Congressman John Coffee, center in overcoat and scarf, posed on November 21, 1942 in front of Clover Park High School with a group of men and women. Congressman Coffee was visiting the school to view the construction of a new addition, the result of a federal grant that he had fought hard to obtain. The $225,000 addition would add eight classrooms, a gym and a cafeteria.

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Congressman John M. Coffee, center with mortar, was photographed helping with the construction of an addition to Clover Park High School November 21, 1942. His biggest aid was his assistance in obtaining the federal grant that made the $225,000 addition possible. Pictured left to right in front of the wall are Superintendent A.G. Hudtloff, Congressman Coffee, Olai Hageness, Clarence Rueger and Walter Hedlind. Back of the wall are Paul Olson, Charles Rueger, Stanley Lytle and Pete Hansen. The addition was scheduled to be ready for occupancy by mid-late Spring 1943 and would include eight classrooms, a gymnasium and a cafeteria. (T.Times 11/23/1942, pg. 6)

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On November 21, 1942, Congressman John Coffee, center in overcoat and scarf, visited the Lakewood area to check out the progress on the construction of the addition to Clover Park High School. The $225,000 addition was the result of a federal grant that he had helped obtain. The finished addition would include four classrooms, a cafeteria and a gymnasium. Pictured left to right are Walter Hedlind, Mrs. Nellie Wootan, Hugh Fotheringill, Stanley Lytle, Ivey Alice Mann, Congressman Coffee, John Maas, Mrs. H.E. Liebe, A.G. Hudtloff and Paul Olsen. (TNT 11/23/1942, pg. 11)

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A group of students and school officials was posed in front of Clover Park High School as ground was broken for a new addition to the school on July 9, 1942. The new addition was the last project of a $700,000 expansion of the Clover Park school district. The addition would include eight new classrooms, a gym and a cafeteria. It was budgeted at $225,000 and was scheduled to be completed about midway through the school year. (T. Times 7/10/1942, pg. 10)

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Contractors and Clover Park school district leaders look pleased as they break ground for the final unit of a $700,000 school expansion program. The last project was $225,000 improvement to Clover Park High School. The addition would add eight new classrooms, a gym and a cafeteria. To the left is an unidentified workman shovelling dirt from around a tree. Then, left to right, are Peter Hansen (contractor), Walter Hedlind (FWA), Charles Rueger (architect), Peder Steiro (contractor), Clarence Rueger (architect), Hugh Fotheringil (principal), Stanley Lytle (school board), Mrs. H.E. Liebe (school board) and A.G. Hudtloff (Superintendent). Work had already begun on new shop facilities at the school, aimed toward defense industry training. (T. Times 7/10/1942, pg. 10)

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ca. 1941. View of the athletic fields at Clover Park High School around 1941. Baseball practice appears to be taking place in the distance. The grounds are surrounded by the cinder oval of the track. Grandstands are to the right. This picture was the section divider on the "Athletics" page.

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ca. 1941. Two unidentified Clover Park School students whip up a snack in the Home Economics kitchen. This photograph was used on the "Activities" divider sheet in the 1941 CPHS yearbook "The Klahowya." At this time, the school housed students from 7th grade to 12th.

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Coach Ralph Lackey went over play instructions with Clover Park Warriors Jimmy Allphin (standing left), DeVere Bailey (standing right), (crouching, l to r) Mark Pitman, Walter Mienzen and Steve Tish, to help prepare them for the 1941 Pierce County League title game against the Fife Trojans held on Friday November 7, 1941. Going into the game, each team had won six straight league games. The Warriors defeated the Trojans 7-0, winning their first major sports championship. The only touchdown in the game was scored by 208-pound fullback, Steve Tish. (T.Times 11/6/1941 p.17)

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Army football game at Clover Park High School. A large crowd has gathered at Walter J. Thompson Field on November 4, 1941. (T. Times)

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Army football game at Clover Park High School. Large crowd at Walter J. Thompson Field. (T. Times)

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Army football game at Clover Park High School. Large crowd watching game at Walter J. Thompson Field. (T. Times)

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Manual - at - arms awards at Clover Park School for 161st Infantry Division. Cpl. Robert Bartow was judged the most proficient in the manual of arms on October 15, 1941 between the halves of a service football game at Clover Park High School. He is pictured above receiving a medal from Col. Clarence A. Orndorff, regimental commander of the 161st Infantry. Cpl. Bartow's name would be engraved on the Col. Thomas G. Ashton trophy, named after a former commander of the 161st. Seventeen other 161st Infantry soldiers competed for the honor. Cpl. Bartow was from Co. E. (T. Times 10-16-1941, p.12) (Additional identification provided by a reader)

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An unidentified young man, possibly Jim Ladd, senior class president, cuts the ribbon on the newly completed addition to Clover Park High School while supporting himself with a crutch. The area shown is the new main entrance to the school. The addition, designed by Charles and Clarence Rueger, Architects, was completed in May of 1941 at a cost of $97,213. An open house for the public was held on Sunday, May 11. (T. Times May 7, 1941 p.3)

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Members of the 41st Division of the Washington National Guard worked on their high school studies at Clover Park High School while in uniform in May of 1941. Even though they had been called up for active duty, they took classes to enable them to graduate from high school with their regular classes. The program was believed to be the only one of its kind in the United States. (T. Times 05/09/1941 p.2)

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On May 8, 1941, 250 members of the 41st Division graduated in uniform from Clover Park High School. Their National Guard unit was called up for active duty before they were able to complete high school. A unique program was devised that allowed them to learn soldiering during the day and to complete their high school credits at night. (T. Times 5/8/1941, pg. 8)

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Two hundred and fifty soldiers from the 41st Division graduated on May 8, 1941 from Clover Park High School. Unable to finish high school before their National Guard unit was called up, the young men learned to soldier during the day and completed their high school classes at night. This program would allow them to graduate with their class. (T. Times 5/8/1941, pg. 8)

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New addition at Clover Park High School. Half circle one story music room attached to rear of two story brick building with a greenhouse on the roof. The greenhouse was built just outside the new biology and botony lab. The addition cost $97,213, over $39,000 from state grant, $77,000 from a bond issue and some local tax funds. Charles and Clarence Rueger, Architects, designed the structure. Although brand new, the school was already overcrowded with 770 students and a large increase in enrollment was expected. (T.Times, 5/8/1941. p. 3).

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Clover Park High School, view of new Walter J. Thompson Field. Football field and grandstand. [Also dated 05-06-1941]

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Interiors and exteriors of the new buildings at Clover Park School; the music room. A few large instruments lie abandoned, waiting for their student musician.

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New addition at Clover Park School. Greenhouse built on the roof of the new rounded music room. The greenhouse was just outside the new biology and botony lab. The addition was designed by Charles and Clarence Rueger, Architects. (T.Times, 5/8/1941, p. 3).

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New buildings at Clover Park School under construction. Included in the $97,000 addition was a new music room, greenhouse, biology & botony lab, chemistry & physics lab, modern food preparation lab, practice kitchen, health center, and the shell for a new auditorium. [Also dated 05-06-1941]

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Interiors and exteriors of the new buildings at Clover Park School. A birds eye view of the new library, already in use despite mostly empty shelves.

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Interiors and exteriors of the new buildings at Clover Park School. This appears to be a science classroom, with lab tables in the rear of the room. Added to the school were both a biology and botany lab and a chemistry and physics lab. (T. Times 5/7/1941, pg. 3)

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Photographs taken for the 1941 Clover Park yearbook, the Klahowya. On April 19, 1941, Eileen Morrell was crowned Campus Queen at the Klahowya Dance. She reigns from a bower of springtime greenery and flowers accented by stars and surrounded by her court. Picture, left to right, are Phyllis Lofgren, LaVonne Nelson, Maid of Honor Helen Laughlin, Queen Eilleen Morell, Jeanne Ingram, Betty Dyer and Elsie May Morrison. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 29)

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Eileen Morrell was crowned Campus Queen at the Clover Park High School Klahowya Dance on April 19, 1941. Master of Ceremonies for the event was James Dyer, editor of the yearbook. Her "Court" included Helen Laughlin, Jeanne Ingram, Lavonne Nelson, Betty Dyer, Phyllis Lofgren and Elsie May Morrison. (1941 CPHS yearbook "The Klahowya,"pg. 29)

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Harry Pitcher (kneeling, far left), the engineer in charge of construction of the new Clover Park High School shop building, supervised the laying of the cornerstone on March 10, 1941. The $16,000 shop building was part of the national defense education service project. It was financed 50-50 by the school district and the WPA. The building was scheduled to be completed in June, when the school would begin to conduct both day and night classes for enlisted men. Planned courses include metal and wood working, blueprint reading, machine drawing, pre-aviation and completion of high school studies. Clover Park was chosen as the location for the facility due to its proximity to Ft. Lewis, Camp Murray and McChord Airfield. Assisting Mr. Pitcher are: (l to r) Mrs. Iva Alice Mann, school board member; Pat Walters, district director of operations for the WPA; J.T.S. Lyle, school board chairman; Hugh Fotheringill, principal of Clover Park H.S.; A.G. Hudtloff, superintendent; and Art Battson, project foreman. (T.Times, 03/13/1941, p. 5)

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For the 1941 "Klahowya," Clover Park High School yearbook. Boy's Rifle Club. L to R, rear: Wilbur Barker, Vernon Caddigan, Bill Barlow, Jim Dyer. Front: Roger Laybourn, Gregory Loomis, John Barker, Bill Kenney, advisor and mathematics teacher Edgar Larson. While the trio lying on their stomachs takes aim, the upright group appears to be studying their accuracy on the targets. The Rifle Club was designed to promote the correct use of firearms, both for recreation and in national defense. The Club, after the departure of their regular advisor, got a late start in the school year, but still managed to hold two matches with Marymount, losing one and tying the other. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 36)

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Photos for 1941 "Klahowya", Clover Park High School Annual. Kenneth J. Hansen, Commercial Department Teacher , School Paper and Yearbook advisor. He left Clover Park for another position at mid-term. (Not Used).

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Pictures taken for the 1941 Clover Park High School yearbook "The Klahowya." Lunch lady Margaret Vestergard serves up some soup for a student in the CP cafeteria. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 5)

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For 1941 "Klahowya," Clover Park High School Annual. Yell leaders Dorothy Witt, Merton Lee (Teen) Johnson, Garnet Miller, and Bebe Long strike a pose in front of building entrance. (Not used).

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