The Washington times., 1930-12-24
To PRACTICE
Law IN HOME
TOWN
BY GARRETT WATERS

Sc0OlaSClC SpOTCQOm Is 10 lose
q popular figure by the time the
present school term comes to an
end. He Is ]. Leighton Cornwell,
better known as just plain
Count" one Of the faculty at
Dewitt Prep School.
Cornwell will leave Dewitt to
become a lawyer. He graduates
from the National University Law
School in June and plans moving
to Romney, West Virginia, his
home town, to practice.
It is at Romney where Count"
hopes to do big things. While
getting his bearings, his idea at
the present time Is to get .
coaching job there, which is not
ct all impossible in view Of the
extensive experience he has had
while at Dewitt.
Has Talked Turkey
In fact, J. Leighton has al
ready talked turkey with the
Romney High School in regards
to coaching job in track, the
sport which he likes most ana
which is best known to him.
He hasn't secured the Job at
ROmney as yet but feels that
he might when more converse
tiOns are had with officials at
that school In the future.
It might be said also that
Romney isn't the only school In
Counts mind. He has several
others he is dickering with and
considering.
In his six years at Dewitt,
Cornwell has had a busy career.
He has helped in all sports at
the school, being athletic advisor
at one time, but has directed
most Of his efforts towards track.
At the present time he is han
ding track preparations at De
witt, there being no coach, and
1t is his hope Of building up the
track sport this year to the high
level it once had in seasons past.
Track Meet StandOut
The outstanding effort in Corn
wells work in track at Dewitt
was the promotion Of the Dewitt
inter-scholastic track and field
games which were, held during
the years of 1927 and 1928.
Such stars of the cinder world
as Charlie Paddock, Frank HusSey
and Carl Wildermuth competed
as well as a host Of athletes
from schools all over the Eastern
section.
There were some ESQ ath-
letes entered in the meets
those two years. Dewitt fin
ished second each year to
Mercersburg Academy which
turned in victories twice.
Such schools as John Marshall,
Frederick High, Baltimore Poly,
Newark Prep and MercerSburg
were entered, to mention a few,
while these were surrounded by
Tech, Eastern, Central and West
ern of the local high school
group.
Track has worked hand-in-hand
with Cornwell while at Dewitt, 1t
seems. He hasn't been able to
get away from it. Even when
other coaches were directing,
Cornwell was always to be seen
on the SidelineS during work
outs studying the sport, aiding
where he could, and discussing
the various possibilities for De
witt with the coaches.
Count Steps In
This stood him in good stead
because on several occasions the
coaches found 1t necessary to
leave the school, leaving the team
without a leader. Count always
stepped in and finished out the
season directing and coaching
and getting experience all the
while.
Count has worked with
many stars Of the track In
this way. They include such
men as Bob Shotter and Cor.
don Clark, who later made
names for themselves vt
Georgetown University. Frank
Zach and John Carney, also
of Georgetown; Walter Pal
/mer, Of Virginia, and Pete
King, of Army.
Then there are the later stars,
such as Milton Abramson, now at
Virginia; Dick O'Keefe, Ohio
State, ans others. 49,.
Yes, Count Cornwell is going to
leave Dewitt. And he is going to
be missed, too, not only by Of
ficials at Dewitt who recognize
and admire the work he has
earnestly done while at the school,
but the many friends and aSSo.
ciates he has made since his start
there in 1924.
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