Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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MR. CHARLES WILCOX MISS MYRTLE 8URFORD Pyramid building in Miss Burford's Jumbling class. MISS ELOlSE FOSTER 'P yaicaC £cCucatto t MR. GEORGE HILL MR. JACK LOCKLEAR MISS CATHERINE McNAlLY Physical Education at Murphy trains students in good sportsmanship and teamwork. The program not only develops physical fit- ness but also emphasizes health habits. Through the instructors of this depart- ment both boys and girls are taught the enjoyment of the game along with the fundamentals and tech- niques. Murphians taking Physi- cal Education have use of two well equipped gym- nasiums with an indoor swimming pool. Included in each gym are basketball courts, tumbling equipment and other facilities for recre- ational sports. In the out- door activities students have access to a football field, track, baseball diamond, an archery range, a soccer field and volleyball courts. MR. RAY PELFREY MISS LOLETE TANNER MR. R. B. TAYLOR 26

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Mr. Greave's hard working P.O.D. class. Social Science at Murphy offers courses dealing with the past and present happenings of mankind. The main divisions of this department include world history, Ameri- can history, problems of democracy and psychology. Each of these subjects are beneficial in any vocation and aid in making students better citizens of tomorrow. MISS VIVIENNE WALLER MISS R08ERTHA STEELE MRS. F. BRIDGEWATER MRS. LUCILE COONER MRS. BERNICE CAUSEY MISS ELIZABETH MAYERS MRS. MARIE FOOTE MRS. C. G. BIVONA MISS JOSEPHINE MICHAEL MR. JOHN GREAVES MISS RUTH LIPSCOMB MRS. W. T. DOUGLAS 25

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 Training and experience are given to students tak- ing courses in the commercial arts department. Com- prising this department are curricula in stenography, typing, office machines, business law and economic MISS CAROL PURIFOY I geography. Through the experiences gained in these classes Murphy students are becoming better busi- ness men and women. These varied commercial of- ferings prepare students for accepting responsible positions after graduation. MRS. R. W. MISS HATTIE MISS GRACE MRS. ANN PECK GUNTER SHAW MITCHELL 27