"The only days of school I enjoyed each year were the first and the last. In between, I had a great deal of trouble with serious illnesses that kept me home alone. The chief difficulty was timing the illness so that it coincided with a good fishing day. Otherwise, I figured I might as well be sick at school, since I was miserable anyway." — Pat McManus
First Day of School
Original limited-edition 1988 calendar art by Gary Williams. Framed with a 1" wide black mat for a finish size of 11" x 14". The back of the illustration has calendar date boxes with entries from a journal Pat kept as a 10-year-old in their original sequence. This was done to help scholars gain insight into the thought and motivation processes of the young Pat McManus, and also because the boxes seemed so empty.