Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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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.

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LYLE WALLACE ADAMS Born: February 4, 1942 Achievements: Football 1, 2, 3, 2nd team All-County 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Honor Council 1, 2; Latin Club 1; U Club 2, 3, 4. Pyle is the official usher of AA.U.S. After hearing his many tales of nocturnal adventures in the Plaza Cry Room, many of our desperate Seniors have been seen seek- ing jobs at this theatre. But Pyle has had a good time outside of the Plaza— witness the night of the Senior Party, when he be- came well acquainted with the floor of Hammond ' s car. 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

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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.