Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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ATHLETIC MR. JACOB RUDOLPH graduated from Georgia Tech in 1953, where he played safety on the Yellow Jacket football team. For his outstanding play, he received Ail-American honors at this position. Receiving his B.S. degree in Industrial Management at Tech under the Oglethorpe Education Plan, he later did graduate work at Memphis State for two years. He served in the United States Air Force as a first lieutenant for several years. After the service he taught at Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, for one year. Coming to MUS in 1958, he entered the math department, teaching first year algebra and eighth grade math. Since coming to MUS, he has been the varsity football coach as well as the golf coach. In addition, he was B-team basketball coach for several years and is presently the school Athletic Director. A brother of well-known golfer Mason Rudolph, Mr. Rudolph teaches golf himself and helped to organize the Shelby County Golf League. MR. JERRY PETERS has accomplished an outstanding record while he has been with us. Under his supervision, varsity track has become a major sport at MUS. Coach Peters, whose theme song, according to the faculty will last year, is Run, Don ' t Walk , has brought his cowboys to victor) ' many times in the past. They won the Shelby County Champ- ionship in track in 1964 and 1965, and finished a close second in 1966. Also in 1966, the Owls won our own MUS Invita- tional. Coach Peters is famed at MUS for Cross Country, which is run over hill and dale. A member of the Social Science Department, Mr. Peters teaches American Government. He came to MUS from Southwestern, where he graduated, with a B.A. degree, in I960. Appointed head basketball coach in 1964, Mr. Peters teams proceeded to win the league championship in 1965 and 1966 and reach the Regional tournament both years. Every team he has coached has had an outstanding record. The success of his teams is due to his determination and his excellent leadership. MR. THOMAS P. POWELL, who joined the MUS faculty in 1964, graduated from Memphis State University where he received his B.S. in Geography. He is also working on his M.A. in Education there. He attended Batesville High School, where in his Senior year he made the All-State football team. He later played halfback at Southwestern College. This year, as last year, Mr. Powell is head coach for both junior high football and track teams. He also teaches seventh grade geog- raphy and physical education. In addition to his teaching at MUS, Mr. Powell is one of the faculty advisors of the hunting and fishing club, where he is known for his skill in archery and skeet shooting. 18

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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

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DEPARTMENT MR. JAMES E. WRIGHT, a native of Nashville, attended George Peabody College where he received his B. S. degree in Mathematics. Since joining the MUS faculty two years ago, Mr. Wright has taught seventh grade math, Geometry, Al- gebra II and Phys. Ed. This past summer he worked with the MUS Day Camp, as well as teaching Algebra II in summer school. Since coming to MUS, he has served as varsity foot- ball line coach as well as eighth grade basketball coach. Mr. Wright became the head of a new sport, bowling, last year. LIBRARIAN MR. TED THAXTON CAMPBELL, our librarian, ma- jored ' in education and art, receiving his B. S. degree from Memphis State. He also attended Arkansas State Teacher ' s College, Henderson State Teacher ' s College, and East Ten- nessee State University. This past year he attended grad- uate school at Indiana University. Before coming to M.U.S., Mr. Campbell taught at West Memphis Junior High School and worked for three and a half years with the city of Memphis. This past summer he was elected Treasurer of the A.L.A. Research Division of the Tennesee Librarians Association. An extensive traveler, he and his wife chaper- oned a group of boys and girls to Mexico this past summer. His travels have also taken him to Canada and Europe, where he pursued his main interests, art and Geography. Mr. Camp- bell is to be commended for his unfailing efforts to improve the library facilities, particularly the reference section, for the benefit of students taking Advanced Placement courses. KATHERINE COBB ELDRIDGE, one of the newest addi- tions to the MUS faculty, came to Memphis from her home in Decatur, Georgia. She attended Vanderbilt University where she received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education in reading. Last year, Mrs. Eldridge taught at Emory Reading Clinic in Atlanta. This year, she has taught the Reading course, composed of students in the seventh through twelfth grades. Mrs. Eldridge plans on offering her Reading course to the students at The Hutchinson School, where she is already helping out during her free periods.