Pacific Lutheran College's 1939 May Day Queen, Vivian Lunde, on her throne surrounded by her Court. On ground level are, left to right, Student Body president Roy Schmandt, High school attendants (not in order) Barbara Xavier and Betty Jo Forster, and speaker Dr. P.O. Bersell of Minneapolis, president of the Augustana synod. Queen Vivian I's junior attendants are (not in order) Barbara De Berry, Mary Olson, Constance Hanson and Dickie Svare. The back row is the Queen's Court (not in order) Freshmen Anne Lassen & Lenore Rasmussen, Sophomores Carol Haavik and Caroline Hoff and Seniors Ruth Downton and Aagot Gerde. (T. Times 5/2/1939, pg 1)

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Pacific Lutheran College offered classes in biology, chemistry, physics and botany, the new science building housed these departments. View of student working on his science assignment at the new PLC lab, he appears to be weighing a beaker of chemicals on an analytical balance. (Saga, 1948).

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Dr. Olaf M. Jordahl, Ph. D. (background) taught physics and mathematics, engineering majors usually had classes with him. Since the new Science Hall opened, students at Pacific Lutheran College had some of the most modern science equipment available to them, which made the classes better than before. View of students with test tubes and other scientific objects working on projects.

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Aerial view of campus and grounds, Pacific Lutheran College, Mrs. Nesrig. Pacific Lutheran College had built three new facilities during 1947: a three-story student union building, a gymnasium and a science hall. This elevated view shows the older and newer buildings on the expanding campus. The campus consisted of 150 acres. (TNT, 2/17/1948, p. 4-D)

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Pacific Lutheran College's library was designed in 1936, building began in 1937 and the building was dedicated in 1939. This building was designed by Emanuel J. Bresemann, a local Tacoma architect. Pacific Lutheran was planning to remodel the library during 1948, view of PLC students outside of the library, possibly between their classes or on their way to study (Saga, 1948).

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Pacific Lutheran College was a member of the American Association of Colleges, and was an accredited educational facility. Dr. Eastvold was PLC's President, in addition to the new gymnasium Pacific Lutheran College had also built a new $200,000 Science Hall in 1947. View of Pacific Lutheran College buildings, Memorial Gymnasium on left side, photo taken for PLC's Saga, the school yearbook (Saga, 1948).

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Pacific Lutheran College was first known as Pacific Lutheran Academy between 1898 and 1919, in 1920 they changed Academy to College. In 1944 PLC officially stated they intended to build a new gymnasium, but building was delayed until the end of World War II. Exterior view of PLC's Memorial Gymnasium, photo ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Saga, 1948).

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May Day celebration. Twelve young women in Norwegian costumes perform a folk dance for Queen Ardys Bredvold, her attendants and guests at the coronation celebration for the May festival at Pacific Lutheran college.

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A student reads from a podium on a practice stage in the new chapel-music-speech building at Pacific Lutheran College. Another student sits on the edge of the stage while several more students sit on the floor below on folding chairs. Two more students follow the progress of the reading from a sound room behind glass on the left. The Campus Radio Workshop Theater was recorded here since the facilities had been expanded with electronic equipment. (1952 SAGA yearbook)

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Four young men who performed during the festivities at Pacific Lutheran College for May Day 1950 show their stuff while practicing outside the gymnasium.

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Folk dancers perform during the festivities at Pacific Lutheran College for May Day 1950.

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Pacific Lutheran's Choir of the West participated in many concerts throughout the Pacific Northwest, but they also had countless radio performances, broadcasted over KOMO radio in Seattle. The choir had over fifty of the most talented singers and a number of soloists. View of Pacific Lutheran College's Choir of the West, being conducted by Gunnar J. Malmin; student names appear in yearbook (PLC Saga, 1949).

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Pacific Lutheran College's May Festival. Eight couples perform a folk dance. The entertainment included a demonstration of folk art from Lithuania, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Spain and the U.S. The women are dressed in skirts with contrasting ribboned stripes at the bottom, short vests, white blouses and flower chains in their hair with cascading ribbons. The men are dressed in white shirts and pants with string ties and bright tied scarves at the waist. (The 1956 yearbook "Saga", TNT 4/29/1956, pg. D-2)

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ca. 1955. An exterior view of the Student Union Building at Pacific Lutheran College. This building was constructed in 1947 on the foundation of the gym that was destroyed by fire in 1946. It was designed by Lea, Pearson and Richards, Architects. During its use as the Student Union, it served as the center of student social and extra curricular activities. It contained a bookstore, coffee shop, recreation room, student lounge, auditorium, and stage. It was replaced in 1955-56 by a larger and more modern Student Union and this structure was converted to classrooms.

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The Concert Chorus at Pacific Lutheran College, posed in the Music Building. The students are attired formally, with the girls wearing evening gowns and the boys in tuxedos. The 93 voice chorus was under the direction of R. Byard Fritts (seated.) The choir performed throughout the year, its productions enhanced by the special effects of staging, drama and costuming. ("1955 Saga" see the yearbook for chorus members names.)

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Pacific Lutheran College graduates, class of 1952, pose on the lawn in cap and gown after the Baccalaureate Service.

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