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could not do it they could just erase it and nothing would happen. The girls were taught
dressmaking, sewing, and carpet making.
Boys Promotion, 1940-1946. Photographic Exposition1986
Photo provided by Arcadio Varona
The participants said that the boys were taught much more. They were required to
learn. Mr. Celestino was stricter than his wife, Mrs. Celsa- the girls’ teacher. Many of
the boys that over achieved in school went to the seminary to pursue more advanced
classes and to later on become priests or brothers.
What was not lacking was religious formation. During the good times, they went
every day to catechesis. The priests gave prizes like religious stamps or lollipops, but
when they did not pay attention he also heated their cheeks with a slap or gave them the
famous capones (a hit with the knuckles of the fingers on the head). Every day they
would go to church to visit El Sagrario and sing:
Let’s go boys to the Sagrario
Where Jesus lay crying
But when he sees all these boys
He will become very happy.
Don’t cry, Jesus, don’t cry
Because you are going to make us cry
And the boys from this town,
We want to console you.
During the month of May they would go get flowers from the field and take them
to the Virgin Mary. They were very happy to do this. They did not care about getting
wet as long as they could take the prettiest flowers. These were the things that gave them
excitement. They knew that every year was the same and it was awaited with a lot of
excitement.
With no less excitement they remember the games they played during recess or
after school. I shall dedicate another chapter to the games that were played due to the
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