Photo of play rehearsal at Annie Wright Seminary, "The Mikado." The largest junior class in the history of Annie Wright presented the colorful Junior Operetta "The Mikado." Class officers were Leonna Saffren, Molly Dahlquist and Gloria Davis. (Annie Wright yearbook "The Shield 1952")

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Annie Wright upper-level students in costume for the 1952 May Day celebration.

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Dads' Day at Annie Wright Seminary. Large group of families and students sitting on wooden bleachers at the school watching the Dads baseball game.

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Annie Wright students, possibly middle schoolers, in matching slacks, sweaters and headscarfs for the 1952 May Day celebration.

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Candlelit wedding ceremony of Nancy Barbara Hull and William Douglas Hagans in the Raynor Chapel at Annie Wright. The bride and groom face each other, flanked by their single attendants, in front of an intimate crowd to repeat their marriage vows.

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Several couples dance under a ceiling draped with crepe paper and balloons at the hop presented by the freshmen and sophomores annually for the upper grades at Annie Wright Seminary. This year's theme was an "Evening in Paris". Some of the girls have their dance cards strapped around their wrists.

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Charles Wright School students are building a snow man and having a snowball fight at Annie Wright Seminary in January of 1952. The newly fallen snow has outlined the branches of trees and covered the ground. The Charles Wright School had been added as an annex to Annie Wright two years prior so that brothers of Annie Wright pupils could have a place to attend after the 1949 earthquake severely damaged Lowell School. There were seventeen boys in the Charles Wright class in 1952. In 1957 the Charles Wright Academy would be created on a 127-acre site near University Place. (1952 Shield)

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Six students from Annie Wright's Freshman and Sophomore classes serve punch and cookies during the dance they presented for the upper grades at the seminary on January 26, 1952. The theme was an "Evening in Paris."

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The twenty-two girls from the freshmen class at Annie Wright in 1952 are almost all aboard a pickup truck for an outing. Many are wearing beanies with the numbers '55 on them. Saddle shoes and jeans, rolled up, are "in" this year. They helped present the Freshman-Sophomore Hop, "Evening in Paris", in January 1952. Ordered by Annie Wright Seminary for the school annual. (The Shield, 1952)

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Annie Wright Seminary's Masque Club presented "The Mad Woman of Chaillot" as their main production for the 1951-1952 school year under the direction of Miss Avalon. The play cast is seen on stage at Annie Wright Seminary. (The Shield, 1952)

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Group of boys from Charles Wright School playing in snow at Annie Wright Seminary.

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Thirty-eight members of the Glee Club at Annie Wright Seminary are shown for the 1952 yearbook, The Shield. Dorothea Weiss is seated at the piano. Names are listed in the 1952 Shield.

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The 1952 Blue Team at Annie Wright Seminary pose for their yearbook, The Shield. Their mascot was a penguin, seen in the middle of the gymnasium floor. Names are listed in the yearbook. (1952 yearbook, The Shield)

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The Service League at Annie Wright Seminary sponsored the financing of Miss St. John's summer trip to Tokyo, Japan, as its main project for 1952. Miss St. John taught physical education to the girls of St. Margaret's School and she was also learning the Japanese way of life to bring back to share with students. The league hoped to have made a contribution to world peace and understanding among nations. Names are listed in the school yearbook. (1952 yearbook, The Shield)

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Annie Wright Seminary's sophomore class pose for the 1952 yearbook. The sophomores were in charge of the library and red ties. The May Dag flag bearer was Jill Merrill. The students are, back row, Sandra Jacobs, Jill Merrill, Wilma Hartnack, Barbara Possehl, Sandra Cox, Paula Feddersen, and Carmen Eddins. Middle row, Marilee Powell, Judy Dean, Amy Schanno, Helen Graham, Mary Jo Benson, and Ann Williams. Front row, Virginia Richmond, Pat Lang, and Nita Rowland. Suzanne Grabs was absent from the photograph. (1952 yearbook, The Shield)

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Girls jump for the basketball during tip off at an Annie Wright Seminary game. This photograph was included in the 1952 yearbook, The Shield.

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The Raynor Guild at Annie Wright Seminary is shown for the 1952 yearbook, "The Shield." This group was responsible for taking care of Raynor Chapel, decorating the Christmas and Easter Carol Services and keeping fresh flowers on the altar. (1952 Shield)

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The Seminary Athletic Council at Annie Wright Seminary were shown in the 1952 yearbook, The Shield. They were responsible for planning the games and sports for Dads' Day and the May Day Banquet. Back row: Kathleen Maguire, Betty Lou Ervin, Virginia Richmond, Jean Jenkins, Blenda Enkema, Louise Schafer, and Wendy McLallan. Front row: Toni de la Vargne, Ann Conklin, Beverly Bissell, and Merrill Wagner. (1952 Shield)

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Dagmar Quevli is surrounded by her nine attendants in the Great Hall of Annie Wright Seminary. She and Ensign Wayne Beale Knight were married August 31, 1952, in Raynor Chapel. Miss Eleanor Mills was maid of honor and Mrs. James Burkheimer of Seattle was matron of honor. Mirs. Kirby Torrence of Seattle lighted the candles. The six bridesmaids were Christie Scott, Elizabeth Ayrault, Donna Moore of Seattle, Joan Lein and Martha Dorsey, both of Spokane, and Jane Palmer. A reception was held following the ceremony at the Tacoma Country Club. (TNT, 9/2/1952, p.18)

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Dagmar Quevli and Ensign Wayne Beale Knight were married August 31, 1952, in an evening wedding ceremony in Raynor Chapel at Annie Wright Seminary. Dagmar Quevli radiates happiness as she poses for her bridal portrait in the Great Hall wearing a French petite brocade gown. She carried a simple bouquet of white chrysanthemums and asters. Dagmar was the daughter of Dr. Christian and Christine Quevli. Wayne was the son of Robert T. and Nettie G. Knight. (TNT, 9/2/1952, p.18)

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Organizers of the 1953 annual Founder's Day celebration at Annie Wright Seminary view portrait of school founder Bishop John Adams Paddock. On the left is JoAnn (Mrs. Rush E.) Stouffer, who is in charge of the annual event and on the right is Jeanne (Mrs. Robert L.) Chapman, president of the AWS alumnae board. Bishop Paddock is described as an educator, fighter and pioneer. Bishop Paddock came to the Washington Territory from a parish in Brooklyn, New York, in 1881. He founded the school three years later in 1884. (TNT 10/16/1953, pg. B-2)

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Queen and her court. Annie Wright Seminary annually celebrated May Day festivities on the school's lawns. Erin Lombard of Yakima, seated with scepter, was the 1953 Queen of May. She and her court posed for a large group portrait on May 9, 1953. The little girls in white in the front row are from the kindergarten glass; they would act as heralds, flower girls, crown, scepter and train bearers. The older girls are members of the senior class and would serve as attendants to Queen Erin and her maid of honor, junior Marilyn Wotton of Puyallup. Sophomore Eleanor Walker of Honolulu was the flag bearer. (TNT 5-3-53, D-2, The Shield yearbook 1953, p. 45)

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Third graders move in precision as they dance around the traditional May Pole in 1953 May Day festivities outside the ivy-covered halls of the Annie Wright Seminary. The May Queen, Erin Lombard, and her court and other spectators watch the intricate weaving. It had long been the custom to have the third grade class present the May Pole dance. (The Shield yearbook, 1953, p. 45)

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Not only was a queen crowned in May Day festivities at Annie Wright Seminary, but guests and students were entertained by various musical programs. In 1953, a program of modern dance was presented under the direction of Nancy Jane Bare. These girls, dressed in costumes of America's pioneering past, may have been in the Middle School.

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Breezes cause the ribbons and train of Erin Lombard, Annie Wright Seminary's 1953 Queen of May, to ripple gently as she poses with Headmistress Ruth Jenkins on May 9, 1953. Each year a senior is honored by the Seminary at the May Day festivities. Miss Lombard hails from the Yakima area and is the daughter of the Harry Lombards, Jr. A special guest at the event was the presence of her grandmother, the former Aimee Porter, who graduated from Annie Wright sixty years before. (TNT 5-17-53, D-1)

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Annie Wright Seminary had a large Lower School in the 1950's. Most students would attend school functions such as the annual May Day festival and probably perform in some capacity. Here a group of nineteen little girls smile happily, and in some cases shyly, for the camera. They may have been dressed to participate in a program of modern dance which was presented before the Queen and her court.

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The May Queen and her court. Queen Erin Lombard is surrounded by the 26 members of her senior class, maid of honor Marilyn Wotton, flag bearer Eleanor Walker, and numerous kindergarten attendants as she reigns over the 1953 May Day festivities. Positioned on the giant steps in front of ivy-covered halls of Annie Wright Seminary, Queen Erin is seated on a flower bedecked rattan chair, her long train cascading down in front of her. The entire school would be present to honor the May Queen as well as alumnae and friends. It would be the final farewell to the school before graduation for the senior class and queen. (TNT 5-3-53, D-2, TNT 5-17-53, D-1, The Shield yearbook, 1953, p. 45)

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Although Annie Wright Seminary was a girls' school, little boys were allowed to attend the K-4 and K-5 classes. Here they participated with the girls in various pre-school and kindergarten activities like taking field trips to Point Defiance Zoo and riding the train to Olympia, building a creche for Christmas, marching in Easter and Halloween parades, and creating their own "made-up" dances and songs. The entire school would also participate in special events, such as the May Day festival, to honor the May Queen and her court. These 22 children were probably dressed to perform in a program of modern dance under the direction of Nancy Jane Bare. (The Shield yearbook, 1953, p. 31)

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Putting their best foot forward are thirteen young students from the Annie Wright Seminary. Dressed in seemingly patriotic colors, the little girls are all holding hands as they pose on the spacious grounds of the private school. The picture was taken on May 9, 1953, the occasion of May Day festivities, so the children may have been getting ready to put on a performance in front of the Queen, her court, alumnae and other guests.

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Annie Wright Seminary senior Erin Lombard was chosen the 1953 Queen of May. She has evidently been crowned as she is already wearing her tiara. She is flanked by two beaming kindergarteners in white who were possibly herald and crown bearers. May Day festivities were well attended by alumnae, students and friends. Activities were held both on the seminary lawns and within the school buildings.

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