Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Keith Barksdale woos Jill Jemison in MUSTAD ' s production of the musical Annie Get Your Gun. Their performances were excellent and were the culmination of their careers on the MUS stage. Students received a rare treat from Mr. Elder and Mr. Saunders during the talent show. The two convincingly presented an excerpt from a well-known opera. As tradition dictated, voters filled their pockets with candy from candidates outside the polls. Little did those involved know that candy would be banned from future elections. 20 STUDENT LIFE

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TENNIS 1975 5-2 7 Jackson Central-Merry 2 5 BGA 4 4 MBA 5 1 McCallie 8 8 Jackson Central-Merry 1 9 Germantown 8 CBHS 1 1st Chattanooga Rotary Tournament 1st Big Ten Tournament 1st District Tournament 1st Regional Tournament 2nd State Tournament Owls Finish Second In State To Eventual National Champs Larry Richmond Wins Regional Tournament The 1975 tennis season seemed promising from the start. Sixty-five men tried out for the sixteen-man team, and among these were three top returnees: Larry Richmond, Dick Milford, and Tiger Buford. After a week and a half of tryouts, the team was chosen. These were the guys who would practice hours daily from March to June. Dual matches began in April; first was a 7-2 victory over Jackson Central-Merry. A week later the Owls ventured to Nashville for two dual matches, one with Battle Ground Academy, the other with Montgomery Bell Academy. First Battle Ground fell to the netmen. Phil Adams and Henry Hancock won their doubles match to give the Owls a narrow 5-4 victory over BGA. On the next morning, though, the Owls did not fare so well. The players had risen early that morning; and by noon they had been handed their first defeat, 5-4 to Montgomery Bell. One week later the team found itself in Chattanooga. Here the Owls were to face McCallie in a dual meet and were to compete in the Annual Chattanooga Rotary Tournament. McCallie trounced MUS 8-1. But the Owls played better in the tournament. They placed fourth in the South. Returning home with this impressive ranking, the Owls overwhelmed lesser Germantown and CBHS teams in dual matches, closing out the regular season with near perfect play. Finally the MUS netmen turned to three successive weeks of post- season tournaments. With authority the Owls captured the district and regional championships, playing the finals of both tournaments among themselves. The Owls were promptly assigned a State Tournament berth. At Nashville the MUS season drew to a close when the Owls fell at last to Baylor, which went on to win the national championship only a few weeks later. THE 1975 TENNIS TEAM: (back row) Chris Garner, Larry Richmond, Andy Cowan, Sam Varner, David George, Andrew Wu, Dick Milford, Coach Stacks; (front row) Tiger Buford, Andy Humphries, Phillip Adams, Henry Hancock, Bob Ruch, and Bill Miller. TENNIS 19

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After learning that no one heard the first two pages of his election speech, John PhilHps regroups in an attempt to get his point across. The gym was used for election speeches because of the refurbishing in the chapel, and both attention spans and clarity of speech suffered. 1 1 ss H Hi bIHh I H H m[ IB H H H I l iiV ' ' L„j£L H v. : 9Bb pH mi m i ■ h BS E K P l%Mni An unseasonably hot spring day was the backdrop for the graduation of the largest Senior class ever. Mr. MacQueen presents the Dean ' s Cup to both John Marcom and Dan Boone, who shared the honor at graduation. SPRING 21