Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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%. .f ' - v ' ' ■ Hi rfufeir--- ' ' ' ' : - ' , , ' i ' -- 1. ' ' % ,, . ' : ' ' i ., 1 i ii Sf ' W ■1 Dissent! Students Displa As the first half of the year came to a close, some sttidents slowed down, while others refleiwed their efforts. Among the seniors if their slump had not already begun, it soon would do so officially. Mani- fested in a few speeches and news- paper editorials, which were all well- meant efforts to modernize student attitudes and school policies, was the concern of some involved: persons who wanted to keep their school in step with the times. Though none of these met with any immediate suc- cess, they did definitely cause dis ' - ruptions in what was becoming the boring lull of first semester, Many disagreed With the ideas of the origi- nators of these efforts but the heated discussions which resulted revealed that all agreed on at least one point — that everyone is enti- tled to his own opinion. The hilariQus skits presented by Buck Lewis, Kip Caffey, Mack Ray, and Jimmy Overbey relieved student tensions much the same as the jun- ior-senior football game allowed individuals to vent their pent-up wrath through Jfiarmless but aggres- sive physical exertion. As exams loomed on the horizon, students celebrated the approach of Christmas holidays, while realizing that they would soon have to begin studying in earnest. Seniors dreamed of possible second semester exemp- tions. Others joined them in long nights of concentrated cramming. Slowly, one by one, each exam was confronted, until on the last day, one could walk out, jubilantly aban- doning books and cares for three weeks of sleeping and partying.

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Opposite page: (top) Charles Gross, Mor- ris Jones, and Montgomery Martin hyster- ically react to Earle Donelson ' s weird pos- ition. This page: (top} The Memphis State Jazz Band 0 performs in a special chapel program, fmiddie left) Doug O ' Neiil avidly pursues Steve Bedford in the Jun- ior-Senior football gatn,e. (middle right) Turkey trottei: Burt Nfays grins at the thought of lucJous turkey legs awaiting ' his possible victory, (bottom) Stanley Gar- rott gazes at Chris Humphries ' exposed legs on Grub Day.

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Winter Vietnam War Finally Ends! We didn ' t have a White Christ- mas, but it finally did snow three days after beginning school in January. No one was yet express- ing the usual complaints about having to return to school, but a holiday for sledding was greeted with jubilation by all. The snow quickly melted, however, as is usual in Memphis, and students soon became accustomed to the habitual rain and snow. But bleak weather didn ' t obscure hopes for the basketball team to continue its undefeated record and possibly go to the State Tournament. Students apparently got too much of a good thing and fewer people showed up at the games. Substi- tuting personal activities such as camping and hiking in Shelby Forest or catching up on long- overdue assignments, students deserved the admonishing talks in chapel by various members of the Pep Club. The talks may have been the deciding factor, for the crowds did increase. Chapel programs aroused the usual interest with visits from theologians, psychologists, and financiers. Expounding on such obscure topics as the insertion of photographic probes into the bod- ies ' apertures for internal cinema- tography, many guests actually Opposite page: (top) Eugene Smith, Earle Donelson, and Montgomery Martin in Shelby Forest, (bottom left) Hadley Butler solicits for the March of Dimes, (bottom right) Wayne Gullege reads among the weeds. This page: Hugh Francis precociously studies methods for mushroom farming on an industrial scale. kept students wide awake with the originality and complexity of their presentations. The new year witnessed the long-awaited end of the Vietnam War, the advent of school busing in Memphis, and the deaths of Presidents Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson. At MU5, the Civic Service Club took to the streets for its annual March of Dimes drive. Headed by Andy Baker and Cecil Humphreys, the volunteers were relegated to decaying environs of downtown Memphis. MUS students seemed out-of-place among their fellow solicitors, ignored by Cadillac driving entrepreneurs, greeted by many less fortunate. Yet once again MUS received the award for the largest percentage of student participation, getting 102 students to work from 381 enrolled in the Upper School. The soccer team witnessed a lesser degree of enthusiasm. Out- of-town games and those sched- uled at odd times accounted for the meager groups which watched the team enthusiastically. Yet Chris Humphries, Bugsy Korbel, and Gary Garner were among the team members who weren ' t hind- ered by the lack of packed stadi- ums of ego-builders. ■n ..% ' ■ ' J . } Ij Jo V i J.H s « 0M »» ' i