Figure 1.--The class is mixed. Except for one boy in long pants, all the children, both boys and girls, wear long stockings, obviously with Strapsleibchen (bodices and supporters). One of the girls in the front row wears a pinafore. Several of the boys wear suspenders with their short trousers. The boy in the front row, third from the right, wears his short trousers with a halter and cross strap over a sweater. Another boy in the second row has the same kind of shorts with a halter top. It is interesting how the photographer has arranged for the children, in the front row, to alternately interlock their arms. You don't see that very often among mixed-gender children.

We notice the primary school in Gleina durin 1949. Gleina is a small town in the Burgenlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt. We think the class is the 3rd year (about 8 year olds). At the time it was part of East Germany, but very close to the border with the West. The class is mixed. Except for one boy in long pants, all the children, both boys and girls, wear dark long stockings, obviously with Strapsleibchen (bodices and supporters). Notice many of the children wear ankle socks with their long stockings. We are not sure why that was. We notice this in the 1930s with Hitler Youth boys, who wore ankle socks with knee socks. We thought this was because of the hiking. We are not sure about these children. Perhaps it was for added warmth. One of the girls in the front row wears a pinafore. Several of the boys wear suspenders with their short trousers. The boy in the front row, third from the right, wears his short trousers with a halter and cross strap over a sweater. Another boy in the second row has the same kind of shorts with a halter top. The picture was taken outdoors apparently in front of the school doors. The teacher is standing in the back at the left in a suit and tie. One interesting question we can notvyet answer is how the teachers like this gentleman were chosen. We wonder if he was a teacher duruing the NAZI age, given his age he might have been. Or if not, how were new teachers recruited by the Communist Government. Perhaps some of our German readers will know.

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