Children are happily building a playhouse with precut pieces of lumber with slots cut in them to fit together quickly. The children are showing patience with each other and cooperation in putting the pieces together. Other children are busy with books at a table in the back of the room. One boy is painting at an easel.

School children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children's playhouses--Tacoma; Children reading & writing--Tacoma; Children playing--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Children are finishing building a playhouse by joining the roof pieces to the sides. One of their teachers is helping. A carved pumpkin sits on a table behind them. Another playhouse with dark trim is seen in the corner. Ordered by Louis A. Drinkwine, a salesman in Tacoma.

School children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children's playhouses--Tacoma; Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children playing--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Large group of students and a priest at Bellarmine High School outside by the grotto with a statue of the Virgin Mary. Background includes a residential area and undeveloped land which is possibly the future site of Allenmore Hospital, the Elks' club, and adjacent shopping center. A glimpse of light standard on school grounds at left.

Church schools--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The first grade students in Miss Mildred Vaught's class at Central School gather at a table to study their cookbooks during the lesson on "Winning the war by keeping well." The children studied cooking and nutrition, while also practicing reading, writing, math, hygiene and good manners. (T. Times 4/24/1943, pg. 5)

Elementary schools--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Children--Tacoma; Central School (Tacoma); Children cooking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

By February of 1943, the vocational training center at Clover Park High School was ready for use. With demand for skilled war workers at a record high, classes ran around the clock at the facility. Pictured is the facility's automotive shop, where students learn to work on military and commercial vehicles. (T.Times 2/4/1943, pg. 3; TNT 2/4/1943, pg. 1)

Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma;

Jing Ho Ling (at left) was Stadium High School Class of 1943's co-valedictorian and was among the 541 graduates honored at ceremonies held at the State Armory on June 2, 1943. Miss Ling, of Chinese descent, posed that night with her parents and eight brothers and sisters. The children are probably standing in order of age; from left Shun Chih, Jing Noe, Shun Hung; Shun Chow, Jing Chuan, Jing Chu, Shun Mei, Ling Yet Sze (mother), Shun Lein and Ling Yunan (father). Miss Ling also received the College of Puget Sound scholarship of $50 per semester and plans a nursing career. (T.Times 6-3-43, p. 1-alt. photograph)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ling, Jing Ho; Ling Yet Sze; Ling Yunan; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chinese American families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chinese Americans--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Stadium High School Class of 1943 graduation at Armory. (T. Times)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; State Armory (Tacoma); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Stadium High School Class of 1943 graduation at Armory. (T. Times)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; State Armory (Tacoma); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The Stadium High School track team were honored at a team banquet held at the Broadway Sports Center on May 20, 1943. This was the final meeting of the Tiger track champs who were undefeated in city competition as many of the boys were headed for military service. Hec Edmundson, UW coach, was the guest of honor and principal speaker. He is seated in the front row, sixth from left. Also in the front row was Stadium track coach Mitch Angelel, second from right. John Heinrick, Stadium Athletic Director, is in the second row, third from right, and next to Inspirational Award winner Harry Roegner, second from right. Notable athletes on the team included Chuck Fain and Duval Wiseman. (T.Times 5-21-43, p. 16)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Track athletics--Tacoma--1940-1950; Roegner, Harry; Angelel, Mitch; Heinrick, John; Edmundson, Hec; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In February of 1943 many Tacoma women were taking classes at Tacoma Vocational School, 1101 Yakima Avenue South (later re-named L.H. Bates Vocational-Technical Institute) to prepare for jobs in war production work. Learning to use calipers to make measurements on a blueprint are: (l to r) Ethel Belding, Helen M. Cone, Ann Wright and Frances Hale.(T. Times 2/20/1943 p.1)

Tacoma Vocational School (Tacoma); Belding, Ethel; Cone, Helen; Wright, Ann; Hale, Frances; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma;

Annie Wright Seminary. Kindergarten classroom. Children, boys and girls, seated at tables and on floor in classroom furnished with piano and playhouse.

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

Ster Harshman, quarterback for the 1942 Pacific Lutheran football team. Ster Harshman was the younger brother of Washington coaching legend Marv Harshman. (T. Times 10/16/1942, pg. 14)

Football players--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1940-1950; Football--Parkland--1940-1950; Harshman, Ster;

In September of 1942, five members of the Lincoln Abes varsity eleven pose in the the unfinished Lincoln Bowl prior to their opening prep grid game against Stadium High School. After the game on September 18th, the team was all smiles. They battled the Tigers to a scoreless tie, their first non loss in the annual game since 1931. Pictured are, standing left to right, Ed Bemis, LeRoy Turnbull and an unidentified player. Kneeling, Ingwald Thompson and Gordon Brunswick. The team finished the season by winning the City Championship for the first time in nine years. (T. Times 9/21/1942, pg. 11-article)

Football--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Turnbull, LeRoy; Bemis, Ed; Thompson, Ingwald; Brunswick, Gordon;

Stadium High School football coach Johnny Heinrick had 60 boys turn out to fill 11 varsity positions in September of 1942. Coach Heinrick was optimistic, despite having lost all but 4 of his 1941 letterman to graduation and enlistment. His players in general would be a year younger and 7-8 pounds lighter than the previous year.The team would face their arch rival, the Lincoln Abes, in the September 18, 1942 "King's X" game, held this year at 3:30p.m. in the afternoon due to mandatory dim outs. (T. Times 9/16/1942, pg. 14)

Football--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Heinrick, John;

Tacoma's Own Quiz Kids had all the answers as they posed at the top of the Spanish steps near the Elks Lodge at 565 Broadway in October of 1942. The ninth graders from Mason Intermediate School had written a script that explored the various agencies and functions of the War Chest. As the Agency prepared to enter its annual fund raising blitz, the group of students were available to attend functions and answer any questions. Pictured are, left to right, Jack Brouwer, Pat McCarthy, Marshall Day, Janet Hufford, Claire Duerfeldt, Jean McCrae and David Curtis. (T. Times 10/8/1942, pg.2)

Mason Junior High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brouwer, Jack; Duerfeldt, Claire; McCrae, Jean; Hufford, Janet; Day, Marshall; Curtis, David; McCarthy, Pat; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma);

On November 21, 1942, Congressman John Coffee, center in overcoat and scarf, visited the Lakewood area to check out the progress on the construction of the addition to Clover Park High School. The $225,000 addition was the result of a federal grant that he had helped obtain. The finished addition would include four classrooms, a cafeteria and a gymnasium. Pictured left to right are Walter Hedlind, Mrs. Nellie Wootan, Hugh Fotheringill, Stanley Lytle, Ivey Alice Mann, Congressman Coffee, John Maas, Mrs. H.E. Liebe, A.G. Hudtloff and Paul Olsen. (TNT 11/23/1942, pg. 11)

Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Construction--Lakewood--1940-1950; Coffee, John; Hudtloff, A.G.; Lytle, Stanley;

Annie Wright Seminary Dance. The annual Freshman and Sophomore Formal, hosted by the freshman and sophomore class for the junior and senior class, is one of the main events of the school year. Students dancing under paper decorations suspended from ceiling. Members of orchestra in foreground. (TNT, 2/20/44, p. B-3).

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Ballroom dancing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Jason Lee Intermediate School, Boys' Glee Club. Forty-two boys in uniforms gathered around a piano in October of 1940. The Glee Club is made of boys currently in vocal music classes and performs under the direction of Kathryn Bruner. They would be performing at the first fall concert for the St. Cecelia Club at the Hotel Winthrop. (T. Times 11/8/1940, pg. 13 (names in caption); 11/1/1940, pg. 11)

Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Pianos; Choirs (Music); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950;

An exterior view of Mont Downing Elementary School designed by Lea, Pearson and Richards, Architects. The school was named after Mont Downing, a Tacoma educator who had been an elementary school principal 13 years and district assistant superintendent 11 years. The building had eight classrooms, an auditorium/lunchroom and a large basement playing area; the building cost was $350,000. (TNT, 8/19/1949, p.10) TPL-1558.

Public schools--Tacoma; Mont Downing Elementary School (Tacoma); Architects; Lea, Pearson & Richards (Tacoma);

The fourteen student members of the College of Puget Sound Choral Readers perform in recital in Jones Hall Auditorium. The group, under the direction of Martha Pearl Jones, performed a diversified program of ensemble verse readings. Members were Herb Stark, leader, Gloria Nelson, assistant leader, Doug Cullen, Ellen Davenport, Mary Kincheloe, Helen Pearson, Kaye Klopfenstein, Mel Gidley, William Gianelli, Dale Lee, David Stell, Fern McCullough, Claudia Zediker and Homer Johnson. (TNT 2-24-1950 pg. 14)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Theatrical Productions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Costumes; Auditoriums--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The students of Edison Elementary School stand in front of and peer out the windows of Gray Junior High's Barlow annex on March 8, 1950. Edison Elementary was badly damaged by the big 1949 earthquake, but the full extent of the damages was not realized until engineering studies were completed in February 1950. The school was condemned and ordered closed. With their school suddenly closed, the 540 Edison students had to attend classes in the Gray Jr. High annex - in double shifts. At Edison, the children had filled nineteen classrooms. In the annex building, they were squeezed into nine classrooms with half attending 8 a.m.- 12:15p.m., and the second shift attending 12:30p.m. - 4:45p.m. The children peering from the windows are about to leave, to make way for the second shift waiting outside. (TNT 3/10/1950 pg. 4)

Gray Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Edison Elementary School (Tacoma); Earthquakes--Tacoma;

Annie Wright Seminary. Men are playing baseball on the grounds of Annie Wright Seminary. The school's buildings are shown in the background. The man at bat is wearing suspenders and even his hat. Several students are seen in the stands and sitting on the lawn.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Baseball--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Father's Day, lower classes, Annie Wright Seminary, Miss Jenkins. A view of the banquet for fathers and daughters through the arcade at Annie Wright. They are celebrating Fathers' Day together in 1949.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Fathers & children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boarding schools--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Scenic views, Annie Wright Seminary. A view of Raynor Chapel from the side along North 10th Street. The exterior is covered with a heavy growth of ivy.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--Buildings; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Raynor Chapel (Tacoma);

Anita Hale was crowned Stewart Junior High School's May Queen; Shirley Crayton was named the Grand Duchess of the event, and Bob Fogle and Rance Ratliff were elected their escorts. View of Stewart Junior High School's May Queen, the Grand Duchess, the twelve Posture Duchesses and their escorts (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-13).

Public schools--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beauty contests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Holidays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma);

Graduation class at Visitation School, Tribune, Ernie Knight. Visitation graduated ten girls in commencement exercises June 6, 1949. The four young women graduating from high school are seated in the front wearing white graduation robes and motor boards and holding dark roses. Six young women graduating from 8th grade wear dark robes and motor boards holding white flowers stand in the back. Addresses were given by Miss Mary Brennan and the Reverand R.J. Herron. Names are listed in the newspaper. (TNT, 6/7/1949, p.9)

School of the Visitation (Tacoma); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Religious education--Tacoma;

6th Grade students, Stanley School, Mr. Thune. The graduating 6th grade class posed in front of the school in May of 1949. Several of the boys are wearing safety patrol badges and shoulder straps. Elmer Thune was the school's Principal.

Stanley Elementary School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Education--Tacoma; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits;

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

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1950-1960; Festivals--Parkland--1950-1960; Singers;

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

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1950-1960; Folk dancing--Parkland--1950-1960; Festivals--Parkland--1950-1960;

Class photo at St. Leo's School. The girls' ensemble at St. Leo's High School, the Francelians, took part in the "I Am an American" program at Point Defiance Park May 21, 1950. The girls' ensemble was joined by 10 boys from Bellarmine Glee Club for presentation of songs honoring new citizens of the United States. Ordered by Sister Amarita. (TNT, 5/21/1950, p.C-12)

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Church schools--Tacoma; Singers--Tacoma--1950-1960;