Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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Row 1: Maud© Alexander, History; Mary Raleigh Anderson, Psychology; A. Ariail, Commercial; Eunice I- Bahrt, Biology; John H. Baker, Supervisor, Cooperative Vocational Education; Lucile Baker, Welfare Store; Florence Balderson, English. Row 2: Gladys Baxter, Biology; Mrs. T. G. Billups, Mathematics; Oscar Boland, Business Principles; Mary Bragg, Science; Mrs. F. Lee Bridgewater, Civics; F. Lee Bridgewater, Physical Education; J. W. C. Brown, Mathematics. “P I ROGRESSIVE” is a good word to describe the Speech department, which Miss Fitzsimmons equips with the latest mechanical devices. Dolores Foster is mak- ing a recording of her voice, with John Swan at the machine. The latest acquisition is a magnetic tape recorder, a one-minute play- back machine that reproduces voices with great fidelity. Art exhibits in room 256 are always interesting in their variety. Kay Gray and David Coley are looking at a display of Christmas cards and posters. In the foreground is Ed Heacker's mural type sketch of an incident in Alabama history . . . Art classes this spring created ideas for ad- vertising Mobile, making designs for notepaper, place mats, and menus. Page Fifteen

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M r. RAYMOND G. WILSON is remarkably well suited to his position as principal of Murphy High School. Holding a B. S. degree from Memphis State College, an M. Ed. From Duke University, and an M. Ed. from the University of Illinois, he is now working toward his doctorate. Experience in the schools of Tennessee, both as teacher and as administrator, has given him the necessary background for solving school problems. An affable nature and a democratic phi- losophy make him informal, friendly, and—it is needless to add—popular with the 150 teachers and 3500 students whom he calls his partners in Murphy, Inc.'' Row 1: Louise K. Hamil, Assistant Principal (Murphy); Grey Gibson Devilbiss, Registrar; Hazel D. Driver, Dean of Girls; Josephine E. Hargrove, Orientation; W.C. Stapleton, Assistant Principal (Barton); Cecil M. Ward, Director, Vocational Education; Mabel R. Lowry, Office Assistant. Row 2: Elizabeth Gadihle, Secretary (Murphy); Mary Philips, Secretary (Barton); Lorraine A. McCoy, Record Clerk; Doris H. Stumph, Record Clerk; Addilean Booker, School Nurse; Helen H. McIntyre, Cafe- teria; Josephine Bruister, Cafeteria. Page Fourteen

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Barton Academy. under the enthusiastic leadership of Mr. W. C. Stapleton, is the home of 540 Murphy fresh- men. Classroom and other activities closely parallel those at Murphy. The freshmen at Barton have their own band and glee club, a column in MURPHY HI TIMES, and a football team that won the City Championship in the Midget group. Their greatest pride is their library, recently enlarged and redecorated, which can accom- modate from fifteen to twenty per cent of the enrollment. The beige-gray color scheme, fluorescent lights, aluminum blinds, and largo convenient work rooms for the library staff make it—to quote Mr. Stapleton— simply a dream.” Row 1: Ruth W. Brown, Foods; Mrs. Tom H. Brunson, Science; M. Chancellor, Stenography; Mary M. Clark, Civics; Ruth Roach Clark, English; Jessie E. Cole, History; Lucile Hollis Cooner, History. Row 2: Emma A. Craddock, Biology; Mary R. Crocker, English; Claude Dahmer, Band and Orchestra; Winnie J. Davis, English; J. H. Dawson, Coach and Mechanical Drawing; Modeste E. Deakle, liatin, English, Art; H. B. Dennis, Woodworking and Mechanical Drawing. Piigf Sixteen