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D121485-3
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- 1959-05-29 (Creation)
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John E. Wagoner, on the left, accepts a check for $2500 from George Stanfield, representative of the American Seating Co. The certificate and check were presented at the awards ceremony at The Islander at 11th & A St. Wagoner was the winner of a national teachers contest sponsored by the American Seating Co. Teachers from across the country completed the following sentence in 25 words or less; "Properly designed school furniture is important because..." In Wagoner's case, his reply was worth about $100 per word. His award coincided with his retirement from teaching after 30 years. Wagoner taught his last class at the Weyerhaeuser school the same day as the awards ceremony. He and his wife Jean lived in a trailer next to the three room school during the week and commuted to their Gig Harbor home on the weekends. He served as the school's principal as well as teaching several classes. Wagoner had worked as principal of the Gig Harbor Union High School in 1940 and 1941 and later served in Concrete and Randle. (TNT 5/30/1959, pg. 3)
Awards; Wagoner, John E.; Teachers--1950-1960; School principals--Gig Harbor;