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

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Principal Iames S. Carter ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL PROBLEMS loom large to students at times, but to the administrators ot a school as elaborate as ours, problems multiply daily and must be met with dispatch tor full etticiency, Principal lames S. Carter has estab- lished himself as one ot the community's outstanding educators as a result ot his work at Phoenix Union High School. He has guided the faculty in such a way as to promote unity and a spirit ot progression here. LEADERSHIP came also from Supt. E. W. Montgomery and the Board oi Education, which sees to it that Phoenix Union keeps in step with improvements, new buildings, and excellent personnel. The nation recognizes our school as outstanding and Phoenix Union's administrators as Well-informed, co-operative, and progressive. EACED WlTH the double responsibility ot mecticw the educational needs ot an expanding community and justifying the expenditure of many millions in new build- ings and school facilities, the Board ot Education has done an outstanding job. The tributes paid this spring to Supt. E. W. Montgomery, who is completing his 25th year here, were also a tribute to the Board and the community that backed him. THEY ARE A REAL CREDIT T0 UUR COMMUNITY Board of Education: Standing are Iohn E. Herrscher and William I. McDonald: seated are Mrs. F. A. Bons. Dr. A Norman Ross, Dr. Trevor G. Browne. and Supt. E. W. Montgomery.

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DEAN lscah Mateer and Dean Ciitiord I. Prather have had more than their share of problems in guiding activities oi 3500 boys and girls. But they have done an excellent iob and won many new friends. THEY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY HOW WOULD YOU like to have 3500 children? The old Woman who lived in a shoe Was a piker compared to our teachers, who must take over the responsibility for the mass of young people en- rolled at Phoenix Union High School. ln these busy times, teachers often spend more time With students than the latter spend with their own families. So it is that much training and superior personal qualities are requisite to teaching in a modern high school, YOUNG, PERSONABLE deans have much to do with the success of our school. Guiding the girls' organizations as adviser is Dean lscah Mateer, who is ever alert to problems that arise to plague her young charges. She has the girls' confidence and has won their love and admiration. Dean Clifford T. Prather knows how to deal with boys. He is a skilled administrator, has a Well-developed sense of humor, and delights in making friends. He is an athlete, too, and is coach of the Golf Team. PRINCIPAL CAHTEHS family of department heads represents the best in leadership, scholastic achievement, and teaching skill. They are the staff officers that keep Operation PUHS running smoothly. William S Stone. Mathematics 0 Cordelia Perkins, Art 0 C. E. Willson, English O R. H. Ogle, History ADMINISTRATION