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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1965
Page
2
Dr Donald Strong superintendent of District 86 will address the growth and needs of Joliet schools at Taft School gym tonight at 7 30 p m. He will illustrate with graphs and charts and a discussion will follow the open public meeting sponsored by the Taft PTA School Education committee.
Robert L. Gillis and William D. Gillis Jr. sons of Mr and Mrs William Gillis Sr Rt 2 Plainfield enlisted in the Army on October 11 and 18 for personnel specialist and missile electronics training. Both are at Ft. Knox Ky for basic training with Roberts in personnel school and William Jr in a 46 week electronics program at Redstone Arsenal Ala.
Joliet faces growing enrollment with 10 750 students now and projections of 13 000 to 16 000 within six to seven years. The Administration Board of District 86 and Citizens Committee urge urgent action to overhaul facilities and teaching programs to educate employable citizens.
Parishioners of St Mary Magdalene sponsor their annual public card and banco party on November 14 at 2 30 p m in the school hall 127 S Briggs St. A large volunteer team heads committees for tickets bakery banco prizes and refreshments with Geo Tonelli and Theodore Tonelli directing card rooms and Bob Ryan leading concessions. A bakery sale runs all day after the 8 a m mass with coffee served and finance co chairs Raymond and Mrs Barton.
A survey on diets of families with preschool children is under way in Illinois. Among 2200 families to be interviewed in the 12 state North Central Region, 24 are from Will County. Marianne Carnahan notes this as the first intensive regional study of very young children's food habits. Nutritionists say little is known about diets of under school age children.
Gleason said he plans to devote time to electing a state senator in the newly formed 41st State Senate District spanning most of Will County and all of Grundy County. He notes there is no incumbent and that victory would challenge Republican control.
An organizational meeting for Pack 5 of St John Scouts will gather eight to ten year old boys from St John the Baptist parish at the school. Ted Felbinger of the Holy Name Society will lead the event at 7:30 p.m. The film Cub Scouting and Your Boy will be shown and registrations and den formation will be completed.
Will County Officials Assn schedules its first annual basketball interpretation meeting on Monday November 15 at the Lewis College gym featuring Lewis College coach Gordon Gillespie as speaker. Also shown are two films Basketball for Millions and This is Basketball. Robert Lovati elected president at October 28 meeting with Bob Mackey George Lievenes Joe Majewski Frank Sieler and Thurmond Bolerjack as directors.
Oak Valley School at the corner of Louis Road and Richards Avenue will host an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. The PTO will provide refreshments as visitors tour the eight room school that serves 260 pupils in the district. Earl Hoffman is superintendent of Laraway District 10-C.
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