Arizona republican., 1912-06-15
?. H. 5. ALUMNI
 ASSOCIATION
Domestic Science Building Dedicated With Firs t Meeting of New Organiz- ation; Sidney P. Osborn,
 Pres; Mae Hurley, Sec.

Sixty-fou graduates of the Phoenix
 high school, representing every class
 but one since 1900, gathered in the
 banquet hall of the Domestic Science
 and Arts building at the high school
 last night to renew old acquaintance
 and perfect 9 new organization.
 Phoenicians with the ink scarce dry
 on their diplomas sat side by side
 with others whose sheepskins bear
 dates a decade old Many of the
 merrymakers were shining with bac-
 calaureate tinsel scarce dimmed by
 two short weeks of contact with the
 world others there were covered with
 hOnOrS in a twelve years course in
 the school of experience. But they
 are all loyal to the Red and Black
 and last night they were all proud to
 dedicate the new building with the
 first meeting of the Phoenix Union
 High School Alumni association. After the very enjoyable banquet had been disposed of the real feast began. Professor Stabler, acting as tOastmaster, first introduced J. Pres ton Jones, who responded with d toast ITO the Ladies'" MT Jones discussed Womankind from the liter ary point of view, seeing in the la ladies the first work in creation, of which the Phoenix output is the i Edition de Luxe.
 Miss Burnett then proposed a toast
 ITO the Gentlemen" wishing them
 one and all a bright and glorious flu ture
 Sidney P. Osborn, the secretary of state, took The High School and the State" as his subject. He expressed emphatic approval of the new move to hold the "oId grads" together and in the course of his speech he men toned several alumni of the high school who have achieved success. Among these were w. M. Fickas, a member of the newly elected charter commission, James Parker of the state engineers office, Edward Stuart, 1 the recorder of Gila county. Frank Mayors, the youngest member of the state legislature of Nevada, and Leon Jacobs. who has a similar position in the lower house of Arizona. Willis Stewart read some original and very amusing verses relating How the High School Maketh Poets '' MISS t1cleH dLlA Set IOIlll liic EoO- cializing Influence of High School" Miss Ely stated that freshmen ex- periences went a long way toward | inducing proper humbleness of spirit, l but that the glory of ruling the whole | high school creation from the senior 1 throne for one brief year was far
 more gratifying to the soul.
 The whole situation was discussed l from the viewpoint of the admnistra- tion by Eugene Brady O'Neill. He 1 emphasized especially the intention of l the board and of the faculty to make l the high school plant the cultural center of the community. He paid
 tribute to O. H. Christy who is ill and was therefore unable to attend i the meeting, speaking of him as the
 man who dreamed of the new high l school plant before it existed even on l paper and as a devoted worker for l the upbuildng of the community. Professor Stabler spoke of the eX- 1 cellent work done by graduates of the school who are now in college. and 1 outlined plans for the extension of i the schools educational influence. 1 The meeting was then turned over 1 to the alumni themselves. Sidney r. ! Osborn was chosen temporary chair
 man and Miss Mae Hurley temporary | secretary. On the motion of Leon $.
 Jacobs the temporary officers were made permanent Cliff Maddox was
 elected vice president and it was de- cided that Miss Hurley's duties should include those of both secretary and | treasurer.
 After a number of suggestions had 1 been offered as to future meetings, | and a vote of thanks had been ten dered to the junior girls who served l the banquet, the association adjourn | ed sine die