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

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Pausing momentarily to watch the birdie and say cheese are Registrar's office workers-Top Row: Betty Williams, Ann Bedell, Doris Walters, Terri Baumel, Eleanor Parks, Helen Than, Helen Thomas, Robert Blackman. Front Row: Becky Caraway, Edna Baker, Marge Syswerda, Mary Margaret McKiernan, and Helen Benson. Spinning Wheels of Progress How workers in the Registrar's Office ever manage to remain sane is beyond comprehen- sion! Trying to cope with the endless stream of problems presented them by the students is a task most people would shun. lt's a good thing our RO friends don't. The school would really go into a tail spin without their expert handling of the red tape. Headed by Registrar Robert Blackman, they must keep separate the countless pink slips, brown slips, green slips, and yellow slips that keep the wheels turning. Three cheers for these tireless problem solvers and their devotion to their work above and beyond the call of dutyl After hours work is not unusual for the Registrar's staff . . . nor for Registrar Blackman. While the rest of us are taking it easy during vacation periods, you can find the wheels of progress still whir- ring over in Building One. ' Mr. Blackman come to Phoenix Union High School when Phoenix Technical School merged with PUHS. He has been the head of the Registrar's department for two years. The Reg- istrar's office does more than check absences, it also figures out student grade averages- a stupendous task - and keeps permanent class records for all teachers at Phoenix Union. Registrar Robert Blackman 2

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Their Wisdom Help U Grow LEADER: Supt. Bruce Moore, in his first year as executive head of our PUHS stem, has proved hislleader- SY ship while winning friends with the d the ublic. school personnel an p Opening of Carl Hayden and Central High Schools next fall will add extra burdens and responsibility to hardworking members of the Board of Education and Superintendent Moore. A few ears ago, with the closing of Carver, Y and later when Phoenix Union and Tech com- bined, the number of schools shrank to six. Now again their burden has risen to eight: seven large high schools and Phoenix College H d , Dr. Trevor G. Browne, Mrs. F. A. Bons, Dr. C ouR BOARD: Jay y e We can be assured that each decision made by the Board will be a wise move, not only for the present, but also for the future of the Phoenix Union High Schools. With their guid- ance and inspiration, our system has become one of the nation's largest and most progress- ive. How much it will grow in the years to come depends in part on them. We have faith in their integrity, wisdom, and judgment. harles S. Purtymun, Jr., Frank Haze Burch

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They Help U Solve Problem ASSISTANT Principal Gates radiates friendliness with a smile that could bring offers from a toothpaste manu- facturer. Well liked and efficient, Mr. Gates has smoothed the rough path for many a problem student here. If you never have a problem that seems almost impossible to solve, you're either very unusual . . . or just too tired to care. And since that excludes most of us, we have problems. All of us have problems . . . about our class work, or future, our scholastic progress, and our social behaviour. And when those problems loom too large, we either feel like throwing, quitting in disgust . . . or we do the wise thing and go to those who are trained to help us. You are low on money . . . and somebody swipes your algebra book, a tough jerk in Period 2 roughs you up for no reason at all, you like history but are allergic to the teacher, you think maybe it's best to quit school and go to work . . . Problems! Problems! But a q'uiet chat with one of the advisers can set us on the right track again, as hundreds have learned. School is the right place to be for teenagers. America needs well trained citizens. IF YOU EVER need a friend to listen to your woes or start machinery to rolling, call on any of these genial advisers. From left are Henry Jones, boys' adviser-elect for 1957-'58g Dean of Girls lscah Mateer, and Boys' Adviser William Davis.