Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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.ND MATHEMATICS MR. ROBERT SMITH is a graduate of Michigan State University in 1956 with a major in history and a rninor in physical science. He did graduate work at Memphis State, and studied at Montana State University in the summer of 1962 on a National Science Foundation Scholarship. In 1957 Mr. Smith taught at Collierviile High School and also worked at one time as a building contractor before coming to MUS. At MUS he teaches chemistry, physics, and physics-chemistry. Mr. Smith is a member of the Tennessee Science Teachers Association. He is presently operating the school book store which carries everything from books to clothes. MR. WlLLIAM SULLIVAN attended Southwestern Col- lege, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra- ternity. There he received his B.A. Degree with, honors in Philosophy. He also studied at Union Theological Seminary for two years, and has served in several churches. Mr. Sul- livan now teaches biology and mathematics at MUS. He raises horses, some of which he has entered in various shows in this area. Bwana is also famous for his many and varied hunting expeditions. He hunts mountain lion, bear, deer,, and antelope throughout the western United States and parts of Canada. He has also hunted smaller game such as quail, duck, squirrel, and pheasants. Moreover, he has hunted wild boar in the deep regions of Mexico. This year, he shares the co-chairmanship of the Tuesday and Thursday chapel program with Col. Polsgrove. Among last year ' s many new teachers, MR. THOMAS P. POWELL has returned for his second year at MUS. Mr. Powell graduated from Memphis State University with a B.S. in Geography. He is presently working there on a M.A. De- gree in Education. Mr. Powell has always been interested in and has particularly excelled in football. In his senior year at Batesville High School, he made the all-state football team. Later, he played halfback at Southwestern College. Last year at MUS, Mr. Powell was the Junior High backfield coach; this year he is head coach for both the Junior High football and track teams. He also teaches seventh grade geography and phys- ical education. In addition to his other activities at MUS, Mr. Powell is the faculty advisor of the Hunting and Fishing Club and co-sponsor of the Archeology Club.

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENC MR. EVIN L. PERDUE attended Southwestern where he received a B.S. in mathematics. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and, as a member of the track team, he was a Tennessee inter-collegiate champion in the quarter and half mile run. He has received his M.A. degree in educa- tion with a minor in mathematics from Memphis State Univer- sity. Both before and after college, Mr. Perdue served as a navigator in the Air Force in many parts of the world, fly- ing combat missions in World War II and Korea. Mr. Perdue is chairman of the Math Department and teaches senior math, calculus, advanced algebra and trigonometry. He also serves as faculty advisor to the Archeology Club and the Civic Service Club. MR. JOHN MURRY SPRINGFIELD joined the MUS faculty in 1958.- He received his MFA in musicology at Princeton in 1954 and later ' received his BA from South- western in 1951. He served on the facu lty of Bethel College in McKenzie, before coming to MUS. Mr. Springfield, whose main interest is music, is chairman of the Fine Arts Depart- ment. He teaches music appreciation, algebra, geometry, seventh grade grammar and composition. Mr. Springfield is a member of St. Mary ' s Episcopal Cathedral choir and has served as organist in various Memphis churches. In addition to his other accomplishments, Mr. Springfield is the author of the MUS Alma Mater. This summer he plans to ac- company the MUS summer tour to Europe. MR. DOSS EUGENE THORN, perhaps one of the best known and most liked faculty members at Memphis Univer- sity School, is known to us as Coach Thorn. In 1950 he received his B.A. degree from Memphis State and in 1953 his M.A. degree and now he is in the University of Tennes- see Doctoral Program. He has been on the faculty of M.U.S. since 1954. Coach Thorn serves as Dean of Student Activities, advisor to the Social Committee, and Chairman of the Dis- cipline Committee, besides teaching geometry and algebra, his athletic experience includes two years of college basketball, and four years of professional baseball; he is presently Ath- letic Director and is line coach of the varsity football team. He has also worked ten years to make the MUS day camp the success it has been. 18

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LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT MR. DAVID MORELOCK, the professor of French at M.U.S., actor, and an awe-inspiring character, is somewhat of a school institution. After receiving his B.A. at South- western, Mr. Morelock was a Fullbright Scholar to the Sor- bonne and studied and taught at Tulane University. Last summer he attended a French institute at the University of Tennessee. His linguistic genius is evidenced by his fluency to French and Spanish and his proficiency in Latin, Russian, German, and Greek. Active in both the school and the community, Mr. Morelock is the sponsor for the Annual and a representative of the National Honor Society, and is an actor of renown, having played at Front Street, Memphis State and the Little Theater. He has also served as director of the Memphis Opera Theater. Mr. Morelock is chairman of the Language Dept. In charge of the Spanish classes this year is MRS. JANIS V. PIERCE. She graduated from the University of Mississippi and received her Masters in Spanish in 1964. While at Ole Miss, Mrs. Pierce was a member of Phi Mu, social sorority, as well as the following honorary societies: Alpha Lambda Delta, CWENS, Sigma Delta Pi, Mortar Board, and University Scholars. She taught Spanish at Ole Miss, and has traveled throughout Mexico and South America. Mrs. Pierce speaks both Spanish and Portuguese fluently, having lived in Rio de Janeiro for two years. She is involved in many civic or- ganizations such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy of which she was President, Pilgrimage Committee, the Cen- tennial Study Club, and the University Dames. Mrs. Pierce studied at the Universidad de Michoacan in Morelia, Michoa- can and plans to spend next summer in Mexico. At MUS, Mrs. Pierce is the sponsor of the Civic Service Club and the Spanish Club. MRS. BETTY J. HIGGS, who teaches Latin at MUS, is also an accomplished musician. After receiving her B.A. from Southwestern, where she was a member of STAB, Zeta Tau Alpha, Mortat Board, and Alpha Theta Phi, she obtained her M.A. degree in Latin. Mrs. Higgs warmed up for MUS by teaching English at Longview Junior High. To relieve the boredom of studying a seemingly dead language, Mrs. Higgs gives her students a feeling for the living quali- ties of Latin by showing them how Latin is used today and by showing in her room newspapers written in Latin. Mrs. Higgs second love (after Latin) is Music. She has taught private piano lessons at home for several years and is organist at Broadway Baptist Church. She has attended the St. Louis Institute of Music for two summers. 20