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Edith N. Putney Tablet
Edith N. Putney was a teacher at Newtown High School and founded the XYZ club. She died at the age of 39, attempting to save 3 of her students who drowned in a rafting accident. The tablet was placed on the wall of Newtown High in 1923.
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"Older Woman Sacrifices Her Life in Futile Attempt to Save Her Companions." The New York Times, July 1, 1917. https://www.nytimes.com/1917/07/01/archives/article-1-no-title-older-woman-sacrifices-her-life-in-futile.html