Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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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

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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

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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