According to district records the Lackamas school possessed copies of the following books in 1923-24.

From Earth to the Moon              Jules Verne
The Last of the Plainsman            Zane Grey
American Claimant                   Mark Twain
Matthew Arnold                      Thurman
Vandemarks Folly                    Quick
Daddy Long Legs                     Webster
Dombey and Son                      Charles Dickens
The Making of Herbert Hoover        Lane
A Man for the Ages                  Bachellor

8/30/26 – 5/24/27           Chester Biesen Grades 4, 5, 6 15 students $1,125 10 6th grades, 1 5th grader, 4 4th graders

Daily Schedule

9:00        Opening Exercises
9:10        4th arithmetic
9:25        5th arithmetic
9:40        Physical training
9:45        6th arithmetic
10:00       4th spelling
10:10       5th spelling
10:20       6th spelling
10:30       Recess
10:45       4th history and reading
11:00       5th history and hygiene
11:15       6th history
11:30       4th hygiene
11:45       6th hygiene
12:00       Noon Intermission
1:00        penmanship
1:15        4th language
1:30        5th language
1:45        6th language
2:00        5th reading
2:15        Recess
2:30        6th reading
2:45        4th geography
3:00        5th geography
3:15        6th geography
3:30        Dismissal

State law required that schools keep a log of all visitors that stopped by the school during the day.  In the 1931 records the visitors often made comments about what they witnessed.  Here are some of those comments:

Excellent school & spirit
Excellent cooperation
Pull together spirit
Quite different from Seattle schools
A very enjoyable school and good spirit
Farther advanced than some schools

September 6, 1938   Inventory of Ida R. Mertz

Number  Articles
1       paper punch
1       small desk
1       large art scissors
1       primary printing set
1       fire extinguisher
1       set of phonetic element cards
1       typewriter
1       set of arithmetic cards
1       phonograph
1       first aid kit
1       paper cutter
1       set of alphabet blocks
1       book case
1       set of toy money
1       sand table
1       duplicator
1       clock
1       bench
1       globe
1       waste paper basket
1       wall map
1       swing chair
8       primary chairs
15      rulers
2       primary tables
11      scissors
1       teacher’s desk
8       pen holder
1       rhythm band set
1       whistle
1       set of chart material for use with Webster’s readers

School Day

8:45-9:00   Opening Exercises
9:00-10:00  Reading (all grades)
10:00-10:45 History (grade 4) Grades 1, 2, & 3 seatwork
10:15-10:30 Recess
10:30-11:15 Arithmetic 3 & 4
11:15-11:45 Spelling (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
11:15-12:00     Art (Friday)
11:45-12:00 First Grade Reading (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
12:00-12:45 Noon
12:45-1:00  Story Hour
1:00-1:30   Phonics 2 & 3
1:30-2:00   Geography 3 & 4
2:00-2:15   Recess
2:15-2:45   Language
2:45-3:00   Penmanship (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
2:45-3:00   Health (Thursday, Friday)