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Here is the other photo that my school mate sent me two weeks ago.


Here is the other photo that my school mate sent me two weeks ago. I stand in the yellow circle and I am disguised as a Tyrolean. My friend is in the blue circle disguised as a Mexican.
I believe that the reason why I didn't have this photo before was because my parents didn't find it worth buying.
Next photo will show the Tyrolean(s) full size !
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  1. Ann KennedyJanuary 17, 2017 at 5:51 AM

    What a completely huggable and delightful group of children! The teachers must have been saints to have a group of that size in one place! Wonderful photo. Are you wearing lederhosen?

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  2. Laurent TruilletJanuary 17, 2017 at 6:03 AM

    Ann Kennedy I am wearing short pants, not leder but corduroy, which is also very Tyrolean.
    You shall see on my next photo which has been posted.

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  3. Mike PerryJanuary 17, 2017 at 7:14 AM

    A priceless photo. Must have been such fun dressing up, a day to remember.

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  4. David BennettJanuary 17, 2017 at 8:04 AM

    A very enjoyable group photo but, judging by some of the glum faces, not everyone would agree. The variety of costumes is really impressive, even a couple of clowns. Was this just one class of children or a combination of several? I ask this because I remember we had very large classes just after the 2nd WW. Great post, bring on the next one.

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  5. Laurent TruilletJanuary 17, 2017 at 10:28 AM

    David Bennett Judjing by the numbers (approximately 60 pupils), this must have been a combination of what I would say 3 classes (the whole school). On the photo where we are sitting, there is only one class of 18 pupils.

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  6. Margaret Siemers (Siemers Rafter Room)January 17, 2017 at 3:02 PM

    These are fun to see Laurent Truillet I would enjoy them even if simply shown as a part of past history and not attached to you. (meaning, seeing how other countries were in those days, what other children were doing is the fun part) The fact that you are in them just makes it more interesting.

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  7. David BennettJanuary 17, 2017 at 3:21 PM

    Laurent Truillet we had around 40 kids per class throughout my education until senior school when the classes were streamed into a,b,c & d according to ability. This cut down the numbers, the top class was A but even that was streamed as 2 abilities. A was the clever kids & A2 was for pupils who needed to try harder to get into the top A class. I was in A2 through all 4years in senior school.

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  8. Laurent TruilletJanuary 18, 2017 at 1:33 AM

    David Bennett
    When I entered High School (age 12), I chose the "Latin" option (the other option was "Modern"). The "Latin" boys were divided in 5 classes named A to E, but NOT according to their ability. The average number was 30 per class.
    After that, from the 3rd to the 6th year, the "Latin" boys were re-mixed into one of the two "Latin-Math" sections (which was my choice) or into the "Greek-Latin" sections. The average numbers for these sections was about 15.
    My High School (called the "Athénée Royal de Liège") had a very good reputation. All the boys who finished their last year acquired a University degree later. This was a "boys only" school. The equivalent for girls was called a "Lycée"

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  9. David BennettJanuary 18, 2017 at 3:48 AM

    Laurent Truillet We never had Latin or languages education at our school.  It was a very basic school defined as a Secondary Modern School, the regime was REALLY  strict, some of the disciplines handed out and the attitude of the teachers would result in many court cases nowadays.  I could write about it sometime but I think many folk would think it wasn't true.  Needless to say, school days were not the happiest part of my life.

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