A contest was held in 1946 at the College of Puget Sound (now U.P.S.) to select the best look alikes for "Daisy Mae" and "Lil Abner" for the Sadie Hawkins Day dance that was held on campus on November 2. The winners of the contest were Gwen Roberts (center left) and Harold "Hal" Wolf (her dance partner), both freshmen. Sadie Hawkins Day was created by the cartoonist Al Capp and made its debut in his Lil Abner strip on November 15,1937. By 1939 over 200 colleges were holding Sadie Hawkins Day events. TPL-9200

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College of Puget Sound students decide to take advantage of a warn sunny day and move their study group outside. The students review their class notes and get ready for the end of the 1946-1947 academic year. This photograph was taken for the 1947 Tamanawas, CPS' annual yearbook.

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The College of Puget Sound, Dr. Thompson. A group of four men, one of whom rings a large bell on the campus. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, president of the college (2nd from left), and Dr. Edward H. Todd, president emeritus (on right), are among the group of men.

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College of Puget Sound's Campus Playcrafters performed Thorton Wilder's "Skin of Our Teeth" as their spring production. The play depicts man's survival through the ice age, deluge and war. The play starred: Irene Fearn, Troy Strong, Helen Strong, Shirley Milstead and William O'Connell. View of the cast of characters with Atlantic City Boardwalk scenery.

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College of Puget Sound's Campus Playcrafters performed Thorton Wilder's "Skin of Our Teeth" as their spring production. The play depicts man's survival through the ice age, deluge and war. The play starred: Irene Fearn, Troy Strong, Helen Strong, Shirley Milstead and William O'Connell. View of the characters, Maggie and George Anthrobus.

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The College of Puget Sound experienced a huge increase in enrollment after the end of World War II as returning soldiers took advantage of the GI Bill. In order to better accommodate their students, CPS purchased U.S. Army surplus buildings, which they renovated and christened as "South Hall". Erected in 1947, the "South Hall" buildings provided badly needed classrooms until more permanent buildings could be constructed. (Tamanawas, 1948). TPL-9363

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College of Puget Sound Loggers finished fourth in football, winning four of nine games. Coach Frank Patrick finished his second season and anticipated that by next year, the Loggers would be in much better shape. Left to right view of "Pop" Throdahl, custodian, Wayne Mann and Harold McLean, equipment managers looking through the sporting equipment in the the locker room (Tamanawas, 1948, p. 93).

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One of the most popular extracurricular organizations at the College of Puget Sound in 1947 was the workshop band under the direction of Leroy Ostransky. The band was organized in 1946 to play arrangements written by Professor Ostransky's students. Before he died in 1993 at the age of 75, Dr. Ostransky had published five books on jazz and had five major works performed by the Seattle Symphony. In 1975 he was named one of the nation's 12 outstanding university professors by People magazine.

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College of Puget Sound presented their annual Christmas Vespers in the college chapel, the vespers were open to the public. The men's and women's choirs, Campus Playcrafters, choral readers and two children were all part of the cast, which was directed by Martha Pearl Jones. View of one of the student actors with two children, the little boy presented his pennies as the angel appears and the choir sings "Why the Chimes Rang" (Tamanawas, 1948).

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College of Puget Sound officials and West Disinfecting Company representatives have just inspected the newly refinished gym floor in the CPS Gymnasium. The floor has been re-done and coated with "lastincote" for durability. The shiny new gymnasium floor is now ready for CPS indoor sports to begin.

Gymnasiums--Tacoma; Floors--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; West Disinfecting Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1948. Christie Walker points out a "favorite" child among a photograph of French orphans to interested donors; Edward J. Cooper, Bank of California executive, stands at her side. C.P.S. students opened their hearts - and wallets - in support of French orphan boys. The student body decided by ballot to "adopt" the De Bon Secours French orphanage for the rest of the winter (February-May,1948) and signed pledges totaling approximately $1000. The money raised would be sent to C.A.R.E. and the organization would send food and clothing packages. It cost about $29 to support one child per month. The orphanage was in debt due to France's post-war situation and money raised would help the orphanage through the winter months before spring crops and before Marshall Plan aid started. De Bon Secours housed 35 boys between the ages of 4-14. Their parents had either been killed during the war or sent to German concentration camps. The drive to collect funds, sponsored by the International Relations Club, began the first week of February, 1948. By February 6, the campaign neared the $1000 in pledges redeemed and a check was turned over to Edward J. Cooper, Bank of California assistant manager, who handled the C.A.R.E. gifts. The goal was then raised to $2000. (TNT 1-20-48, p. 8; TNT 2-6-48, p. 6)

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College of Puget Sound. A group of men students sit around a fire lit in a fireplace listening to a young man play accordion. Some of the men may be singing. Many of the young men hold Coca-Cola bottles. Trophies line the mantel of the fireplace. One of the men wears a CPS letter sweater.

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College of Puget Sound. Lloyd Winkenwerder and Dale Lien visit while Larry Higdon is studying in one of the men's dormitory rooms at the new men's dormitory, Todd Hall. The building was not ready for students until just before the holiday break in December of 1947. Two beds, a dresser and study table are shown. A typewriter with paper in it sits on the table. An articulated study lamp is clamped to the bed frame. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbood 1948, p.133)

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CPS. The College of Puget Sound SPURS hosted the regional meeting of SPURS, the national women's honorary service organization, March 5, 6, and 7, 1948, on the CPS campus. Members from Washington, Oregon and Montana attended. Three main topics were discussed: new member selection, activities and expansion of activities. This group portrait shows all the regional members attending the meeting. (T.Times, 3/10/1948, p.10)

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College of Puget Sound's Natural Sciences Department remodeled their labs and installed florescent lighting this year. The chemistry department received a $3500 research grant from the Research Corporation, they are the only small college in the state to receive this honor. Dr. Raymond Sanford Seward, Ph. D. was the head of the department. View of student working on his project (Tamanawas, 1948).

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In October of 1947, the Sigma Nu fraternity at CPS (UPS) hosted a Halloween costume party for fraternity members and their guests. The various revelers dressed up as angels, devils, ghosts and pirates. The distinguished fellow who seems to be dressed as a college professor was in fact Dr. Charles T. Battin, Professor of Economics and Chairman of the Social Studies Division. The couple behind him are Edwin G. Cook III (in sombrero) and, to the right next to ghost, Barbera Jean (Rojean) Knight. The pair married on December 31, 1947. (Tamanawas, 1948).

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On October 16, 1947 College of Puget Sound officials and West Disinfecting Company representatives inspected the newly refinished gym floor in the CPS Gymnasium which had originally been built in 1924. The floor had been re-done and coated with "lastincote" for durability. Left to right, A. R. Emerson, W. R. Palling, Gerard Banks, W. E. Patrick, Alice C. Bond and John Heinrick. The CPS gymnasium was now ready for indoor sports to begin.

Gymnasiums--Tacoma; Floors--Tacoma; College administrators; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; West Disinfecting Co. (Tacoma); Heinrick, John; Bond, Alice; Banks, Gerard; Palling, W.R.; Emerson, A.R.;

Layout on Beaux Arts Ball, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. Students at the College of Puget Sound enjoyed a masquerade ball given in honor of forieign students by Alpha Rho Tau, the art honorary. The event was described as spectacular. A young man wearing a cardboard cage is lying on a table while another student wearing a doctor's stethoscope evaluates his condition. Others in various costumes look on in case they are called upon to help. (T.Times, 2/20/1949, p.21)

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Tacoma's first annual home show in 1949 was a great success; the local businesses provided Pierce County residents with a wide array of displays and home building and improvement information. View of Washington Hardware Company demonstrating their modern equipment and tools for do-it-yourself home improvement and professional contractors; a crowd of men and women are viewing the demonstration.

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The first annual Tacoma home show was scheduled in April 1949 in College of Puget Sound's new Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium; the event was a huge success. View of exhibit booth set up by Helander and Company, building materials distributors and general contractors. The booth features product displays and signs advertising products available through Helander (T.N.T., 4/29/49, p. 8).

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Helander & Co. (Tacoma);

Airtight Insulation and Roofing Company was owned by Kenneth R. Logan, Leonard W. Jameson and David W. Porter; the business office was located at 635 North Anderson Street. View of display booth at the home show being held in College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse; two unidentified representatives from Airtight are ready to answer customer questions. The exhibit booth features information on "Feltrok" mineral wool insulation.

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View of the Encyclopaedia Britannica display booth; encyclopedias and encyclopedia salesmen are ready to sell the complete volumes to all Tacoma residents. Zingler Electric Company, home appliances shop, display booth on left side; College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium bleachers are visible on upper portion of photograph.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Encyclopedias & dictionaries--1940-1950; Encyclopaedia Britannica (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Ed Miller, President of Miller Construction Company, Inc. was one of the founders of the Homebuilders' Association of Tacoma. This organization was affiliated with the National Association of Homebuilders of the United States; the group promoted better values in homes, developed efficiency in the homebuilding industry, and they continuously promoted long-range plans to expand further building developments in this area (T.N.T., 4/26/49, p. 22).

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Homebuilders' Association of Tacoma (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring natural gas appliances, such as ranges, hot water heaters, and space heaters, distributed by Home Gas Co, 140th and Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. The exhibit also sponsored a natural gas cooking demonstration, using propane, on Wedgewood and Tappan ranges of "biskit mix" biscuits topped with "Marva-Lishus" raspberry syrup, with samples provided for hungry show attendees. Raspberry syrup was provided by the Farmers Union Berry Coop of Puyallup.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Appliances; Ovens; Radiators; Water heaters; Natural gas--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gas industry; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring Heatlox heatcolumn- an oil burning pressure type furnace. Heatlox Furnaces Inc. was located in Tacoma at 4320 So. Tacoma Way. A new product in 1950, the heatcolumn was advertised as " The talk of the town." The FHA approved furnace had combustion chamber housing with double wall construction, demonstrated by the cutouts in the display model. The furnace also had a Brundage blower unit with replaceable filters, Honeywell controls, ventilated air spaces and an extra heavy gauge heat exchanger for long life. It sold for $549.00 installed, with convenient monthly payments of $14.95.

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Zingler Electric Co.'s booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. Featured at the booth were America's number one refrigerator - Frigidaire. Also displayed are new ranges and an automatic washing machine.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Zingler Electric Co. (Tacoma); Appliances; Refrigerators; Ovens; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Washing machines;

Tietz Construction Inc. display board from their exhibit at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950, at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. The sign displays pictures of some of the homes designed and built by the company. Richards Studio did the photography on most of these pictures. The construction industry was very busy in 1950, with many new housing additions being built. Most single family homes were 2-3 bedrooms and sold from $6500 - $8000.

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College of Puget Sound Community Band was getting ready to give their initial concert, the concert would be at CPS music building. The Community Band had been rehearsing for their upcoming summer concert series. View of College of Puget Sound Community Band members with their brass instruments rehearsing for their upcoming performance, names listed in newspaper (T. Times, 6/26/48, p. 5).

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Musicians--Tacoma; Concerts--Tacoma; Bands--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rehearsals--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound was holding a ground breaking ceremony for their new Memorial Field House, the building would be dedicated in honor of the 138 students from CPS, who died while serving in World War II. View of university officials at ground breaking ceremony for the new Memorial Field House, CPS President Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, standing on right, next to man with shovel (T. Times, 8/4/48, p.1).

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College presidents--Tacoma; Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma; Memorial Field House (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Home portrait of Mrs Schneider, Anderson Hall, CPS, Mrs. Hosmer, News Tribune. Mrs. Carolyn Schneider was the head of the Tacoma Art League who had galleries in Jones Hall at the College of Puget Sound. She was also the housemother for Anderson Hall, a women's dormitory on the campus of the College of Puget Sound. She stands by a bookcase with a drawing of a goat above it. She is wearing a pearl necklace and a pearl pin. She also wears eyeglasses. (TNT, 9/26/1948, p.C-1)

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