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SCHOOL CHILDREN AT SMEDLEY SCHOOL in 1917 included (left to right} Mabel Jenkins Racer, Mary Botts Quaintance, Anna Bruce Swindler, Jack Bruce, Elizabeth Miller Sanford and Ethel Jenkins. D. Lyle Miller Jr. is the youngster reclining in front of the group. According to Mrs. Quaintance, there were no compulsory attendance laws in those days, “the big boys came when they couldn’t find work.”
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