Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
PHOENIX union HIGH SCHOOL
HAS GROWN RAPIDLY SINCE ITS
SMALL BEGINNING 70 YEARS AGO

building has been erected at a cost
of S198,000 with an equipment of
about $4,000 and an Industrial arts
building at cost of approximately
$133,000, and an equipment OF $780,
600. 1t is the purpose of the board
to build a gymnasium in the near
future with the remaining money left
from the bond issue, $4,000 of which
was voted for paving and the con-
struction of sidewalks. The paving
has been nearly completed, leaving
stretch on Seventh street to be built
in the near future.
That places the value OF the Phoe-
nix Union high school site and the
buildings at an actual cost Of 1884,
900. This is not it's present valuation,
which would exceed $1,000,000.
The High school district is known
as the Phoenix Union High school
district because 1t comprises eleven
grade school districts of Maricopa
county as follows: District No. 1,
City of Phoenix; No. 2, Riverside;
No. 5, Isaac; No. z, Wilson; No. 8,
Osborn; No. IA, Creighton; No. 21,
Murphy; No. 80, Grand Avenue: No.
SS, Madison: No. 6S, Alhambra; No.
SO, Cartwright. Boys and girls who
have been promoted from the eighth
grade of any of these school dis
tricts have the privilege of attend
ing the Phoenix Union high school
without paying any tuition.
Rapid Increase in Enrolment
In 1895, the high school had four
teachers on its faculty, with Hershel
H. Brown as it's principal, under Su-
perintendent Creager; George Blount
became principal under Superintend-
ent Creager in 1897 and served con-
tinuously until 1908, being removed
from under the supervision of the
city superintendent in 1904. The fac
ulty was increased to five in the fol-
lowing year, six in 1897, and had
increased to 13 in 1908, the first year
of service of Principal A. X. Stabler.
In 1915, r. Thane Cook took over the
work with faculty Of S7 In 1918,
Principal Daniel F.. Jantzen took over
the work with a faculty of So, and
has faculty this year of IS.
The enrolment for the high school
in the year 1895 was 108 students
| This has been increased continuous
ly until in the year 7921-1922 the en-
rollment exceeds 1000 for day school
and 400 for night school Out OF
| that first class there were two grad
| yates, one boy and one girl, in the
| year 1896. That number was in
creased to eight, four boys and four
girls, in the year 1897, and to fif-
teen, six boys and eight girls, in
1898. In 1904 when the high school
became a unit separate from the
grade school the graduating clas:
numbered 21. The first class to grad
| 10 D,.fx, L 70
was 29, and the class of 1915 num-
bered rs. Principal r. Thane Cook
graduated 104 in his first class and
142 in his last year. During the year
of the influenza Principal Jantzen's
class consisted of ia graduates, and
the class Of 1921 had risen to II.
graduates.
The first board of education o.
the Phoenix Union high school dis.
trict consisted of M. w. Messenger
the president; B. T. Ginett, clerk
DR.. H. A. Hughes, ]. +. Hull and w
A. Mouer. The present high schoo
board consists of B. F. McFall, presi
dent, who has served on the board
for 18 consecutive years; J. M. Stew
art, clerk; A. A. Belts, Lin B. Ormi
and H. G. Baldwin.
Is Accredited School
The Phoenix Union high school 4
accredited with the state universit!
at Tucson and the North Central as
sociation of secondary schools ant
colleges, which means that student
who have completed the course o
study of the Phoenix Union higl
, school are admitted to the state uni
versity and to all other colleges an,
universities of Is of the north cen
: trail states comprising the NORTH
Central association without examina
ton. While the high school has nev
} er been accredited with the Califor
l MIA colleges and universities, student
4 from the high school have alway
1 been admitted to any of the college
5 ! and universities without examina