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)

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Billboards--Tacoma; Horace Mann School (Tacoma)--School children; Advertisements--Tacoma;

Women attending welding class at Clover Park High School. The vocational program, which started a year ago for men, is now opened to women affording them an opportunity to aid in the war effort. The program offers classes 24 hours a day.

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tacoma;

Women attending welding class at Clover Park High School. The classes had been offered to men wishing to enter the defense industry for over a year, but now for the first time the school was also training women.

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound Associated Students at KMO Radio, located in the Keyes Building. The Campus Workshop of the Conservatory of Music was presenting a program entitled "America Sings" under the direction of Leoard Jacobsen. Singers pictured left to right are Mel Novikoff, Don Robins, George Lutz, Paul Pruitt, Mary Kay Hager, Paul Raymond, Marion Clendeman, Sam Batt, Thelma Smith, Art Hansen, Peggy Doubek, Betty Heidinger Smith and Carol Webb on the piano. (T.Times 2/19/1943 p.5)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Singers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pianos;

Midland School, view of gymnasium. Original school by Hill and Mock, Architects, 1926. Complex remodeled 1943. (T. Times)

Elementary Schools--Midland; Midland School (Midland);

Simone Bland (far left), Kay Francis, and Rose Marie Guillaume sit down to enjoy the fruits of the labors of Mildred Vaught's first grade students. In April of 1943 the first grade students at Central School learned about the complexities of cooking. Working with equipment and materials provided by the Washington Dairy Council, the students prepared their own lunch, and learned how cooking depends on the skills of reading, arithmetic, writing and hygiene. (T.Times 4/24/1943 p.5)

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

Central School 1B Class. First graders learn to cook. Two unidentified boys measure carefully the ingredients to their hot cocoa. They are learning to cook in a program, partially sponsored by the Dairy Council, entitled "Winning the war by keeping well." They are studying food preparation, as well as nutrition, while practicing their math and reading. (T.Times, 4/24/1943, p. 5)

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

Interior of shop building at the new vocational training center at Clover Park High School. Classes ran 24 hours a day at the new facility which opened in February of 1943, training skilled laborers for the defense industry.

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

Lincoln High School 1943 Graduation at Armory. Orchestra and Chorus performing. (T.Times)

Public Schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Youth orchestras--Tacoma; Choirs (Music); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Standing tall and proud, the 1943 City Grade School Baseball Champions pose on the steps of their school along with their principal, Jack Arnold. The boys attended Edison Elementary School, then located in the city's southend at 3110 So. 58th St. Several of the team have gloves and bats in hand. (l to r, front row) Ronald Peterson, centerfield; Don Jones, utility; Eddie Darnell, utility; Jack Murphy, third base; Dave Ketter, left field; Bill Uren, shortstop; Neil Thornhill, utility, and Robert Roller, short field. (l to r, back row) Ronald Billings, pitcher/manager; Paul Harris, second base; Jack Butterfield, catcher; Glen Huffman, first base/captain; Principal and Coach Jack Arnold; Joe Devereaux, catcher; Tom Lucas, utility; Kenneth Patterson, right field, and Jack Hibb, utility. (T.Times, 6/2/43, p.12)

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baseball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Edison Elementary School (Tacoma);

Miss Arlene Wilson of Stewart Jr. High School was declared the school's third annual "posture queen" at a school assembly on Friday May 7, 1943. Demonstrating the posture that made her the winner, Miss Wilson holds the recognition plaque that she received from Principal George Burlingame as she stands in front of her court of "posture duchesses". The twelve girls represented the twelve physical education classes taught by Miss Elsie Morris. Seated behind Miss Wilson are: (l to r) Phyllis Swanson, Katherine Redal, Cynthia Harris, Pat Peterson, Lois McDonald, June McFarland, Dolores Panter, Jacqueline Jones, Jean Marshall, Nan Hartley and Carolyn Shield. (T.Times 5/10/1943,pg. 1)

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); Pageants--Tacoma; Wilson, Arlene;

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;

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.

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

ca. 1943. Clover Park High School orchestra.

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; School children--Lakewood; Youth orchestras--Lakewood; Children playing musical instruments--Lakewood--1940-1950;

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.

Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grant School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Youth orchestras--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stages (Platforms); Music--Tacoma; Stringed instruments; Christmas trees--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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.

Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Uniforms; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Motion picture devices; Transparencies;

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)

Universities & colleges--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Students--Parkland--1950-1960; Dance parties--Parkland--1950-1960; Hosiery; Young, Rhoda;

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

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

Pacific Northwest Conference Convention at CPS, Women's Society, The Methodist Church. Leaders of the Woman's Society of Christian Service conducted the annual Pacific Northwest conference at the College of Puget Sound for a week in early August 1949. They are, L-R, top row, Mrs. Thomas Swayze, conference secretary; Mrs. P.S. Van Kleek, conference promotion secretary; Miss Margaret Billingsley, secretary for Japan, Korea and the Philippines, and Ruth H. (Mrs. E.Paul) Todd, secretary of supplies. Bottom row, Miss Yoshi Tokunaga, principal of Fuyuoka Girls' School in Japan; Mrs. Roy Freeman, conference summer school committee; Mrs. William Coddington, former conference president. (TNT, 8/3/1949, p.15)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Woman's Society of Christian Service (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits;

Pacific Northwest Conference Convention at CPS, Women's Society, The Methodist Church. Nearly ninety women from the Woman's Society of Christian Service attended the annual Pacific Northwest conference held this week at the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 8/3/1949, p.15)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Woman's Society of Christian Service (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits;

Activities at Annie Wright Seminary. In November of 1949, three students were photographed taking a break from studies in one of the large dormitory rooms at Annie Wright Seminary. One of the girls sits at a desk with a book open. Another student leans against one of the dressers in the room while sitting on the arm of an upholstered chair. The other girl sits on the end of her bed with stuffed animals. An Annie Wright banner is hung on the wall and there are also two bulletin boards hung on the walls. Annie Wright Seminary was a private school for girls, many of them boarding, which had been established in September of 1884.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dormitories--Tacoma; Stuffed animals (Toys); Banners--Tacoma; Desks; Beds; Dressers (Furniture);

Thirty-four children in one of the lower grades at the Dupont School. Two cub scouts in the front row are wearing their scout uniforms. The children sit with their hands folded in their laps in front of a North Pole scene on a bulletin board. Dupont had an elementary school enrollment of 376 students for the 1950-1951 school year. Lulu Bennett, Ida Franklin and Alma Hanson taught 1st grade.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960;

Twenty-four children in one of the younger classes at the Dupont School pose outdoors with their teacher. Two girls in the front row wear their Brownie Scout uniforms. Robert Zurfluh taught 5th grade during the 1950-1951 school year.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960; Teachers--Dupont--1950-1960;

Twenty-six children in one of the younger classes at the Dupont School pose with their teacher. Silhouette drawings hang on the wall behind them. Dupont school children were combined with Steilacoom and Clover Park schools sometime later in the 1950's.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960; Teachers--Dupont--1950-1960; Classrooms--Dupont;

Exterior picture of completed Lowell Elementary, 810 No. 13th. Established in Old Tacoma in 1869, Lowell holds the distinction of being the district's oldest school. It was originally known as the First Ward School and served families living west of Division Avenue. After several locations, it was renamed Lowell School and was located at No. 12th & Yakima. When Tacoma's earthquake hit at noon on April 13, 1949, Lowell student Marvin Klegman was killed by falling chimney bricks when leaving his classroom to take his post as a patrol boy. Two other Lowell students were hurt and the school was condemned. Students finished out the year at Grant, Bryant and Jason Lee until they moved into their new classrooms on No.13th St. in November of 1950. Construction on the school was completed in February of 1951.

Lowell Elementary School (Tacoma)--Buildings; Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Three art students at Pacific Lutheran College are working on a still-life of kitchen implements.

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Students--Parkland--1950-1960; Painting--Parkland; Art education--Parkland--1950-1960;

Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the drama club, the "Masque Club", are dressed in sweaters with emblems, skirts, and saddle shoes and are standing on the basketball court. The student in front is holding a Theater Arts sign. Names are listed in The Shield, 1951.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Father's Day, lower classes, Annie Wright Seminary, Miss Jenkins. The entertainment is over and the audience is looking at the camera for this group portrait of fathers and daughters for Fathers' Day 1949. Two women stand in the arches along the right side of the open courtyard.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Fathers & children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boarding schools--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Audiences--Tacoma--1940-1950; Arcades (Architectural components)--Tacoma;

May Day festivities at Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran College, Miss Helen Hedine. May Queen Catherine Breum leads the recessional at the close of May Day festivities at Pacific Lutheran College.

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1940-1950; Breum, Catherine; Rites & ceremonies--Parkland--1940-1950; Celebrations--Parkland--1940-1950;