College of Puget Sound graduation exercises. Three men dressed in caps and gowns stand on the steps of one of the college buildings on graduation day. The man in the center is Dr. Edward Todd, college president. The college was celebrating its 50th anniversary and beginning a capital improvement campaign, geared at enlarging the campus.

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Gretchen Kunigk (later Fraser) and Herb Clark pose in front of a College of Puget Sound building, possibly Jones Hall, in a September, 1938, fashion shoot for Klopfenstein's. She is wearing a "Rothmoor" coat of Havana brown with a tooled metal clasp. He is decked out in a Hart Schaffner & Marx rough Shagland 3-button suit in mallard green. His hat is from Dobbs, Hanley Hall. Both Herb and Gretchen are College of Puget Sound students. In 1948 Gretchen Fraser would become the first American to medal in Olympic Skiing. (See T.Times 9-13-38, p. 16, for another view of clothing) ALBUM 9.

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College of Puget Sound, 50th anniversary ceremonies. Visitors are honored at the institution's Golden Jubilee as announcements are made from the stage of the music/drama building. (T.Times, 3/17/1938, p.1).

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College of Puget Sound 50th anniversary ceremonies. Eight men wearing scholar's robes on the steps of college building. Governor Clarence Martin is second from left in front row. (T.Times, 3/17/1938, p.1).

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Govenor Clarence D. Martin shakes hands with President Edward H. Todd of the College of Puget Sound during the school's 50th annual convocation. Sponsored by Judge O.G. Ellis, Governor Martin received an honorary doctor of laws degree. Douglas Stanley of New York and Professor Trevor Kincaid of the University of Washington also were awarded honorary degrees. The college observed ten days of celebration for the school's golden jubilee. (T.Times, 3-17-38, p. 1) ALBUM 10.

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C.P.S. students Gretchen Kunigk (later Fraser) and Herb Clark pose in front of football players at the College of Puget Sound in a September 10, 1938, fall fashion shoot for Klopfenstein's. The men were practicing at the first fall turnout for football . In 1948 Gretchen Fraser would become the first American to medal in Olympic Skiing.

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Gretchen Kunigk (later Fraser) and Herb Clark pose in front of crouching football players at the College of Puget Sound in a September, 1938, fall fashion advertisement for Klopfenstein's. Both Gretchen and Herb are C.P.S. students. In 1948 Gretchen Fraser would become the first American to medal in Olympic Skiing. ALBUM 9.

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May 16th was Campus Day at College of Puget Sound in 1939. As part of the festivities, men students dug in and participated in a "tug- of-war" while being sprayed with water.

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June, 1940 Commencement at College of Puget Sound. Solemn graduates in traditional black gowns are walking up the steps to Jones Hall, the school's main building. Man on the left appears to be photographing the moment.

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Rhythm class at College of Puget Sound. D. Robert Smith, instructor. Students are equipped with drumsticks and sheet music. D. Robert Smith was the organ instructor at C.P.S. and also the organist-director at First Methodist Church. He is at the extreme right of the photograph's foreground. Professor Smith is leading his students in an exercise developed by Louis Wersen consisting of a sight singing course. In the front row are: Lola Duval, Bette Brock, Hatsuye Kurose, Grace McLean, Gertrude Soinila and Betty Piatt. In the second row are: Marguerite Rath, Julian Macpherson, John Carter, Florence Schwan, Janixe Green, Marvelle Jenson and Charles Trombley. Photograph was taken on October 26, 1939. (T. Times, 10-27-1939, p. 11-alt. photo)

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Junior Orchestra sponsored by Rhodes Brothers, taken at College of Puget Sound. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)

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Junior Orchestra sponsored by Rhodes Brothers, playing at College of Puget Sound. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)

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General view of buildings at the College of Puget Sound, taken in connection with the 1940 Commencement. The photograph spotlights the ivy covered exterior of Jones Hall, designed by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, architects.

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General view of buildings at the College of Puget Sound, taken in connection with the 1940 Commencement. The photograph spotlights the ivy covered exterior of Jones Hall (center), designed by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, architects. (filed with Argentum)

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General view of buildings at the College of Puget Sound, taken in connection with the 1940 Commencement. To the right on the mostly empty campus is Jones Hall.

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Informal shoveling contest during October, 1940, ground breaking at C.P.S.for new Student Union Building. Mayor Harry Cain, in hat and cigarette in mouth, squats at right center. Norton Clapp is to Cain's left in photo. Norton Clapp served as a trustee of the college (later University) for 62 years, 19 of those as chairman of the board of trustees. Students and invited guests chortle at the sight of the unannounced shoveling contest pitting Bishop Bruce Baxter of Willamette University, C.P.S. president Edward H. Todd, Board of Trustees president E.L. Blaine and trustee Albert H. Hooker, Jr., on October 16, 1940. The contest was diplomatically declared a draw. Trustee Hooker was disqualified because his first shovelful of dirt fell on Dr. Todd's neck. Norton Clapp would go on to win the actual 4-man shoveling contest, besting Mayor Cain, the student body president and Chamber of Commerce president. (T.Times, 10-16-40, p. 1, 10-17-40, p. 10 and 1941 C.P.S.annual Tamanawas) ALBUM 12

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Shoveling contest during October 16, 1940, ground breaking at C.P.S.for new Student Union Building. Leaning on shovels L-R: Chamber of Commerce president Everett T. Smith, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Student Body Pres. Lyle Jamieson, trustee Norton Clapp. Bursar Charles A. Robbins is in second row behind the contestants. Bursar Robbins would declare Mr. Clapp the eventual winner. (T. Times, 10-17-40, p. 10)

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Charles A. Robbins, College of Puget Sound bursar, declared college trustee Norton Clapp the winner of the shoveling contest during the ground breaking ceremony for the school's new Student Union Building on October 16, 1940. From left to right in the front are: Tacoma Chamber of Commerce president Everett T. Smith, Student Body President Lyle Jamieson, Charles A. Robbins, Norton Clapp and Mayor Harry P. Cain. The young C.P.S. student president came in second in the contest. (T. Times, 10-17-40, p. 10)

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It's that wacky time again, time for the 12th annual Freshman Stunt Night at the College of Puget Sound, presented under the supervision of the Department of Dramatic Art. History will never be the same after September 20, 1940 when the Freshmen take aim at George Washington, Helen, Paris and the Trojan Horse, among others. Pictured left to right are Norma Gagliardi, Walter Ebbett, Aldo Benedetti (kneeling), Kay Copeland, Beverly Birdsall and Jack Miller. The four skits to be presented to students and the public are "George Washington's Life Story, Sort of Chopped Up by the Little Hatchet with which He Carved Out the United States," "Paris, This is It" (the love story of Helen, Paris and the Trojan Horse), a Baby Contest and "Spot Cash," the story of a fifty dollar bill as it changes hands. (T. Times 9/19/1940, pg. 11) TPL-9703

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Staff of Trails, College of Puget Sound student newspaper. L to R: Muriel Kazda, Bev Berlie, Dorothy Seldon, Marijane Lewis, Mary Hager, Paul Raymond, Jane Ness, Ed Hungerford, Mr. Howard Oiseth. From 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas.

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College of Puget Sound Debate Club. Back row: Felicie Dahl, Marilyn Gilstrap, Margarita Irle, Lawrence Henderson, Norman Schut, Bob Elliott, Don Stephenson. Second row: Russell Alsgaard, Floyd La Fleur, Bill Koivisto, Van Slyke, Norman Breckner, Helen Hite, Mary Elizabeth Morton, Waichi Oyanagi. Front row: Ruth Sonneman, Miss Meridith, Yoshiteru Kawano, Dr. Charles T. Battin, Justine De Wolfe, Ed Winskill, Sam Batt. From 1941 C.P.S.annual, Tamanawas.

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On November 8, 1940, the freshmen presented Booth Tarkington's comedy "The Travelers" before a student assembly. The cast included Art Sheets, Ruth Hanawalt, Roberta Humble, Ed Ercegovic, George Victor, Dorothea Federico, Bob Albertson, Gordon Soder, Everett Lowther, Patricia Hanson and Frank Hicks. (photograph used in the 1941 CPS yearbook Tamanawas)

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Elevated view of College of Puget Sound students on lawn, forming the letters "CPS". Used across bottom of foreword and dedication pages of 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas.

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College of Puget Sound, Central Board President Lyall Jamieson, and Secretary Annabel Miller. The Central Board is composed of class and activity representatives and directs the funds and activities of the student body. From 1941 C.P.S. annual Tamanawas.

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College of Puget Sound. Collegiate Gothic-style building with people on steps and sidewalks. This picture of the ivy covered facade of Jones Hall was used on Table of Contents page of the 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas.

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College of Puget Sound President Edward H. Todd. For 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas (not used).

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College of Puget Sound President Edward H. Todd. From 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas. He stands in front of a stone engraving reading "College of Puget Sound. Dedicated to Learning, Good Government and Christian Religion." Dr. Todd served as president of the college for 29 years, from 1913 to 1942.

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Ground breaking ceremonies at C.P.S. for new Student Union Building. A group of coeds with shovels take their turn during Homecoming Week in October, 1940. The Student Union Building was the first of three building projects totaling $300,000 which had been recently approved by the Board of Trustees. The school's population was growing and new structures needed to be built to accommodate the students.

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Ground breaking ceremonies at C.P.S. for new Student Union Building on October 16, 1940. Crowd of mostly students watching digging contest. Trustee Norton Clapp won the shoveling contest with Student Body President Lyle Jamieson coming in second. Nineteen years later in 1959, another new Student Union Building would be constructed.

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The College of Puget Sound Ski Club, for the 1941 yearbook Tamanawas. Back row: Jonas, Sheets, Argue, Button, Dr. Warren T. Tomlinson, Jones, Hill, Bellman, Larson. Middle row: Crain, Langdon, Coleman, Murnen, Hager, Siegle, Simpson. Front row: "unknown", Hatch, Woods, Bowen, Rau. The Ski Club sponsored CPS ski day at Mount Rainier, as well as a high school ski tournament. They also competed, winning the Vancouver U.B.C. meet and placing sixth in the Northwest Intercollegiate Ski Meet. Silver Skis winner at Mount Rainier was member Bill Taylor (not pictured.) The person in the front row, far left is listed in the 1941 yearbook as Hoheim. This is incorrect.

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