Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT MR. ROBERT PETTIT, in his first year at MUS, teaches Ancient and Medieval History and Modern Euro- pean History. Having graduated cum laude from Memphis State, he holds a B.S. in history with a minor in political science. He was a member of Phi Alpha Theta, National Honor Society in History. An amateur photographer, he is faculty advisor to the photography club. Mr. Pettit, as several other MUS teachers, is an avid outdoorsman, his favorite sports being boating and camping. Famous with his students for his capability at giving notes, he is a wel- come addition to the MUS faculty. MR. CHALLICE McMILLIN is at MUS this year for the first time. He teaches both Bible and Biology. Mr. McMillin, who graduated from Southwestern with a B.S. in Biology, was a member of Who ' s Who in American Colleges and Universities . He was also captain of the Southwestern football team in his senior year and made the all conference team in both his junior and senior years. This year Mr. McMillin is a MUS varsity football cpach. Outside of school he is an active sportsman, who enjoys both hunting and fishing. Among last year ' s new teachers, MR. JAMES G. JOHNS has returned for his second year at MUS. His popularity has grown swiftly since his arrival here. Mr. Johns at- tended Jackson Northside in Jackson, Tennessee, where he played baseball and basketball. During his senior year he received all-county, all West Tennessee, and honorable mention all-state recognition in basketball. He graduated from Lambuth College where he received his B.A. in Eco- nomics. At MUS Mr. Johns teaches Economics to the upper levels and geography to the seventh grade. One of the interesting projects of the economics class is a money- making contest. Each student is given $2,000 to invest as he wishes. At the end of the year, Col. Lynn rewards the wisest investor with a ten dollar prize. This year, in addi- tion to coaching Junior high and B-team basketball, Mr. Johns is coaching the eighth grade football team. 16

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Mr. ROBERT SMITH is a man of many various talents. He worked hard on the pressbox, concession stand, and new ticket office to have them completed for the first football game this year. Mr. Smith teaches Physics, Chemistry, tenth grade physics-chemistry, and astronautics courses. After he fin- ishes at MUS in the afternoon, he goes to the Hebrew Acad- emy where he teaches as well. He is the faculty advisor to the science club and also runs MUS ' s version of Corondolet, the bookstore. A student can purchase pens, paper, and twenty- four different sort ' s of sweaters, shirts, and warmups. A grad- uate of Michigan State University in 1956 with a major in history and a minor in Physical science, he taught at Collier- ville before comng here. He had also worked as a building contractor. Mr. RENE FUSTE came to MUS this year from Chesire Academy in Connecticut. Mr. Fuste studied at Havana for a great many years in the 40 ' s and 50 ' s and received an ad- vanced degree in Sugar Chemistry Technology. He is now seeking a M.A. Degree in either chemistry or mathematics. In 1958, still living in Cuba after the revolution, Mr. Fuste was offered a position in the new Cuban Government which was being formed. He gained permission from Castro to go to the United States for six months to study about his proposed field of government. Once Mr. Fuste and his family arrived in the United States, they sent a letter to Castro telling him that they would not return to Cuba. Since coming to MUS, Mr. Fuste has been teaching mathematics and physical science and is a faculty advisor to the Engineering Club. Mr. WILLIAM SULLIVAN, one of the more versatile fac- ulty members at MUS, teaches Bible, Biology, and a course on Philosophy in the Humanities class. He graduated with honors in Philosophy from Southwestern with a B.A. in Philosophy, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Having studied at Union Theological Seminary, he now serves at vari- ous churches and regularly conducts our religious chapel pro- grams. Mr. Sullivan ' s outside interests include breeding horses and hunting. Having hunted over most of the western United States and Canada, he has bagged deer, bear, lion, and antelope. Another expedition deep into Mexico for wild boar proved to be hismost exciting trip. 15

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Our Latin teacher at MUS, Mrs. BETTY JO HIGGS, is a graduate of Southwestern where she receved her B.A. She also received her M.A. degree in Latin from Bryn Mawr and was a member of STAB, Zeta Tau Alpha, Mortar Board, and Alpha Theta Phi. An accomplished musician, Mrs. Higgs plays the organ for ' Broadway Baptist Church and teaches piano in her home. She has also atten ded the St. Louis Institute of Music during the summer. Before teach- ing at MLIS, Mrs. Higgs taught English at Longview Jun- ior High. Mrs. Higgs, who creates a friendly atmosphere in her classroom, shows her students how Latin is used today by showing them newspapers printed in Latin. Mrs. Higgs also has two children. rv PV- Miss JUANITA SHETTLESWORTH is one of the new teachers at MUS this year. She graduated from Southwest- ern at Memphis, receiving a B.A. with honors in Spanish. Active in school affairs at Southwestern, Miss Shettles- worth was Presidnt of the Spanish Club, Business Manager of the Newspaper, a sorority officer for several years, Freshman Seminar leader, recipient of the Belk Bible award, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society. Sh received her M.A. from Vanderbilt, where she was a member of Sigma Delta Pi, a National Honorary Spanish Society. Presently working on her Ph. D. in Span- ish at Vanderbilt, Miss Shettlesworth teaches first through fourth year Spanish courses at MUS. Miss SANDRA DEAN, a native of Grosse Point, Michi- gan, is the new French teacher at MUS. She graduated with a B.A. from Memphis State in 1966, having majored in French with minors in American history and Spanish. Other than languages, her favorite interests include tropical fish and reading. Although she has never travelled extensively, Miss Dean hopes to go to Europe in the near future. During the Christmas holidays, she went to New York to celebrate the new year, and who wouldn ' t have a good time there on New Year ' s Eve? An excellent French teacher who is very popular with her students, Miss Dean is a welcome addition to the MUS faculty. 17