Mario has taken six years and as all children are registered as elementary schools.
On October 1, with the hand close to the mother's hand is brought to school. For the first time is with lots of children dressed in white apron, tied with a white collar with a blue bow prominent "I" embroidered by her mother on the apron.
At the sound of the bell they flocked to the big entrance of the school's upper-class students already know their teacher, which groups them by making them put in three rows and lead them in the classrooms, the Firstborn are made to go with their parents in the large gym where benches have been prepared with the fences. Here the teachers with lists of pupils who have been entrusted to them, loud make the appeal of these children and with hesitation, urged by their mothers, after entering a tight embrace in the precincts. The teacher, collected their school children, helps them in their class
assigned.
Mario, a little ' bewildered by the confusion, he sees his mother away, and, entered the classroom plastered with so many squares, stops his gaze on the only adult who has been with them, is the master.
Iurilli Vincent is a young teacher who so diligently and with such serenity followed for five years children in his charge. Assign to each his own bench, and helps children become familiar with each other. These
sitting two by two wooden benches on blacks, are attracted to the holes where the seats will be filled with ink and ink from the daily caretakers. On the walls are attached to so many reproductions of everyday objects with the letters of the alphabet, which later the children will learn to recognize.
The teacher makes the children repeat their name and that of mom and dad, meanwhile, begins to recall the objects that must carry the following day: pencil and pen nell'astuccio el'asciugapennino, the record and the paper towels. "Tomorrow I will put the ink in ink, be careful not to get your hands dirty," "you must always be clean."
then tells a story and try to repeat it to some children, many are fluent in Italian, many speak in dialect, and the teacher supports them in the story.
Today is the first day, the time passes quickly, but the bell is cheering children, that quiver to meet to their mothers to tell them this first adventure. "Little by little kids! Get in line like that! You here, you behind for three in a row! Forward "at the entrance there are parents or older siblings to wait," remember what you need to bring for tomorrow, especially attention to the way that you go with the brothers, good morning. " "Good morning," cried the children and fade away, like so many chicks out of the cage.
