Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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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

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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

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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