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

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GQ ac S :megs :Sigma ln the second panel of the Apache series on the walls of the Arizona Department of Lihrary and Archives, two hraves crouch behind saguaro' and roclcs, watching live signal smolres warning of the approach of enemy soldiers mounted on horses. Pictured is Signal Mountain south of Glolne. The Apaches are dressed in hattle array, lureech clouts and war honnets, interesting in that they are so dilterent from any other trihe's. lnstead of a great array ot feathers on the crown and trailing down the haclc almost to the ground, as was the regulation head dress of the Sioux, they have only a small leather slcull cap with a tuft of owl feathers sticlting up in the center. The originals of these honnets may he seen in the Heard Museum in Phoenix. The warriors carry hows and arrows, which were deadly accurate at short range. Similar hows and arrows may he seen in the Heard Museum and in the University of Arizona Museum at Tucson. Visitors to the Department of Lihrary and Archives will Find much besides the Datus murals of interest: hut inasmuch as these outstanding worlcs of art supply the central theme of the present article, other distinguishing features will he slcetched hut Briefly and for the purpose of providing a setting for the jewel. Authorized in 1937, huilt in 1933 and occupied in April, 1939, it completes and forms the west stem of the letter H hy which the capitol's overall form is most accurately descrihed. lts architecture, the worlc of Orville A. Bell, is moditied Renaissance and its fourfstoried walls of native granite and tufa match, except for certain modemizations. those of older portions of the building. Among the many features which lend distinction to the quarters of the Department of Lilarary and Archives, ttrst in order of importance, though perhaps not the most ohvious to the average casual visitor, is the unusual interior arrangement and equipment, For convenience ot access, completeness and adaptalaility to the purpose for which designed -factors which malce for elliciency of operation and economy of admin- istration-it is believed that no lihrary plant in the country, whatever its size, can hoast superiority. This is largely due to the intensive study and careful planning hegun hy Director Mulford Winsor, head of the Department since March 18, 1952, long helore he was assured of new quarters. An attraction of much interest to visitors is the crescent shaped walnut charging counter which extends nearly the full width of the wide front olhce and houses an ingeniously contrived card catalogue. accessible to patrons, of the contents of the Departments several lilararies. lt serves also as an auspicious introduction to the main reading room, which is reached through a lnronze grille door and carpeted passageway.

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G l . , Y ,ui X V A -Y? Wg .vt l tHE HISTORY Ol? OUR SCHOOL is largely that of our Arizona State, for the two 'Ural I . . . have grown from infancy during the last half century. For this reason we count ourselves very fortunate to secure the following groups of pictures, copied from T H I panels hanging in the State Library. Thelpanels, which decorate the departments foyer, are the work of lay Datus. Four of the murals, following the early-day theme of the Apache Indians, tell the story of Arizona's progress in the sinoke signal languagef WORKING in conjunction with Mulford Winsor, director of the department of library and archives, who planned the muralsand checked them for accuracy as to period and detail, Artist Datus spent many months Tn research, which' included interviews with real Apache scouts of Arizona's 'indian war days. Based on these interviews, argl upon talks with the In- dians themselves, is the story of the smoke signals, their import and interpretation. In the first panels, not included in our showing here,ware two Apache braves in the foreground watch- inq twopadres as they slowly cross a hill. There is no hostility in the Indians' attitude, only curiosity. From the hilltop rises a single graceful column of smoke, signifying no threat or menace, but attention only. In the final panel an Apache squaw works on a huge basket while, unnoticed in the distance, a primitive railroad train works its way westward. ARlZONA'S PAGEANT of progress really got underway with the Gold Rush movement, but not until people learned the value of gold that is represented in fgrming and cattle raising did Arizona start to grow. Our horse and buggy days are not so far away but that Kmany ac- ' tive citizens today recall. It was at that time our school is best represented as beginning. .. in the Pioneer Era, when Westward the course of empire attracted a hardy race. Our lan- guage and customs have been influenced by the earliest of Arizona settlers, including the l Spanish explorers, the padres, the gold miners and the Indians. We accept these customs as 4 lt naturally as we accept our climate and the actions of thok we meet in school and in the home. I A The names of our streets, our theaters, spegial dishes, our athletic teams . . . all reflect the early Arizona influence. We have weathered one war, will soon see the completion oft another, the final step to victory and a glorious future. Over the heightsg ahead the land of opportunity says the Modern Era panel. And that is as it should be. is mi 'We are deeply indebted to the Arizona Highways Magazine for the following color panels cs well as for the scenic opening pages to this Golden Anniversary edition. M .. gp, - v , 4 Jw vw' W v 1 A' Q fitif g Wi: tw? N l vw I Nm J, Q X I ,f 0 , If - if f P - I ' I PM Q 1 W, 1 X I I 1 H P8 . I . Qs '24 . 'li wr '.-' ' Tis I lit I 7 7 rs. Q l rs- I X ll t gm 'fv ' - N f 1 T . , 414 1 y ,- A 1 ,JP ,Y : I I v ws. , if ' .ESX lilly X' FQ-7 N Y 5 If f f , NM D533 WXXO Q 5 rx ' f ,-Ami:-4-x?6Ila . l nr I-W 4 as T uX, Mil ,lil K X4 4 7 XF N K . 'NX kv . Q I 4 I, Xu- vi N . X . , xx NN X ' - -1 1 Nl till' XX-' ' X t will Q- 'lim , NX-Il Amwlx. Axis X 'XV If 'VFANV X J

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I 5 5 Gfncierzf Grvilizafrm 4 kzizorzcz J CLQEQI'2f of.f'zo9fz515, By GUY L, JACKSON Visitors to the Arizona Department of Lihrary and Archives have said that Jay Datus has produced an uepic in oils, referring to the murals which adorn the iihrary foyer and main office on the third Hoor of the capitol in Phoenix. ln the paintings the muralist has emphasized periods rather than events, types rather than individuals, the character of people rather than of persons. the collective achievements of men and women who never gained fame hut who did their parts faithfully and weu, rather than the roles of any one or a few of them. The nameless characters, denizens of a prehistoric day, Indians, Conquistadores, mission- aries, trappers, traithlazers, prospectors, mountainmen, miners, mulesicinners, soldiers, colo- nists, range fotlc, forerunners of reciamationHhuiiders of Arizona'-au these are the actors in the Arizona Pageant of Progressf' - With few tools, and poor ones, to wort: with, these forerunners of today used weH what they had, gouged deeply and carved a state. The library murals signify the importance and depict the physical attrihutes of the types and groups that laid the foundations of Arizona and whose descendants constitute the hutwarlc of the future. In arriving at the'various units to he represented in the primary theme of the murals the artist deived deep into the prehistoric and ancient civihzations which. many hundreds of 1 years ago, the cliff wt health andl The muf centuries hi a people sa hunt earlier, the? period of manship. Undoub' food and 1 other they Grande, es' The seed other typed man's LI