Cadet Joan Thomas (left) with teachers or fellow cadets in front of MattieV. Joan (Jo-Ann) worked as an Administrative and Teacher's Assistant or "Cadet" for several years following her graduation from Andrew Jackson High School. She attended college summers at the University of Florida but primarily at the Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee, Florida, now known as Florida State University. She was living with her family at DancyT when this picture was made.