Lane Tech College Prep High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Lane not only excels in the technical fields but also in the musical world. The four year music course which is offered here is one of the finest in the country. Because of the consistant winning of top honors in every type of secondary school musical contest our music department has done much to add to the good reputation of Lane. On the follow¬ ing pages the Lane music department pres¬ ents to the layman and professional a glim pse of what it is accomplishing in its field.

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LANE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA To those of us who are graduating Lane will always be a symbol of strength and learning. Undoubtedly one of the groups that is responsible for our high regard for school is the Lane Sym¬ phony Orchestra. This organization is heard of in all parts of the TTnited States and has the reputation of being one of the finest high school orchestras in the country. For over two decades the Lane Sym¬ phony has won top place in both city and nation¬ al contests. Many people take Lane’s consistant winning of honors as a matter of course; but the real reason is extreme persistance. When we entered Lane, in January of 1941, Mr. Paul Schneider was appointed conductor of this group of high school musicians, and since that time he has never failed to lead the orches¬ tra to first place. In the spring of ’41 the orches¬ tra journeyed to Flint, Michigan, for the nation¬ al championships, and returned with first prize. In March of 1942 the group was chosen from among all other high school orchestras to repre¬ sent the country in the national music convention held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The boys stayed at Milwaukee for three days and gave five con¬ certs, two of which were broadcast over a nation¬ wide hook-up, and also short waved to South America and Canada. Today, Because of trans- Page eighty