Montgomery Bell Academy - Bell Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

Text from Pages 1 - 124 of the 1945 volume:

the 8 - m 00 AND LABS LITERATURE CHEMISTRY GEOMETRY PHYSICS ENGLISH HISTORY ALGEBRA FRENCH CIVICS LATIN r-T.-.- 1 - 1 - I Ki P ' ' ■ ■ ■ 1 1 5 il • WM ! . _ TERM PAPERS • EXAMS • CONJU MR. RULE ' S TRIG CLASS MR. HACKMAN ' S SCIENCE CLASS Mt ' a .r .. I SATIONS • CONGLOMERATIONS IONT 60 MEI y lcacie Hf THERE’S ■ L SOMETHtHG ABOUT THE place we love WE, OF THE BELL wish to thank the following people who helped make this animal possible: HOWARD ALLEN, Coach, M. B. A. R. L. SAGER, Headmaster, M. B. A. HERMAN W. GRIFFIN, McQuiddy Printing Company. JOHN MALONE, Staff Photographer, Nash- ville Tennessean. RUSSELL RAY, Staff Photographer, Nash- ville Banner. PROF. ISAAC BALL, Headmaster Emeritus, M. B. A. H. H. WINGETT, Photographic Depart- ment, Burk : Company. JOE RUSSELL CRANDALL, Capitol En graving Company. dPldi, above all, we wish to thank our advertisers whose gen- erous contributions were very much appreciated. We also wish to thank the teachers and students of M. B. A. for their splendid cooperation. FOREWORD As the number of distractions and callings to which each of us finds himself exposed is increasing, and because, too, in times of stress people have a natural tendency to try to put into somewhat secure and permanent form those values and experiences of life which they prize, we, the SENIOR CLASS, wish to leave this annual as a record of a great year at Mont- gomery Hell — a year of special significance to us. Ve. the SENIOR CLASS, feel that this yearbook cannot go forth without paying tribute to Professor and Mrs. Isaac Ball, to whom this volume is dedicated. Mr. and Mrs. Ball have guided .M. B. A. boys in their scholastic and character devel- opment for over thirty years. In 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Ball were officially retired, but the characteristics of truth, honor, and obedience which this couple have always stood for have lived on at M. B. A., and will continue to do so as long as these characteristics are connected with the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ball. DEDICA TION. Sj| MONTGOMERY BELL This school takes its name I ' rom Monlgomery Bell, Nashville industrialist and banker, whose will in 1852 created a trust fund for educational purposes. BROWNLEE O. CURREY M. B. A. is fortunate indeed to have as chair- man of its Board of Trustees Mr. Brownlee O. Ciirrey, who has been a student of the school and a lifetime resident of Nashville. To his foresight and industry we owe many of the splendid improvements and innovations which have been made, and in his deep and abiding interest we find an additional reason for loyally to M. B. A. C;en. Frank M. Andrews IN MEMORIAM TO M . B . A . ’ S LOYAL SONS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN WORLD M AR II T G The students of Montgomery Bell wish to express their sincere appreciation to the Board of Trustees for the splendid work they have been doing for the betterment of the school. We are firmly convinced that this board is composed of the Mid-South’s most capable men, and that their interests and efforts surpass those of any southern preparatory school. This year more improvements have been made for the benefit of M. B. A. than have been made for many years, and already these improvements have shown their worth, to judge by the many expressions of praise and thanks that have already been issued individually by a great many of the students and also many other persons interested in the progress of the school. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Brownlee O. Currev Chairman Henry D. Jamison Vice-Chairman Sydney F. Keeble Secretary John Ferguson Treasurer Ferris C. Bailey Sam Davis Bell James T. Granbery J, T. Griscom E. O. Harris, Jr. H. G. Hill, Jr. Stanley F. Horn David Huggins O. H. Ingram Alfred D. Sharp Alden H. Smith Tony Sudekum Vernon Tupper Vivian Tupper Judge William J. Wade Buford Wilson THE HEADMASTER Mr. Richard Lee Sager, B.A., M.A., having spent most ol his lile either gaining education or educating others, is certainly a very well-qualified person to serve as headmaster here at M. B. A. Mr. Sager received his B.A. at Hampden-Sydney College and his M.A. degree at George Peabody College lor Teachers, here in Nashville. He has been with us only one year so far, but we anticipate bigger and better years, and many of them, with M. B. A. and Mr. Sager working in unison to THE HEAD COACH Mr. Howard Allen, oiir beloved coach for the past eleven years, might almost be said to have grown up with the school. He graduated in 1929 from ] f. B. A., went away to college, and returned after four years to become coach and athletic director of the school. In 1943, when Headmaster Jim Farrell went into the armed forces. Coach became headmaster pro tempore. Since Mr. Sager’s arrival. Coach has joyously been able to turn his wholehearted attention to the business of athletics. His practical suggestions and inspiring willingness to help us have been of great benefit to Mont- gomery Bell Academy. I ' 7 A THE F A RUFUS T. CORNELIUS Etiglish (lud Latin Instructor B.A., M.A., Vanderbilt University. MRS. HOWARD L. ALLEN Dietitian Murray State Teachers College; Peabody Col- lege. (No picture) MRS. MYRTLE WARREN Princifyal, Junior School Eastern State Teachers College; Zanerian College; Peabody College. JAMES C. RULE Mathematics Instructor, Principal, Summer School Carson-Newman College; Graduate Vork, University of Tennessee. HENRY A. HACKMAN Science Instructor, Assistant Athletic In- structor B.S., Middle Tennessee State Teachers Col- lege; Postgraduate Work, Peabody College. L T Y JOHN T. YOUNGER History Instructor B.A., Bethel College; B.A., Drury College; B.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; Postgrad- uate Work, UniNcrsity of Chicago. MISS LOREEN THOMPSON Instructor, Junior School Middle State Teachers College; Peabody Col- lege. MRS. JOHN A. BITZER English Instructor M.A., Vanderbilt University. MRS. NORTON CAMPBELL Public Speaking Instructor Vanderbilt; Virginia Intcrniont; Peabody College; Columbia University. GERARD V. HERRBACH Romance Languages College St. Joseph Florennes (Belgium); B..‘ ., M..A., Gon aga University; University of Chicago; University of Minnesota. Many new innovalions and improvements have been added this year at MoNTGO ER ' Bell Academy: On the outside, a brick terrace has been built as a memorial to Messrs. Tom and Harold Joy; brick walkways have been laid; the bridge over the creek has been rebuilt; the roads have been graded and resurfaced; the woodwork of the buildings has been painted; new shrubbery has been planted; the trees have been trimmed; new lights have been installed on the football held; three new athletic fields have been graded; the tennis courts have been sur- faced with Rubico; new stands have been erected around the lootball held. On the inside, the buildings have been entirely re painted; a new piano has been added to the auditorium; fluorescent lights have been installed in the rooms; the heating plant has been repaired; a motion picture projec tor has been bought. The Board of Trustees has certainly done a fine job in making possible the many much-needed improvements around the campus, and is already planning many more things to be done as soon as the materials are available. A RECORD OF WE... SENIORS Pete Robinson President Al Whitson Vice-President Nelson Andrews Secretary-Treasurer AVhitson Robinson Andrews ALFRED ADAMS Entered 1941. 1941, Microbe Football. 1942, Cootie Football. 1943-1944, Varsity Foot- ball. Alfred, the brain trust, graduated at Christ- mas time, and entered Vanderbilt Univer- sity. We sure were sorry to lose him, but we know he is making a splendid record over there, and will continue to do so wher- ever he goes or whatever he does. A great football player, an exceptional scholar, and an all-round swell fellow to boot. The M. B. A. football team will miss Alf’s depend- ability and clean play and sportsmanship. NELSON CARTER ANDREWS Entered 1943; transfer from San Francisco, California. 1943, Varsity Basketball. 1944, Varsity Football and Basketball; also Base- ball; Editor of the Bell Ringer; Member of the School Committee; President of Senior Honor Society. Only two years with us, and we sure hate to lose Andy. An “army brat,” he has trav- eled all over the continent and lived in many different places. His excellent scholar- ship record, athletic record, and sportsman- ship will certainly be hard to surpass. We know Andy will succeed at anything he tries. FERRIS CLAY BAILEY. JR. Entered 1940. 1940, Microbe Football. 1941, Cootie Football. 1942, Cootie Football and Basketball; Tennis. 1943, Cootie Football; Tennis Team. 1944, Varsity Football; Ten- Quiet, almost shy. Clay has a keen wit in- deed, when one is fortunate enough to hear him in a small group. Stubborn as a mule, he will argue for hours over any lost cause or over any statement which departs in the least bit from his standards. WILLIAM C. BAKER Kniorcd IlMI. I‘M1, Clootie rootball. 11M2, Clootie Football. Sonny is one of the most air-minded peo- ple we’ve ever seen. In fact, be has bullied and persuaded and tried esery way in the world to make everybody in the scliool buy himself an airplane. He spends most of his time preaching the gospel of airplanes. In between llights, however, he can tell some of the most amusing stories ever told. THOMAS MADISON BENAGH Filtered 1941. 1941. Microbe Football and Basketball. 1942, Clootie Football. 194.1, Varsity Football. 1944, Varsity Football. Fom has that commendable attitude of “laugh and the world laughs with you”— or at you; and it almost invariably does. His original pranks have probably been the cause of many a gray hair in a teacher’s head, but they are in reality comparatively harm- less. HARVEY ELBERT CANTRELL Filtered 1941. 1942, Member, junior Hon- or Society. 1943, Member, Senior Honor Society. 1944, Member, .Senior Honor So- ciety. Very (jiiiet and reser ed. H. E. is a very good student, and also a swell fellow. After one really gets to know him, H. E. reveals a good sen.se of humor and a head stuffed to the gills with horse .sen.se. We are all in- debted to him for the rare bits of wit or wis- dom which fall from his lips every .so often. BROWNLEE CURREY, JR. Entered 1939. 1939, Microbe Football and Basketball. 1940, Microbe Football and Bas- ketball; Howard Allen Cup. 1941. Microbe Football. 1943, Cootie Football; Fennis. 1944, Cootie Football; Tennis; Circulation Manager, Bell Ringer. The biggest browner” in the school, we are all kept busy trying to guess what Brownlee’s next apple-polishing stunt will be. However, he always seems to have a smile and a crack for everybody, and a few left over, which he delivers to the world at large. JAMES GOWER CURREY, JR. Entered 1941. 1944, Cartoonist for the Bell Ringer. Very proficient at the drawing board, jimmy can be counted on at any time to sketch off a caricature, a cartoon, or a por- trait. Also his quiet, easy manner is one of his greatest assets. There is no danger of his coming to an untimely end because of nervousness. ROBERT THOMAS DOSTER, JR. Entered 1943; transfer from Hillsboro High School. 1943, Cootie Football; Senior Honor Society. 1944, Varsity Football; News Edi- tor, Bell Ringer; Senior Honor Society. We have had Bob for only two years, and certainly will hate to lose him. Bob is al- ways ready to enter into any new activity with an adventuresome outlook, and cer- tainly does take his teasing better than most of us. JOHN WILLIAM FERGUSON. JR. Kiitcml 1939. 1939, Microbe I’ootball and Basketball; Kirst Korin Scholarship Medal. 19l(), Microbe Kootball and Basketball. 1911. Microbe Kootball and Basketball; Ten- nis Keain. 1942. Varsity Basketball; Tennis Keain. 1913, Cootie Kootball; Varsity Bas- ketball; Kennis Team. 1944, Varsity Bas- ketball and Tennis; Member of the School Committee. Small, alert, level-headed Kergie can al- ways be counted on to carry his share of the load. .‘ n excellent athlete and a good stu- dent. his well-rounded personality and loy- alty have won him a host of friends. EUGENE OWEN HARRIS Kntered 1941. 1941, Microbe Kootball. 1942, Junior Honor Society. 1943, Editor. M. B. .4. News; A.s.sociate Editor, M. B. A. .Annual; Senior Honor Society; junior English Pri e. 1944, Member Debating Team; Keature Edi- tor, Bell Ringer; Editor, M. B. A. Annual. .Although not athletically inclined. Gene has more than made up for athletic glory by an unsurpas.sed participation in other extracurricular activities. In addition to honors gained scholastically, he has gained the reputation of being a very handy man in school journalism and all its phases. RAYMOND TAYLOR HEWITT Entered 1941. 1941. Cootie Kootball and Basketball; Varsity Golf. 1942, Cootie Koot- ball and Basketball; Varsity Golf; Lower .School Korensic Medal. 1943, Varsity Koot- ball and Basketball; Golf Team; Member, School Committee; President, junior Liter- ary Society. 1944, Varsity Kootball and Bas- ketball; Golf Team; Member, School Com- mittee; President, .Senior Literary Society; Member, .All-Nashville Kootball Squad. Buddy’s most outstanding qualities are his athletic ability, which is far above average, his forensic ability, and, above all, his clear, straightforward thinking, which has made him a valuable member of the School Com- mittee. .Also his easy way of making friends and his school spirit are outstanding. EDWIN GILLILAND LEWIS ROBERT CABEEN MATHEWS. JR. ERNEST C. MATTHEWS Entered I {HI. 1941, Cootie Football. 1942. Cootie Football. 1944, Columnist for Hell Ringer. Entered 1941. 1{H1, Microbe Football and Basketball. 1942, Cootie Football and Bas- ketball. 1943, Cootie Football. 1{)44, Var- sity Football. Entered 1941. HHl. Microbe Football. 1{H2, National .funior Honor Society; President, Soplioinore Literary Society. 1943, Cootie Football; Winner, Forensic Contest; Mem- ber, Senior Honor Society; Contestant in .Mid -Sou lb Declamatory Contest. 1944, Sports Editor, Bell R-inger; Secretary, Senior Honor Society; Member, Debating Team. Extremely fortunate in liaxing been blessed with a superlative .sen.se of humor. Boots is one of the most popular boys in the school. He can find .something humorous in the most patience-trying experiences, and does not know the meaning of the word “exas- peration.” We wish we could have the cheery, optimistic outlook that Boots always manages to retain. Quite a football player. Bob makes up in guts and determination what be lacks in weight. He is certainly a whiz when it comes to mathematics and science, too, as he just breezes through them, while the re.st of us are plowed under. He has a .swell sen.se of humor, a very smooth and even temper, and always .seems to accomplish what he sets out to do. An extraordinarily keen mind, out.standing forensic ability, unbounded enthusia.sm, and a huge supply of school spirit help distin- gui.sh Ernest from the other hoys. Ernest is a very hard worker, and once his enthusiasm is aroused he cannot be dragged away from a job until it is finished. FRANK LAWRENCE OWSLEY. JR. Kiitercd 19 11. 1941, Cootie Football. 1944, Reporter for Hell Ringer. Larry has really gained the reputation of being quite a character around the school. He is unique in his own way, and always seems to have a cheerful outlook on life in general. He takes a lot of teasing, as all of us do, and really is a good sport about everything he does. TOM HANKINS PROCTOR. JR. Entered 1941. 1943, Varsity Football; Dec- lamation Medal; Lower School Declamatory Medal. 1944. Business Manager, Bell Ring- er. 1945, Upper School Declamatory Medal. Jolly, rotund Tom Proctor is one of the characters none of us will ever forget. His lively personality is enhanced by his pro- ficiency at supplying a “crack” for ever ’ occasion. However, Tom always knows when the time for horseplay is over and the time for work has begun. CHARLES HENRY ROBINSON Entered 1940. 1940, Microbe Football and Basketball; Second Form Scholarship Prize. 1941, Cootie Football and Basketball; Lower School Scholarship Medal; Captain of the Golf Team. 1942, Varsity Football and Bas- ketball; Lower School Scholarship Medal; Captain of Golf learn; Junior Honor So- ciety. 1943, Varsity Football and Basketball; President, Junior Class; President, School Committee; Captain of Golf Team. 1944, Varsity Football; Captain, Varsity Basketball; President, Senior Class; President, School Committee; Captain of Golf Team. Pete, we think, deserves as much praise as anybody in the school. Pete is an excellent athlete, and has gone out for all sports every year. .Mso a fine student, he has gar- nered many scholastic honors. His execu- tive ability and leadership are his most well-known qualities, as Pete has been cap- tain or president of almost every organiza- tion in the school. SENIORS y n, 1 � y TRAVIS SMITH Entered 1941. 1941, Cootie Football. 1942, Cootie Football. 1943, Cootie Football. Travis is really one of the characters of the school. His quaint and picturesque descriptions and phrases liven up the school quite a bit. You are apt to see him around on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Mon- day he is resting from the week end and Friday he is resting for it. JOSEPH HALE TALBOT III Entered 1943; transfer from Hillsboro High School. 1944, Varsity Basketball. Well over six feet tall, Joe’s chief charac- teristic is his fondness for the “hillbilly” songs of the Grand Ole Opry. His long, lanky legs may be seen stretching themselves out of his beloved Model “A” Ford at the last possible moment every morning. ROBERT WHITSITT Entered 1941. 1941, Cootie Football. 1942. Cootie Football. 1943, Cootie Football. 1944, Varsity Football. Bob is a good student, a good athlete, and a good sport. He takes a lot of ragging and kidding, and takes it better than most of the rest of us do. He is always friendly, though usually griping about something, and you can tell that he is just one of those who gripe for the pure joy of the thing, which means that if he is griping about something he really isn ' t very mad at all. only moderately peeved. ALBERT WHITSON Knlcred 1941. 1941, Cootie Football and Basketball. 1942, Cootie Football and Bas- ketball; President, Sophomore Class; Mem- ber of School Committee. 1943, Varsity Football and Basketball; School Committee. 1944, Captain, Varsity Football; Varsity Bas- ketball; .Ml-City, All-State, and . ll-Soiithern Football Teams; Vice-President, Senior Class. One of the school’s most outstanding ath- letes, .W has certainly made a name for him- self at M. B. . . He is the friend of every boy in the school, and always has a smile for everybody. . 1 has an unbounded reserve of energy, and is always ready to enter into some new undertaking. ROBERT O. ZANONE Entered 1941. 1941, Microbe Football. 1943, Tennis Team. Bob really does have one of the quickest wits in the school; in fact, it is next to im- possible to catch him so unawares that he cannot immediately think up some reply to any crack that’s tossed his way. A RECORD OF WE... JUNIORS THE JUNIOR CLASS JiMivn’ Atkinson President I Vaden Lackey Vice-President Joe Martin Secretary-Treasure) Atkinson Martin Lackkv JUNIOR James Atkinson Herbert IUtes Joe Benagh William J. Burns Joe H. Card John Cooper Hkrbkrt Fox Dan Denny Jack Graves Moulton Farrar III (No picture) Owen Hines William Hibbete Vadkn M . Lackey, Jr. R. CCo VN Terrell Jones Robert Lowe John Bell Keeble Joe O. NTartin A mORV OF me... SOPHOMORES cmd FRESHMEN Goodpasture. Griscom, Dillon Ambrose, Wade, Brown THE SOPHOMORE AND FRESHMAN CLASSES S()l)honwre: John Griscom Prcsidcul Teddy Dillon Vice-President Ken Goodpasture Secretary-Treasurer Freshman: Bill Wade President John Ambrose Vice-President Bob Brown Secretary-Treasurer SOPHOMORES Robert Bainbridge (No picture) Roy Bearden DeWht Belton Hugh Bryan William Calton Russell Campbell William Carpenter George Cole Ted Dillon John Donnelly i Jesse Ford I Donald Heckman Bernard Flam i HONrAS Goodloe Jamison Farrar Richard Fletcher Ken Goodpasture John Griscom Joe Drumwright Boii Pat French SOPHOMORES Hal Jamison Hardy Lavendar AValter Keith Thomas McEwen Joe Kirkpatrick William McMlrray William Knox David McQuiddy Neil La nils Horace Murdock SOPHOMORES VILLIAM Bailey Robert Cooper John Bransford John Gulley Robert Brown Ed Davies James Cates John Ambrose ALTER Harry Bearden Corson Robert Davis Ridley Derryberry Thomas Edwards William Edwards George Engel (N o picture) Robert Ezell Woods Foster Larry Gates Fain Hackney John Haselton FRESHMEN Robkrt Haynks (N o picture) James Hester J. B. G. Hiubett John Hooker (No picture) William Howard Bronson Ingram (No picture) Richard Jones Thomas Kennedy Manning Kirby c:harles Martin Fred Meiers Kirk Rankin Ed Nelson John Alden Rodgers FRESHMEN Richard Oliver Frank Smith (No picture) Craig Parrish (N o picture) James Talbot James Perkins Dan Tate (No picture) FRESHMEN William Wade Robert Walker RRANSFORD VALLACE BERNARD WeRTIIAN W illiam Vaughan Fred Wiggs David Wiley William Womack THE MICROBES Don Wade President I l r ADA s Vice-President f r I A AA Morris Hackney Secretary-Treasurer Wade Hackney Adams Dan Adams Joe Rill Adams Richard Rarr III Sam Davis Rell William Rlackie, Jr. William Rlake Carl Rrakebill Allen Cargile Robert Chickey William Daugherty, .)«. Rascoe Davis Ruford Dickerson Richard Dixon CiARY Dorman Guilford Dudley 111 Joe Erwin Henry Fins Carl (;ates (No picture) MICROBES ■I Morris Hacknkv Richard Millkr I I lOM AS Sl-.KJKM I lAI.l R Anthony Hopkins JAMKS PAITKRSON ClIARLKS SPOCK Huston Horn Edward Phillips Jack Shwah Franklin Jarman Arnold Rose Alden Smith Arthur McCarty, Jr. David Routon Donelson Wade Ward Lovell Lindsley Ruth Ralph .Soderberg, Jr. John Warner John CIarpenter IiwrAN Fox Richard Barnes James Chamberlin Jack Burch James Bradford, Jr. Dickinson Bransford William CIaldweli Mack Dixon A MON Evans Ross Evans John Kinc; HI Fredrick Feldman John ACEV Robert HAf:KMAN Kendrick Hardcastle Henry Hooker HI i Testator LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS oc “Fire Chief’ Talbot leaves his demon driving to David “The Ford” Smith. Travis “Never Here” Smith leaves his fine attendance record to George “He Comes When He Gets Ready” Ruth. Alt “Two Term” Adams leaves his ability to do three terms’ work in two terms to Moul- ton “The Thinker” Farrar. Fom “Oh, You Bulldog” Benagh leaves his mighty left hook to John Bell “He Didn’t Duck” Keeble. A1 “The Gold Brick” Whitson leaves his gold- bricking ability to Jack “On the Mound” Whitaker. Bob “Muscles” Whitsitt leaves his note-lrom- home membership and his daily trips to the boiler room to Bob “Never Satisfied” Lowe. Clay “The Kreml Kid” Bailey leaves his ex- cellent record in social activities to Joe Card. Ernest “Shovel It Out” Matthews leaves his dry jokes to Cookie Lackey. Buddy “Ida Red” Hewitt leaves his all-round athletic ability to “Highpockets” McLen- don. Larry “ddie Body” Owsley leaves his massive trame to Bill “The Mortician” Rhodes to practice on. Tom “Teddy Bear” Proctor leaves his brown- ing up to the teachers to “Flash” McCown. Brownlee “Honey Bunny” Currey leaves Mrs. Peery to the struggling Latin students ol coming years. Sonny “Cap” Baker leaves his vast knowledge ol aeronautics to Russell “Strong Man” Campbell. 11. E. “The Silent One” Cantrell leaves his talkative nature to Jimmy “Babbling” Atkinson. Billy “1 he Piddler” Ferguson leaves his ten- nis al)ility to Dan Denny. Bob “St|ueaky” Doster leaves his alternoon visits to the “little woman” to Edward “No Hair” McManus. Gene “Crew Cut” Harris leaves his talents lor gossiping to Herbert Fox. Nelson “Poison Ivy” Andrews leaves his lear ol women and presidency ol the woman haters’ dub to Ronald Voss. Boots “Looie’s Hang-Overs” Lewis leaves his column in the local rag to Joe “O” Martin. Bob “O How I Love Them Women” Ma- thews leaves his love lile to Royal “Perma- nent Wave” McCullough. Pete “Are You Comlortable” Robinson leaves his excess height to Hal “Fuzzy” Jamison. Bob “Flivver” Zanone leaves his tall fish tales to Joe “Joel” Washington. James “Walt Disney” Currey leaves his anti- administration cartoons to John Griscom. A RECORD Of WE... ACT IV I TIES PUBLIC SPEAKING Mrs. Campbell allendccl Vaiiderbill University School of Expression, (ieorge Peabody College lor Teachers, Virginia Inlermont, and Columbia School of Expression. She has laiighl for fifteen years, and was formerly wiih (he McCallie School in Chattanooga, where she served, in addition to her duties as a i)id)lic-speaking teacher, as director of all dramatic jn ' oductions. MRS. NORTON CAMPBELL Public Speaking Instructor MRS. CAMPBELL ' S PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS SCHOOL COMMITTEE From time to time various problems occur in the school that can and should only be handled by the boys themselves. For that reason, the School Committee was lormed many years aj o. dlie meml ers — one Irom the grade department, one member Irom the Ireshman class, two Irom the sophomore class, three Irom the junior class, and lour Irom the senior class — arc elected by the various classes to represent them in committee meetings. With its chairman, Charles Robinson, this committee has been very successlul this year in settling tlie many problems that have come up. THE MEMBERS Top row— R obinson, Andrews, Ferguson, Adams, Hewitt. Second row — M artin, Atkinson, Whiteaker, Lackey, Third row— D onnelly, McEwen. Bottom row— P atterson, Bailey. LANGUAGES With ihc stress put on international relations as it has been lately, i and also because ol the opportunities ol’ travel which service in the armed forces now presents, the students at AT. B. A. have become sud- denly very much aware ol; the importance of modern languages. Con- sequently, a full-time language teacher, Air. Gerard V. Herrbach, a native of Alsace-Lorraine, has been employed. Mr. Herrbach, whose native tongue is French, is proficient at speaking and teaching many other modern European languages also. He has done a fine job here this year, and we hope that under his direction the language department will gradually expand until more languages are taught than are being taught at the present time. GERARD V. HERRBACH Romance Languages PUBLISHING STAFF Gene Harris . Editor R. AfcCowN Business Manager and Staff Photographer Bob Lowe, Jr Assistant Business Manager W. J. Burns Assistant Photographer Nelson Andrews Sports Editor Herberf Fox Assistant Sports Editor R. I.. Sager Faculty Adviser Gene Harris, Editor W. R. McCown. Business Manager M. THE 1945 f I ' hc siair oi The Bell wishes lo express its tlianks to the students ot M. B. A., who have really been the ones who have made this volume possible. As most ol yoti know, this is the sec- ond year that we have had a yearbook here in this school. VVe believe that it is a very desir- able project to keep in continual operation, and we hope that this idea will not be left to wither by the wayside. A school annual is an important possession ol every student in the school, bin especially to the senior, as it is a permanent record ol what happened day by day in the course ol his school year. We hope that this volume will wax bigger and better as the years go by, and that it may continue as an object ive view o! that school lil’e and spirit which is so dear, and always has been so dear, to the students ol M. B. A. The Bel OF MONTQOMER’ ' ii ' - rhis has hccn ihe second season tliaL M. B. A. has had a newspaper, and ihe first season that it has really been capably organized and functioning smoothly and elhciently. Under the direction and guidance of Mr. Janies C. Ride, the facnlty ad- viser, nine issues of the Bell Ringer were put out during the past year of school. NELSON ANDREWS Editor-in-Chiej , G« With Nel.son . ndrews at the helm as a capable editor-in chief, the Bell Ringer really sailed on through the year, dishing out the school news each month. This publication was looked forward to with a great deal of interest by the students, and a large number of students were on the stalf. With the older and more e.xperienced boys to shovv the younger ones how newspaper writing was done, everyone soon caught on, and the residt was an “.V’ grade newspaper. Many younger boys were trained for more important and responsible posts which they will hokl ne. t year, and we are sure the Bell Rijiger will show an even better record next year than it has in the past. This, to be sure, is a high goal; but we know that it can be done, once the right people .set their minds to it. •4 ., L® Depart«e t ? icrobe Q O’ A? v- ' ’ ' «v v A ■C ' ' i ■ ' sj ' itj. fciu t ' Iliv rj-h A ' «n lo-,:rw- Ipj ' s tj - J ? pe A- ' - Of ,f th y ieh W Of f. r „ . S ' ?5 tsr?a.,? vTv t b4 ' ' V- ' j w (m :r ■ A k 4 ' -t ' ■•«� . « Cel •-J ■ BELL ACADEMY Nelson Andrews Editor-iu-Chiej Herbert Fox, Joe Martin A ssista n t Edilors-i n -Ch iej Fom Proctor Business Manager Bob Doster Neivs Editor Vaden Lackey, Julian Scruggs Assistant Nezvs Editors Ernest Matthews Sports Editor Edward Mc;Manus, Dan Denny Assistant Sports Editors (;ene Harris Feature Editor Bob Lowe Assistant Feature Editor Edwin Lewis Assistant Feature Reporter Brownlee Currey Circulation Manager Bill Hibbeit Assistant Circulation Manager W . R . I cCo WN Phot ographer James Currey Cartoonist James C. Rule Faculty Adviser Reporters: Charlie Robinson, David McQuiddv, Fain Hackney, Manning Kirby, John Warner. Bobby Brown, John Donnelly, H. E. Cantrell, TOM PROCTOR Business Manager raced to ' Donald V feet. The “ dy He- speeti’ that . to t’ Oo c A RECORD OF WE... ATHLETICS X r i- MlCROSEFoomuTEAn ■«K,ai cXfiwjiJA ai The Moiugonicry Hell Academy foolball team ol 1944 could well be called a wonder team in its annexing- seven hard-earned victories while losing only one game. According to preseason dope, the Maroons ol iM. H. A. were slated to have an otitside chance ol being anywhere what- soever in the title race. The Big Red had not too successi’ul a year preceding, and with the loss ol several extremely valuable cogs, the pre- season selectors could not see the Harding Road boys as a contender. These persons had not reckoned on several things: they had not fore- seen the marvelous coaching ability of Howard .Allen; they had not foreseen the desire and will to win displayed by otir team in every game it played; they had not foreseen the guts that these boys displayed. M. H. A. ranked third in the state for 1944. But lor a last-game upset at the hands of East, they coidd well have been in first place. I ' he academy first showed their might in a 41-0 rout of Central, which saw the team score at will. They followed this victory with a 25-6 con- c|ucsl of their arch rivals, Hillsboro. In this con- test, the Maroons lost the service of their regtilar wing back. Nelson Andrews. At Du Pont the following week, the team ran over their foes 27-0 as Vaden Lackey moved to the blocking- back |K)sition, which was vacated by Bobby Mathews, now a wing back. The next contest, with West, saw one of the hardest-fought battles of the campaign as the Big Red pushed over a 14-7 victory. .After canceling the scheduled game M. R. A. 1944 1945 CARD with Knoxville Central, M. B. A., with Whit- son in rare lorni, pulverized the Duncan Long- horns, 39-0. The Springfield Yellow Jackets were the next team to fall victim to the M. B. A. offen- sive machine as they lost 45-20. This victory, in addition to avenging a 1943 loss, also marked the greatest number of points scor ed on Spring- field in many a year. The contest with C. M. A., which came next on the slate, saw the Maroons take a terrific beating at the hands of the cadets, alihough the score did show an M. B. A. victory, 26-20. Playing against boys who outweighed them about twenty pounds per man, our team really showed the stuff that they were made of. The unhappy climax of the season came with a 12-7 defeat at the hands of the East Eagles. These lads really poured it on and gained a well-earned victory. This defeat erased the academy’s title hopes. In its two representatives on the All-Nashville team of 1944, Buddy Hewitt and A1 Whitson, who went on to make the All-State and All- Southern teams, M.B.A. had two fine boys and two fine football players. Whitson was also re- garded as Nashville’s most valuable player and second in the scoring race, tallying 115 ])oints in eight games. As a whole, the 1944 season was highly suc- cessful, and we had just right to be proud of that team. LACKEY OF FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL AT M.B.A. Higliligluing the two major varsity sports at M. B. A.-football and basketball-was the ster- ling ])lay and leadership of A1 Whitson and Charlie Robinson, who captained the two teams. Excellent rtinner, line passer, great signal caller were just a few of the praises heaped upon A1 by many sports writers and coaches. These things were only secondary, however, to the real (|ualities of the boy. Far more outstanding, though perhaps not to the sports writers and spec- tators, but rather to the football team and his fellow students was Al’s ability to lead his team- mates and encourage them and make them play away above their heads. He was hard to down in a broken field, it was certainly true; but what is more important is that it was impossible to down his spirit. A1 was not a big, rough football player. He had not the ability to run over an opponent or to back up his line. He did have 140 pounds of determination and guts. This element was the inspiration that carried him and his team to a very successful season. Sports writers and fans will remember A1 Whitson as All-City, All-State, and All-Southern football player. VVe here at M. B. A. will re- member him as the leader who throtigh his own personal courage and determination led our football team. Most people could not visualize long, gan- gling, good-natured “Pete” Robinson as a great basketball player until they saw him in action. 4 ' hcn they (|uickly changed their opinion. Us- ing his height to great advantage, Pete from his center spot threw in more points than any other M. B. A. player has made in a single season. He was an excellent defensive player, too, and it was rare that his man chalked up many points. Charlie’s ability as a basketball player did not stem from his excellence as a shot or in his fine defensive play, however. It came mainly from a great desire on his part to show everyone that a loose-jointed sort of clumsy-looking fellow could really play basketball. His desire was cer- tainly fulfilled, for he demonstrated a remarka- ble brand of basketball, the likes of which had not been seen at M. B. A. in many years. Hiese two boys, A1 Whitson and Cdiarlie Rob- inson, stand for sports at M. B. A. for the past year. They stand as fine exam|)les, and M. B. A. is extremely proud of them. TAe- ic rlei ' s, c.oyyi pose. i o ' f p a. cr s fro� vi; M tB.Ay Du Po¥li; g . Z?ori« soir a.sty a. v j0e w£ ' rhe 1945 basketball season is gone, but the many memories ot the season still linger in our minds. Looking over the records, we find that the cage (juint won a total oi sixteen games, while dropping six lor a percentage of .727. Lhis record is very good in consideration ol the fact that the team undoui)tedly played a harder schedule than any other team in the league. Ot the six games that the team lost, four were l)y very close scores. Of the sixteen won, six were by close contests. The team was under a great deal of pressure most of the season because of their difficult schedule. The long-short duo of Charlie Robinson and Billy Ferguson, who were chosen on the All- Nashville combine, furnished most of the scor- ing punch of the team. These two really blis- CAPTAIN ROBINSON ‘ ' ' ' -“11 the hoops in every game. Idle Nfaroons proved their might on the home ' lloor by losing only one game at the home gym, and that one was a very close contest with North. The Maroon gang got off to a poor start, losing their first game to Peabody, but gained momen- ttmi as the holiday season was left behind. They rolled over Howard, Hume-Fogg, Hillsboro, East, Ryan, Central, and Lipscomb before finally falling to the potent Blue Jays ol West High. . fter concjuering Hume-Fogg in their return contest, the Maroons again fell by the way, ibis lime in an upset defeat at the hands of Howard. The North Yanks repeated this act a week lalcr alter the home team had routed Central. Winding up the season with a terrific schedide, the Big Red waded through Lipscomb, Pea- body, East, VVest, and Hillsboro belore dropping the season finals to Ryan and North. The West triumph marked the first cage victory that Harding Road lads have garnered at the expense ol West End High School. The Springfield rout was, like West, tlie first triumph in a cage con- test trom this school. Ihe Hillsboro cage contest was the most thrilling of the year, as the Maroons pulled an overtime win from their rivals. The Maroons closed the l)as- ketball contests for the year by losing to West after taking a victory over Howard in the city tournament. V - J % CAPTAIN FERGUSON ■y jemuA iM. B. A. certainly should be proud of the new tennis courts which have been made at the school during the past year. They have been graded, surfaced, with Rubico, and are said to be the best school courts in this section of the country. We are ex- tremely grateful to the Board of Trustees for these courts, and are sure that they will prove well worth the money expended upon them. Already, there have been several proposals made to play the state tournaments here, and these proposals may bear fruit some time in the near future. With seven out of the ten top men of last year’s team return- ing, the school was assured of having a good tennis season. Those of last year’s team who have been playing this year are THE SQUAD •O ' -. ft • ’ I 1 V 1: n ' vr y A J . - Y . ..k. ' . ' . ' ■ W ' ! I Billy Ferguson, Brownlee Ciirrey, Dan Denny, Kerniii Slengel, Clay Bailey, John Bell Keeble, and A1 Whitson. There were several new players out for the team this year and seemed to be just what the doctor ordered to whip the team into shape. Af. B. A.’s team, under the able coaching of Coach James C. Ride, proved to be one ol the stronger teams in the vicinity, and one which many teams around here were not par- ticularly anxious to combat. Among the schools with which matches were arranged were Castle Heights, West, Father Ryan, Hillsboro, Lipscomb, Cohn, and East. V 1 his year iM. B. A. fielded its first l aseball team in thirteen years, as the interscholastic league was reinstated. With Coach Howard Allen and Coach Henry Hackman handling the team, the academy showed a good record, con- sidering the inexperienced boys that the team was comprised of. M. B. A., as one of the sixteen teams in the league, was very energetic in forming plans for this sport when announcements were first made. Coach Allen immediately set out to get the best in equipment to outfit the boys. He also formulated plans for the baseball diamond and pushed them through accordingly. Working with about sixteen boys. Coach drilled these prospects and formed his team. Moving Buddy Hewitt from the outlield to short- stop, he made the nucleus of an infield which included Hardy Lavendar, catcher; Jack Wdiit- aker, first base; Andy Andrews, second base; and Pete Robinson, third base. Jimmy Patterson, Ernest Afatthews, Joel Washington, and Neal Lanins composed the outfield, with Bob Whit- sitt as utility man. In freshman Bill Wade, Coach developed an excellent pitcher who han- dled practically all the mound duties. With a two-game-a-week schedule, the acad- emy gained experience as time went on and at the end of the season it was among the tougher teams of the circuit. With the success of the past season, M. B. A. will take a very decided interest in future base- ball activities. MEMORIES RALPH — A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW SNAKE HIPS’ WHITSON MAMIE |Ml Chief Cook ME LUNCH ROOM CREW U u � !7 THE BELL if it’s N EWS it’s in The IVasliville Tennessean No matter whether it ' s the latest dispatches from the fighting front or a human interest heartthrob . . . you will find it in the news columns of the Nashville Tennessean. Complete coverage of all Prep School, High School, and College sports by an able staff under the direction of famed sports editor, Raymond Johnson. THE NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN ★ Morning ★ Sunday THE CALL C. B. CRIDDLE If Interested in Buying, Selling or Financing A HOME 5-2703 8-1297 FRANKLIN LIMESTONE CO. Crushed Stone for Driveways Agricultural Limestone Phone 6-2612 NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE BELL CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 15— Sciiool opens. Hoys get first look at new headmaster. Owsley and Fox find that it is not neces sary to wear ties and stiff collars. Hi— First football rally. AVhitson turns lip a blond. 20— 1 ravis Smith arrives to start the year. 22— Football team whips Du Pont. Card and Lackey get lost on way back. 21— Fc.ss Herrbach finds out about time system. 25— Fess Herrl)ach makes use of time system. Desk is now known as timetable. For you der isss time becomes the byword. 29— Grid combine beats West. Coach tells Strickland that if game had been closer he would have turned the boys loose. Robinson faints. THE COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND HIGH-GRADE TIRE RECAPPING VOGELY TODD I 15 Fourth Avenue, South Over Forty Years in Business BELL CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 3— Toni Proctor gives teddy liear to his girl. 5— Smith reappears at school. 9— Mr. Sager introduces songhook and piano. No response. Mr. Rule and Mrs. Hitzer sing duet. 11— Benagh discovers “Clemintine”— building shakes. 1 I— Football team arrives from Knox- ville. Andrews and Washington rich— rest of team poor. Sam Bell makes hay on side porch. 16— First issue of Bell Ringer appears. Staff disappears. 20— Turkey dinner. Roiiinson scores touchdown as M. B. A. whips Duncan. 21— Turkey hash for lunch. 27— First bricklaying starts — I) r i c k fights develop. THE BELL Compliments of FRED HARVEY MODERN RETREADERS 1501 BROADWAY FIRST AND BROADWAY CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 1— Three girls visit chapel. Rever- end Younger presides. 2— Springfield mauled in football. Team celebrates. 8— Elam forgets prearranged plan and shows at school. 7— David Smith buys a new old Ford. Goodloe gives exhibition of strength. 8— Brownlee sprains ankle in rough football tussle— out for day. 9— Brownlee sprains eyelash while winking at Mrs. Bitzer— out for two weeks. 13— Keith voted Romeo of school. Also most handsome. 1.5— Bailey signs contract with Kreml as before in before and after ads. 21 —Goodpasture eats one-thou.sandth egg for lunch. 23— Walker and Roosevelt elected president. 27— Sadpan arrives. Vi PRINTING COMPANY 1 10 SEVENTH AVENUE. NORTH PRINTING LITHOGRAPHY STATIONERY CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 3— Fess Rule sings in chapel— wakes Baker up. 5— Matthews lauds job as shoe sales- man in ladies’ store. 7— Doc Duck joke becomes famous. Three sophomores in clink from trying to find what’s funny. 8— Sadpan leaves. 12— “Muscles” Whitsitt comes out for basketball. 11— Milk sop cartoon appears in Bell Ringer. 17— Scruggs shows up in Vitamin Flintheart raccoon coat. Smith appears, decides that it is too cold, and goes back to bed. THE FOLK-JORDAN COMPANY. INC. MORTGAGES REAL ESTATE INSURANCE 214 Union Street Nashville, Tennessee Compliments of WEISE PHARMACY BELL CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 2— ralhot and Smith short circuit radiators— school out early— hang- overs in ahundance. Alf Adams graduates. 1— Andrews arrives from Sugar Howl with new ballet steps. 9— Bailey contracts mumps. 10— Yashington heats out “.Maple Leaf Rag” as Hewitt does a soft shoe upon that sturdy object. 11— Doster spends only an hour at Scpieaky’s. 17— Six faint as lab smells envelop school. Fess Cornelius puts lim- hurger cheese on radiator to sweeten air. 23— S. L. (. nti-Swearing League) formed with slogan, “ vhen the going gets tough, just say, ‘Pif- fle.’ ” 25— Mumps sweep school. Senior English becomes unbearable. THE BELL COMPLIMENTS OF NASHVfLLE SECURITtES COMPANY 416 UNION STREET CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY 1— Mrs. Pccry smiles. 3— Fcss Hcrrhach hits new high as Lowe gathers sixteen lioiirs. 7— H. K. gives debate— longest unin- terrupted speech on record. 1 1— W ' liit.son and Ferguson decided Romeos of l)asketl)all court. 13— Fhe current cry is “ Fimher” as tree man invades school. 17— (ieneral uproar as all hooks are placed in proper de.sk. No one finds hooks for three days. 19— .McManus crowds spring with fuz- zy-top haircut. 21— (iold lirick is a brunette now. 28— .Smith completes week at school. THE YOU TOO WILL SAY COLONIAL IS GRAND COFFEE DRINK BUBBLING OVER COFFEE FLETCHER-WILSON COFFEE COMPANY BUY WAR BONDS BELL CALENDAR FOR MARCH 3— Nfrs. Canipbeirs (lel)aters lull the students to sleep in assembly. 5— Owsley l)rings box of Creme (le la Garbaggeo Seegars to school —is voted foremost apple polish- er. 7— Spring football ends. Card and McCullough return to social life. 11— Talbot acquires set of musical horns— also six hours for same. 12— Local bowling alley closes. Bain- bridge and French out of a job. 13— Strollers organized. Senior Eng- lish claims all but three seniors. 16— Somebody called Mrs. Warren Myrtle. 2l‘— Order to abandon Overbrook bus stop comes. 2 r— Owsley cuts down to twenty-five cups of coffee and seven boxes of No Doz a day. 27— Exam grades. 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