Joliet Junior College - Shield Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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— jw — FOREWORD The foundation of every state is the educa- tion of its youth, Diogenes said sixteen cen- turies ago. Education lapsed with the fall of ancient nations. The pen gave way to the sword. Knights were too busy with their many wars to bother with learning. Then came the Renais- sance. Francis Bacon taught his pupils to accept the truth only by experimentation. Education was spreading; again the pen was mightier than the sword. Since that time institutions of learning have spread world wide. Joliet built the first section of its present magnificent school building in 1901. Section by section it has grown until now, with the present new unit, we have a school covering two square blocks. Joliet be- lieves Diogenes. — 19

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The J 1931 Published by the GRADUATING CLASSES OF JOLIET TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE JOLIET, ILLINOIS Entered as second class matter February 23, 1926, at the post office at JoJiet, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. JOUET JUNIOR COLLEGE LIBRAE JOLIET, ILLINOIS .

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