She had an important announcement to make. “This morning we will have our first AIR RAID DRILL. You all know what a FIRE DRILL is.” A FIRE DRILL was when the bell rang and the fire alarm went off. The fire alarm was like a horn sound. All the classes lined up quickly and filed out of the school building. If it was cold, we put on our coats first. We had to stand away from the school in a special spot for each class. The teacher had her attendance book with her. She checked to make sure every student was there. Miss Gardner continued, “This morning we received ‘Rules for Air Raid Drills’ from the Board of Education. Pay attention while I read these rules to you.” I raised my hand. “What is it, Tommy?” Miss Gardner asked. (In school I had to spell my name T-o-m-m-y instead of T-o-m-i-e.) “What’s an air raid?” I asked. “Well, I don’t think we have to worry about a real air raid. These are the rules just in case there is an air raid. That’s why it is called a drill.”
