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

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Travel Talk THERE I WAS, way down in Panama! lt's Mr. Jordan giving a rollicking report on his sum- mer cruise with the US, Navy. His audience includes English teachers at fall picnic in Mr. WiIlson's back yard. 0 0 I ONE DE THE HARDEST problems Safety H r Director McCulIar had this spring was to ' ' convince students and teachers that the Civil Defense program was serious busi- ness. Nobody really expects an A-Bomb to drop on Phoenix, or Los Angeles. Maybe China or Moscow . . . but not Phoenix! However, Mr. McCullar and his fire captains met, planned, and finally produced a creditable air raid drill, The trial run was slightly rough, but the official drill went off without a hitch. We don't want an air raid, but we believe in being prepared. lt might pay us well some dayl AIR RAID COUNCIL: Dean McCullar outlines procedures for the Civil Defense air raid drill to campus fire captains, From left are Messrs. Nelson, Caceletto, Rasbury, Finley and Mrs, Banker, Messrs. Jones, Prather, Dixon, and Mrs. McNeill.

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tirs hallway are students from the upper floor following the AIR RAID! When the alert call came, bells rang, students rose sa quickly from desks, and filed out into the halls or took positions prescribed method to minimize radiation and shock dangers from against inside classroom walls, l'lere in the Fifth Building down- an atomic bomb burst. The drill went smoothly. I YUCCA FLATS, in Nevada, is just about as close as we want to come to an atomic explo- o . sion, agree our faculty and students. But when the Civil Defense administration called for an air-raid drill, on the assumption that we could expect someday to go through such an attack, we joked nervously and said, This ' ' ' ld is silly. But we had our air-raid drill. We covered our faces and necks as we were to , and thought, This isn't so funny after all. lt could happen . . . MAY WE NEVER have to endure the horror of a l-liroshima-type attack. But if it ever comes, we'll have a better chance of survival if we follow safety directions. Mrs. Jennette Banker served as chairman of the Civil Defense Committee, with Dean of Boys R. E, Mc- Cullar as executive officer, assisted by buildiag fire captains. Q26 W

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FREQUENT TEA parties are the rule with our English Department Neely, C. E. Willson, Guy Foster, and June Roof. Occasion tea teachers Here, with Delpha Davis pouring, are, from lett, Mildred tured a report by Ruth Bradish on her visit to England They Enioy Their Spot o' Tea ENGLISH TEACHERS feel that their responsibilities do not end with the tinal bell each day . . . a burden they share with every other teacher. But they also realize the need for tellowship, a need they meet with a series ot department teas, picnics, and the like. THE YEAR'S social calendar opened with an autum lawn party at the home ot Chairman C. E.Willson. Here new teachers were introduced and the group heard from those who had enjoyed exciting summer vacations. One such report came from Ben Jordan, who took a long Caribbean cruise with Uncle Sam's Navy. At an atter-school tea, another globe trot- ter, Ruth Bradish, tolcl the department about her sojourn in England last summer. A spring picnic tittingly clirnaxed the department's entertainment program. PICTURES tor the annual enter- tain Stanley Shores, left, and Ronald Miller, while Publications Director Scott Nelson prepares to trim another photo.