Montgomery Bell Academy - Bell Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

Text from Pages 1 - 164 of the 1946 volume:

(Oat For the first time in M. B. A.’s liistoiy we now have a school flag. It is made up of the three stars of the State of Tennes- see’s flag and the monogram long used at the school. A flagpole is being put up and soon the flag above will fty over our school. SPONSORED SY TRE MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY NG 1946 EDITIO OF SEN ms I am your annual. It is your duty to keep me for the rest of the years as a harbor of many pleasant memories. Come from time to time and thumb through me and yon ivill find yourself going over all the many thoughts and memories of your high school days. I luould like to thank the many people who have made me possible: Coach Howard L. Allen and Mr. R. L. Sager of Montgomery Bell Academy for technical data; Mr. Herman Griffin of McQuiddy Printing Company and Mr. Joe Crandall of Capitol Engraving Company for help in the make-up; Mr. Hugh Wingett of Burk and Company and Mr. Ira Looney of Weiland ' s Photo Supplies for photographic material; M. W. Lindozu of the Castner-Knott Photo Studio for the boys ' por- traits; and above all I xoish to thank the many teachers and boys of the school for their splendid cooperation. HOWARD LEE ALLEN Coach of Montgomery Bell Academy If by some chance when you make the walk from the main biiilcling to the gym or are in the lunchroom or maybe even out on the football held and you hear the familiar strains of “Mairzy Doats” or “The Army Air C-oips Song, intermingled with a great many “doody-doo-doos ; and you see a tall clean- cut man with an ear-to-ear grin you know at once that you have met up with the coach of M. B. A. He is the friend of every boy at M. B. A. and is always ready to help or give advice to any boy in school no matter what the trouble may be. You can al- ways find his friendly face down at the gym after school coaching football, bas- ketball, or baseball; and a very good coach he is, too. We of the Senior Class feel that we owe a lot of our success to this honest friend and true companion; we therefore dedicate to him this edition of 1 lit. Bell. The Senior Class of 1910 HIGH LIGHTS OF oata M. B. A. supper A I a hdskel hull gaiue Supper senwd by beau lies F. F. Van Fox, president of M. B. A c iapter of Church and Eighth IVoIveS: Inc., out on mission (Jody Reed) Montgomery Bell Academy was originally started in 18()(), as the preparatory de- partment of the old University of Nashville. The school started under the conduct of the Board of Trustees of the University of Nashville, and today its operations are conducted by a board still operating under the title of the “Board of Trustees of the University of Nashville.” In 1855 the Western Military Institute was merged with the preparatory school which continued to operate as a department of the University of Nashville. The school continued under this direction until the opening of the Civil War, and for the six years from 1861 through 1866 its activities were dormant. However, in 1867 the Board of Trustees met and decided to accept the legacy of the Honorable Montgom- ery Bell, a Nashville industrialist and banker, who in 1852 left a trust fund for the education of worthy boys. This trust fund provided for the education of twenty-6ve worthy boys free of charge every year, and also stipulated that the school to be estab- lished for this purpose must be called “Montgomery Bell Academy.” The Trustees of the University of Nashville accepted his legacy and established Montgomery Bell Academy as a separate school and department of the University of Nashville. From September, 1867, to date, the school has been operated as provided in the will of the Honorable Montgomery Bell, and under the direction of the said Board of Trustees of the University of Nashville. MONTGOMERY BELL MR. BROWNLEE O. CURREY M. B. A. is rortunatc indeed to have as chair- man of its Board of Trustees Air. Brownlee O. Currey, 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 loyalty to M. B. A. MR. This school takes its name from Montgomery Bell, Nashville industrialist and banker, whose will in 1852 created a trtist fund for educational purposes. MR. RICHARD LEE SAGER Headmaster— M Richard Lee Sager, who has spent most of his life either gaining education or edu- cating others, is certainly a well-tjiialified person to serve as headmaster here at Montgomery Bell Academy. Mr. Sager received his B.. . at Hampden-Sydney College and his M.. . at George Peabody College for Teachers. He has been with us only two years .so far hut we hope he will remain at M. B. A. for a long time, for he has done many things and instituted many new ideas which have greatly helped the school to become what it is. ■ Ill ■■ nil I IIIIIIIIIIB Mill I I ■ Coach and Cleorge Coarh-How’drd Lee Allen, ihe coach at M. IL A. for ihe past twelve years, is one of the most well-known ami well-liked persons at M. IL A. He graduated from here in 1929 and went to college; after four years he returned to the Academy as coach and athletic director. In 191-1, when Headmaster Jim Farrell went to the armed .services, Cloach stepped in to fill the position of headmaster pro Icmpore. W ith the arrival of Mr. .Sager, Coach was able once again to devote all of his many talents towards the thing which he most enjoys, that of coaching any kind of sports that you can name. Proof of his ability at the coaching game can be seen in the scrapbooks he keeps which have jKiper clippings of M. B. A.’s record dating from 192.5 until now. We sincerely hope that Coach Allen will remain with M. B. . . for many, many years to come. MRS. MYRTLE WARREN Principal of the junior School Mrs. VV arren, as she is known by her students, is one teacher that no one fools with around .school. This is not to be taken, however, that Mrs. Warren is hard on the boys. She always demands their respect and she always gets it. Maybe this accounts for the fact that she is the best-liked teacher in the school. Anybody that has been under Mrs. Warren looks back on those days spent in her Microbe room— said to be the coldest in school— as the happiest of his school life even though they may have been his hardest. One thing is certain and that is when they come out of Mrs. Warren’s room they have left a good teacher but above all they have left a true and a sincere friend. Mrs. Warren attend- ed Eastern State Teachers College, Zanerian Col- lege, and Peabody College before coming to M. B. A. THE MR. JAMES CLIFFORD RULE Head of the Maiheinalics Department Principal of the High School Mr. Rule has been with us for three years and we hope that he will remain here for many more. “Fess” can always be relied on to give helpful and sincere advice to any boy at any time. He is the coach of the tennis teams and ihe team last year won the Kendall Cram Trophy for 1945 and they hope to win it again this year. Mr. Ride attended Carson-Newman College, University of Tennessee, and is now studying at Peabody Col- lege. Before coming to M. B. A. he worked for many years at several different things, among them, teaching at Erwin High School, editing The Erxuin Obsenfer, and being field secretary and later division manager of the Eastern States for the .American Technical Society. MRS. JOHN A. BITZER Head of the Eriglish Departinent Mrs. “B” is well known lor her lanious killer- cliller tests and daily assignments. Many a poor senior has been taken off the strolling lists be- cause ot grades encountered under Mrs. Bitzer; but for all this she is a good teacher and the boys are always cracking jokes with her which she returns with ready wit. Many are the times we would liked to have lived back in Shake- speare’s and Milton’s day— not to meet them but to calmly put them out of their misery be- fore any of their literary work had been finished. Mrs. Bitzer received her schooling at Vanderbilt University and before she came to M. B. A. she taught at Stephens College in Missouri. FACULTY MR. HENRY AUGUST HACKMAN Head of the Science Depart tnenl Mr. Hackman, known to his intimate friends as “Booby,” is one of the top members of the best-liked teachers’ group. He always has a friendly way and is ready to help any boy pro- vided the boy needs and wants help. “’Fess” is well known for the “odoriferous” odors and smells that envelop the Science Building at cer- tain times of the year and several classes have had to move out while the chemistry cla.sses were “doing their stuff.” He is also renowned as a soap maker and every year he gets the urge and the lab classes swim around in grease for the rest of the season. He attended Georgetown and Murfrees- boro State Teachers Colleges and then went to teach at Morgan, Carthage, and Bellevue before coming here. He has been with us for four years. MRS. JOSEPHINE CHRISTOPHER Latin Teacher Mrs. Christopher has been with us only one year but she has proven to be a good teacher and a good friend in that short time. She has done many things to help the school, among them the inauguration of trips for her classes to the variotis points of interest in the South. They have already gone to Mammoth Cave and plan to go to New Orleans later on. She attended Murfreesboro State I ' eachers College and George Peabody College for Teachers, and taught at Fairfax Jtinior College in Virginia and Krammer Junior High and Central High in Washington, D. C., before coming to Af. B. A. THE MR. JOHN TRAVIS YOUNGER 1 islo yy l)e pa rl ment ’Fess ounger has been our history teacher for the past three years and we hope to see him on the “hill” for some lime to come. Mr. Younger is renowned around school for his political be- liefs and feelings and he can tell you about al- most any politician in Fennessee. He has a good sense of humor but knows where fun stops and work begins. ’Fess can always be counted on to enter any discussion, especially in his his- tory classes. Fie went to Bethel College, Drury College, Vanderbilt University, and University of Chicago and taught at Marionville, Missouri, and McKenzie, Tennessee, before coming to M. B. A. MRS. CLARANELL DIXON Teacher in Junior School Mrs. Dixon, without whose al)le help Mrs. Warren would be snowed under, has been here at M. B. A. lor three years. She is well known for her pictures that she has made for the annual of two years ago, which gained her the name of “BB Eyes.” Mrs. Dixon attended Peabody Col- lege and taught at Stokes School before coming here. FACULTY MR. HAROLD LEVY Math ein a t i cs Depa rl rn ent Mr. Levy was teaching his first year at M. B. A. before he left when Mr. Ctitchin came back after a leave of absence to serve in the armed forces. All the boys thought a lot of him al- though his classes were said to be a little noisy. He attended George Peabody College before coming to M. B. A. f- i THE - ■ f f - 1 ferv- ■:% MISS LOREEN THOMPSON Instruct or in the (Wade Department Another of Afrs. Wanen’s liclpcrs. Miss Thomp- son has heen licrc at M. B. A. for two years. She. with Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Dixon, keep all the lit- tle ones in order. She attended Middle State Teach- ers College and Tealiody College, and taught at Stokes School before coining to M. B. A. MR. RUFUS THOMAS CORNELIUS English and Latin Instructor Tess Cornelius is one of the well-known teachers around school. He is recognized as a fine assembly speaker and all of the boys enjoy and appreciate his witty humor and jokes. Mr. Cornelius went to ' anderhilt University and taught at The Wallace School and in Florida before coming to M. B. A. two years ago. MR. JOHN BOWMAN WHITE Bible and English Instructor Mr. White is in his first year at onr school and we hojje that he will remain many more. ' Fps White has school spirit and yon can always see him at the football and basketball games. He attended Manchester College in Indiana, University of Chica- go. and Daleville College in Virginia; he taught at Manchester College, Washington County High School, and Johnson City before coming here. Pv FACULTY MR. STANFjLL CUTCHIN Mathema t ics Inslmcl or Mr. Ciilcliiii, who has ])cen in the Army for the ])ast four years, was given leave of absence to serve his country and he has just returned to M. U. A. wliere he was well received by his new classes. He attended Murray State Teachers College and Pea- body College and taught at Plytheville High School before coming to Af. B. A. MRS. HARLEY PATTERSON Secretary Mrs. Patter.son is known to every boy at M. B. . . who has any business in the office. She can always be relied on to help get a message to any boy at any time during school. Her husband is in the Army in India. She previously worked for the American National Bank. MRS. NORTON CAMPBELL Public Speaking Instructor and Librarian Mrs. Campl)cll can always be found in the library with her declamation students demanding that they have every bit learned by the next day, which they invariably do not do. She attended Virginia Inter- mont College, Vanderbilt School of Expre.ssion. Pea- body College, and Columbia College of Expression, and taught at McCallie School before coming to M. B. A. three years ago. I $! !Jn c:jy zmon.)j the gallant sons of Montgomery Bell Academy who so willingly gave their all for the freedom of hnmanity in World War II. A {eY all the earthly things Have falloi to decay, Yonr names unit live And honor give To the name of M. B. A. Though your voices do not ring As once a merry day, Your spirits here This name revere, ’I ' is the flame of M. li. A. Your valour in the black face Of death in some far land. Your blood ' s that shed To kill the drea d Of an enemy brigand. These thoughts hold xve in mind As quiet you stroll away. Never again A fight to xein For the name of M. li. A. —Jesse H. Ford, Jr., CAass of A7 Atkinson Burns JAMES PHILLIP ATKINSON Jinnnic, Brains Kntereil 1911. 1911. Microbe Football, President Second Form. 1912. Cootie Football. President Freshman Class. President Literary Society, Member Junior Honor Society. 1913, Varsity Football, President Sophomore Class, Mem- ber School Committee, President Literary Society. 1911. Varsity Football. President Junior Cla.ss, Member School Committee, President Literary Society, Captain Cootie Basketball. 1915, Captain Varsity Football. Member School Committee. Varsity Basketball. Jimmie’s ability lies mostly in athletics. A three-year letter man, he has proved himself many times on the foot- ball field and on the basketball floor. His clear thinkinj� has made him a valuable member of the school commit- tee for three years and president of his class for four. WILLIAM JAMES BURNS Burns, Jim, Bill Entered 1910. 1910, First Form Scholarship Prize. 1912. Junior Honor Society. 1914, Manager Cootie Football and Basketball. 1915. Manager Varsity Baseball, A.ssistant Pbo- togiapher Fhk Bkll, Manager Varsity Football, Manager Varsity Basketball. 191(). Assistant Editor and Photo- graphic Editor. Fhe Bell, M. B. A. Movie, Manager, arsity Baseball. Jim, as he is known to coach, is one of the boys who Iielp around the school. He has done everything from ringing the hell to shining the gym floor. Everybody is looking for the .school to clo.se when he leaves. He is also well known for his pnnchhoards. HARPER joe, Stooj) Entered 1912. 1912, Cootie Football. 1913. Varsity Football, Vice-President Sophomore Cla.ss. Junior Honor Society. School Committee. 1944. Varsity Football. 1945. ' arsity Football. Vice-President Senior Class. .School Com- mittee. .V three year varsity letter man. Joe is well liked by all the hoys here. He is a good student as well as a good football player, and his wi.secracking at the things that make most of ns mad is just one of the rea.sons why we are going to miss him here at M. B. A. Card Semor Three knots on a log ' r ' -f m %K . .. ■: If ' :lf V T irerf NEIL HASTINGS CARGILE Neil Auciulcd M. B. A. llic following years: H)10. ’ll. ’12. ’IT). 1910. Microbe Football I ' eain. 1911. Microbe Football d ' eain. 1912. Microbe Football Feani. 19I.-1. Allended McCallie. 19M. .Attended daft. 191.5. A ' arsiiy Football Team. One of the most air-minded boys in school. Neil spends most of his time working with and talking about air- planes. He does, however, find time for football. Neil left here in 19 bS to go to school elsewhere, returning in 1915 to graduate. ROBERT COLEMAN Jloh, Allah Fntered 1911. 1911. .Second F’orm Scholarship Prize. 1912, Highest .Average Freshman C ' .la.ss. 191. . C’.oolie Foot- ball. 19M. Attended McClallie. 1915. Attended Hillsboro one-half year. 1916. Returned to M. B. .A. to Finish ’ear. Bob is another student who left Af. B. . . onlv to re- turn to graduate. His brilliant mind and tpiiet nature have helped him to accomplish many things. ' c will hate to lose Bob but we know he will do as well after he leaves M. B. .A. as he did while he was here. JOHN Cargile CLARK John, Red COOPER Faltered 191.H. 1913. |unior Honor .Society. A-arsity F ' oot- ball Team. 1911. Clootie Football. 1915. Varsity Football, Spanish Medal. |ohn is one of the few (piiet lads in the school. He does some good-natured griping now and then but noliody ever pavs anv attention to it. His occasional bits of dry ivit are appreciated by all of us. COLE.MA.N ClOOI ' ER m Culp Denney Fox CLETUS CHESTER CULP, JR. Cletiis, Sniokcy Filtered 1915. I ' he first veteran to come to M. B. . . under the GI Bill. Cletus is catching up on Ids .schooling after two and one- half years in the C ' .liina-Bnnna-lndia fheater and we are all sorry tliat lie will not have more years at M. B. A. Because he is really a swell fellow. W hen he came heie he showed jilenty of .school spirit, something a lot more of us should have. DAN WHITE DENNEY Dan Entered 1912. 1913, Microbe Football. 1911, Cootie Football, Tennis, Assistant Sports Editor of The Hell Ringer. 1915, d ' ennis. News Editor of The Hell Ringer. Varsity Ba.skethall. 191(), d ' ennis. Dan is noted for his pranks and practical jokes which he pulls on everyone. .Ml of us wish we had as much fun out of life as Dan seems to have. He is also an excellent tennis player and has been one of M. B. A.’s Iojt players for the last several years. HERBERT FRANKLIN FOX Herbert, The Nose, F. F. J ' an Fox Entered 1911. 19M. A.ssistant Fxlitor The Hell Ringer. 1915, Assistant Sports Editor d HK Bell, Editor The Bell Ringer. 19 K), Feature Editor Fhe Bell. ddds year Herbert is F.clitor of The Bell Ringer and is really doing a swell job. His sense of humor is of the highest type, and he always has a smile for everybody plus a witty remark. It is not true that Herbert’s Brown is the total cause of his good English grade because he is a fine student. Sern r Fox F. J ' an Fox gives lecture Seven! I win Class HAGGARD John Knlcicd 1915. rraiistci from PcalKnly. Allhoiigh this is John’s first year at M. B. A., his easy going manner and good personality have been great fac- tors in the making of his many friends at M. B. A. It is a rare occasion indeed, when a funny story is not in the olfing. Graves MORE Bill Entered 1912. 1912, Cootie Football. 1913. Cootie Toot- hall. 1911, Assistant Circulation fanager The Bell Ring- er. 1915, Circulation Manager The Bell Ringer. Bill is a (piiet student who doesn’t .say much, hut when he does you can always count on .something interesting. He takes a lot of teasing and takes it a lot better than most of us. Haggard HIBBETT AS JACK LANIUS GRAVES Jack Entered 1911. 1915, Varsity Football. Jack’s two years with us have been sulficient to let all of us find out what a swell fellow he is. He is almost never caught without some new joke to help brighten up the day. JOHN BELL KEEBLE John Bell Kntcrc.l 1911. 1911. Junior Honor Society. 1913. Ten- nis I ' eain. 1911. Tennis Team. 1915, Tennis Team, (’.ootie Tootball. W ' hen it comes to tennis. John Hell’s name is among the lop names in M. H. . .’s long list of stars. Not at- tracting much attention his first year on the courts, he .soon matle us sit up and take notice hy moving on to the top. John is not limited to tennis alone; he is also on his toes when it comes to studies. VADEN MAJOR LACKEY. JR. J ' aden, Cookie Entered 1913. 19-13, School Committee. Varsity Foot- hall, Cootie Haskethall, Junior Honor Society. 1911, Var- sity Foothall, School Committee, Vice-President Junior Class. Varsity Haskethall, Senior Honor Society. 1945, Alternate Captain Varsity Foothall. .School Committee, President Senior Cla.ss, Captain Varsity Ha.skethall. VadeiTs excellent scholastic ability, athletic ability, and excellent personality have served to make him one of the most popular hoys here at M. H. A. His levelheaded thinking and sen.se of fair play have made him a valu- able member of the school committee and an a.sset to the school. Entered 1943. 1913. Tower School Scholarship Medal. 1914, Cootie Haskethall, School C’.ommittee, Senior Honor .Society, Secretary and Treasurer Junior Cla.ss, Science Medal English Medal. Junior Scholastic Prize, Math Medal. 1945. Varsity Ha.skethall. With his extraordinary keen mind. Joe has won prac- tically every .scholastic prize offered in his class since he has been at M. H. A. He does a lot of good-natured grip- ing hut everybody knows he doesn’t mean anything, and does it only for the joy of it. Semr Three sufyer sliides Kkeble Lackey Martin Three idiots Class McCown CLAUDE ROYAL McCULLOUGH Royal Enteiecl 1942. 1913, Tennis, Cootie Football. 1915, Cootie Football, Cartoonist The Bell Ringer. Royal’s ability at the drawing board is known and ap- preciated by everyone here at M. B. A. His work on the school coat of arms won him first prize in a contest held last year. His good personality is one of the reasons why he is .so well liked. PHILIP THURMAN McLENDON Phil, High Pockets Entered 1911. 1911, Cootie Ba.sketball. 1915, Cheer- leader. Cootie Basketball. With ns only two years, Phil fell right into the swing of things with plenty of .school .spirit. It took a lot of school spirit to get out before the crowd and lead the student body in yells. c are going to hate to lose Phil and we would have a better .school if everybody worked as hard for M. B. as he has. McCullough .McLendon WILLIAM RUSSELL McCOWN Flash, Russell Entered 1941. 1912, Junior Honor Society. 1914, Pho- tographer The Bell Ringer. 1945, Business Manager and Photographer The Bell, Photographer The Bell Ringer. 194b, Editor and Photographer The Bell, M. B. . . Movie. I he entire school is indebted to Flash for his many line contributions to the .school, such as his many pictures and journalistic ability. He was also instrumental in bringing movies to M. B. A. and in l)uilding the score- board. The students and faculty have decided that the school will undoiibtedly close when he leaves. McNfANus Miles Ottenville EDWARD TIENCKEN McMANUS Mar, Ed Kntcrcd 1913. 1913, Varsity Golf, Cootie Football Team. 1911, Varsity Football anager, Assistant .Sports Editor The Hell Ringer. 191.5 Sports Editor The Hell Ringer, Cootie Basketball Feam. 1916. Varsity Golf. Mac is, among other things, a golf enthusiast and the mere mention of it starts him on the subject. Not only docs he talk about it, hut he also plays a good game and has played on the .school team. He is also proficient in the field of journalism, being on the paj)cr staff for two years. ROY ADAIR MILES Roy Entered 1911. 1911, Cootie Football. 1915. X’arsity Football. Another who has been with us only two years. Roy has a good sense of humor and is well liked by his fellow students. His “laugh and the world laughs with you” attitude is an a.ssct that any hoy can well he proud of. WILLIAM NORMAN OTTENVILLE Hill, Oil, Osca r Entered 1911. 1912. Junior Honor Society. 19 H. Cootie Football Feam. 1915. Varsity Football I ' eam. Hill is one of the characters of the school. He takes his teasing better than most of us and is really a fine fellow. B Semr Mechanics PAUL EDWIN PURKS Paul, Eddie Entered 1911. 1911, Microbe Football, Microbe Hasket- ball, Howard Allen Cnp. 1912, Clootie Football. 1913, Varsity Football. Clootie Basketball. 19M, Varsity Foot- ball. Varsity Basketball. 191.5, School Cloininittee, Secre- tary and I ' reasnrer .Senior Clla.ss, Claptain Clootie Football. One of the l)est liked boys in school, Paid is a good student anil fine athlete, serving as a good influence for the younger boys. He has tried almost every form of sport and has been a success in all of ihem. WILLIAM HUMPHREY lUII, Hunil)hrey RICHARDS Entered 1913. Bill is another air-minded student at M. B. . 1 though he iloesn’t talk much, when he does, his ilry wit is something that we all appreciate. A load of trash Class PgRKS GEORGE WELLS RUTH, JR. (•eorge, Entered 1911. 1911. Microbe History I’ri .e. 1912. Clootie Football. 1913, Clootie Football, |nnior Honor Society. 191.5, History Medal. Sixth Place (lity- Vide His- tory Clontest, Varsity Football. Cieorge is (piite a character when he’s here. 1 his yeat he broke his record of long standing by coming to school one whole week without missing a day. He is a wizard when it comes to history, rarely missing a (jiiestion on the subject. Richards Ruth JULIAN COOLEY SCRUGGS j 1111(111 Entered 1911. 1911. Microbe Football. 1912, Microbe Football. 1913, Cootie Football. |iinior Honor .Society. 1911, . .s.sistant News Editor The Tell Ringer. 191.5, Var- sity Football. Vive years at M. b. have been enough to prove that jnlian is a line scholar and has a profound sense of hu- mor. He is liked bv all who know him. JAMES BERT SWAIN Jimiuie Fntereil 1911. 1915. . nnnal Stall. With ns only two years. Jimmie is liked by all who know him. He always has a ready answer for any (pies- lion and will argue for his point on .some controversy until the last po.ssible moment. RONOLD LAFAYETTE VOSS. JR. Ronohl Entered 1912. Ronold is a member of that fraternity of late comers who alwavs rush to make the last bell but .seldom do. W ' e all expect a holidav when he gets to .school on time. S WAVIN’ .SCRL’C.OS ash Joe Entered 1912. 1912, Cootie Football. 1913, Varsity Football. 1911, Varsity Football. 1915, Varsity Baseball, Varsity Football. Joe will long be remembered at M. B. A. for his foot- ball. Although he is one of the smallest men on the team, he is one of the best, making np in outstanding ability what he lacks in size. Joe will also be remembered for his piano playing, es- pecially “The Maple Leaf Rag.” WasJi and Napoleon Class Washington William Calton President Hamilton Wallace Vice-Presidenl H E R N A R D Elam Sec ret a ry a n d T reasii re i Wallace, Calton, and Ela [ Hugh Bryan Bill Gallon Russell Campbell Bill Carpenter George Cole Ted Dillon THE JUNIOR CLASS )OHN Donnelm Nardv Elam Moulton Farrar Joe Drumrigmt Jamison Farrar Richard Fletcher tOKD Ken Goodeasiure Robert Greely Glenn Greene John Griscom Mai. Jamison CLASS Walter Keith 1)1 LL Knox Nick Lanius Hard ' Lavender roM iMcEwen liiLL iMcMURRA CLASS Rill Rhodes David Smith Kermit Stengel Lillard Templeton Holly Murdock David McQuiddy THE JUNIOR C S S L A .CTIO] ' ■RESSt! THJRi) JDiriO: EAl lawrkni Hvjm AMERICAN book compamt John Ambrose ]jH.L IjAILEV l)OBBV BAINBRIDGE Rov Bearden Walter Bearden Bobby Brown George Carpenter James Cates Bob Cooper Harry Corson Ed Davies BoBin Davis THE SOPHOMORE CLASS Ridley Derrvberrv THE William Dickinson ToM n Edwards Hilia Edwards Billy Joe Ehriiart George Engel Bob Ezell Woods Eoster Larry Gates Kenneth Hackerman Robert Hailey John Haselion SOPHOMORE CLASS JiMNn’ Perkins Kirk Rankin J. Alden Rogers Frank Smith Jimmy Talbot Billy Vaughn Bill Wade Bobby Walker Bransford Wallace Ham Wallace Bernard Werthan Fred Wiggs David Wiley THE SOPHOMORE CLASS MOST INTELLIGENT EVER y F ✓ Don W ade President Franklin Jarman Vice-President Wilbur Creigh ton . . Secretary and Preasurc) lARMAN, Wade and Creighton Dan Adams David Adams Joe Bill Adams Moore Andrews Dickie Barr Sam Beli. Charles Blackard Bill Blackie Bill Blake Thomas Brakebill Bill Britain Jimmy Brown THE FRESHMAN CLASS Jack Burch LLAN CarGILE Bob Chicked Wilbur Creighton Bill Daugherty Buzz Davis Rascoe Davis Buford Dickerson Richard Dixon Gill Dudley Eddie Eggeri Joe Erwin THE FRESHMAN CLASS Alfred Farris F E R ' Eitts Jack Fore Ernest franklin Walter F4ardcastle Jimmy Hester Harr Hirbett MAX Horkins Huston Horn Franklin Jarman fouLTON AIcNeii Jerry Klein CLASS Ted Kokenos Jack Leech Ward Lovell Arihur McCarty Dickie Miller jLMi n PA I l ERSON Edward Phillips Billy Price John Roberts Arnold Rose Phil Rosenfield David Routon THE FRESHMAN CLASS Lindslev Ruth Tommy Seigenthaler Vernon Sharp Jack Shwab Rob Spencer Roger Sturtevant Dick Thorpe Bobby Van Arsdell Leslie Vantrease Don Wade John Warner Tommy Watts THE FRESHMAN LASS SMALL w Henry Hooker President Inman Fox Vice-President Chuck Pearson Secretary and Treasurer Pearson, Hooker, and Fox John Adams Jimmy Bradiord M . Bradford Dickie Bransford Jack Bundy Jack Carpenifr Bill CIaldwfll Billy Carney James CXark ACK Dixon Amon Eyans Ross Evans Fred Feldman Inman Fox Carl Gates Bobby Graham Mkrril Gwosdof lioBBV Hackman Kkn Hardcastli- James Henley John Hollins Henry Hooker UILL Kin(; George Knox Harold Lowe John NIacey Eddie Moates Ren Moore Gharles Morris Stirton Oman Chuck Pearson John Pogue HE M I C R O B T E S CTIVITI€S PUBLIC SPEAKING Mrs. Norton Campbell Public Sl)eaking Instructor There is always a need for good speakers. The public speak- ing class has given die boys ai Af. B. A. a chance to become ex- cellent speakers. The class is under the able direction of Mrs. Norton Campbell who attended Vanderbilt University School of Expression, George Peabody College lor Teachers, Virginia Intermont, and Columbia School of Expression. She was former- ly with McCallie School in Chattanooga as director of public speaking and dramatics. Mrs. Campbell’s Public Speaking Class SCHOOL COMMITTEE Various problems pertaining to violations of: school rtiles oiten arise in the school that should be handled by the sttidents themselves. This was the purpose lor which the School Committee was organized many years ago. ddie Committee deals with breaking school rules and matters pertaining to running the school. The Committee is composed ol eleven mem- bers, one Irom the microbe class, one Irom the Ireshman class, two Irom the so])homore class, three from the junior class, and four from the senior class. Under the leadershij) of Vaden Lackey the School Committee was ve ry successful this year. The Members Front roiv: 11. Wade, Ezell, White, D. Wade. .Second row: McEwin, Calton, Rhodes, Goodl)ast are, Atkinson. Back roxv: Lackey, Parks, Martin, Card THE HONOR COUNCIL This is tlic first year in its history that M. B. A. lias had an Honor Council. After much study by both students and faculty, the new system was set up and put before the students for their approv- al. The constitution was passed and members of the Council elected, four from the senior class, three from the junior class, two from the sopho- more class, two from the freshman class, and one from the microbe class. The Honor Council deals with all cases of lying, cheating, and stealing, and not with any infraction of school rules. Under the leadership of Vaden Lackey, the Council has done some fine work throughout the past school year. The Members Front row: McEioin, Parks, Card, Lackey, Martin, Goodpasture. Hack rote: Pearson, Miller, Creighton, Bailey, Wade, Cal ton MONOGRAM CLUB This year M. B. A. has renewed the Monogram Club after several years of absence. Any boy who has received a letter in any sport is eligible for membership. The members in the picture below are as follows: First row: Julian Scruggs, Jimmy Atkinson, Vaden Lackey, Ken Goodpasture, Joe Martin, Joel Washington, Bill Wade, and Neil Cargile; the second row: John Bell Keeble, George Engel, Royal McGullough, Nardy Elam, John Griscom, George Cole, Bill Rhodes, and Joe Card; the third row: Hardy Lavender, Bill Calton, Philip McLendon, Jimmy Patterson, Billy Joe Ehrhart, Bob Waller, John Cooper, Bob Ezell, Kermit Stengel, and Dan Denney; the fourth row: Paul Purks and Roy Miles. THE MODERN Spanish Club French Club LANGUAGES We arc very lortunatc to have Mr. R. T. Cornelius back in the Modern Language Department. Mr. Cornelius has had many years’ experience in the teaching ol’ both French and Spanish, and he is also proficient in Latin. Becoming acquaint- ed with our neighI)ors is more important today than ever be- fore and language study is one of the best ways this can be ac- complished. The Modern Language Department has expanded this year to fifty pupils and the chief aims of the classes are evenly distributed between grammar, reading, and conversation. We know that the language department will continue to ex- pand even more than it did this year tinder Mr. Cornelius, who has done an excellent job in this department for several years, and we all hope he will continue for many more. R. R. T. CORNKLIUS Modem Languages Spanish Class V. R. McCown Editor THE STAFF W. R. McCown Editor in Chief and Staff Photographer V. J. Burns Assistant Editor and Photographic Editor David L. l cOuIDI) ' Business Manager Joe Harper Card Assistatit Business Manager Herbert Fox Eeatures Editor James Swain Assistant Eeatures Editor John Donnelly Sports Editor Ed McManus issistant Sports Editor R. L. Sager Eaculty Adtnser This is the third time in the history of M. B. A. that there has been an annual. The first put out in 1944 was more of a catalogue than an annual. Last year a group of boys got to- gether and decided that we should have a real annual; and the result was seen early in June after school had let out. This year, however, we hope to have the annual oitt by the first of May. I.ast year there were ' arious things to hold us David L. McQuiddy Business Manager up, especially the fact that the covers were late. Lhis year we have been assured by the cover com- pany that they will arrive on time. Most people never realize that the annual we had last year, according to printing standards, was the size of one pul out by colleges. A lot of work went into the making of this annual and we of Tmk Bell hope that you will enjoy it. THE STAFF Hkrhkrt Fox Kdiior iu Chief John Donnelly . . Assistant Editor in Chief R. McClowN taff Photografyher David McOliiddv News Editor Jesse Ford Eeatnre Editor George Cole Assistant Eeatnre Editor Edward McNIanus Sjnnts Editor Rill C Alton Assistant Sfwrts Editor John CiRisc:OM Business Manager Houston I homas Assistant linsittess Manager Lillard Templeton A ssista n t li usi ness Manager Hransford Vallac:e Assistant Business Manager Frank Smith Circulation Manager Royal McCullough Cartoonist James C. Rule Eaculty Adviser ward to by every student. This year’s editor, Herbert Fox, has put many hours of fine work into the paper. The copies are free to all the students. We all hope that next Fhis year winds up the .second sncce.ssfnl year of The Bell Ringer of Montgomery Rell Academy, the school news- paper, published by the students and under the guidance The Bell Ringer OF MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY Tennessee’s Oldest Prep School . . . Established 1806 Vol. II. No. 3 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE January 31, 1946 HONOR SYSTEM ADOPTED AT M. B. A. CONSTITUTION OF THE M.BA HONOR SYSTEM Article I. Name: The name of the governing body shall be the Honor Council of M.B.A. Article II. Purpose and Scope: In 1945 the Honor System was adopted by the M.B.A. Stu- dent Body for the purpose of promoting a strong sense of honor among the students and to discourage lying, cheating and stealing. Cheating shall be construed to mean the giving or receiving aid on tests, examinations or other pledged work. The teacher shall definitely state to a class what outside work is to come under the pledge. The Honor System definitely does not cover mat- ters of ordinary discipline such as breaking school rules and regulations. Article HI. Membership: The Honor Council shall be composed of twelve members as follows: four from the senior class; three from the junior class; two from the sopho- more class; two from the freshman class; and one from the junior school. Members of the council are to be elected at the end of the first month of the school year by the respective classes. They will serve for the rest of the school year and the first month of the following year. In case members of the coun- cil for the preceding year do not return to school, the headmaster will appoint students to fill vacancies for the first month. The council will elect a presi- dent, vice-president and secretary. The president must be selected from the four senior members. The principal of the high school shall meet with the council as an advisory member but shall have no vote. Article IV. Duties of Honor Council: It shall be the duty of the Honor Council to receive reports of violation of the honor code, to try offenders, and to recommend to the faculty suitable punishment. It shall promote and encourage activities which would aid the cause of honor. It shall meet upon call of the president. Article V. Quorum: Nine members shall constitute a quorum. A vote of three-fourths of the members present shall be necessary for a decision. Article VI. Plerlge: Students must sign all pledged work as follows: ‘T have neither given nor received aid on this work”. Article VII.. Procedure in Reporting Offenses: If a student observes another student cheating, he will warn him to quit; if the cheiting is reoeated, he will report the of- fender to any member of the Honor Council. The Council will Question the accused and if it finds him guilty, will recommend punishment which may be anyone of the following: a reprimand, a letter home to the parents, a public announcement to the student body of the guilt of the accused, suspension, expulsion or any other nunishment deemed suitable bv the Honor Council. Ordinarily a student will not be suspended or expelled on his first offense but continued violation of the honor code will mean dismissal from school. Article VHI. Amendment: This constitution may be amended by a three-fourths vote of the student body. We Salute Mr. Cornelius, Our Learned Professor of Languages Who Has Been Serving MBA for Five Years Results of Latest Student Opinion Poll Given By LS.O. Two out of every three hifrh school students think that the Unit- ed States should 7iot share the atomic bomb secret with other na- tions. The strong opposition to sharing the bomb secret is shown in the results of the latest and largest poll conducted by the Insti- tute of Student Opinion under the sponsorship of Scholastic Mag- azine. Individual ballots were cast by 142,204 senior and junior high school students. Si. ty-five percent of the student voters opposed sharing the secret, 29 percent approved, and 6 per- cent had no opinion. After the poll had been taken, editors and repoiters of the 1,555 high school news;)nper members of the I. S. 0. interviewed more than 6,000 students and asked why they voted as they did. Below are given some typical opinions: “If we are the United Nations, why not share our discovery with one another? The only way to pre- vent war is to cooperate with other nations.” In the second question, G9 per- cent believed that a large army and navy is still necessary and 25 per- cent were opposed. “The next war,” said one of the student voters, “will be a war of science, not men. We will need only a small technical army trained in atomic defense.” “The atomic bomb,” said anoth- er, “cannot take care of all a war involves.” Football Banquet Is Given For 1945 Team The annual football banquet was held at IVI. B. A. Friday, December 7, for the 1945 football team. Ccach Allen gave a talk in which he told his team how much he had enjoyed coaching them and he wished to congratulate them on the fine job done. The letters wci-e then presented to the tep.m. Lackey, Cargile, and his substitute, Scruggs, received letters for end position; Cai-d and Klam, for tackle; Rhodes, his sub. Cole. ' Washington, his sub, Cooper, leceivcd awards for guard posi- tion; Lavender and IMiles for cen- r. In the backfield .Goodpasture, Engle, Ehrhart, .Atkinson, Mur- dock, Wade, and Ezell i-eccived let- ters. 1 hough the team came in short on the scoring, they played very well, winning over East. Hillsboro, and DuPont; losing to Springfield, T 1 ’s Central, and A movie of the 1945 Sugar Bowl game between Duke and Alabama was shown following the excellent supper prepared by our own 3Irs. Alien. Here’s wishing the 194G team the best of luck. Students M4sh To See More of School Crest Last yc.ar the board of trustees offered a fine prize to the person W’ho would design the most appro- priate coat of arms for ] 1. B. A. The contest was publicized widely arounil school and everyone brought out his crayons and com- menced to work on this project. When the creations had all been submitted and judged. Royal Mc- Cullough’s entry took the honors Since then the coat of arms has passed unnoticed. I daresay if very many know how it looks and mo.st of the newer boys have never hoard of it. Back in 1S78 in the town of Rus- sellville. Kentucky, a very impor- tant thing happened to Rufus T. Cornelius: he was born. When out of prep school he at- tended college at Vanderbilt Uni- vcr.sity, where he majored in Latin anti French. Besides bring an A student, Mr. Cornelius found time to be a track star on the Vander- bilt team. This is a fact which I am sure most of his present day students arc un.awaro of. He might have been called the Ken- tucky deer. I sincerely wish that I might have seen him as he sprint- ed on to ictoiy for the Commo- dores. Ho graduated from the University with his B.A. and M-A. degrees Always an outstanding student, ho is looked upon by the boys at M. B. A. as the perfect example of a scholar and a gentleman. This knoM’ledge has had no effect upon his sense of humor. He is the most experienced teach- er at M. B. A. today. He has taught school for nearly thirty-five years. He tau ht his first twenty rears here in Nashville at the old Wallace School The following six ycais he taught at Southern Col- lege in Lakeland, Florida. After leaving Lakeland he taught two years at the University of Florida, three years at Dallas School in Jack !onviIlc and since 1940, Mont- gomery Bell Academy has been honored with his presence. Mr. Cornelius is a student of the Bible and he often conducts our religious chapel programs. He is an active member of the Methodist chinch here in Nashville. Al- thougli most of the talks he makes in chapel arc of a religious nature, he occasionally delights his audi- ence with a humorous story or poem. Ho was famed in Nashville literary circles a few years back as .a humorous speaker and reader, surpassed by none. We were all greatly amused at the seiies of lim- ericks ho read in chapel a few weeks ago. They referred to the IHontgomery Bell students as “drips” and in other terms equally as zooty.” In 1904 Mr. Cornelius married Miss Edmondson, and ho is still de- lighted with his choice after forty- two years of matiimonial bliss. The Corneliuses have two sons. One is superintendent of schools in Dado City, Florida, and the other, before he entered the armed serv- ices. was superintendent of the Po- litical Science Division of the Li- brary of Congress. Mr. Cornelius is iustly proud of his two .sons. Constitution Drawn and Student Honor Council Elected The New Year started off with a bang! The much discussed Hon- or System has, after many delays, gone into effect. The Honor com- mittee has been elected, a constitu- tion drafted and the student body made well-acquainted with the Honor System mechanics. The honor system withstood its posed by Mr. Sager last year. However, due to a lack of under- standing of the system, it was not rcceivetl favorably and the results of a vote as to whether an honor system should be adopted at M.B.A. weie negative. In a recent vote, however, only twenty-five boys did not want the honor system. Those who oppose the honor system have been told by Mr. Sager that they must either do as the majority docs and follow the honor system or leave M.B.A. Tile honor system will cover mainly lying, chea ting and stealing. The honor system will undergo its first test in the mid-term exams. -Any boy caught cheating by an- other boy will first be warned. However, if he is guilty of a sec- ond offense he shall be placed in the hands of the Honor Council who will decide one of the following: Expulsion, suspension, a letter to the parents of the boy or a good talking to. Also any boy who lies wilfully or is caught taking some- thing from another boy without the consent of that boy will receive the .same ptnalty. The Honor Council is composed of twelve men with Mr. Rule as f.iculty adviser. Mr. Rule, how’- ever, will have no vote and the boys will have the right to recommend what is to be done with the of- fender. The honor system has been tiied successfully in many other schools and we hope that M.B.A. will be no exception. It seems that at last M.B.A. is regaining its old position as the bc. t prep school in -Middle Tennes- see. The honor system marks the biggest step among the other im- ))rovements that has been made at I.B..A. in many years. This is the culmination of a more vigorous ad- ministration than we have had at M.B.A. in many years. Let’s all b:u k up the honor system and make M.B.A. a better school and its boys better citizens. • The Honor Council is composed of twelve members. Thf’y are: Va- den Lackey, Joe Card, Paul Purks, Joe Martin. Bill Calton, Ken Good- pasture, Tommy McEwen, Bill Wade, Bill Bailey, Dickie Miller, Wilbur Creighton, Chuck Pearson. First Games Played In Intramural Contests To start the Junior-Senior in- tramurals for the 1940 season, John Cooper’s team played Eddie Purks’ team. It was a real thriller with the latter snatching a 25-23 deci- sion. They got off to a good start and by the end of the quarter the score was 7-4, as McEwen poured in two baskets and Donnelly one. But this was only the beginning, for the cohorts of Eddie Purks jmured in nine more points with Cooper’s team able to tally only two. But in the second half the Coop- ers were a new team and put on a staunch rally and only trailed by six points at the end of the third quaiter, with Cooper himself lead- ing the come-back. Cooper’s team was determined and slipped three baskets through the hoop before their rally w’as cut short by the final gun. lioyssss, you xnll get quiet or I x ill call clerr jwlice.” rU chexo you up, ignorant man. ' Fess guarantees this xvas taken only txvo years ago Sxvivelhips” Whitson passing E R N A T ]]’e all renionber the nice Ut- ile old xclnte-haired man xuhn scratched the left side of his head xvith his right hand and xnce versa; also the little old lady xvill live in our memories. ]] ' e miss the xueeerrpjwoohh , “Pass the liiscuits Miraxidy” and ““Minnie the Mermaid.” JOE MAR I’IN Mas Iii rlligciil jlMMV Al ' KINSON Mas A lilr ir RUSSELL CAArPBEI.L Mas S udiaiis HOUST ON THO] [AS Wi ics HILLY JOE EHRHART Bcs Laaking VADEN LACKEY l- ' yinidli( ' s HOLISrON THOMAS Best Dressed VADEN LACKE ' Most Popular VADEN LACKEY Most Likely to Succeed HOLLY MURDOCK Laziest HOLLY MURDOCK Bisffest (jold Brick oo CRAIC PARRISH Biiiffcst Social Liou OO Farrar, Rhodes, Washington Murdock, and Atkinson ' sma To add to the already colorlul All-Star lootball i anie this year, a contest was held to select “Miss Interscholastic League. “ Idiis was the fir;.t time a (jtieen had been chosen to represent the high school lootball teams in Nashville. The winner was chosen Irom the group ol girls pictured be- low by the various schools represented on the All- Star Leant. A parade ol the bea titles was held the day before the game with each of the girls wearing the col- ors of the school she represented. Central High School’s cjtieen was selected to be “Miss Inter- scholastic League.” Idle members of the senior class selected the (jiieen to rejiresent the members of the All-Star Leant frottt M. B. A. She was Miss Ellen Warner, a senior at Ward-Belntont, where she is an excel- lent student and a popular metttber of the high school set. She is a tttember of the Kappa Delta Lheta High School Sorority, of which she serves as vice-president. She is also a ttiember of the Triad and Penstaff Cltibs and the Beta Honoi ' Society of Ward-Belntont. Weariitg a red dahlia tied with white ribboit, Ellen rode in the parade preceding the game in a decorated convertible. 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' ' i- ' -r-. a ' - iv,-; ’ ' ■ ' ■ v.i4cfi?5 ' ■ ' -.g-vjls w- ' - ' ■ ' iVozi z 5 5 jozt; clone RESUME OF THE SEASON The Montgomery Bell Academy football team of 1945, although unable to finish above the .500 mark, j)layed good football when all the contributing facts are taken into consideration. The Redmen vied with some of the most powerful teams in the entire state and vir- ttially every team engaged by the Maroons outweighed them both in the line and in the backfield. It is true the Maroons were not as sticcessful as their predecessors of the previ- ous year but let it be remembered that they lost three starting backs and more than half the line, tvhich included two All-City performers, via the graduation route. ,WI ’ ' -W: ()f)r fling day At the start of the season, M. B. A. was viewed as just another team to be romped over by all the grid po verhouses of the city, but before the Big Red gave way, they had beaten some of the city’s top teams without having their goal line crossed a single time. M. B. A. began the 1945 season with a game against the highly touted East Eagles. Both teams fotight hard during the first min- utes of play but neither was able to cause any seri- ous damage and tlie hall ended withotit a score. The second half started in the same manner but Billy Joe Ehrhart split the ATKINSON LAV ENDER STARS Eagle line asunder and streaked some filty-odd yards lor the only marker ot ' the game. The final score was M. B. A. (5; East 0. M. B. A. next encountered a neighboring Harding Road com- bine— West High. Idiis proved to be a bitter battle and the out- come was a scoreless tie. The Red and White tribe maintained a marked superiority throughout Chattanooga Central game WASHINGTON LACKEY Murdoch makes louchdoivn the game but were unable to push across the winning points. The Hillsboro Burros were next on the schedule of the Red and White ag- gregation. The two schools have long been bitter rivals and the game was billed as a hard and close tussle. That night a slow driz ding rain saw the Ma- roons soundly thrash the Burros by a score of 19 to 0 as Atkinson and Ehrhart put across the counters. This victory vas followed by another over the Du Pont Bulldogs. M. B. A. literally ran them off the Held as they amassed 33 |)oints to a grand total of nothing for the Bidldogs. Atkinson, M urdock, Wade, and Ehrhart crossed pay dirt in the rout which was climaxed by a 103- yard run of an intercepted pass by Holly Murdock. EAST GAME Uj:) to this point, the M. B. A. men had been neither beaten nor scored up- CARGILE ENGEL COOPER EZELL an d ±ti[[ on. They had played heads-up I ' ootball and had beaten some formidable teams but their next o|)ponent was the potver- ful Chattanooga Central Purple Pound- ers. The Potmders, an aggregation com- posed of fast, rangy, hard-hitting play- ers — an ideal football team — employed a T-formation to devastate their oppo- nents. Despite the fact that the Maroons lost, they played their greatest game that night. Outweighed and outmanned, they fought against almost overwhelm- ing odds for fotir (juarters and fought tvell until the final gun had sounded. Although the Redmen were humbled 25 to 6, they played their hearts out RHODESj COLES ILES SCRUGGS I ' oz M. B. A. against the powerful Pounders. That game seemed to take something out of the Maroons, for they never again reached the peak they attained that night. The following week M. B. A. engaged the Ryan Panthers. In a ceremony im- mediately preceding the game, the M. B. A. field was dedicated to the late Lieutenant (ieneral Frank Andrews, a former alumnus. As the game got under way, M. B. A. Ryan game ■ictiou iti Scarlet game M. II. A. moi on Scarlet team Du Pont game Look a (luick (i Lo 0 lead, only Lo be slowly overtaken by the Panthers until the final score stood at 14 to fi for the Panthers. I ' he next game was played at Springfield against the formidable Yellow Jackets ol that metropolis. Phis fracas proved to be the third straight loss for Coach Allen’s charges and ended in a 1 .5 to (3 vic- tory lor the Jackets. kollowing the Springfield game, I . 1. S. journeyed over to Andrews Field to play the faltering Maroons. In the first half M. B. A. Look a com- manding 13 to 0 lead as Holly Mur- dock and Jimmy Atkinson com- bined their talents Lo put across two M. B. A. touchdowns. The second half was an entirely dif- ferent story. With Bobby Branch field heading the Bron- co attack, B. A. was badly otitplayed as the 1 ' . 1. S. gang put across t vo markers and scored both extra points, giv- ing them a 14 to 13 victory over the Harding Road lads. More (K lion in Scarlet game This game closed M. B. A.’s schedule for the 194 ) season but the annual Scar- let-Black game in which several M. B. A. boys participated followed in a short time. Cioaches Howard Allen, Elbert Anderson, and “Ox” McKibbon groomed the Scarlet lads who defeated the Black boys 13 to 0 at Dudley Stadium in tlie ' I ' hanksgiving Day classic. Jimmy Atkinson, captain of the Maroon gridders, was selected as blocking back on the All-Nashville team of 194,5. Jimmy has played on the first string for the |)ast three years and this honor was a de- served reward (or his splendid |)laying and good sportsmanship. At the annual foot ball bampiet, Ken Goodpasture was chosen to lead the Maroons in the 194() season. Here is a big hope, backed by an un- vavering c o n f i - dence, that Ken will guide M. B. A. to an outstanding and victoriotis sea- .son in the year of 1 94(5. Scarlet squad lllllIBBIIHBBBBBBnilllBUiniinilHBSII ti; ' ' ■ : .K M a The 1946 M. B. A. basketball team real- ly did a fine job in winning 17 games and losing only 6. This record is good for any team but according to preseason slatings the Redmen were to finish far below this mark. Lacking definitely in height the Ma- roons made up this deficit by j)laying fast and scrappy basketball, which accounted for the fact that the M. B. A. basketeers vere rarely outplayed under the back- boards. Jimmy Atkinson The 19-15-16 Irani With all of lasL year’s regular team grad- uating, M. B. A. had to mold a stjuad from comparatively inexperienced players. All fears that the Harding Road lads were not well seasoned were tjuickly removed after the first game. All played like veterans in spite of their newness in high school bas- ketball. The first team was composed of (laptain Vaden Lackey and Billy Joe Ehr- hart at forwards; Holly Murdock at center; and Jimmy Atkinson and Hardy Lavender fiolding down the guard slots. The Red and White team played one game before the Christmas holidays when they pulverized Hume-Fogg Tech 43 to 15. M. B. A. started the new year off with a bang as they defeated the T. 1. S. Broncos and then they belted the formidable Cen- tral dan. The Redmen next conquered Duncan and Hume-Fogg Tech, the latter game being a real thriller as M. B. A. won 30 to 29. It is said that every good time must come to an end and that is exactly what happened, for in the next bout the Bill W ade shoots LANIUS GETS ONE A mn .21 COOTIE GAME NORTH GAME Ryan Panthers deleated the Maroons 41 to 2 1 . Two easy wins over Peabody and Lips- comb Avere followed by a defeat by the West Blue Jays. Then before another de- feat by North, M. B. A. again swamped Peabody 45 to 23. The Harding Road ([inntet, bearing down hard, flayed Spring- Held, Hillsboro, L. 1. S., and Lipscomb be- fore again falling to mighty West. In the next fracas with SpringHeld the Redmen led 26 to 14 at the half at which time fail- ure of the lights catised a halt to the hos- tilities. Next followed two losses at the WADE FIGHTS W ' l Lackey tries liancls of Ryan and Hillsboro. In the lat- ter game the Maroons faltered badly since Hillsboro was not considered nearly as good as the Maroons. M. B. A., however, redeemed themselves in the Eighth Dis- trict Tournament by playing stellar basket- ball. In this tournament M. B. A. suppos- edly had a misfortune in drawing the sec- ond seeded Cohn Tigers as their first round opponents. The game started as expected tvhen Cohn registered a basket. Presently the Maroons tied the count and then added a foul shot to give M. B. A. a 3 to 2 lead. From this point they were never headed. Coach Allen’s charges held a 12 point lead at the half, and in spite of all the efforts of the Tigers, held tenaciously to their mar- gin. The game ended with the score read- ing, M. B. A., 28; Cohn, 20. M. B. A. reached the semifinals by virtue of a ,50 to 13 victory over Mt. Juliet. The Redmen met North in the semifinals and battled strongly, the game being close all the time, but terrific advantage in height and foul shots won the game for North. The Ma- roons registered 12 field goals while the Yanks could oidy basket 11, but the free throw margin tvas the difference. This game dosed the season for M. B. A.— a sea- son well played. For his excellent play during the totir- nament, Jimmy Atkinson received a guard position on the Eighth District Tourna- ment Team. North ame For ihc first time in 13 years M. B. A. or- ganized a baseball team. I bis renewal of the nation’s N timber 1 sport at the Academy was received well by all ihe student body and Coaches Howard Allen and Henry Hackman came through with a fine team. 1 he first preparations were made as Coach Allen converted the old football practice field into a baseball diamond and outfield. Since the right field was rather short a ground rtile had to be provided that if a ball was knocked over the right field bounds it wotild go for a double. The next act was to get the actual playing ecjtiip- ment. The team got some snappy looking iini- lorms, caps, and the other accessories. Sixteen boys went otit for the team which was composed as follows: First baie, Jack VVhiteaker; second base, Nelson Andrews; shortstop. Buddy Hewitt; third base, Pete Robinson, in the in- field, Jimmy Patterson; and Erne.t Matthews, Joel Washington, and Neal I.anitis were used in the outfield. Fhirdy Lavender served as catcher and freshman Bill Vade did the pitching chores. Cefty Jack Vhiteaker also dotibled as pitcher to provide the southpaw touch. Btiddy Hewitt proved to be the top hitter of the season and wound up with a .280 average. Of the whole team, only Buddy Hewitt, Jack Wdiiteaker, and Nelson Andrews had anv pre ' ious experience in baseball. M. B. A. started its 1945 baseball season against East in a battle which proved to be a pitchers’ duel with the Eagles finally coining out on the top end of a 3 to 2 decision. A short time alter this game M. B. A. came back to the Academy to have its first home game. 14ie game proved to be a battle royal and Litton successrully turned back the Redmen 17 to 8. Another thrilling game was played at Af. B. A. when the Maroons engaged the Du Pont Bull- dogs. d’he Bulldogs held a 2 to 1 lead and Bob Whitsitt went in to pinch-hit for M. B. A. With two strikes on him, Big Bob blasted a home run over the right center-field fence with the tying run coming in before him. Lhe Maroons lost two more hard-fought bat- tles before M. B. A. defeated the T. I. S. Broncs () to 4. dhis feat was a fine accomplishment since ' E. I. S. was considered the most powerful hitting team in the league and holding them to foitr rtins was umisual. l he next contest for the Maroons was against the West Informals. M. B. A. was able to touch Vest Pitcher Adcock for only one safety bitt that was a beatitifitl home run by Nelson Andrews. Einal score: West 5, M. B. A. 1. The following game with Central saw the boys in red again defeated by a single rtin, that coming in the final inning. The Harding Road gang turned in their togs after a well-played season. M. B. A. hopes to improve on the play of this team in the coming yeai ' , which shotild be a good ball chib. 1945 team— back row: Coach Alleti, Lanins, W ' hitselt, W’liiteaker, Hewitt, liobinson. Coach Hack- man. Front row: Washington , Mathews, Patterson, Andrews, Laxumder, Wade. -a n • ! V M J 2 m ' $ 1946 sfjiuid with 1946 team standing aa Lt Wu[d I £Ti. Intramural winners Fox— grade school Corson— fresh. -so fdi. Af. li. A. added last year, to its already numer- ous laurels, the coveted Kendall Cram Trophy by winning the city championship by the largest margin ol ' points since the inauguration of the tournament. Uelore winning the city championship the Maroon team traveled to the Mid-South Tour- nament at Sewanee, to gain the runner-up posi- tion, and also to gain the finals in the singles and to gain the semifinals in the doid)les matches. Out ol ' the championship team of last year, composed of ' Capt. Hilly Ferguson, John Bell Keeble, Dan Denney, Flarry Corson, Brownlee Chirrey, and Bill Calton, only two have been lost through gradtiation in the persons of ' Billy Fer- guson and Brownlee Chirrey. ' ' I ' y ; : M ' i ' ' ' ' ■ . . ♦ , , tsotiniUiMni m Kecble winner with ninner-nf) Willi six Idler men rclurnini ' lliis year, plus Royal McCullough and Kerniit Slengel, ihe leain will be well rounded and will be backed by a hosl ol capable players. Idle leani is under llie guiding hand ol Coach Janies C. Rule, who did an excellenl job last year in de ' eloping a chainpionship leani. Mr. Rule not only coached the varsity team but had under his hands (jiiile a lew boys who will be excellent |iros]iecls for next year’s team and lor the years following because they have started early and are learning the fundanientals of the game through his guidance. of Kcnidall Cr(un Trophy .+,U ' U : -i 1 1 +fl ■; ' I ' f i in . . • ' H With the loss oi ils nuiiibcr one and nunibcr two players at the very beginning ol the season, the M. B. A. goir team played its season with a not too siiccesslid year, however, this year the team came back with not as much material as spirit and determination. Idle team of last year was handicapped be- fore the first match through the loss of Charlie Robinson and Buddy Hewitt, the number one and two players, respectively. Miles McManus Siijrer Ambrose Waller Caltou The team, alter their loss, was composed of John Griscom, John Ambrose, Bobby Waller, and Bill Calton. Golf here at M. B. A. has been a .‘.j)ort which has been overlooked to some extent iij) until a fe’w years ago. Mr. James G. Ride and Mr. R. L. Sager have worked together lor some time toward the betterment of our golf team and with prospects lor a good year to come the team has strengthened con- siderably through the hard labor ol Mr. Sager working in the ca- pacity of head coach. IT’S HOT IN HERE WELL I KNOAf IT’S HERE SOMEWHERE FIRST TO SIGN OPENING DAY HMMM: well NOW I don’t THINK HARD AT VWRK ■ WHAT S THAT? | K f. ■ f JL THE GUIDE EXPLAINS ALL THE INTERESTING POINTS GOING IN TO THF CAVE THE FALDuS BOTTOi Li- SS PIT THE CASEET ROCK GETTING READT TO LEAVE CAVE BOTTOM LEVEL ECHOE RIVT5R FBSS CORNELIUS IN A PA.MILAR POSE MISS INTER SCHOLASTIC DAY PARADE ignorant man THREE M, B. A, AlUlWAE MR. WHITE ' S CLASS STUDYING(?) TAKE MY PICTURE FJ SY TOES IT DYE ■ IMI THE BIRTH OF THE SMELLS VVHAT IS 2 TIMES 2, FESS? BILLY PAINTS ' THE FENCE HOW I IDVE THAT TRU-LI-PDRE MILK WELL HIRRY UP AND GET THROUGH ALUMNUS SILIHAN EVANS INMATES-MURPRBESEURO DON’T YOU TAKE MY PICTURE THROW HIM OFF THE HILL k mSH SURE HA.TES TO EATl ooouuuwwwvraw woopj woofi EEBEKKKKK I III I THAT ' S A BJG TENNIS BALL FESS U. B. A. 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Hester disappointed. 10— Furnace breaks down; school mysteriously takes day off. 18— Coach Allen talks of buying a new car. Motor industry booms. 21— Football team wins another game. Team takes holiday. Everybody seems to be out for football. 30— Honor system installed. Student body fails work in protest. Bal- lot box said to have been stuffed. Cigar butt found. Compliments to Montgomery Bell Academy from the EQUITABLE SECURITIES Corporation CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER I— Mrs. Allen makes first appear- ance in lunchroom since opening of school. 3— John Haggard found to have one track mind in connection with cars. 4— Freshman turns up with new atomic homh theory. Found to be wrong. (i— Mamie not at school. Two boys starve. 7— Ham Wallace speaks first un- broken sentence. 9— Speech made about .school spirit at games. Speaker only one with sore throat. 11— Boys pay off week’s time. Bids put in library. 13— C atfish today. Cats in neighbor- hood found to have disappeared. 24— Fess Hackman hits a high note in “Clementine,” is off from school three days with strained tonsil. 29— Gym floor refinished. 30— Crane employed to remove two boys who stepped on gym floor today. Compliments of R. C. MATHEWS CONTRACTOR Compliments of BRANSFORD SHARP AND CO. Compliments of A FRIEND I j [ DAVIS, BRADFORD CORSON Agency Established 1857 INSURANCE and BONDING Telephone 6-3644 CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 3— Professor Levy was seen out at the forks of the road— turn right for Memphis. 1— Henry Hooker arrives minus his hair, everyone says he resembles some other person at M. IL A. 7— nrnnk starts fight in local honky tonk. Seen leaving in grey Chevrolet. Police unable to find cause of disturbance. 8— Less Clornelins arrives with brok- en rib. 11— Murdock intercepts pass and runs 103 yards for a touchdown. . fter that all Murdock’s hals seem to be a little too small for him. 13— Lavender returns from Chicago trip. .Ml are bored with his wild basketball stories. 1(5— Fess Hackman called most heart- less man in school as he is seen electrocuting worms on the campus. 21— As winter nears— one can only find warmth behind the gym. 25— Latin class goes on trip to Mam- moth Cave, accompanied by headmaster. Someone gets stuck in Fat Man’s Misery and Tall Man’s Regret. Cotnpliments of A FRIEND CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 3— Movies going full l)last. Current topic of conversation is. How does Flash Gordon get out of the pit? 1— Bob Coleman enters school— says Hillsboro too hard. 5— Ben Moore makes 100 in arith- metic. Question: Do you know how much 2 times 3 is? Ben’s answer: No. Correct— grade 100! 7— Spock and Barnes go to Hills- boro, say M. B. A. is too hard. 8— Snow covers campus. Hardware store glass sales boom. 10— Mr. Sager announces new im- provements around school. Spikes on drawbridge sharpened, new whips for the Honor Coun- cil. and new guns for the school committee. 13— It was announced that all time must be paid off before Christ- mas. Many students bring beds and i repare for long stay. 1 1— Ehrhart I)eats out Flash for title of Beau Brummel of M. B. A. 15— Engel fails to get his algebra (Ezell absent from school). 16— Roy Bearden called back for Mr. Cornelius. Shows up— Mr. Cor- nelius faints. 18— Out of school for Xmas holidays. Students carry home books to study for | a n u a r y exams. (JOKE). Dobson-Bainbridge Realty Co., Inc. SALES— RENTS— LOANS INSURANCE TELEPHONE 5-6304 304 Third Avenue, North y(me4- ORNAMENTAL NURSERY CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 2— Mr. Sager seen playing pool. Has large bumps on head next day. 1— Coach Allen catches fish. .5— Mrs. Warren misses her first day of school in twenty-six years. 7— Boys coming hack from Christ- mas holidays come hack on stretcher. 9— Herbert Fox locked in safe. Cir- cles under eyes mistaken for brief cases. 10— Mrs. Bitzer turns over new leaf. Senior English class found hud- dled under it. 1.5— Haggard fakes cold. Coes to Florida. Florida population goes to California. Ifi— McCullough forced out l)y alum- ni boys and Whitson. 20— Joe Card tries Honey. Court tries Joe. 29— Whitson visits school. Leading goldbrick tarnishes in his light. .50— Mam Wallace starts repair shop. Much publicity. His friends help him out by breaking up scooters left unattended. THE REUBENS CO. FURNITURE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Telephone 5-3566 316-318 Union Street CONGRATULATIONS TO A GREAT SCHOOL A. ROY GREEN HOME LOANS Payable semiannually or month- ly. Lowest rates, prompt serv- ice. The FIRST MORTGAGE CO. 410 UNION STREET E. E. Murrey, President W. L. Whitaker, Treasurer Floyd H. Adams, Secretary CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY 1— Review algel)ra stumps seniors. McManus declares he never saw any of this before. 5— Voss on time for school. Holi- day declared. 7— Murdock modestly admits he is the best player on team. Says every one says so because they know it’s true. 11— Stoker broken— no school— every- one dismayed. 12— Campbell tells teachers how to conduct chapel. His kind words are very much appreciated by RLS, JTY, RTC, JBW, and HAH. ‘ 1‘1— Mr. Cornelius makes fine chapel talk on poetry— Campbell sleeps through it all. 1.5— Mrs. Warren still sick. Her hoys really appreciate her now that they had Mr. Sager for a month. 19— M. B. A. heats Cohn in tourna- ment. McLendon turns in line job of cheerleading. 21— Si. B. a. loses to North. McLen- don has picture made holding West cheerleader in his arms— too had she was only four years old. 25— RLS catches Hester smoking on campus. Hester says he thought it was after -1:30 and that anyone could smoke then. 20— Hugh, the custodian of the gym, has a birthday. Says he’s 17— hoys .say 71. 27— Mr. Younger’s daughter plays at chapel. Smith says she must have gotten her good looks from her mother. Makes zero in his- tory. 28— Basketball over— bleachers arrive for gym. 29— Holiday— no .school. Franklin Limestone Co. Compliments of CRUSHED STONE EOR DRIVEWAYS AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE Phone 6-2616 Nashville, Tennessee Ifovejy RECAPPING A Wartime Necessity A Peacetime Economy • ROBERTSON TIRE CO. SEVENTEENTH AT WEST END Phone 5-5448 Southern Tire Recappers 1217-21 Broad Street U. S. TIRES — RECAPPING ROAD SERVICE JACK M. BASS CO. INVESTMENTS CALENDAR FOR MARCH 1— Mr. Charles Pearson gives dem- onstration of floating metal. 5— Russell Campbell returns to school after spending four days of concentrated study on floating metal. 8— Joe Bill .Adams entertains in chapel. 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M GUIDDY PRINTING COMPANY MCPERN PPIf TEIS OF COELEGE AhJI EAE5 AND CATAE06EE5 i THE ICa0t Will AND (Ukaa MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY Nashville, Tennessee 1 BURNS AND MCCOWN ATTORNEYS AT LAW IGaat Hill anil ©FataniFnl of tlfp pntnr Ollaafi of To whom it may concern: We, the Senior Class of 1945-46 of Montgomery Bell Academy, being wholly irresponsible, mentally de- ficient, and otherwise insane, do hereby acknowledge, avow, and make known this our last irrevocable, indisputable, inadequate, and incoherent will and testament. Any previous statement to this effect is to- tally and undeniably irrelevant and immaterial. PART I. The following are bequests made by our dearly beloved Senior Class as a body: 1. We, the Senior Class, do hereby bestow upon the Junior Class our questionable dignity with the sincere hope and desire that they will show us up in the use they make of this doubtful quality of ours. 2. We, the Senior Class, leave to the Sophomores our timely ability to cram (we must have it, for how else would we be graduating?) with the following instructions: 1. To make the best use of the above skill, it is necessary to know absolutely nothing about any- thing. 2. It also makes things harder if one has never cracked a book. 3. Use the aforesaid item only on the night before a tough exam. 3. We, the Seniors, leave to our stooges, the Freshmen, any dirty work we have left undone, for we know that they will take good advantage of their privilege to complete it. 4. We, the Seniors, give back to the faculty what little peace of mind they have left, hoping that it is not too ragged for use. PART II: The ensuing bequests are the last faint words uttered individually by the deceased Senior Class: Jimmy “The Brain’ ' Atkinson leaves his ability to count change to Bill “Digger O’Dell’’ Rhodes. Billy “The Helper’’ Burns leaves his ability to get out of study hall to Ed Nelson. Joe “Sweets for the Sweet’’ Card leaves his record of “The Honeydripper’’ to Jake Wallace. Ne!L “Crash’’ Cargile leaves his immense knowledge of chemistry to Russell “It’s Safe’’ Campbell. John “FIairjless Joe’’ Cooper leaves the Class Ring problem to some poor sucker. Dan “Got a Match’’ Denney leaves his chain smoking habit to Fred “Nicotine’’ Wiggs. Herbert “Dead Line Was Yesterday and if Your Stuff Isn’t in This Afternoon I Will Butt My Little Head Against the Wall’’ Fox leaves the Bell Ringer to anyone who will take it. John “Vacationer’’ Haggard leaves his ability to get Big Chief to let him off to go to Florida for three months to the poor innocent loafers of the school. John “Bar’’ Bell Keeble leaves his abbreviated shorts to Harry “Fat Vat’’ Corson. Vaden “Cookie’’ Lackey leaves his great Browning ability to any member of the Junior Class who is not passing his English. Joe “Chee Kids’’ Martin leaves his pull with a certain person of Ward-Belmont to James “Packard’’ Cates. Russell “Flash’’ McCown leaves his copy of “Forever Amber’’ to Merril “Hotstuff” Gwosdof. Royal McCullough leaves his love life to Jesse “Wordsworth’’ Ford. Phil “Highpockets’’ McLendon leaves his cheering ability to Dopey “Walker’’ Howard. Ed “It Pays to Be Ignorant’’ McManus leaves his good looks to Fred “Pretty Boy’’ Meiers. Roy “Toothless’’ Miles leaves his famous gigsiicker to any of the fighters of the Junior Class to make sure of their battles with. Bill “Sugy Baby’’ Ottenville leaves his love ol’ beating up little boys to Bill “Kremel, Jr.’’ Bailey. Eddie “Paul’’ Purks leaves his hookup that gets here late every morning to the boys who come in late eve ' iy morning. Bill “Muzzle Loader’’ Richards leaves his dangerous gun collection to Joe “Blunderbus’’ Drum- right. George “Muscle Bound’’ Ruth leaves his weight lifting championship to Billy “Strong Man’’ Vaughn. Julian “Chrysler’’ Scruggs leaves his hatred of Buicks to Walter Keith. Bob “P-80’’ Coleman leaves his medal for safe driving which was awarded to him by the Belle Meade Police to Craig “Speedy’’ Parrish. Jimmy “Shot Crazy’’ Swain wills his classy basketball playing to Holly Murdock. William Hibbett leaves his Caesar pony to Billy “Mole II’’ Edwards, who is expected to flunk Latin. Joe “Windy’’ Washington leaves his knack at telling tall ones to Bill “How I Love Bill Wade’’ Wade. Ronald Voss leaves one copy of “The Idiot,’’ by Fyodar Dostoyevsky to Woods “Uh— Wait a Minute’’ Foster. Jack “Lanius’’ Graves leaves his middle name because he no longer wants it to Nick “Coach” Lanius. Cletus Chester “Smoky” Culp leaves his veteran’s ability to the poor lads who have had to sign up with Uncle Sam. PART III: We, the Senior Class, at this affectations and momentous occasion do hereby name as ex- ecutor of this, our last will and testament, Ferdinand, the Bull, and request that he not “butt around-the- bush” in the carrying out of our last requests. Having declared, edited, and published this most valuable document upon this one scroll, and having had it duly and lawfully witnessed by the following under- signed, we do -hereby subscribe our own names as a means of fortifying the above statements and to pre- vent contention among our beneficiaries. Signed: The Senior Class