Dressed in their best on picture day in 1925 is the 8A class of Washington School. Boys were neatly attired in suits and pullovers, and girls with bobbed hairdos wore middy-blouses and skirts. Washington (Elementary) School is still located at 3701 North 26th St., across from the Tacoma Public Library's Wheelock Branch Library. TPL-9718; G46.1-150
School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Washington School (Tacoma); Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1920-1930;
2 images. Washington School Frederick Heath, arch. John Huntington, contr. TDL 6/3/1906 p.18 permits TDL 9/22/1907 p.16 Uses unit system in arranging buildings (il) TDL 1/13/1909 Commercial Club Edition p.26 (il) TNL 5/27/1917 p.20 Heating plant going in at Washington TNL 6/3/1917 p.11 (Charles Richardson, contr. for heating plant) TDL 7/21/1918 p.B5 (supplemental buildings of tile construction built by Dolph Jones, contr.) (il) TDL 2/22/1932 p.1...planting of trees today will honor George Washington TDL 2/23/1932 p.1 Tacoma observes holiday TDL 2/25/1934 p.B2 Home is opened with tea; North End Girl Scouts formally dedicate "Little House" on Washington School grounds TNT 9/14/1947 p.A4 City's first paved school ground (aerial il) TNT 5/4/1948 p.19 Washington School bids T.Times 5/7/1948 Washington School project ... (addition by Mock & Morrison, arch. and Geo. Warter Construction Co., contr.) TNT 8/22/1948 p.A1 Contractors are busy ... (il) TNT 1/9/1949 p.A4 Washington Grade School children get more "lebensraum" (il of addition) TNT 2/15/1949 New auditorium (Mock & Morris, arch. and Warter Construction Co., contr.) (il) TNT 10/29/1950 p.A1 Found dead at school TNT 10/30/1950 p.8 Foul play disproven TNT 5/1/1964 p.A8 U.S. Capitol flag given to school (il) TNT 3/12/1967 p.C21 (permit taken to remodel library) TNT 12/8/1983 p.B1 Committee likely to reconsider school closure plan TNT 5/23/2001 p.B4 Donor brick wall will celebrate school centennial TNT 5/23/2002 p.B2 Washington-Hoyt celebrates its centennial tonight T.Weekly 6/22/2006 p.A3 ... recommended for historic register TNT 7/31/2006 p.A1 School supporters hang hopes on history (il) T.Weekly 10/5/2006 p.A6 Washington-Hoyt celebrates centennial anniversary of building T.Weekly 10/12/2006 p.A6 Residents celebrate historic building, wonder about future of school TNT 1/24/2012 p.A4 Tacoma firm suggested to design Washington Elementary remodel (remodeling by BLRB Architects, arch.) TNT 7/1/3012 p.B1 Washington-Hoyt plan unites students at 1 site (il) TNT 2/24/2013 p.A1 District plots construction plans after bond passes T.Daily Index 7/18/2013 p.1 Historic Washington Elementary School remodel project awarded $4.7 M grant (sketch) T.Weekly 8/9/2013 p.A1 Washington Elementary launches Prop 1 renovations (il) TNT 9/17/2013 p.A3 A face-lift and more for Tacoma school (il) TNT 4/17/2014 p.A1 Reborn Washington Elementary School should open in fall (il of addition under construction) TNT 8/31/2013 p.A1,A18 Gadgets make new "smart schools" safer learning places; distinctive problems at Washington T.Weekly 9/5/2014 p.A1 Schools start with renovations (il) 371.01 018F p.81,82 (il) 371.62 C498R 379.797 H629H p.66,69 979.7788 G135TP p.57-65,86 (il)
In October of 1935, the first grade class at Washington School surrounds Miss Helen Roberts as the designated pupil (David Thaller?) presents her with flowers. Principal Jennie French stands in the background center. Other students in the group are holding a toy truck, a card or picture and a toy bunny. (filed with Argentum)
School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma); Roberts, Helen;
Washington School 6A graduating class photographed beside their school in January of 1938. The school was built in 1906 and is still in use in 2006. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)
School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma);
Washington School 6A class posed in front of their school in June of 1927. Building by Frederick Heath, Architect, 1906. The woman on the left is believed to be Mrs. Jennie French, principal of the school from 1926-41. (WSHS) What appears to be the same image is also labelled A2326-0.
School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Washington School (Tacoma);
ca. 1927. Washington School, cast for play, circa 1927. Many children in costumes, some holding flags, on stage decorated with large paper flowers. (filed with Argentum)
School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Washington School (Tacoma); Costumes;
Washington School 1B Class. The first grade students pose in front of their northend elementary school in October of 1932. The school was built in 1906 and is named in honor of George Washington. (filed with Argentum)
School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma);
Washington School 6A Class, photographed in front of their school in January of 1933. Building by Frederick Heath, Architect, 1906. The woman on the left is believed to be Mrs. Jennie French, principal of Washington from 1926-1941.
School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma);
September 1, 1936- opening day of school. Washington School boys and an English Setter dog sitting on low railing waiting for school to start. Clothing includes spiked hair and leather jacket, Mickey Mouse shirt, sport shoes. (T. Times, 9/1/1936, p. 1)
Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dogs; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma); Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940;
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;
Washington School 6A June 1940 graduating class, photographed outside the school May 13, 1940. Building by Frederick Heath, Architect, 1906. (filed with Argentum)
School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington School (Tacoma);
Four students in Mrs. Elizabeth Dufour's fourth grade class at Washington School, 3701 No. 26th Street, stood at the blackboard in September of 1946 while she went over the list of supplies that they will need to start the 1946-47 school year. Standing to the right of Mrs. Dufour are: (l to r) Nancy Jean Reen, Billy Wingard, Sondra Eckman, and Mary Louise Brady. The other students in the room are unidentified. (T.Times, 9/4/1946, p.1) TPL-8329
School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington School (Tacoma); Dufour, Elizabeth; Reen, Nancy Jean; Wingard, Billy; Eckman, Sondra; Brady, Mary Louise;
From 1946 to January of 1949, overcrowding was so bad at Washington Grade School, 3701 No. 26th St., that four kindergarten classes and one 4th grade class had to meet at Mason methodist Church, and a second 4th grade class met at the McCormick Branch Public Library. In January, 1949 four new class rooms were ready in a new addition to the building, and when the new term started in September, all the Washington students had either new or newly refinished rooms and a new lunchroom-auditorium. (TNT 1/9/1949 p.A-4) TPL-5794
Public schools--Tacoma; Washington School (Tacoma);
Pupils at Washington School posed for a group portrait on May 18, 1924, in front of the school doors. These boys and girls appear to be among the oldest in the elementary school. G46.1-151
School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Washington School (Tacoma);
2 images. Washington School Proctor & Farrell, arch. TDL 7/14/1907 p.17 New building for university (wood from old Washington School to be used in new building for the University of Puget Sound at 602 No. Sprague Ave.) 371.01 OL8F p.81 379.797 H629H p.57,73
