The Life Box (Part 27)

Suburban Chicago, December 1963. The grade school encouraged us to craft greetings with religious themes.

The Proper Way to Wear a Mortarboard

"[T]he mortarboard should be horizontal (parallel) to the floor. Imagine it to be a flat surface on which a cup or book can be placed. If the mortarboard is tilted upward, it is worn incorrectly. Some graduates position the mortarboard poorly to accommodate hairstyles. However, it should be flat and secure on top of the head."

Suburban Chicago, June 1964. Wear it like this; not like this.

Christmas Manners: Wait patiently for the gift.

Suburban Chicago, December 1963. I line up after the Christmas play. I've recited a poem, so I anticipate a rewarding gift.

It's graduation weekend.

Congratulations to the graduates!

Suburban Chicago, May 1964. My Best Friend's Mom gave me the bouquet of Viburnum to celebrate my Kindergarten graduation.

Congratulations, Graduates.

It's graduation weekend here. We send our best wishes to the hard-working graduates!

Suburban Chicago, May 1964. I graduate from Kindergarten. (That's a mini bust of Beethoven behind me, on the piano.)