Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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RAYMOND O. WILSON Principal Memphis Slate, It. S.; Duke University, M. Ed.: University of Illinois, M. Ed. LOUISE K. HAMIL Assistant Principal University of Alabama, B. S. and M. A. W. C. STAPLETON Asst. Principal (Barton) fohnson Bible College: Highland Home College, A. B.: Uni- versify of Alabama, B. S. and 1. A. GREY GIBSON DEVILBISS Registrar Indian College, B. S.: Columbia University: University of Chicago HAZEL D. DRIVER Dean of Girls Univer.c y of Wisconsin, B. A.: Northwestern University, M. A. JOSEPHINE E. HARGROVE Orientation University of Chicago, I'h. B.: Colorado State College of Edu- cation, M. A.: Northwestern University, M. A. MABEL R. LOWRY Office Assistant University of Chicago MRS. ELIZABETH GADILHE Secy, to Principal LORRAINE A. McCOY Record Clerk DORIS HUNTER STUMPH Record Clerk University of Tennessee CECIL M. WARD Director of Trade and Industry Education Ohio State University, B. S. and M. A.: Columbia University MRS. ADDILEAN BOOKER, R. N. School Nurse MRS. HELEN H. McINTYRE Cafeteria Manager Massachusetts State College: University of Alabama MRS. JOSEPHINE BRUISTER Cafeteria Manager Alabama College, B. S. LUCILLE BAKER Manager Welfare Store Experimental Civics Discusses the Atom Ufe in the atomic age is the all-important sub- ject under discussion by a panel of students m one of Miss Ruth lapscomb's experimental civics classes. The group is studying the structure of the atom, the atom bomb, the effects of its blast, its bearing on world peace, and the action of the United Nations on the subject of the bomb. Such discussions arc frequent and represent the new trend in civics classes to deal with the solution of problems common to youth. With this fine training in citizenship it is believed that these students will be better informed as adults and will learn to live more successfully in larger communities. 16] MO HI AN

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t VA11 C V| -r —, r class in adult night school, with Mrs. Hamit in background and Miss V.ndcrlc in right foreground; Right—Miss Purifoy, Miss Taylor, Mrs. Peter, Miss Baxter. Mrs. Bridgewater, Mrs. Clark (secretary), and Mrs. Ross (chairman). NIGHT SCHOOL FOR ADULTS The night school for adults is an outgrowth of the veterans’ individualized instruction pro- gram. Students enroll to get credit toward a high school diploma or to make special prep- aration for college. Enrollment is limited to jxrople eighteen years old or above who are not enrolled in the day time. The school offers a great variety of courses—mechanical drawing and art, history and other social sciences, gen- eral science and biology, woodworking, stenog- raphy and typing, English, and mathematics. One of the most valuable courses is known as the general continuation class, which begins with first grade reading and writing and con- tinues through the sixth grade. Taking these varied courses is a great variety of students— from Ixiys and girls who dropped out of school only a year or two ago to men and women with children and even grandmothers. The program permits the student to work at his own rate of speed, and the length of time needed to complete a course is determined by the ability and perseverance of the student. FACULTY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE The faculty curriculum committee is a large and enthusiastic committee that met on Tues- day mornings regularly throughout the year. The members thoughtfully analyzed the pres- ent curriculum at Murphy; made an intensive study of students’ needs as to health, citizen- ship. and ability to earn a living; read numer- ous books to discover curricular tendencies and developments in other schools; and visited the schools at Pascagoula and Troy to observe cur- ricular practices. These activities supplied the committee with a background for recommending gradual changes in the present curriculum, with the goal in view of adjusting it to each individual's needs. Experimentation on a small scale began when a few social science teachers shifted the interest in the classroom from the viewpoint of the teacher and the textbook to that of the students. One senior said, “Now I know more than just history. I know why we study it and how useful it can be in working out solutions to current problems.” M OHIAN [15

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MAUDE ALEXANDER History Tennessee College. A. B.: Peabody College, A . A. MARY RALEIGH ANDERSON Civics, Psychology Bine Mountain College. A. B.: Peabody College. M. A.: Colum- bia University, Ph. I). MRS. A. W. ARIAIL ... Bookkeeping, Stenography Huntingdon College. A. B. JOHN HOWARD BAKER, JR. Coordinator op Vocational Education Birmingham Southern. B. S. FLORENCE BALDERSON English Georgia State College for Women HARRIET BARNES ................. Physical Education ludson College. A. B.: Columbia University. M. A. GLADYS BAXTER Biology University of Alabama, B. S. MRS. T. G. BILLUPS ........................ Mathematics Western Maryland College. A. B. OSGAR BOLAND Fiscal Agent Meridian College. B. A.: ltushin College MRS. DOROTHY W. BOONE Civics ludson College, B. A. MARY BRAGG Biology Peabody College, B. S.: Columbia University, M. A. MRS. F. LEE BRIDGEWATER Civics University of Chicago F. LEE BRIDGEWATER Physical Education Illinois State Norma! University. B. E. J. W. C. BROWN ....................Algebra, Geometry University of Michigan. A. B. THOMAS H. BROWN ................ Draftinc, Technical Houghton College, B. A.: Bowling Green University, B. S. Indispensable Work Oi Murphy Print Shop Apprentices Wesley Evans, Robert foster and Billy Smith, with their Master, Mr. K. D. Houser, arc making up forms preparatory to running off the April I edition of Murphy Hi Times. Print- ing the school paper is only one of the valuable activities of this busy print shop. Students, teach- ers, school board officials, and anyone ehe con- nected with the Mobile County schools know the work, oi Mr. Houser and his printing classes. Every printed form or paper used in the county schools is a product of Murphy's print shop. This work acquaints printing students with the work of a printer and may assure them a bright future through a useful and congenial trade. M 0111 A N [17