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U S POSTAGf PAID PPrml! No 659
lynchburg, Va Non Prof1t Org
' 1985
VOL. LXVIII
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L, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
Chapel adornment dealcned and made by Mr. Banka.
81 Chrla Goodhart and Putt Wetherbee
wae considered "Mister English language" aa far as the students were concerned. Mr. Banks' skills were also concentrated in music as well as in English. After hi• fint year, h became organist and choir master, a position he
held until1946 when he b cam ~enior master.
Mr . Banka w u so highly regarded at the beginning of hi• aaaociation with YES that Head muter Pendleton made him the fint muter to have hia own hou• . It is not only berau1e of the number of yean Mr. Bankl apent at VES that he l•ao highly re1pe tad, but alao beeau1e In
eKh year he wae at the ~ehool h eontributed his enthilium, love, u4 hard work.
Mr. fame - •w.
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Edltor-ln·Chlef: Jeff Howe
On October 8, 1985 the VES community attended the funeral of Jo1eph Kentworth Banke at the Firat Preebyterian Church on YES Road. it is quite unusual for an entire 1tudent body to
miu clattel, but becaute of the person involved, the com
munity wiahed to 1how itl depetru ctl.
J Ban dedicated a large portonof liftoVESbeauM of his deep love for the ..:hool. He
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Chrla Goodhart, Fourd Kemper David Bruce
arrived at VE INO.Durinr the
In eptember,
rinninr of his lie taucht Latin and h·
W ,. 8y the of W. retir •e•t • l ..e, lttl, he lla4
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joyed wood carving. The skillful- ,Jy carved lectum and the
decorative archway in the rear of the chapel were both carved with Jove by him. It is incredible that both his working time and leisure time were to the advan-
tage of VES.
When Mr. Banks retired from
VES he continued to show his love for the school. He regularly sent birthday cards to all stu- dents who celebrated birthdays during the school year. He also
attended VES graduations and other school functions reguarly. After his retirement, he spent some years as a resident at West- minster Canterbury. His Jove for
the students was evident with his display of a single piece of whit paper posted in the win dow of his sixth floor apartment
so that the boya walking alonll" YES road could recogniz him. In exchang , VES showed its lov<• for Mr. Banka by dediralinK
Banka Gannaway Hall whirh housea the dining hall and li brary in hi nam and anotht r
valuable faculty m mbrra' nam . Pleaaant m morl a of "Jo Jo,"
u Mr. Banb waa affeetlonat ly called, llnpr In the mind• of ju1t about aU V boy•. The
of lnftueneallf another be- lnr'• life or belntln a to
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readings, and his refreshments were a VES institituion. His nearby farm "Tennessenca" has
always been available to VES boys, and many have found it to be a welcome respite from the
rigors of daily life at the school. During his leisure time he en-
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institution is an awesome responsibility which Mr. Banks naturally fulfilled. We might associate a quote from The
• Tempest of Mr. Banks. "0 brave new world, that has such people
in it."
John Ervin
Phot.,.raphy ldltor1 Wlnn Moddrey I Stuert
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