On stage in the Jason Lee Auditorium on November 9, 1973, was the large choir composed of "Sweet Adelines," the women's barbershop-style musical organization. They were participating in the group's annual musical show, this year called "Puttin' on the Style, " a look back at the great musical eras of the 1800's. Also performing that evening were the award-winning "Most Happy Fellows" male barbershop quartet, Commencement Bay Flounders & Seafood Conspiracy, Capital Chords and the Escapades. The fifth annual show ran for two nights, November 9th & 10th, 1973. Photograph ordered by the Greater Tacoma Chapter of Sweet Adelines, Inc.(TNT 11-7-73, A-10 article)

Choirs (Music); Singers; Musical ensembles--Tacoma;

Participating in the November 9, 1973, "Puttin' on the Style" music show at Jason Lee's auditorium were the popular barbershop quartet, the "Most Happy Fellows." The singers had won numerous honors for their excellent harmonizing. Proceeds of the fifth annual show which this year ran for two nights, November 9th and 10th, were marked for the Washington Association of Retarded Children and a traveling fund for Sweet Adelines. From L-R: Top tenor, Bob Hodge; Lead tenor, Larry Hassler; Bass, Ken Hawkinson; and Baritone, Bob Jones. Photograph ordered by the Greater Tacoma Chapter of Sweet Adelines, Inc. (TNT 11-7-73, A-10- article)

Barbershop quartets; Musical ensembles--Tacoma; Singers;

Four members of the "Sweet Adelines" sing in harmony at the "Puttin' on the Style" musical show on November 9, 1973. The show, sponsored by the Greater Tacoma Chapter of Sweet Adelines, Inc., was held at the Jason Lee Auditorium, 602 No. Sprague Ave. on two consecutive evenings. The Sweet Adelines were part of an international nonprofit music education association that promoted the art of women singing barbershop style of four-part, a cappella harmony. Photograph ordered by the Greater Tacoma Chapter of Sweet Adelines, Inc.

Barbershop quartets; Musical ensembles--Tacoma; Singers;

The Sweet Adelines in concert on February 27, 1973, at Jason Lee Junior High School. The chorus is dressed in long green gowns with accompanying white elbow-length gloves. Color photograph ordered by the Sweet Adelines.

Sweet Adelines (Tacoma); Choirs (Music);

Students at Jason Lee Junior High School, 602 No. Sprague Ave., study in their school's new science lab on April 18, 1968. Spacious work tables with built-in sinks, bright lighting, wood flooring, and lots of storage capacity were part of the science facility. A PE/industrial arts addition was planned for the near future; this was part of a $264,000 remodeling project. This photograph was used in a News Tribune ad dated May 13, 1968, asking for school bond passage. If the bond passed, similar labs would be built at Stewart, Gray and Mason Junior Highs for $90,000. Photograph ordered by the Citizens Committee for School Support. (TNT ad 5-13-68, p. 6)

Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1960-1970; School children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Laboratories--Tacoma--1960-1970;

In January of 1958, Bob (R.A.) Kieszling and his wife Agnes posed in the Jason Lee Auditorium with the 100+ youngsters in the Bob Kieszling's Youth Accordion Band. The Kieszlings taught hundreds of young people over the years in their Accordion Studio, which was located in their home at 3710 No. 25th St. Photograph ordered by Bob Kieszling Accordion Studio.

Music education--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Musicians--Tacoma--1950-1960; Accordions; Kieszling, Robert A.; Kieszling, Agnes;

The United Good Neighbors, a predecessor of United Way, started their annual fund drive on September 27, 1955, with a goal of $848,960. The UGN supported 27 health, recreation and welfare agencies including St. Ann's Home, Tacoma Day Nursery and Camp Fire Girls. 500 Pierce County businesses had UGN chapter chairmen who solicited funds from over 30,000 employees. In this November 8, 1955, photograph, the 1955 UGN Donald Franklin Memorial Award is shared between two individuals, thought to be Mrs. Don Franklin and George W. Watts; Watts is an employee of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph. Franklin was the long-time district manager of the telephone company. Sepia photograph ordered by Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (TNT 11-9-55, p. 1)

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma)--Employees--1950-1960; Awards; United Good Neighbors (Tacoma);

Honolulu Conservatory of Music's 1951 recital, "Aloha Land", was their annual revue by pupils, presented at Jason Lee's auditorium. The entire student body of the conservatory was arranged in 11 orchestral groups. Variety acts augmented the ensemble numbers. Floyd and Karol Piper were directors of the revue, assisted by Donna Walters, Herb Erickson, Juanita Johnson and Carol Johnson. Howard Schroeder was master of ceremonies. Names of those performing was listed in the newspaper. Ordered by Floyd Piper. (TNT, 5/27/1951, p.D-9)

Honolulu Conservatory of Music (Tacoma); Accordions; Stages (Platforms); Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Youth orchestras--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);

Group of 32 in Hawaiian dress with leis and instruments, four adults standing with instruments.

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);

Honolulu Conservatory of Music's 1951 recital. Forty students play Hawaiian guitar during the musical review. Ordered by Floyd Piper. (TNT, 5/27/1951, p.D-9)

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);

Honolulu Conservatory of Music's 1951 recital, "Aloha Land", was their annual revue by pupils, presented at Jason Lee's auditorium. The entire student body of the conservatory was arranged in 11 orchestral groups. Here 25 students are playing hawaiian guitar and base violin. Names of those performing was listed in the newspaper. Ordered by Floyd Piper. (TNT, 5/27/1951, p.D-9)

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);

Honolulu Conservatory 1951 Recital Groups - 24 child students wearing leis with four standing adults. Ordered by Floyd Piper.

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);

About 30 in formal attire with instruments.

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);

Twenty-two students and four adults with instruments and leis.

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. 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);

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);

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);

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;

Crowd of voters at Jason Lee School, Times, Sam Angeloff. A man is entering a voting booth while a crowd of other adults wait their turn to vote. 1948 pitted Harry S. Truman against Thomas E. Dewey for President and Arthur B. Langlie against Mon C. Wallgren for Washington State Governor.

Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Voting--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The All-City Music Festival with more than 750 students participating was taking place at Jason Lee's auditorium. Participants include: Jason Lee Glee Club, Gault Mixed Chorus, Lincoln's a-capella Choir, Mason pianists, Gray Mixed Chorus and two soloists and many others. View of Jason Lee orchestra and choir group practicing for their KMO broadcast, KMO equipment in foreground (T. Times, 5/16/46, p. 2).

Music ensembles--Tacoma; Musical instruments--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); KMO Radio Station (Tacoma);

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph presented a family night program for their employees and their families at Jason Lee Jr. High School auditorium. They informed their staff of the upcoming expansion and construction planned in Tacoma. They plan to bring more extensive service and general improvements to the area (T. Times, 5/4/46, p. 1).

Telephones; Telephone industry--Tacoma; Telephone companies--Tacoma; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

A highly touted and, according to the Tacoma News Tribune, "acrimonious" debate was held on March 11, 1946, between current Mayor Harry P. Cain and mayoral candidate Paul Olson at Jason Lee Junior High. It was standing room only as 1,300 seated and an additional 300 standing persons packed the building. Mayor Cain, speaking in support of C. Val Fawcett, accused Olson of accepting a $2,500 check from contractor Elvind Anderson for Congressman John Coffee as a bribe to get Ft. Lewis work in 1941. Olson, the former secretary to Representative Coffee, rejected the accusation, contending that the check was merely a congressional campaign contribution. Olson lost the election the following day to C. Val Fawcett, the son of former mayor Angelo V. Fawcett, by a margin of 523 votes. (TNT 3-12-46, p. 1)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Debates--Tacoma; Olson, Paul A.;

Mayor Harry P. Cain debates mayorial candidate Paul Olson at Jason Lee Junior High School on March 11, 1946, the day before general elections. Retiring Mayor Cain had accused Olson of accepting a $2500 check from contractor Elvind Anderson for Congressman John Coffee as a bribe to get Ft. Lewis work in 1941. Olson was the former secretary to Representative Coffee. Tacoma contractor, and former mayoral candidate, Anderson contended that the $2500 check was for assistance in winning the one million dollar Army contract. Olson indicated that the check was a congressional campaign contribution. (TNT 3-12-46, p. 1) ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Debates--Tacoma;

Jason Lee recreation program, Marie Switzer. Two women admire and display a tablecloth, apron and other textiles with stenciled designs inside one of the classrooms at Jason Lee Junior High School.

Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Textiles; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);

Junior high school students worked four hour shifts as part of World War II all-school-at-war activities to raise money to buy war bonds and stamps. Students at Jason Lee High School purchased a Jeep with funds raised. Two soldiers flank a smiling group of teenagers who have crammed together atop the Jeep with a sign noting their accomplishment, "Whoopee". (T.Times, 4/19/1943, p.14.) TPL-8328

War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jeep automobile;

The 1,050 students at Jason Lee School in 1943 became personally involved in supporting the war effort. Many worked a 4-hour shift after school in local factories and shops to raise money for war bonds and stamps. From the start of the school year in September to April of 1943 when this photo was taken, the Jason Lee students bought over $4,400 in war bonds. This is the fifth jeep they helped buy for Uncle Sam. (T.Times, 4/19/1943, p.14; TNT 4/19/1943, pg.4)

War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jeep automobile;

A delegation representing the 1,080 students at Jason Lee posed perched on and around the fifth jeep the student body helped buy for the war effort. Many had paper routes, did odd jobs or held down a four hour after school job to raise the funds to buy war bonds and stamps. From the start of the school year in September to April of 1943 when this photo was taken, the Jason Lee students bought over $4,400 in war bonds. The "Minuteman Schools-At -War" program was only one of many that helped finance the war. (TNT 4/19/1943, pg 4; T.Times, 4/19/1943, p.14.)

War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jeep automobile;