17-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Saturday, October 5, 1912:What with two days of vacation I haven’t worked much at my books in the way of getting my lessons out for Monday.
Her middle-aged granddaughter’s comments 100 years later:
Grandma’s school was closed the previous two days so that students could attend the Milton Fair. It’s hard to get back to the books after a long break.
Oh, well, it was only Saturday—Grandma still had Sunday to get her lessons done. 🙂
Been there! 😉
It is so hard to study during a vacation, I think teachers should give no assignments for that time.
Fairs were really the big thing back then I guess. I imagine they waited all year for just a couple of days of fun like that. I do remember going to the Edmonton Exhibition when we were very little, I liked the nickle diggers the best. Even though I never won anything.