Owl [yearbook]

200 Pages·2003·38.2 MB·English

by  Memphis University School

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Owl
The
2002-2003
Memphis University School
Memphis, Tennessee
Volume XLVU
The Owl
1
Opening
'Doors
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Memphis University School
^y± s the school's ever-expanding public relations department says, "For more than a
hundred years at Memphis University School, the doors have been open for students interested
becoming well-rounded young men."
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Even though to people who are not a part ofthis school, this slogan seems like just
another advertising gimmick, to the students this aphorism rings true. We know how well our
education here prepares us for the future. MUS promises the best education in the city of
Memphis, ifnot the entire region. Students choose from almost 20 A.P. courses that give them
credits for college, and our college guidance department places almost all students in one of
their top choices.
And this preparation is notjust academic. From the training future journalists experience
with the Owl's Hoot to the preparation for law our Mock Trial team receives, MUS students
constantly have new doors opened for them.
MUS graduates always point out how their attending this school has opened doors for
them. The MUS experience provides lasting friendships and lifelong memories which all students
are grateful for. The doors that are opened everyday at Memphis University School are what we
on the yearbook staff hope you will remember as you flip through this year's Owl.
The Owl

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30
Athletics
56
Organizations.
80
Academics......................
100
People.........................
176
Index...............
Kemmons Wilson was born inJanuary 1913, in Osceola,Arkansas, the son ofa
prominentinsurance salesman. Whenhisfatherdiednine months afterhisbirth, young
Kemmons moved toMemphis and was raisedbyhis mother. Despite dropping outofhigh
school, Mr. Wilson succeededinbusinessthroughhis legendaryworkethic, risingfrom
sellingpopcornin alocal theaterto owning aHomebuildingbusiness. In 1952hefoundedthe
HolidayInnhotelfranchise, foreverchangingthefaceoftravel.
Mr. Wilson willberememberedbyMUS studentsforhisremarkablephilanthropy
andhisinteresting and informativechapel speeches. Hehasleftalegacyattheschoolinthe
formofthe KemmonsWilsonLeadership Center, wherefuture students willgotomeetwith
Guidance Counselors.
Above and Left: Kemmons
Wilson's final gift was a
School ofHospital and Resort
Management for the University
ofMemphis; the school opened
in April with an 82-suite
Holiday Inn.
Memphis University School