~ FAREWELL CAPTAIN CONGER

 

Captain Conger, for three years the varsity coach of Went-
worth, will long be remembered as a faithful friend of all his
students and associates.

His sudden passing away at the Kemper-Wentworth game
on Thanksgiving Day was very shocking to everyone, and the
Wentworth Special returning to Lexington on that night pre-
sented a sad picture as we reflected on what had happened.

Although it was not generally known by the Wentworth
battalions that he had died on the field, it had a deep effect
on the entire corps once it was made known publicly.

To us, Captain Conger was more than merely a coach or a
teacher, for it was through him that our athletics had triumphed
so in-the last few years. As a teacher, he was outstanding in
the way that he held his students in rapt admiration. On the
field, his athletes knew him not as a coach, but almost as a
father, who could guide them in the best ways possible toward
a possible victory. He was truly a man who held our admiration,
both in class and on the field.

His contributions, too many to list, will remain as a tribute
to our school as long as the school itself lives.

With this, a silent tribute, the entire Coes bids goodbye to
our coach, Capt, Ralph Conger.