Marie Ghilain Visits Campus
Marie Ghilain, JJC’s oldest living alumna at 101 years old, arrives outside the Cronin School with her son, Russ, on June 23. The Cronin School is a nearly 150-year-old one-room schoolhouse preserved on Main Campus where Ghilain started her teaching career in 1928.
Marie Ghilain Visits Campus
Marie Ghilain, JJC’s oldest living alumna at 101 years old, arrives outside the Cronin School with her son, Russ, on June 23. The Cronin School is a nearly 150-year-old one-room schoolhouse preserved on Main Campus where Ghilain started her teaching career in 1928.
Marie Ghilain Visits Campus
Marie Ghilain, JJC’s oldest living alumna at 101 years old, arrives outside the Cronin School with her son, Russ, on June 23. The Cronin School is a nearly 150-year-old one-room schoolhouse preserved on Main Campus where Ghilain started her teaching career in 1928.
Marie Ghilain Visits Campus
The nearly 145-year-old school house was moved to the Main Campus in September 1987, where it has served as a living history museum. Originally located on Black Road, the Cronin School served Troy Township until January 1950. The effort to restore it was spearheaded by two former JJC agriculture professors.
Marie Ghilain Visits Campus
A view from the front door of the Cronin School.
Marie Ghilain Visits Campus
A view from the teacher’s desk at the head of the classroom. JJC’s oldest living alumna, Marie Ghilain, taught 27 children here during the 1928-29 school year, one year after graduating from JJC.