Thirteen girls show a little leg during a competition in the Lincoln High School gymnasium on February 21 1941. They are competing in the "Poise, Posture and Personality" contest. The top ten contestants will also be awarded "model" roles in the school's upcoming original musical comedy "Of Men and Models," to be presented in May at the school. Contestants were required to be 5'4" or taller and willing to model a swimsuit and high heel shoes. (T. times 2/14/1941, pg. 13)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mrs. Cletus E. Stevens and six of her students in class 5-B at Franklin School salute the American flag on the first day on school in September 1940. The students are (l to r): Robert Nordstrom, Irvin Ingels, Lois Barry, Barbara Koval, Charlotte Walker, and Tom Brokaw. Just two weeks after this picture was taken Tacoma students were given their first vacation day of the year so they could attend Tacoma Day at the Puyallup Fair. (T. Times 09-04-1940 p.2)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Franklin School (Tacoma); Flags--United States; Nordstrom, Robert; Ingels, Irvin; Barry, Lois; Koval, Barbara; Walker, Charlotte; Brokaw, Tom; Stevens, Cletus E.--Family; Teachers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Over 300 students at Franklin Elementary School, 3202 South 12th Street, took part in the musical pageant "The Spirit of America Speaks" on Friday evening November 15, 1940. Six of the students taking part in the pageant were: Kath Kindregan representing the pilgrims; Dorothy Beck, the Norwegians; Diane Metzker, the Dutch; Patricia Cowling, the Spirit of America; Gerald Wolf, the Spaniards and Donna Jean Moore, the Native Americans. The ambitious project consisted of three parts and looked at the history of the United States and the institutions and diverse cultures that shaped it. (T.Times 11/15/1940 p.9)

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Franklin School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pageants; Kindregan, Kath; Beck, Dorothy; Metzker, Diane; Cowling, Patricia; Wolf, Gerald; Moore, Donna Jean;

Back to school scene. All across Tacoma, students were abandoning their barefoot days of freedom and returning to the classroom for the first day of school. Dressed in their new back to school outfits and shoes, one student points out to the others a list of school supplies chalked on the blackboard. The children sit at desks, a pile of books on the front desk. 30,000 youngsters were expected to return to Pierce County schools on September 4, 1940.

Schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1941. This was part of the Clover Park High School football team with coach Ralph Lackey in front of a grandstand, circa 1941. Clover Park had five returning lettermen and came in third in their league with a record of five wins, two losses and one tie. Two of the wins, against Eatonville and Bellarmine, were non-league. The players were identified in the 1941 Klahowya yearbook as front row: Cliff Dawdy, Bud Schwab, Marvin Kasemeier, Don Tinkcom. Second row: DeVere Bailey, Steve Tish, Wes Saxton, Wally Hager (captain), Maxwell James, Bob Carbone. Third row: Bill Grondahl, Jim Spangler, Jim Allphin, Coach Lackey, Doug Godfrey, Jack Carbone and Bob Brock. (1941 Klahowya, p. 42-43)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Students--Lakewood--1940-1950; Football--Lakewood--1940-1950; Football players--Lakewood--1940-1950;

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).

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood;

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]

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood;

Fern Hill School principal John A. Arnold stands proudly with his school's championship softball team in June of 1941. The school also won honors in 1940 when they became the Tacoma Grammar School League soccer champs.

Fern Hill School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Softball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Softball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Arnold, John A.; School principals--Tacoma;

Unidentified player on the Pacific Lutheran Football team.

Football players--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1940-1950; Football--Parkland--1940-1950;

Pacific Lutheran football team, players and coaches. Unidentified coach is believed to be football coach Baron Barofsky.

Football players--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1940-1950; Football--Parkland--1940-1950;

Tacoma's Own Quiz Kids pose on the Spanish steps at the Elks Lodge in October of 1942. The ninth graders from Mason Intermediate School had written and prepared a script that discussed the various agencies and functions of the War Chest of Tacoma. With the upcoming War Chest fund raiser, the students were available to speak at public functions. Pictured left to right are Jack Brouwer, Claire Duerfeldt, Jean McCrae, Janet Hufford, Marshall Day, David Curtis and Pat McCarthy, holding the script. The Quiz Kids was a popular radio program that originated in June of 1940 on NBC radio from Chicago. On the program children chosen for their high IQs were asked "general knowledge" questions covering all manner of subjects. (TTimes 10/8/1942 p.2 - alt. photograph)

Mason Junior High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brouwer, Jack; Duerfeldt, Claire; McCrae, Jean; Hufford, Janet; Day, Marshall; Curtis, David; McCarthy, Pat; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In this photograph from January, 1941, Lennard Anderson, the head of the music program at Central School, uses a ruler to point to the short list of music questions that he wrote on the blackboard. The five attentive violin students are (l to r) Janice Wardle, Lila Lee Wright, Pearl Mehalick, Fred Remmen and Patricia Baldwin. The Central School staff believed that every student should have the opportunity to learn to sing or play a musical instrument. (T. Times 1/17/1941 p.13)

Central School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Violins; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anderson, Lennard; Teachers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wardle, Janice; Wright, Lila Lee; Mehalick, Pearl; Remmen, Fred; Baldwin, Patricia;

Tower of Central School Building, Heath and Gove, Architects; 1912. Building is now headquarters of the Tacoma School District. (T. Times)

Central School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma;

Over 200 students took part in the vaudeville show produced at Jason Lee School on April 29th, 1941. The boys in the PE department participated in tumbling acts. Boys pictured on stage, two doing handstands, two pushups, the rest forming three human pyramids. (T. Times 4/21/1941, pg. 9)

Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Acrobatics--Tacoma; Gymnastics--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma; Boys--Tacoma; Children exercising;

The 1941 Stadium High School basketball team, under the watchful eye of Coach V. G. Lowman in the dark shirt, starts out the season with a little hoop practice. For several years, Coach Lowman had produced a champion prep team and 1941 promised to be no different.

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Basketball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Basketball-- Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lowman, V.G.;

Fisher's teenage models. Standing on the steps of Lincoln High School, three young women model the latest sports wear for college women.

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Fisher's teenage models. Four students model the newest fashions at Lincoln High School. The front of the school with its clock tower is seen in the background together with the statue of President Lincoln that stands on a pedestal near one of the entrances to the school.

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public sculpture--Tacoma; Lincoln, Abraham; Dresses--Tacoma;

Janet Beal, age 10, a student at Mary Lyon school, won the Steward district mable shooting competition in May of 1945. She went on to compete in the city mable championship where she placed third behind Dale Ingalls and Gene Currah. Janet and Gene had tied for second, but Gene beat Janet in a playoff round 8 to 7 to win second place outright. (T.Times, 5/15/1946, p.9 and 5/29/1945, p.7) TPL-6729

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children playing with marbles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beal, Janet;

Annie Wright students decorate the Great Hall. Two tables are decorated with holiday centerpieces, candles, and tea and coffee services. A large Christmas tree stands near a set of tall windows. A balcony with wooden barrier runs across the end of the room that can be seen as well as a large fireplace with a portrait hung above it.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Christmas trees--Tacoma; Table settings & decorations;

Annie Wright students decorate the Great Hall. Two teenage students place presents beneath the large Christmas tree. The building was designed by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan architects and opened September 18, 1924.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas trees--Tacoma;

Annie Wright Seminary offered a variety of school classes and extracurricular activities. They had an exceptional drama department, speech programs, student council and many other options. Social events were planned regularly for the students. View of six students wearing their uniforms with saddle shoes and smiling as their picture is taken.

Private schools--Tacoma; Group portraits; Students--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Annie Wright Seminary was a college preparatory school for girls. Miss Ruth Jenkins was the headmistress of the school. View of fourteen students standing in front of the great stairway facing the entrance door, view of bottom half of Annie Wright portrait at top of stairs.

Private schools--Tacoma; Group portraits; Uniforms; Students--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Large group of students at Bellarmine High School standing outside by the grotto with a statue of the Virgin Mary. School buildings, new flower beds and automobiles in parking lot are also shown.

Church schools--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Midland School, rear of main building by Hill and Mock, Architects, 1926. Complex remodeled 1943. (T. Times)

Elementary Schools--Midland; Midland School (Midland);

In 1943, Miss Mildred Vaught's first grade pupils at Central School abandoned the usual Easter festivities in favor of learning about preparing nutritious foods. The children, using materials and cookbooks provided by the Washington Dairy Council, studied a unit entitled "Helping to Win the War by Keeping Well." As many mothers left home to work in defense plants, filling shifts as needed, children were required to care for and feed themselves at younger ages. The children are lined up to receive supplies from Billie McDonald for their cooking lesson, which incorporated lessons in reading, writing, math and hygiene. From left to right: Kay Francis, Verle Wagner, Don Clarkson, Billy York, Rose Marie Guillaume, Bennie Deschington and Jack Heath. (T. Times 4/24/1943, pg. 5)

Elementary schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Central School (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Children--Tacoma; Children cooking--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The students of Central School's first grade, led by their teacher Miss Mildred Vaught, are learning to cook on April 20, 1943. With so many mothers involved in the war effort, many kids were caring for themselves and siblings at younger ages. The lesson was geared to teaching them to prepare nutritious meals and included exercises in reading, math and hygiene. The students are lined up to get supplies for the day with Billie McDonald dispensing the supplies. (T. Times 4/24/1943, pg. 5)

Elementary schools--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Children--Tacoma; Central School (Tacoma); Children cooking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The Marymount military band, under the direction of John Kelly, was photographed practicing for the big pageant and military display scheduled at the Armory on May 8, 1943. The pageant, "Uncle Sam and the United Nations," was being organized by Tacoma's 2nd Battalion Washington State Militia. The cadets from Marymount military school were taking part, as well as various UN military and civilian war work groups. The event was being offered to the public free of charge. (TNT 5/6/1943, PG. 24)

Marymount Military Academy (Spanaway); Private schools--Spanaway; Military education--Spanaway; Marching bands;

In February of 1943, the $152,000 vocational training center at Clover Park High School was completed. Classes would immediately commence there for both men and women. The facility included an airplane hangar, large machine shop, automotive shop, sheet metal shop and space for training in welding, shipfitting, woodwork and drafting. The facility was built with federal grants obtained by A.G. Hudtloff. There was such a demand for vocational training to fill positions in the wartime industries that the school ran 24 hours a day. School would commence despite the large piles of construction materials still lying about. (T.Times 2/4/1943, pg. 3; TNT 2/4/43, pg. 1)

Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma;

Construction materials littered the site of the newly constructed vocational training center at Clover Park High School in February of 1943. Classes were ready to begin in the eagerly awaited center, where they would be teaching the skills needed in the defense industry. Special shops were available for airplane construction and maintenance, large machines, automotive and sheet metal work. Spaces were also available for training in welding, shipfitting, woodworking and drafting.

Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma;

The $152,000 Vocational Training Center at Clover Park High School was nearing completion by the beginning of February of 1943. Included in the high ceiling shop area were an airplane hangar for studying airplane construction, a large machine shop, automotive shop and sheet metal shop.

Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma;