Friday, December 12

First Day of School

Brew remembered a picture of his first day of school, showing himself and his mother in front of the building. Brew was wearing an outfit with short pants and a bush jacket, or cabana coat. Buster Brown shoes.

His Grandma Nordhem must have taken the picture.

His father was in the Pacific, in the Solomon Islands, a naval officer, in World War II. 1945. Brew was six. The Class of '57.

A lot of the Class of '57, their father was away, in the service.

Brew's brother Bill would have been three.

Was there a picture of the two of them? Bill must have been there. Where else would he be?

Did Brew have the rug he took a nap on?

Brew's first memory of school was of being denied crayon privileges because he squirmed during nap.

He got a wiggleworm jacket hung on him the first day of school.


Previous Page | Next Page
Home | About | Mail