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The people work and worry and relax. Lilac-scented May evenings are warm enough to sit on the porch with a paper, a comic book or a neighbor. May means “commencement” time. For the student, an important milestone — the beginning of a new job in a different world; for the farmer, a new season and the hope for a bigger and better harvest. Photo by: Louise Putman; Housewife from Kansas City