Arizona republican., 1918-12-25
UNIQUE IN CITY
 |SMOTOR SCHOOL FUR WOMEN 0NLY
Organized By Mr. Reuben, the School Achieved a Great Success and Is Ex- pected to Be Reopened la Few Days

To George H. Reuben and the Reub- en Auto Company he heads belong the credit and glory of the one and only motor school for women ever attempt ed in Phoenix. Now closed for six weeks, the school will perhaus open again after the holidays, if Mrs Beub- ems plans can be carried out.
 It was the latter part of last Sep tember that the idea of establishing a motor school, where women could learn to take. care of their own cars, and perhaps prepare for active war service in a motor line came to MT. Reuben. At that time the government was appealing for the conservation of labor, and many women were anxious to prepare for organizing, if possible, a women's motor ambulance unit. Ii occurred to MT. Reuben then that he might aid in some small way in win ming the war by helping do both what the government and the women asked.
 It can be readily seen what a saving of labor, and just the kind of skilled mechanical labor the government wanted, it would be if every woman who uses @ motor car could take ab- solute care of it without calling upon a chauffeur or mechanician. And, it can be readily seen that if a woman S motor ambulance company were or ganized it's members would have to know a good bit about motor cars and their care.
 MT. Reuben accordingly organized, about the first of October, his women S motor class. From the first it was re- markedly well received by the women of Phoenix, and gave every promise of perfect success. Seventy members were speedily enrolled and given badges and among them were some of the city's most prominent ladies.
 Mir. Reuben held sessions of his class every Wednesday night, in his own building at 235 North Center street. A kissel motor car was taken down and | the exposed chassis used to give the members of the class a fundamental knowledge of motor mechanics. AL though MT. Reuben personally directed the classes, instruction was given by Bert Banbury, head of the Reuben ser vice department and an expert me chanic.
 Very good progress was made by the classes started by MT. Reuben The women surprised everyone including | themselves, with the ease with which they mastered the fundamentals o motor mechanics. With MT. Banbury to show and teach them, with MT Reuben to supervise, they found i easy to learn the methods of moto car repairing, and the like.
 MT. Reuben's class lasted about si, weeks. During that time it was thor oughly enjoyed by all who participat ed, and gave promise of being a grea success.
 Then came the influenza epidemic and the ban on gatherings About tn middle of November the class wa forced to disband by the health orders It did so very unwillingly. although tn ending of the war had helped to mak some consider it no longer so import ant as before.
 Since the class closed, however, Nil Reuben has had almost daily inuuirie from his former students as to reopen ing the classes. Since the lifting c the "flu' ban the demand for resumin the class has become more urgen MT. Reuben announced a few days az that the class, in all probability, woul reopen soon after the Christmas hol iday season.
 Meanwhile, the reopening of tn class is being anxiously looked for ward to.