Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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Vocational Department Provides Connections arc checked in electronics class under Mr. Cleveland. MR. E. C. STEPHENS, Vocational Related Subjects; Livingston State College. B.S., U. of Alabama, M.A.; D.O. Club; Head of Dept. MR. C. WHEATLEY CLEVELAND, Electronics; Maryvalc. MR. BRUCE EVANS, JR., D.O. Related Subjects; Coordinator; U. of Alabama, B.S., M.A. MR. NOLAN C. GRIFFIN, D.O. Related Subjects; Howard College, M.A. MRS. MARY HALSTEAD, D.O. Related Subjects; Bclhavcn College, B.S., U. of Alabama. MISS MARGUERITE KAHALLEY, Vocational Related Subjects, Job Training; U. of Alabama, B.S.; D.E.C.C.A. Club. 30

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Miss Sparkman leads daily exercises in gym class to keep her students physically fit. “Sound minds in sound bodies” sums up the efforts of Murphy’s Physical Education Department. A staff of twelve energetic instructors, five women and seven men, undertakes the task of developing one thousand five hun- dred seventy girls and one thousand two hundred fifty-seven boys for entering the adult world. Students arc strengthened through exercise sessions. Learning that confidence and teamwork are necessary for success in life through three phases of sports. The first is composed of those conducted in physical education class. Intramural sports, those under- taken voluntarily by students after school, arc included in the second class. The third, which consists of the varsity sports, has the greatest degree of training and preparation. Upon his graduation the student is ready to become a well- rounded and able part of the adult world, and this depart- ment achieves its aim to develop sound bodies. MISS LOLETE TANNER, Physical Education; University of Alabama, B.S.; Intramural Director, Head of Department. MRS. BARBARA DOUGLAS, Phys- ical Education; Alabama College, B.S.; Junior Class, Tennis Club. MISS ELOISE FOSTER, Physical Education; Alabama College, B.S.; THE MOHIAN. MISS CATHERINE McNALLY, Physical Education; Georgia State Teachers College, B.S.; Senior Class. MISS LINDA SUE SPARKMAN, Physical Education; Alabama College, B.S.; Cheerleaders, Student Council. 29

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Students With Work Experience Experience is an important part of the Vocational De- partment. Designed for those who intend to go to work right after graduation, this department offers courses in diversified occupation, electronics, auto mechanics, machine shop, sheet metal, drafting, and distributive education. Students acquire on-the-job experience which is so often required by employers in the D.O. and D.E. programs. Other courses permit students to specialize in certain trades which lead into rewarding careers. Through fifty classes, ten instructors assume a role in preparing five hun- dred seventy-seven young people for entry into the adult world. These teachers stress individual accuracy and skill demanded by the business world. The necessity for team- work is impressed upon the individual through the D.O. and D.E. programs and also through classroom activities. Thus the Vocational Department of Murphy docs its part in preparing today’s youth for the challenges of tomorrow. MR. WILLIAM J. McKNIGHT, Auto Mechanics; College of Tech- nology, Belfast, Ireland; D.E. and D.O. Clubs. MR. WILLIAM C. NEEL, Drafting; Auburn U.; Cetaceans. Mr. McKnight explains to Richard Harris and David McKenna the use of a meter in checking cam angle and rpm’s. 31