Phoenix Technical High School - Phoenix Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Queen of the Tech Cadets BETTY RENEAU Techfs Colo, cmd during a review. b THE R.O.T.C. BATTALION at Phoenix Tech is the only R.O.T.C. Engineer Unit in Phoenix. Technicians are urged to take advantage of the opportunity for military training in high school to prepare them for the service they will be called upon to give in the Army, Navy, Marines or Air Force. Students who achieved positions of leadership this year were Cadet Lieutenant Colonel William Miller, Battalion Commander, Cadet Major john Perry, Battalion Executive Officer, Cadet Captain William Light, Company A Commander, and Cadet Captain Marvin Loos, Battalion Adjutant. The R.O.T.C. program includes classwork as well as drill. The pri- mary aim is good citizenship. As in the regular Army, discipline is stressed and there is instruction in the manual of arms, military courtesy, care of weapons and equipment, tactics and maneuvering. Training is accom- plished through lectures, movies and actual drill. Boys who are R.O.T.C. Cadets are eligible for the Rifle Team. Units from neighboring high schools enter competition on various occasions during the year, but they all cooperate on the Military Ball which is one of the social highlights of the year. Each of the high schools selects a candidate to reign as Queen. Tech's Cadets selected as their can- didate Miss Betty Reneau. The members of the R.O.T.C. take great pride in their contribution to the annual Clothing Drive. This year their efforts helped to bring in 10,750 pounds of clothing for the needy. On duty at Tech as the Commandant is Sergeant First Class Billie L. Stephens. Sergeant Stephens entered the service in 1944 and saw service in the Asiatic Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. He also served as an investigator of war crimes in Korea. Sergeant Stephens is a graduate of Arizona State College at Tempe. - 121 - A Platoon drilling. SFC BILLIE L. STEPHENS

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ABOVE: Waiting for the Battalion to Pass in Reviewf, fLeft to Rightj Dale Svegel, Mascot: SFC Eddie McGrady, Captain Richard Jennings, General Frazer, State Adjutant General: Colonel Miller, Chief of the Arizona Military Districtg Mr. McCullar, Phoenix Union High Schoolg Mr. John D. Kendall, Phoenix Tech: Colonel Cochran, Public Information Officer for the Arizona National Guard. LEFT: Cadet Captain David Mishler receives a rifle marksmanship trophy from Colonel Cochran of the Arizona National Guard. BOTTOM: Inspection! -120-

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Waudzg and Imaam Wazadtq mai 7mm BACK ROW: C Left to Rightj Coach VVilliam Davis, Andrew Almaraz, Frank Renteria, Wilfred Johnson, Cleveland F ortenberry Ronald Tumer, john Waddel,,Maynard Ward, Arnold Villverde, Bill Hammer, Frank Lujan and Frank Arbizeo. FRONT ROW: Manager George Lane, Nick Rios, Nick Durham, Dane Vowell, joel Kaufman, Albert Trujillo, Albert Armijo, Elmer Creen, Emest Calvin, Mel Houser and joe Hernandez. IN THE LULL BETWEEN the excitement of the bas- ketball tournament and baseball games our athletes keep in shape by competing in track meets. Sprinting, hur- dling, pole-vaulting, high-jumping and discus throwing are among the skills the members of the various teams strive to perfect. Although the teams met tough compe- tition they were undaunted in their efforts 'J if W We X f riff, f f ' T coACgHDAvis bf' A n M ' ' V fff' 4 vvituk i pippeq, g if ta V QI g iw