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L. R. (Lewis Raymond) Alderman
1872–1965
An Oregon educator turned national public servant, he wrote with the practical, reform-minded spirit of someone deeply involved in American schools. His work reflects a career spent thinking about how education could better serve everyday life.
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School Credit for Home Work
by L. R. (Lewis Raymond) Alderman
About the author
Born in Dayton, Oregon, in 1872, Lewis Raymond Alderman built his career in education after graduating from the University of Oregon in 1898. He worked as a teacher, principal, county superintendent, and university professor before becoming Oregon's superintendent of public instruction in the early 1910s.
Alderman went on to lead Portland schools and became known for championing vocational education. Sources on his life also describe a wider national career in federal education work, including service connected with adult education and wartime programs.
As an author, he is remembered less as a literary figure than as an educator writing from experience. That background gives his books a direct, useful quality, shaped by years spent trying to connect schooling with the needs of students, families, and communities.