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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
15
Students joke about sealed books and waiting for use as signa clues. Connie and Dorothy Jean Pire are mentioned with icy walks and unusual seating spots. Ruth Muir brags about a wedding she denies attending. Elaine Smith notes paper shortage and doodled Algebra on her hand. Freshmen humor marks the scene.
Tower Topics reports S F A welcomes fathers for Father Daughter Night on January 16 with student entertainment and refreshments. Sophs win the class volleyball tournament led by Lil Stiglic, while Juniors, Seniors, and Freshmen place as indicated. A sonnet by Mary Lou Fitzgerald appears, and a posture contest is ongoing with Miss Poncko directing and class judges.
Sgt John J Devine 23 earned a fourth oak leaf cluster to the air medal for bravery over Nazi Europe and arrived home for a furlough with his parents at 624 Jerome Ave He flew B 17 missions from England with the 390th Bomb Group which holds a presidential citation His brother Pvt Robert serves in the South Pacific
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