Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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Mr. O. B. Hodges, Educator Coming from a family of educators, Mr. O. B. Hodges, Murphy's principal, efficiently co-ordinates the work of the school and acts as over-all director. The oldest of six children, he claims to be the best- looking. His father was a teacher in Madison County; his uncle was a Superintendent of Education. He attended high school in Madison County. At first, Mr. Hodges thought he would be an engineer, but decided that it wasn't his line of work. He re- ceived his Bachelor’s Degree from Auburn and his Master’s from Columbia University. Before coming to Murphy, he taught math in Birmingham, economics in Minnesota and served as principal at Cullman High School and Auburn High School. Mr. Hodges has a married daughter who lives in Baltimore, where her husband is an intern at John Hopkins. Their only son, Paul, was bom this year ana is the apple or his grandfather’s eye. Mr. Hodges enjoys fishing and farming, but testi- fies that his wife allows him little spare time. MR. O. B. HODGES Principal of Murphy High School Interviews with Mr. Hodges prove helpful. A smile a day makes work seem like play. 23

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The Board Makes Decisions The Mobile School Board is actually older than the State School System itself. Making all policies governing school operations is one of the many func- tions of this council. The main function of the Board is to co-ordinate the school program according to the needs of the county. The members are elected on the basis of how well they can handle problems confront- ing the schools. Members of the board are President Arthur Smith; Vice-President John Shaw; William Crane, Charles McNeil, and Dan McCall. Land, finances, and school and community relations are the three committees in- to which the board is divided. The heads of these committees work long and hard without pay or per- sonal acclaim to solve the problems of Mobile schools. Under the supervision of the school board is the Superintendent of Schools Dr. Cranford Burns and his co-workers. These educators are concerned with providing a school system that will give the students knowledge and skills for an improved way of life. DR. CRANFORD H. BURNS Superintendent of Mobile County Public Schools SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: Mr. William Crane, Mr. Charles McNeil, Mr. Arthur Smith, president, Dr. Cranford Burns, Mr. Dan McCall and Mr. John Shaw.

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Murphy’s Capable Administration Mrs. Louise K. Hamil Assistant Principal Adult and Veteran Di- vision Mr. Walter M. Phillips Assistant Principal Attendance and Teacher Personnel Mr. Julius M. Sitterlee Assistant Principal Fiscal Agent l) Murphy High School's administration is headed by Principal O. B. Hodges. Mr. Phillips is in charge of Pupil Personnel ' In this department are Miss Gladys Baxter, Dean of Girls; Mr. J. F. Moore, Dean of Boys; Mrs. Booker, Nurse; and Mrs. Lowry, Registrar. Mrs. Lowry, with the help of Mrs. Stumph, Mrs. Slaughter, and Mrs. Bowen, is in charge of student records. All people connected with Pupil Personnel” work directly with students and help with their problems. ' Business and Campus” division is headed by Mr. Julius Sitterlee. Through this department, financial matters and matters concerning the grounds are chan- neled. Mrs. Kern, Bookkeeper, handles money matters while Mrs. Stapleton is the Cafeteria Manager. Mr. Grice, with the help of the maids, janitors, and other workers is in charge of the campus upkeep. The Adult and Veterans Division is the night school program at Murphy with Mrs. Hamil as the assistant principal in charge. It is independent of the day school and has offices of its own. Miss Knudsen is manager and her assistants are Mrs. Botts and Mrs. Murphy. . Mrs. Perdue, the Receptionist, and Miss McKnight, The Secretary, do not belong to a specific department U, b c ainly deserve recognition for their fine work. 24 Mr. Sitterlee checks on football returns.