Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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HOUSEHOLD INDUSTRIAL FINE ARTS Louise S. Wedcworth. Clothing, Home Planning; Chair- man of Household Arts Department; Alabama College, B. S. Vivian Jelks, Clothing, Home Planning, Family Life; l ouisiana State University, A. B„ University of Alabama, M. S. Mrs. Doris Morrissette, Foods; Huntingdon College, A. B., Columbia University. Mrs. Catharine Ross, Home Management, Family Life, Foods; Faculty Program Com.; Sweet Briar College, Pea- body College, B. S., Columbia University. Willie Grace Smith, Foods, Clothing; Alabama College, B. S., Columbia University. Ned F. Casey, Industrial Arts; Buffalo State Teachers Col- lege, B. S., St. Bonaventure College. Ed. M. H. B. Dennis, Woodworking; Visual Aid Com.; Alabama Polytechnic Institute, B. S. Myrtle Enderle, Mechanical Drawing; Visual Aid Com.; Tulane University, B. A. R. D. Houser, Printing; University of Alabama, Spring Hill College, Mergenthaler U notype School. Clyde Kennedy, Art; Fan Randlcttc Art Honors Society; Art Institute of Chicago, University of Alabama, A. B. Mrs. Ross' Household Management Class listens intently to a lecture on kitchen planning by Miss Theresa Branch, home economist from Alabama Power Company. All classes in the Household Arts depart- ment ma e full use of numerous local concerns for tal s and demonstrations on different phases of their worInterest- ing field trips are also a part of their full and varied program. XI OH IAN 29

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Commercial department teachers are con- stantly on the alert to provide inspira- tional and practical experiences. Photo- graphed in the library are stenography students taking dictation from visiting business men . . . Grace Phelan, national amateur champion typist, thrilled typing students with her demonstration of speed and accuracy. Carol Purifoy, Bookkeeping; Co-sponsor of Senior Class; Mississippi State College for Women, A. B. Mrs. A. Ariail, Bookkeeping; Huntingdon College, A. H., Columbia University, Emory University. Ruth Douglas, Commercial Geography; Alabama Poly- technic Institute, B. S. Mrs. Inez Perry Lancham, Shorthand, Typewriting; Na- tional Honor Society; Troy State Teachers College, Ala- bama College, A. B., University of Alabama, M. A. Ann Dyer Mitchell, Stenography, Typing; Secretary of M. E. A., Secretary of Junior Red Cross Council; Missis- sippi State College for Women. B. A. Sue Harper Savage, Stenography, Typing; O. B. E.; Ala- bama Polytechnic Institute, B. S. Grace Shaw, Stenography, Typing; Bowling Green Busi- ness University, B. S. Mrs. Charles B. Vaughan, I atin, Economic Geography; Attendance Assistant; Wisconsin State Teachers College, University of Chicago, Spring Hill College, A. B. Mrs. Nellie Ward, Stenography, Typing; Business Spon- sor of Hi Times; Alabama College, B. S. Winnie Whatley, Commercial; O. B. E.; Bowling Green College of Commerce, A. B. COMMERCIAL M OH I AN 28

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 Sidney C. Phillips IN MEMORIAM Fear no more the heat o’ th’ sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages; Thou thy worldly tas ( hast done. Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages.” Sidney C. Phillips, former English teacher and principal at Murphy, was assistant superintendent of schools at the time of his death in June, 1950. Those of us who were associated with Sidney Phillips at Murphy High School remember many fine things about him. We remember, for example, his deep ap- preciation of our English language. Word and phrase and sentence had a precious quantity and quality for him. He reverenced the mother tongue and taught others to take pride in their use of it. Perhaps it is not too much to say that those years in which he taught boys and girls to enjoy their literature were his most creative years. Mis knowledge was dynamic, wherein courage and truth and the love of beauty were not merely symbols, printed on a page, but living realities, the word cnflcshed. —Frances Durham Lorraine A. McCoy Miss Lorraine McCoy was for six years transcript clerk in the registrar's office. We shall remember her as kind and gentle in all her ways. Her luminous eyes reflected the glory and love of the Cod she worshipped so devoutly. She was sensitive to the moods of others and ever ready with a story to lift a smile. ‘Truly, ’ said one of her friends, “she touched the garments of Cod and left His fragrance with us.” —Grey Gibson Devilbiss