Children's program at Temple Theater, Tacoma Philharmonic Association, Mrs. Ross Wright. Children are coming off special runs of the Tacoma Transit Company buses to attend the Tacoma Philharmonic presentation of the Pacific Northwest Symphony at Temple Theater. This was the last of four musical performances for school children for the school year held February 18, 1948.

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; School field trips--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Philharmonic Association (Tacoma); Pacific Northwest Symphony (Tacoma);

Pacific Lutheran College. Marv Harshman, one of the two "Marvelous Marvs" (the other was Marv Tommervik, coach of football and baseball), coached the Lutes "thinclads" track team. Six young men have just taken off from the starting line in a foot race. A few other men stand along the side, one of them is holding a stop watch. A few automobiles are parked behind them.

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1940-1950; Students--Parkland--1940-1950; Running races--Parkland--1940-1950; Runners (Sports)--Parkland; Track athletics--Parkland;

The new residence hall for women at the College of Puget Sound, circa March of 1939. The brick structure was erected in 1938, the school's fiftieth anniversary year. It was opened during the second semester January 30, 1939 and dedicated February 15, 1939. On the ground floor were a service room and large activity room, the main floor contained the lounge, office, dining room and kitchen, and the second and third floors were sleeping rooms for 40 students. The cost of the structure was $72,000. For Dick Smith, C.P.S. (filed with Argentum) (photo used in CPS ad in T. Times 2/8/1939, pg. 32; article same page)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Stadium High School's 56th annual graduation exercises, held June 8th at the Armory for the Class of 1939. Students at the back of the photograph, audience in foreground. The graduating class totalled 653 students and the ceremony was estimated to be attended by over 2500 persons. The sign "Education for What?" states the theme of the four student commencement speakers. Betty Binns, Helen Phill, and Robert Elliott tied for valedictory honors, each completing 3 years of study with straight A's. Class president Maynard Miller joined them as a speaker. (T.Times 6/7/1939, pg. 5; 6/9/39, pg. 1; 6/10/39, pg. 1)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; State Armory (Tacoma); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Miscellaneous band shots taken in the Stadium Bowl on April 1, 1939. The people in the photograph appear to represent several area high schools. (filed with Argentum)

Students--Tacoma; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands; Drum majorettes; Drum majors;

1940 Annie Wright Seminary Junior Prom. View from above of couples dancing in the Great Hall. Seniors at Annie Wright were the honored guests of the dance given on April 20, 1940, by the junior class. A dinner party at The Walker preceded the prom. (T. Times Society, 4-27-40, p. 5-partial photograph)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Five co-eds from Annie Wright Seminary wave brightly to the camera before pushing off on a wild ride on their sled at Mount Tacoma (Rainier.) On January 26-27, 1940, the students and chaperones made their annual trek to the mountain, staying two days at the Paradise Inn. Pictured, right to left, are Catherine Cowell, Patricia Clark, Mary Page Sherman, Rocelia Bordeaux and chaperone Miss Shirley Sherman, the school's physical education instructor. (T. Times 2/3/1940, pg. 5)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Winter sports; Snow;

View from behind ticket counter of kindergarten children from Annie Wright Seminary in line to buy train tickets. View shows all of the ticket agents records, tickets, books, stamp pad, pens, map and other materials required for job.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad stations--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound Advanced Journalism class gets a front line view of the world of newspaper publishing in the office of veteran publisher Sydney Albert Perkins on November 22, 1939. The students spent an hour interviewing Mr. Perkins on opportunities in the field of journalism and methods of story development. Standing, left to right, are Tacoma Times columnist E.T. Short, students Betty Thralls, Mary Mladinov, James Clymont, Carl Lindgren, Virginia Marinoff, Mr. Perkins (seated) and Betty Cleary. Seated left are William Melton, Eleanor Weaver, Clarice Ross and Helen Gassaman. One topic of conversation was the many autographed photos of Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Congressmen and national political figures on the walls, a souvenir of Perkins' days in Washington, D.C. where he served as private secretary to Senator Mark Hanna. Mr. Perkins had probably the finest collection of signed photographs in the country, including portraits of the most prominent men of the nation over the past two decades. (T. Times 11/22/1939, pg. 18)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Perkins, S.A.; Short, Edgar T.;

Gault Junior High boys dressed in skeleton costumes form a human pyramid on stage.

Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Acrobatics; Gymnastics--Tacoma--1930-1940; Costumes; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Lincoln High School. View looking south in February of 1940 with Lincoln statue in foreground. Heath and Gove, Architects, 1912. (T. Times)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sculpture--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Big Buddy Day Marymount Military Academy. Norton Clapp, left, with tennis racket shakes hands with a young tennis player over the net on the academy's tennis courts. Building in background. Big Buddy Day was an annual event at the Academy where men and boys could participate in sports and programs together. The school had rigid standards in academics and athletics. The teacher-student ratio was 1-6. By 1974, the military designation and uniforms were dropped and the school became primarily a boarding school catering to the wealthy.

Marymount Military Academy (Spanaway); Private schools--Spanaway; Military education--Spanaway; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995;

Lincoln High School's A Cappella Choir left by train on March 26, 1938, to compete in the St. Louis Music Festival. The 60-member choir took along 10,000 daffodils to promote the area's Daffodil Festival. Mayor George Smitley, left, and Mayor-elect John Siegel, right, are on hand for the choir's send-off. Daffodil Festival Attendant Bernice Daniel of Lincoln High School, holds a bouquet of daffodils and choir manager, Milton Evans, wears a daffodil lei. The choir placed fifth among 27 and received a hearty welcome when they returned on April 6. (T.Times, 3/25/1938, p.18)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma)--Performances; Contests--Tacoma; Daffodils--Tacoma; Choirs (Music); Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939;

Annie Wright Seminary Parents' and Founders' Day in 1939. (left to right) Mrs. Frank S. Hinsdale, daughter of Bishop Paddock, seminary founder, Rt. Rev. S. Arthur Huston, current Bishop, and Mrs. S. D. Fratt, member of first graduating class. (T. Times, 1/21/39, p. 5)

Private schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Founders' Day commemorations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Huston, S. Arthur; Hinsdale, Frank S.--Family; Fratt, S.D.--Family; Bishops; Clergy--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School 1939 Basketball Team. The team, under the direction of Coach V.G. Lowman, was on top of the Tacoma prep standings. Considered short for a basketball team, they made up for their lack of altitude with sheer attitude. The fighting Tigers, in at least six of their games, came from far behind to win. Team members are, front row left to right, Art DeMaris, Matt Kapovich, Bob Loftness, Wes Hudson, Marion Klarich and Russ Soper. Back row, Dick Donelson, Dave Livingston, Dave Doud, Coach Lowman, Fred Angus, Warren Harvey and George Warfer. The team won the school its 10th consecutive city championship and placed second in cross state play. (T. Times 2/24/1939, pg. 14)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Basketball players--1930-1940; Basketball-- Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School's undefeated 1939 Swim Team. Coach Vincent Keyes poses with his tank team at the school's indoor swimming pool. Bob Early stays afloat in pool. Other team members are, front row, left to right, Ralph Ervin, Phil Cedarcrans, Louis Formuzis, Richard Malott and Jim Fisher. 2nd row: Bliss Croft, Jack Bloomfield, Dean Daughtry and Ralph Burnett. Back row: Richard Hescox, Coach Keyes, Wally Bookwalter, Captain Earl Stuard and Jack Graham. Kneeling on the diving board is Ed Hoppen. Sitting on the board, left to right, are Jack Alvord, Jimmy Diedrick and Dick Strinsky. (T. Times, 1/30/1939, p. 11, names listed).

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Swimmers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Swimming--Tacoma--1930-1940; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Visitation Villa Academy 1938 May Day exercises. Six girls dressed in formal attire holding umbrellas (parasols), and balloons. The afternoon was reserved for drills and dances performed by Visitation students for parents and guests. (T. Times 5/28/1938, p. 9).

Visitation Villa Academy (Lakewood); Private schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; May Day--Lakewood; Holidays--Lakewood--1930-1940; Festivals--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Visitation Villa Academy 1938 May Day exercises. Young women, grouped in pairs, walking in the traditional procession from the Main building after the coronation of the May Queen. The coronation would be held on the north lawn. They pass a two-story building with balcony and covered porch as they proceed into a crowd of visitors seated in chairs under large fir trees.

Visitation Villa Academy (Lakewood); Private schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; May Day--Lakewood; Holidays--Lakewood--1930-1940; Festivals--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Two Stadium High School musicians, one with a trumpet and another with a trombone, pose in front of the school entrance in letterman band sweaters.

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Brass instruments; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trumpets; Trombones;

Tower of Central School Building. The eight story Gothic structure was built in 1912 from a design by the architectural firm of Heath and Gove. In the 1940's, it was still serving as a primary school. It is now the headquarters of the Tacoma School District. (T. Times 1/17/1941, pg. 13)

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

Harry Pitcher (kneeling, far left), the engineer in charge of construction of the new Clover Park High School shop building, supervised the laying of the cornerstone on March 10, 1941. The $16,000 shop building was part of the national defense education service project. It was financed 50-50 by the school district and the WPA. The building was scheduled to be completed in June, when the school would begin to conduct both day and night classes for enlisted men. Planned courses include metal and wood working, blueprint reading, machine drawing, pre-aviation and completion of high school studies. Clover Park was chosen as the location for the facility due to its proximity to Ft. Lewis, Camp Murray and McChord Airfield. Assisting Mr. Pitcher are: (l to r) Mrs. Iva Alice Mann, school board member; Pat Walters, district director of operations for the WPA; J.T.S. Lyle, school board chairman; Hugh Fotheringill, principal of Clover Park H.S.; A.G. Hudtloff, superintendent; and Art Battson, project foreman. (T.Times, 03/13/1941, p. 5)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Administrative agencies--Tacoma; Works Progress Administration (Tacoma); Pitcher, Harry; Mann, Iva Alice; Walter, Pat; Hudtloff, A.G.; Fotheringill, Hugh; Lytle, Stanley; Battson, Art;

Fife High School's hoopmen defeated Clover Park, 44 to 31, in an exciting game at Lakewood that packed the gymnasium. Racking up Fife's 11 to 1 winning season were: Spear, Rowe, Dreyer, Evancich and Vinson, along with substitutes Sakahar, Hamamishi, Herting, Wilcox and Shagami. (T. Times, 2/20/1941, p. 15).

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Fife High School (Fife); Basketball;

For the 1941 "Klahowya," Clover Park High School yearbook. Boy's Rifle Club. L to R, rear: Wilbur Barker, Vernon Caddigan, Bill Barlow, Jim Dyer. Front: Roger Laybourn, Gregory Loomis, John Barker, Bill Kenney, advisor and mathematics teacher Edgar Larson. While the trio lying on their stomachs takes aim, the upright group appears to be studying their accuracy on the targets. The Rifle Club was designed to promote the correct use of firearms, both for recreation and in national defense. The Club, after the departure of their regular advisor, got a late start in the school year, but still managed to hold two matches with Marymount, losing one and tying the other. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 36)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood; Barker, Wilbur; Caddigan, Vernon; Barlow, Bill; Dyer, Jim; Laybourn, Roger; Loomis, Gregory; Barker, John; Kenney, Bill; Larson, Edgar;

Photos for 1941 "Klahowya", Clover Park High School Annual. Kenneth J. Hansen, Commercial Department Teacher , School Paper and Yearbook advisor. He left Clover Park for another position at mid-term. (Not Used).

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood; Hansen, Kenneth J.;

Photographs taken for the 1941 Clover Park yearbook, the Klahowya. On April 19, 1941, Eileen Morrell was crowned Campus Queen at the Klahowya Dance. She reigns from a bower of springtime greenery and flowers accented by stars and surrounded by her court. Picture, left to right, are Phyllis Lofgren, LaVonne Nelson, Maid of Honor Helen Laughlin, Queen Eilleen Morell, Jeanne Ingram, Betty Dyer and Elsie May Morrison. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 29)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood; Morrell, Eileen; Lofgren, Phyllis; Nelson, LaVonne; Laughlin, Helen; Ingram, Jeanne; Dyer, Betty; Morrison, Elsie May;

Pictures taken for the 1941 Clover Park High School yearbook "The Klahowya." Lunch lady Margaret Vestergard serves up some soup for a student in the CP cafeteria. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 5)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood; Vestergard, Margaret;

For 1941 "Klahowya," Clover Park High School Annual. Yell leaders Dorothy Witt, Merton Lee (Teen) Johnson, Garnet Miller, and Bebe Long strike a pose in front of building entrance. (Not used).

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood; Witt, Dorothy; Johnson, Merton Lee; Miller, Garnet; Long, Bebe; Cheerleading--Lakewood;

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.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound Girls Riding Club. Back: M. Ogden, J. Ogden, Hager, Steele, Tarr, Cunningham, Hart, Argue. Front: Pugh, Mulligan (From 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas.)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound. Students on a double-decker bus and in a automobile marked "CPS." The students are most likely being transported to a musical competition or event; the photograph appears in the 1941 C.P.S.annual, Tamanawas on the "Campus Rhythm" page.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Double-decker buses;