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

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Administrators Meet War's Challenge World War ll has been more than a series of headlines to those who have tried to keep Phoenix Union High School in line with the rapidly changing times. ln fact, one might believe that not headlines but headaches have been their sorry lot. The influx of new students, transfer of old students, demands for streamlined courses, and a generally stepped-up pro- gram to fit group and individual needs have kept the First Building offices buzz- ing, to say nothing of the different depart- ments, which have had to meet many of the same perplexities. But the answer is obvious, the problems have been met and the school has won wide recognition for the manner in which it has accepted the challenge. Our vast secondary school plant is busy night and day doing the work both of war and peace. CfOr O ' I f eseQrkifIS7'8UHN Q05 , Qbjd Once Our leaders have seen the Paths to Tomorrow and know what must be done here to fit the students to find those paths and to trod them fully prepared for what lies ahead. PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOLS have been faced with many a new problem this year, but these administrators have met every situation capably. Seated are Avery Olney, Myra Downs, Dean W. S. Stone, Ida McDaniel, Superintendent Montgomery, C. E. Willson, Margaret Hurley, E. A. Brock, Iewell Mitchell. Standing-Frank Anderson, Mildred W. Wood, R. I, Turner, H. M. Bargman, R. R. Robinson, Dean H. B. Wyman, L. A. Eastburn, lay Hyde, Irene Raymond, and Boy A. Lee. fI3l

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l all L R S., ABSENCE makes the heart grow fonder . . of A excuses, as this line to the Registrars Office indicates. Upper right: One reason why so many boys call at the school post office might be Miss Saner, the new assistant retaryt Lower left: Mrs. Holt smiles at Patricias tragic mien, but if it's lost, it's lost! Right: Mr. Laur sells books while they last. I t Line Up! Remember, There s A War Going On! WHAT MAKES PACTCRY wheels re- volve? Why is it that you hear of one com- pany receiving the Army and Navy E for excellence about the same time another company, with similar problems, is faced wtih a labor strike or has become bogged down with bottlenecks ? The answer isn't easy. lf we knew, President Roosevelt should give us the job now held by Madam Perkins! But it can be said of Phoenix Union, itself a factory of no small proportions, that whatever bottlenecks arise, there are students and faculty agencies on the alert to rectify the situation. This year, with the entire school tuned to war tempo, every office had additional problems to solve: new students entering school from out-of-stateg students finding war jobs and requesting changes in class schedules, teachers leaving for military service, Uncle Sam demanding more and more trained workers in the exact sciences . . . But nothing has stopped us from getting the job done this year. We can be justly proud of every administrator, teacher, and student. All have done their part to mark the school year a triumph in efficiency. U43