Marie-Jeanne Delannoy was then 20 and studying for her teaching certificate in the small town of Macon, 250 miles southwest of Paris, when news of the victory reached the students at 8 a.m.
The young women declared "school's out." They rushed for the exit and a rendezvous to dance the day away with the local college boys -- only to find that the director had locked them inside the building. At noon, when the cafeteria served spinach, they went on a hunger strike.
The director finally gave in and afternoon classes were canceled. and they were allowed out for a walk -- topped by a round of lemonade for everyone. This was "the victory celebration, she recalled. The next day, we got back to work."
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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