From the June 25,1945 issue of LIFE magazine - this image ran on the cover - GRADUATION. “The three small scholars shown on LIFE’s cover are Mary Anne Lienweaver, Dennis Herbert and Frances Muccio, and all aged 5 ½. They are just graduating from kindergarten at Our Lady of Sorrows in Corona,N.
Y. After four months of studying blocks and crayons these children and their 38 fellow students are awarded diplomas with full academic ceremonies, including caps and gowns whose utilize has now spread through the U.
S. educational system all the way down to kindergarten.” (Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #kindergarten #graduation #1940s
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