 , 2, 3, Co-Captain, All-County 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Base- ball 1; U Club 2, 3, President 4; Honor Council 2, 3; Student Council 4; National Honor Society 3, 4. If you can ' t win fair, win anyway! This is typical of the witty Poor Bill sayings. Between his trips to West Memphis, playing sports, and dodging Fanny ' s butcher knives, the All-County boy still finds time to court Miss Linda. Guillermo starts off his day by gargling vanilla milk shakes with a towel over his head, and chases them with crunched raisins and apples. Then he goes home to read about Ole Miss in his 137,321 football books. Evans has a very unusual family— What other boy do we know who calls his father Smiley, and how many fathers do we know who call their son, Evans. Any time a fellow classmate needs help, he can go to Evans and receive the cheery saying— That ' s your little red wagon. 22 FRANCIS DUNCAN GIBSON, III Born: June 25, 1943 Achievements: Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2; Basketball 1; Paper Staff 2, 3, Editor 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Annual Staff 3, 4; Library Staff 1, 2; U Club 2, 3, 4; French Club 4; Phys. Ed. 2, 3, 4; Delegate to Christian Life Conference 4. According to Dee, AAUS would have had undefeated football teams for the past three years if only he could have gone out. The North Carolina flash, the only man in the world with freckled teeth, is the editor of our paper, but when he hears any criticism of it, his quick reply is, I am only editor, I don ' t have anything to do with it. Dee almost consented to attend our cheerleader party, but after weighing the decision care- fully, he decided that he owed it to his feminine public to do his usual Saturday night job— parking. To sum it up, If confi- dence makes the man— What a Man! THOMAS WAYNE HAYDEN Born: April 10, 1942 Achievements: Transferred from Harding Academy 4; Annual Staff 4; Paper Staff 4; Phys. Ed. 4. This is a rather difficult paragraph to write because Tom hasn ' t been at school enough for us to get to know him well. Although Tom has thousands of girls, they all look at him as a brother. Too bad! Tom suffers from ulcers, and we have often seen him, on the rare days when he decides to come, sipping milk and crackers in the cafeteria. We know now that he is extremely wise; crackers are better than ravioli any time. 23 WILLIAM THOMAS HUTTON Born: June 25, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 3, Honorable Mention All-County 4; U Club 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; National Honor Society 3, President 4; Library Staff 2; French Club 4; Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3, 4. Although Tuxedo Tom may not be the smartest person in the world, after a few roof beers, he loosens up and begins to come forth with many wise sayings. At present, Tux is President of the National Honor Society, but he ' d better watch his trigonometry grades. Tux is the final au- thority at MUS upon all questions of formal attire, and is willing to lend any one of his eight tuxedos to any of his friends. Tux has a very active football mind— Remember the touchdown he cost us when he was the 1 2th man on the field? JOSEPH REEVES HYDE, III Born: December 27, 1942 Achievements: Football 1; Basketball 1, 2; Annual Staff 3, Business Manager 4; Social Committee 1, 3, President 4; Tennis 3, 4; Latin Club 2; Red Cross Representative 4; Cheerleader 4; Chairman, Youth for Nixon in Shelby County, 4. And now we come to the politician of the senior class. Reeves earned this title by heading the magazine drive, (which netted at least $100), by being teenage campaign manager for Nixon (who lost the election), and by being business manager of this annual (which speaks for itself). He has a very mercenary mind. For the past two years, he has tried to double his weekly allowance by betting on MUS football games. (Of course, he always bet against us.) This is hard to believe since Reeves wore the skirt for the football team as a cheerleader. He leaves MUS six times every year in order to go to Nassau to beachcomb. 24 CHARLES BRANDON JONES, JR. Born: March 29, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club Vice-President 2; Science Club 3; U Club 3, 4; Honor Council Vice-President 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Phys. Ed. 2, 3, 4; Hon- orable Mention Latin Contest 2; Red Cross Representative 3; Placed in West Tennessee Math Contest 2, 3; Letter of Commendation in National Merit Scholarship Contest 4. Hey, Scrappy, how long did you study for the math exam? I forgot my book. (Guess who made a hundred!) With a mind like Brandon ' s, anyone else would go to M.I.T., but Scrappy applies to Northwest Mississippi Junior College. It seems like Scrappy just hates to work. He has the peculiar habit of being able to open an assigned book anywhere and read only the page from which the test will come. We couldn ' t decide whether he was really smart or just lucky until we saw his astro- nomical College Board scores. ? « GEORGE WILLIAM KLEIER Born: November 24, 1942 Achievements: Paper Staff 4; Winner, I Speak for Democracy Contest at MUS; Placed fourth in Shelby County I Speak for Democracy Contest 4. Big George, the bearded crackpot, is the William Jennings Bryan of the Senior Class. He owes much of his stage presence to Uncle Jack, who carefully tutored him in speech. After working on the blue bomb, his car, for fifteen years, he finally got it up to thirty-five, but then it burned up. George is our television celebrity, as one Tuesday at 12:00 he shot a television commercial while fleeing from Col. Lynn. George, a very fast writer, once wrote a twelve page history paper in one day. (He made F-) 25 FELIX BENJAMIN LAUGHLIN Born: December 4, 1942 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basket- ball 1, 2, 3; Track 1 , 2, 3, 4; Annual Staff Art Editor 4; Paper Staff 4; Latin Club 1 Social Committee 3, 4; U Club 2, 3, 4 AAUSCET 2; Skeet Club 1; Phys. Ed. 2, 3, 4 Placed in West Tennessee Math Contest 2 Red Cross Representative 1 . Moon, the most talented boy in the senior class, who made all of us twenty-one, is probably destined to become a Chief of Police. His careful driving was a great help to us in our participation in the Claude A. Armour Traffic Safety Contest. Because of his well-furnished summer house, Moon ' s house has become our home away from home. In addition to his other art work, Moon drew the cartoons for the annual. Felix has often said that if he had run around with a different crowd, he would have been elected Teenager of the Week at least twice. CARRUTHERS LOVE Born: May 14, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, Honorable Mention All-County 4; Track 1 , 2, 3, 4; Bas- ketball 1, 2, 3; U Club 2, 3, 4; Social Com- mittee 3; Skeet Club 1; Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3, 4. Lovey is one of our most versatile seniors. Among his many activities, he is the key keeper for the senior class, and President of the MUS chapter of the K.K.K. (cross burning division). Also, he indulges in many other nightly activities which no one knows about, except for the police. He can be seen night and day on the Menden- hall strip in his beautiful green ' 50 Ford, which looks like new except for a few scratches and engravings. Because he is never satisfied with one girl at a time, this roving senior has earned the title of Snow King. 26 DANIEL THOMAS McGOWN, JR. Born: February 16, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Annual Staff 3, 4; Honor Council 1, 2, 3, President 4; Paper Staff 3, 4; U Club 2, 3, 4; Science Club 3; Track 2; MUSCET 2; Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3, 4. I know there ' s not anything in that coat, son, but I want to make sure, anyway. Heh, heh, weakly laughed our Honor Council President to the glowering police- man at the TDS dance. This is one example of Deacon Dan ' s extracurricular activities on one of his nights with the boys. However, these nights have become progressively fewer since last year when Dan ' s well-known romance with Sally began. In fact— the moon struck senior admits— I spend all my time with her. This paragraph was supposed to be longer but we made the mistake of letting the Dea- con type it himself! MICHAEL PATRICK McTIGHE Born: October 20, 1943 Achievements: Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 4; Intra- mur als 1; Science Club 3; U Club 3, 4; So- cial Committee 4. Hey, Coach, if you need two touchdowns next game, put me in twice. This was Spike ' s boast after the Milling- ton game in which, after having accidentally picked up the football to give to the referee, he saw the entire Millington team bearing down on him and desperately sprinted across the goal line. McTighe also fancies himself as a humorist, and can always be found in the Common Room kidding Evans about Madame X. On Friday afternoons, Spike can be seen wandering with a sad look on his face toward the discipline com- mittee meeting. 27 SCOTT FITZHUGH MAY Born: January 8, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Paper Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; Na- tional Honor Society 3; Library Staff 2; Latin Club 1, 2; Science Club 3; Science Award 2; Skeet Club 1; Social Committee 1, 2, 3; Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3, 4. And now we come to the very popular editor of Penniless— The Big S. Since the seventh grade, Scott has honored us with his presence, and never once has he been seen with his mouth shut. He seems to have a habit of praising himself while scorning others. Scott is the proud owner of the Raven, the car which many thought be- longed to one of the janitors. He leaves AAUS asking Has anybody heard the joke about the nearsighted . . .? HENRY WETTER MORGAN Born: October 25, 1943 Achievements: Football 4; Red Cross Repre- sentative 4; Tennis 4; Annual Staff 4; Paper Staff 4; Social Committee 4; Phys. Ed. 4. All Porky wants for Christmas is his two front teeth, since once, while a young camper, he tripped in the rapids like an awkward clod and bashed them out. He is the only known student who has ever re- turned to M.U.S. after once getting out— he left for Episcopal High in the ninth grade, but foolishly came back for his Senior year. Henry, after sitting behind Al in English all year, has an intense sense of humor (Ho, ho!). Also, after riding with Seelbinder in the famous Toad, Henry has developed nerves of steel. 28 WILLIAM PINSON OXLEY Born: March 30, 1943 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, All-County 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Track 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 1; Annual Staff 4; U Club 2, 3, 4; MUSCET 2; Skeet Club 1; Science Club 3; Phys. Ed. 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4. To completely cover Ox ' s high school ex- periences, this paragraph must, of course, include Sharon. Oxley used to be quite a playboy a few years back, but this tragedy was coming to mar his carefree life. During football season, Ox wore out two pairs of scissors cutting out his football clippings from the Press-Scimitar, ESPECIALLY, his All- County picture. Due to circumstances be- yond his control, Ox unfortunately missed every test given by Messrs. Hatchett, More- lock, and Field. JAMES FREDERICK RAWLS Born: July 1, 1943 Achievements: Football Manager 4; Basket- ball Manager 4; Paper Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; Latin Club 3; Phys. Ed. 3. Oh, for a foggy day in London town. Perhaps it would be expedient at the com- mencement of this dissertation upon Sir Jim to outline a few of his predominant charac- teristics. Jim loves England, No, he adores it. When once asked where he was born, he replied— In Chattanooga, unfortunately, but I am only three generations removed from Ireland, a part of the great British Empire, on which the sun never sets and never shall. As we had no cricket, soccer, or whist teams, Sir Jim became our football and basketball manager. Jim is a prolific expert at making himself unintelligible to all with whom he tries to attempt verbal intercourse. Most people are happy that they can ' t understand him, though. 29 ROBERT BEVERLEY RAY Born: May 4, 1943 Achievements: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Paper Staff 1, 2, 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; National Honor Society 3, Vice-President 4; French Club 3, 4; Student Council 3, 4; Class Presi- dent 4; Phys. Ed. 1,2,3, 4; Honor Council 1; Latin Award 2; National Merit Scholar- ship Semifinalist 4; Highest Scholastic Aver- age 2, 3. Are brains more important than brawn? After taking one look at Robbie, the answer is obviously no! His 150 I.Q. cannot make up for his 125 pound 6 foot frame. Never- theless, Robbie has the highest scoring average on the basketball team during warmups. In addition to his athletic skill, Robert thinks that he is MUS ' answer to Elvis. He can be heard in the Common Room nauseating everyone with his out of tune versions of popular songs. WILLIAM ALFRED RICHIE, JR. Born: October 29, 1943 Achievements: Ed. 2, 3, 4. Football 2, 3; Track 3; Phys. Al has an intense fondness for bright colors— witness his matching vest and car, both fire-engine red. He can often be heard in the Chemistry Lab repeating over and over his favorite repulsive sayings, Wan- dering Jew from Xanadu, Wandering Jew from Xanadu, as he devastates the lab with powerful explosions. As one can see, Al is a track man; besides running the dashes with blinding speed, he participates in the shot put— he is the shot. 30 « GUSTAV ARTHUR SEELBIMDER Born: May 20, 1943 Achievements: Football 1; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1; Paper Staff 4; Annual Staff 3, 4; Latin Club 1; Red Cross Representative 2; Cheerleader 4; Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3. Although Gus hopes to become an en- gineer, he will probably end up being manager of a Jump for Joy, for he is the only M.U.S. student who can turn a back flip on a trampoline, do a two-and-a-half from a diving board, and hang by his tail from a horizontal bar. And so we leave Arthur, shouting Tally-ho!, and musing over his College Board scores of 787 on math, and 21 3 on English. LOUIE CLYDE SPENCER, III Born: August 3, 1943 Achievements: National Honor Society 4; Annual Staff 4; Cheerleader 4; Phys. Ed. 3, 4. And now we come to our CHEERLEADER, who inspired our athletic teams with his screaming, hickish yells of— Hang loose, boys. After hearing Redneck ' s tales of the fantastic women in Greenwood, we were as- tonished to see the kind of girls he really knows at the fair, when he called our atten- tion to a gross group of females (??) with dyed white hair and blue jeans. He was in the midst of scorning them when they turned and said— Oh Louie, How are you, Louie? Our boy blushed with shame. Beak has a red face rather than a red neck due to plowing into the sun, instead of away from it. 31 mM ! JEROME B. P. TEMPLE, JR. Born: January 10, 1942 Achievements: Phys. Ed. 4; Delegate to Christian Life Conference 4. Jerry, or J. B., as Mr. Strand calls him, is a d__— _ Yankee from Minnesota who moved here last year. As Jerry ' s father is Vice-President of Holiday Inns he knows well their worth. That is why the Temples are staying in the Parkview Hotel. Jerry had a great time at our Senior party— trying a few things for the first time— eh! Jer? Jerry drives away in his Karmann-Ghia to one of his favorite skiing resorts, saying, See ya, youse guys! JAMES SIMS THOMAS, JR. Born: December 2, 1943 Achievements: Latin Club 2; Library Staff 1, 2; Science Club Vice-President 3; Paper Staff 1, 2, 3, Associate Editor 4; Annual Staff 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Letter of Commendation in National Merit Scholar- ship Contest 4; Science Award 2; Science Fair 3; Phys. Ed. 1 , 2, 3, 4; National Science Foundation Scholarship to Summer Camp 2. Rat drove to MUS from the thriving metropolis of Walls— the rising sun pouring forth its rays on the combination of canary yellow and nauseous purple that make up his car. Although he left Miss, behind, he didn ' t leave his accent. It has mellowed with the years, or perhaps it is we who have become accustomed to it. Jimmy will al- ways be remembered for the blurred snap- shots that appear in this annual, his con- stant griping, his applying to about 25 col- leges, and of course his lovely, lovely car. «9m 32 EARL FINCHER THOMPSON Born: October 15, 1943 Achievements: Phys. Ed. 1, 2, 3, 4; Library Committee 2, 3; Track 2; U Club 2, 3, 4; Science Club 2. Big Earl is the Van Cliburn of the Senior Class. Frequently Earl is the chief entertainer at class parties. His main claim to fame was his black ' 58 Dodge, the ANCHOVE, until he totaled it. He says that the wreck was not his fault, but we know the truth— the suction of his whirling spinners pulled him off his course. It seems that the Share- cropper has become a home away from home for Earl. Not Pictured: Jim Hodges and Dudley Weaver. 33 34 mm AND HERE IS GAU-Ew ' S SOUTHERN f ANSIOfS. MR EVANS, HOW DID YOU BECOAAE SUCH AN ALL-AROUND ALL-AMERICAN? 13- DRINK AAILK SHAKESj J THERE GOES MY y (carburetor T AGAIN£ m. r WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL ME PORKY ) m Left to right: Felix Laughlin, Most Talented; Bill Evans, Most Athletic; Scott May, Wittiest; Ed Crump, Best Dressed; Dan AAcGown, Most Popular; Jody Brown, Best Ail-Around; Robert Ray, Most Intelligent; Pitt Hyde, Most Likely To Succeed. WHO ' S WHO AT M.U.S. Scott May: Wittiest Felix Laughlin-. A lost Talented Jody Brown: Best Ail-Around Pitt Hyde: Most Likely To Succeed Ed Crump: Best Dressed Bill Evans: Most Athletic Robert Ray: Most Intelligent Dan AAcGown: Most Popular Stewart Austin Jerry Bradfield Scott Carroll Dan Copp JUNIOR Philip Crump Chris Denton Fred Elchlepp Nat Ellis 44 CLASS Gary Ford John Fry Jim Garner Sam Gary Jamie Hall Steve Hershman Mike Hershman John Laughlin 45 Mike Saliba Pete Shearon Tom Shipman Fred Smith Richard Smith Ed Taylor Cole Wilder Barney Witherington Dan Work Lee McCormick Bob Manker John Martin Newt Metcalf Warren Montgomery Mark Osborne Russell Patterson Jim Place SOPHOMORE Randy Amis Bill Anthony Van Arnold Wilson Barton Craig Benson Russel Bloodworth Chat Hunter Jere Crook Frank Doggrell Robert Graham Henry Grenley William Harris Edwin Hussey Marshall Hutchinson Gene Johnson Bob Johnson CLASS Mike Kelly John Kinzel Ross Livermore Robert McCallum James Malone Rick Moore Bert Stegall Spike Taylor Jim Temple Grady Trainor Buford Norman Lloyd Rodenbaugh Fred Saliba Bart Turner Lee Wiener Phil Wood Ben Woodson fcfcJJ fag Bill Banks Ray Brakebill Bill Craddock NINTH Bruce Dan David Dando Woody Dillard Richard Doughtie GRADE George Piper William Quinlen Barham Ray William Ross Robert Saunders Steve Schadt Mason Schumacher Aubrey Spear Thurston Moore William Norcross Ness Olson 4ti AXh n V W Chip Tayloe Frank Tenent Mac Thompson George Treadwel Greg Warren Robert Williams Adrian Wilson Alvin Wunderlich Sloan Young Bill Adams Andy Allen Tommy Austin James Booth David Bowlin Waldrup Brown Malcolm Buxton Bland Cannon William Cannon Wayne Chamberlain Chris Creech Charles Dudley Ricky Ferguson EIGHTH MiM Philip Floyd William Galbreath Trowe Gillespie. 52 K — I GRADE Arnold Graber Henry Heller Fred Hooper Grant Hopkins Charles Housholder Robert Howe David Howorth John Hughes Chuck Hutton Rodney James Jim Jetton Louis Johnson Jim Keirns Steve Keltner Ray Larson Brooke Lathram 53 Jim Lawson Craig Love Don AAcClure John McKay Lewis AAcKee Judson McKellar George AAalone Richard Miller Burton Milnor Steve Minkin Walker Montgomery John Nickey James Pace Tom Palmer 54 Ck 4 •OU l ' bk I ' J A .-.«( Tom Paul Mike Perel .1 f Cooper Robinson Charles Schultz Tom Shearon Frank Sherman Rowlett Sneed Jere Taylor Tommy Thompson Al Varner Harold Walker Bill Weeks Pete Whittington Joseph Yates 55 SEVENTH John Adams Tene Alissandratos Franklin Anderson Tom Becktold Sid Caradine John Carrier Stephen Crump Tom Curtis Eric Dierks Henry Doggrell Steele Dollahite Rembert Donelson Dwight Drinkard Jimmy Friedman Nathan Gold Eric Greenwood Ed Hayward Ferd Heckle Blue Hoyt Herbert Humphreys Frank Jemison Bert Johnston Mark Kaminsky Brig Klyce k4 56 GRADE Richard Montgomery John Petree Hal Rhea Jack Roberts John Saunders Reid Schadt Bruce Smith Charles Smith Robert Lee Hank May Lee Moffatt Kent Wunderlich Barry Silverstein Ed Glover Murphy Smith Jim Sorrels George Stratton Robert Taylor Jim Wagner Bill West Morty Williams Larry Work 57 • m 1 ■ ■ ■■■% ' ■ v - ' x • 1 € Si ' • .£. it -- , ' X« V ►■ J i T% - ' . t . i ■■ • . ■ v i ■ i. M . ,% . 1 S«A - ' 1 SEATED: Brandon Jones, Mr. Carl Peters, Hammond Cole. STANDING: Brook Lathram, Wilson Barton, Barney Witherington, Jimmy Garner, Woody Dillar.d. Faculty advisor— Mr. Allen Strand President— Dan McGown HONOR COUNCIL The Honor Council, highest student governing body at Memphis University School, is composed of the President, a faculty advisor, two Senior representatives, two Junior repre- sentatives, and one representative from each of the other grades. The Honor Council is responsible for the enforcement of the Honor Code at Memphis University School. The three offenses against the Honor Code are cheating, lying, and stealing. The Council judges all cases of reported violations and recommends the procedure to be followed in such cases. fi liv ' FRONT: Robert Ray, Bill Evans, John Laughlin. BACK: Ray Brakebill, Waldrup Brown, Rusty Bloodworth. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council at Memphis University School is com- posed of the President of the Student Body, a faculty advisor, two representatives from the Senior class, and one repre- sentative each from the Junior class, Sophomore class, Fresh- man class, and the Eighth and Ninth grades combined. The duties of the Student Council are to organize and over- see student elections, to represent the school at various meet- ings, to organize school participation in fund drives, and to take care of any other student affairs. Mr. Philip Edwards, President Jody Brown FIRST ROW: Bland Cannon, Jimmy Thomas, Jim Rawls, Felix Laughlin. SECOND ROW: Tom Haydon, Dee Gibson, Scott May, Bill Oxley, Robert Ray, Henry Morgan, Tom Hutton, Dan McGown, Louie Spenser. Not Pictured: Pepper Allen, Brandon Jones. Mr. David Morelock— Advisor Hammond Cole— Editor ANNUAL STAFF The staff of the 1961 Owl wishes to express its appreciation to members of the faculty, student body, and others who have helped us put out this annual. We believe that it is a very good annual, and hope that everyone will enjoy it. STANDING: M. Saliba, P. Shearon, E. Th ompson, H. Morgan, S. Bull, R. Ray, H. Cole, D. Work, J. Garner, W. Montgomery, M. Osborn. SEATED: J. Rawls, O. Cathey, D. Copp, A. Seelbinder, S. May, J. Thomas. PAPER STAFF The staff of the OWL ' S HOOT has done an outstanding job this year. They have put out five fine editions of the paper. The paper received a very good rating from Washington and Lee Uni- versity when it was sent there to be judged. RIGHT: Mr. Hatchett— Advisor. LEFT: Dee Gibson— Editor. FIRST ROW: Alan Ballew, John Fry, Warren Montgomery, Dan Copp, Louie Spencer, Dee Gibson, Jody Brown, James Garner. SECOND ROW: James Thomas, John Laughlin, H. Cole, Robert Ray, Ed Taylor, Bill Evans, Brandon Jones, Pete Shearon. HONOR SOCIETY Attaining membership in the National Honor Society is one of the highest honors which can come to a high school student. To be admitted to this Society, a student must maintain an eighty-five or above average, and show quali- ties of leadership, scholarship, service, and character. This year, fourteen new members were inducted into the Society. LEFT: David Morelock— Advisor. RIGHT: Tom Hutton— President. Left to right, STANDING: Frank Tennent, Lloyd Rodenbaugh, Felix Laughlin, Carruthers Love, John Martin, Henry Morgan, Frank Jemison. Left to right, SEATED: Henry Doggrell, Lee Wiener, Mike Kelley, John Laughlin, Brig Klyce. SOCIAL COMMITTEE The members of the Social Committee are in charge of planning and giving all school parties. The main parties of the school year are the Midwinter Formal, given after Midterm Exams, and the Junior Senior Dance, coming after graduation. LEFT: Pitt Hyde-Cha ' rman RIGHT: Mr. Patterson-Advisor 8 It i|F i Left to right STANDING: Dan Copp, Earl Thompson, Hammond Cole, Tom Hutton, Ed Taylor, Dee Gibson, Bill Oxley, Dan Mcgown, Mike McTighe, Brandon Jones, John Laughlin, John Martin, Bill Evans. KNEELING: Pete Shearon, Ed Crump, Jody Brown, Carruthers Love, Marshall Hutchinson, Pepper Allen, Lyle Adams. Not Pictured: Felix Laughlin. LETTERMAN ' S CLUB The Letterman ' s Club is made up of all students who have earned a varsity letter in any sport. The chief duty of the U Club is to sell tickets and concessions at the home basketball games. °?6 SEATED: Henry Morgan, Mr. David Morelock, Scott May, Jimmy Thomas. STANDING: Mike Saliba, Fred Saliba, Jamie Hall, Fred Smith. EUROPEAN TOURS This year, Memphis University School is offering two tours of Europe. One of these tours, led by Mr. Charles Mosby and Mr. David Morelock, will pass through France and England, go into the Scandinavian countries, and then travel behind the Iron Curtain. The other tour, led by Mr. William Hatchett, will mainly travel through England and Western Europe. 67 The Library Committee assists the librarian by arranging books and magazines, supervising the library, and keeping it clean. Left to right: Ness Olson, Tommy Curtis, Rembert Donelson, Nathan Gold, Mr. Hansard, and Tom Shearon. w Left to right: Marsha McKee, Sally Goodman, Marie Louise Crump, Peggy Forkin. Not pictured: Cile Stratton. CHEERLEADERS 69 ' Let ' s Beat Bolton The Eighth Grade ' s Cadillac m Ti O W- .x_ ft; i , TjdfX - ■n. Ml L C ' Bru . . . who? That ' s five, Kleier SWISH Two Coaches vs. The Eighth Grade Team 70 „ r F : f f r ' Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil! The Lifesaving Course. Down, Boy! Dee Laughs At His Own Joke. 7! The Sportscar Clique An Attentive Audience «iit - j The Missing Link? • v-. v - They ' re Off! M.U.S. ' s Answer To Parris Island? Love Wins The Turkey. Morning Chapel Lieutenant Strand Leads Exercises 72 TSjae rja «.-■ , The Lunch League ar om PRESIDENT There ' s One In Every Crowd £-; T- k I Speak For Democracy. Billy Graham? The Businessmen Lunch Time r Honor Society Induction The Look 73 Km 6| 1 — HHBHHBBHBHHBBBi ' - .. i -if 1 t  Tr, _ ! i  WfcF V 1 ' , , ,:: ■ 3 ' j k - -mjli  |$£ % .- f ' • . - VARSITY FOOTBALL RECORD OF 1960 SEASON Millington 7 Kingsbury Germantown Collierville Oakhaven 13 AA.U.S 12 AA.U.S — 6 AA.U.S 20 AA.U.S AA.U.S B.G.A. 28 Bartlett 33 Overton 6 Whitehaven White Station 14 AA.U.S AA.U.S 19 AA.U.S 7 AA.U.S 13 AA.U.S 7 Jody Brown, Captain Bill Evans, Captain BOTTOM ROW, left to right: P. Allen, R. Patterson, M. Hutchison, P. Wood, B. Witherington, J. Laughlin, E. Crump, F. Smith, F. Laughlin. SECOND ROW: Coach Rudolph, L. Adams, J. Martin, B. Manker, J. Blount, J. Brown, B. Evans, B. Jones, S. Taylor, H. Morgan, F. Doggrell, L. Rodenbaugh, J. Rawls-man. LAST ROW: Coach Thorn, B. Anthony, D. Work, T. Hutton, D. McGown, R. Moore, W. Barton, B. Oxley, S. May, C. Love, H. Cole, A. Ballew, J. Crook-man. L . ' - ■- ' V A R S I T Y S T A R T E R S . : ■. . ' v . ■ . ,-• . .. ' «- - - ... .-, .. i • ' V. ' ' ■■■- ■ ' . ' : CENTER-Jeb Blount -Lyle Adams TACKLE-Bob Manker BACK— John Martin BACK-Freddy Smith BACK— Spike Taylor BACK-Felix Laughlin 9 ENDS— Dan McGown and Carruthers Love GUARD— Hammond Cole •■• ■ _ _P_ BACK— John Laughlin GUARD-Pepper Allen _____ v . 1 - ' ' : yc ' . , - ■ . ' . .-• i .. ' v i _ ' • ' . . ' ; I i ' I ' Brown Turns The Corner. ' 82 Martin Fights hor A Pass. THE 1960 SEASON The Owls opened the season with a bang by defeating Millington 13-7 on Spike McTighe ' s Billy Cannon-like run- back of a punt fifty-five yards, and a thirty-yard run by John Martin after a pass interception. Bill Oxley ' s ten-yard run beat Kingsbury 6-0, as the stiff Owl defense held the Falcons in check for the rest of the game. One AA.U.S. score was called back, but after a long drive, Oxley pushed over the touchdown. Led by John Martin and Bill Oxley, the Owls scored twenty points in the first half, and held off the Red Devils in the second half to win the game 20-0. In a tight defensive game, Collierville had one touch- down called and an Owl drive bogged down on the ten due to a holding penalty, so the game was a 0-0 tie. In the rain and mud, two wingback reverses in the first half led Oakhaven to a 13-0 win over M.U.S. A great defensive effort, topped by an outstanding play by Car- ruthers Love, held the Hawks scoreless in the second half, but, slowed down by the mud, the offense couldn ' t get moving. Next, the Owls lost to state-ranked B.G.A. After having been held in check by a good M.U.S. defense in the first half, the visitors came back in the second half to score three times, winning 27-0. Two costly long runs gave the Bartlett Panthers a big half-time lead, and although M.U.S. came back to score 19 points in the second half, the game ended 33-19 in favor of the Panthers. M.U.S., playing the best game of the season, opened upon Whitehaven in the second half as Jody Brown scored on a twenty-two yard rollout to the left and Bill Oxley busted up the middle for a thirty-three yard touchdown. The game was the greatest victory in M.U.S. football history. An M.U.S. goal line stand, climaxed by end Dan Mc- Gown ' s fourth down tackle of the ball-carrier with three minutes remaining in the game, stopped the inspired Overton Rebels, and made a fifteen yard touchdown by Martin stand up as the Owls defeated the Rebels 7-6. M.U.S., playing a great game, beat the White Station Spartans in statistics, but not in the score as the Owls finally succumbed to bad breaks especially a blocked kick in the first half, and a bigger team to lose 7-1 4. 83 SEATED left to right- B. Etter, F. Tennent, B. Wunderlich, T. Moore, C. Tayloe, R. Brakebill, W. Dillard, P. Jones, B. Norcross. STANDING: M. Thompson, A. Wilson, R. Saunders, R. Larsen, R. Williams, C. Lynn, A. Spear, B. Quinlen, R. Howe, R. Gatlmg, J. Treadwel] Ledbetter, Coach Bland. NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL Millington 49 Bartlett Whitehaven -21 Westwood RECORD OF 1960 SEASON AA.U.S.-— Oakhaven AA.U.S 7 Collierville 28 AA.U.S Germantown AA.U.S - AA.U.S 14 AA.U.S AA.U.S 14 STARTING LINE: Lynn, Gatling, Williams, Treadwell, Dillard, Larson, Norcross. STARTING BACKFIELD: Brakebill, Howe, Wunderlich, Tennent. J? % S TJ - as as a7 30 31 n Sa ?m ?m, 33 26 1 34 5 1 iTi if Ji THIRD ROW left to right: Coach Peters, B. Milnor, B. Lathram, T. Palmer, C. Creech, T. Thompson, A. Varner, M. McKee, T. Austin, Ferguson, H L Walker M Bucks on, B. Adams. SECOND ROW: T. Gillespie, F. Sherman, J. McKay, J. Lawson, P-Whittington B Wee s, J. jetton D Cannon, D. Bowlin, B. Cannon, P. Galbreath. FIRST ROW: C. Dudley, J. Hughes, J. Housholder, B. Schultz, J. Yates, R. Miller, B. Heller, A. Allen, J. M.ckey, C. Love, L. Johnson, J. Minkin. EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL RECORD OF 1960 SEASON Frayser 6 Boys ' Town 6 Colonial 14 Treadwell 6 AA.U.S 20 AA.U.S 40 AA.U.S 13 AA.U.S 7 Sherwood Richland 13 Snowden 6 AAessick AA.U.S 6 AA.U.S 12 AA.U.S 26 AA.U.S 48 LINE: T. Gillespie, J. McKay, J. Lawson, P Whittington, B. Weeks, J. Jetton, D. Bowlin. BACKS: A. Varner, T. Austin, T. Thompson, M. McKee, R. Ferguson, C. Creech. Wfif OE ss IWfflHfR -■■-; -v - Vcs rJfcjj gjr rfrllHltti J U f -■«  .r f ml VARSITY BASKETBALL 1960-61 SEASON M.U.S.- ...46 M.U.S.- ...55 M.U.S. 65 AA.U.S 71 M.U.S.- .65 AA.U.S... -71 AA.U.S.- -64 AA.U.S... _.63 AA.U.S... .67 AA.U.S... .46 AA.U.S... -65 AA.U.S ..73 White Station AAessick White Station _. — _ 66 South Side 42 AAillington 42 Bartlett . 60 Whitehaven 84 Collierville 51 Harding 23 AAessick 76 Humes 65 Jackson 53 Brownsville 42 Germantown 30 AA.U.S.... -70 AA.U.S..— ...64 AA.U.S— __53 M.U.S 46 AA.U.S.- -__73 AA.U.S.. -55 AA.U.S... ...49 AA.U.S 87 AA.U.S 71 AA.U.S... __76 AA.U.S 74 AA.U.S. INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT Oakhaven 45 Bolton 52 Oakhaven 50 Millington 42 Bartlett 60 Whitehaven 56 Collierville 50 Harding 43 Germantown 48 Brownsville 53 Bolton 49 42 Overton _. __ 31 63 M.U.S. 40 Overton 53 W. Station 69 M.U.S. 45 Messick 52 Left to right, KNEELING: Robert McCallum, John Martin, John Laughlin, Spike McTighe, Tommy Shipmon. Left to right, STANDING: Coach Gene Thorn, Rick Moore, Bill Evans, Ed Taylor, Robert Ray, Jim Rawls (manager), Philip Crump (manager) 86 VARSITY STARTERS AAIKE AAcTIGHE (5 ' 11 ) Joined the team at midseason, and took over the play- making and ball control, especially against the press. Hit for around ten a game. ED TAYLOR (6 ' 1 ) Led M.U.S. scorers with a twenty-two point average, just be- hind Slaughter for the lead in the county. Only a Junior, Taylor could get even better. His jump shot is tremendous. BILL EVANS (6 ' 1 ) The leading rebounder in the league, Bill was a tremendous defensive player. He averaged about eleven points with his spinning jump shot. Especially good in close games. RICK AAOORE (6 ' 1 ) Came from the B team in mid season. A great hustler and a good shot, Rick is only a Sophomore. His steady play sparked the team, and he averaged about eight. JOHN MARTIN (5 ' 11 ) Most aggressive player on the team, John was a tre- mendous rebounder although playing guard. Good outside shot. Averaged about eight or nine. TOMMY SHIPMON (5 ' 6 ) An early-season starter Tom was a good ball-handler and a fine jump shooter. Averaged about five. 87 ROBERT RAY, Forward |P . ' BILL EVANS, Center JOHN LAUGHLIN. Forward ROBERT McCALLUM, Guard Captains BILL EVANS ED TAYLOR SPIKE McTIGHE, Guard JOHN MARTIN, Guard ED TAYLOR, Center TOMMY SHIPMON, Guard RICK MOORE, Forward SPORTS This was M.U.S. ' s finest hour in sports. The football team beat Whitehaven, the basketball team beat Bartlett and Bolton twice, and won the Shelby County champion- ship, the track team sent one man to the regionals, the baseball team had three All-County players, and the tennis team. The football season was highlighted by the 13-0 victory over defending champion Whitehaven. This game marked the first shutout for the Tigers by a county team in thirteen years. The team went on to finish a respectable third in the county league, and compiled a 5-4-1 record against some of the better teams in the state. When the All-County teams came out, two M.U.S. players were selected on the first team: Bill Oxley in the fullback slot and Bill Evans at end. Also, Lyle Adams made the second team at tackle, and four players received Honorable Mention: Jeb Blount at center, Tom Hutton at guard, Carruthers Love at end, and Jody Brown in the backfield. The basketball team compiled the finest league record in the history of the school, and won the Shelby County championship with a record. The Owls had two excellent prospects for All-County recognition in Bill Evans, prob- ably the best rebounder in the league, and Ed Taylor, second in the county scoring race with a 22.1 average. Also in basketball, this year the school sponsored for the first time the AA.U.S. Holiday Tournament. White Station, Overton, and AAessick were the visitors, and White Station took first place, with its John Hillman being voted the most valuable player. 90 ROUND-UP The baseball team placed three players on the All- County Team. Jim Haygood was chosen as pitcher, Kent Ingram at second base, and Jeb Blount at catcher. The track team sent Hammond Cole to the Regionals in the Mile Run. The tennis team had won about eighty per cent of its matches, when it went to Chattanooga for the Southern Interscholastic Tennis Tournament, and came in second in this tournament. M.U.S. sponsored the first T.S.S.A.A. tennis tournament last spring, which we won over teams from Central, C.B.C., White Station, East, and Overton. 91 KNEELING, left to right: Buford Norman, Mike Kelley, Lee Wiener, Dan Copp, Fred Smith. STANDING, left to right: Lloyd Rodenbaugh, Bill Anthony, Nat Ellis, Wilson Barton, Ben Woodson, Jimmy Place. 1960 RECORD AA.U.S 30 M.U.S 25 M.U.S 50 AA.U.S. .... .32 M.U.S 36 M.U.S.- ...30 M.U.S 41 M.U.S... .36 M.U.S 46 M.U.S 28 M.U.S 43 M.U.S 41 White Station 37 South Side 22 Millington 20 Bartlett 52 Whitehaven 45 Collierville - 33 Harding 19 Messick 66 Humes 60 Jackson 40 Brownsville 17 Germantown 28 M.U.S 31 M.U.S 28 M.U.S 23 M.U.S 35 M.U.S 42 M.U.S 33 M.U.S 38 M.U.S 47 M.U.S 49 M.U.S 43 M.U.S 38 Oakhaven 28 Bolton 55 Oakhaven 28 Millington 55 Bartlett 51 Whitehaven 26 Collierville 30 Harding 35 Germantown 23 Brownsville 35 Bolton 63 VARSITY B TEAM fL-ji jf STANDING: Jim Jetton, Coach Peters, Tommy Thompson, John McKay, Pete Whittington, Ray Larsen, David Bowlin, Don McClure, Mac McKee, Tommy Austin. KNEELING: Ricky Ferguson, Trowe Gillespie, Al Varner, John Nickey, Jon Housholder, Judson McKellar, Jim Lawson. EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL 1961 RECORD M.U.S 78 M.U.S 59 M.U.S 46 M.U.S 35 M.U.S 39 M.U.S 27 M.U.S 62 M.U.S 48 Capleville 5 Harding 12 Graceland 13 Levi 22 Richland 22 Westwood 21 Rainshaven 21 Harding 5 M.U.S 32 M.U.S 47 M.U.S 33 M.U.S 55 M.U.S 39 M.U.S 40 M.U.S 42 M.U.S 37 Richland 23 Graceland 21 Whitehaven ___ 32 Oakhaven 1 1 Capleville 9 Bartlett 23 Westwood 34 St. Paul 21 M.U.S 56 M.U.S 56 M.U.S 74 M.U.S 47 M.U.S 43 M.U.S 32 M.U.S 28 Rainshaven -_ 15 Oakhaven 16 Capleville 10 Oakhaven 14 Westwood 29 St. Paul 5 Bartlett 29 STANDING: Bill Adams, Chris Creech, David Howorth, Frank Sherman, Tom Shearon, Craig Love, Bill Weeks, Dee Channon. KNEELING: Bland Cannon, Chuck Hutton, Andy Allen, Tom Palmer, Chip Dudley, Fred Hooper. NINTH GRADE BASKETBALL AA.U.S 44 AA.U.S 38 AA.U.S 30 AA.U.S 47 AA.U.S 32 AA.U.S 25 AA.U.S. -54 AA.U.S 35 1960-61 Training 38 White Station 30 Training 27 Millington 26 Bartlett 35 Whitehaven 22 White Station 17 Harding 21 RECORD AA.U.S 37 M.U.S 28 AA.U.S 48 AA.U.S 45 AA.U.S 21 AA.U.S 28 M.U.S 31 AA.U.S 45 Germantown 17 Westwood 22 Westwood 34 AAillington 16 Bartlett 25 Whitehaven 22 Harding 15 Germantown 27 Left to right, KNEELING: Thurston AAoore, Pierce Jones, Woody Dillard, Frank Tenent, Ray Brakebill, Barham Ray. Left to right, STANDING: Coach Patterson, Richard Doughtie, Bill Wunderlich, Richard Howe, Sandy Lynn, Sloan Young, Norcross. Bill Quinlen, Bil Left to right: RICHARD HOWE, Forward SLOAN YOUNG, Forward SANDY LYNN, Center RAY BRAKEBILL, Guard FRANK TENENT, Guard NINTH GRADE STARTERS 95 - ' _, ' •  _ • ?1 • • « ' Left to right, KNEELING: Pete Shearon, Dan Copp, Jerry Bradfield, Mike Saliba, Ed Crump. Left to right, STANDING: Mike McTighe, Lyle Adams, Ed Taylor, Carruthers Love, Hammond Cole, Felix Laughlin. The track team had a successful season, having dual meets with Collier- ville and Kingsbury. Several boys competed in the Shelby County Track Meet; Lyle Adams throwing the shot, Felix Laughlin throwing the discus, Ed Crump and Mike McTighe running the hundred and two-twenty, and Hammond Cole running the mile and the eight-eighty. One of them, Hammond Cole, qualified for the Regional Meet. TRACK 96 CARRUTHERS LOVE MIKE SALIBA MIKE McTIGHE PETE SHEARON ED CRUMP LYLE ADAMS ¥ : A— . 4 ■ ■■? i £.- « ' -;• ' . I HB §89! t i [ - DAN COPP '  - •I ' STANDING, left to right: Cooper Robinson, Bo Malone, Fred Hooper, Tom Shearon, Don McClure. KNEELING, ' left to right: Jim Booth, Mike Perel, Walker Montgomery, Robert Howe, Philip Floyd. The ten member AA.U.S. Cross-Country team participated in several meets this season. Among these were the high school meets run at Southwestern and the State Meet run at Memphis State University. The team also participated in two meets with St. Dominic ' s, winning one of these. The number one man on the team was rated by Coach Peters as Grant Hopkins, while the number two man was rated as Tom Shearon. ?. - EEL fir? 1 r ft ■+- — 4 • — 1— -i- H W ' W ' TT1 Wp ' -wm - - ' ' -T — - ■ i— . X., 4| ■n W • ' - ,., ' a ' __ - - FIRST ROW: Lee Wiener, Mac Mclaren, Robert McCallum. SECOND ROW: Ferral Varner, Carl Olson, John Bondurant, Bill Straton, John Norris, William Gotten. Not Pictured Alex Wellford. The Tennis Team last year was very good-winning about 80% of all their matches. On the annual trip last April the team beat Montgomery Bell 7-0, McCallie 4-3, and Baylor 7-0. After playing these schools, the team went to the Southern Interscholastic Tennis Tournament in Chatta- nooga. We were runners up in this tournament, losing by only one point. The first T.S.S.A.A. Regional Tennis Tournament was held at AA.U.S. last spring which we won. Central High School finished second. The other contestants came from C.B.C., White Station, East High School, and Over- ton. Prospects for the coming years look bright with Henry Morgan, Robert McCallum, Lee Weiner, as well as many outstanding eighth graders. 99 1960-61 SEASON The AA.U.S. varsity basketball team was the first Owl squad to win a County League championship, sharing the title with Whitehaven. Both teams finished with thirteen-three records in league play. The Owls opened the season with a 66-46 loss to powerful White Station. Ed Taylor led all scorers with twenty-two points. Then, they came back with a 55-42 win over South Side, Taylor hitting nineteen and Evans fourteen. Also, John Martin score d 12. AA.U.S. opened league play by soundly beating AAillington, 65-42, as Taylor had twenty-four and Shopmon got fifteen. In an early season show-down at AA.U.S., the Owls defeated Bartlett, the defending champions, 71-60. Taylor again scored twenty-four, and Evans twenty. Taylor also pulled down sixteen rebounds. Co-champions Whitehaven used a full court press and a raucous rooting section to beat AA.U.S. 84-65. Taylor scored twenty-one, Evans thirteen, and Austin twelve. AA.U.S. bounced back from its first loss to lick Collierville 71-51 as Taylor had thirty-two. In the best defensive game of the season, AA.U.S. stomped Harding 64-23. Taylor had twenty-two. In a Christmas holiday game at AAessick, AA.U.S. dropped to AAessick 76-63. Evans had his best night of the year with twenty-eight points and fourteen rebounds. Taylor had nineteen. AA.U.S. next won a close one against Humes 67-65 as Taylor came through with thirty. Rick AAoore hit for fifteen in one of his first varsity games. In a return engagement at AA.U.S. in the AA.U.S. Holiday Tournament, the Owls again dropped AAessick 63-40, with Taylor held to fourteen. In the consolation game the next night, they lost to Overton. The Owls then traveled to Jackson, only to lose after leading at halftime, the final score being 53-46. Taylor had twenty. Rebounding from the Christmas slump, AA.U.S. smeared Brownsville 65-42, as Taylor had nineteen, Evans eighteen, and Martin thirteen. This game marked the return of Spike McTighe to the team. The Owls then rolled over Germantown y a 73-30 score. Taylor had twenty-six points, Evans fifteen, and the two guards Martin and AAcTighe ten each. AA.U.S. then beat Oakhaven 70-45, a Taylor scored twenty-four, Martin fourteen, and Moore twelve. With double-figure scoring by all starters, the Owls licked powerful Bolton 64-52. Martin had fifteen, Taylor fourteen, Evans thirteen, McTighe twelve, and Moore ten. The Owls then had a squeaker over surprising Oakhaven 53-50. McTighe had twelve, but Taylor was held to his lowest point total of the year with six. Then, in one of the great games of the season, M.U.S. beat Bartlett at Bartlett 73-60. Taylor had twenty-four, Evans sixteen, McTighe twelve, Martin eleven, and Moore ten. Once again, balanced Owls scoring beat a one man performance, this time by Farley. The Owls then lost to Whitehaven in a heartbreaker, 56-55. After lead- ing the whole game, the Owls succumbed to the hot hand of Slaughter, who sank two free-throws in the final seconds of the game to put the Tigers ahead. Evans had twenty-one. In a tremendous upset at Collierville, the Owls were beaten in the final seconds, Taylor sinking a desperation shot too lote. Taylor had eighteen, McTighe fourteen. At Harding, the Owls beat the Lions 87-43, as Taylor hit for twenty-nine and McTighe twelve. M.U.S. rolled over Germantown by a 71-48 tally, as Taylor hit for 26 and Moore seventeen. 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