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

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hifi ' hs'-I LW PARENT-TEACHER Association council meets to formulate year's plans. Seated are Miss Eleanor Wallingford, member at large: Mrs. Iames Formcm, historian: Mrs. lack Koen, corresponding secretary: Mrs. Russell Peabody, president: Mrs. B. D. Hayes, recording secre- tary: Mrs. George Risen, hospitality: Mrs. Bert Cross, second vice president: Mrs. Fred McNabb, treasurer. Standing are Mrs. I. R. Poage. legislation: Principal Iames S. Carter: Bertha Dang, student representative: Mrs. W. W. Priest, first vice president: Mrs. F. E. Brown. member at large: Bonni Benedict, student representative: Dean Cliff Prather. OUR PARENT-TEACHERS ARE TRUE FRIENDS you will always find those Who want to criticize way the schools are operated, the cost, andfor curriculum. Much of the troubfe in such cases is lack of interest in learning the truth. Fortunately Parent-Teacher Association does an outstanding for the the the our job PARENTS, teachers, and students got the year's biggest laughs at a PTA presented a panel treatment of Can Fifty Get Along With Fifteen? Mrs, Wood. At right are Rowe, Gardner, Barbier, and another member for the PTA, the Hardup Family including the old maid aunt, Duffy, Siitt, and Addington: at right, the PTA treasurer completes her report. of interpreting the schools to the community. The parents are civic leaders in the best possible sense, for they give of their time and talents unselfishly and efficiently for the betterment of both school and com- munity. THE PTA PROGRAM this year has been an active one. Under direction of the president, Mrs. Russell Peabody, the organization conducted several excellent programs, assisted with Open House, the Health Program, Welfare, and a number of student-participation activities such as the panel discussions pictured below. meeting this spring when Mrs. Wood's class in Human Relations Upper left shows Heiskell and Milnes, seated: Stitt, Gardner. and of the Roberts cast. Lower panel shows A Cappella Choir singing

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S W I N G Y 0 U R l:'A.CUl..TY FUN FEST: Playtime doesn't otten come to the teachers as a group, but here we have evidence that they really knew how to relax at a dinner- dance-card-game party held last winter in the new Cafeteria. Upper panel PA R T N E R I shows Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Darsey leading a square dance promenadep center ' shows a canasta game in progress with Mrs. l-lalladay, Mr. lacquot, and Mr. and Mrs. Redewill enjoying the tun. Center panel shows a group of jukebox iansg registration table where each teacher got an apple with his name attachedg Mr. Coursen and Mrs. lames S. Carter doing a grand rightfand-lett. Bottom panel shows Mr. and Mrs. Robinson coming under the bridge held by Mr. and Mrs. Waters. Right: Virginia Reel, featuring Henry lones and Eileen Baker being applauded by a group ot hep cats. C245

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GOOD COOKS make our life the easier are Elizabeth Bellanger. Gertrude Doner, PROOF OF THE PUDDING is in the eating . . . and that goes for the roast beet too. Head Cook Von Blumberg tells his boss, Mrs. Kennedy. Right: Hundreds of satisfied customers tile past these tables each day. THAT NEW DINING ROOM PLEASES US AFTER MANY weeks of cold, short snacks Phoenix Union Coyotes were amply rewarded by the opening of the new Cafeteria in December. Variety, excellent food and low prices were featured this year as before- but beautiful surroundings, comparative quiet, and new efficiency were there now. Mrs. Bernice Kennedy, school dietician, and her staff worked diligently to pro- vide the best of service. The Cafeteria not only pro- vided wonderful food for lunch, but also served de- licious dinners for numerous school affairs. SOME OF THE years hiqhliahts at the Cafeteria were the Every Girl's Dinner, the Mother's Day Tea, and the anniversary dinner commemorating Dr. E. W. Mont- qomery's 25 years in the Phoenix school system. The real beauty of the buildinq and the modern, time- savinq equipment at the disposal of the staff has made the new Cafeteria one of the finest in the Southwest. Students enjoyed, too, the new juke box and the won- derful new snack bar. and our lunchtime the more pleasant. Standing, lett to right, are Lucille Kew, Bernice Kennedy, Cafeteria director: Evelyn Mock, Howard Padgett, Wendell Gallant, Ioel Von Blomberg, lay Devlin, Lydia Sapp. Geneva Fields, and Willie Owen. Seated iff? . Hildur Smith, Alice Ludlow, Edn: Marsh, Laura Addington, and Nellie Heath. t26l