Lighting fixtures in auditorium at St. Leo's, Silvray Lighting Inc. The auditorium at St. Leo's School is empty showing the decorative painting on the walls and the new lighting fixtures.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma)--Buildings; Religious education--Tacoma; Auditoriums--Tacoma--1940-1950; Light fixtures;

Twenty two women were graduating from St. Joseph's nursing school. Reverend Damian Glen, OSB of St. Martin's College was the chief speaker at the graduation ceremony, awards were presented by Dr. George A. Moosey, and the class valedictorian was Corinne Annabelle Roe. View of St. Joseph's graduating nursing class at St. Leo's auditorium (T. Times, 5/17/48, p. 2).

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Medical students--Tacoma; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma)--Buildings;

May Day at St. Leo's, Sister Lavinia. More than 40 young women stand on stage wearing floor-length gowns. The stage is set with side and back panels showing a woods with young, spring growth.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Stage props; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stages (Platforms); Auditoriums--Tacoma;

May Day at St. Leo's, Sister Lavinia. More than 60 young women stand on stage wearing floor-length gowns. The stage is set with side and back panels showing a woods with young, spring growth.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Stage props; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stages (Platforms); Auditoriums--Tacoma;

St. Leo's High School and Bellarmine High School presented a two act operetta, "The Spanish Belle" at St. Leo's auditorium April 30 and May 2, 1950. In the lead roles were Elaine Flaherty, Donna Morton, Joan Piper, Ken Roberts, Milla Marchesini , Margaret Heltsley, Olive Fischer, Mike Mingo, John Smalls, Mary Schryber, Terry Coleman, Ron Jutilla, Bill Blake, Peggy Mack and Bill Lavergne. There was a large chorus and more than 20 dancers also featured. Ordered by Sister Lavinia. (TNT, 4/30/1950, p.C-13)

Operas & operettas--Tacoma; Stage props; Costumes; Students--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma);

St. Joseph Hospital's School of Nursing capping exercises at St. Leo's Auditorium. During this ceremony, students qualified for the graduating class of 1953 in the School of Nursing receive their nurse's caps following the completion of a prescribed pre-clinical course. (see picture caption for names receiving caps TNT 3/23/1951, pg. 5)

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Medical students--Tacoma; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Approximately 130 students from St. Leo's High School and various parishes in Tacoma presented "The Sunbonnet Girl", a comic operetta in April 1951. The operetta included a chorus, 32 dancers, and an orchestra. Starring roles were played by Milla Marchesini, Joan Piper, Ron Jutilla and Terry Coleman. The operetta was directed by Sister Lavinia. (TNT, 4/15/1951, p.D-11; 4/22/1951, p.D-11)

Costumes; Students--Tacoma; St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Cardinal Club, Easter Biblical play practice at St. Leo's. The school was presenting the well known religious drama "The Upper Room" March 15-16, 1940. (T. Times, 3/10/1940] see also D9475 images 1 & 2 (filed with Argentum)

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Religious education--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Theatrical productions; Theatrical productions;

Play at St. Leo's School. Photograph, ordered by Mr. Christian, was taken on April 2, 1940. Proscenium arch has advertising from local businesses on it. (filed with Argentum)

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Leo's Glee Club. 75 choral group members in pastel colored-evening gowns stood in front of the garden scene backdrop in the school auditorium on April 24, 1940. These girls would be appearing in St. Leo's spring music festival to be held on April 30th. Their names were printed in the T.Times's April 26th edition. (filed with Argentum) (T.Times 4-26-1940, p. 13)

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Religious education--Tacoma; Stages (Platforms); Singers; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On November 17, 1927, Mrs. A.B. Smith was photographed with bottles of soda pop for sale at a charity benefit. Signs advertising ice cold Coca-Cola and Muscadine (5 cent) punch are attached to the wall. She was monitoring one of the booths at the Bellarmine College Fair, held at St. Leo's high school gym, from November 17-27, 1927. The gym was converted into many old California missions staffed by Catholic women and girls. Money raised during the Fair would support the new Bellarmine College to be built shortly. G34.1-146 (TNT 11-19-27, p. 14)

Smith, A.B.--Family; Fund raising--Tacoma--1920-1930; Signs (Notices); Carbonated beverages;

The first graduation of Bellarmine scholars occurred in June of 1929. The nineteen young graduates posed with church dignitaries under the banner "Ad Omnia Paratus, " ( "Prepared for All Things" ) in the St. Leo's school auditorium. Right Rev. Edward J. O'Dea, Bishop of Seattle, presided over the exercises. Others in attendance on stage included Tacoma Mayor James Newbegin and principal speaker, Camille Pessemier. The Catholic high school for boys, then called Bellarmine College, was founded in 1928 with an enrollment of 150. (www.bellarmineprep.org; TDL 6-5-29, p. 12-article with graduates' names; TNT 6-7-29, p. 21)

Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1920-1930;

St. Leo's School, string quartet. The cellist has been identified as Barbara Adler in this May of 1941 photograph. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; String quartets (Musical groups); Adler, Barbara;

St. Leo's School, musical ensemble.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music ensembles--Tacoma;

St. Leo's School, musical ensemble and stringed quartet, on stage in May of 1941. The cellist in the middle of the first row has been identified as Barbara Adler. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music ensembles--Tacoma; Adler, Barbara;

St. Leo's basketball team won the coveted prize, the Knights of Columbus trophy, for their win in the Parochial Grade School League Championship in 1945. They defeated Visitation 30-20 in a play-off game. Names appear in newspaper (T. Times, 3/8/45, p. 11).

Basketball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Basketball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Religious education--Tacoma; St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma);

Bellarmine and St. Leo's joined together to stage "The Sunbonnet Girl," a comic operetta, in February of 1947. The show was performed on three nights at St. Leo's auditorium. It featured over 46 students in the chorus. In this photograph of the cast, Gloria Marinacci and Don d'Andrea, in the center, are surrounded by sunbonnet- wearing young women and young men in flannel shirts. (T. Times, 2/11/47, p. 3-article).

Operas & operettas--Tacoma; Stage props; Costumes; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marinacci, Gloria; d'Andrea, Don;

Bellarmine and St. Leo's together staged "The Sunbonnet Girl," a comic operetta, in February of 1947. Performances ran for three nights at St. Leo's auditorium. The show featured over 46 students in the chorus. Here a young man in white holds the hand of a girl in sunbonnet and long gown as he and the male chorus join in song. (T. Times, 2/11/47, p. 3-short article on operetta; T.Times 2-1-47, p. 2-list of chorus names; T.Times 1-25-47, p. 3-article).

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stage props; Costumes; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Saint Leo's school. Nine teenage girls stant in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary. They are unidentified. This is possibly a sodality on behalf of the Saint Leo's Church. The school was dedicated in 1912.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The St. Leo's School baseball team placed first in the Parochial League season of 1947. The championship team posed for this photograph on May 26, 1947. L-R, seated; James Riconosciuto, Vincent Knabel, and James Ray; kneeling; Gilbert Michaelson, William Gallwas, Robert Downing, Frank Bartenetti and John Koehler; standing; Ronald Hohn, Ronald Figalla, William Crotty, Fred Cormier, George Piper Joseph Barzat and Gregory Gianes. (T.Times, 6/13/1947, p.14)

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Baseball players--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Bellarmine students fill St. Leo's auditorium. They applaud schoolmates on the stage.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Auditoriums--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Bellarmine students at St. Leo's auditorium. A yell squad cheers from the stage.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Auditoriums--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cheerleading--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stages (Platforms);

Bellarmine students at St. Leo's auditorium. Students lead a song from the stage of the auditorium. Many of them wear their school letters on their sweaters. The scene is set as an ice cream parlor.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Auditoriums--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cheerleading--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stages (Platforms);

Bellarmine High School and St. Leo's High School are presenting the operetta, "In Old St.Louis" April 8th, 10th and 11th, 1948, at St. Leo's auditorium. The entire cast fills the stage. Students dressed as pioneer woodsmen hold their muskets as an honor guard over the leading couple, James Simpson and Gloria Marinacci.. (T.Times, 4/2/1948, p.16)

Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1940-1950; Simpson, James; Marinacci, Gloria; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950