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

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74.0 manship, Business English, Commercial Arithmetic, Higher Mathematics, Typewriting, Shorthand, Spanish, Mechanical Drawing, Woodshop, Machine Shop, Blacksmithing, 'Welding High School English, Public Speaking, and Chemistry. The enrollment for l924-25 was 450, while the faculty has I8 members. For several years, Americanization classes of adult training in citizen- ship have been provided by the Administration for our future foreign born citizens. The Bureau of Naturalization of the United States Depart- ment of Labor has general supervision of the work. Text books are furnished free to applicants for United States Citizenship. ln one class. prospective citizens are taught to speak, read and write the English lan- guage. ln the other, they are taught the simple facts concerning our history and functions of our government. Another important course being offered, is a Nurses' Chemistry class, the members of which are from the Saint .Ioseph's Hospital. Chemistry relative to the nursing profession is studied: this being taken up in lec- tures and demonstrations after considerable groundwork has been given. One of the most interesting additions to the High School in the past year is the Health Department. Realizing the importance of health activities, the administration has created this department and provided a competent and well trained nurse, one of whose duties is to care for all girls who become ill or are in any way incapacitated while at school. For this purpose a well equipped dispensary has been established in which cots and a bed are available for those who wish to return to class after resting or who need personal care from the school nurse. Another im- portant duty of the nurse is to examine at the beginning of the year, all girls taking Physical Training, in order to determine their physical fitness for athletic activities, or their need of constructive aid. She also lectures to the girls' Physical Training classes on phases of personal hygiene and public health. So, Phoenix Union High School has grown, in the number of buildings and in actual money value, from one classroom to our beautiful institution of today: but, the most valuable growth of all, consists of these services to the community, and of the moulding of the characters that go forth each year to battle with life having stronger bodies, braver hearts, more highly trained minds and clean-cut moral standard. 21

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