Figure 1.--This is a class at the Ecole Gambetta school in 1957. It was a CE1 class. The boys look about 8 years old, the entry level class. Note the wide variety in the differentb kinds of smocks.

Cours élémentaire was commonly referred to as CE. Like CP, there were two classes, CE1 and CE2. We have a photograph from one class, the CE1 class in 1957. These boys would have been about 8 years old. Maby of the boys wear smocks, again in several diffwerent styles. Many of the boys wear long rather than short pants. Here we think seasonality is a factor. Many of the boys not wearing smocks are dressed warmly. Note the wide variety in the different kinds of smocks, including both front and side-buttoning smocks.