Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT MR. LEIGH W. MAC QUEEN has been at MUS for five years. He has done much in that time both to his credit and the credit of our school. He initiated the Advanced Place- ment Program which he heads, he changed part of the cur- riculum of the History Department, which he also heads, adding such courses as Russian History and Economics, and he initiated the Independent Study Plan for History; the MUS handbook and catalogue are also his work. He is also one of the advisors to the Annual Staff. Mr. Mac- Queen holds the Ross McCain Lynn Chair of History and teaches upper level courses in American and European History and an ISP course in Recent American History. He graduated from Memphis Central High School, received his B.A. in History from Southwestern at Memphis, did graduate work at Vanderbilt and received his M.A. from Memphis State in Administration. While at Southwestern he was chosen by his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, to be its Most Outstanding Senior. MR. CHARLES E. HENDERSON, after graduating from high school in West Memphis, Arkansas, finished at Memphis State with a B.A. in History. While at MSU he was selected for Who ' s Who in American Colleges and Universities; was on the Dean ' s List throughout his Junior and Senior years; a member of ODK, men ' s national leadership fraternity; offi- cer in his social fraternity, Kappa Alpha; Vice-President of the Pep Club; and President of Young Democrats. He then con- tinued his education at the University of Mississippi, earn- ing his M.A. in Classical Studies. After Ole Miss he went to Duke University when he completed the course work for his Doctorate, lacking now only his dissertation. Mr. Henderson was the recipient of the NDEA fellowship, the Duke fellow- ship, and the Woodrow Wilson II fellowship. In his second year at MUS he teaches Ancient History at the seventh grade level and Russian History, Classical Civilization, and an In- dependent Study Program course in Classical Civilization at the upper grade level. He also coaches a P.E. class and acts as advisor to the Pep Club. MR. JERRY PETERS, graduated from Southwestern in i960, receiving his B.A. in Political Science. He received his M.A. degree at Memphis State in 1962. In high school he lettered in basketball, baseball, track, and cross-country. A member of the Department of the Social Sciences, Mr. Peters is known for his United States Government course. Jerry and the Pacemakers led by Mr. Peters won the Shelby County Championship. Mr. Peters was appointed head bas- ketball coach and led the basketball team to its best season in MUS history. During the summer of 1965 he served as assistant to Col. Lynn for the summer school.

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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

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Another new addition to our faculty this year was MR. JAMES G. JOHNS. He graduated from Jackson Northside in Jackson, Tennessee, where he played baseball and bas- ketball, receiving All-County, All-West Tennessee, and Hon- orable Mention All-State recognition in basketball. He then went to Lambuth College where he received his BA in Eco- nomics. He played basketball (captain in his senior year) and also ran track and cross-country. At Memphis State he re- ceived his MA in Physical Education. Here at MUS Coach Johns teaches Economics at the upper class level and seventh grade geography. He coaches Junior High and B-team bas- ketball and P.E. and helped with Junior High football. DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION MR. ALMUS POLSGROVE, in his second year of teach- ing at MUS, is head of the Bible Department. He attended Union University, the University of Mississippi, the Univer- sity of Houston , and Mississippi State, where he received his M.Ed, degree and his M.A. degree. Known to most of the students as Colonel , he held that rank before retiring from the Air Force after twenty-two years of service. Before bring- ing his teaching talents to MUS, Mr. Polsgrove taught English at his Alma Mater, Mississippi State. He is r member of ATO social fraternity, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the Modern Language Association, and is listed in Who ' s Who in the South and Southwest. Mr. Polsgrove received his degree in Bible from Southern Theological Seminary. PROJECTS DEPARTMENT Among the new teachers this year is MR. MICHAEL SHAHEEN, JR., a native of Como, Mississippi. Mr. Shaheen received his high school education from the Taft School in Watertown, Conn., where he played soccer and tennis. He then received his B.A. from Yale and his law degree from Van- derbilt. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta. While at Yale, Mr. Shaheen was a cockswain for the varsity and college crews, and was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. He also traveled extensively throughout Europe. At MUS, Mr. Shaheen teaches tenth grade physics-chemistry and is the new head of the Memphis University School Annual Support fund. Among Mr. Shaheen ' s hobbies are tennis, riding and sculling. 22