- Contributed by听
- Guernseymuseum
- People in story:听
- KAYE LE CHEMINANT
- Location of story:听
- Guernsey
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4007774
- Contributed on:听
- 05 May 2005
I attended a private school nearby during the 5 years. Here too shortages became common and one had to use a pencil until the top of it no longer protruded above the hand before receiving a new one. We were not allowed to sharpen our own pencils because of possible wastage. Ink came from France and was so full of grit that nibs clogged up and much spattering of it on copy books. Blotting paper did not blot. For reading the teacher chose classics of which we all had a copy and we each brought our copy. But as there were many versions we vied with each other for squeaking: 鈥淚 haven鈥檛 got that bit鈥, or 鈥淚鈥檝e got another paragraph before the end of the chapter鈥, etc.
Those of us over the age of 10 were obliged to learn German from the text books provided by the German authorities. The schools inspector was a German and made a great impression on me as an 11-year old by bowing over my hand and clicking together his heels in their high black boots as he thanked me for showing him my work.
KAYE LE CHEMINANT
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