Joliet Schools Prepare for Opening Day Across Districts
Joliet pupils return to classes as public grammar schools start September 5 and four year high schools kick off the week after Labor Day. Enrollment totals include about 2200 at Joliet High, 375 girls at St Francis Academy, 350 at De La Salle, and 200 at College of St Francis. The Joliet Junior College and Metropolitan Business College also set September 11 starts.
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Joliet High School
St. Francis Academy
de la Salle High School
Carmelite Fathers
Providence High School
College of St. Francis
Seber
Joliet Junior College
Metropolitan Business College
Joliet Conservatory of Music
Joliet Musical College
Rural Teachers Meet at Joliet High School Today
The county’s annual rural teachers institute opens at Joliet High School with 9:30 morning sessions and about 200 teachers attending. August Maue outlines curriculum priorities while music instruction is led by Albert Hindle and Miss Margaret Streeter. Supplies for the year are distributed as the institute, ending Saturday noon, makes attendance compulsory. Most rural schools resume on Tuesday, September 5.
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Institute For
Joliet High School
August Maue
Albert Hindle
Margaret Streeter
Police Headquarters Repainted After Week of Work
Decoration and painting of all offices and cell rooms at police headquarters began during the week and is underway to refresh the facility.
Teachers Pension Contributions Raised by Legislative Law
The pension fund contributions for teachers are increased by a summer law announced from County Superintendent August Maye's office. First class teachers with one to ten years pay $10 this year, up from $5. Second class teachers with eleven to fifteen years pay $20, up by $10. Third class teachers with sixteen to twenty five years maintain $30 annually.
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August Maye
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Ae Mare
Chicago & Joliet Transportation CO
Florence Scholl
Marvin Meiers
Stuart Barker
Mary Mitchell
Mary Clark
Abbie S. Olander
Jessie Fields
Pasquale Crescenti
Loretta Giegerich
Ida B. Peterson
Katherine McNiff
Albert P. Herath
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Henley’s
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