The Lariat / Mesa Ranch School / Nineteen Twenty-Nine

.anon

Published by no publisher; Mesa, Az; (64) pp.; Wraps; VG; nc/1929, 1929

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_____Annual from this dude high school in Arizona. _____ Founded in 1902 as The Evans School this southern Arizona facility was a college prep school modeled on the Phillips Academy._____ It was located on 150 acres of desert southeast of Mesa._____ The school accommodated 20 boys ages 15-18 and had a student/teacher ratio of 3/1._____ . _____ It catered to the scions of of wealthy eastern families looking to "toughen up" their heirs apparent._____ Paying guests included: Roosevelt, Vanderbilt, DuPont, Heinz and Pulitzer._____ It appears that the students were often exiled for reasons of health or incorrigible behavior._____ A google search finds such explanations as "asthma" and "rebellious .shipped off.". _____ In 1921 the Evans school was relocated to a site east of Tucson -- "away from mixed drinks and movies." . _____ The Mesa location was purchased by one of its school masters and renamed as The Mesa Ranch School._____ It survived until its closure in 1939._____ It was reborn in 1943 as a camp for Italian POWs working on the Salt River Valley Water project._____ The site was destroyed by fire in 1943. _____ This year book from 1929 includes 23 pages of biographies of the students._____ One per page, providing biography of his school life._____ With accompanying casual photo, usually with his horse, frequently in western outfit. _____ These are followed by 12 pages of sports and extra-curricular activities. _____ It ends with 20 pages of local and supporter ads. _____ The paper covers are edge worn._____.…

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Title
The Lariat / Mesa Ranch School / Nineteen Twenty-Nine
Author
.anon
Publisher
no publisher; Mesa, Az; (64) pp.; Wraps; VG; nc/1929
Publication year
1929
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
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.Americana, .EPHEMERA, .Western Americana

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