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100 Years Ago... cont. on page 26 ies in the United States.

• Lawmakers in Kalamazoo, Michigan, pass an ordinance on August 21 that forbids dancers to stare into their partners’ eyes.

• Four-year-old child actress Peggy-Jean Montgomery signs a three-year, $1 million contract on August 26. Known as “Baby Peggy,” Montgomery would make more than 150 short films and receive millions of fan letters in the 1920s. However, Montgomery’s parents misman-

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• Don’t go it alone. Students should recognize that the transition is not something they need to do on their own. If students transferred because their family moved, then others in the family, including parents, are likely to experience their own ups and downs as well. Speak with parents aged her earnings and she was forced to work as an extra by the 1930s. and siblings if the transition does not get off to a smooth start. Such openness can open the door to new strategies and help to alleviate some of the stress that can accompany a transition to a new school.

• The first parliamentary election since the founding of the Irish Free State is held on August 27.

• “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” starring Lon Chaney premieres at New York City’s Carnegie Hall on August 30. The silent film is the most expensive Universal Pictures production up to that time.

A new school year can be a nervous time for transfer students. However, various strategies can help to make the transition go more smoothly.