Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-06
Students Will Back Their Team
Against Gardiner With Big
Organized Cheering Section
Hon. F. G.. Harrington
Tells Students To Stand By
Their Boys

ut seems strange to me to attend
Cony Night rally in this building"
declared Hon. Frank A. harrington,
speaking Friday night to Cony High
students, alumni and Cony High sup
porters who had assembled at the Y.
NJ. c. A. building to celebrate Cony
Night there. through lack of room at
the school building which is now in
process of reconstruction.
Then getting right down to the
root of the matter in his enthusiasts
tic way he continued: This years
Cony football team, despite the fact
that it's list Of victories is not i'm
pressive has been a real fighting
team from start to finish. They have
fought hard although they were
see that the papers have given them
credit for their gameness."
This Cony Night rally was COM
bined with the annual Cony Cue
dance. which is each year given by
the class which first reaches a 100
per cent mark in paid up subschip-
lions among it's members. The Sc
niors were the winners this year with
the freshmen next, the juniors third
and the sophOmores fourth.
The first number after the OPEN
ing by the chairman was a Freshman
stunt. They first paraded giant
horse" ABOUND the balcony after
which large group sang a parody
on Horses" the words Of the song
telling what is in store for Gardiner
today. William Weeks then spoke on
the Cony Cue and told of the cam
paig for subscriptions which has
been conducted.
He was followed by the junior class
with it's stunt. This was very
clever dance number in which Miss
Louise Tracy clad in the orange and
black of Gardiner. and Miss Lillian
Hoyt, in the red and white of Cony
danced, after which Victory in robes
of purest white IN the person of
Faith Cony appeared and chose Cony
to receive the crown. Richard Hig-
gins assisted.
Atwood Nelson spoke briefly urg-
ing the students to support their
team, urging them to exercise their
voices at the game and not to allow
their opponents to drown them out
or even to equal them as happened
in the Winslow game. The Sopho-
more class stunt was then presented,
Miss Frances Soule singing two
beautiful numbers, the accompani-
lNent De1IlS pldycu Wy LAZY lIC'Si
ton at the piano and Robert Ripley
On the violin.
Robert Paige and Herbert Merrill
Of the senior class then sprang sew
eral funny jokes and We're followed
by Walter Soule in comic costume,
who was introduced as Gardiner
scout caught in the act and coa-
demned to entertain the Cony root
ers. He staged very funny Charles
ton that brought down the house.
Robert Leadbetter. the chairman,
extended the thanks Of the entire as
semblage and of Cony High school to
the Y. M. c. A. for the use of the
building for this meeting and the
Cony Night rally was then brought
to an end to give way to the Cony
Cue hop and to the various sports
which were staged in other parts of
the building.
While the majority of the students
were busy dancing in the gymnasium
to music by Marty Fox and his Aces,
others were at the swimming pool,
enjoying the Aquatic sports. In q
four length race, Winfield Cartledge.
senior won the prize. Harriet Otis
freshman, won the two lap race
for the girls, while CARTRIDGE and
Mendal a freshman won the boys re-
lay race.
In the pool and billiard room a
number of friendly matches were
played but no scheduled contests
were played off. On the bowling al
leys,' Jimmy Albison, a freshman,
cleaned up.
Prizes were awarded during the
dancing to the couples from Cony
| High who were considered the best
| dancers in the fox trot and the waltz
| contests. Atwood Nelson and Edith
| Nelson won the fox trot contest and
| Robert Paige and Faith Cony were
declared the winners in the waltz
number.