Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-11

generated and stored up last night
at the second annual Cony night
! which was held at the school. to be
utilized today at the Cony- Gardiner
game for the purpose of hearten:ng
and UNFOLDING the boys in the hard
battle which they have On their
hands with the down-river school.
A goodly portion of the student
body with alumni and friends
enough to make the number preytnt
in the neighborhood of four hum
dred were gathered In Assembly hall
last evening where they heard a fine
bunch of talks by fine bunch of men
who are interested in the Copy team
and especially in a Cony win in the
annual struggle with Gardner. A
program OF stunts by the various
I classes and the post graduates
/ helped to liven up the evening, but
even in these stunts the need OF
! plenty Of school spirit was empha-
sized
Following several fine selections
by the school orchestra under the
direction of Mrs. Anterior. Fir.
! Quimby announced that DR.. w 5.
| Thompson would speak to the as
emblage. DR.. Thompson told the
students that he liked to think Of the
students as a great battery, storing
up great energy for the purpose
Of backing up the Cony team Ia a
hard battle.
Hon. Frank harrington, repre-
senting the football fans, said that
he was interested in the Cony-Gar-
diner game but that he was mcse
interested in making better Cony
spirit. He referred to the baseball
game at Brunswick. last spring
when after a bad first inning the
Cony team forged to the front and
won the game. He said that in his
opinion one good reason for this win
was the fact that the Cony team had
a strong cheering section behind
them on that day.
In this regard he asked that the
boys themselves should not do sny-
thing that would enGanger their
chances for doing their best in the
game or that would keep them out
Of the game altogether. He asked
that they keep their habits clean
and that they uphold their scholar
ship.
Finally he counseled them to
watch Dale and to put in their in
reference to keep him from getting
into the play as he was the danger.
GUS man on the Gardiner team and
the one who must be watched.
Frank Southland. speaking for the
faculty said that the students have
not had the spirit that they should
have ad. He said that they should
not be too over-confident, because in
that event. they might not stand be-
hind the team as they should. He
asked that the students give all that
is in them before the game and be-
tween the periods, as after the game
is in progress the members being in
! tent on the play do not know what
is being said. He also told the stu
dents that the Volstead act while II
was applicable to most spirits die
and college spirit and asked that the
students get busy and bring the Cony
spirit to 100 per cent.
! Captain Lee Austin speaking fol-
the students and for the team said
that the Cony boys were going into
the game today, with a determine
ton to swamp Gardiner if possible
Mr.. Southland not withstanding. He
said that this would be the last Gar
diner game that most of the boys
would play and that they wanted tc
make it memorable one.
Coach Thompson, the last speake,
said that he had about decided thai
it was a handicap to go into Cony-
Gardiner game as the favorite. HI
said that the team seems to do the
best against Gardiner when Gardiner
is the favorite.. He asked that they
send the boys into the game with the
feeling that they will win, but not
ovcrconfdent.
At tie conclusion of the series Of
talks the skits were put on by the
different classes. The first one, thai
which was put on by the Freshmen
and which was deemed the prize win
ner by the judges, as such receiving
the prize cup which was offered, was
story of the saving Of the heroine
Victory from the clutches Of the vii.
liam Gardiner by the hero Cbny. Ir
the duel between the two rivals, each
assaulted the other with salt shakers
and when Cony finally led Victory
from the field of battle she was
really led. with a rope around hei
neck). The story was read by ono
of the boys while the actors went
through appropriate notions
The Sophomores sketch was in two
scenes, the first showing the Grecian
athletes as they were about 10 begin
their games. and the second the Cony
athletes. showing where Cony con-
tinued the old Grecian games and
had others which were unknown to
the Greeks. also showing how the
girls were being recognized as school
athletes.
The juniors playette was a country
school in full blast, during current
levents recitation. each current topic
having to do with the provinces OF
the Cony football boys. The student
Ct this school were also entertained
with a view Of Prof. Somethingor-
others human xylophone which dis
pensed beautiful harmony? under the
expert manipulation of the Prof.
The seniors norton Of the Yrorra m