WWI memorial honors Laurence Vilas '13 and Archie Lake '14 died in the Great War.
A school liberty bond drive was held to suppport the war effort in 1916.
In 1917, the Agricultural Campaign reached LT with garden plots increasing food production for the war.
George Novotny is called to service in 1917, leaving the football team without a captain.
In 1917, The Lion sent an issue to every LT alumni serving in the war.
Students left for participation in the war circa 1917.
A Red Cross and a Battalion were formed at LT in 1917.
1917: The Lion publishes letters from students in the service in the Soldier's Letter Box.
In 1918, interschool athletic contests cancelled due to the number of student-athletes who enlisted.
Sherwin Kane '23 enlists in Red Cross at the age of 16, after being refused admittance to service due to age.
The University of Illinois brings War Training School to LT
The 1918 LT Military Ball raised money for the School Battalion.
The installation of compulsory military training began in 1918.
1918 Service Flag: stars represent LT boys who were part of the war effort.
1918 Tabulae Forward "The Great War has taught us many thingsā¦"
The LT War Savings Stamp drive officially began in 1918.
LT temporarily closed in 1919 due to a Spanish Flu epidemic.
In 1919, tribute paid to Corporal Harry Maxted '14, who was killed in action.
Students return in 1919 after postponing studies for sake of their country.
The 1919 Tabulae is dedicated to the LT students who aided in the war.
Many LT soldiers return from war in 1919.
Maple trees planted in 1921 as living memorial for LaGrange men who died in military service.
Families hung gold star flags in their windows to signify sons who had died in the war.
In 1936, Ensign Joseph Welle '36 was killed in WWII.
President Roosevelt's proclamation of war on Japan heard at assembly in 1941.
As part of the war effort, calisthenics became part of physical education in 1943.
Commando training, a Saturday morning fitness class, began in 1943.
American Legion Post #1941 in LaGrange was named after Robert E. Coulter 1931 for his heroic serice during WWII.
The University of Illinois brings War Training School to LT in 1943.
The Lyons Township Victory Garden grows produce for the war effort in 1943.
Home Nursing and First Aid classes were added to LT's curriculum.
Assemblies were held to commemorate Armistice and Pearl Harbor days.
With food rationing, LT foods classes prepare nutritious meals.
The gold star flag symbolizes lives lost in conflict.
To relieve labor shortages, students filled many of the jobs of those in the service.
Ralph Leavitt '43, wrote for The Lion and was a WWII prisioner of war.
LT shut off all lights and heat when school was not in session to conserve energy for the war effort.
The Manual Arts Department played a large part in the war industry in 1943.
Courses changed to include first aid, aero physics and math refresher courses to aid students entering service.
Military Club started in 1943 as pre-induction Army training.
In 1943, LT became a center for war training by offering free night courses.
Physical fitness programs were expanded during the years of the war.
In LT's Red Cross class, girls learned first aid and how to make bandages.
Prisoner of war John A. Swett '43 was liberated by Patton's Third Army on April 1, 1945.
Students were asked to sacrafice luxuries to purchase war bonds and stamps in 1943.
The War Commission was established ini 1943 to promote nationalism and patriotic activities, as well as raise funds.
LT bond proceeds purchased a North American P-51 Fighter named "The Flyin' Lion" in 1944.
Private Kenneth Kading '43 carries truce flag into German-held Aachen.
Elmer Kemman '35 dies of injuries suffered in Anzio, Italy in 1944.
Nearly 320 members of Class of 1944 went to fight in WWII.
The University of Illinois War Training School at LT ranks first in state in 1945.
LT's bond and stamp sales purchase tank and landing barge in 1945.
The Lion's 1945 war issue reaches more than 1000 servicemen and women.
LTJC and LT plan educational programs for returning veterans in 1945.
Doors of LT open for servicemen and women who wish to visit their alma mater.
Bicycles became the mode of transportation in 1945 as wartime gas coupons ran low.
74 LT students died in WWII.
In 1947, a former prisoner of war held in Germany speaks to German Club.
LT prepared for possible bomb threats with "A-Bomb" drills.
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