. Rheims and the battles for its possession . , and the Dubailschool in those of Messrs. Champion, Place St. Nicaise. In addition to theunderground schools, open-air classes were conducted. The undergroundschools, in which the teaching staff, exclusively voluntary, lived permanently,together with the school-children and their relatives, were situated in the mostexposed and frequently bombarded districts. The Dubail school was struckthree times: on March 6, 1915 (by an 8-inch shell), and on March 25 andOctober 25, 1916. Luckily there were no victims. The schools were quite close to the enemy li
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . , and the Dubailschool in those of Messrs. Champion, Place St. Nicaise. In addition to theunderground schools, open-air classes were conducted. The undergroundschools, in which the teaching staff, exclusively voluntary, lived permanently,together with the school-children and their relatives, were situated in the mostexposed and frequently bombarded districts. The Dubail school was struckthree times: on March 6, 1915 (by an 8-inch shell), and on March 25 andOctober 25, 1916. Luckily there were no victims. The schools were quite close to the enemy lines, the distance varying fromabout two-thirds of a mile to a mile and a half. 25 In 1915 and 1916, the examinations for the Elementary School Certifi-cate took place in July, as usual. In 1915, the ceremony of the AnnualPrize Distribution, which had not taken place at Rheims for ten years, wasrestored, the book-prizes for the pupils coming from every corner of France. The victualling of the town, thanks to the co-operation between the Muni-. CARDINAL LUCON, ARCHBISHOP OF RHEIMS, COMING OUT OF THE CATHEDRAL 26
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