Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Who Is MUS? Is MUS Col. Ross M. Lynn, who started the school back in 1954, or a scared twelve-year- old singing the alma mater for the first time in Friday chapel? Is MUS the student who does almost everything, or the student who does almost nothing? Who is the student who cheats on a test, and who is the student that reports him? Is MUS an Honor Council upon which our academic system is based, or a Student Council that works its tail off to arrange activities that only a handful of the student body supports? Is MUS the many distinctive personalities on the faculty, or a faceless student body? Is it Mrs. Hamilton telling people to be quiet in the library? And is MUS Coach Thorn calling out names in chapel? Who are the Board of Trustees? Who is the Football Club? Who are we? Are we a senior who enjoys eating a Wendy ' s double for Thursday ' s lunch? Are we a football player writhing on the field in agony over a hurt knee, or are we a soccer player who plays on fields throughout Tennessee? Are we the actor who feels and works on the old wooden stage of Hyde Chapel? Are we all Neil Utkovs yelling ourselves hoarse at pep rallies, or an audience that doesn ' t really care? Are we some six-hundred distinct individuals? Is MUS going by the faculty lounge and hearing things that we would not hear in the student lounge? What about all those little people that are seen lining up outside the cafeteria at 11:30 each day, and the mysterious people who erase all the blackboards and empty the trash cans every night? Who are the outsiders mentioned as those responsible for articles that are missing around school? Is MUS those kind friends, Willie and Robert, who were given a day last year? Are we freaks, athletes, rednecks, intellectuals, rich kids, or just plain people? Although their bodies are wracked with physical pain. Turley Howard and Courtnay Rudolph are elated after a 10-7 victory over arch-rival CBHS. Amidst the hoopla and merry-making of a pep rally. Mr. Schmidt is infected by the spirit of the surrounding students. MUS faculty members are not afraid to join in with the students on cheers and are waiting for their chance to prove their vocal prowess on the infamous stand up cheer. OPENING I 7 kZ9

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Overwhelmed by the post-election cleanup job, Robert wearily pushes his broom down a hall clogged with the remnants of a week ' s campaigning. In his Southern evangelistic style, Chuck Chambers exhorts the student body to support the football team. School spirit started off strong during the football season but waned towards the middle of the schedule making it necessary for Coach Rudolph and the team members to plead with the students for continued support. One, two. . ., one, two . . . Go big team down the field . . . The pep band breaks into song to arouse the student cheering section to new levels of enthusiasm. Though their talent may be questionable, the spirit of the group is beyond doubt. 6 OPKNINC .

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A1US is US Long hours of practice make up Glenn Crosby ' s afternoons during tennis season; but all the work will be worthwhile if he is victorious over his opponents. The dedication of the tennis team consistently makes it one of the top teams in the state. The rules and intricacies of pre-registration often defeat the most brilliant MUS students. Steve Satterfield and Lee Powell have lost all hope of planning a schedule on their own. and have called Coach Thorn to save them from having a year of free periods. a OPENING