Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
Freshmen Presentation
Exercises at Cony High

Class Presents School With Beauti-
fui Bronze Tablet Bearing Names
Of Former cony, Students Who
try in Worlds War
In memory Of the five former
Cony High students who made the
supreme sacrifice for their country
in the Worlds War, the Freshmen
class at Cony presented to the school
on Tuesday evening a beautiful
bronze tablet hearing the names:
Emmons A. Boynton, John A. Nc
Nally, Philip P. Sawtelle, e. Carl
scanlon and S. Tracy Webster. In
connection with the presentation Of
this most appropriate gift, the
Freshmen carried out a program of
very interesting exercises in the As
sembly hall of the school before a
large audience.
The exercises were presided over
by Miss Joan Sturtevant as chair
man. The members of the class
marched into the hall and took seats
in the front rows, and the program
was opened with the song, Hail,
Sons of America" by the Girls
chorus. Papers upon subjects re-
lating to the World War we're read
as follows: 1.-The War in Augusta, -
Miss Dorothy Wyman; Carrying
, On" Miss Ruth Whitney The
poem, "In Flanders Field" was re-
cited by Philip Merrill, and the poem,
Americas Answer" by Merritt
Hewitt. Each of these numbers was
presented in fine manner, and the
program also included two musical
numbers rendered. by two talented
young ladies of the class, Miss Airline
johnson, who gave the piano solo,
The Rustic of Spring" and Miss
Dora Patterson who gave a violin
solo. "valse Barcarole, Tales of
Hoffman.
The presentation was made by the
president of the class, Frank Far
- rington, Jr., who spoke of the Gus
tom Of the presentation Of gifts by
the Freshmen classes at Cony and
spoke Of the former Cony students
who gave their lives for their coun-
try and whose names are inscribed
on the tablet: Philip P. Sawtelle,
who was a member of the class of
1907, a graduate Of the University
Of Maine, enlisted in the Naval Re-
serve. and while preparing to go
overssa3 was taken ill and died in
camp; Tracy Webster, a member of
the class Of 1914. who left the Uni.
versity Of Maine to enlist in the
AviationsCorps, and was killed in &C.
ton when his plane fell: Emmons
Boynton, a Mounted Scout. who was
killed in France: Carl Scanlon, who
enlisted in the Navy and died in the
Naval hospital at Boston; and John
McNally, who was bugler In the
Noneer Infantry and died at Char
lotte, N. C.
In closing. Mr.. harrington stated
that 1t gave him great pleasure in be.
half OF the Freshman class to present
to the school the bronze tablet In
loving memory OF the boys who made
the supreme sacrifice for their coun-
try.
The beautiful tablet upon the
platform was then unveiled. and was
admired by everyone in the
audience.
Judge Sanford L. Fogg. member Of
the Board OF Education, accepted the
gift in behalf of the school in a most
pleasing manner and called attention
to the fact that it was proper that the
class should pay that splendid
tribute to the young men. their lives
and their deeds. as It demonstrated
on tn epa trof the members Of the
class due regard to their friends and
their country. May the epirit OF
fhese. Cony. man be ON. spStdt I'M iJle.