J. Henry Johnston
In the death of J. Henry Johnston, Associate Professor of
Education in the University of North Carolina, this institution loses the first
member of its faculty in service overseas and suffers a distinct loss in its
teaching staff. The following editorial note taken from the Raleigh Times of
November 12th happily estimates the value of his fine young life:
In the death of Lieutenant Henry Johnston, killed in action
October 15th, North Carolina loses another of her fine, clean young
men and the State University a member of its faculty who showed great promise.
Not yet 30, Associate Professor of Education Johnston had
begun to make his presence felt in education in his native State when the call
came for him to go into training for the purpose of hammering home some of the
vital truths of civilization into the head of the Hun. Henry Johnston was one
of the first to apply for admittance to the officers training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe.
There he made good—a habit of his this making good—although
he was ever quiet about it. Modest always, even to diffidence if no principle
were involved, and then as inflexible as steel, he was not the sort to attract
attention in a crowd; but those whose business it is to know would never
overlook him anywhere.
Particulars concerning his death are lacking, but none who
knew him need be told that he died as he had lived by the faith that was in
him, the faith of a man full grown.
--The N.C. Alumni
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