Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Squandering their free periods, Mel Payne and John Peters converse in the library. Students are always in search of the perfect place to study, but it is thought that the students avoid finding the object of their search. Ever-willing to help an actress in need, Scott Stevens helps a hesitant female to her seat. The dramatics department has been consistently strong under the direction of Mr. Andy Saunders, as MUSTAD productions have always been elaborately acted and staged. Perhaps the result of their serious efforts at academic achievements, MUS students are often willing to do anything for a laugh. Bill Harwell looks off into the distance for the Indians who ambushed him, while a former MUS student uses a Mrs. Lenti lunch to audition for the Ed Sullivan show. PAST AND PRESENT 11

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MUS: PAST AND PRESENT Cheering wildly, David Jackson and Coach Schmidt display their Buzzard spirit during a pregame pep rally. Apart from clothing styles, MUS pep rallies have remained fairly consistent. Feigning nirvana, Doug McGowan and Sam Pogoni spy their quarry, Hutchison students. Now Big Men on Campus drive sleek sports cars rather than don letter jackets to elicit the interests of young women, but the quest of MUS students for female companionship seems constant. 10 OPENING

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AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. THORN Owl: Mr. Thorn, why do you think that MUS has been successful? Mr. Thorn: MUS is founded upon the lofty ideals of sound scholarship and learning in a Christian atmosphere. I think that these ideals, in the beginning, set the tone for the growth of the school. Close personal relationships within a school are the trademarks of the good independent school, and the mutual concern between faculty and students reflects these strong qualities. Owl: The newest change at MUS is the addition of the McCaughan Science Center. How do you think this new facility will change MUS? Mr. Thorn: The new building will give us a great deal of flexibility, but more importantly, will give the students and faculty the best possible facilities to work with. Owl: Do you think that an MUS education adequately prepares students to cope with the problems of the future? Mr. Thorn. That ' s a very difficult question to answer. I see the school not only as a college preparatory school, but also as a school that makes an effort to prepare students to grow and develop as individuals. A great amount of stress is placed upon character development, and this may be just as important as scholastically preparing the student to enter college. Here at school, the impending problems of the future, most notably the energy crisis, have become evident and have affected life at school; however, I feel that the qualities that a student gains at MUS should help him to face the problems of the future. Here at school, the impending problems of the future, most notably the energy crisis, have become evident and have affected life at school . . . I feel that the qualities that a student gains at MUS should help him to face the problems of the future. Owl: What will be done with the present science facilities? Mr. Thorn: We will renovate the science labs to provide much-needed storage and locker areas for the school. Originally, we planned to move the bookstore to the old physics lab, and to convert the current bookstore to a small luncheon conference room; however, for a variety of reasons, this venture was abandoned. 12 OPENING