14 images. University of Puget Sound / College of Puget Sound -established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888 as Puget Sound Univeristy -reorganized as the University of Puget Sound in 1903 -first permament campus opened on this site in 1903 (Geo. W. Bullard, arch.), building campaign continued through 1907 -bldgs. were demolished after U.P.S. moved to its new campus in 1924 and Jason Lee Intermediate School was built on the site -known as the College of Puget Sound from 1914-1959 SEE ALSO: 1500 NO. WARNER ST. SEE ALSO: TPL Catalog/Clipping File
TDL 5/31/1903 p.17 permits
TDL 7/7/1903 p.5 (sketch)
TDL 1/15/1905 p.16 (gymnasium to be built)
TDL 7/14/1907 p.17 New building for university (to be built with wood from the old Washington School)
TDL 11/10/1907 p.34 (il of new chapel) TDN 9/24/1913 p.1 University's big frame gymnasium total loss after early morning fire (il)
TDL 6/22/1919 p.B6 Officers barracks to be gymnasium (remodeling by Frederic Shaw, arch.)
TDL 7/13/1919 p.B4 (sketch of proposed gymnasium)
TDL 6/9/1924 p.2 Old building at college closed; special ceremony held ... ("color post" moved to new campus) 378.7 EA76O 378.797 M3247M 917.97 W52W 1904 p.42 (il) 917.9778 AR75A (il) 979.72 H91 Vol.I opp. p.328 (il) 979.778 M364T p.47 (il) ----- -print at TPL (General Coll., Richards Coll. #C164600-145)
14 images. Jason Lee Intermediate School Roland E. Borhek, arch. O.F. Larson, contr. -the first and largest of six new "intermediate" schools built after approval of a bond issue in 1923 -originally named West Intermediate School, later renamed Jason Lee Junior High School, Jason Lee Middle School -named in honor of early Northwest missionary Jason Lee -built on the old campus site of the College of Puget Sound -first classes 9/8/1924 -official dedication 3/26/1925 -addition in 1968 -remodeling in 1966,1972,2001 -added to the Tacoma Register in Dec. 2010
TNT 10/19/1923 Handsome structure to be first of new schools (sketch) T.Times 10/19/1923 School will be modern
TDL 11/2/1923 p.1 Will rush building of new school
TNT 11/2/1923 Board approves junior high plans
TDL 11/9/1923 p.1 Seek bids on school house
TDL 11/20/1923 p.1 New school bids prove to be high
TDL 1/23/1924 p.E8 (mention)
TDL 3/16/1924 p.B5 (il under construction)
TNT 4/3/1924 (il under construction)
TDL 6/29/1924 p.A4 Important unit in city's school building program (sketch)
TDL 7/13/1924 p.E8 (il under construction)
TNT 8/7/1924 p.6 School architect fired after row (hard copy only)
TDL 9/7/1924 p.A10 First intermediate in service tomorrow (il)
TNT 3/5/1925 Dedicate Jason Lee School; tributes will be paid missionary who pioneered among Northwest Indians (il) T.Times 3/5/1925 ... school is presented with flag
TDL 3/22/1925 p.A2 Flames damage Jason Lee School p.A3 Jason Lee will be dedicated Thursday
TDL 3/27/1925 p.1 Dedication program at Jason Lee School draws large crowd
TDL 4/8/1925 p.7 (il)
TDL 4/26/1925 p.A6 Enlarging Jason Lee bicycle shed
TDL 11/4/1925 p.4 Students watch planting of gift tree (Tacoma Garden Club presents chestnut tree)
TDL 3/7/1926 p.A8 (il)
TDL 1/9/1927 p.A9 ... religious week program (il) Architect & Engineer, March 1928 p.57 (il)
TNT 11/30/1927 p.6 (architectural award)
TDL 4/9/1929 Gravure Sec. p.4 (il)
TDL 4/29/1930 Rotogravvure Sec. (il)
TDL 3/13/1932 p.A2 Girl Scout pageant draws large crowd (visit of national president)
TDL 5/29/1934 p.C4 (il) T.Times 4/15/1939 p.7 When Tacoma greeted Shawn and his dancers ... (appearance by dancer Ted Shawn)
TNT 8/29/1940 p.1 Tacoma gives Stassen enthusiastic greeting (appearance by Gov. Harold Stassen of Minnesota)
TNT 4/24/1942 p.1 Prince Olav will speak (appearance by Crown Prince Olav of Norway)
TNT 4/25/1942 p.1 Spirit of Norway is unbroken
TNT 6/9/1942 p.1 Mrs. McAdoo is coming (appearance by Mrs. Eleanor McAdoo, daughter of President Woodrow Wilson)
TNT 6/11/1942 p.21 Present war called America's 2nd chance; Mrs. Eleanor Wilson McAdoo speaks here ...
TNT 12/22/1947 p.21 Maybe he just wanted to take a shower (prowler)
TNT 6/16/1948 p.2 (ad for appearance by Dale Carnegie)
TNT 10/9/1948 p.7 Tacoma for Christ Rally
TNT 2/15/1958 His ducktail haircut brings school ouster
TNT 6/2/1961 p.20 Remodeling bids low on school jobs (remodeling by Strom Construction Co., contr.)
TNT 6/9/1963 Magazine p.1 (aerial il)
TNT 6/15/1963 p.12 School loses 79 windows to vandals
TNT 8/19/1966 p.1 Contracts let ... (remodeling by the Rome Co., contr.)
TNT 1/26/1968 p.A8 $453,000 plan at Jason Lee is approved (gymnasium and industrial arts complex)
TNT 10/26/1969 p.A20 Dedication set for gymnasium
TNT 10/22/1972 p.A20 Dedication Tuesday of remodeled hall
TNT 3/20/1975 p.A12 Jason Lee rededication illuminating for students (il c.1924)
TNT 10/15/1988 Exterior unsafe at Tacoma school
TNT 12/11/1991 p.B7 Residents rally to defense of Jason Lee, Gault schools
TNT 10/25/1993 p.D1 In a class by itself (il)
TNT 11/3/1993 p.B5 ... preservation debate
TNT 8/27/1998 p.B1 Tacoma schools win $5 million grant (U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley visits school)
TNT 2/1/1999 p.B1 A reunion and rebirth at Jason Lee; alums to gather Saturday at the 75-year-old building that is to be gutted (interior il)
TNT 1/28/2001 p.B1 Architect says there's more than meets eye when updating school
TNT 8/30/2001 p.A1 New life for an old friend (il,interior il)
TNT 10/30/2001 p.B3 ... open house Saturday in refurbished school building
TNT 11/14/2001 p.B3 More building news (architectural award)
TNT 12/7/2002 p.B2 Angry boy, 12, causes school evacuation T.Daily Index 12/8/2010 p.1 Six Tacoma schools added to historic register T.Weekly 4/22/2011 p.C2 Tacoma's Historic Homes Tour (il)
TNT 2/22/2021 p.3A Two final options presented for the new name for Jason Lee school (ext, il)
TNT 5/17/2021 p.2A Name change getting closer for Jason Lee Middle School (ext il)
TNT 6/27/2021 p.6A Jason Middle School to be renamed Hilltop Heritage (ext il) 371.01 OL8F p.123,124 (il) 371.62 C498R 379.797 J311J 379.797 T119J 979.778 M4517T p.52,53 (il)
ca. 1935. Jason Lee Band. Students with instruments and conductor in front of school building. (T. Times 11/7/1935, pg. 14- see newspaper caption for names)
Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Brass instruments; Wind instruments; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma; Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Jason Lee Intermediate School Girls Glee Club photographed on December 18, 1936, in front of school. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)
Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choirs (Music)--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Music education--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Jason Lee string orchestra with instruments in front of school. The orchestra, according to the Tacoma Times, was rated one of the best in its class. (T. Times 1/1/1937, pg. 3) (filed with Argentum)
Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Stringed instruments; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violoncellos;
ca. 1935. Jason Lee Orchestra. Students with instruments and conductor in front of school. (11/7/1935, pg. 14- see newspaper caption for names)
Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brass instruments; Wind instruments; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Stringed instruments; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Four couples are seen square dancing in Jason Lee Junior High School's gym in February of 1949. Beginning at left and working around the wheel are: Sandra Burrows and Jay Grimstead, Sara Lovell and Bob Lang, Pat Holmes and Billy Redfield, and Shirley Boyle and Fred Thomas. They were dancing to the music of Bob Hager's records. Folk dancing gained wider interest among Tacoma's schools during the late 1940's. This followed a national trend and clubs formed among adults as well as school-age individuals. (T.Times 2/20/1949 p.29; T. Times 2-6-49, p. 19-article on square dancing interest)
Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Square dancing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teenagers--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Tacoma Philharmonic at Tacoma Schools. Miss Jean Winter's students at Jason Lee Junior High School sit two to a seat for voice class. Miss Winter plays the piano at the front of the classroom while one of the students directs.
Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Singing--Tacoma; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Philharmonic Association (Tacoma);
Boy scout rally at Jason Lee Junior High. Superior Court Judge W.A. Richmond salutes the Cub Scouts during a Boy Scout rally of the Mt. Rainier Council at the Jason Lee auditorium, where he was the principal speaker. G. Kennard and Walter Stauffacher, both scout officials, stand behind Judge Richmond. A Court of Honor was held to recognize those scouts who passed scouting ranks since the first of the year. Names are listed in the newspaper account. Photo taken for Buzz, Tacoma Times. (T.Times, 2/9/1949, p.8)
Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Richmond, W.A.; Kennard, G.; Stauffacher, Walter; Cub Scouts (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Boys--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Tacoma Philharmonic at Tacoma Schools. Miss Jean Winter's students at Jason Lee Junior High School listen to music on a phonograph player in preparation to attend the second young people's concert of the season sponsored by the Tacoma Philharmonic and Meadowsweet Dairies. (TNT, 2/14/1949, p.2)
Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Philharmonic Association (Tacoma);
A recital, "Aloha Land", was presented by the Honolulu Conservatory of Music at Jason Lee Junior High School on May 15, 1950. Variety acts that augmented the ensemble numbers included the Francilian chorus of St. Leo's high school, Jimmy Ray, Paul Wingfield, the Evergreen Boys, Terry Coleman, and Madeline Holt. Ordered by Floyd Piper. (TNT, 5/14/1950, p.C-12)
Honolulu Conservatory of Music (Tacoma); Guitars; Stages (Platforms); Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Youth orchestras--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);
A recital, "Aloha Land," was presented by the Honolulu Conservatory of Music at Jason Lee Junior High School on May 15, 1950. Don Davies, Sherry Blaiz, Irene Grabinski and Elsie Bifano, Pete Notley, Al Tone and May Stevens were some of the guest talent who also performed. Ordered by Floyd Piper. (TNT, 5/14/1950, p.C-12)
Honolulu Conservatory of Music (Tacoma); Guitars; Stages (Platforms); Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Youth orchestras--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);
A recital, "Aloha Land", was presented by the Honolulu Conservatory of Music at Jason Lee Junior High School in May of 1950. The entire student body of the conservatory, arranged in nine orchestra groups, played with variety acts augmenting the ensemble numbers. Ordered by Floyd J. Piper. (TNT, 5/14/1950, p.C-12)
Honolulu Conservatory of Music (Tacoma); Guitars; Stages (Platforms); Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Youth orchestras--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);
