Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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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

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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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Review of the Year 1932-33 • At the opening of school this year, Murphy had an enrollment of 2,584 students, about 200 more than the attendance of last year. The number enrolled by each class was as follows: freshman class, 762; sophomore class, 673; junior class, 581; senior class, 534. This year the boys outnumbered the girls by 16. The faculty enrollment was 100, including the librarians and the office force of five. The school welcomed several new teachers to the faculty. L. L. btookey came here irom High Point, North Carolina, as director of the musical department. Aliss Oia Sailee, o the commercial department, came lrom Bowling Green, KeniucKy. rrevious to her coming to .wurpny, sne taugnt at oownng Green University. Aliss Anna England was auued to the English department. She is a native AloOiiian. Aliss Ruth Murray, also a Mobilian, graduated from Murphy in 1927 and re- ceived ner o. 2 . degree lrom Auburn. Miss Ann Shephard, of Mobile, received degrees from Sophie Newcomb, the University of Alabama, and M. S. C. W., at Columbus, Mississippi. Mr. Harry Pillans, of Mobile, also, was added to the mathematics department. He was graduated from West Point. Murphy lost several faculty members including the Misses Faux, Barnette, Stone, Swann, Donovan, and Mr. Stewart. Wedding bells claimed three of these. During last summer, Miss Clara Stone married Edward Fields. Miss Fannie Swann, formerly of the mathematics depart- ment, married Ellis P. Hagler. Miss Elizabeth Donovan, director of dramatics for two years, married Walter Bouldin. Mr. J. Jones Stewart, who was former director of the music department, left Murphy to continue his medical studies at Tulane. An outstanding improvement this year was the planting of about 650 azaleas on the school grounds by Mr. Hatch. The azaleas of assorted colors contributed much to the beauty of the school and of the city of Mobile when azalea time came. After almost six years of patient saving, the band obtained its uniforms this year. It made its first appearance, clad in the new blue and gold, during the Mardi Gras carnival. The boys and girls Glee clubs were organized the second semester by Mr. Stookey. Being especially interested in voice, he made and able director, and the Glee clubs were an asset to the school.