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interesting information that resulted from learning about this topic from people of
different ages.
The school was a pleasant time for almost everyone. Many confess to not having
felt motivated to study. Some commented with some sadness that it was as if from the
beginning it was known who were going to do well and who would not do well in school.
This comment came from mainly the generation of the 1950’s.
Federico Varona Madrid in Mollerusa at 11 years old, with his father, Ángel Varona Temiño
Photo provided by Federico Varona
During this time it was also common to see priests and nuns come to recruit
children and youth for religious life. It was during this time that one of the participants in
the school left town. Enthusiastic about the talk that a Brother of the La Salle had given
about America, upon asking who wanted to go to that part of the world he raised his
hand. Without know it, at that moment his future was being defined. In a matter of days,
his departure was prepared and that is how one of the most painful days of his life came
about- the day that he had to leave his family and his town.
This participant says that upon arriving at the house of formation and seeing
himself amongst many other boys like him, who came from towns a bit larger than his, it
was evident the lack of preparation he received in Ciadoncha. His tenacity made him go
from 37th place out of 40 to third, then second, then first while he remained dedicated to
his studies during this time. This was the reality from the 1950s with respect to the
education in the town. However, another much younger participant remembers how well
prepared he was in orthography, thanks to the education he received in the town.
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