Fife School as viewed in June of 1936. TPL-7107 This building was constructed in 1930 to serve as the high school in the Fife S.D. The "new" high school was completed in 1950. This building in this photo became the junior high and served as such until Surprise Lake Middle School opened in the fall of 1971. This structure now houses the high school's administrative offices. This photo is looking towards the northwest. This would have been the back section of the early high school and junior high school. Visible is the old boiler room chimney which notably swayed in the earthquake of April 1965. This building was renovated, and this back section now contains the main entrance to the administrative offices for the high school.
Lincoln High School presented its annual Christmas program on December 22, 1931. The 60-piece orchestra and 100-member chorus posed together with director, Margaret Goheen (far left, first row). Handel's "Messiah, " Lincoln High School's oratorio was so much in demand that a repeat performance was held the following Sunday at Mason Methodist Church. 2600 people wanted free admission to the school performance but the school auditorium only had 1500 seats. The News Tribune reported that the students gave a fine performance with a pleasing appearance by the singers, dressed in black and white surplices for the chorus and white for the soloists. G47.1-001 (TNT 12-22-31, p. 1-article; TNT 12-23-31, p. 14-article)
Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choirs (Music)--1930-1940; Goheen, Margaret;
The College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound) Yell Leaders of 1930-31 fanned the flames of school spirit and athletic competition to a white heat. The Loggers, however, faired poorly in both the football and basketball seasons. Left to right: Glenn Helmer, Art Robbins, and Emery Baker at College of Puget Sound. TPL-6162; G7.1-040 (1931 Tamanawas yearbook, p. 65)
Cheerleading--Tacoma--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Helmer, Glenn; Robbins, Art; Baker, Emery; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;
This is the Science Building at the College of Puget Sound as viewed in April of 1931. The $175,000 structure was designed by architects Sutton, Whitney & Dugan and constructed by J.E. Bonnell & Sons. In 1932 the building was re-dedicated to the memory of Leonard Howarth. G67.1-006
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1930-1940;
A portion of the College of Puget Sound campus can be seen through the trees and vegetation in April of 1931. There are about 97 acres of landscaped campus in a quiet north end neighborhood around North 15th & Warner. G67.1-005
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1930-1940;
This view of the College of Puget Sound campus was taken on a lovely spring day in 1931. By this time the school had been at its North Warner address for seven years. The major buildings on campus were constructed of brick and resembled those built in Tudor style. G67.1-003
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1930-1940;
This is the Stewart Junior High School team who were the south side track champions in 1930. Teacher S.S. Todd is at the extreme right, back row. G46.1-019
Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Track athletics--Tacoma; Todd, Seymour S.;
This is the "12-B" class of Lincoln High School. They posed for a group shot on March 14, 1930, in the bleachers of Lincoln Bowl. Although this photograph was included in the 1930 Lincolnian yearbook, names of the students were not provided. G47.1-005 (1930 Lincolnian, p. 44)
Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma);
Elevated view of the College of Puget Sound campus taken during the Christmas holidays in 1929. The large three-story brick building in the center is the Science Hall, completed in 1927, and considered to be one of the finest science buildings in the Pacific Northwest at the time. It was designed by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, architects, who had previously designed the Main building (Jones Hall) and the gymnasium. Later this building would be named Howarth Hall. BU-13,595
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Boland Studio notes indicate that this group of young athletes came from Lincoln High School and were photographed at the Tacoma Hotel on December 6, 1929. In the back row, far left, is coach Homer Post. Bert Beal is at the far right, first row. G47.1-004
Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Post, Homer; Beal, Bert;
The track team from Stewart Junior High (labeled Intermediate on the photograph) School took 2nd place in City Track for the 1929 season. The boys are posed here on June 7, 1929, at the school located at 5010 Pacific Avenue, in Tacoma's south end. Teacher S.S. Todd stands in the back row behind his pupils. G46.1-018
Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Track athletics--Tacoma; Todd, Seymour S.;
The first graduation of Bellarmine scholars occurred in June of 1929. The nineteen young graduates posed with church dignitaries under the banner "Ad Omnia Paratus, " ( "Prepared for All Things" ) in the St. Leo's school auditorium. Right Rev. Edward J. O'Dea, Bishop of Seattle, presided over the exercises. Others in attendance on stage included Tacoma Mayor James Newbegin and principal speaker, Camille Pessemier. The Catholic high school for boys, then called Bellarmine College, was founded in 1928 with an enrollment of 150. (www.bellarmineprep.org; TDL 6-5-29, p. 12-article with graduates' names; TNT 6-7-29, p. 21)
Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Rear of Jones Hall, on the campus of the College of Puget Sound, as pictured on May 12, 1929. Jones Hall was the first of many buildings constructed at the school's new north end location of 15th & Warner. It was built in 1924, the year the school relocated there from its former permanent campus at 602 North Sprague (now Jason Lee Middle School). G67.1-007
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Jones Hall (Tacoma); Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Taking a well-deserved breather is the band from the College of Puget Sound as they rest aboard an enormous log during the school's 1928 homecoming parade. Cooney Transfer & Storage has provided the means to haul the band - and log - for the November 3rd event. They have stopped on Broadway to be photographed by the Boland Studios. The homecoming parade helped to advertise the University of Washington-College of Puget Sound football game played that afternoon. G67.1-045A (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 10-21-28, A-7-article on homecoming activities)
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Bands--Tacoma--1920-1930; Logs; Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Entrance to Stadium High School as pictured in April of 1928. Hedges flank the long walkway to the school's front doors. By 1928, students had been occupying the elegant structure for 22 years. It was rededicated in 2006 after major renovation. TPL-3142; G47.1-026; BU-11,373
Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Cast members of play presented by Gault Intermediate School pose on stage in late January of 1928 during what was probably dress rehearsal. "The Little Princess" was performed by Gault 9th graders as a feature of graduation exercises. The play was first presented on Wednesday afternoon, January 25th, for school pupils. Most, if not all, intermediate schools (later called junior highs) put on at least one play during the school year. Gault Intermediate was renamed Gault Junior High also in 1928. G47.1-059 (TNT 1-25-28, p. 4-article)
Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930;
These two small portable buildings made up Larchmont Elementary School in 1928. Parents in the Larchmont area had asked for a school in their neighborhood as far back as 1915 as they felt Fern Hill School was not within walking distance for small children. In 1920 the School Board authorized purchase of 2 1/2 acres of land near South 96th & B Streets for $2000 and placed one portable on the property. Another portable and a second teacher were added in 1924 due to increased enrollment. Larchmont was closed in 1932 during the Great Depression and reopened in 1935 only as a primary school, serving grades one through three. It closed again in 1939 and structures removed. The school opened once again in 1953, again in portables, but it was not until 1969 when a new "one-room" school was built at 8601 East B. G46.1-095 (Olsen: For the Record, p. 117-118-article)
Larchmont Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Grant School. Overcrowded almost as soon as it opened, the wood framed Grant School, 1018 North Prospect, opened in 1900. It was named in honor of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and President of the United States. In 1920 a brick building was erected at the same site with the intention of removing the 1900 portion. It was not until 1955, when the present Grant School was constructed, that the oldest section of the school was removed. (Olsen: For the Record, p. 79-80)
Grant School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
This is Madison Elementary School, 3102 South 43rd St., as seen in January of 1928. The six-room school, designed by architects Hill & Mock, was completed in October of 1924 at a cost of approximately $35,000. It had replaced two portable buildings on the same site. The school doubled in size in 1957 and improvements made in 1967 and 1979. Madison is no longer an elementary school but currently houses Headstart and Early Childhood Education programs. BU-11,329 (Olsen: For the Record, p. 119)
Madison Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Seven small children stand in front of the massive Roosevelt Elementary School, 3550 E. Roosevelt Ave., on January 12, 1928. This was the second building on this site as the original structure, built in 1904, was sold and removed upon the construction of a new brick building in 1921. Roosevelt Elementary was named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. The second Roosevelt Elementary would be subsequently remodeled and added onto in later years. BU-11341
Roosevelt Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
The young men and women representing the 201-member freshman class of the College of Puget Sound posed for a group portrait on campus grounds on September 16, 1927. Despite the large number "30" chalked on the boardwalk, this would be the Class of '31. By 1927 the private school had been settled into their new campus at 15th & North Warner for three years. G67.1-034 (1928 Tamanawas, p. 36-37-alternate photograph)
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930;
This photograph of the intersection of 12th St. and North Yakima Avenue, looking north on Yakima, was taken on September 3, 1927, for court evidence involving an automobile accident. Further information on the case was not provided. Lowell (Elementary) School is on the left, just past the lamppost, at 1210 North Yakima Ave. It would be demolished after sustaining major damage in the 1949 earthquake and the school rebuilt at 810 North 13th St. G62.1-130
Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Lowell Elementary School (Tacoma)--Buildings;
This is the Dash Point School located at 6546 Dash Point Blvd N.E. as pictured on December 18, 1926. Residents had finally after many years succeeded in having a permanent school built in 1924 at this location. It was a two-room stucco and tile building with a large basement and playroom for its elementary school children. A five-room addition was dedicated in November of 1958. In 1973-74 the school closed due to declining enrollment. Four years later it was reopened and remained open until 1993. It was added to the State Register on December 2, 1996. G46.1-071, TPL-3760, BU-12106 (Olsen: For the Record, p. 109-alt. photograph)
Dash Point School (Dash Point); Public schools--Dash Point;
1926 exterior of the Morton M. McCarver Intermediate School. McCarver was Tacoma's third intermediate school and opened its doors to 600 students in late 1925. It was named for Tacoma founder and one of the school district's first directors, General Morton Matthew McCarver. The Gothic-style building was designed by architects Hill & Mock who also designed the Allen C. Mason Intermediate School. It was renamed McCarver Junior High in 1928 and added elementary school classes in 1938 when Lincoln Elementary School closed. In 1968 McCarver became an elementary school entirely when the junior high classes were eliminated. G47.1-060; BU-11, 428 (Olsen: For The Record, p. 127-28) TPL-10454
McCarver Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
1926 exterior view of the Allen C. Mason Intermediate School. Named after a Tacoma pioneer, lawyer, real estate developer and former school principal, Mason Intermediate (later renamed Mason Junior High and Mason Middle School) opened for classes on February 1, 1926. It was also the opening day for the new Captain Robert Gray and Franklin B. Gault Intermediate Schools. Mason Intermediate was the fifth of the six intermediate schools built with funds from a 1923 bond issue. Students were drawn from several north end elementary schools including Washington, Jefferson, Lowell and Point Defiance. Portables were deemed necessary within four years of the school's opening due to the burgeoning enrollment. The school underwent additions and improvements over the years until a new Mason School was constructed in 2003 at 3901 N. 28th. G47.1-055; BU-11, 426 (Olsen: For The Record, p. 133-34)
Mason Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Front view of Annie Wright Seminary from across Tacoma Ave. No. looking north east. The private school, designed by the architectural firm of Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, opened at this location in September of 1924. TPL-7084
View of back of Annie Wright Seminary taken from around No. 6th and Tacoma Ave. No. Two of the courts at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club are in the foreground of the photograph. TPL-7085
Every nook-and-cranny in Stadium Bowl is jam-packed for 1926's 4th of July festivities. 40,000 witnessed the celebration of the 150th anniversary of American independence. Participants in the night's celebration included marines from the battleships in Commencement Bay and the guns of battery B, 10th Field Artillery from Camp Lewis. The program was sponsored by the American Legion and was held on Monday, July 5th. Stadium High School overlooks the Bowl on the left. BU11,616 (TDL 7-6-26, p. 1+) TPL-10131
Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930; Spectators--Tacoma--1920-1930; Celebrations--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Construction continues on the James P. Stewart Intermediate School, 5010 Pacific Avenue, in May of 1925. Scaffolding surrounds the multi-storied structure which cost over $400,000. Tacoma's school population had been increasing and six intermediate schools were planned to alleviate overcrowding. Stewart Intermediate was the second to be completed, after Jason Lee. The school, designed by architect Roland Borhek and built by John Biehn & Co., contractors, was originally called the South Central Intermediate School. By the time the school was opened in September of 1928, the name had been changed to honor Tacoma's first school teacher, James P. Stewart. The school is still being used today with a slight name change to the James P. Stewart Middle School. G47.1-082; BU-11,440 (TNT 5-16-25, p. 20)
Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Building construction--Tacoma--1920-1930; Progress photographs;
