Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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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.

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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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Miss Gladys Baxter Dean of Girls Mrs. Addilean Booker Nurse Mrs. Mabel Botts AAV. Secretary Mrs. Opal Bowen Mrs. Jean Kern Miss Esther Knudsen Mrs. Mabel Lowery Records Bookkeeper AAV. Office Manager Registrar Miss Mary L. Mr. J. F. Moore Miss Janice Murphy Mrs. Ruth Perdue McKnight Dean of Boys AAV. Secretary Receptionist Secretary Mrs. Perdue greets the morning with a smile. Mrs. Slaughter and Mrs. Bowen find the records in good order.