Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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MR. JOHN C. BLAIR, a relative newcomer on the MUS scene, brings a varied background and wide ex- perience to his post as Spanish I, II, and III instructor. Having received his B.A. Degree in languages from Southwestern College in Memphis in 1960, and his M.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1961, Mr. Blair was a member of four honorary fraternities ivhile in college: Psi Chi, in the field of psychology; Alpha Psi Omega in dramatics; Phi Beta Kappa, in education. His dramatic interests ranged from comedy to religious plays. Mr. Blair ' s exceptional ability brought him the position of a three-month summer missionary to Puerto Rico, and three-month literacy missionary to Mexico, ivhere he has traveled every summer since he was 18, having last year taken an MUS tour there. He is faculty advisor to the swimming team at MUS. Not much can be said about MR. EDWARD E. BLAND that isn ' t common knoivledge to all of his many friends and admirers with ivhom he has come into contact at MUS in his many years of devoted service to the school. Mr. Bland is an unheard-of ap- pellation around the campus; he is Coach Bland to every student. Coach Bland earn ed his B.S. Degree in 1951 at the University of Tennessee, and his M.A. from Memphis State University. He has long been an avid supporter of UT, his alma mater. Before coming to Memphis University School, he taught at Whitehaven High School. Tennessee history, Bible, and physical education have been his line since his arrival here, and he has coached Varsity, B-Team, and Junior High fool- ball. Coach Bland has been a member of the National Guard, and a member of the United States Air Force; he spent thirty months in the Pacific during World War II, an arms maintenance specialist. In his three years at MUS, MR. PHILIP EDWARDS has made unprecedented advances in the Mathematics Department; his influence has also pervaded the Sci- ence Department; he was made its chairman last year. Mr. Edivards teaches a very chcdlenging senior mathe- matics course, as well as a difficult physics course and second year algebra and calculus. He received his A.B. Degree from Vanderbilt University in 1951, and his M.A. from Peabody State Teacher ' s College in 1959, and is at present ivorking on his Ph.D. A member of the Air Corps, he was a radar observer and ivas in Japan for two years. At the University of Tennessee, he spent tivo years and obtained his degree in chemical engineering. Mr. Edwards is a member of the Ameri- can Association of Physics Teachers and the Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association, as ivell as the Ameri- can Institute of Chemical Engineers. He founded the Ham Radio Club at M.U.S. J9

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COL. ROSS McCain LYNN was one of the found- ers and has been the headmaster at Memphis University School since its beginning. He re- ceived his A.B. Degree from Presbyterian Col- lege and his LL.D. in 1951. In 1948 he re- ceived his M.A. degree in education from the University of North Carolina. Col. Lynn did graduate work at Memphis State University and Duke University. During his college days he lettered in four varsity sports, was foot- ball captain, uas an All-State end. and held membership in Blue Key, Honorary Scholastic Society, and Pi Kappa Alpha. He was gradu- ated cum laude. During World War II he served as a Lieutenant Colonel, nnth thirty months in the Air Force in the Central and South nest Pacific. Col. Lynn is listed in Who ' s Who in American Education and Who ' s Who in Tennessee, and is a member of the Kiwanis Club, American Legion, Military Order of World Wars, The Executive Club, the Memphis University Club, and the Mem- phis Athletic Club. He is a past president of the Memphis Association of Independent Schools, and is on the boards of Lausanne School and Presbyterian Day School, ivhere he tvas headmaster before coming to MUS. He is a member of the Reserve Officer s Asso- ciation, is Secretary of the Board of South- ivestern College, is Vice-President of the Mid South Association of Independent Schools, and currently president of the Southern Asso- ciation of Independent Schools. Col. Lynn has been an elder of Second Presbyterian Church for a number of years and is active in church ivork.

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One miiiht say that MR. WILLIAM HANSARD ' S most outstanding talent is music. Besides being our li- brarian, he has recently become responsible for an M.U.S. choir, composed of boys from the lower grades, who lead the singing every Friday morning on the Hyde Auditorium stage. He has volunteered his talents to lead the singing of hymns during our regular chapel services also, which has improved participation considerably. Mr. Hansard has sung in the opera in the past, and at one time tvas direc- tor of a band at Coming, Arkansas. He is the in- stigator of the M.U.S. Band, which has constantly spurred our teams on to victory. On a choir schol- arship at Arkansas, Mr. Hansard earned his B.S.E. Degree in social science, in 1958. He minored in library science. In addition to his library ivork at the school, he teaches seventh grade geography. At present he is the music director at Raines Hill Baptist Church. MR. WILLIAM HATCHETT, Chairman of the English Department at Memphis University School, is an accomplished scholar and educator. He has had a ivide range of experience, having received his B.A. Degree at Southwestern College in 1949, his M.A. at Columbia University in 1951, and having attended Cambridge University during 1953-1954. A unique opportunity took him to Athens, Greece, ivhere during 1954-1955, he taught at the Anglo- American High School. Since then he has been a most esteemed professor at Memphis University School, teaching the junior and senimr English courses, and the honors course in world literature, and serving as faculty advisor for the newspaper, liason between the senior class and the faculty, and architect of the school ' s history, published in the ' ' Owl ' s Hoot. Mr. Hatchett ivrote the Study of Books, an English text now being used at M.U.S. Mr. Hatchett is indeed becoming the Mr. Chips of Memphis University School. 20