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D691-9A
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- 1936-09-01 (Creation)
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Mrs. Jennie M. French, the principal of Washington School, stood outside and greeted poised and well dressed Cherine Milos, a new student. On the first day of school September 1, 1936 over 21,000 Tacoma boys and girls returned to school. Mrs. French was the principal of Washington for 15 years from 1926-1941. She spent most of her 49 years in Tacoma, from her first teaching job in 1908 to her death in 1957, as an advocate for teacher's education, rights and pay. She helped organize the Tacoma Retired Teachers in 1946 and deeded the 3 acre tract on South Union Ave., where the 152 unit Tahoma Terrace teachers' retirement home opened in 1975, to the Teachers Home Corp. in 1954. (T. Times, 9/1/1936, p. 1-picture; TNT 6/4/1957- obit; TNT 2/13/1975 -Tahoma Terrace)
Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma); French, Jennie M.; Milos, Cherine;