Lewis and Clark High School - Tiger Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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Pre-Commencement Sewing Group Then Yes, the girls in the days of the first commencement studied sewing. Here ' s a group in the old South Central high school working on a white undergarment with lace edges. Note the hair-do ' s, the puffed sleeves, the healthy-looking faces, etc. One sewing ma- chine is in sight. Pre-Commencement Sewing Group Now Now, at the time of the hundredth commencement, it is the machine age. Four electrically operated sewing machines are in sight, two electric irons. The furniture is better. With much less hair on their heads and clothes on their bodies, the girls are working on children ' s clothing. From left to right in the foreground: Helen Nakano, Evelyn Cowan, Ruth McQuarrie, Marilyn Grossman, Carol Bray, Betty Lee Dobbins, Doris Barta, Pauline Caudill, Verla Fausett, Eva Fausett. At the machines: Gerry Shep- herd, Dorothy Hallett, Barbara Zerba, Carrie E. Lake (instructor). Colleen Meehan. Pag.- eight

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Library Work in First Commencement Times High school students around the time of the first commencement evidently did as- siduous work in the library. Note, in the old South Central room: the girls in their shirt- waists and skirts; the boys in their suits; the crude library furniture; the imperfect lighting system. The book supply, on the other hand, did not seem short. Library Work in One Hundredth Commencement Times Students today possess a good library, and the demand for its use has to be reg- ulated by a kind oi rationing called library slips. The art work, the lighting system, the furniture, and the supply of books are all noticeably superior to those of the old days. Critics regret that the library room is too small for a normal student body of about 2000 and that the rooms are not located on the north side of the building. Page seven

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Fire Affected Commencements, Too The cause unknown, fire destroyed the South Central high school in 1910. It started in the auditorium section early on the morning of June 29 and burned rapidly through oil-soaked, dry wood structures. Principal H. M. Hart arrived on the scene in time to persuade the fire chief to allow several persons to enter the office and throw out the rec- ords. The next school year and a half found South side students using the North Cen- tral building in a double session with North aiders.