Arizona republican., 1920-02-02

were new. With one, or possibly two exceptions all of the other primary or grammar schools of the city have been built since the high school was established. The growing needs of the city made necessary the Monroe school. We are even now spending $35,OOO on the Adams school addition. Primary schools have been built to take care of the growing needs in this district of the city.
 The Phoenix Union high school dis trict comprises twelve school districts, as follows:
 Phoenix, Riverside, Isaac. Wilson, Osborn. Creighton, Cartwright, Mur- phy, Grand Avenue, Madison, lnde- pendent and Alhambra.
 All of these have put up new build ings, or remodeled the old ones, great M increasing their capacity. with the exception of two, the Grand Avenue and Independent. The above men, toned schools show conclusively that the growth of the Phoenix Union high school district has been phenominal, and proves the need of an addition to the high school group. At the time ot building the high school in 1912 there were less than 300 pupils enrolled. The. graduating class of 1912 numbered 1S.
 Big Enrolment
 At the present time there are 1900 students enrolled in the Phoenix Union high school. and the graduating class this year has 145 pupils enrolled. These buildings have thirty recitation rooms and are intended to accommodate 150 students. With nearly twice the ca pacity 1t has become necessary to crowd each of the recitation rooms: to use the auditorium, which was never intended for q recitation room, as d study hall. and to make use of alcoves and entrances to fire escapes in order that the pupils might have some sort of accommodations. It was originally intended that each pupil have a locker for his her books, wraps and other private property. At the present time less than one half of the pupils can be accommodated in this way. making it necessary for two or three to use the same locker.
 The cafeteria in the basement of the domestic science and arts building was believed adequate in it's equip ment for the original number or stu dents planned for the high school group, but is altogether inadequate for the present needs. The manual train ing classes are conducted in an iron shed. which is poorly equipped for the work intended to be done, and very few of the students who take this work can be given instruction to which they are entitled. The gymnasium is en- tirely inadequate for the needs of the school.
 Better Accommodations
 The needs of the high school district at this time are such that the high school pupils must have better ac- commodations. and must have them with as little delay as possible The high school bond election. which was held last fall was voted down largely because the people were under a mis apprehension as to the proposition of the high school trustees There was Tns rIe of 1n q har the present high school group was to be ''scrapped" and that a new plant was to be established in another part of the district. There was also a rumor that an eXorbitant price was to be paid for such a location.
 The present plans of the high school call for a bond issue of S500,0O0 to add to the building and equipment of the present high school group. This will be divided as follows: $200,0O0 for building twenty-room libera, arts building This will increase the number of recitation rooms sufficient ly to take care of d greatly increased number of pupils SS5, 900 for a modern sanitary gymnasium. This will also have some rooms which can be util iZed for recitation rooms if required. A machine shop building is also part of the plans. This. together with ad ditional equipment is expected to cost $1O0,00O. The furnishings and equip ment for the liberal arts building. to- gether with the equipment for base ment. is expected to cost S50,0O0- The equipment for the gymnasium will cost an additional $25,000. and it is proposed to pave the street on the four sides of the high school, for which s40.O 600 is to be set aside.
 Citizens of the Phoenix high school district have always been liberal in the matter Of education. and it would be deplorable, if at this time. they