sttime. Canterbury School, a boarding school in New Milford, Connecticut andChoate Preparatory in Wallinford, Connecticut completed his elementaryeducation. John graduated in 1934 and was promised a trip to London as agraduation gift. Soon after, John became ill with jaundice and would have togo to the hospital. He spent the rest of the sumer trying to recover. He wasnot entirely well when he started Princeton, several weeks later in the fall or1935. Around Christmas the jaundice returned and John had to drop out ofschool. Before the next school year began, he told his father he wanted togo to Harvard. On campus, yound people took interest in politics, socialchanges, and events in Europe. The United States was pulling out of theGreat Depression. Hitler’s Nazi Germany followed aggressive territorialexpansion in Europe. It was at this time that John first became aware of thevast social and economic differences in the United States. In June 1940,John graduated cum laude (with praise of distinction) from Harvard. Histhesis earned a magma cum laude (great praise). After graduation, Johnbegun to send his paper to publishers, and it was accepted on his second try. Wilfrid Funk published it under the title “Why England Slept”. It became abestseller. John, at 25, became a literary sensation.In the spring of 1941, both John and Joe, Jr., decided to enroll in thearmed services. Joe was accepted as a naval air cadet but John was turneddown by both the army and navy because of his back trouble and history ofillness. After months of training and conditioning, John reapplied and onSeptember 19, John was accepted in to the navy as a desk clerk inWashinton. He was disgusted and applied for a transfer. In June 1941,Kennedy was sent to Naval Officers Training School at NorthwesternUniversity in Evanston, Illinois and then for additional training at the MotorTorpedo Doat Center at Melville, Rhode Island.In late April 1...
