Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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19-THE MOHIAN-33 Driver. B. A.: Baxter. B. S.: Crnddock. B. A.; Fulcher. B. A.: Jones, B. A.: I«awlcr. B. S. Marion. B. E.; Murray. B. S.; Semple. B. A.; Stapleton. M. A.; Taylor. B. S.; Woolley. M. A. The Science Department The Science department of Murphy high school offers four courses or units of study, two of which are required for graduation. Of these two units one is required in General Science, the freshman year, and the other may be selected from any one of the three laboratory sciences: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. This program of science does not propose any sequence of courses and a pupil may choose to elect more than one laboratory science. Each is complete unto itself. Guiding principles of the science courses should be: To teach the adolescent boy or girl to think scien- tifically; to create in the pupil an appreciation of the scientific achievements of the world and of the scientists who have achieved; to correlate science with the problems of his everyday life and teach the scientific ideas so that the pupil may carry them over into his or her actual life situations; to give him a deeper appreciation scientific- ally of the industrial life of his environment; and to teach him values of health, worthy use of leisure, and the accurate command of fundamental laws and processes. All of which will lead into a truer and more worthy type of citizenship. PAGE 26

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i9-THE MOHIAN-33 Hridirewater. U. Ed.; Brimm, B. S.: Chcape. B. S.; Dobbins: Greer. B. S. Haverman; McGhee, B. S.; Sitz. B. S.; Thomason. M. A. The Physical Education Department The progressive physical education program today tries to combine physical and mental education. It is being realized that the child can not be taken apart and each part developed independently of any other part. The child must be developed as a whole. Therefore the aims and objectives in Physical Education and Education should be the same. We can not take on education but education must come from working desires and instincts, it is an internal development. The finer things in manhood and womanhood can not come from formal calisthenics-gymnastics but controlled situa- tions must exist where the boy or girl will have a chance to react to those situations in the desired way with a resultant satisfaction. Our Physical Education program incorporates the aims of general Education, the activities are based on the finding of a physical examination given to each pupil taking Physical Education. Advice is given on the improvement and corection of acquired or inherited defects. Pupils are required to attend health lectures once each week. These lectures are supple- mented with visual aids. Special lunches are provided for the decidedly under- nourished. A heavy Intra-mural program is sponsored so that all pupils in school can have an opportunity to play and learn how to take advantage of leisure time in later years. In short, we try to teach a wholesome healthful way of living and to take advantage of the finer offerings of life. PAGE 25

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i9-THE MOHIAN-33 Wither»: Alexander. M. A.; BreitlinK. B. S.: Breland. B. A.; I .-villus . B. S. Forehand, M. A.; Guinea. M. A.: Hargrove. M. A.; Micnael. M. A. Moffat: Parker. B. A.; Pickhard, B. A.; Reinecke; Turner. B. A. The Social Science Department e The fundamental purpose of this department is to help boys and girls to become intelligent, trustworthy citizens in a changing civilization; to inspire them with cour- age for the right, and with skill to lead, or to follow right leadership. To accomplish this, they search world movements of the past and present, study the development and policies of people and nations, and note policies that have proved valuable or useless, economically sound or wasteful. The department maintains in each class- room, a number of supplementary texts, collateral readings and source books for reference, and encourage the constant use of the school library. The pupils of this department usually enter the National Oratorical Contest on the Constitution, and in 1929 won the state prize of $500. In 1931 four of the pupils won prizes offered by the U. D. C.’s of the state. To celebrate the Washington Bi-centenial, the depart- ment last year, bought the Eastman Teaching Film, George Wa»hington,—Hi Life and Time . The Local Interest Club is an extra curricular activity of the history pupils. Local history is featured in the club meetings. The members each year make a scrap book, which they present to the school library. In 1932, they dramatized Alexander Meek’s poem, Red Eagle, and illustrated the book with original drawings of Lila Beasley, Red Eagle, and Hillabel Groove. PAGE 27