Five Brothers and a War

Dalton HBS

“WHAT?” he exploded , choking on his food. Before matters got worse, Kees decided to quickly fill in the rest of the story. He hurried to relay the course of events that day. Leendert then also became indignant about that teacher’s remark. Kees followed up quickly by telling the family that he was the newest student at the Dalton HBS. It didn’t take Leendert too long to see a welcome advantage about the switch. He had always complained about the high tuition fee that De Populier charged. The school raised their fees a little earlier to make up for the fact that the school’s treasurer had embezzled enough money to put the school’s financial well-being in doubt. So to keep the institution solvent, they began charging parents extra tuition to make up for the shortfall. So, he calculated that by not having to pay for Kees’ private school, there would be a significant financial windfall. So, all in all, Leendert came around quickly.

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The “T-Vijver” (“T [shaped] Pond”) with the Dalton HBS in the back, in a somewhat later photo.

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