The
teacher asked every student to say their birth date at the beginning of
the year. I didn't know when my birthday was so I made up a date.
I knew there was a 1 and a 2 in it so I took a guess--50/50 chance at
getting that one right---and said the 12th. I didn't know too many
months, so I just named one that I knew---February.
February 12th came around and the teacher had me stand in front of the
room and everyone sang
Happy Birthday.
That wasn't the worst of it. She decided to have a Valentine Party
and said that all the girls whose birthdays were in the month of
February would be the Valentine princesses.
I wanted to be a princess, so I didn't tell her the truth.
But, I felt very, very guilty.
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There came a day when the teacher went down the line and asked each
student what they wanted to be when they grew up. The boys gave
various answers, but the girls were all answering, "Nurse".
I suppose it was a sign of the times, and also, we wanted to NOT be
different so we just copied the first girl's answer.
When it came my turn, I was too weak-willed to say what I really wanted to be, and
answered, "Nurse".
The question and answer continued on through the rows, until one bold
little girl answered, "Cowgirl".
Sheesh! I wish Ida said that.
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Another
second grader and I were attending Cook school.
When we were told that we were being transferred to the High
School we held hands and jumped up and down (We were
children).
The teacher asked us why we were
so glad and if we were so unhappy in her
class. We both said, "NO! But our brothers go
to the High School."
Apparently, we were thrilled to be
near our older brothers.
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