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

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4L. 'v- ,rf ,Qu-w f2f.+,i, kk ' iins ami reporis of iiie United Staies govern- 11 insuiar possessions, and a weu stoclcecl legis- 'n with inc Shilo impisiaiivc Bureau. ana History unil Archives Division, as well as yisiory ami liiciggriigihy, gcrmaiogy and general Lim builciing. oom of its own, enjoys a iarge patronage. for ,ivaliy mirifimi. Numerous winier visitors also on. . - ffm Ag H , Uver fire lzeiqlzfsg afzeag fke fam! of opporfunify. A iiigiily irnporliirii service is manic possiiuii- by niiait is known as the general reference Coueciion. This group of appioxinmieiy a iiifwiisiiiirl vniumes is selevlcfl wilii ini' View io giving ilu' answer lo every quesiion. Pcriizips iiic- inosi striking and also limi: most iiseri coiirzviion is Limo one riesignaied as IlAflZ0I1iilHil,'x wiiirii pertains exriiisivoly lo Arizorm iiisiory. It conizuiris more liiun 6,000 volumes. A pruminc-nl feature of this frillcviinii is time most coinplcio me in existence of early Arizona newspapers.

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llS6llI1'1 afld University lling under is situated counterpart ling in the tlie coming - paclres to and gave :ndeavoring groundworlc outline of portant luis- alaout lais- .Misslonary and Gonquisfador, fire one seeking souls, flze oflrer gold. torical cliaracters, and tlien, after additional discussions, it was decided to malce tlie tlreme of tlie type of liistorical cliaracter tliat lauilt Arizona. Tlie only two Figures in tl'1e mural wlricli represent definite persons are tlie two at tlic riglit of tlie Missionary panel, The Fran- ciscan fatlaer is Fray Marcos de Niza, tlre llirst wlwite man to enter Arizona, Beside liim is Estevan, tlie Moor, tlie lirst European to enter Arizona. rl-lie central priest in tlae painting, worn and lean witli long marclies over desert and mountain, stands for all tlie lnrave men wlio sullered for tlieir ideals and faitli. Tlie otlaer priests typify tl'1e lqindly zeal witli wliicli tlie padres attended to tlie luoclily and spiritual wants of tlieir lnnlian cliargcs. Looming lJel1ind tliis group is tlwe arrogant and greedy conqueror witli tlie proud banner of Castile lvillowing in lris walce. Estevan, witl'r two otlier men, according to one version ol: tlwe story, was slaipwrcclced on tl'1e coast of wliat is now Texas, near Galveston, wlien luis lnoat lsecame separated from one of De Soto's expeditions into tlre Gull ol' lvlexico from Florida, Tire Moor made liis way on foot to Durango, wldere lie was talcen into slavery until Fray lvlarcos, in Mexico City, lieard of l'1im and on luis way nortli in 1539, seeldng tlie Seven Cities of Ciluola. liberated liim ancl laired liim as a guide. Tliey traveled togetlier as far nortli as Metape, lVleXiCO, wl'1ere Estcvan was sent alweacl witl'i otliers to senrl lmaclc to Fray Marcos a cross gnioneer gm i if lie found anytliing wortlrwliile. l loaclc a very large cross. On l'iis trelc nortli Estevan gatlie of liis peculiarities. At some place f the 4' red a ll l1e sec: to give safe conduct to tlieir runners. lvlosl a runner witlr a rattle, and Estevan, lrnowi witliout it. He wore silver lmells on natives, but in spite of liis rattle, his clo Esteval tliouglrt to be tlie Seven Golden Cities r tliere from under a liuge pile of roclcs in r' As tlie mural series From records available tlie family, for ,it was greatest cliange in tlre progressed it lneca' it was plain to t tlie coming of mi cliaracter o f tliis A territory real liomes could lne built and el incentive for more determined developmen and order, built towns, cities, scla 0015, .ii