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Life in the making: 335 total pages.

she felt when sonny's curls were cut and when he first wore real boy clothes. For the father this momentous day is a source of pride and joy. What greater satisfaction has he known than when he measures his six-year-old son by the door and notes how much higher this year's mark is than last year's? As for sonny himself, he will have attained the height of his ambition if on his sixth birthday he is allowed to go to the store by himself to purchase his first outfit of school supplies. Starting to school marks the dawn of a new era in the lives of boys and girls. Even for those chil­dren for whom the kindergarten has made the transi­tion gradual, entering the Primary Department is still a great event. On the one hand there are cer­tain disagreeable features. The time for free play is shortened. Certain specific tasks must be accom­plished. A considerable portion of each day must be spent away from home and the home folks. Get­ting accustomed to these conditions is at first difficult, but other delightful features of the school life soon

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