Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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ASTRONOMY Row One: Pape. Covey, Brown, Fry. Revere, Mr. DoukIiik, Pokk. William . Jure , Cauxey. Rattner. Foseue. Row Two: Green. Corey. Patterson, Turner. Cane. Sima. Willinma. Gresham. Mc- Millan, Robinxon. Row Three: Aahbee. Bryant, Harris. Clement. Penick. Kern. Sinclair. Crolich. Moon Struck Once each month the Astronomy Club holds an observation meeting be- tween seven and eight o’clock. With the use of telescopes donated by the school to the club and those lent by outsiders, the members see many inter- esting objects circling about the uni- verse. The students learn to operate the telescopes and at different times have sighted the surface of the moon, rings of Saturn, moons of Jupiter, and Mars, besides the numerous constella- tions. General Science classes, while studying astronomy, attend these meet- ings and view those things studied. Each point of interest is located with the aid of a powerful flashlight. The club purposes to add to each member’s knowledge of astronomy and to create an interest in the organization; buy a new telescope; support the school in every way; and take an active part in Welfare Day. At the regular meetings, each member, sometime during the year, addresses the group on the phase of astronomy which interests him most. Frequently the star-gazers have out- standing men of the city, with a knowledge of astronomy, as guest speakers. Looking thru the black-board 27

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FACULTY Row one: Moon. Murphy, Sclator. ti'Orncllns. Cox Row two: DuuitlaN. Brown. Vuuirhun. I’iUnnw One Two Button My Shoe The Mathematics Department is com- posed of twelve teachers who endeavor to instill into the minds of Murphy s students the first principles of mathe- matics which carry them through life. This department is divided into several branches: one year of arithmetic, two years of algebra, one and one-half years of geometry, and one-half year of trigonometry. Although mathemat- ics is not a required subject, nearly every student takes at least one of the branches, and those who plan to at- tend college study several years of mathematics in preparation. The course is an extensive one, being surpassed by only a few schools throughout the en- tire United States. A student who studies four years of mathematics at Murphy is able to enter any school without examination with the excep- tion of high technical institutions. The aim of the Mathematics Department i.« to develop the power of understand- ing and analizing relation of quantity and space, so that pupils may appre- ciate the progress of civilization and may develop habits of thought and action that will enable them to make these powers effective throughout life. 26 Mr. Dobbins’ Math. Clas

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BAND Drum Major........Fowler Row One: Moran. Greene. Wright, Tatti . Brannon. El- Ha. Ward. Roh. Carley Row Two: Alley. Lubel. de Grow. Ellner. Wood. Revere. Baldwin. Mann. Wagner. Row Three: Cowart. Ellia. Brown. Rains. Jacobson. Ta- p i a. Johnston. Dakmer. Kling. Row Four: Bittner, Fowler, Amos. Prolsdorfer, Disporte. Holland. Thomas. Brown, liewback. Row Five: Chastain. Keeler. Kennedy. Baldwin. I’oice. Atterbery. Andrews. Donng- hue. Daijmer. Row Six: Brown. Knight. Fry. Jones. Gilpin. Noble. Sisson. Cameron, Arias. Stookey's Rag-Time Band Organized in 1928 with twenty mem- bers Murphy’s band has, during nine short years, become one of the best known groups in the South. This year with a total membership of over sixty members it has on all occasions present- ed programs worthy of the school it represents and has earned for itself an invaluable record. The band takes an active part in all civic enterprises and gives special musical programs in Bien- ville Square. It occupies a prominent position in parades, including those held by the mystic societies during the Mardi Gras season. Its colorful blue and gold uniforms are a familiar fea- ture at all football games not only in Mobile but in every city Murphy plays as the members of the band accompany the team on its trips. In carrying oui its programs this group of Murphians have had the appreciation of fine music instilled in them and they have been welded into an organized unit. Any classman, provided he can maintain the high standards set by Mr. Stookoy, the able conductor, is eligible for member- ship.