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

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BOARD OF CONTROL members are tleit to rightl Sarah Hamrnerton, less Celaya, Ted Mitchell, Adviser lohn E. Waters, Bob Iacobs, Tom Kempson., Gwen Best, and Boy Harrington. Government By CRUSADE EOR FREEDOM? The Student Council of Phoenix Union knows all about Crusades and freedoms! Through homeroom representatives every student in Phoenix Union can present his opinions, learn of school problems and issues of importance, and vote on pro- posed measures. The Council is itself a manifestation of freedom. It sponsored drives--the Crusade for Freedom, March of Dimes, clothing for children in Europe, and Christ- And For U mas toys and food. lt expressed democracy in revising our constitution approved by a two-thirds Vote of the entire student body. IT GAVE THE ERESHMAN class president permanent membership in the Board of Control, abolished the boys' secretaryg provided for one student body secretary, and set up the office of a representative-at-large. By par- ticipating in our student government We learn leader- ship, initiative, and responsibility. PICKIN' COTTON: Part of our job as Freedom Crusaders is to help harvest the srops. Here Phoenix Union students help pick cotton. .. i , ,R - gg' Vg? Mmm F21 lm Qi si 1 ' fi- M' .1 X KR' M, ,r .,.s 1 if

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,M it feftiva M M N diem.: Students With Vision STUDENT BODY officers looking into the future optimistically are Tom Kemp- son, boys' secretaryg Sarah Hammerton, vice-president: Gwen Best, girls' secre- tary: ond Bob lacobs, president. STUDENT GOVERNMENT plays an important part in school life at Phoenix Union. lt gives the students cr chance to express themselves on controversial questions. UPPER LEFT: Representatives are shown casting their votes for next year's student body officers. UPPER RIGHT: Secretary Best and President lacobs tally the votes. LOWER LEFT: Dwight Chambers adds his ideas to the question at hand. LOWER RIGHT: The Council has voted almost unanimously for this bill.

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i lk -..' 2:,.. I , it wt l E Q gstmte igxkzq t -s.-. Ak I 5. g - 'ILM O ' pat DENT UNEIL 25: D FEDERATION CABINET--Seated Clelt to rightl. Stein, lacobs, President Aycock, Vice-President Christie, Garrett, Smelser. Standing are Dean Prather, Kramer, V. Duffy, I. Duffy, Sutter, Cooper, Sorenson, Mitchell, Matz, and Harrington. They're either Snakes Nor Snails SNAKES AND SNAILS and puppy dog tails? Not Phoe- nix Union boys! They're just as hard-Working and am- bitious as the girls. The fact that athletics and jobs take a good deal of time away from other extra-curricular activities has been recognized in the organization of cr Boys' Federation. The Federation offers every boy in school opportunity to participate in school productions. THIS YEAR THEY co-sponsored the first Les-Mor Follies and the Frontier Dance, drawing over lOO boys into the Follies cast and helping pack the dance floor. ACTIVELY COOPERATING With all class activities, promoting sportsmanly conduct in the Cafeteria and at games, and using their funds to help boys in need of clothes, school books, or medical care completes the list of Federation projects. Led by Quentin Aycock, president, lim Christie, vice-president: and Dick Daugh- tery, secretary, the l95l-52 Federation helped to instill in Phoenix Union boys a love and appreciation of free- dom in every sense of tthe word, thus definitely con- tributing to the standards and ideals of this generation. .WW . TW BACKED by a student body that be- lieved in 100 per cent support of the Crusade For Freedom, student leaders applauded as the money rolled in . . . money to help free the world. From the left are l-lammerton, lacobs, Homan, Mitchell, Celaya, Best, and Kempson. ifrusade Freed