Staff members of the Clover Park High School newspaper, the Clover Leaves, are pictured printing the paper on a mimeograph machine. Left to right are: Production Manager Clinton Richardson, Sports Editor LeRoy Beckwith and Advertising assistant Ardys Pratt. Clinton Richardson wears an apron to protect his clothing from spilled ink. Upholding its tradition, the school paper took first class honors in the National Scholastic Press Association competition. The addition of a junior high section, written by their students, gave the Junior high more interest in the paper and raised its number of subscriptions. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 33)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Richardson, Clinton; Beckwith, LeRoy; Pratt, Ardys; Students--Lakewood--1940-1950;

The girls' tennis team from Clover Park High School posed with their wooden rackets in late February of 1941. From left to right in front: Bibbits Strong, Marnie Keller, Joan Bussard. Rear: Kay Perry, Helen Laughlin, Coach Beulah White, Jean Dyer, Anne Bush. Coach White taught both P.E. and English. The team was scheduled for meets in the Spring of 1941 against Roy, Kapowsin, Fife and Orting. (1941 Klahowya yearbook, pg. 46)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Tennis players--Lakewood--1940-1950; Strong, Bibbits; Keller, Marnie; Bussard, Joan; Perry, Kay; Laughlin, Helen; White, Beulah; Dyer, Jean; Bush, Anne;

Photos for 1941 "Klahowya," Clover Park High School yearbook. Junior High Track Team in front of grandstand on Walter J. Thompson Field. The team was coached by junior high track Coach Spencer. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 49, names in caption)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood;

For the 1941 "Klahowya," Clover Park High School yearbook. Drama Club advisor Isabel Trantum demonstrates stage makeup techniques on Hazel Miller for club members on the school lawn. Observing are the members of the Drama Club. The club produced a series of one act plays, "The Valient, "Overhead" and "Common Clay." (1941 Klahowya, pg. 34- names in caption)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood;

Clover Park Junior and Senior High School, general view of complex. Intermediate School by Hill and Mock, Architects, 1928, on left in photo, High School by Charles V. Rueger, Architect, 1937, on right.

Educational Facilities - Schools - Public Schools - High Schools - Junior High Schools - Pierce County - Lakewood - Clover Park Junior and Senior High School

Army football game at Clover Park High School. A large crowd has gathered at Walter J. Thompson Field on November 4, 1941. (T. Times)

Football--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Sports spectators--Lakewood;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain receives a token of appreciation from his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in honor of Cain and wife Marjorie at Clover Park High School. Ray W. Thompson makes the presentation to Harry Cain. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Thompson, Ray W.; Banquets;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain speaks to his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School on November 15, 1946. A solemn looking Cain has the full attention of the group, including his wife, Marjorie, seated at the head table. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Cain was a graduate of the University of the South and worked in the newspaper and banking fields before becoming mayor of Tacoma in 1940. He would serve one term as U.S. Senator and after his unsuccessful re-election bid, became a member of the Subversive Activities Control Board in Washington D.C. from 1953-1956. Harry P. Cain would move to Florida in 1957 where he resumed banking business and civic work. He died there on March 3, 1979. (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress) ALBUM 13.

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

Marjorie Cain, wife of Senator-elect Harry P. Cain, receives a corsage from Mrs. C.A. Strong during a November 15, 1946, banquet at Clover Park High School given by Interlaaken neighbors to honor the couple. Harry P. Cain was the former mayor of Tacoma and had served in the U.S. Army during WWII. ALBUM 13.

Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Strong, C.A.; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950;

Lakewood was one of the fastest growing communities in Western Washington. This area first began as a summer home area, then later was known as Tacoma's "Lakes District"; it is now a strong community that stands on its own. Exterior view of Clover Park Junior and Senior High School facilities; Clover Park also offered students 4 vocational training classes and had its own athletic field with covered grandstand (T. Times, 1/9/49, p. 33). TPL-10192

Educational facilities--Lakewood; Public schools--Lakewood; City & town life--Lakewood; Clover Park High School (Lakewood);

Mrs. Mae Needham demonstrated the proper technique for welding steel for her unidentified instructor at Clover Park High School while Mrs. Margaret Needham (center) and Mrs. DesCamp watched on January 27, 1943. With the war came a new demand for skilled tradesmen - both men and women. The school had provided vocational training for nearly 1000 men and was starting classes for women beginning with electric and acetylene welding. A new series of classes soon followed to train women for jobs as automobile mechanics at the Mt. Rainier Ordinance Depot, Fort Lewis. (T. Times 2/5/1943, p. 3 & 2/25/1943 p.33 photo).

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

Overview of new vocational training center at Clover Park High School. the $152,000 center was built with federal grants obtained by Superintendent A.G. Hudtloff and would be used for training skilled workers in the vital defense industries. Autos and busses surround the building as classes begin in February of 1943. Demand was so high for skilled workers, that classes ran around the clock.

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

Construction of the new Clover Park Junior High School has begun and plywood forms for the reinforced-concrete are being installed. According to Clover Park superintendent A.G. Hudtloff the structure would house 20 classrooms, two home-making rooms, two science rooms, a band room, a choral room, general shop, art room, library, two teachers' rooms, a cafeteria, a conference room, kitchen and gymnasium. Capacity of the building would be 900 students. The building was estimated to cost $848,000.The building was designed by Charles Reuger. Standard Construction Company was the building contractor. (TNT, 9/l27/1952, p.10)

Public schools--Lakewood; Clover Park Junior High School (Lakewood); Reinforced concrete construction--Lakewood;

The Tacoma Junior Symphony posed with its conductor, Alan B. Wilkie, on February 13, 1973, in the Clover Park High School gym. The symphony attracted a large group of talented young people who played a wide variety of instruments including percussionist Darryl Owens, then a 9th grader at Lochburn Jr. High, standing in the back row, second from left, holding drumsticks. The Junior Symphony, along with the Tacoma Youth Symphony, would perform in a free concert the following month at the Temple Theater. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Junior Symphony. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Tacoma Junior Symphony (Tacoma); Youth orchestras--Tacoma--1970-1980; Wilkie, Alan B.; Owens, Darryl;

ca. 1938. Clover Park Junior and Senior High School, general view of complex. Intermediate School by Hill and Mock, Architects, 1928, on left, High School by Charles V. Rueger, Architect, 1937, on right. (filed with Argentum)

Public schools--Lakewood; Clover Park Junior High School (Lakewood); Clover Park High School (Lakewood);

Interiors and exteriors of the new buildings at Clover Park School. A birds eye view of the new library, already in use despite mostly empty shelves.

Clover Park High School (Lakewood);

Interiors and exteriors of the new buildings at Clover Park School. This appears to be a science classroom, with lab tables in the rear of the room. Added to the school were both a biology and botany lab and a chemistry and physics lab. (T. Times 5/7/1941, pg. 3)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood);

Army football game at Clover Park High School. Large crowd at Walter J. Thompson Field. (T. Times)

Sports - Ball Games - Football Facilities - Sports Facilities Military Personnel

Army football game at Clover Park High School. Large crowd watching game at Walter J. Thompson Field. (T. Times)

Sports - Ball Games - Football Facilities - Sports Facilities Military Personnel

Cheerleaders (l to r) Garnet Miller, Dorothy Witt, Merton Lee (Teen) Johnson and Bebe Long leap for the sky in support of the 1941 Clover Park High School "Warriors." They had a lot to cheer about. In 1941, the Clover Park football team had five victories on the gridiron, and their varsity basketball team went 11 wins to 3 losses to take second place in the county. This photograph was taken for the 1941 "Klahowya." TPL6595 (1941 Klahowya, pg. 41)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Cheerleading--Lakewood;

In 1941, the flying fingers of these hardworking journalists and typists helped ensure that the Clover Park High School paper, "The Clover Leaves," was always ready for the presses. For the 1940-41 school year the paper had made several improvements including expanding the features section and adding a junior high section written by the junior high students. Upholding its traditions, the "Clover Leaves" took first class honors in the National Scholastic Press Association competition. At their typewriters are: (back row, l to r) Iris Eberhart, Susan Bailey, Dona McFarland, and (front row, l to r) Margaret Gaul, Lorraine Triplett, Kay Perry. (For the 1941 "Klahowya", Clover Park High School yearbook pg. 32)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Students--Lakewood--1940-1950; Eberhart, Iris; Bailey, Susan; McFarland, Dona; Gaul, Margaret; Triplett, Lorraine; Perry, Kay; Typewriters;

Two hundred and fifty soldiers from the 41st Division graduated on May 8, 1941 from Clover Park High School. Unable to finish high school before their National Guard unit was called up, the young men learned to soldier during the day and completed their high school classes at night. This program would allow them to graduate with their class. (T. Times 5/8/1941, pg. 8)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Washington National Guard (Lakewood); Education; Military education--Lakewood--1940-1950; Military personnel--Lakewood--1940-1950; Graduation ceremonies--Lakewood;

An unidentified young man, possibly Jim Ladd, senior class president, cuts the ribbon on the newly completed addition to Clover Park High School while supporting himself with a crutch. The area shown is the new main entrance to the school. The addition, designed by Charles and Clarence Rueger, Architects, was completed in May of 1941 at a cost of $97,213. An open house for the public was held on Sunday, May 11. (T. Times May 7, 1941 p.3)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood; Ribbon-cutting ceremonies;

ca. 1941. View of the athletic fields at Clover Park High School around 1941. Baseball practice appears to be taking place in the distance. The grounds are surrounded by the cinder oval of the track. Grandstands are to the right. This picture was the section divider on the "Athletics" page.

Students--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Athletic fields--Lakewood;

ca. 1941. Two unidentified Clover Park School students whip up a snack in the Home Economics kitchen. This photograph was used on the "Activities" divider sheet in the 1941 CPHS yearbook "The Klahowya." At this time, the school housed students from 7th grade to 12th.

Students--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Kitchens;

Serenading Cain. A group of supporters sing the praises of Senator-elect Harry P. Cain during a November 15, 1946, banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School. Cain, formerly mayor of Tacoma, would be heading off to Washington D.C. as the state's newest senator. His Interlaaken neighbors hosted the banquet for Cain and his wife, Marjorie. ALBUM 13.

Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Singing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Clover Park High School (Lakewood);

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain chats with some of his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School. Wife Marjorie shows off a new hat and son Harry II (Buzzy) sports new glasses. 150 people attended the banquet.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Gain, Harry; Banquets;

In April of 1948, Washington State Patrol officer Paul Pattison posed with the four winners in the Bike Safety contest. The contests were scheduled at three separate locations during the month. These four students won first prize in their separate categories at Clover Park High School: L-R, Karen Mortenson, age 12, won for girls under age 16; Paul R. Meyer, age 11, took 1st for boys under age 13; Edward T. Bailey, age 13, won for boys ages 13 - 15; and Bob Bradshaw, age 17, won for boys over age 17. The winners each received $10 checks donated by Grassi Motors, Lakewood Development Company and Primo's. (T.Times, 4/19/1948, p.8)

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bicycles & tricycles--Tacoma; Contests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mortenson, Karen; Meyer, Paul R.; Bailey, Edward T.; Bradshaw, Bob; Pattison, Paul; Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Safety;

By February of 1943, the vocational training center at Clover Park High School was ready for use. With demand for skilled war workers at a record high, classes ran around the clock at the facility. Pictured is the facility's automotive shop, where students learn to work on military and commercial vehicles. (T.Times 2/4/1943, pg. 3; TNT 2/4/1943, pg. 1)

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

On February 16, 1943, twenty one women took up wrenches and became the first females to study auto mechanics at the brand new Clover Park Vocational School plant. On hand for the opening ceremonies and photographed in the hands-on classroom were, left to right, Lt. C.L. Booth, Capt. F.A. Rose, Ed Erickson, Mrs. Pearl Wanamaker and A.G. Hudtloff. The Clover Park plant was designed to train women in predominantly male vocations and guarantee them placement in the war industries on completion, thus freeing men for fighting duty. (TNT 2/17/1943, pg. 19)

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