Arizona republican., 1918-09-17
Patriotic Pledge At High
 School Interesting Fea- ture of Opening-Graded
 Schools Gain. Nine Pct.

In spite of the fact that yesterday was Mexican Independence day. which kept many Mexican children from at tending the opening day of school, an increase over last year of nine per cent in enrolment was 10 be noted and 1t is expected that when school is fair ly running the enrolment this year will far exceed any in the history of the city.
 The high school attendance. which IS not completely catalogued ,ntil towards the end of the first week. is as large or larger than year ago and tnlS Tn spite Of the fact that many hion school boys have enrolled in the army training school at the state university.
 Pledge Their Allegiance With the pledge adjoining 900 boys and girls yesterday entered upon the new year of the Phoenix Union High School.
 It was under the most promising conditions for highly successful year and with splendid enrolment that the 191S-l9 year of the high school started yesterday morning.
 That the country is engaged ill a terrible War, with millions of her young men already in the service and more millions enrolled and awaiting call to the colors hardly was noticeable on the opening day of this big educational | institution. All the classes were filled and there seemed to be no lu ck of ma terial, either boys or girls, to supply all the usual affiliated adjuncts of school life
 The new school body was brought together for the first time in the as- sembly hall at o'clock yesterday morning, it being estimated that there were 900 present. The Rev. William Scarlett, dean of Trinity Pro- Cathedral offered prayer after which the high school pupils and teachers sang, stand ing, The Star Spangled Banner"
 Acting Principal Speaks
 D. F. Jantzen. formerly head of the department of English. and now act ing principal of the high school, male a brief address in which he spoke of the unusual conditions that exist this year, called for an even greater effort of cooperation on the part of ;nt students in making ;he high schoo year a success and outlined the years work.
 Amos A. Betts, president of tht school board, also made m address an was followed by other members of tho faculty who spoke on the peculia, features of their own particular line of work and predicted a great veal for the Phoenix high school wi the united aid of the school body. Coacl Geary also spoke briefly.
 Thirteen of Faculty New Of the 4 members of the faculty D the Phoenix high school, E of then are new this year. The newcomers art as follows:
 ! Miss Green, Spanish. Miss SeXson, plane geometry. Mrs, Blancy, ancient history.
 MT. DuRoss, science, biology, chem istry.
 Miss Craig, English. , Miss Barlllay, English Mrs. Coleman, beginning stenoS raphy, beginning typewriting.
 Miss Clarke business English, pen , manship, spelling, beginning typew1it , ing.
 Miss Ogg, food study. , MT. Venne, orchestra and band. MT. AuXier, study hour. Mir Stewart, colored school.
 Mrs. Brown, registrar.
 Captain Jones is somewhere Il 3 France, and Mr, Osborn is on leav , with the Y. M. C. A., in war work. It was at the first assembly of ti : high school body at assembly ha 3 yesterday morning that each one wa
 given card to sign containing tn Q pledge of allegiance to country an i school.
 t Physical training is required of al Q girls attending high school and :nili
 tary drill for all boys over If year , of age.
 l All Not Vet Listed l The Patriotic League girls aided i X helping the freshmen to find thei
 teachers with whom to enroll but l
 spite of this aid all of the new pupil ] did not get located yesterday. Todd
 there will be short session wit I classes, dismissal coming at abou noon. but on Wednesday regula classes will start and military train . ing will commence the latter part c T the week.
 . One of the impressive features ( o the assembly of yesterday was Ill service flag with 16S stars upon | o Above this flag was a smaller silk on