Phoenix Union High School - Phoenician Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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u.L Wf'd 's. w E . !MaIiT1:eiDh62nic1an fm. Mff ll ill v A Music Department HE music department of the Phoenix Union High School consists of the Band and Orchestra and the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs. Students who wish to study on any band or orchestra instrument receive private lessons from Mr. Etzweiler, who is the head of the department, free of charge. They take two lessons a week and receive one-quarter credit a year for this work. The band members receive one credit a year, the orchestra members one-half credit, and the Glee Club members one-half credit. The Band was organized this year with 24 members, and has been increased to 35. A number of students taking instruction give the prospect of the band next year being even better than this. Each year we try to improve. The music department gave a concert on February 7. This concert was the first of its kind ever attempted by the music department. A number of the students played solos. Credit was given all who played toward getting a Coyote emblem. They had to qualify as follows: Public Performance, twenty-five per cent, Perfect Attendance, twenty-live per cent, Deportment, twenty-five per cent, Grade in all Studies, twenty- five per cent, Total, one hundred per cent. The following is a list ofthe boys who qualified for the Coyote Emblem: Captain August Rau, First Lieutenant Roscoe Mills, Second Lieutenant Wallace Greene, Corporal Kent Thayer, and Corporal Charles Sisson. The proceeds of the concert were used to get uniforms for the band. The orchestra of 14 members has done a lot of work this year. They have played for all the school plays, several times in assembly, and their work has always been praised and the class of music always said to be the best, such as The Bohemian Girl selection, So Long Letty , Take It From Men, etc. The Glee Club under the direction of .Mrs. Gandy surely have done good work. They have sung in assembly several times and on such oc- casions were always well received. They were a big feature in making the concert on February 7 a success. The Music Department of the Phoenix Union High School stands for better music. ALBERT ETZWEILER Graduate of Combs Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MRS. AMY C. GAMBY Director of Glee Clubs. 31 , Y 'B mi- f' 2 ' . 4 'P -:rg J U 4-xi, N, ' I i X il .' ' ia .nl 'Bri I T .N A ll m uanllpbhlw rl Illia II SWL-A Jul 4lW55 'l t N

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l U1 fb r O I ll J 1 I WSJ' 'lx . M ls , rf it 51' 11444: . ph02l1iIiBINf'M4 Home Economics Department T behooves the woman of today to know what and how to buy. High School and College girls are able to train for this opportunity and duty in the Home Economics courses of today. Phoenix Union High School offers six semesters work in its Home Economics Depart- ment. The courses are classified as Food Study, and Clothing Study. The aim of Food Study is to train the girl to be a better home member and homemaker by developing habits of neatness, accuracy, economy, and directness of work, to teach the underlying principles of the preparation and serving simple meals and the fundamentals of house-keeping. The ad- vanced courses in Foods develop skill in preparation and planning of meals and unformal entertaining thru practice in cooking and serving, thru study of food values and well balanced meals, proper equipment and appointments. Because of a great need some work is given to the care and feeding of children of various ages, the diet in diseases of children and adults. In the clothing courses the fundamentals of plain sewing are taught. Attention is given to the relative merits of garments made in class and the ready-made pieces: considering cost, choice of materials, color, quality, workmanship and time in making. In the advanced courses all garments are made to complete a costume fa dress and hatj. Simplicity and economy are emphasized as well as color, suitable design, and appropriate dress for the occasion. Necessity is, in truth, the mother of invention. It has been found necessary for girls and women to make housekeeping and home-making a business and a profession. With this in view the Home Economics Department of Phoenix Union High School has in its above courses en- deavored to train the girl in the fundamentals of home-making, in con- fidence in the repetition of processes, and in economy of time. MRS. LULU C. RICE l3.S. University of Montana. Summer Sessions, University of California. Home Demonstration lVorkg Federal worker as Food Demonstrator. GLADYS MILLER ELIZABETH WrLsoN B.S. Oregon Agricultural College. B.S, in Home Economics, University ofArizona. 30 KW? A ?'QWW ' ifffff If iffy f 'Tiff fl' V- fZf 'V JI U l 'fa L' '11, - J ' 7 ll E Win J' . , mx ,4 , :N-J! .ed 1210 .n. ' V

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, E Agricultural Department l RIZONA is rich in agricultural oppor- tunities. No state in the Union offers any greater variety of agricultural ex- tremes. There are vast differences in altitude and climate, extremes in soil composition, and in moisture content, which vary from water-logged land to barren desert conditions. Tropical fruits and vegetables are produced in the low irrigated valleys While the higher valleys and plateaus produce temperate and north temperate crops. On the Whole the agriculture of Arizona is a direct challenge to the young man or boy who is seeking a life vocation. It offers more compensation in health, Wealth, and happiness than any other occupation that could be chosen at this time. Unfortunately however the idea that any one could be a successful farmer has been too general. It has been too often assumed that all that was necessary was plenty of hard work and success was assured. Develop- ments have been made in agriculture in the last 20 years which call for an entirely different farm manager. Improvement of machinery and labor-saving devices in farm Work now calls for no small amount of mechanical training in the care and repair of such machinery. Discoveries in chemistry and other sciences and their practical application to productive farming require more edu- cation than was necessary for the average farmer several years ago. Competition in marketing crops is keener today and it necessitates study by the successful farmer of the business methods of profitable crop disposal. He must not only be a good producer of crops, but he must also understand the business man's problems in selling these crops. The Agricultural courses at Phoenix High School are designed to give the necessary training as direct preparation for students who desire to take up Agriculture as a vocation. The Work given applies particularly to local and state conditions and is supplemented as much as possible with practical demonstrations on farms about Phoenix. There are four classes each taking up a particular phase of farming. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY This is a study of the care and management of livestock, and the development of interest in improved live stock, which takes up in detail the advance methods of feeding, breeding, marketing of products. Practi- cal methods in judging livestock are obtained by frequent trips by the class at which time a study of management methods is also made. SOILS AND CROPS p i study ofthe soils and crops of the community Wherein the crops 4, are discussed in. seasonal sequence and class Work IS supplemented with Mr field trips to gillli practical hints. A detailed study of soil culture, ferti- lizers., cover crops, crop rotations, irrigation, plant propagation, diseases 0 and insects of plants is carried on. A 'Fi RALPH R. ROBINSON LASVRENCI-I L. KREIGHISAUM I, B.S. Colorado Agricultural College. KS. and NLS. University of Arinmzx. Wait' fm.. 4 32 '91 'fy it , h f gy?-, ,ly f -, , 'QPV if, X, V . -W X 1 'fum' Ziff, Il f ' , lf ! il 1 :lmdlvftxx 4,2 Ilfyf. ,,,.g ' QQ 5 1 , J- J .7 ff I l -, lem I If 1 .- 4.,-aqui! f if-R - I ,. ll ' e 1 '-. W 1 A ., L F '15 4 r omg Ah I def ,431-Q34 .. F f Ju. 'Tilt' li 0