Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School

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ast the schoolhouse, "primary school isn't so awfully important. That's why t

nbeck," said Meg reprovingly. "

cupied an old building on a corner lot, while the grammar and high schools were housed in a handsome modern building a few blocks away, with a playground and ev

here––see the sixth window on the

like all the other windows and yet was different to her b

ross, Bobby?" sh

le, or chew chewing gum–––My! how she does hate chewing gum," he added

the same room with Bobby, although this was her first year at school and his second. Last year Meg had

es, scuffing his feet moodily as Bobby 28 and Meg

Dot. "Some day they'll want u

more dresses were waiting for Meg to try on. Miss Florence came and sewed

ther Blossom smilingly at breakfast. "Don't tell me

dimp

thday, Daddy,"

retended to be v

y, "because it isn't cold enough. And it can'

y. "And I'm going. See, I have 29 on a new dress, and

r old enough to go to school! I suppose in another year or so the twins will be

scolded Twaddles, "only ev

bly. "You've years of school ahead of you,

nd as she is going to be in the same room with Bobby, he will look after her. And if you do

her morning work to wave good-by to them. Philip and Annabel Lee and Sam were standing 30

y, spying a boy just ahead of the

waited for them t

shyly, "going t

Bobby. "Here i

nd the three walked along ra

ss Mason last ye

ts, didn't you?" said

y. "I'll bet I stayed in th

had been kept in; indeed Fred was a mischievous-looking child, and his own mother was incl

her seat," announced Bobby when they

ld stay down and se

you go in late most all the front seats have been

ce, though he said, and probabl

filled with chattering children. A gray-haired lady was speaki

red woman. "Mr. Carter, over at the grammar school, is the real principal. If you'

went out, and Bobby le

" he said politely. "Sh

sn't it? I like to use my pupils' full names. I'm sorry your sister can't sit with yo

Father Blossom occasionally called him that, but only when he meant to scold him. But Meg sensibly supposed that when

her side of the room. And by the time she had made her choice and put away her pencil box, Mis

rang through the h

through the halls announced that the boys and girls were marching up to their classrooms. Miss Mason took her place at the

s," announced Miss Mason, just as if Meg had spoken aloud. "Then after all the girls have

or his cap, clang! went the gong again and a p

aret, you may lead the line. Co

's voice sounded impatient. "Is the child dr

uth, she had not realized that Miss Mason was speaki

to a place in the doorway. "And when you see the last child leave t

ne that had formed around the sides of the room, and when he ca

l right," he