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Fri 16 Jan, 2026 01:54 pm
In my new project I am writing about third graders in the late 40s and 50s. I may have more questions in the future. Right now I have two.
1. Do nine-year-old girls play Jacks in the 50s?
2. A small rural school. A student goes into the office to report a fight. Who normally would be sent or else take it on themself to go out there? Principal, Vice Principal, other?
@Region Philbis,
I recall girls playing Jacks. Just couldn't tell what age they left off playing.
New question: What schoolyard activities were third grade girls involved with in 2006?
@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:
New question: What schoolyard activities were third grade girls involved with in 2006?
As much as I would love to put the school sequence in the 50s, on reviewing the entire concept, I realized 2006 would be more apt. Instead of Jacks, I moved to a hand clapping game. It may seem silly to some, after I point out that the girls rate only a small paragraph in a novel. But some would spot the discrepancy.
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