The "O" stands for "Outlaws." In January of 1924, these Lincoln High School students formed an independent basketball team called the "Outlaws" that played against other local and suburban girls. All team members had considerable experience in ball handling and practiced steadily. From L-R are: Edrice Davis, Grace Moore, Edith Churchman, Myrtle Upton, Mildred Hintze, Doris Krell and Bobby Krell. On January 22nd, the "Outlaws" won their first game, beating the "Holy Terrors" 20 to 14. G46.1-021 (TNT 1-25-24, p. 16)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Basketball players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Davis, Edrice; Moore, Grace; Churchman, Edith; Upton, Myrtle; Hintze, Mildred; Krell, Doris; Krell, Bobby;

On February 12, 1924, the concrete work by contractors J.E. Bonnell & Sons on Jones Hall, the first building to be constructed on the new College of Puget Sound campus, was almost complete. The red tile roof was scheduled to be done next. The building was designed by the architecture firm of Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, as was the entire original campus. The school was patterned after the English educational institution of Cambridge. When completed, Jones Hall would represent an investment of $300,000. It was built completely of reinforced concrete with brick veneer, making the building fireproof. It was scheduled to be finished in early summer, in time for the college to transfer from 602 No. Sprague (now the site of Jason Lee) to this location and open for classes in the fall. (TNT 2/14/1924, pg. 10) BU -13585, G67.1-080

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma); Jones Hall (Tacoma)--Building construction; Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1920-1930; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Sutton, Whitney & Dugan (Tacoma);

Lincoln High School Orchestra. Lincoln High School in 1924 had two orchestras, with 62 in the senior group and 55 in the junior. They were led by Mr. Nason (standing at left in first row). The orchestra played at all assemblies, concert-dramas movie nights and for several civic organizations. This photograph, taken on the Lincoln campus, was used in the 1924 school yearbook, the Lincolnian. G47.1-012 (1924 Lincolnian, p. 112-113)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Orchestras--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is the 8A class of Fern Hill School as pictured on January 22, 1925. They are posed in front of the entrance to the brick school building located at 8442 South Park Avenue. Mont Downing, principal of Fern Hill, is in the back row. TPL-9716; G46.1-082

School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fern Hill School (Tacoma); Downing, Mont; School principals--Tacoma;

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;

Ladies of the Splinter. These students, freshmen and sophomores at the College of Puget Sound, were members of the Ladies of the Splinter in 1925. They tried to support all activities of the school with much pep and spirit. Their aim was to serve and support the school in all endeavors. Their male counterpart was the honorary fraternity of freshman and sophomore boys called the Knights of the Log. G67.1-009

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Construction continues on the James P. Stewart Intermediate School, 5010 Pacific Avenue, in May of 1925. Scaffolding surrounds the multi-storied structure which cost over $400,000. Tacoma's school population had been increasing and six intermediate schools were planned to alleviate overcrowding. Stewart Intermediate was the second to be completed, after Jason Lee. The school, designed by architect Roland Borhek and built by John Biehn & Co., contractors, was originally called the South Central Intermediate School. By the time the school was opened in September of 1928, the name had been changed to honor Tacoma's first school teacher, James P. Stewart. The school is still being used today with a slight name change to the James P. Stewart Middle School. G47.1-082; BU-11,440 (TNT 5-16-25, p. 20)

Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Building construction--Tacoma--1920-1930; Progress photographs;

These Native American girls were taking a sewing class at the Cushman Indian School on the Puyallup Reservation in June of 1918. The goal of Native American education from 1880-1920 was to assimilate the children into the dominant European culture, removing them from traditional Indian ways. One method was to remove them from their families and enroll them in government run boarding schools. By 1910, the Puyallup Indian School had become the Cushman Indian School, a large industrial boarding school, hosting over 350 students from the Northwest and Alaska. The school's focus was training the students for a place as a laborer in an industrialized America. During WWI the Red Cross entered into a partnership with schools to produce needed goods for the war torn countries. The girls in this photograph are probably sewing for the Red Cross. The boarding school closed in 1920. G39.1-163; TPL-2822

Cushman Indian School (Tacoma); Boarding schools--Puyallup Reservation; Sewing--1910-1920; Sewing machines--1910-1920;