Lane High School - Chain Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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PREFACE We, at Lane, are justly proud of oirr ' dVfhsic Department. The band, startmg l s atehVonl hVel Wago, is today proclaimed one of the ' stJ Tl t3f an L w pl£$eadily testify that this r htl p Our theirs and glee clubs ho 3 up their end of Lane’s musical reputation. Even the smoothest “hep cat” could not help pausing to admire the beautiful renditions of the i o e popular ' clas s. some of our vocalists. Becaus music is one of the biggest factors in the average person’s life, it wasj bogjgn as the theme of the 1945 Chain. Music has been recog- nized fa iopig more to ward off the dreaded “war nerves”, both on the home front and on our numerous battle fronts, than any other single thing. CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES CLASSES ATHLETICS SERVICE FEATURES ADVERTISEMENTS

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DR. JAMES G. JOHNSON IN APPRECIATION Du. Johnson Dr. Johnson’s years of devoted service have been characterized by a zeal and loyalty to duty that have developed an excellent academic and citizenship program for the youth of this com- munity. A profound scholar himself, he has always known that there is no easy road to learning. By giving the pupils of Charlottesville full opportunity to become acquainted with the rich cultural storehouse of the past, he has helped them to be prepared to take their places in the world of today. His judicious, inspiring and courageous leadership has enabled him to secure and to re- tain principals and teachers of outstanding ability to help develop and operate a public school system superior to that usually found in cities the size of Charlottesville. His terms in office have been characterized by his untiring attention to details that have re- sulted in an efficient administration of the public schools. A former mayor of this city once pub- licly expressed the generally known fact that Dr. Johnson annually saved Charlottesville many times his salary. No task has been too small to warrant his undivided attention; no worthwhile goal has been too distant nor too beset with difficulties to lack the last full measure of his skill and faith. “Know the truth and the truth shall set you free” has been an important principle of Dr. Johnson’s administration ; hence, research either by himself or by those under his direction has been an integral part of each year’s work. An example of his resourcefulness in directing re- search occurred several years ago when, because of an epidemic of poliomyelitis, the schools were closed for a month. Dr. Johnson kept all the teachers busily engaged in examining the entire curriculum and in rewriting those parts which would further improve instruction or better co- ordinate the various years of school work. Thirty-six years of loving, devoted service have left an ineradicable impression upon the city of Charlottesville. Five thoroughly modern, well-equipped buildings that will serve the community for many years to come form his physical monument. In the lives of the men and women in whose destiny his leadership has played so great a part he has provided himself with a lasting memorial. 8