Mr. Jenner.

And--all right, now, you entered there on the 3d of January 1942. Is that your recollection?

Mr. Pic.

That is my recollection.

Mr. Jenner.

The winter of 1942?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir; I know it was a little bit after the war was declared.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. Now, taking that date, January 1942, and going back---

Mr. Pic.

OK.

Mr. Jenner.

To the end of the school year in 1940--

Mr. Pic.

Well, the school in September 1940--I think I put in about a year and a half in this Washington Elementary School after we were taken out of Infant Jesus College.

Mr. Jenner.

At that time didn't you live at 1242 Congress Street in New Orleans?

Mr. Pic.

Sir, if you have a map of New Orleans and show me where this is maybe I can remember, but I don't remember anything but Bartholomew.

Mr. Jenner.

For the purposes of refreshing your recollection the records of the public school system of New Orleans reflect the following: that you were enrolled at William Frantz School located at 3811 North Galvez when you were 4 1/2 years old on September 16, 1936. You continued there thereafter until September 5, 1940.

Mr. Pic.

September 1940.

Mr. Jenner.

These records would show that you were discharged from the William Frantz Elementary School on January 2, 1940.

Mr. Pic.

That is better.

Mr. Jenner.

And that you reentered William Frantz on September 5, 1940, and you transferred to George Washington Elementary School on November 12, 1940.
At the time of the transfer you lived at 1242 Congress Street. Your mother purchased the house at 1010 Bartholomew on the 5th of March 1941. And she sold it on the 16th of January 1942.
With that information, does that serve to refresh your recollection that the course of circumstances might have been these. I will state them and then you correct me. I don't want you to take my word for it but this is solely for the purpose of refreshing your recollection, if it does refresh your recollection.
Your stepfather died in August of 1939. In the winter of 1940, early, sometime in January 1940, your mother took you and your brother, Robert, out of school, you were in the William Frantz Elementary School at that time, and placed you in the Catholic school.

Mr. Pic.

I think prior or right after this Catholic school there was another school which was in downtown New Orleans. It was a day school. She would bring us there in the morning and take us home at night. I don't remember too much. We didn't stay there very long.

Mr. Jenner.

It is your definite recollection, however, that you were at the Catholic orphanage school in the winter of 1940, which would be approximately 5 months after the death of your stepfather.

Mr. Pic.

No, sir; I don't make that statement. I make the statement that it is my definite recollection I was in the Infant Jesus College School while we lived in this house on Alvez. What months these were, sir, I don't know.

Mr. Jenner.

And it is the best of your recollection at the present time that that was the school period ending in the summer of 1940?

Mr. Pic.

I think so, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

What is your recollection as to the school you attended commencing the school year September 1940? Did you return to William Frantz?

Mr. Pic.

I went to George Washington--if I was there at William Frantz, I don't remember. Well, the dates you give me it would be--

Mr. Jenner.

A short time?

Mr. Pic.

Right. I remember George Washington.

Mr. Jenner.

Were you living at home at that time?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Was that 1242 Congress?

Mr. Pic.

I don't know, sir.