| history of use | This double seated school desk was used in Tashme for both the elementary school provided by the BCSC and the high school education which was essentially provided by the United Church Women’s Missionary Society. The desks were acquired from the various Japanese language schools in Vancouver as the custodian sold off the items in 1943. When the high school opened in September 1944, there were 90 students split into the ‘A’ and ‘D’ Buildings in Tashme. The desk size is about 12 inches by 36 inches with a bench to seat two students. It would have been very small and cramped for high school students. High school hours went from 3:30 – 5:30 pm and 6:30-8:50 pm due to the teenagers working during the day. |