[Magdalen] The Crows

[Jay Weigel]

Interestingly, the elementary school in Newport, TN, which is K-8, is still
officially Newport Grammar School. It is the only school I know of that
retains that title. Any attempts to change it have been rebuffed.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 3:26 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> >>>In my grade school library, the presence of chapter books was what
> divided the library
> between the k-2 section and the grades 3-6 section.<<<
>
> That dividing line in my grade school* library was literally a wide piece
> of dark green duct tape from the top of the shelving unit down to the
> carpet.  On the left was Beatrix Potter.  On the right was The Outside
> World.  And I actually didn't use the term "chapter book" until in at least
> my high school years when I heard a young cousin or nephew use it.  It made
> sense, so I added it to my vocabulary.
>
> (*Another terminology thread could be on "grade school", "grammar school",
> and "elementary school", unless it's been touched on before.  I went to an
> elementary school.)
>