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

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along the LANE TECH - 1908 Dwight H. Perkins, Chief Architect Ground Dimensions, 331 ft. by 174 ft. Five stories center, three stories, wings CAPACITY AND EQUIPMENT OF BUILDING 'I8 classrooms, with capacity for 864 pupils Shops with 400 benches 7 laboratories with 220 tables Drawing and drafting rooms with 300 tables Study hall with 286 desks Gymnasium accommodating 48 pupils Capacity of school, 1,800 pupils Cost of Building ....,fA.....- 5500.000-00 Cost of Equipment ,cn fffffff --'l50,000-00 TOTAL S750,000.00 As our Society became more and more mechanized, the .need for scientists and technicians grew at an enormous rate. ln addition, with the decrease in the per- centage of farm dwellers, youngsters were learning fewer and fewer mechanical skills- To serve this double purpose, it was decided in l905 to build a school that was more than just a vocational school: the Lane Technical High School. Vocational schools merely instruct in manual skills, whereas the technical school relates these skills to engineering and m.athematics, and provides courses which prepare the student for college courses in engineering and science. Lane Tech was named after Albert Grannis Lane, an educator born in Chicago in l84l. He was a member of Chicago's first high school graduating class in l858. Soon after his graduating, he was appoint- ed principal of the Franklin Public School, which was located at Sedgwick and Division, the later site of the first Lane Tech building. After ten years of service, he ALBERT G. LANE SHOPS AT LANE have changed over the years, as shown by this l9lO machine shop in the old Lane. GIRLS once decorated the classrooms of Lane - an evening class of advanced stenography in l9l 6.

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radiant symbol ,eww WP Guiding Hands Student Leaders On to the Future Our Daily Activities Military Science and Tactics Gym and Field Six Thousand Laneites ite,

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John C. Christensen, Architect Ground dimensions, 1065 ft. by 1270 ft. Four story building, six story tower CAPAC TY N Q 83 classrooms with capacity for 3650 pupils 69 shops with 1035 benches 21 laboratories with 630 benches 21 drawing rooms with 378 tables 9 study halls with 600 desks 5 gymnasiums, accommodating 250 pupils Auditorium, seating 2250 pupils Cafeteria with capacity for 1200 pupils Swimming pool, 75 ft. x 45 ft. Efficient capacity of school, 6000 pupils Cost of Building i1934l ...., S7,000,000.00 Cost of Equipment H9347 --,- 5700,000.00 way to success... was elected Superintendent of the County Schools, and in 1891, he was persuaded to leave the county work and become Superintendent of the Chicago Schools. He spent the remainder of his life in this work. Lane died on August 22, 1906, with many plans still unfulfilled, During his lifetime, Mr. Lane showed many examples of his out- standing integrity. At one time, when an investment of the Board of Education's money proved to be a total loss, Mr. Lane, who had been indirectly connected with the investment, thought it his duty to repay the loss, which was in the tens of thou- sands of dollars. He did this in small payments from his own salary, and he spent many years of his life in paying his self-assumed debt. The main branch of the Lane Tech at Sedgwick and Division opened its doors to 1200 students in September, 1908. The school expanded so rapidly that five other branches were soon opened: the Sheldon Branch at State and Elm, the Kinzie Branch at LaSalle and Ohio, the Franklin Branch on Beethoven, the Adams Branch on Town- send near Chicago, and the Stanley Branch at Franklin and Huron. By 1930, the school had an enrollment of 7000. To handle this overload, 60 rooms scattered throughout the neighborhood and many vacant stores were rented for the use as classrooms, Pheonix Hall, Seward Park, North Side Turner Hall, the Lake Shore Playground, and Lincoln Park were used for gym. and ROTC classes, and the Moody Tabernacle was used as the assembly hall. This tremendous popularity was due to the new courses offered by Lane Tech. Four-year courses in technology, architecture, and general trades were offered, in addition to a two-year course which led to a trade apprenticeship. In 1912, the school opened a pre-vocational department, which provided special training in technical subjects for aa'- vanced sixth, seventh, and eighth grade boys. A junior college and a night school were also a part of Lane Tech's services. WILLIAM J. BOGAN Lane's First Principal LANE TECH - 1958 l A D E UIPMENT OF BUILDING TOTAL S7,700,000.00