A large group of the older students and teachers at the Dupont School pose outdoors. Dupont Junior High School had an enrollment of 99 students for 1950-1951. Lloyd Shaver served as principal as well as teaching math, science and PE. Joanne Fisher taught Music. Ray Fletcher taught English and math and George Kenoyer taught industrial arts and social studies. Russell Neff taught science and math and Kathleen Noonan taught art. Dorothy Stoll taught health education, social studies and PE. (Washington Educational Directory, 1948-1951)

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; Students--Dupont--1950-1960; Teachers--Dupont--1950-1960;

Twenty children in one of the younger classes at the Dupont School pose outdoors with their teacher. Cowboy shirts are popular for the boys and the boy in the upper right-hand-corner is wearing a Hopalong Cassidy shirt. The girl in the middle of the front row wants to hold hands with the boy wearing cow-boy boots. He's willing to share one finger. Beulah Hatfield, Dorothee Loomis and Floy Shepard taught 2nd grade for the 1950-1951 school year.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960; Teachers--Dupont--1950-1960;

Twenty-eight children in one of the older elementary classes at the Dupont School pose outdoors with their teacher. Five of the girls are wearing their Brownie Scout uniforms. Leona Johnson and Myrtle Pease taught 3rd grade during the 1950-1951 school year.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960; Teachers--Dupont--1950-1960;

Eighteen children in one of the younger classes at the Dupont School pose outdoors with their teacher. Alice Hoggarth and Edith Keieger taught 4th grade during the 1950-1951 school year.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960; Teachers--Dupont--1950-1960;

Nineteen children in one of the lower grades at the Dupont School pose outdoors with their teacher. Ruth Bryans and Norma Walters taught kindergarten at the Dupont elementary school in 1950-1951.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960; Teachers--Dupont--1950-1960;

Thirty-four children in one of the lower grades at the Dupont School. Two cub scouts in the front row are wearing their scout uniforms. The children sit with their hands folded in their laps in front of a North Pole scene on a bulletin board. Dupont had an elementary school enrollment of 376 students for the 1950-1951 school year. Lulu Bennett, Ida Franklin and Alma Hanson taught 1st grade.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960;

One of the lower grades at the Dupont School. Thirty-one children sit with their hands folded in their laps in front of scene showing Santa Claus and his reindeer on a bulletin board.

Schools--Dupont--1950-1960; School children--Dupont--1950-1960;

Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the drama club, the "Masque Club", are dressed in sweaters with emblems, skirts, and saddle shoes and are standing on the basketball court. The student in front is holding a Theater Arts sign. Names are listed in The Shield, 1951.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The American Association of University Women held their annual New Members Tea in the Great Hall at Annie Wright Seminary. The committee for the event gathered around the colorful tea table. L-R, Floramae D. (Mrs. Herbert) Phillips, Mrs. Harold Carlson, Ruth McConihe, Sigrid M. (Mrs. Herman) Sowell and Sarah L. (Mrs. William Foster) Norris. 78 new members were announced, bringing the Tacoma branch membership to 401. (TNT, 11/22/1950, p.10)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; American Association of University Women (Tacoma); Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Table settings & decorations; Phillips, Floramae D.; McConihe, Ruth; Sowell, Sigrid M.; Norris, Sarah L.;

Seven unidentified boys who attended the "Charles Wright School" at Annie Wright Seminary were photographed in December of 1950 while enjoying a snack of milk and animal crackers in their classroom. The Charles Wright School was added as an annex to Annie Wright in 1950 after the big earthquake of 1949 damaged Lowell School so badly it had to be torn down. A group of parents with daughters at Annie Wright asked Ruth Jenkins, the school's headmistress, to accept their sons. She agreed when those parents built an annex that could be converted later into a garage; they called the school Charles Wright. The new school offered classes for K, 1 and 2, but Annie Wright's long-standing policy of not accepting boys made an extension of education there impossible. A group of parents joined together and helped create the Charles Wright Academy, which opened in 1957 on a 127-acre site located between University Place and Lakewood.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Children eating & drinking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Charles Wright Academy (Tacoma);

Annie Wright Seminary. Annie Wright had a four year kindergarten and a five year kindergarten. A group of children are seen playing outside in the covered walkway near an open courtyard on climbing equipment, pulling a wagon and riding a teeter-totter.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Children playing outdoors--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ordered for The Shield by Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the administrative staff at Annie Wright: Miss Patricia Bulmer, general office assistant; Mrs. Ruth Phelps, house manager; Mrs. Florence I. Perry, financial secretary; Mrs.Helen E. Breitenbach, secretary and Miss Russer, secretary to the headmistress. (The Shield, 1951) Format 5" x 6".

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Office workers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ordered for The Shield by Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the faculty at Annie Wright Seminary play cards during a break: Miss Helen McKay, chemistry and mathematics; Mrs. Marion T. Wilson, second floor housemother; Mrs. Bertha Lenham, dietitian and home economics; Mrs. Charlotte Becker, third floor housemother; Mrs. Verna Langlois, fourth class; Miss Lydia Edgerly, librarian and English and Mrs. Josephine Fry, civilization. (The Shield, 1951) Format 5" x 6".

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Playing cards; Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ordered for The Shield by Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the medical staff at Annie Wright Seminary observe one of the students: Miss Eileen Hooley, informary assistant and "baby corridor" housemother; Miss Alice H. Carey, nurse; and Dr. Joseph R. Turner, school physician. Student's name was not provided. Format 3 1/2" x 4 1/2". (1951 Shield yearbook, "Faculty" page)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nurses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Physicians--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hooley, Eileen; Carey, Alice H.; Turner, Joseph R.;

Annie Wright Seminary. Several girls from the lower school at Annie Wright Seminary are reading books in their school room. A chart on the wall lists, "Books I have read", and a list of words as well as samples of addition along the top of the blackboard. These girls are wearing the traditional sailors uniform for the lower classes.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Children reading & writing--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Annie Wright Seminary. Several girls are seen during swimming class at Annie Wright Seminary. The school provided aquatic formation and water ballet groups.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Children swimming--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bathing suits; Swimming pools--Tacoma;

Ordered for The Shield by Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the faculty at Annie Wright Seminary: Mrs. Martha A. Shand, assistant in 5-year kindergarten; Mrs. Gladys Foster, 3rd class; Miss Ruth N. Jackson, 7th class, english and social sturies; Mrs. Erdine W. Schwan, 5-year kindergarten; Miss Sarah B. Thompson, 6th class, mathematics and religious education; and Mrs. Jean V. Jepsen, 4-year kindergarten. (The Shield, 1951)Format 5" x 6".

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Children are happily building a playhouse with precut pieces of lumber with slots cut in them to fit together quickly. The children are showing patience with each other and cooperation in putting the pieces together. Other children are busy with books at a table in the back of the room. One boy is painting at an easel.

School children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children's playhouses--Tacoma; Children reading & writing--Tacoma; Children playing--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Children are finishing building a playhouse by joining the roof pieces to the sides. One of their teachers is helping. A carved pumpkin sits on a table behind them. Another playhouse with dark trim is seen in the corner. Ordered by Louis A. Drinkwine, a salesman in Tacoma.

School children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children's playhouses--Tacoma; Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children playing--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Park Avenue School was originally built in 1912. Additions were made in 1918, 1949 and 1959. In 1983 structural damage forced closure of the auditorium and kitchen. Park Avenue School was named after the street on which it faces. Ordered by Washington Stove Works, Everett, Washington. (For the Record, Winnifred L. Olsen)

Park Avenue Elementary School (Tacoma)--Buildings; Park Avenue Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Washington Stove Works (Everett);

A new electric stove has been installed in the kitchen at Park Avenue School. Ordered by Washington Stove Works, Everett, Washington.

Park Avenue Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Washington Stove Works (Everett); Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stoves--Tacoma;

Interior view of a Fawcett Elementary School classroom. Large class sizes were not unusual in the 1950's public schools; there appear to be over thirty students present in a November, 1951, photograph. Students are shown writing at their desks while one child is hanging up her coat in a closet with sliding doors and another is searching for a site on a globe. Photograph ordered by Tom Sias, Douglas Fir Plywood Association who provided the plywood used in the classroom walls. TPL-9368

Fawcett Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Classrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; School children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

This was the Fawcett School P.T.A. (Parent Teachers Association) carnival committee in November of 1951. The P.T.A. and pre-school sponsored a carnival on November 30, 1951, at the school. Besides enjoying a spaghetti dinner, students and guests enjoyed a magic show, movies, dart games, fish pond and tiny cars plus a toy shop booth with Santa. Pictured above were (seated) Fawcett Pre-School president Mrs. George Hall and Mrs. Ernest Shaw. Standing left to right were Mrs. Calvin P. Winslow, P.T.A. president Mrs. Carl Williams, Mrs. George T. Babbitt and Mrs. Walter Torgeson. (TNT 11-28-51, p. 26-alt. photograph)

Fawcett Elementary School (Tacoma); Committees--Tacoma--1950-1960; Parent-Teacher Association (Tacoma); Hall, George--Family; Shaw, Ernest--Family; Winslow, Calvin P.--Family; Williams, Carl--Family; Babbitt, Lillian; Torgeson, Walter--Family;

Exterior view of A.V. Fawcett Elementary School. Fawcett Elementary, located at 126 East 60th Street, was named for Angelo Vance Fawcett, five-time mayor of Tacoma. Contracts to build the school were awarded in June, 1949, and the school opened the following fall. Initially the school only had eight rooms; further expansion has followed through the years. Students now attend Fawcett Elementary in a year-round program. Photograph ordered by Tom Sias, Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (For the Record: A History of Tacoma Public Schools, 1869-1984, p. 147)

Fawcett Elementary School (Tacoma)--Buildings; Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Annie Wright Seminary. Mr. Karl Weiss is pictured with two girls in the school library in November of 1951. He is explaining illustrations of Christ and Mary shown in a portfolio. Mr. Weiss taught civic and music classes at Annie Wright. The 1952 school yearbook, the "Shield," was dedicated to him in appreciation for all he had given to the students both spiritually and scholastically.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Weiss, Karl; Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Annie Wright Seminary. Swim class. Ten girls in swimming pool learn life saving techniques from instructor at poolside in this photograph dated November 17, 1951.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Swimming--Tacoma--1950-1960; Floating; Lifesaving--Tacoma;

Annie Wright Seminary dinner house. Young women seated at tables in dining room. A group of teachers or mothers are seated at a long table in background. For Mrs. Russell. Photograph was taken on November 19, 1951.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The Junior Class (Class of 1953) are seen at Annie Wright Seminary. The junior class with 29 students was the largest junior class in the history of Annie Wright. They presented "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" for honorable mention at Halloween and "The Mikado" operetta. Names are listed in the school yearbook for 1952, The Shield.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960;

View of Dupont School Patrol. The Dupont School District, like its Tacoma counterpart, also had school patrol officers. Unlike Tacoma, however, a large number of students participating in this safety program were girls. Numerous patrol officers posed for a group picture in October, 1951. Most were wearing their patrol badges. Adults in the photograph were apparently school officials; there is also an armed police officer stationed at the picture's far right hand edge.

School children--Dupont; Dupont School Patrol (Dupont); Guards--Dupont;

The Reverend Canon Arthur Bell, Chaplain, (left) and The Right Reverend Stephen Fielding Bayne, Jr., President of Annie Wright Seminary's Board of Trustees are photographed outside the chapel at Annie Wright Seminary on March 18, 1952. Annie Wright is a private school, established in 1884. ("The Shield," school yearbook, 1952)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Bell, Arthur; Bayne, Stephen Fielding; Clergy--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chapels--Tacoma; Raynor Chapel (Tacoma);