Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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On April 7, MUS was astounded by a sudden visit from the infamous Groucho Marx. Marx is seen here doing his Colonel Lynn imitation while accepting the Colonel ' s birthday gifts from senior Bob Ruch. Pleased with student response, Furry Lewis, eighty-one and still playing the blues, provides election-week entertainment on the porch of the lounge during lunch. Dale Wells was instrumental in procuring the well- known blues artist, who was the highlight of Dale ' s campaign for Student Council Vice-President. SPRING 21 vw

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Anticipations of organizing the newly elected Student Count; run through Cliff Phillips ' mind as he is sworn in by Colone Lynn as President for the ' 76- ' 77 school year. A tornado ripped through the MUS campus during the Student Council elections last year. Fortunately, none of the candidates was injured, and the elections were soon completed. Donkeys plan strategy prior to the annual donkey basketball game. Although it is true that most players were quite mule- headed, all got a kick out of the asinine event. 20 STUDMN T I.IFF.

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The recently completed Mid-America Mall proved a new source of entertainment with such events as the Memphis Music Heritage Festival, which included Furry Lewis, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and Muddy Waters. ] MUSTA ' D ' s spring production of The World of Curl Sandburg, Lorna Ehemann, Leonard O ' Neill, Jodie Markell, Chip Hughes, Susan Hatchett, and Russell Deaton turn the tables on the audience and critique their response. JO ' fjr ' «4 to ' - { 1 1 i 1 1 % v .1 VJ f After learning of his assignment to the P.E. chumps, Dennis Steinmetz attempts to convince Coach Peters that there really will be a ping-pong team at MUS. 22 STUDENT LIFE