Figure 1.--Here we have a class portrait from an unidentified school near Brussels. The school was located in Zellik, a village becoming a northwest of Belgium. There are 19 boys in the class who are pictured with their youthful teacher. We wonder if the small size does not suggest a private school. Over half the boys wearsuits and ties which we suspect also suggesta a private school, although suits were clearly not required. The boys look to b about 13-14 years of age which would mean a younger grade in a secondary school.

Here we have a class portrait from an unidentified school near Brussels. The school was located in Zellik, a village becoming a northwest of Belgium. There are 19 boys in the class who are pictured with their youthful teacher. We wonder if the small size does not suggest a private school. Over half the boys wearsuits and ties which we suspect also suggesta a private school, although suits were clearly not required. The boys look to b about 13-14 years of age which would mean a younger grade in a secondary school. A vine-covered brick school can be seen in the bckground. The boys wear both long and short pants, but knee socks do not seem common. This may be seaonal. The boys wearing short pants are not dressed casually, as they are mostly wearing suits and ties. The boys are in the 1966-67 school year, but asit seems like the summer term, we suspect the potrait was taken in 1967. The studio was Mertens.

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