Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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REX CRIMINALE A word, before you turn this page. In presenting this record book of the Senior Class, we, the members of the 1940 Mohian Staff, feel that we must give exposition and a con- structive purpose to our handiwork in order that you, who are our critics and have been our guide, may more fully under- stand its meaning. The success of an annual does not consist in the satisfac- tion which it brings to its creators or to its adherents upon its completion. This, indeed, is too momentary. The propitia- tion, rather, lies in its capability to bridge the years—to bring our hearts back to Murphy with “Fondest mem’ries true” when our future will be spending itself. The primary purpose, therefore, in preparing and pub- lishing a yearbook is to serve as a book of memories—mem- ories of working and learning together, memories of com- radeship in study, memories of things accomplished, mem- ories of the enduring spirit of high school life—to perpetuate a knowledge of events. Yet to attempt to embody these memories and the insti- tutions which have fostered them in book form is an exceed- ingly exacting task. They are as elusive as intangible, even though alive and transcendent of time; and endeavors in the past to compile them in a palpable form have sometimes been concluded in a deceptive state. Variegated colors clothe the ordinary, offering poor recompense and justification for the forces which have formulated our ideals. Therefore of imperfections there are many. Much of the mediocre will at times be manifested. Nevertheless, we trust that our aspirations will disallow this to a great extent. We have sought to avoid the commonplace through the evalua- tions of these cherished reminiscenses which are our treasure and which constitute our heritage, which, in reality, require no aggrandizement, embellishment, or classic expression, and inquire after the enduring, thus to narrate our real story. It is simply what it is and no more. Through this medium we hope we may enable you to share in our experience, an ex- perience which with few exceptions, constitutes life at its best.

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