Class of 1914

While a large percentage of the items and collections in the USF Library Archives are print materials like books, newspapers, notes, letters and reports, some of the most interesting items are not print materials, but the artwork and artifacts that have been given to the school over the years. One of these items is a vase that was a gift from the St. Francis Academy Class of 1914.

Mother Alfred Moes founded St. Francis Academy in Joliet, IL in 1869. In 1882 it moved from the small convent near the I&M Canal to the newly erected building on Plainfield Road (now known as the Motherhouse). The St. Francis Academy grew in it's home on the main campus alongside the College of St. Francis (now the University of St. Francis) until relocating to Larkin Avenue in 1956. In 1990 the St. Francis Academy successfully merged with Joliet Catholic High School to form Joliet Catholic Academy.
This vase was an elegant and thoughtful gift to the school from the senior class on 1914 and is proudly displayed in the USF Library Archives Reading Room.

(Source: 'History of JCA' http://www.jca-online.org/alumni/index.htm)