Montgomery Bell Academy - Bell Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

Text from Pages 1 - 236 of the 1972 volume:

■ 5Sk k ' 4 IggHr • j 1 SPORTS Page 84 EPILOGUE Page 160 ORGANIZATIONS Page 62 CLASSES Page 120 FEATURES Page 48 DEDICATION « “Greatness is a property for which no man gets credit too soon; it must be possessed iong before it is acknowledged,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. MBA has long been served by a man of few words and a man of many actions. His dedication and friendliness overwhelm his humbleness almost dramatically. His service not only to MBA, but also to his country has been marked with honor. In recognition of his 15 years of service and friendship to the students and faculty alike, it is with great pride that the editors dedicate THE 1972 BELL to Mr. Lushion Williams. sJ kifyjMSWfr- “Athletics fosters pride in MBA, pride in my friends, and pride in myself.” “Sports have gotten to the point where they overshadow scholastic achievements.” “Required athletics are not helping the student who is uninterested in a sport, but instead are hindering those who are interested.” “If the value system on a high school level equates one’s being pounded into pieces on Friday night with his character or intestinal fortitude, there is something amiss.” like to be an MBA student. Most teachers have no idea of the pressure put on a student by parents and other activities. “A teacher must be able to handle any problems which a student may have, educational or emotional.” “Often those who make learning fun get the point across better.” When I was in grade school, a teacher was only one thing — an instructor. When I came to MBA, a teacher became a helper. “A teacher should be someone who respects you as an individual and as a student.” “A teacher, I think, should be an instructor, advisor, and most important of all, a friend.” “The teacher as a helper should help you with main ‘hang-ups’ and not just stand back and instruct you of the disaster to follow if you do not learn the right material.” “Seldom does MBA get a teacher that understands what it is Later, I realized a teacher was a friend, a friend not necessarily in the sense of someone who will not give demerits because he likes you, or a friend who will pass you for that same reason; instead, he is more of a father-like friend. He is one who will put twenty exams away to give you advice on what subjects to take or to help you decide on the best college to choose.” Warning i j T-- -- - - Y ' ffl : Ms s 7 . “Demerits are merely a protection for the teachers who are unable to control their classes.” “It’s amazing how many hours out of your life you lose by writing spelling words.” “The demerit system’s success must come through an understanding between students and teachers concerning discipline.” “The demerit system would be fine if the faculty would be consistent and reasonable.” “Without the demerit system, a classroom would not be the center of learning, but rather the center of sleep.” “The demerit system here at MBA is what I believe to be the fairest type of disciplinary system there is or ever could be.” 1 s- . “MBA has a special kind of spirit and enthusiasm that no other school possesses.” “MBA does not compare to public schools because it operates with much more discipline and distinction. MBA’s system is what makes MBA great.” “Privileges are obtained easier at MBA than at other private or public schools, and trust is the reason why.” “MBA is a challenge, and only a few can accept this challenge and conquer yy the problems that are presented.” yy “Of course, the heavy load of homework, themes, and outside reading burdens the students’ outside activities, but these extras expedite the .. ; students’ progress, thus accomplishing the main purpose for their going to school — to learn.” “Montgomery Bell Academy’s comparison to public schools is like a contest ► between Goliath and an ant.” l b ' : i ' — -r -: ' ■ V 0 mtM: __ ' Preparation for life can not be taught in school; it can . not be gleaned from a book k -y.V r. Sk Of learned from any teacher, y and any student who expects a high school to serve as an adequate inSirk. preparation for the outside world is expecting too much from the institution.” As far as involvement with the outside world, we are on a hill above the rest of the : world.” m W .M “Basically, since, there no room for the ‘middle-of- the-roader’ at MBA, there are two types of students at MBA. One recognizes the A 1‘ pr . 1 I value of what MBA represents and tries to ' incorporate its values into himself, since he knows these values are worthwhile. a The other type holds in ' contempt the ideals of MBA considering them too conservative and not ‘with 7 believe that there is still enough room for a person to be an individual within the limits of the school.” “The tradition of Montgomery Bell Academy is well noted by many people, well respected by those who have graduated from it, and well respected by those who are now attending it.” “The regimentation and necessity of doing everything the ‘MBA way’ stifle creativity and produce a lack of individualism. The very tradition which hinders a student, however, provides him with a sense of pride.” “It is sometimes easy to underestimate a great potential. MBA has underestimated its own students’ potential to learn and to be creative.” “Matters of hair and dress are rather transient social customs having no relation to universal honesty and integrity.” “Tradition establishes a simple basis for life, but the man who would stand for himself must examine traditions on which he has set his life and establish his own course of action.” V ' V’! ' vs .-r. “The rigorous competition at MBA encourages creativity in the students. It encourages the individual to be better than others, in his classes or in athletics. I do feel, however, that there is too much emphasis on grades. I don’t really see much chance for a student to express himself creatively when he spends his time worrying about his grades. “The general dogmatic insistence on “the MBA Way” is stifling to creativity.” “Extracurricular activities such as speech, dramatics, art, and debate put to use the creative minds at MBA.” “In order to promote and encourage creativity, the MBA system would have to lessen the emphasis on pure utilitarian knowledge. Perhaps this would hurt some students’ chances of doing well in college, but it would enhance their chances of doing well in life.” “Mere book learning alone cannot replace the need for practical experience. Both are important, and a balance must be found between the two in order to give a young man an undistorted view of the world.” “What is most often overlooked is that MBA develops the most creative function of a human being — MBA teaches one to think.” - 1 .-? “Spirit goes deeper than cheering at a football game; spirit is an external expression of one’s pride in an institution, in its traditions and ideais. The MBA experience is worth more than all the Ryan’s and Hillsboro’s in the state. Beneath his veneer of studied indifference, the MBA student does identify with the school. No student is an island entire of himself; he is bonded to the main by pride.’’ ' ' MBA students are sheltered from contact with persons of dissimilar background. This shelter protects the students from the unsavory influences of outsiders. Unfortunately, the limited experience may tend to leave the student unprepared for his entrance into the ' cold, cruel world, ' where he will be confronted by a large number of persons whose background and opinions are vastly different from his own. In my opinion, the long-range results of this homogeneousness of the student body are out-weighed by the short-range benefits of this similarity which allows each student to develop in an environment where his ideas are not questioned and his background is not slurred by those different from him.” Esrope himt Exf r tr Fo(?fhall JoSgo Chuck Tciylor Dg. � U to Mots ikdnn ' Cookie Rusha to the fop’ ' St i MAJORS QB ' No Not Yo! “Altogether, Mr. Carter will have one big headache after another. My solution is to give Mr. Carter a Bufferin and bring the girls to the school.” “Just when we begin to notice girls, they are snatched from our greedy little hands.” “It’s like six years in a monastery.” “Because MBA tacks the company of ‘attractive’ female students, many boys are able to concentrate better on academics rather than devoting their time gazing lustfully at girls.” “Though there are some advantages of separating girls from boys at school, the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.” “It’s terrible.” “It’s fantastic.” “Who cares ' .” HOW DO YOU THINK THAT THE NEW LEGISLATION GIVING EIGHTEEN YEAR OLDS ALL THE RIGHTS OF ADULTS IS GOING TO AFFECT YOUR TEENAGE LIFE? Education is growth; education is not preparation for life; it is life itself. — John Dewey “Now that the eighteen year old, the high school senior, is legally an adult, the cliche that high school is merely a time for preparing for college is absurd. The student enters as a boy, but must graduate as an adult. “MBA helps the students mature in many ways. It promotes a sense of honor, of self-discipline, and of community responsibility in its students; yet, the most important way in which MBA helps its students mature is through the many challenges each student must meet. “Whether it be on the football field or on the stage, in an Honor Council meeting or at a desk 3AM on theme night, the student gains valuable self-knowledge. He learns what he can and cannot do, what is within his soul. Hopefully, he finds a man.” BUCK COLE — Senior Class President OUR COUNTRY HAS BEEN AT WAR FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. IF PEACE CAME, HOW DO YOU THINK IT WOULD AFFECT OUR LIVES? ‘Throughout ours lives the ominous threat of war has been present. Our generation has never known peace; but, isolated as we are from the Southeast Asian conflict, the harsh realities of war never reach us. In our isolated situation, we will never fear war as much as those people who have endured it. We fool ourselves into believing that the war will never reach us directly; but, when it does it will be too late. Recently, people have become aware of the horrors of America ' s wars, and war ' s end seems imminent. “Would peace affect our lives? Probably no more than war does. Peace will bring us a pride acquired by ending a war that has lasted almost all of our lives, but true peace is never so simple. Peace in Southeast Asia is a step in the right direction, but world peace for all generations must be an effort of humanity, an effort which will take hard work by all the peoples of the earth.” MORGAN ENTREKIN — Junior Class President IS IDEALISM STILL ALIVE IN OUR WORLD TODAY? ' ‘Today, being constantly subjected to reports of people who seem to have lost all sense of the high principles of man such as honor and integrity, I have often contemplated whether or not man is losing his sense of idealism. To me, this lowering of values can be attributed in part to the news media. Although the news media is an intricate part of our society, it often tends to take a one-sided view. For example, I recall the media’s coverage of the hundreds of men who left the country to avoid the draft; in contrast, I heard hardly one word spoken of the thousands upon thousands of men who, even though objecting to the war, entered the military service instead of losing their integrity. As a result, it occurred to me that perhaps there is more idealism in our lives than we realize. “One phase of our lives in which the higher principles of pride are very evident is sports. To be a good competitor in athletics, a person must have a desire to do his best, a desire to maintain his own honor in fair competition. Without these ideals, sports would become worthless. Another example of idealism much closer to us at MBA is the MBA Honor System. This system is based on the principle that the students will honor and respect the ideals on which this school is founded. “Idealism is not only still very much alive in our society, but it is a necessary priority. It is our only future; for, without hope, where would our future lie?” SCOTT BRITTAIN — Sophomore Class President . -A ' WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF THE DISSENT SO PREVALENT IN OUR COUNTRY TODAY? “The individual in our society has the right to speak out against people’s ideas which he thinks are wrong and to take action against them. Every citizen of the United States has the right to run for office and to vote. Our country’s consitution is set up so that changes can be made in our government by peaceful process; thus, there is no need for violence. Those for violent change of government are not merely in favor of the change; but, instead, they favor the destruction of our country. The individual does not have the right to infringe upon the rights of society. In fact, too few people believe that society has any rights at all. One of the main rights of society is the right of people to resist unnecessary change. Citizens must be careful to observe others’ rights when asserting themselves against society.” JOE DAVIS — Freshman Class President 29 WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR FELLOW MAN? My responsibility to my fellow man is to do my best in my own life, and to offer my help to others who need it. I cannot be selfish and still care for others; care requires concern and interest both in other people and in their beliefs and likes. This responsibility calls for respect; without respect, no trust can be achieved. My doing something with my life is an important phase of my duty to my fellow man. I must set a goal to reach, or I have lived for nothing. In addition to getting along with those around me, I should try to under- stand the feelings of strangers. With my goal set to do or to give something to my fellow man, I hope to be able to accept life’s responsibility.” JERRY PATTERSON — Eighth Grade Class President (8H) 30 V % HOW DO YOU DEFINE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE? “A successful life is a life in which fortunate happenings and many accomplishments occur. It is a life of happiness centered around the ability to help others. A person can feel successful only when he sees his children reaching their goals and living happily. ' ' One must have a set goal in order to achieve his success. If a person fails to reach his goal, he may think he is living in vain; however, because of his many accomplishments along the way, this is a misconception. Patience is a key factor in a successful life, a key to achieving one’s goals. Someone living a life of great achievements must have friends. Comfort and love are needed when one feels depressed or disheartened over some little failure he has experienced. Hard work and ambition help make life a success. A person’s initiative cannot be destroyed by sudden failures; instead, one must overcome his failures with hard work and high goals. The ultimate success in a person’s life is the acceptance of his works and services by God and mankind.” HAL WEST — Seventh Grade Class President (7B) walk into his office. A tall man with greying short hair greets me. “Sit down,” he says. He is a man who will easily commandeer respect from his acquaintances. This man is Francis E. Carter, for fifteen years Headmaster of Montgomery Bell Academy. In those fifteen years, he has developed MBA’s educational program to its highest point of academic superiority in the 105 years of its history. Mr. Carter, attending college at the University of Virginia, majored in History and minored in Greek and Latin. He was president of the Inter- fraternity Council, and of his own fraternity, Chi Phi. While maintaining a grade average sufficient to keep him on the Dean’s List, Mr. Carter was also captain of the varsity baseball team, and co- captain of the freshman football team at the Uni- versity of Virginia. In addition to his duties at home, Mr. Carter is a member of the Board of Trustees of his old alma mater, Episcopal High School of Virginia. THE BELL: What did you want to do most when you first came to MBA? MR. CARTER: Well, I think I wanted two things. First of all, I wanted to try to make the educational opportunities better. Secondly, I had to rebuild the whole plant. Since I have come, every light in the whole school has been replaced. Every ceiling has been replaced. And all this has been with the tremendous help and cooperation of the Board of Trustees. What I hope to do now, through the purchase of this new land, is to expand in two directions. For instance, we will be able to make use of this land for an art building, and also for a baseball field and a track. This way it will help both our academic and athletic programs. THE BELL: Were the academic requirements at that time similar to those of the public schools now? MR. CARTER: Well, I don’t know about that, but the faculty and I did things like this: we required that an examination be two-thirds subjective and not over one-third objective. We thought that the students had to learn to write, that they had to learn to express themselves a little bit better on paper. I was getting complaints even when I first got here about the fact that our boys couldn’t write well in college. We did away with six weeks tests where you just had one grade in a six weeks. What I hope now is that, rather than one grade, which meant that one grade is really more im- portant than the examination, you will have several tests during the course of six weeks, perhaps two big tests, four of five short tests, so that that way, if you slip on one, you have a fight- ing chance to come back. When there was just one test every six weeks, I found that the only time students studied was for that one test. THE BELL: What do you think is the future of this year’s students? What do you expect them to become? In other words, what is the hope of our generation? MR. CARTER: Well, I feel that MBA is training for leadership. I guess, very briefly, my hope would be that MBA boys would be able to take the lead in this city, and this community, and in this country, because, after all, they are a selected group in the first place, and if they don’t lead, I don’t know who’s going to lead. I could not agree FRANCIS E. CARTER, JR. with some of the criticism and some of the pes- simism regarding the young people. But after all I’m just looking at a rather choice group, and I can’t see that the MBA boy has deteriorated in the slightest. In fact, they are probably better aca- demically and, despite the fact that people thought that we could not keep up athletically because of our high scholarship, I don’t think that we slipped very much in the athletic field. THE BELL: Do you feel in any way restricted by the Board of Trustees? MR. CARTER: Not at all. I’m glad you brought that up. I would say that that’s one thing that makes this school great. We have thirty dedicated people behind us all the way. A boy at Episcopal asked me, “What’ re you doing coming up here? Do you get paid for this?’’ No, I don’t get a dime. Neither does any member of the Board of Trust. They just give their time, and they’ve also given gener- ously in the various drives we’ve had here. They’ve just given 100%. I’ve never had any inter- ference, as you say, by the Board of Trust. They let me make my own mistakes. I know that there are certain things that they like, and certain things that they want. This is pretty obvious. They do not like hair down to the waist and they want a strong scholastic school and they would like to see us compete well in athletics. I have a pretty good idea what they like. The late Bob Creighton and Dr. Frist said to me when I came here that they wanted a school of eastern standards in the South. In other words, they wanted a school of high scholarship, but they wanted a southern influence. THE BELL: Thank you very much for your time, Mr. Carter. You’ve been most informative. 34 MR. JOHN E. SLOAN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SECRETARY TREASURER EX-OFFICIO . . . MR. STIRTON OMAN, SR. MR. JOHN A. BALL . . . MR. JOHN S. GLENN, JR. GOVERNOR WINFIELD DUNN MR. JAMES C. BRADFORD, JR. MR. NEIL H. CARGILE MR. HAROLD W. CLARK MR. THOMAS L. CUMMINGS, JR. MR. BROWNLEE CURREY, JR. MR. W. LIBSCOMB DAVIS, JR. MR. MATT H. DOBSON, IV DR. THOMAS F. FRIST DR. THOMAS F. FRIST, JR. MR. HORACE G. HILL MR. W.P. HOFFMAN MR. HENRY W. HOOKER MR. MORTON B. HOWELL MR. BRONSON INGRAM MR. FRED LUCAS MR. DAN W. MADDOX MR. JACK C. MASSEY MR. D.E. MOTLOW MR. DORTCH OLDHAM MR. RALPH OWEN MR. WALTER RICHARDSON, JR. MR. VERNON SHARP MR. THOMAS L. SNEED MR. JAMES E. WARD MR. JESSE WILLS MR. DAVID K. WILSON 35 ■ h J 3 U IL ■ h J 3 U IL ■ h J 3 U IL ■ h J Mr. Crawford Alexander: seventh and eighth grade Word Wealth teacher; coach of Microbe Football and Microbe Basketball; demerit officer for seventh and eighth grade. Mr. John R. Bennett: Athletic Director; Varsity Basketball coach; Geometry and Algebra I teacher; eleventh grade advisor; Service Club advisor I 3 U IL Mrs. Jeannine W. Bowers: French I, French II, and French III teacher; eleventh grade advisor Mrs. June Bowen: Seventh grade Eng- lish teacher; assistant to the Head- master for the Junior School Mrs. Cary Carter: Eighth Grade An- cient History teacher; advisor to annual and cheerleaders; advisor to Interna- tional Studies Club; self-appointed head of school spirit 1 Mr. William Compton: Algebra 1 and II teacher; Microbe Football, Microbe Wrestling, and Freshman Track coach; tenth grade advisor Mr. Michael Drake: American History, Modern History, and Ancient History teacher; Junior Varsity Football, Fresh- man Basketball, and Varsity Track coach; Varsity Football Team scout; advisor to ninth grade Mr. Gilbert Edson: English I (Honors) and English II teacher; Varsity Tennis Team coach; guidance counselor; ad- visor to the newspaper; teacher of Psychology ‘ mini-course” Mr. Anderson Gaither: Latin I and Latin IV teacher; ninth grade advisor; Big Red Club advisor; Junior Varsity Foot- ball and Freshman wrestling coach Miss Elinor Harris: Eighth grade Eng- lish and eighth grade Latin teacher Mr. Gary Heinrich: Chemistry and Chem-Physics teacher; seventh grade basketball coach; General Athletics coach for seventh and eighth grade; eleventh grade advisor Mrs. Virginia Hollins: French II and French III teacher; tenth grade advisor; advisor to International Studies Club; Chairman of the Foreign Language Department Mr. James H. Jefferson: Seventh grade Math teacher; Freshman Football Team coach and Varsity Wrestling Team coach; assistant Varsity Baseball Team coach Mrs. Frances Lentz: Latin II teacher Mrs. Virgil LeQuire: Art History I and II (Advanced Placement) teacher; Art Lab teacher h J 3 U IL ■ h J 3 U IL ■ h J 3 U IL - h J 3 U IL nv Mrs. Mary Helen Lowry: Twelfth grade English teacher (Advanced Placement class teacher also); twelfth grade ad- visor; Chairman of the English Depart- ment; Chairman of the English Evaluation Committee Dr. Paul Manchester: Spanish I, IL and III teacher Mrs. Hope Marlow: Physics and Chem- Physics teacher; Chairman of the Science Department 1 Mr. Doug Mathews: Seventh grade History teacher; Weights and Agility, and Varsity Football coach Mr. Bobby Morel: Seventh grade Geog- raphy and Word Wealth teacher; Weights and Agility, and Varsity Foot- ball Coach; advisor to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Mr. Frank Novak: Seventh and eighth grade Science teacher; officer in charge of demerits for the ninth through twelfth grades; Varsity Cross Country coach; seventh grade Intra- mural Basketball coach; seventh and eighth grade Softball coach Mr. James A. Poston: Eleventh and twelfth grade English teacher; advisor to the Drama Club; tennis coach Mr. Brugh Reynolds: Latin I and Latin III teacher; advisor to ninth grade; advisor to Big Red Club ■ h J 3 U IL h J 3 U IL ■ h J 3 U IL ■ h J 3 U IL Mrs. Selma Ridgway: Algebra I, eighth grade math, and Speech I, II, and III teacher; Varsity Forensic Club and De- bate coach; Advisor to the Forensic Club Mr. Rayburn Ridgway: American His- tory teacher; Varsity Football and Track Teams head-coach; seventh grade in- tramural coach; advisor to Totomoi Honorary Fraternity Mr. Malcolm Rust: Biology teacher; advisor to the Photography Club and to the Big Red Club. Dr. R. L. Sager: Algebra II teacher; Chairman of the Math Department Mrs. David W. A. Taylor: Chief Librar- ian, Mrs. Henry Bruninga: Assistant Librarian Mr. James Tillman: Algebra I, Geome- try, and Senior Math teacher; ninth grade advisor; Varsity Baseball Team coach; Junior Varsity Basketball Team coach Mr. Sam D. Turner: Ninth and eleventh grade English teacher; advisor to the eleventh grade; General Athletics and Soccer coach; advisor to the news- paper Mr. Thomas D. Young, Jr.: English I and II teacher; advisor to the tenth grade; Freshman Basketball Team coach Mrs. Isolde Warren: Spanish I teacher Mrs. Alleen Garriot: Secretary r Mrs. Frances McKeehen: Secretary WRAPPED STRAWS Roy Rees; Biggest Bull Artist Chase Cole; Biggest Social Lion Bill Freeman; Most Popular 50 Jp ft Carter Andrews; Most Likely to Succeed Tom Gildemeister; Most in Love Ernie Leonard; Biggest Goldbrick Father Dan Matthews Father Dan Matthews Father Dan Matthews Mr. Duncan Callicott Dr. R.L. Sager Mr. Tate Bradley Dr. R. L. Sager Dr. R.L. Sager Assembly programs feature a wide variety of education and entertainment. Utilizing the many availible community resources, the as- sembly committee was able to obtain many fine speakers. Emphasizing the importance of recognizing abilities that are acutely developed by the blind, Danny Berry, a student at Davidson College, spoke about the opportunities for blind people like himself. In an assembly that kept everyone laugh- ing, The Chaplin of Bourbon Street, who re- sides in New Orleans, left a message that revealed the relevance of Christ to our times. Later, M.B.A. was privileged to have Lamar Alexander, a former member of the White House staff, describe his associations with President Nixon. We wish to extend our sincerest thanks to Mrs. Ridgway for her leadership which made each program possible. Mr. Dick Barcomb Mr. Donald Fairbairn 54 Mr. Francis E. Carter Ed Stevens Mr. Mike Drake Mr. Duncan Callicott Dr. Beverly Douglas Dr. J. Hervey Ross Mr. Mike Murphy Coach Ray Ridgway 55 miss sabele foster; sponsor for buck cole — the bell ringer miss jeanne conners; sponsor for hal justice — the bell 56 miss karen pitts; sponsor for clay Stephens — track miss laura whitson; sponsor for clay jackson — service club miss shannon smith; sponsor for chase cole — big red club mi ss jean liebhart; sponsor for robert ramsey — student council miss theresa fielder; sponsor for fred fisher — football miss cindy whitson; sponsor for frank floyd — honor council V HOMECOMING Jane Berry, Homecoming Queen October 22, 1971 was a very hectic day at M. B. A. After a mad rush to complete the ticket sales that morning, students enjoyed getting out of school at noon. But activity at school did not cease. Fred Hammer and Larry Sullivan were lining the field, Ricky Belote was getting the “Vettes” washed, and Mrs. McClellan and Mrs. Stengal were worrying. All present at the festivities that night were treated to a dashing array of lovely young ladies and sporty cars. The gridiron contest with Springfield was never really doubtful, but the greatest excitement of the evening came at half time. After several agonizing moments it was announced that the seniors, not the juniors, had won Monday’s holiday. A great clamor arose from the crowd when the winners of the raffle were announced, and then everyone settled down to watch the last half of the game. Victory assured, the Big Red student body migrated to the wrestling room for a postgame combo. As the night’s excitement waned, and the seniors realized that this homecoming would be their last on the Hill, grateful appreciation was felt for the faculty, waitresses, cheerleaders, parents, and janitors without whom the successful 1 971 Homecoming would not have been possible. Ken Quillen, Brooksie Harlin 58 Ted Spellings, Jane Berry Mary Pirtle HOMECOMING With October 22 the homecoming day on the Hill, a spaghetti dinner and a 42-7 football victory over Springfield High School were topped off by the annual Homecoming Dance in the Wrestling Room. Over one hundred couples attended the gala to listen and dance to the sounds of “The Candystripes.” The affair was a profitable one for the Big Red Club and was a fine ending to a great day. Typical Complaints of the 1971-72 Season A. Beans and French Fries are too greasy. B. Ketchup and salad dressings are watered down. C. The silverware is often dirty. D. The pies are often cold. E. The tables are often dirty. F. The prices are too high. Other than the above complaints, the Belle Meade Buffet has done a fine job in providing nourishment for the student body, and The 1972 Bell wishes to thank them for their con- tinuing good service. N hi 1 IPf and cowbells at football games the effective- ness of our cheering was greatly enhanced. The officers of the Big Red Club serve as cheerleaders along with six girls from Saint Cecelia and Harpeth Hall. Their enthusiasm was a great contributor to the effective school spirit this year. In addition to supporting athletic contests, the Big Red Club’s activities include sponsor- ing dances after home football and basket- ball games and, with the help of profits made from these dances, the Club gives an annual commencement gift to the school. As MBA ' s largest extracurricular organiza- tion, the Big Red Club is one of the most important clubs in the school. Its avowed pur- pose is to elevate school spirit in all facets of MBA activities. Most of the club ' s energies are devoted to the support of MBA’s athletic teams. Open to all sophomores, juniors, and seniors, the club requires that all of its mem- bers give 100% support to MBA athletics. Led by President Chase Cole, Vice President Ken Quillen, Secretary-Treasurer Bill Freeman, and Historian Ted Spellings, the Big Red Club has done much to contribute to the spirit and enthusiasm of MBA. With the addition of drums Chase Cole Ken Quillen Bill Freeman Ted Spellings PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY-TREASURER HISTORIAN Jean Liebhart Jane Berry Mary Pirtle Sabele Foster 65 • Bert Mathews David Small ORGANIZATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY Arthur Hiller EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Hal Justice SPORTS Chase Cole CLASSES Carter Andrews BUSINESS Matt Dobson BUSINESS The 1972 Bell could best be called an ex- periment. Hopefully, It symbolizes a break with the MBA tradition, a tradition seemingly omnipotent in the face of change. The layout has been, for the most part, completely altered not only for variety, but for what the editors see as a better, more readable consistency. Perhaps the goal of the 1972 Bell could be best summarized by the word orientation. As the layout was originally designed, it was merely a change, something to replace a tradition which long ago needed replacement. But as the editors became more closely in- volved with the yearbook, they saw the need for a publication which described the school for an unknowing outsider yet retained close ties with the students. In other words, this year’s Bell called for a break with some MBA ties and closer relationship to the community. But this effort depended on so many seem- ingly impossible factors. A record 6,000 dol- lars of ads had to be sold to enable this year’s publication to have an unbelievable 228 pages including five coior pages. And 228 pages re- presents a colossai amount of photographs and copy for even a large staff which The Bell never had. Tremendous thanks must be handed the photographers, the editors, and the business staff, whose untiring efforts have hopefully brought about the achievement of their goais. ORGANIZATIONS Bert Mathews Lytle Brown Howard Frost Keith Davis Kent Stewart Allan Ziehr TYPISTS Robert Miller Bert Mathews Hal Justice SPORTS Hal Justice Clay Stephens Al Whitson Whit Holcomb Timmy Douglas Bill Carpenter Tom Cummings Howard Frost CLASSES Chase Cole Fred Hammer Larry Sullivan Ricky Belote Tim Vaughn Tommy Callaway Roy Manning John Gianikas PHOTOGRAPHY Arthur Hiller David Small Bill Alderson Tom Gildemeister FEATURES Whit Holcomb SPORTS Buck Cole EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Clay Jackson COPY Paul Freeman Chase Cole BUSINESS ART Jim Overton Phil Lee SPECIAL FEATURES CIRCULATION Webb Earthman Arthur Hiller NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY Rick Ownbey Bert Mathews NEWS MANAGING Breaking with the tradition of recent years, the ' 71-72 Bell Ringer has set a new course. The editors were chosen in competition by the sponsors. The next major change was the appearance of an issue in the first week of school. Compiled and printed during the sum- mer, the issue was a Bell Ringer first. Also, the trite class news and traditional person- ality features were dropped. The biggest dif- ference from the past two years is the in- crease from three to five issues. Working with a new staff, Jim Overton, special features editor, compiled lenghty stud- ies on college admissions, country music, and the political primary. Webb Earthman authored outstanding articles on Reverend Bob Har- rington, the draft situation, and Walden House; and Earthman’s co-editor of the news. Rick Ownbey, wrote a controversial survey of school clubs, resulting in several club im- provements. Arthur Hiller contributed a pic- torial essay on literary England and a candid interview with Mr. Carter. Among the other highlights were sports editor khit Holcomb’s “Pic’s, Tate Rich’s feature on the collegiate careers of coaches Mathews and Morel, the Madison Jones Interview, feature editor Tom Gildemeister’s profile of George Hamilton IV, and the editor’s evaluation of facets of school life. Under the guidance of editor-in-chief Buck Cole, managing editor Bert Mathews, sponsor Sam Turner, and a hard working staff of edi- tors, the Bell Ringer has had a rewarding year and has established the foundation for future journaiistic improvement. ART STAFF C. Cole C. Moore R, Wright T. Holcomb B. Mabry M. Davis J. Fall BUSINESS STAFF C. Andrews M. Dobson P. Freeman J. Gatsby A. Byrd PHOTO STAFF A. Hiller D. Small B. Alderson COPY STAFF C. Jackson J. Coode D. Cassell H. Frost M. Dobson K. Stewart SPORTS STAFF W. Holcomb P. DeWitt C. Stephens M. Regan B. Berry T. Rich FEATURES STAFF T. Gildemeister B. Freeman W. Diehl B. Spaulding K. Quillen F. Floyd J. Weick G. Bogle SPECIAL FEATURES STAFF J. Overton M. Cohen M. Wright J. Cannon R. Miller NEWS STAFF R. Ownbey W. Earthman D. Collins P. Oldham D. Dubisson J. Nesbitt T. Callaway MBA ' s Service Club is one of the school’s few selective organizations, its qualifications dealing with a student ' s character and his service potential. During the current year, the goals of the club and the requirements for new members were rewritten into a new con- stitution. This action was necessitated by the disappearance of the former constitution. The effects of this endeavor have been those of redefining and revitalizing the club. Also out of the past, the custom of awarding a member- ship pin to those boys chosen to be in the club has been reestablished. With these steps, the effort has been made to unite the good of the past with the energy of the present. The activities of the Service Club this year have been numerous and varied. Both the traditional ushering at football games and the collection of money at basketball and wres- tling events have been continued. Of note this year has been the sponsoring of three com- munity projects: a canned goods drive, a clothes drive, and a Heart Fund drive. Even a movie was shown on campus. This year the Service Club has tried to maintain with en- thusiasm its inherited functions, exercising in a more active way its duties of service to the school and to the community. First Row: C. Cole, B. Freeman, D. Barge, D. Regen, B. Grand, R. Benson, C. Jackson, T. Callaway, R. Ramsey, T. Gildemeister, M. Stengel, J. Nesbitt Second Row: W. Earthman, F. Garrison, S. Brittain, H. Granberry, A. Whitson, C. Stephens, B. Carpenter, F. Floyd. HELP YOUR T Reno Benson Heart Fund Drive Bill Freeman, Chase Cole Dan Barge Canned Foods Drive Clothing Drive DRAMATICS CLUB The MBA Players held their annual election of officers early in the school year. Resulting were Mike Moynihan and John Van Volken- burg as co-presidents, Clive Sell as vice pres- ident, Walter Diehl as secretary, and Carter Andrews as treasurer. After electing leaders, the members formed a committee to decide what plays the club could possibly produce. With Mr. Poston’s advice, the committee de- cided to produce a hit musical. The Fantas- tics. After a successful stay in Florida, Jim Poston has returned to MBA, providing the club with a very talented director. Mr. Poston is no stranger to the MBA stage: he organized the Dramatics Club, directing a very success- ful production of Bye Bye Birdie in 1965. Bye Bye Birdie received top reviews from the newspapers in town and ran for four nights with sell-outs each night. Among Mr. Poston ' s other successful productions were Bell, Book, and Candle and Antigone. The Dramatics Club lunged into new waters this year in sponsoring a performance by The Preservation Hall Band of New Orleans. All who attended the performance throughly enjoyed it, and look forward to simi- lar presentations in the future. Though many of the club members are seniors, the upcoming junior and senior classes show promising talent for next year. There seems to be no doubt that the tradition of fine productions set by Terry Holcomb and Jim Poston will- be continued in the years to come. First Row: M. Moynihan, W. Diehl, C. Sell, C. Andrews, J. Van Volkenburg. Second Row: S. Sutton, P. Buchanan, V. Lackey. C. Gill, D. Matthews, C. Benneyworth, E. McManus, G. Marsh, T. Cummings, D. Wells. Third Row: M. Kelley J. Wampler, P. Jacobsen, A. Byrd, T. Rich, A. Stumb, J. Overton, J. Brannon, S. Allan, H. Frost. Andy Stumb David Mathews, Anne Caldwell David Benneyworth David Benneyworth David Mathews Anne Caldwell Anne Caldwell 73 SCO With Marc McNamee as president, Carter Andrews vice president, and Bert Mathews secretary, this year’s Forensics Club has be- come one of the most improved programs on the Hill. In the past four years, through the didicated coaching of Mrs. Selma Ridgway, MBA has become one of the most highly re- garded schools in the South in the area of public speaking. The Forensics Club offers to the student the opportunity to develop poise, confidence, quick thinking, organiza- tion, and clear delivery through participation in various types of speaking. Events in which MBA students participate include debate, extemporaneous speaking, original oratory, duet acting, and poetic interpretation. Through increased student participation, the Forensics Club obtained its charter mem- bership from the National Forensic League in the spring of 1970. Since that time, many more students have devoted a great deal of their spare time to the improvement of their speak- ing abilities. Probably the greatest improvement in the speech program has come in the area of debate. In the past three years MBA has produced some of the most respected debate teams in this part of the country. The record speaks for itself. After receiving its NFL membership in April, 1970, one year later students saw MBA qualify for the national tournament at Stanford University by its per- formance at the NFL district tournament. At the district tournament, the team of Charlie Bond and Dick Collins placed first, and the teams of Chris Berry and Marc McNamee places second against competition from the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Missis- sippi. Charlie and Dick, along with Mrs. Ridgway, traveled to the nationals, and, with an excellent performance, tied for fourteenth in the nation out of a field of eighty-four teams. Along with the NFL tournament, the debate teams composed of Bert Mathews, Marc McNamee, Gary Barkley, John Bow, and James Brown participate in other major tour- naments throughout the South sponsored by such universities as Georgia, Tennessee Tech, Carson-Newman, Wake Forest, Emory, and Georgetown. In addition, these teams take part in many smaller tournaments throughout the middle Tennessee area. Because of the tight debate schedules, the teams are forced to work throughout the school year gathering evidence, preparing analysis, and spending countless hours in the library. With such ardent devotion, it seems most certain that MBA will again venture to the national tourna- ments sometime in the near future. First Row: G. Barkley, M. McNamee, G. Civitts, D. Wells, J. Elam, W. Rodgers, M. Stengel, B. Mathews. Second Row: C. Andrews, R. Miller, D. Koonce, R. Ownbey, P. Freeman, G. Reid, J. Brooks, B. Baker, W. Earthman. ► -. • iirf ' .■■•■ iV ' .aeif ' ' tiii tr -IKMi ia j -7 ;- - «•«« autar.- - . ac ; Under the leadership of Howard Frost as president and Tom Cummings as vice president, 1971-72 has been an out- standing year for the MBA Chorus. Increasing their number significantly since last year, they were able to put on programs which a smaller group would not have been able to do. In addition to their regular programs, the chorus also played a major role on the Dra- matics Club musical. The Fantastics. The Chorus, directed by the energetic Hal Hopson, not only learned songs, but also learned many of the essentials of musical theory such as harmony, time signatures, and cadences. Fortunate enough to follow the re- building of the organ at Vine Street Christian Church, the chorus was afforded an excellent opportunity to understand the complexities of the organ. Looking to the future, the chorus sees a promising season with more than half of its members returning. First Row: A. Ziehr, T. Cummings, W. Long, N. Wright, M. Bishop, James Bond, R. Parrish, K. Davis, D. Brown. Second Row: H. Frost, M. Wright, D. Klausner, J. Van Volkenburg, C. Sell, P. Van Eys, M. Moynihan, C. Andrews, T. Cummings K. Wright. President Arthur Hiller, Vice President _ David Small, Secretary-Treasurer Carter Andrews, and sponsor Malcolm Rust have this year sustained the initiai goals of the MBA Photography Club as set forth under the leadership of founder Lee Meriwether. The club’s emphasis has been on the creation of the photograph as art. In achieving this goal, the club journeyed to the George C. Dury Co., Nashville ' s largest photographic dealers, and met with severai skilled photo- graphers and factory representatives. In suc- cessive meetings, they viewed such programs as a National Press Photographers Associa- tion tape-siide lecture, a slide lecture by a Vanderbilt professor, and slide lectures by fellow members. The club meets twice monthly, and has monthly field assignments which are criticized and returned. At the end of the school year, a photographic exhibit is heid in the library, and the outstanding photographs receive cash prizes. J. Hamilton, K. Hibbetts, N. Wright, R. Wright, S. Roberts, Julian Bond, K. Stewart, J. Flautt, K. Quillen, R. Puckett, R. Miller, A. Hiller. 77 photography club First Row: D. McAlister, W. Thornton, H. Granberry, E. Leonard, J. Pickens, R. Benson, B. Grand, D. Koonce, B. Carpenter, F. Garrison, W. Holcomb, T. Curtis, S. Todd, M. Moynihan. Second Row: C. Stephens, F. Fisher, T. Rich, C. Jackson, R. Carpenter, B. Lellyett, J. Nesbitt, R. Ramsey, P. Lee, H. Justice, M. Regan, D. Sayers, S. Tinsley, C. McClure, H. Frost. First Row: M. Davis, B. Gibbs, C. Whitworth, J. Howell, R. Lackey, M. Stengel Second Row: R. Wright, G. Templeton, J. Elam, R. Carpenter. Third Row: H. Frost, V. Lackey, E. McManus, J. Davis, B. Cole. Fourth Row: C. Andrews, B. Carpenter, M. Dobson, R. Benson, H. Granberry, B. Mathews. First Row: Chris Armour, Mark Kelly, John Elam, Buck Cole, Marc Stengel, Mac Davis, Eddie Gillum, Walter Morgan, Rupert Palmer, Bill Harbison. Second Row: Peter Jacobson, Rick Ownbey, Robert Miller, Phil Lee, John Brooks, Jerry Brannon. JUNIOR AND SENIOR HONOR SOCIETIES The Junior and Senior Honor Societies are national honorary organizations designed to honor those students who demonstrate out- standing scholastic achievement. A member must maintain an average of 90 or above for three con secutive high school semesters for the Senior Society, or three semesters in the Junior School for the Junior Society. Recog- nizing the school’s top students academically, these clubs have a membership of less than 5% of the student body. Scott Englert, Ward Rogers, Bill Delvaux. 79 VALEDICTORIAN C. Andrews, C. McCullough, J. Pickens, M. Davis, C. Stephens, R. Miller, J. Overton, D. Koonce. MERIT SEMIFINALISTS Robert Horace Miller, III Maclin Paschall Davis, III MBA’s thirteen semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program are among 15,000 students from whose ranks the Merit Scholar- ship students will be chosen. Approximately 96% of the semifinalists advance to the finalist position, but only 20% of the finalists will re- ceive Merit Scholarships. With over 3,000 Merit Scholarships to be awarded in 1972, one-third will be one-time non-renewable $1,000 scholarships, and the others will be four-year Merit Scholarships financed by business and industrial firms, professional organizations, foundations, and colleges. It is indeed a great honor for Montgomery Bell Academy to be represented by so many excel- lent contestants. 80 THE HONOR COUNCIL As one matures at MBA, he comes to re- cognize that the honor system is an attitude rather than a body of officers enforcing rules on the students. It is a working system that instills a true sense of pride for MBA in the students. This attitude is one of a keen sense of right and wrong and adherence to the prin- ciples that are so necessary In the develop- ment of a complete man. By demanding that each one do his own work, it foments a spirit of pride in one’s achievements. In the same way, it forces the student to improve scholastically while up- holding his own personal dignity. The greatest benefit of self-accomplishment is individual- ism. Today, in colleges and In high schools, students tend to follow and not to lead. The Honor Council believes that MBA students are extraordinary; they are leaders. To develop this leadership, the honor system is an abso- lute necessity. Under the leadership of President Frank Floyd, the Honor Council has set Into practice new ideas which, it is hoped, will clarify the duties of the council to the students and parents. It Is now standard practice In any Honor Council case to draft a letter to the parents of the student involved in a violation of the code. This is done regardless of the Innocence or guilt of the student, the reason being to eradicate any rumor that could reach the parents concerning their son. If the student Is Innocent, it should be made just as clear to the parent as if he is guilty, in which case it is the right of the parent to be aware of the boy’s mistake. Also, a policy enacted this year forbids the issuance of demerits for infringe- ment of the honor code. Demerits are a Stu- dent Council concern, and a boy Involved In an Infringement should not have to answer to that body for an honor violation. The most promising idea of this year’s Council Is Its rehabilitation policy. A student who has been called before the Council has his grades continually reviewed to see that he has no need to cheat, lie, or steal, thus maintaining a friendly relationship with one who has made a mistake and deserves an opportunity to make amends. With few important cases this year, there is certainly a good Indication that students are abiding by the law of honor. Hopefully, the students have realized the Importance of the honor system in their personal development and have dedicated themselves to its success as moral law. THE STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council at MBA is a reflection of the school’s interest in the development of self-discipline, respect for the rights of others, and a sense of moral and social responsibility among the student body. Composed of six- teen class officers from the high school and a representative from the junior school, the Student Council attempts to foster respect for the Ideals and traditions of MBA. The most distinctive feature of the Council, its ability to handle the major disciplinary problems of the student body, shows the high regard which the Council commands In the MBA community. Being concerned primarily with disciplinary cases, the Council functions more as a judicial body, like the Honor Coun- cil, than as a representative or legislative body. Though It Is often overlooked, service on the Student Council can be both great honor and very valuable experience. For an effective performance, one’s position requires much serious introspection, several crucial value judgments, and a great deal of maturity. Under the leadership of the senior officers — President Buck Cole, Vice President Bill Free- man, Secretary Robert Ramsey, and Treasurer Clay Stephens — the Council has vacillated between periods of action and inaction. When an opportunity or need arose, the Council was easily able to adapt and respond. With its flexible and broad constitution, the Coun- cil’s activities are various. This year, among other things, the Council held several open forums, collected money for the school help at Christmas, and sold MBA T-shirts. Attempts such as the Senior play-day with Harpeth Hall In the fall were made for the purpose of en- livening the school year and strengthening relations with Harpeth Hall. Unfortunately, the Student Council was un- able to sprinkle magic dust over the student, making it totally unified and happy; yet, more importantly, the Council helped to maintain the school’s highest values: gentlemanly be- havior, academic excellence, personal ma- turity, and self-discipline. THE MBA WAY 81 STUDENT COUNCIL HONOR COUNCIL H. Granberry, S. Brittain, S. Fentress, J. Milam, R. Ownbey (absent: Joe Davis). M. Stengel, M. Crawford, J. Pickens, F. Garrison, J. Collier, T. Vaughn, J. Chandler, T. Gildemeister, F. M. Entrekin, L. Wieck, B. Peerman, B. Warterfield, B Scanlan, R. Ramsey, B. Cole, B. Freeman, C. Stephens Floyd, D. Regen (absent: Brock Baker) government, (4) publications, (5) organiza- tions, and (6) citizenship. Points are awarded on the basis of iength of service, achievement, and leadership in these areas. “Majors” and “Minors” in each area are awarded by point totais. Candidates must have at ieast two major fields and one minor for selection. In addition, candidates must maintain a good scholastic average and a worthy attitude. Approval by members of Totomoi and the faculty confer membership. Alumni, faculty members, and friends of the school may also be tapped into this honorary paternity. As MBA’s honorary fraternity, Totomoi has become synonymous to the highest honor a student can obtain. Its goal is the promotion of the highest development of an MBA student in a balanced and gentlemanly fashion. Spirit- ual depth and honor are encouraged together with the promotion of participation by all MBA students in activities and traditions which re- flect the Academy’s long history and its honor- abie position among America’s prep schools. Totomoi honors students by recognition of outstanding participation and achievement in: (1) schoiarship, (2) athletics, (3) student Buck Cole and Whit Holcomb TOTOMOI “MBA teams are traditionally winning teams,” said George McGugin in the pep rally just before the Ryan game. “MBA had a foot- ball team before the Green Bay Packers even existed,” he continued. One look at the walls of the lobby of the Brownlee O. Currey Gym- nasium will easily convince any skeptics that athletics have been and still are of utmost importance at MBA. Football team pictures date back to 1921, tennis and baseball to before World War II. Basketball trophies fill the trophy case. Pictures of championship football teams line the walls. But the impres- sive displays of the lobby are not all. Let the observer casually saunter over to the Trophy Room, passing the cases of tarnishing cen- tury-old trophies in the lobby of the Ball Building, and in the Trophy Room he will see trophy cases so filled that the trophies are now having to be stacked on the top of the case and even in the library. From the second week of school in seventh grade, students are required to take at least 50 minutes of athletics each day. During the fall and spring months, the students have a choice of a multitude of athletic opportunities. In fall they may play football, tennis, basket- ball, or general athletics, which includes touch football, volleyball, and running. Also for the untiring there is cross country. In spring, sports offered are baseball, tennis, general athletics, and track. Even the frigid winter temperatures do not restrict the rigorous athletic schedule. Winter sports for high school students are wrestling, soccer, basket- ball, and weights and agility, which is a tough training program involving strenous exercise and weight lifting. For the junior school stu- dents, the winter weather brings basketball practice during one period of the regular school day. For high school students the year round and junior school students in the fall and spring, athletics are practiced every day for about an hour and a half after school un- less there is a hard rainfall or a bad snow. Varsity sports require a much greater amount of practice. Team competition with other schools is available in almost every age group. There are seventh grade, microbe, freshman, junior varsity, and varsity teams for football. Basket- ball is comprised of varsity, junior varsity, freshman, microbe, and seventh grade intra- mural teams. There are intramural teams in baseball as well as the varsity team, and the tennis and wrestling teams boast junior school and varsity teams. The riflery, track, and cross country teams are open to all who qualify, barring any age requirements. As far as the attitude of the students is con- cerned, most students do not seem to object to the rigorous athletic program. There has been some discussion as to the validity of having such a strong athletic program for the entire student body when not every student is capable of being such a strong performer in the sports program. The purpose of the school, however, is not merely to develop the mental capacity of the student; all work and no extra- curricular activities is in no way conducive to the well-rounded education which MBA strives to provide. Most students seem to enjoy a chance to get a break from the day’s work and join in a game of football or tennis or basketball with their friends. However, fun or a break from studies is not the only objective of the sports program at MBA. Each team has its own individual coach or coaches to instruct the student in his ac- tivity. For some of the younger athletes, Vanderbilt students come each afternoon to coach them in their respective sports. Hard work is the obvious reason that MBA teams are traditionally winning teams. But for the student who is on the team, there is a more tangible reason. Always feeling a great sense of pride when he puts on that cardinal and silver uniform, the MBA athlete knows that he plays not only for himself and his team, but also for his school. 86 ’.a VARSITY FOOTBALL JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL MBA 20 BGA 6 M MBA 59 Glencliff 12 MBA 6 Overton 42 r MBA 34 Hillwood 7 MBA 12 Franklin °r MBA 28 Overton 18 MBA 14 Hillwood 20 ■ MBA 34 Franklin 0 MBA 36 Antioch 0 MBA 42 Hillsboro 13 MBA 20 Ryan 14 MBA 35 Brownsville 7 MBA 34 Springfield 8 MBA 45 Pearl 6 MBA 42 Antioch 7 MBA 24 Ryan 3 MBA 13 Covington 21 ■■,■■■ ■-... i.’ . ' r MBA 6 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL McMurray 0 MBA 28 MICROBE FOOTBALL Brentwood 0 MBA 14 Apollo 28 MBA 13 BGA 0 MBA 0 Cameron 6 MBA 13 Ensworth 0 MBA 8 Hillwood 6 MBA 32 Libscomb 7 MBA 0 Rose Park 28 MBA 6 Franklin 13 MBA 0 Moore 6 MBA 7 Grassland 12 87 First Row: manager S. Benson, trainer D. Dubuisson, R. Carpenter, J. McClellan, D. Klausner, R. Rees, T. Mann, D. Thompson, J. Nesbitt, T. Gildemeister, R. Ramsey, W. Cowan, R. Trickett, W. Thornton, S. Tinsley, trainer V. Hutton. Second Row: Coach D. Matthews, Coach B. Morel, S. Moll, T. Baker, H. Granberry, T. Delvaux, D. Creighton, D. Macleod, B. Latimer, F. Fisher, T. Curtis, T. Rich, F. Garrison, D. Haber, M. Moynihan, S. Brittain, B. Baker, manager F. Hammer, Coach R. Ridgway. Third Row: manager F. Floyd, E. Leonard, H. Justice, W. Johnson, A. Whitson, J. Collier, C. McClure, D. Sayers, S. Todd, T. McClellan, C. Jackson, B. Carpenter, B. Grand, D. Regen, M. Warfield, B. Lellyet, J. Flautt, manager L. Sullivan. Damon Regen Bob Latimer, Fred Fisher, Hal Justice Tate Rich, Danny Haber. Fred Fisher, Hal Justice 88 On a warm September evening, the 1971 Big Red began one of the most successful seasons in MBA’s long, prestigious football history with a 59-12 rout of Glencliff. The offense rolled Glencliff back for over 400 yards and scored on 8 of 12 offensive series. All-Nashville quarterback Fred Fisher scored twice and passed to Bob Latimer and Hal Justice for two other touchdowns. Tate Rich, Frank Garrison, Latimer, Denny Thompson, and a safety caused by T rigg McClellan’s punt block rounded out the scoring as the Big Red rolled to its eleventh straight victory. One week later and ready to avenge the only mar on last season’s record, the Big Red blew past Hillwood by a satisfying 34-7 mar- gin. Tate scored on a 4-yard run and, on the ensuing kickoff, Robert Ramsey recovered a Hillwood fumble caused by Roy Rees and ran 15 yards for the score. Bob rushed for 101 yards while Fred scored twice and threw a 48-yard scoring bomb to Hal Justice. Two weeks later, in a battle of unbeatens, MBA exploded for 14 points late in the fourth quarter for a 28 - 18 victory over Overton. The Big Red jumped to an early 14-0 lead on a 40-yard run by Latimer and a 1-yard spurt by Fisher. Until Rich caught a delay pass from Fisher, Overton controlled. Garrison caught a 30-yard pass to put MBA on the five, where Tate bulled over for the go-ahead score. Less than twenty seconds later, Garrison produced another tally with a 42-yard interception return. The Big Red defense, led by Damon Regen, Steve Todd and Bill Carpenter, held the Franklin offense to under 80 yards, while the powerful MBA offense churned for over 300 yards in a 34-0 shutout. Justice scored twice on short passes and Fisher once on a short run. Bill Carpenter added another six on a fumble recovery and run, and Tom Curtis caught a short pass for the final tally. Rolling to its fifth victory of the season, the Big Red romped for over 400 yards through the porous Hillsboro defense in a decisive 42-13 win. Tate scored first and was quickly followed by two more scores ' by Fred. Scholar-athlete Bob Latimer made a dazzling 52-yard touchdown run and Damon Regen made a 40-yard reception for the final six. The unbeaten Big Red made a trip, to the cottonfields of Brownsville to bring back an impressive 35-7 victory and the State’s Num- ber One ranking in all polls. MBA scored in every quarter on two runs by Fisher, a run by Rich, an eight yard pass to Latimer, and a 33-yard pass to Justice. On Homecoming night, the Big Red ripped Springfield for a convincing 34-8 victory. The No. 1 offense in the state rolled for over 450 yards, while the state’s No. 1 defense all but shutout the Springfield attack. The powerful off-tackle blocking set up two scores, by Bob and Fred, while all three receivers, Curtis, Justice, and Regen, scored on passes to give MBA its seventeenth consecutive victory. With a slim 14-6 halftime lead, the fired-up Big Red came out in the second half and scored 31 points to dispel any Tiger hopes for an upset. The powerful MBA running attack was led by Tate Rich, who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns, Frank Garrison, who scored once, and Fred Fisher who also tallied. Bill Carpenter recovered a Pearl fumble in the end zone for the final touch- down. Ernie Leonard drove home a 23-yard field goal for Coach Ridgway’s eighth win of the season. Antioch proved no match for the Big Red as Fred Fisher led a varied attack which buried the Bears 42 - 7. Fred scored twice on short runs and passed 14 yards to Hal Justice for another score. Tate Rich recovered a punt blocked by Warren Johnson in the end zone for six and later added another score on a short run. Bob Latimer added the final score on a 1-yard blast. MBA was now undefeated going into its last regular-season game. So was Ryan. Before a crowd of over 25,000 at Dudley Field, MBA proved its supremacy by crushing Ryan 24-3. Although in trouble early in the game, the Big Red fought back with tremen- dous defensive play. Ernie Leonard tied the score at 3 - 3 with a booming 36-yard field goal. From that point on, MBA dominated offensively and defensively. As the half ended, Tate scored from the one and scored again on the initial drive of the second half. Danny Haber’s two interceptions stopped the Irish offense and paved the way for MBA’s final score, a 17-yard pass to Hal Justice. The Big Red ended its undefeated regular season by giving Coaches Ridgway, Morel, and Mathews the AP and UPl state championship. A week later at Dudley Field, MBA met Covington in the semi-finals of the state play- offs. The Big Red jumped out to a quick lead after a rhishandled Charger punt attempt with a Fisher-to-Justice pass. But two errors gave Covington a 14-7 lead at the half. MBA gained control of the football early in the second half and drove to the Charger two but failed to score. Late in the fourth quarter, Covington capitalized on another MBA error for their final score. With time running out, the Big Red came back to score on a 10- yard pass to Frank Garrison. With the score 21 - 13 time ran out for the Big Red - and the season was over. 89 a Uj H ■ T1 0 0 H D r p mm H wii l Wytkt- fiM ringtiel.d. Q iur MBA 42 Antioch 7 MBA 24; Ryan 3 MBA vs. Ryan MBA has had a long and great tradition in football, and the team of 1971 has sustained and even added a measure of esteem for this aspect of the school. In the past two years of play, the members of the Varsity Football Team not only compiled a twenty-game winning streak, but also learned that courage, hard work, and self-discipline are needed to win on and off the athletic field. The backbone of an outstanding team Is a solid line, and under Coach Morel, our line was more than superb. Many people will remember the hard-nosed players: Trigg McClellan, Steve Todd, Dick Sayers, Danny Haber, Bill Grand, Miles Warfield, and the re- serves: Warren Johnson, Chris McClure, and Scott Brittain. The dedication and hard work of all the members of the varisy has earned them not only a championship, but a winning spirit. The Junior Varsity Team under the rookie coaching of Mr. Drake capped their six-game season with a 4-2-0 record. The poor showing in the second game loss to Overton set the stage for a comeback in the final four clashes. The fired-up J.V. team ' s only other loss was a tight 20-14 battle against Millwood on a watered-down field. The Junior Varsity’s two most important victories were in games against arch-rivals BGA and Ryan. Trailing in both games at the halftimes, the hungry Big Red came back to h and defeat to their opponents. Coach Ridgway will be pleased to see many of these promising athletes on the Var- sity Football Team next year. The Junior Varsity coaching staff has done its job in molding a team of future varsity winners. First Row: B. Spaulding, R. Sims, D. Thompson, J. Hutton, L. Wick, J. Nesbitt, W. Matthews, M. Stengel, J. Peterson, A. Lequire, G. Self. Second Row: R. Trickett. D. Barge, J. McClellan, S. Brooks, T. Cummings, S. Markham, R. Batson, H. Frost, W. Mann, J. Hines, K. Abner, B. Lellyet, and manager D. Cassell. Third Row: manager T. Hoffman, T. Baker, T. Vaughn, J. Milam, B. Crump, T. Douglas, J. Eakin, J. Harbison, K. Summar, C. Armour, D. McLeod, W. Thornton, B. Hardin, R. Carpenter, S. Tinsley, and manager J. Voigt. Although the Freshman Football Team sported a 2-4 season, this record is by no means indicative of the team’s talent. Guided by Coach Jefferson, the freshmen produced an MBA first by defeating McMurray 6-0 in the season opener. Arch-rival Millwood gave the team its other win against 4 other losses. But this year’s team has gained valuable experi- ence even in its losses, and the season has truly been worth all the energy expended on it. Sporting a 4-2 record, the 1971 Microbe Football Team had a commendable season. Captains Don Orr and Jeff Rappuhn got the team off to a good start, leading the Microbes’ 28-0 defeat of Brentwood. Following 13 point shutouts of BGA and Ensworth, the Big Red walloped Libscomb 32-7, but, despite the out- standing efforts of Clinton Regen and Steve Burch, suffered heartbreaking defeats against Franklin and Grassland. First Row: J. Davis, B. Waterfield, D. Jacobs, T. Stumb, M. Walker, D. McLaurine, H. Hamilton, B. Peerman, J. Schaffner, B. Turney, T. Sweatt. Second Row: C. Moore, G. Hicks, C. Friesinger, D. Parnell, G. Marsh, T. Scantlebury, R. Hariis, J. Thoni, S. Wells, R. Heldman. Third Row: R. Jewell, S’ Tudor, B. Scanlan, C. Holt, B. Gaddes, D. Rollins, J. Bond, K. Davis, N. Ganick, J. Parker, C. Moore MANAGERS (not in picture): R. Wright, J. Davis First Row: H. McCall, M. Huddleston, K. Key, J. Gillum, G. Wynn, D. Minnigan, B. Batson. B. Rich, C. Regen, D. Orr, J. Hill, B. Gibbs, T. Hannon, D. Bull. Second Row: M. Farmer, R. Held, M. Mackenzie, J. Templeton, R. Taylor J. Patterson, L. Tennyson, J. Reprovick, J. Milam, W. Ferguson, C. Fleming, H. Rowland, H. Libscomb, and managers P. Howell and D. Brown, Third Row: B. Smith, B. Friedman, S. Burch, J. Rappuhn, C. Whitson, C. Elliott, E. Martin, F. McLaughlin, B. Philp, M. Cowan, S. Englert, J. Newman, G. Ginn, M. Ralston, O. Welland. I 97 MBA 65 MBA 85 MBA 68 MBA 41 MBA 83 MBA 69 MBA 75 MBA 51 MBA 53 MBA 58 MBA 57 MBA 60 MBA 78 MBA 54 MBA 63 MBA 79 MBA 72 MBA 75 MBA 24 MBA 23 MBA 57 MBA 54 MBA 39 MBA 36 MBA 27 MBA 39 VARSITY BASKETBALL JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL CMA 41 MBA 62 Ryan 64 Peabody 47 MBA 61 Overton 47 BGA 56 MBA 59 Bellevue 58 Millwood 50 MBA 58 Hillsboro 60 CMA 62 MBA 62 Pearl 64 Cohn 50 Peabody 44 Murfreesboro 46 MBA 68 Millwood 61 Hendersonville 54 District 18 Lipscomb 37 MBA 56 Cohn 53 Overton 53 MBA 64 Hillsboro 79 Bellevue 44 Ryan 72 Hillsboro 88 MBA 49 Overton 55 Pearl 58 Region BGA 75 Cohn 55 Lipscomb 59 MBA 56 McGavock 58 MBA 47 CMA 22 MBA 40 Hillsboro 58 MBA 55 Peabody 42 MBA 52 Pearl 34 MBA 48 BGA 55 MBA 56 BGA 58 MBA 40 Millwood 74 MBA 32 Cohn 32 MBA 59 CMA 47 MBA 54 Lipscomb 37 MBA 34 Cohn 53 MBA 62 Ryan 77 MBA 69 Peabody 46 MBA 46 Overton 53 MBA 41 Lipscomb 46 MBA 41 Hillsboro 63 MBA 36 Overton 51 MBA 32 Pearl 57 MBA 51 Bellevue 41 MBA 38 Millwood 71 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL Moore 55 MBA 37 W. A. Bass 40 McMurray 42 MBA 33 BGA 48 BGA 31 MBA 38 Bellevue 27 Ryan 42 MBA 38 West 47 Rose Park 55 MBA 46 Lipscomb 30 Millwood 62 MBA 39 Rayn 34 Apollo 25 MBA 40 Moore 48 Cameron 67 MICROBE BASKETBALL MBA 35 Ensworth 20 MBA 40 Lipscomb 11 MBA 30 Grassland 20 MBA 46 Brentwood Academy 20 MBA 45 BGA 22 MBA 43 Franklin 67 MBA 56 Brentwood Academy 20 MBA 49 Ensworth 31 MBA 47 Franklin 46 98 The Big Red opened the season by whipping CMA 65-41 as Mike Regan tallied 19. Victories before the New Year came against BGA, Cohn, Peabody(twice), and CMA(again). In the Middle Tennessee Invitational Tourna- ment at Franklin, the hoopsters defeated Murfreesboro, the pre-season pick as the number one team in the state, before bowing to Hendersonville 54-53 in the semi-finals. On January 4, the Big Red soundly whipped David Lipscomb and began its run for the District Championships. Friday night, January 14, the Marroons defeated Bellevue 60-44, giving Coach Bennett his 100th coaching victory. Victory 101 came the next night with MBA thumping Father Ryan 78-72. Having been routed by Hillsboro 88-54 on January 18, the Big Red came back to the friendly confines of the Brownlee O. Curry Gymnasium and defeated Pearl 63-58 the following Friday. After a break for exams, MBA journeyed to Franklin and defeated BGA 79-75 in overtime behind Regan’s 27 points. Rip Trammell’s perfect 9 out of 9 from the field and 2 out of 2 from the foul line helped defeat Cohn 72-55, and Fred Fisher’s 21 points led the Big Red against Lipscomb 75-59 to run the season record to 15-3. MBA lost a tough game to Ryan 64-62 on February 8 but bounced back to defeat Overton Friday, Feb. 11, 61-47, as Regan chalked up 17. Steve Armistead’s 20 points and Whit Holcomb’s foul shot with nine seconds left won the Big Red a squeaker over Bellevue 59-58 on Feb. 15. Things seemed to go wrong at the critical times in the next two games, however, and Hillsboro and Pearl each defeated the Big Red by two points. A great first half against Hillwood and Steve Armistead’s 20 markers carried the Big Red over Hillwood 68-61 and closed out the home season with a fine 10-1 record and a 12-4 worksheet in the district. In the 18th District Tournament at West on March 1, with Bob Latimer hitting from out- side, the Big Red defeated Cohn and earned a trip to the regionals for the second consecu- tive year. Losses, however, to Hillsboro and Overton in the semi-finals and the consolation finals hurt the chances for a good regional pairing. Fred Fisher and Mike Regan were selected on the all-tournament team. In the opening round of the regional tourna- ment, the team got together and gave one of the finest performances of the season before bowing to number one seeded McGavock 58-56, and finishing with a 19-9 record for the season. First Row: R. Trammell, B. Latimer, F. Fisher, H. Hoffman, S. Armistead, M. Regan, J. Pickens, Second Row; Managers D. Hibbltts and J. Flautt, H. Granbery, W. Holcomb, G. McNair, D. Jones, F. Garrison, and managers K. Stewart, B. Van Cleave, and D. Dubuisson. wm wMt. MBA 68 Millwood 61 MBA I Overton 47 MBA 56 McGavocI The “little Big Red finished the 1971-72 season with a deceiving record of 7-13. The Junior Varsity showed that they could combine their talents by defeating Pearl in the high- lighter of the season 52-34. The “B team spent much of their efforts practicing with the varsity learning different types of offenses. Junior hoopsters also contributed their share to practices by playing the offenses and de- fenses of the varsity’s upcoming opponents. Coach Tillman felt that he achieved this year’s Junior Varsity Basketball Team’s purpose of building a future varsity team. He felt that if he could prepare this year’s J.V. team for next year, their upcoming years on the Varsity would be bright. Many of the J.V. players gained some of the experience necessary to fill the shoes of the nine graduating seniors from the varsity. Leaders Frank Garrison, Greg McNair, and Steve Summers promise to be the leaders of next year’s varsity team. Before the varsity’s games. Garrison and McNair would play one half with the J.V. enabling the boys who would be playing next year with the var- sity to play as a group in the J.V. games. A stable varsity program depends on the suc- cess of the J.V. program. This year’s J.V. program developed the talents of the players to enable them to compete on the varsity level in the future. w f 24 Sl First Row: R. Trickett, D. Barge, W. Thornton, S. Tygard, W. Long, J. Gwaltney, S. Holt. Second Row: Coach Tillman J. Voight, T. Douglas, S. Summers, J. Collier, W. Johnson. J J n U lA a 5 ) DC DC 0 z 3 Joe Collier Steve Holt Billy Mathews 103 J J 10 h lil (0 a z S z (0 u K IL The Freshman Basketball Team, under the leadership of Mr. Young and Mr. Drake, finished their season with an overall mark of 6 wins and 9 losses. This record included two wins over arch-rival Father Ryan, and single victories over Lipscomb, BGA, Apollo, and Belleview. The team leaders in scoring were Joe Thoni, Johnny Parker, and Peter Shell. Losing their first and second games to number one seeded Moore and to MacMurray, the freshmen came back with some tremendous shooting to rout BGA 57-31. Joe Thoni and Johnny Parker pitched in 10 while Russ Heldman added 8. Evening the record at two and two with a 54-32 victory over Father Ryan, Brad Turney and Johnny Parker led the scoring with 12 points apiece while David Jacobs contributed 9. After two demoralizing loses, the team rallied to win a close 27-25 victory over Apollo. Peter Shell led the scor- ing with 9 points and Brad Turney contributed six. February saw MBA winning their opening tournament game 39-34 over tough Father Ryan and advancing to the quarter-finals against number one seeded Moore. They played a tremendous game before losing 48- 40 behind David Jacobs’ seasonal high of 19 points and Joe Thoni ' s 9. First Row: D. Parnell, T. Sweatt, J. Thoni, D. Jacobs, B. Turney, R. Heldman, H. Entrekin, J Nuismer J Diehl Second Row: N. Wright, H. Cunningham, M. Shea, R. Harris, S. Wells, J. Parker, J. Hill, P. Shell, T Stumb J Howell’ B. Stearns. Peter Shell 104 Johnny Parker Joe Thoni The Microbe Basketball team was awarded first place in the HVAC after ending a success- ful season by defeating previously unbeaten Franklin in the finals 47-46. Mike Ralston, who made the All-Tournament Team, scored 18; Michael Farmer scored 12, and Jeff Rappuhn scored 10 points in turning in a great rebound- ing and defensive job. To get to the finals, the eighth graders de- feated Brentwood Academy 56-20 and Ens- worth 49-31. During the regular season, they were 5-1, scoring victories over Ensworth — 35-20, Lipscomb — 40-11, Grassland — 30-20, Brentwood — 46-20, and BGA — 45-22. Their only loss was to Franklin — 67-43, at Franklin. Along with the players named above, Johnny Daniels, John Hill, and Ben May shared im- portant roles on Mr. Crawford Alexander’s well-coached team. n a 0 n n First Row: D. Jones, Weiland, M. Farmer, J B Smith B Rich, J. Daniels, J. Jenkins. Second Row: P. Howell, W, Ralston, J. Rappuhn, S. Burch, J. Hill, J. Milam, D. Minnigan, D. Orr. Howell, J. Rebrovick, O. n (A n H D r r John Hill John Ralston Mike Farmer 105 J J o h U (0 ID J DC 3 s tc h The intramural basketball program for seventh and eighth grades has made giant strides during the past few years in teaching junior school boys the fundamentals of basket- ball. Under the direction of Frank Novak, the junior hoopsters practice once a day during the winter athletic season, and the leading teams play for the championship at the end of the season. 7B showed surprising strength in the 1972 seventh grade intramural basketball cham- pionship. In the first round of the three team event, 7B trounced 7 A by the score of 51-29. Gage Whittier led the scoring for 7B with 1 7, while Lee Edmonson topped the 7 A tally with 16. In the championship game, streaking 7B squared off against 7N for the number one slot. During that game, 7N ' s Steve Elliot came up with 12 points. This effort, however, was to no avail as Whittier canned 28 to lead 7B to a decisive 61-21 victory. 2 J. Wood, D. Phillips, B. Anderson, G. Whittier, P. Breakfield, J. Hamilton. Pat Breakfield and Gage Whittier Pat Breakfield, Steve Elliot, and Keith Phillips Kevin Mallory, Steve Elliot, Gage Whittier, and John Hamilton 106 Having graduated half of last year’s start- ers, this year’s varsity wrestling team finished the season well with a 7-3 record. The Big Red steamrolled past CMA, Franklin, Glencliff, Overton, Maplewood, Millwood, and BGA, with winning margins of up to 37 points. Losing two tough matches to Chattanooga Hixon and McGavock early in the year, the Big Red grapplers lost only once more to regional champions Father Ryan. Coach Jim Jefferson, who was ably assisted by captain Bill Knox and co-captain Brock Baker, lead- the team through a fine season in his first year as a wrestling coach. With 10 lettermen returning. Coach Jefferson will be able to continue his plan of instruction into the more technical aspects of wrestling as next year’s team promises him a lot of po- tential with which to work. The wrestling team did an outstanding job in the District Tournament, qualifying 10 wres- tlers for the Regional Tournament while trail- ing into second place only behind Millwood High School. The Big Red continued their drive through the Regional Tournament, and qualified five members for the State Tourna- ment. The drive was spearheaded by Bill Knox’s 7-2 victory over George King of Mill- wood in overtime, which gave Knox the first place spot in the 1 35-pound class. In the State Tournaments, Mike Cohen, Tom Curtis, and Chris McClure wrestled fine matches before being beaten in the consolation semi-finals. Bill Knox won the third place in the State Tournies, and Brock Baker won fourth to give the team a tie for seventh place in the tourna- ment. Returning next year will be juniors Mike Cohen at 98 pounds, Rob Ramsey at 138 pounds, Howard Frost at 145 pounds. Brock Baker at 167 pounds, Thanny Mann at 185 pounds, and Chris McClure at heavyweight. Sophomores back for a third year are Mark Stengel at 105 pounds. Bill Branch at 112 pounds, Mark Brown at 119 pounds, and Walker Mathews at 126 pounds. Needless to say, the Big Red wrestlers expect a fine sea- son next year with possible District and Re- gional Championships. 107 WRESTLING From Top: BILL BRANCH MARK STENGEL CHRIS McCLURE CAPTAIN BILL KNOX WALKER MATHEWS TOM CURTIS From Top: MICHAEL COHEN HOWARD FROST THANNY MANN ROB RAMSEY BROCK BAKER Greg McNair Coach Frank Novak Mrst Row P Ownbey, J. Robinson, R. Davies, S. Ellis, M. Bishop, A. Bishop, R Pickens, R. 3. May. Second Row G. Chasen, H, West, W. Diehl, R. Moench, M. Harton, F. Smith X. l rvoart K Wrioht K Hibbitts, C. Hargett, B. Dixon. Third Row: A. Claybrook, W. Diehl, B. Rayburn, G. McNair, L. Kin J van Volkenburg, C. Stephens, E. Park, A. Stumb, B. Shell, P. Van Eys, A. Marsh, J. Overton, H. Hoffman. Cross Country, one of the fastest growing sports in the state, took a major step forward in Nashville by becoming an NIL sport. The Big Red squad rose to the challenge by capturing third place in the first NIL championship ever held. John Van Volken- burg led the team, placing eighth. Another highlight of the season was a down-to-the-wire battle against Clarksville- Northwest and Ryan at Ryan, from which the Big Red emerged victoriously, 40-41-45. As in past years, new squad members have contributed greatly to the team. Newcomers Harry Hoffman, Greg McNair, Ed Park, and Lee Thornton lettered in their first year of the sport. Their efforts, combined with the senior leadership of John Van Volkenburg and Clay Stephens (captain), made the season successful. These two seniors were awarded the first two cross country letter jackets in MBA history. They were also honored as fifth and eighth, respectively. In the NIL’S Most Valuable Cross Country Runner Award. The consistently strong performance of sophomore Lee Thornton, juniors Ed Park, Greg McNair, and Bill Shell, and freshmen Bobby Tosh and Bill Rayburn make next year’s season look promising. O a 0 (A (A n 0 c z Ed Parks, Clay Stephens, Harry Hofiman, and Bill Shell, TRACK The 1972 Varsity Track Team, under the leadership of Coaches Ray Ridgway and Michael Drake, offers outstanding potential in both the areas of running and of field events. Sprints and short-distance relays will be handled by John Pickens, Wade Thornton, and Wade Cowan. The long-distance races could prove to be the team’s forte where veterans Clay Stephens, Al Whitson, and Roger Jewell will be aided by sophomores Joe Collier and Scott Brittain. The jumping events appear especially hopeful as national recordholder Shannon LeRoy attempts to establish school, NIL, and state records in the high jump. Steve Todd, Trigg McClellan, and Warren Johnson will handle the shot-put and discus events. Although hampered by a relatively short time to practice and the absence of a track, several individuals are capable of competing in the state meet, and the team as a whole should represent the school most admirably. First Row: T. Mann. T. Caroland, H. Granbery, W. Thornton, D. Thompson, R. Rees, J. McClellan, E. Park, B. Alderson. Second Row: trainer D. Dubuisson, manager D. Paschall, B. Knox, D. Creighton, J. Harbison, K. Abner, S. LeRoy, J. Hutton, W. Mann, L. Thornton, A. Stumb, manager V. Hutton. Third Row: Coach Ridgway, S. Todd, T. McClellan, R. Jewell, W. Johnson, C. Stephens, A. Whitson, J. Collier, T. Delvaux, B. Shell, S. Brittain, Coach Drake. 11 MBA’S golf team has a unique problem — too many good players; but Coach Scotty J Fairbairn admits that it is a nice problem to O have, and it made for a successful year in 1971. Last year, Coach Fairbairn set two W specific goals for the talent-studded linksters — a second NIL Championship and the State Championship. The golfers met this challenge and more. Not only did the team win the Team NIL Championship, but five MBA players — Holcomb, Garriott, McAlister, Stevens, and Gildemeister — qualified for the eight Western Division spots open for the Nashville Individ- ual Championship. Whit Holcomb came through for the Big Red, defeating four tough opponents. With the State Tournament a reality after an easy victory in the regionals, the team of Holcomb, Gildemeister, Garriott, and McAlister breezed to their final goal by a whopping fifteen-stroke margin over the next closest team. Last year’s statistics are indeed impressive, but the 1972 team looks even better. In spite of the loss of Captain Mitch Garriott to the Auburn golf program, the season appears very bright. Whit Holcomb, Dave McAlister, and Tom Gildemeister are the returning mem- bers of the State Championship team. Also, Chuck Lawrence, who was ineligible last year, should be a great help; and Ed Stevens, Webb Earthman, and David Matthews will all be contending for the top spots. Added to the regular NIL schedule are several out-of-town golf matches and tourna- ments: Bowling Green High School has in- vited the Big Red to their April tournament, and Clarksville has challenged the team to a dual match. Also planned is an excursion to Callaway Gardens, a famous Georgia golf resort. The goals are set for the team again this year— the NIL, the Regional, and, finally, the State title at Harpeth Hills Golf Course. In the words of one teacher, the MBA golf team has come to play.” • y From Top: DAVID McAlister WHIT HOLCOMB CHUCK LAWRENCE From Top: TOM GILDEMEISTER ED STEVENS WALTER MORGAN From Top: DAVID MATTHEWS WEBB EARTHMAN ROBERT MILLER TENNIS Under the coaching direction of Mr. Giibert Edson, the 1972 Tennis Team has a very promising outiook. The team consists of sen- iors Rip Trammell, Palmer Jones, Andrew Byrd, and Bootie Berry, and freshmen Gil Templeton, Johnny Howell, and Joe Davis. With these star natters filling out the spaces on the ladder, this year should be a great one. Last year, MBA’s tennis team was one of the top contenders for the Nashville Inter- scholastic League Championship title. The Big Red got off to a flying start in 1971 with a 5-0 victory over Peabody. They continued their sweep through the Nashville Interscho- lastic League by swamping Overton (5-0), Hillsboro (4-0), Hillwood (5-0), and Two Rivers (5-0). These victories gave MBA an undisputed first place in District Three of NIL Tennis. Although the team suffered setbacks at the hands of tough Memphis University School and Baylor School of Chattanooga, they came back to defeat BGA twice (6-2-1, 5-4) and David Lipscomb twice (6-3, 5-1). It looked as if MBA would take the NIL Title, but David Lipscomb barely squeaked past the Big Red in the Regional Tournament. This year’s tennis team has lost three of its 1971 seniors, but it still has six of last year’s varsity lettermen among its ranks. With the experience gained from 1971 , the 1972 tennis team looks forward to having an even more successful season than its predecessor. B6 McManus Rip Trammell Johnny Howell Gil Templeton Joe Davis Booty Berry Andrew Byrd Steve Summers .. 1 ■ The varsity baseball team is eagerly await- ing to surpass the achievements of the 1971 team. Last year’s team finished third in the District; however, they won the NIL Champion- ship by shutting out Donelson 12-0, defeating Overton 4-1 , and blasting Madison 9-0 in the finals; it was the second championship for MBA in the last four years. Blessed with twelve returning lettermen, Mr. Tillman, along with assistant Mr. Jefferson, hopes to improve on the 1971 record of twenty wins and six losses. This record includes seven- teen wins in the last nineteen games. Leaders of the Big Red appear to be 1971 NIL and team MVP Bob Latimer, All-City per- formers Ernie Leonard and Fred Fisher, with able support from BUI Carpenter, Damon Regen, and Tate Rich. Others seeking starting positions are Mike Regan, Miles Warfield, Garnett Reid, Frank Garrison, Dick Klausner, Tommy Patterson, and Robert Ramsey. Dan Hartmann, Russell Carpenter, and Robert Harris are promising newcomers. Managers Tommy Cummings and Bill Van Cleave return to completely run the show be- hind the scenes. Handling all uniforms, play- ing gear, groundcrew work, and training room supplies, they are responsible for an effi- ciently run team. New manager David IBM 360 Hibbitts will aid Cummings and Van Cleave as well as churn out statistics with ever-increasing speed and accuracy. This team is capable of winning the State Championship. Excellent pitching (Latimer 11-1, 1.23 ERA, Regen 5-2), hitting (Leonard .433, 33 RBI, Fisher .380, Latimer .354, Rich .340, Carpenter .329), and speed (Fisher — 20 stolen bases. Rich — 11 stolen bases) appear to be the prime assets. Trying to fill the open- ings created by the loss of last year’s seniors Bill Peerman (.341) and team Co-MVP Brant Lipscomb (.267) appears to be the major problem confronting the coaches. With dedication to the task before them plus complete sacrifice of personal goals, this team could achieve what no other MBA baseball team has ever done. A demanding schedule which includes defending State Champion Overton, Eastern Division Cham- pion Madison, and Milltown, Indiana, plus the ever-tough district schedule, should spur the team to greater goals. Good luck to the team as they begin the season! (NOTE: THIS PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTS LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. SOME MEMBE RS OF THIS TEAM HAVE GRADUATED, BUT THE 1972 TEAM HAD NOT BEEN SELECTED AT PRESS TIME.) First Row: F. Fisher, B. Latimer, R. Ramsey, B. Lipscomb (graduated), B. Peerman (graduated), T. Patterson, and manager T. Cummings. Second Row: B. Carpenter, F. Garrison, D. Regen, E. Leonard, M. Regan, T. Rich, G. Reid, M. Warfield, S. Armistead, and managers B. Van Cleave and P. Jones (graduated), and Coach J. Tillman. Robert Ramsey Tate Rich Ernie Leonard Mike Regan ■ K III J IL S MBA’s Rifle Team, led by captain Ed Stevens, closed out a fine season this year winning the championship match, as well as three of the four other matches. The team won their first match Nov. 20, topping all other competing schools by at least 25 points. Members of the team were Bill Van Cleave, Spence Sutton, Dick Koonce, Tom Cummings, and Ed Stevens; Ed took high team individual of the match, and Frank Turner placed second in the class of individ- ual shooters. The sitting tournament followed, and MBA took second place, losing by only six points to Overton. Howard Frost, however, won the individual shooting trophy. Unphased, the riflers took the kneeling tournament with Ed Stevens shooting the highest score in the match. The team’s unfaltering momentum still carried them as they swept the standing tournament by 40 points behind the sure firing of Bill Van Cleave. The final champion- ship tournament took place on February 26, 1972, and MBA out-scored its closest op- ponent 1744 to 1726. Ed Stevens won high individual by his center shots; he had a 336 with 13 center shots to another’s 366 with 10 center shots. The only other senior, Dick Koonce, captured the third highest team individual trophy with a score of 365 and 8 center shots. Front Row: R. Belote, F. Turner, E. Stevens, S. Sutton, T. Cummings. Second Row: D. Koonce, B. Van Cleave, R. Manning, M. Dobson, H. Frost, S. Roberts. ;jay Stephens i e urer Bill Freeman Vice President Robert Ramsey Secretary Frank Floyd Honor Council President Buck Cole Student Council President Damon Regen Treasurer Tom Gildemeister Vice President John Pickens Secretary Nelson Carter Andrews, Jr. Steven Buckner Armistead “Choose a cheek ; “Take off Ted ; “a literary genre ; Freshman Foot- ball; Freshman Basketball; JV Foot- ball, 2; Varsity Baseball, 2,3,4; Var- sity Basketball, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3,4. David Eugene Beasley In absentia; “Me and my ‘Stang . . . Freshman Football. Mr. JA; “Me and Doug . . . Typical MBA perversion ; SMUC; Forensics Award; Bell Ringer 2, Business Editor, 4; Bell, 3, Business Editor 4; Freshman Football; JV ' Football, 2,3; Photography Club, 2,3, Treasurer, 4; Assembly Com- v mittee 3,4; Dramatics Club, 2,3; Forensics Club, 2,3, Vice-President, 4; Soccer, 4; National Merit Semi- finalist. James Richard Belote, Jr. Dick Belote; “Squatty-Body ; “Hey Dad, I’m home. ; “Swim, Ricky, Swim. ; Freshman Football; JV Football, 2,3; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Dramatics Club, 3. 124 Stephen Alexander Benson Katie; WA; Reno; “Did you call last night?”; Bell, 2,3,4; Varsity Football Manager, 2,3,4; Soccer, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Service Club, 4. Louie Martin Phillips Buntin Mrs. Mize’s friend; “Me, Sam, and Wally . . . “Grandad likes my hair”; Freshman Football; Freshman Track; JV Football, 2; Varsity Track, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Currell Vance Berry Bootle; “Hey, . . . ”; “The Jag, the Cad, or the horses?”; Bell Ringer, 3; Tennis, 3,4; Lindsley Ruth Award for Citizenship, 3. Lytle Brown, IV LIghtnin’; Lyle; Fatalistic pessemist ' ; “Me and Moench . . . ”; Biology Medal, 1; National Merit Commen- dation Winner; Bell Ringer, 3,4; Bell, 4; Freshman Wrestling; Fresh- man Track; JV Football, 2,3; Varsity Wrestling, 2,3; Big Red Club, 3,4; Photography Club; Forensics, 1. I25 James Ross Cannon Feathers!; “Any questions?’’; “I like your dress, Mrs. Lowry.’’; Bell Ringer, 3; Cross Country, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2; Chorus, 1; Dramatics Club, 2,3,4; Forensics. William Franklin Carpenter, III Bullet; “Did Mary do that?’’; “Me and Everett . . . ”; “I’m the best dressed man In Nashville.’’; Secre- tary of Freshman Class; Bell, 3,4; Bell Ringer, 3; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Varsity Foot- ball, 2,4; JV Football, 3; Varsity Baseball, 8, 1,2, 3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Service Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3, 4. 1 26 Andrew Wayne Byrd “Abdul”; General apathy; “That teacher is a joke.”; JV Basketball, 3; Varsity Tennis, 2,3,4; Big red Club, 2,3,4; Dramatics Club, 3. Harry Buckley Cole H.B.C.; Mr. President; “State-Farm (insurance)”; “I don’t think so.”; English Medal, 2,3; National Honor Society; Art History Medal, 3; Bell Ringer, 2,3, Editor, 4; Bell, 3; Fresh- man Football; JV Football, 2,3; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Honor Council, 2; Junior Class Treasurer; President of Student Council, 4; Dramatics Club, 3. John Charles Cole “Let’s have a few words from . . “Grand, will you shutup!”; Coach Cole; National Merit Commendation Winner; Bell Ringer, 1,2,3, Classes Editor, 4; Freshman .Football; JV Football, 3; Soccer, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3, President, 4; Service Club, 4; Dramatics Club, 2; George Thomas Curtis Mario Andretti; Gala feast; “In the hayloft . . . ”; Bell Ringer, 3,4; Bell, 3,4; Freshman Football, Fresh- man Wrestling; Freshman Track; Varsity Football, 2,3,4; Varsity Wres- tling, 2,3,4; Varsity Track, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. James Brew Coode, Hi Steve Stills; The Bad; “They’re so firm.’’; “Me and my sledge ham- mer . . . ’’; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Maclin Paschall Davis, Hi Cathy; Sole Survivor of Meteor Band; “In the bathroom . . . ”; “I don’t know.’’; National Merit Semi- finalist; Algebra I Medal; Latin I Medal; Latin II Medal; Latin III Medal; French II Medal; Senior Honor Society; Bell Ringer, 4; Freshman Football. Matt Hughes Dobson, V Maravich; “Ga!”; “Quack!”; “Jus- tice, she’s not that bad,”; Bell, 2, Business Editor, 4; Bell Ringer, 3; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Freshman Track; JV Basketball, 2; JV Football, 3; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Frederick Morrell Fisher Theresa; Poo; “The jelly-bean joke”; “This one may go ail the way.”; “Aw. come on.”; Varsity Football, 1,2,3,; Captain, 4; Fresh- man Basketball; Varsity Basketball, 2,3,4; Varsity Baseball, 1,2,3, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 1. 2,3,4. 128 Walter Joseph Diehl, III Bicycle; Colorado; “Back in Thai- land . . . ”; “I never lose my car.”; Bell Ringer, 4; Freshman Football; Freshman Track; Cross-Country, 2, 3,4; Varsity Track, 2,3; Dramatics Club, 1,2,3, 4; Soccer, 4. Michael James Flanigan Hair-lip; “I get half the store when I’m 18.”; Bell Ringer, 2,3; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Freshman Track; Varsity Football, 2; JV Basketball, 2,3; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. j Joseph Zanone Flautt II’ I Party at the Lair.”; ”1 tore my shirt i on the cop’s door.”; National Merit Commendation Winner; Freshman 7 Football; JV Football, 2,3; Varsity Football, 3,4; Freshman Basket Manager; JV Basketball Manager, 2; Varsity Basketball Manager, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Photography Forensics Club. I Paul Gowan Freeman, III Soapy; Duhhhhhh”; Hockey scores.”; Coal Mine”; Bell Ringer, 4; Bell, 4; Freshman Football; Var- sity Football, 3; Freshman Track. John Franklin Floyd Cindy; Seymour; Lawn-mower; I like to play it cool.”; I’ll meet you at the park at 2:00.”; Bell; Bell Ringer, 3,4; JV Football, 1; Varsity Football, 2,3; Varsity Football, 4; Service Club, 3,4, Vice-President, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3; Honor Council, 3, Honor Council President, 4. David Leslie Foster Goalie; Froster; Dave the Rave; Sure . . . ”; Bell, 4; Freshman Football; JV Football, 2,3; Soccer, 4. 1 29 John George Gianikas Chef; GA star; “Get in the game.’’; “Not in there Mom, somebody’s as- leep in there.’’; Freshman Football; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Bell, 4. Thomas Roe Gildemeister Margaret (Meg); Ghila-monster; Mr. Tom; Mount Everest; “Me an’ Holcomb ...’’; National Junior Honor Society; Bell Ringer, 3, Fea- tures Editor, 4; Varsity Football, 4; Soccer, 4; Varsity Golf, 3,4; Vice- President of Honor Council, 4; Ser- vice Club, 4. 130 William Criswell Freeman Beatrice; The Big “B’’; “Mr. Cossell, you’re wrong!’’; Bell Ringer, 3,4; Freshman Football; Freshman Track; Freshman Basketball; JV Basketball, 2,3; Big Red Club, 2,3, Secretary Treasurer, 4; Vice-Presi- dent of Freshman, Sophmore, Jun- ior, and Senior Classes; Service Club, 4. Arnold Haber, III Dhaber; Hubert; Moocher II; “Party at my house.’’; “I swear I didn’t go over.’’; Freshman Football; JV Foot- ball, 2; Varsity Football, 2,3,4; Freshman Wrestling; Varsity Wres- tling, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. James Richard Hamilton, Jr. “Where’s MBA?”; ‘‘They’ll never catch me.”; ‘‘Me an’ Knox . . . National Merit Semi-finalist; Chem.- Phys. Medal; Varsity Wrestling, 1,2; Freshman Football; Freshman Track; JV Football, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Henry Theodore Hoffman, Jr. Cap’n Hoffman; ‘‘I think they’re size 14.”; “Don’t mess with Dad.”; NEDT Ward, State Math Contest, 2; JV Basketball, 2; Varsity Basketball, 3, 4; National Merit Semi-finalist. Charles Frederick Hammer Manager; Ray’s bud; “Hammah, Hammah let’s see If you’ll fit in the oven.”; “Hey Clyde, I got a joke for you.”; Bell, 4; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball Manager; Var- sity Football Manager, 3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Arthur Jay Hiller Conrad; Arty; “Bull!”; “Small, can’t you do anything right?”; APSL Medal; Best Sports Article, 3; Pho- tography Editor of Bell, 2,3, Editor, 4; Photography Editor of Bell Ringer, 2,3,4; Photography Club, 1, 2,3, Secretary-Treasurer, 2, Vice- President, 3, President, 4; Big Red Club, 3,4; National Merit Commen- dation Winner. 131 SENIORS SENIORS Clay Tillman Jackson “Don’t forget your canned goods and clothes.”; “Is that O.K.?”; Bell Ringer Copy Editor, 4; Freshman Football; JV Football, 2,3; Varsity Football, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3,4;. Service Club, 2,3, Pres- ident, 4;Honor Council, 1. Roger Michael Jewell Cross-Country Coach; “But Mr. Ridgway . . . ”; “The one on the end is ugly.”; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Freshman Track; Varsity Football, 2; Varsity Track, 3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3,4; Dramatics Club, 1. George Whitfield Holcomb, ill Anne; Goofy George; Two point man; Arnie; Bell, 2; Bell Ringer, 3, Sports Editor, 4; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Varsity Foot- ball, 2; JV Basketball, 2; Varsity Basketball, 3,4; Varsity Golf, 8, 1,2, 3,4; FCA, 2, 3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3, 4; Honor Council, 1. 132 Edmund Palmer Jones Big Palm; Scratch; Crash; “What happened?”; “Never touch the stuff!”; APSL Award; Varsity Tennis, 1,2, 3, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Richard Sidney Koonce Giggles; “It’s cold in the forest.”; “Where’s a responsible seat?”; NEDT Award; Bell Ringer, 1,2; Var- sity Wrestling, 2,3,4; Rifle Team, 1, 2,3,4; Freshman Football and Bas- ketball Manager; JV Football, 3; FCA, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Forensics Club; Dramatics Club; National Merit Seml-finallst. Henry Allen Justice, ill Jeanne; Choo-Choo; D. Schmaltz; “I really don’t care.”; “This might be stupid, but. . . .”; Junior Honor Society; Latin I Medal; Bell Ringer, 3,4; Bell, 4, Sports Editor, 4; Fresh- man Football; Varsity Football, 2,3, 4; FCA, 2,3,4; Varsity Track, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. William Hugh Knox Jackie Fargo; No-knox; Wrassler; “Rees, did you do that?”; Varsity Wrestling, 1,2, 3,4; Varsity Track, 3; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. 133 SENIORS SENIORS Charles Urban Lawrence Happy Burger; ‘C’mon Dad, I don’t feel like writin’ a theme.”; ”1 needed the prize money.”; Varsity Golf, 1,2, 3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Phillips Minton Lee, Jr. Labo; Shortstop; Pelee; ‘‘Let’s go to Young Life.”; ASPL Gold Medal; Spanish I, II, III Medals; Latin IV Medal; Freshman Football; JV Football, 2,3; Soccer, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 3,4; National Honor Society. Robert Weber Latimer Bobbo; ‘‘Would I . . . ”; ‘‘No combos for me.”; ‘‘Sorry Trigg.”; Ducah and Spellings; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Var- sity Baseball, 1, 2,3,4; Varsity Foot- ball, 2,3,4; Varsity Basketball, 2,3, 4; FCA, 2,3,4. Ernest Cameron Leonard The Toe; Eldridge; Stargell; ‘‘I hope we practice today.”; Varsity Baseball, 1, 2,3,4,; Varsity Foot- ball,! ,2,3,4; Varsity Basketball, 3; Freshman Basketball; JV Basket- ball, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. 134 David Dean Malone, Jr. “Lost!”; ‘‘I think I’ll major in Eng- lish.”; ”1 swing a mean tennis racket!”; Freshman Football, JV Football, 2; Varsity Track, 3; Photo- graphy Club. Robert Trigg McLellan 1 3 of Fearsome Threesome; “What’s the gig?”; “No joke!”; “Woo!”; Freshman Football; Varsity Football, 2,3,4; Freshman Wrestling; Varsity Track, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2; Dramatics Club, 2. Roy Redford Manning, III “It took him 5 minutes to get across the campu s.”; “Now that Susan’s gone . . . ”; ‘‘Get fired up.”; Freshman Football; JV Foot- ball, 2,3; Freshman Basketball Manager; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Robert Cabeen Hopkins Mathews, III “Those were blueberry muffins weren’t they?”; ‘‘Ah, I don’t know.”; Bell, 2, Junior Editor, 3, Organiza- tions Editor, 4; Bell Ringer, 3, Lay- out Editor, 4; Freshman Football; Jv Football, 2,3; Freshman Wres- tling; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Forensics Club, 2,3, Secretary-Treasurer, 4. 1 35 William Chandler McCullough, Jr. Marc Thomas McNamee Mr. History; Debater Extraordinaire; “Well, you see . . NEDT Award; Freshman Football; JV Football, 2; Forensics Club, 2,3, President, 4; Assembly Committee; National Merit Commendation Winner. Robert Horace Miller, III Bobby; “Dm . . .“; “That’s un- godly.’’; “Diehl, leave me alone.”; National Honor Society; Chemistry Medal; French III Medal; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award, 3; Bell Ringer, 4; Bell, 4; Forensics Club, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Photo- graphy Club, 2,3,4; Assembly Com- mittee; Varsity Golf, 3,4; National Merit Semi-finalist. 136 Lisa; “We lost him finally at 160 m.p.h.”; “Well, they all know now.”; Bell Ringer; Bell; Freshman Foot- ball; JV Football, 2,3; Freshman Track; Freshman Basketball; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; National Merit Semi-finalist. I Michael Graves Moynihan Rear End; Backstage; No. 7; Big Mike; “Hey there, how ya doin’?”; Bell Ringer, 4; Freshman Football; JV Football, 2; Varsity Football, 3,4; Dramatics Club. Baseball, 1,2, 3,4; Varsity Football, 1, 2,3,4; Varsity Basketball, 3; Fresh- man Basketball; JV Basketball, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. James Stanton Overton Ovy; S.D.S.; “Guess what I found in my mailbox?”; really weird, man”; APSL Gold Medal; NEDT Award; National Merit Semi-finalist; Bell Ringer, 3, Special Features Editor, 4; JV Football, 2; Cross Country, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Dramatics Club, 4. Kenneth Dale Quillen Poet; Mary’s admirer; “Eve’s my Intended.”; Wichita Lineman; Bell Ringer; Bell; Varsity Football, 2,3; Big Red Club, 2,3, Vice-President, 4; FCA, 2,3; Dramatics Club; Pho- tography Club; National Merit Com- mendation Winner. John Palmer Pickens All-round hustle; “It’s the best there is!”; “I hate you all!”; English I Medal; Bell Ringer; Bell; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Freshman Track; JV Basketball, 2, 3; Varsity Basketball, 4; Varsity Track, 3; Secretary of Sophmore Class; Honor Council, 3, Secretary, 4; National Merit Semi-finalist. Richard Benton Puckett, Jr. Sherman Plunckett; Officer Puckett; Honor Room 500; “I’m thinking about goin’ Into politics.”; “Come with me to the parking lot, phone’s rinin’!”; Photography Club; Foren- sics Club. 137 Roy Whitaker Rees, !i “I can grow one.”; ‘‘You ever done that?”; “Smell this!”; Freshman Football; Freshman Track; Varsity Football, 2,3,4; Varsity Track, 2,3,4; Varsity Wrestling, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Michael David Regan Golden Voice; Don Juan; Mr. Compton Impersonator; “But Mr. Young . . . ”; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Varsity Bas- ketball, 2,3,4; Varsity Baseball, 2,3, 4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3,4. 138 Robert Chaffin Ramsey Jean; “Let them begin.”; “Oh gosh, my window’s locked.”; Algebra I Medal; Bell Ringer, 1,2,3; Bell, 1; Freshman Football; Freshman Bas- ketball; Freshman Track; JV Foot- ball, 2; Varsity Football, 3,4; Varsity Baseball, 3,4; Service Club, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3,4; Student Council, 1,2, Secretary, 4; Honor Council, 3. Joel Damon Regen Big Kid; “I’m a leg man, myself.”; Outstanding Freshman; Outstand- ing Sophmore; Freshman Football; Freshman Track; Varsity Football, 2,3,4; Varsity Baseball, 2,3,4; Ser- vice Club, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3, 4; FCA, 2,3,4; President of Class, 1, 2; Honor Council Treasurer, 4. David Tate Rich Tennessee Tater; “You mean it was really him?” . . . picked up on waivers.”; Bell Ringer; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Freshman Track; Varsity Football, 2,3,4. JV Basketball, 2; Varsity Bas- ketball, 3; Varsity Baseball, 2,3,4. Charles Theodore Spellings, Jr. “Gag a maggott.”; “You got enough money to burn a wet mule.”; “Hey, sweet thing.”; Bell Ringer, 4; Bell; Freshman Football; JV Football, 3; Big Red Club, 2,3, Historian, 4. Richard Roche Sayers 1 3 Fearsome Threesome; No. 77; “Me and Gale are half-brothers.”; Spanish Medal; Freshman Football; Varsity Football, 2,3,4. Clive Hamilton Sell Olive SELL; Grand Poobah; “I’m good at somersaults.”; Freshman Speech Award; Bell Ringer; Fresh- man Football; JV Football, 2; Dra- matics Club; National Merit Semi- finalist. I 39 SENIORS James Edwards Stevens, III Peggy; 7-year Club; “We haven’t set a date yet.’’; “I could put down Davy Crocket.’’; Rifle Team, 2,3,4; Varsity Golf, 2,3,4; Photography Club, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. Kent Taylor Stewart “ . . . ’’; “Where’s my fuzz box? I had It yesterday.’’; Basketball Man- agers at large; Varsity Basketball Manager, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Photography Club, 3,4. 140 Joel Claiborne Stephens Karen; West Point; “Let’s go to Murfrees boro; we’ll run!’’; NEDT Award; Spanish I Medal; Varsity Track, 1,2, 3, 4; Cross-Country, 2,3, Captain, 4; JV Basketball, 1,2,3; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Service Club, 2,3,4; Secretary of Junior Class; Trea- surer of Student Council, 4; Na- tional Merit Semi-finalist. Walter Laurence Sullivan, Jr. “Hey Manager, ...’’; “Larro, when are you gonna patch my drive- way?’’; “Hey Clyde, ...’’; Varsity Football Manager, 3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. John David Swartzbaugh, Jr. “My only Hope”; ‘‘Callis, that’s de- merits”; ‘‘Yeah, I guess we will!” NEDT Award; J. V. Football, 2; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. John Stephen Van Volkenburgh JVV; Evelyn; Soccer star; ‘‘C’mon Andrew”; Cross Country, 2,3,4; Var- sity Track, 2,3,4; Soccer, 4; Chorus, 4; Dramatics Club, 1,2, 3,4. Steven Sherrill Todd “I got ‘em all over the country”; 1 3 Fearsome Threesome; Bell Ringer, 2; Varsity Football, 1, 2,3,4; Varsity Track, 1, 2,3,4; FCA, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Dramatics Club, 3. Vance Ripley Trammell “I’m a man of consequence”; ‘‘Give me a break”; ‘‘Mom, I swear I had a flat”; Bell Ringer, 3; Varsity Bas- ketball, 3,4; JV Basketball, 2; Freshman Basketball; Varsity Ten- nis, 8th, 1, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4. 141 Mark Alan Warden “Calm down”; The Lone Wolf; “Leave the jokes to me”; “This is gonna be big”; Algebra II Medal. Waiter Miles Warfield Potato-masher; Schmeg; “A real car, huh?” Bell Ringer, 2,3; Var- sity Football, 2,3,4; Varsity Base- ball, 2,3,4; Freshman Football; Freshman Track; Big Red Club, 2, 3,4. Mark Thomas Wright jeping Beauty; “Wake me when j bell rings”; Rip Van Winkle; “I )ught History was boring . . . ”; 11 Ringer, 3,4; Bell, 4; Freshman Albert Passmore Whitson, Jr. AP Whitson; Pirate; Mr. Sportsman- ship; “Would you kindly keep it down?” Bell Ringer; Freshman Football; Freshman Basketball; Freshman Track; Varsity Football, 2,3,4; Varsity Track, 2,3,4; FCA, 2, 3; Vice President, 4; Service Club, 2,3,4; Big Red Club, 2,3,4; Student Council; Honor Council. 142 ggSn PlK H flp :i|f 4 H Rick Ownbey Secretary Tim Vaughn Honor Council Brock Baker Honor Council Frank Garrison Honor Council Sam Fentress Vice President Morgan Entrekin President Jimmy Milam Treasurer 145 JUNIORS John Brooks Scott Brooks James Brown Paul Buchanan Tommy Callaway Trey Caroland David Cassell Michael Cohen Dudley Creighton Tom Cummings Tom Delvaux Paul DeWitt Tim Douglas John Eakin Webb Earthman Morgan Entrekin Joe Fall Sam Fentress Flagg Flanagan Howard Frost Frank Garrison Chip Gill Bill Harbison David Hibbitts Vernon Hutton Tim Isenhour Peter Jacobson Dick Jones Mark Kelley Dick Klausner Vaden Lackey Tom Loventhal Thany Mann 147 Steve Markham Al Marsh Billy Matthews David Matthews David McAlister Chris McClure John McGaw Greg McNair Jimmy Milam Steven Moll Jon Nesbitt Bill Grand Rick Owenby Edwards Park Mark Parsons Doug Paschall Tommy Patterson Rob Ramsey Garnett Reid Steve Roberts Stanley Scroggin Bill Shell Frank Smith Andy Stumb Steve Summers Spence Sutton Sam Tinsley Bill Van Cleave Peter van Eys Tim Vaughn John Wampler Kelly Wright “ONLY FIVE DAYS LEFT! HOW MANY?’ 48 Larry Wieck Vice President Scott Brittain President Joe Collier Honor Council Hill Granbery Secretary David Bennyworth Treasurer Mark Stengel Honor Council 149 Kirk Abner Will Akers Chris Armour Todd Baker Dan Barge John Barton Miller Batson Charles Benneyworth Randy Bibb Bill Branch Dewey Branstetter Scott Brittain Mark Brown Russell Carpenter Andy Claybrook Joe Collier Jamie Cowan Wade Cowan Boyd Crafton Bill Crump Tim Cummings Bing Davis Baird Dixon Dan Hartmann Marcus Harton Kirt Hibbitts John Hines Tony Hoffman Steve Holt John Huggins Jody Hutton Warren Johnson Hill Granbery Jeff Gwaltney Jim Harbison Burke Hardin Charlie Hargett Joel Koenig Bill Lellyett Alan LeQuire Shannon LeRoy Will Long Bryan Dixon John Elam Jimmy Flexer Eddie Gillum Arthur Goldner 151 David Low Don Macleod Willie Mann Walker Mathews Milton Maxwell Frank Truner Scott Tygard Rick Vincent Johnny Voight Walter Morgan John McClellan Peter Oldham Rupert Palmer Tom Pennington Johnny Peterson Bill Scales Greg Self Randy Sender Ron Sims David Small Bruce Spaulding Mark Stengel Keith Summer Denny Thompson Steve Thompson Lee Thornton Wade Thornton Reed Trickett Don Wade Jimmy Wallace David Wells Larry Wieck Allen Ziehr 152 Bob Peerman Secretary Jimmy Chandler Honor Council Morgan Crawford Honor Council Bill Waterfield Treasurer Bill Scanlan Vice President Joe Davis President i r i Clark Akers Lewis Allen Ben Armistead Madison Bell Mike Bishop John Bond Danny Brown Mike Callaway Stanlee Callis David Cantrell Jimmy Chandler Glen Civitts Woody Clark Morgan Crawford Hal Cunningham Reynolds Davies Joe Davis Keith Davis Kirby Davis Lip Davis Jimmy Deal Bill Delvaux 54 HOW ' D YOU DO?” 1 MADE A 95, Wesley Diehl Don Dubisson Dan Earthman Steve Ellis Hugh Entrekin Carl Flygt George Fort Chris Friesinger Barry Gaddes Nick Ganick David Graves Hayne Hamilton Robert Harris Russ Heldman George Hicks J. Hill Bill Hodge Carelton Holt Johnny Howell David Jacobs Rick Jewell Bev Landstreet David McClellan DeWitt McLaurine Ed McManus Guy Marsh Rob Moench Cary Moore Chris Moore John Moore Greg Nelson Jack Nuismer Danny Oldham 155 Phil Ownbey Johnny Parker Daryl Parnell Bobby Parrish Rob Parrish Bob Peerman Robbie Pickens Bill Rayburn Matt Reed Ward Rogers Don Rollins Bill Scanlan Todd Scantlebury Johnny Schaffner Michael Shea Peter Shell John Spain Bruce Stearns Tommy Stumb Scott Summers Tommy Sweatt Gil Templeton Joe Thoni Bob Tosh Steve Tudor Brad Turney Mitch Walker Bill Waterfield Scott Wells Neil Wright Randy Wright FINISH YOUR PAPER?” “THE 2000 WORD TERM PAPER DUE TODAY.” “WHAT PAPER?” 156 ■1 Jerry Patterson President 8H Freddie McLaughlin Secretary 8J Jeff Rappuhn Vice President 8J Steve Burch President 8J Danny Newman President 7N John W. Andrews Vice President 7N Overton Thompson Vic e President Chuck Lassing Vice President 7A Bill Smith Secretary 8H Byron Burrus Secretary 7 A Ben May Vice President 8H John Hill President 8M Chip Williams Vice President 8M Jack Robinson President 7A Jack Hannon Secretary 7N Hal West President 7B Mike Ralston Secretary 8M Raymond Lackey Secretary 7B m ci X H X 0 X 0 n (A m n z H X 0 X 0 n 157 First Row: B. Smith, J. Patterson, B. Batson, J. Daniel, H, Kirkpatrick, B. Gibbs, S. Eskind, D. Orr, R. Held, D. Jones, E. Martin, C. Whitworth, L. DePriest, C. Storey, C. Fleming, R. Hardin; Second Row: C. Weesner, D. Berry, W. Ransom, S. Eisen, G. Chazen, H. Rowland, T. Hannon, B. Bolster, D. Minnegan, B. May, P. Howell, C. Preston, T. Doss, C. Whitson, W. Hucaby, C. Elliott, B. Philp, E. Cooper, P. Haymore; Third Row: F. McLaughlin, J. Gillum, C. Regen, B. Rich, S. Clark, M. Huddleston, B. Dickerson, J. Templeton, E. Greenberg, C. Williams, H. Lipscomb, J. Milam, J. Newman, D. Bull, W, Howell, G. Wynn, J. Richards, R. Gustafson, W. Ferguson; Fourth Row: G. Ginn, J. Hill, H. McCall, J. Gibson, K. Key, M. MacKenzie, S, Woolwine, L. Tenison, S. Englert, M. Cowan, G. McClure, M. Ralston, J. Rebrovick, R. Taylor, M. Farmer, O. Welland, S. Burch, J. Rappuhn, B. Freedman. First Row: J. Jordan, J. Hannon, E. Smith, E. Lyne, D. Brown, C. Abernathy, B. Johnson, J. Dale, J. Wood, M. Chernau, A. Brown, R. Cochran, B. Burrus, T. Hargett; Second Row: T. Sutter, M. Knish, D. Moench, O. Thompson, D. Phillips, I. Simon, K. Mallory, J. Hamilton, G. Estes, C. Mader, A. Bishop; Third Row: D. Johnson, J. Sullivan, A, May, B. Mills, J. Claybrook, S. Garrett, K. Phillips, P. Scanlan, B. Cohen, J. S. Andrews, J. Robinson, L. Davis; Fourth Row: P. Cantrell, P. Brakefield, D. Graham, R, Lackey, G. Bogle, B. Anderson, A. Reasons, J. Macey, D. Shanks, W. McNeilly, M. Clarke; Fifth Row: M. Summer, G. Johnson, S. Elliott, D. Maxwell, H. West, N. Griswold, N. Herron, J. Wieck, A. Moore, L. Edmondson; Sixth Row: R. Jacques, B. Gordon, C. Lassing, B. Collins, G. Whittier, S. Kimbro, D. Newman. epilogue Basketball — that’s a pretty good game. So are football, and baseball, and tennis — golf and cross country are too, for that matter. They’re all games in which MBA excels. Academics — that’s a kind of game — well, sort of. We, the students, go to school and try to beat the teachers. Our goal is to outguess them. If we do, that’s a good grade — 90 or 100 points. If we don’t — well, that’s tough — maybe 40 or 50 points. So, MBA excels in the academic game too. For the winner, or star players shall we say, after six years of play they’ve finished the second quarter, high school. For the losers, it’s a bit of an overtime before the half. That last year of play is a kind of prelude to the half. You get ready, and you plan. You plan for a win or a tie, never for a loss. Well, perhaps we never plan for the ties and overtimes either. They just kind of sneak up on us all of a sudden. That’s the rough part — we have to start all over again, a clean scoreboard. What about the loss? No, we never plan for that either. It just sort of creeps up on us, or perhaps down on us would be a little more fitting — anyway, we’re unprepared. Perhaps you’re wondering what this is ali about. MBA is a game — but no, it’s not — it’s just one quarter of a greater game. Elementary School was the first quarter, MBA is the second; the lapse between MBA and college is halftime, and college is the third quarter. But what about that fourth quarter? Well, that’s the world — it’s success, failure, sorrow, love, hope, high school, college, even kindergarten, all rolled into one. That’s where your team puts it all together and wins, ties, or even loses. This may be the epilogue — for some, the end of high school; for others, the end of a grade. But it’s not the end of the game. It’s only a time out where we can look back on life and check the score, and see this annual as but one page in that gigantic scorebook. What we are, we are — molded by parents, by friends, by MBA. What we shall be is only so much as what we want to be. “No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings, William Blake reminds us; so let us strive to mold our lives by the fundamentals which MBA has tried to instill in all of us. It won’t be easy. 165 COMPLIMENTS OF fidelity federal the Federal that looks after yoot r terest . Only minutes away; Fidelity Federal— Main Office Fidelity of Green Hills Fidelity of Madison Fidelity of Woodbine Fidelity of Donelson Fidelity of West Nashville 401 Union Street 3708 Hillsboro Road 1009 Gallatin Road 3001 Nolensville Road 2618 Old Lebanon Road 5200 Charlotte Avenue IS FOR A GOING, GROWING FUTURE IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY WITH GENERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC. 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