A ground breaking ceremony for new women's dormitory at the College of Puget Sound was held on February 16, 1938. A large crowd of students and reporters gather in the open field in anticipation of the event. One year later in February of 1939, Anderson Hall was dedicated. (T.Times, 2/16/1938, p. 1)

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Jason Lee drummers. Rhythmic course developed by music supervisor Louis Wersen has students using snare drum and resilient wooden plaque to learn rhythm, time and value of notes . (T. Times, 1/20/1939, p. 11, names listed).

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ca. 1937. Stadium High School Girls' Marching Unit, the Tigerannas, ca. 1937. The Tigerannas were formed in 1937 to march with the Stadium Band, providing a little extra color to performances. They were the brainchild of R.C. Fussell, Stadium Instrumental director. The 45 girls were photographed standing in wing formation. Their uniforms are short, shiny dresses in blue and gold with matching Cossack boots and pillbox style hats. (T.Times 10/15/1937, pg. 8) (WSHS)

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Bellarmine Cadet Exercises. JROTC boys formed in ranks on field. Wooden, one-story buildings frame the background. These exercises occurred on May 5, 1938.

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The Gault "Nonettes" were one of the vocal ensembles that performed at the Gault Junior High School annual spring music festival held on May 7, 1941. The girls in the "Nonettes were, beginning at the top row and working down: (l to r) Agnes Valor, Bernice Hassler and Virginia Meyer; second row (l to r) Bonita Olson and Bonnie Sheerin; third row (l to r) Violet Powers and Vedajean McCoy; bottom row (l to r) Leola Webster and Iris DeRocher. The festival was an all-school presentation in celebration of National Music Week. (T. Times, 5/7/1941, p. 20)

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By July of 1941, real progress was finally being made on the new athletic amphitheater being built to the northwest of Lincoln High School, some ten years after civic groups on the south end of Tacoma started campaigning for a bowl to rival the Stadium Bowl next to Stadium H.S. It was expected that the field would be completed by September of 1941, for the beginning of the school year, but WWII stopped most work on the Lincoln Bowl, and after the war funds for further construction were hard to find. The new sports stadium was finally dedicated on Friday evening September 24, 1948 over seven years after construction began. (T. Times 7/3/1941 p.7)

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Pictures of the cast of "Of Men and Models," an original musical produced at Lincoln High School.

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St. Leo's Parochial School Girls Glee Club. The combined Glee clubs of St. Leo's parochial high school were preparing for the spring music festival at the school auditorium, scheduled for April 29, 1941. (T. Times 4/11/1941, pg. 4- names in caption)

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Photograph labelled "Stanley School- 6A Class, June 1941"

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1942 Rhythm class in drumming at Central School. Nearly 40 students stand by their desks with music books open and drumsticks in hand. Music was an integral part of Central School's curriculum as the school believed that every student should have the chance to learn to play an instrument or to sing. Lennard Anderson was the director of music at Central School for many years.

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The Independents at the College of Puget Sound were getting ready for their first big social of the year, a "Sadie Hawkins Day" dance on Saturday November 8th, 1941, at the Knights of Columbus Hall on 6th and Steele. The climax would be the selection and shotgun wedding of Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae. Candidates for the groom are, left, Jim Angus and Harris Martin; the tall gentleman is Larry Henderson, master of ceremonies and candidates for the not-so-blushing bride are Ruth Sonneman and Annabel Miller. (T. Times 11/7/1941 p.13)

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Grant School Orchestra on stage. The elementary school children shared the stage just prior to Christmas, 1941 with a towering decorated Christmas tree. Instruments held by the musicians included violins, horns and a harp.

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On April 18, 1941, Bobby Gosselin and John Comfort, students at St. Patrick's Parochial School, were putting the finishing touches on their entries in the 6th annual Rotary Club Hobby Show, to be held at the Winthrop Hotel April 26th. The boy at the left (probably Bobby Gosselin) was hard at work finishing a handcrafted chair. The boy at the right was using a wood lathe to make a wooden plate or tray. The contest was open to all Tacoma students 18 and under. Prizes were given in numerous hobby classifications, including model making, stamp collection, handicrafts and nature study. (T. Times 4/21/1941, pg. 2)

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Members of the 41st Division of the Washington National Guard worked on their high school studies at Clover Park High School while in uniform in May of 1941. Even though they had been called up for active duty, they took classes to enable them to graduate from high school with their regular classes. The program was believed to be the only one of its kind in the United States. (T. Times 05/09/1941 p.2)

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On May 8, 1941, 250 members of the 41st Division graduated in uniform from Clover Park High School. Their National Guard unit was called up for active duty before they were able to complete high school. A unique program was devised that allowed them to learn soldiering during the day and to complete their high school credits at night. (T. Times 5/8/1941, pg. 8)

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New addition at Clover Park High School. Half circle one story music room attached to rear of two story brick building with a greenhouse on the roof. The greenhouse was built just outside the new biology and botony lab. The addition cost $97,213, over $39,000 from state grant, $77,000 from a bond issue and some local tax funds. Charles and Clarence Rueger, Architects, designed the structure. Although brand new, the school was already overcrowded with 770 students and a large increase in enrollment was expected. (T.Times, 5/8/1941. p. 3).

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Publicity for College of Puget Sound "Bricks-krieg," brick- selling campaign to build Student Union Building. Over 600 CPS students were taking to the streets on a two day campaign to sell 40,000 bricks at 50 cents a brick. (T. Times and 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas)

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As the 1940-41 school year wound down at the College of Puget Sound, four sororities, five fraternities and Anderson Hall (women's residence) elected officers for the upcoming year. Pictured above are the presidents and head of the five women's groups: (left to right) Virginia Judd, re-elected president of Delta Alpha Gamma; Ruth Pauline Todd of Lambda Sigma Chi; Deborah Webb of Kappa Sigma Theta; Kathryn Evans, head of Anderson Hall; and Doris Wittren, Alpha Beta Upsilon. (T.Times 6-3-1941, p. 9- alt. photo)

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On September 30, 1941, before moving into the College of Puget Sound's new Student Union building, representatives of the campus sororities meet to draw lots for room assignments. Numbers were drawn from a box held by Barbara Tomlinson, the pictured small daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Warren Tomlinson. Pictured left to right are Virginia Judd, Betty Heaton, college president Dr. Edward H. Todd, Deborah Webb, Doris Wittren, Ruth Pauline Todd, Patricia Bannon, Mrs. Lyle Ford Drushell (Dean of Women), Kathryn Evans and Mary Ellen Peterson. (T. Times 10/1/1941, pg. 10)

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Pacific Lutheran College football team, players and coaches. Unidentified coach is believed to be Philip G. Strombo, who succeeded Cliff Olsen as the new director of athletics at PLC in the fall of 1942. Strombo, at 41, was a former North Dakota University player and had coached in North Dakota and Oregon.

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Congressman John Coffee, center in overcoat and scarf, posed on November 21, 1942 in front of Clover Park High School with a group of men and women. Congressman Coffee was visiting the school to view the construction of a new addition, the result of a federal grant that he had fought hard to obtain. The $225,000 addition would add eight classrooms, a gym and a cafeteria.

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Congressman John M. Coffee, center with mortar, was photographed helping with the construction of an addition to Clover Park High School November 21, 1942. His biggest aid was his assistance in obtaining the federal grant that made the $225,000 addition possible. Pictured left to right in front of the wall are Superintendent A.G. Hudtloff, Congressman Coffee, Olai Hageness, Clarence Rueger and Walter Hedlind. Back of the wall are Paul Olson, Charles Rueger, Stanley Lytle and Pete Hansen. The addition was scheduled to be ready for occupancy by mid-late Spring 1943 and would include eight classrooms, a gymnasium and a cafeteria. (T.Times 11/23/1942, pg. 6)

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

On October 22, 1942 a large group of Horace Mann students posed in front of a new billboard advertising the November school levy election. An earlier ballot in the spring was lost because not enough people had voted. The Tacoma school district was seeking an increase in funding because increasing costs and a shrinking budget had necessitated cuts in some school programs. (T. Times 10/23/1942 p.10)

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Student cast of Stadium High School's production of "The Merry Widow." The opera would be produced March 13, 14 & 15th, 1941. It was the 29th annual production of the music department. Donna Mae Jaden (center, back row) had the starring role. She would go on to Hollywood fame as actress Janis Paige. (T. Times)

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Captain Robert Gray Junior High Chorus. Many students on stage in choir robes.

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Clover Park High School, view of new Walter J. Thompson Field. Football field and grandstand. [Also dated 05-06-1941]

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On June 6, 1942, commencement exercises were held at Jones Hall on the campus of the College of Puget Sound. Eighty-nine degrees were being awarded, including an honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Government to Governor Arthur B. Langlie. He was pictured shaking hands at the exercises with an unidentified man. Rev. Stanley G. Logan was also awarded an honorary degree, Doctor of Divinity. (T. Times 6/6/1942, pg. 1)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966;

Students at Annie Wright Seminary watch a slide presentation shown by one of their teachers. The teacher handles the slide projector from a table in the middle of the class. A movie projector stands at the back of the room. Sound panels have been attached to the back wall.

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On February 6, 1950, Pacific Lutheran College students gaily tossed their shoes off at the door to enjoy the Stocking Shuffle Dance in the gymnasium. Rhoda Young (right), head of the women's physical education department, was on hand to judge most holey, colorful and biggest pairs of socks. Among the finalists in the competition were Walter Masters, Raymond Green and Florence Brandstetter. The prize for the winners was, appropriately, three new pairs of socks. Ordered by the Tribune, Barbara Dana. (TNT, 2/9/1950, p.C-6)

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Pacific Lutheran College dedicated their new $200,000 Science Hall October 1947. Architectural studies, ordered by Lea, Pearson & Richards, Charles Pearson.

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