Three women students at the College of Puget Sound wear the most recent classics in co-ed fashion. L-R, Anita Roberts models a two-way belted raincoat with a matching hat, Delores Jordahl chose a gray flannel boxy jacket and washable, wooly orlon plaid skirt, and Jo Ann Wood is wearing a knit suit by Jantzen. Ordered by the Tacoma News Tribune for their fall fashion section. (TNT, 9/11/1952, p.C-10)

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Mrs. John Richards and her three sons, Phillip, age 8, Thomas, age 14, and John, age 16, walk down the sidewalk in front of the chapel/music/speech building at Pacific Lutheran College. Ordered by the Tacoma News Tribune for their fall fashion issue. (TNT, 9/11/1952, p.C-14)

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Unidentified dancers swung their partners "do-si-do" as part of the festivities held in the Pacific Lutheran College's gymnasium for May Day 1951. The men wore plaid shirts and jeans while the women wore floor-length print dresses that twirled in the air as they spun. The American square dance was part of a performance of folk dances during the 18th annual holiday celebration. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 5-6-51, A-8-article on festivities)

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Marjorie Anderson, the 1951 May Queen at Pacific Lutheran College, poses for her portrait carrying a small bouquet of roses. Marjorie, a senior from Tacoma, was chosen by vote of the student body at the college. (TNT, 5/3/1951, p.D-3)

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The 1951 May Queen, Marjorie Anderson, and her senior attendants, LaWanna Wellsandt (left) and Amy Knutson (right) are shown with the children who also participated in the festivities at Pacific Lutheran College for May Day 1951. The children were twin sisters Ingrid Rae and Iral Ann Mobroten as the flower girls; Cathy Harshman as the train bearer and Jonathan Nesvig was the crown bearer. (TNT, 5/3/1951, p.D-3)

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Folk dancers perform during the festivities at Pacific Lutheran College for May Day 1951.

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Publicity for Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae Contest, Times, Burt McMurtrie. Marrying Sam is seen with several of the Daisy Mae contestants and a young man in a suit. A young girl is seated on the floor in a sack. A sign announces, "Marriages Arranged, Available Jones". The Sadie Hawkins Day Dance was to be held at the College of Puget Sound on November 20, 1948.

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Layout on Beaux Arts Ball, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. A party named after the School of Fine Arts in Paris was held at Jones Hall at the College of Puget Sound. It was hosted by the art honorary fraternity, Alpha Rho Tau (Greek letters for ART), in honor of the college's foreign students. Party goers are shown blowing up balloons while wearing their costumes and masks. (T.Times, 2/20/1949, p.21)

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On February 12, 1949, the art honorary fraternity of the College of Puget Sound, Alpha Rho Tau, threw their very first Beaux Arts Ball. The party was given in honor of the College's foreign students and drew students dressed in all sorts of lavish, exotic and creative costumes. A masked couple glided by in fanciful dress; she a column of black and white ruffles and he a rectangular knight. Other couples looked on from tables near a wall decorated with modern drawings. All of the revelers were unidentified with the exception of the woman directly left of the female dancer. She was Maxine Lister, the winner of the first prize for most original costume. She was dressed as a representation of Picasso's painting "Girl looking in Mirror." Photograph ordered by Mrs. MacDonald at the Times. (T. Times 2/20/1949, pg. 21)

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College of Puget Sound had a ground breaking ceremony for their new building, the CPS Memorial Field House. The Memorial Field House will be dedicated to the 138 men from CPS who died in World War II. The Field House will be located on the south side of campus, it will have a steel reinforced concrete foundation, the building will be 200 feet by 168 feet and 36 feet from the floor to the overhead beams; it will accommodate more than 5,000 people. View of Mock & Morrison architectural drawing (T. Times, 8/4/48, p. 1).

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CPS. Marcello Mochi, center, was the Italian vice consul stationed in Seattle. He came to Tacoma to meet with the World Affairs Council October 5, 1948, at the College of Puget Sound. He told about the Italian struggle and some of the war-torn areas where he served during the Ethopian conflict and World War II. Shown with Mr. Mochi are Ray W. Thompson, president of the Tacoma World Affairs Council on the left and Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, president of the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 10/7/1948, p.25)

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College of Puget Sound. The Loggers are ready to travel to San Jose, California, to play the San Jose Spartans October 1, 1948. L-R, Co-Captain Dick Hermsen, Yell Queen Cynthia Harris, Yell Duke Ed Hager, Coach John Heinrick, and Co-Captain Dick Brown are standing on the platform at Union Depot along with other people waiting for the train. The entire team would make the trip to get plenty of practice before the start of the Evergreen Conference season starting the next week. (T.Times, 10/1/1948, p.10)

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PLC football players, Metcalf, Times. Jack Carbone played guard on the Pacific Lutheran College football team in 1947.

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Todd Hall, College of Puget Sound's men's dormitory, was designed by architects, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan and Mock & Morrison. The ground breaking ceremony was held in July 1946. The cornerstone was laid by Dr. Edward H. Todd, CPS's previous president, the building was named in his honor for his many years of service to the institution. Exterior view of Todd Hall (Tamanawas, 1948).

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Students at the College of Puget Sound, Marjorie Ventor, Ray Crick, Jeanne Moore Juanita Baumbartner and Janette Blake learn about human anatomy from Dr. Burton A. Brown. A skeleton hangs near Dr. Brown and other bones lie on the table. A chart hangs behind the students who are taking notes in this photograph dated January 15, 1948. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbook 1948, p.29)

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CPS Alumni. Mary Rough and Cynthia Thompson, graduates of the Occupational Therapy program at the College of Puget Sound, work with Capt. Donald Blackman wearing army clothing at a pottery wheel at Madigan General Hospital. His arms rest against a wooden dowel as a brace to keep his arms steady as he throws a small pot. Some pinch pots and pottery tools are on the table in front of him. (Ledger, 4/4/1938, p.4)

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College of Puget Sound. A view of the bursar's office about the time tuition is due and payable in January of 1948. Students are seen through the openings receiving assistance from the staff. Inside the office staff are seated at desks and one woman reviews listings in a book. A large clock hangs on the wall at the back. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbook 1948, p.22)

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College of Puget Sound. Harvey Wegner, Carol Kilgore, Jane Hill and Ed LaChapelle listen while Dr. Martin Nelson discusses an experiment in a physics class. Carol Kilgore is holding an instrument while Dr. Martin Nelson touches it with a cylindrical rod. She is wearing head phones and the instrument is connected to a readout. Formulas are written on the blackboard and a sample of a slide rule is hung over the board. A chart of the typical stellar spectra hangs on the wall. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbook 1948, p.31)

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College of Puget Sound. Students are learning to use typewriters. They are seated at tables four at a time. The instructor is talking with one of the women in the back of the room. There are an equal number of men and women students in the class.

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College of Puget Sound. Women students in the lounge of the women's dormitory. Several students study individually or together although some appear to be having too much fun to be studying. Upholstered chairs, a sofa and a desk line the room which is carpeted. Floral drapes and venetian blinds are in place at the windows.

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Pacific Lutheran College has an important role in the education system of the Pacific Northwest. The growing College has gained national acclaim for its outstanding methods of instruction. Pacific Lutheran experienced an increase in student enrollment following the end of World War II. Exterior view of the newly built Memorial Gymnasium, one of the best college gyms in the west. Photo taken for PLC's Saga, the school yearbook (Saga, 1948).

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CPS. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, President of the College of Puget Sound, and John Heinrick, Athletic Director at CPS, hold an architectural drawing of the proposed new field house at the campus. Three other men stand behind the drawing by Dugan, Mock and Morrison Architects. Groundbreaking took place August 4, 1948, and the building was dedicated to the 138 men who had been students at the college who died in World War II.

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May Day celebration. Ardys Bredvold is seen walking to the dais before she was crowned queen of Pacific Lutheran College's May festival May 8, 1948. Some of her attendants are already on the dais while others hold a long ribbon designating her walkway to the throne. Margaret Ronning served as her train bearer. Guests are seen standing and an orchestra is playing in the background to the right. (T.Times, 5/10/1948, p.1)

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May Day celebration. The royal court that reigned over the Pacific Lutheran College's May festival held May 8, 1948, included Queen Ardys Bredvold, seated in the center. Seated in front of her are two sophomore attendants, L-R, Jean Hesla and Phyllis Brynestad. Other attendants standing in the back, L-R, are: Dolores Berg, Doris Berg, Afton Hjelm, Anita Roth, Catherine Breum and Doris Johnson. Four children were included in the coronation, L-R, Dean Johnson, crown bearer, Ann Marie Malmin, train bearer, and Margaret Ronning and Judith Leraas, flower girls. The young women are wearing floor-length evening gowns. (T.Times, 5/10/1948, p.1)

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Dr. Seth C. Eastvold, President of Pacific Lutheran College, and his wife Enga are getting ready to depart on a three month trip to Europe. The Eastvold's will be visiting England, Scandinavian countries, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Italy. Dr. Eastvold plans to make two quick stops prior to leaving for Europe. In Moorhead, Minnesota he will give the Commencement Address at Concordia University, and he will attend the Biennial Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. The Eastvolds will return to Tacoma in September (T. Times, 5/29/48, p. 10).

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On May 18, 1948, College of Puget Sound's athletic coaches and the school president were meeting for the very first time to discuss strategies for next year. Left to right, R. Franklin Thompson, CPS president, Rod Giske, ex-football star at WSU (and Stadium High School alumni), John Heinrick, (seated) Headman of the Grid and Athletic Director, Ray Mahnkey, former football player for the Washington State Cougars, and Harry Bird. The men are making plans for next grid season (T. Times, 5/21/48, p. 12). (Additional identification provided by a reader)

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CPS Tamanawas. College of Puget Sound football game against British Columbia. They are playing in the stadium at Stadium High School.

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An exterior view of the Student Union Building at Pacific Lutheran College. The building was designed by architects Lea, Pearson and Richards, cost about $150,000 to build and was dedicated in October of 1947. Architectural studies, ordered by Lea, Pearson & Richards, Charles Pearson. TPL-9328

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

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Four young men who will be performing during the festivities at Pacific Lutheran College for May Day 1950 pose in the stairwell in the gymnasium.

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