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...constitute the entire seventh grade, will be absent today. They turned 13 over the weekend, old enough for deer-hunting licenses, and, of course, their father has taken them shooting. With or without the twins, it is time for classes to begin. Erica Hess, 11, has the school-bell duty today. But the rope has broken, so she blows a whistle out the door. Her schoolmates troop in, put their snow boots in a neat row, then line up to pledge allegiance to the flag and sing My Country, 'Tis of Thee...
Infants that escape the medical hazards of having a teenage mother do not always manage to negotiate the psychological and social perils. Desirée Bell, 19, of New York City, had her first son at age 15 and her second the following year. Her elder son Eddie has a learning disability and was almost autistic as an infant. Bell, who has managed heroically to complete high school and secure a good job with the city, blames herself for his problems. "I hated the fact that I was pregnant," she recalls. "I was resentful of my unborn child. I used...
...aftermath of the cacophonous bell-ringing in Cambridge today, I imagine there may be a moment of stillness—a brief burst of terror-inducing “What...
...Brent Bell, the outgoing director of the First-Year Outdoor Program, says the Yard’s self-contained community helps to alleviate fears about social interaction held by most freshmen...
...Keeping all the first-year students together I think does give an opportunity...with everybody starting at the same level,” Bell says, adding that he has received “consistent feedback as to how awkward and uncomfortable people feel in the first couple of weeks...