Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Homecoming Owls Pecked By Vengeful Cardinals We had ruined Wooddale ' s homecoming last year, and we weren ' t about to let them ruin ours by defeating us. Whether one was interested in the game or not, a defeat would have dis- rupted the elaborate festivities planned for later that night. But by the half, it looked as though we might have to settle for a loss. Ten minutes before the horn sounded signaling halftime, the chosen homecoming beauties walked to the far end of the sta- dium. Rita Collie and Scottie Her- ron got into the first car. Gay Jemison and Susan Fleming step- ped into the second, and Joanie Currie and Jill Prichard entered the third car. As the cars slowly motored onto the field, the teams jogged off the playing field into the locker rooms for the usual pep talks. The cars were parked in the center of the stadium, and candidates were unloaded. As uninterested and interested alike watched, the chosen were escorted to their respective spots on the football field. After introducing the young ladies, the emcee announced Susan Fleming as the second runner-up. Rita Collie was then proclaimed the first runner- up. As the applause for the alter- nates died down and the audience anxiously awaited, Joanie Currie became the 1972 Homecoming Queen. Obviously surprised and touched, the senior from West Memphis walked forward with her escort to be crowned and to receive a dozen red roses. As the ladies were driven off the field, some murmured their hearty approval at this year ' s selection. After the game resumed, however, there was no time for disagree- ment. MUS fans were still hoping for a comeback after leaving the half on the losing side. Yet by the fourth quarter, everyone realized that the Wooddale Cardinals had finally taken revenge. Some peo- ple paused in disappointment and regret, but most people looked forward to the next game and the Homecoming dance. Opposite page: (top) Geo Holmes and Cummings Marlow add spirit to the Homecoming game, (left circle) First alter- nate Rita Collie, (middle circle) Home- coming Queen Joanie Currie. (right circle) Second Alternate Susan Fleming, (left col- umn, top) Jill Prichard and Bob Hicks. (middle) Stuart Collier and Scottie Her- ron. (bottom) Jim Varner and Rita Collie. (middle column, middle) Wise Jones and Joanie Currie. (bottom) Brent Buck and Gay Jemison. (right column, top) Jill Pritchard and Bob Hicks, (bottom) Scottie Herron and Stuart Collier. This page: (top) Boogaloo Sue Seay makes the scene at the Homecoming Dance, (middle) Wise Jones tells Andy Baker that he is a James Davis man. (bot- tom) The Three Graces, Janie Adams, Jimpsie Seay, and Dot Dunavant watch the strange acts of the Homecoming game crowds in the stands. 15