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REALLY SO WHAT
What A Time

SCHOOL

have assignments for different stations before school, after and
at lunch. One had to qualify for patrol duty. It wasn’t so hard
as passing grades and volunteering usually got you a White
Belt.

The patrols usually chose a leader every month. Someone they
thought deserved the honor. That person wore a Blue Belt for
that month. One month there was a problem with the voting
and our teacher choose a fellow for the Blue Belt.
It caused such an up roar that the patrols went on strike.
Teacher won, but not without a fight. Soon all the patrols
were back at their stations.

Some subjects were more interesting than others.
I enjoyed math, like cutting an apple into three parts and
adding them together, 1/3 plus 1/3 plus1/3 making 1 whole
apple. Geography was interesting. For instance the wind
sweeping across the country hitting the mountains dropping
it’s rain, but leaving the other side dry. Who would have
guessed the mountains made such a difference. Science was
okay, but there was so little of it. What happened to jumping
into a bath tub and discovering your weight being splashed
out, like Archimedes? My mother never guessed it was
scientific. Science was fun.

I liked history, but because our city was so full of it. I
preferred Washington’s real life offerings. Much later, I would
enjoy reading the books, but that was during college.

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