Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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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

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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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Commercial Department Emphasizes Mrs. McCaa points out shorthand ritistakcs to Linda Pugh. MISS CAROL PURIFOY, Accounting, Record Keep- ing; Mississippi State College for Women, A.B.; Head of Department. MRS. MARY C. BUFFKIN, Typing, General Busi- ness; U. of Alabama, B.S. MISS ADDIE HOLMES, Shorthand, Typing, General Business; U. of Alabama, A.B., M.Ed. MRS. ELSIE JONES, Office Machines; Alabama Col- lege, U. of Alabama, B.S. MRS. KATHRYN B. McCAA, Typing, Shorthand, General Business; U. of Southern Mississippi, B.S.; Sophomore Class. 32