From the foundation’s collection
Tulsa schools in LIFE, 1942
Excerpts from the April 13, 1942 LIFE feature on progressive education in Tulsa. The article covers several schools, including Webster and Central; captions distinguish the schools where the source identifies them. These are historical excerpts, not a complete magazine issue.
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LIFE, April 13, 1942 — issue cover
The cover identifies the issue containing the Tulsa schools feature. The cover portrait is not a Webster photograph. Source: LIFE, April 13, 1942; photographic attribution in the supplied compilation: Alfred Eisenstaedt.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Tulsa High Schools — page 79
The article introduces progressive education in Tulsa. The visible dance-class caption identifies Tulsa students without naming their school. Source: LIFE, April 13, 1942; photographic attribution in the supplied compilation: Alfred Eisenstaedt.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Central High School — page 80
This page explicitly identifies Central High School. It is included as context for the regional article, not as a photograph of Webster. Source: LIFE, April 13, 1942; photographic attribution in the supplied compilation: Alfred Eisenstaedt.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Preparing for working life — page 81
This page includes students identified as attending Central High. The images remain in the context of the multi-school Tulsa feature. Source: LIFE, April 13, 1942; photographic attribution in the supplied compilation: Alfred Eisenstaedt.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Webster’s Family Life course — page 82
The article explicitly describes the Family Life course at Daniel Webster. These historical photographs show its meal, classroom and nursery-school activities. Source: LIFE, April 13, 1942; photographic attribution in the supplied compilation: Alfred Eisenstaedt.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Webster nursery-school activities
A nursery-school scene in the supplied article excerpts, also identified as Webster in the accompanying foundation compilation. Source: LIFE, April 13, 1942; photographic attribution in the supplied compilation: Alfred Eisenstaedt.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
A school assembly — page 85
A period assembly photograph from the supplied LIFE excerpts. Its school is not identified on this page. The pledge gesture is shown in its historical context. Source: LIFE, April 13, 1942; photographic attribution in the supplied compilation: Alfred Eisenstaedt.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.