Eleanor graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx in 1936. A page from the school yearbook showing Eleanor's picture happens to have her wishes to a schoolmate by her picture: "Loads of Luck/Eleanor Gregoire."
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| A page from the 1936 yearbook for Theodore Roosevelt High School showing, coincidentally, inscription by Eleanor to a classmate. From ancestry.com. |
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| Eleanor's yearbook photo as above. |
Mom told me that she had the opportunity to attend Hunter College tuition-free, but that her sights were set on marrying and having a large family, so she happily said "no" to college.
Margo would have graduated around the same time, if not the same year, but I haven't found anything for her in school yearbooks. It's possible that her yearbook hasn't been loaded onto the internet yet.
The Social Security program was started in the latter part of 1936. Octave applied for it in June of the following year it seems, looking at his application. Or, June might be when his payments began.
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| Abstract of Social Security application, possibly, for Octave Gregoire. From ancestry.com. His birth year is incorrect, but his parents are noted correctly. |
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