Corning Free Academy - Stator Yearbook (Corning, NY)

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'lille' vlass ol' 19Ill re'spe'e'tfully pauses to obse'rx'e- the me-mory of lfrane-is tllark Williams. Xe-aele-niy graelnate-. able- lawyer. and outstanding: citize-n. The de-ath of Nlr. Williams on l e-bruary T. Will re-- moveel a ritize-n whose- entire' lite' had be-e-n inte-rwove-n with the- history of Corning. lle- was born Now-inbe-r 20. ltlol. in the- house- in whirh he- die-d. lle- began the- prae'tie-e- of law with his father. l rane'is X. Willialns. in the I onee llall l3loe'k: anel he- finished his work on this earth. an ore-npant of the- same- ollie-1-s. The name' of the- building: had e'hang:e'd. Scores of other oe-vupants had be-en his neighbors there. With only the middle- initial e'hang.:e'el. the name--- l rane'is Williams. Lawyer had remained on the' door for more than lift y years. live-ry worthwhile' institution of our rity share-d his , , . HEWlTT'S sruolo inte-rest: and most ol them ree-e-ive-el the- be-ne-fit of his advice and effort. 'l'o mention his activities is like- attempting: to re-cord the- progress of our vity. llis e-hurch. Corning Loan Association, Corning Club. Corning Country Club. and the l're-side-ne'y of the- City and County Bar Associations are only a few of the- group whose- sue-e-ess was largely due to his efforts. 'l'o us of Corning l re-e- Academy. howe-ver. he will most be- re-me-mbe-re'd as one who from early youth to the day of his death was a vital part. in progress ofour Alma Mater. lle- entered the first grade- and graduated with the class of 1882. After the- necessary years of preparation at the- l 'niversity of lioehe-ster. he began his long and honorable e'are'er in the City of his birth. In 1905 he' became a me-rnber of the Board of lfdueralion and served continuously for twenty-nine years. lle' was president of the Board for lift e-e-n years. 'l'o his intelligence and vision may be rightfully ere-dited in large part.. the steady prog.gre'ss and present high standing of Corning Free Academy. ln the name of our alumni, of our faculty. and present student body and in behalf of those of future years, we reverently say to Francis Clark Williams, Well done. Thou good and failhfal servanlf' And, because we know it would please you, we add, Hail and Farewell. Page Three NIR. FRANCIS CLARK WILLIAMS

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HEWlTT'S STUDIO DR. IHTTTON ln gralvful appwciaticwn for Ihr- inlvrvst. aicl. and ' loyalty h1-always gave- to 41. F. JK. wv du honor lu thc- f- rl nlvmnry of Dr. llullnn. Nlay wv always rvlnvmlavl' his mullo: l loud sportsmanship mme-s lwfurv yin-tory . Pugr' Four