Rome Free Academy - De O Wain Sta Yearbook (Rome, NY)

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL —Where Keeney and Hammann spend their afternoons ? —Why the fellows in the 2d period have to stay noons? —What the High School will do with- out the class of 1902? Why the fellows all crowd on the walk so no one can pass by? —Why some fellows come home on the last train from Camden? —lIf the class of 1906 will be as fresh as our present Freshman class? How Wardwell their German lessons so well the three months ? Keeney and got last Mr. H-—-d and Mr. H-r- -s. Our Clock. You have asked me to write thing about the McKinley Memorial some- Clock which the opening of school in September will find doing business, we Probably you will be more interested in learning hope, with great regularity. something about modern time systems, and particularly about the one which we hope to have here, than you would be to have the purposes, and ways and means of raising the necessary funds repeated. The old fashioned weight-clock has, within recent years, been almost entirely superseded by an electrically operated, self-winding clock, which requires no attention whatever, except that the batteries must be replenished from time to time. This is the sort of a system | 21 which we expect to install soon after the ist of July. It self-winding master clock with mercur- will consist of a ial compensating pendulum which shall actuate the hands of the four foot glass dial in the marble window fronting James street, as well as the secondary In the High School study-hall the secondary clocks throughout the building. | clock will be a twenty-inch red marble dial, with fancy hands and numerals. In the principal’s office and in each of the classrooms on the first floor, second- twelve-inch All electric ary clocks will be of ten or size with ordinary dials. of these clocks, the placed both inside and outside of the as well as bells, building g, will be electrically operated by the master-clock. The device with which these clocks are fitted for controlling the program of a school is very interesting to me. By simply insertirg a program form into the clock, the ringing of the bells will be made to conform to that pro- of As an illustration, if a warning gram on intervals one minute or more. bell is to be sounded at. 38 minutes past nine, the final bell could be sounded at 39 minutes past nine, if desired, or as custom has been in the High School, to have the warning bell two our minutes before the close of the period, it can be adjusted to meet this require- ment. Such a system will not only insure a uniformity of time throughout the building, but it will obviate the neces- sity which now exists for ringing the electric bells at least twice in each period by hand. All this will be done automatically. No winding is neces- sary and no setting of clocks will be necessary, unless it might be the master- clock itself, as all secondary clocks in

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20 afterwards said, ‘‘the rebels should never know that they had a man who could die so bravely.’’ And indeed he did die bravely. on the morning of the twenty-second of September, 1776, the noble patriot was led to the place selected for the execu- tion, Colonel Henry Rutger’s orchard, near the present junction of Market street and East Broadway. With firm tread and calm countenance he ascended the scaffold, saying, ‘‘You are shedding the blood of the innocent; if I had ten thousand lives I would lay them down in defense of my injured, bleeding country.’’ Then, as the noose is adjusted about his neck, and as the spectators sob aloud at the pitiful sight, Nathan Hale speaks again in his firm but gentle voice, ‘‘I only regret that I have but one life to These are his Early lose for my country.’’ last words. With the courageand hero- ism of a martyr he meets his fate. Where in the annals of war can be found a parallel to this unselfish, devoted, will- ing sacrifice? A little fort bui lt in 1812 on Black Rock at the entrance of the New Haven was named Fort Hale in his and a granite memorial was erected at his birthplace in 1846. A bronze statue, the work of Karl Ger- hardt, was placed in the capitol at Hart- ford on the fourteenth of June, 1887. An address presenting the statue to the state was made by Charles Dudley War- ver, to which Governor Phineas C. Lounsbury responded. The Society of the Sons of the Revolution raised funds for a handsome statue in City Hall Park. Isaac Stuart has written an account of the life of the martyr spy, as has also Benson J. Lossing. President Timothy Dwight, the elder, who was his tutor when at Yale, has commemorated his career in verse and also extolled him in harbor honor, THE SENIOR ANNUAL. prose. The manuscript of one of his college orations is carefully preserved by the Linonian Society at Yale. the outward tokens of the love every true American These monuments are | bears to the memory of Nathan Hale, | but his grandest monument is the story | of his noble, unselfish life, which shall endure as long as the American nation. Our neighbors on Hallowe’en night. We Wonder —Who rang the bell Hallowe’en ? —When Merritt cut his teeth? —Who strung the skeleton up? —Where Meyers buys milk now? —How Miss Knapp learns so much? —Where Miss Shortall got that hat? —What attracts all the girls to Atkin- son? —Who is going to buy Miss Fowler a rattle? —Who causes all the fuss in the 6th period ? —What’s the matter with Anna Mai, Charlie? —When Walters is going to get his hair cut? —Why class 1902 did not have their sleigh ride? —When Miss Susie Thomas will get shoes to fit.

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL. the very nature of the case, must be in exact agreement with the master-clock. It was at first hoped to place a large bell on the top of the building to strike the hours and half-hours. It has been found impracticable to do this, owing to the lack of funds, and owing also to the fact that in the Presbyterian Church better bell than we could possibly pro- tower is a much larger and vide. There will, however, be a ten inch electric each entrance which will sufficiently disturb the waves any may be gong at of ether to summon who within a block of the building. This, in general, is what we hope to install, and as a school we ought to take this thanks to those persons who have so means of expressing our kindly furnished the funds to provide so ample a system for us. And let us not lose sight of the fact that this clock is amemorial to our lamented President, William McKinley, in remembrance of whom a suitable inscription will be placed either above the clock, or in one W. D. H. of the corridors. Weller. pulling in a high fly. Miss Beers feeds her classes on ginger to make them gingerup.. Weare afraid, Miss the ball games has a bad effect upon you. Beers, your going to | brown, Mr. Coventry. Answers to Correspondence. Mr. Dorr—As it injures the hair to curl it so much with an iron, we would suggest trying to wear it plain for a change. Yes, We advise you to wear red sweaters, as the Perry. would certainly color is strikingly becoming, especially in a calcium light. We think, Walter that style of parting your hair in the middle Evans, the is much more becoming. Mr. Mills sene and vaseline into the roots of the We advise rubbing kero- hair as they strengthen and stimulate a new growth. An engaged young lady, Miss Weller, the man’s usually waits for young parents to call on her, unless they are too feeble or otherwise unable to do so. In that case she should call first. Sadie—The right way for you to do, if you desire an introduction is to in- form the young man’s best friend of the fact. It is very ill mannered and improper for persons to open and read letters which are not addressed to them— Teachers. Grace Powers—The third finger of the left hand is always the finger for the engagement ring, as it is supposed to be in direct communication with the heart. Light hair is more becoming when it is allowed to puff at the sides. A good way to wear it, Alice, is in a pompa- dour. Misses West and Birnie—Young ladies should wear their dresses as long as their height demands. Walnut dye color your hair Being purely will vegetable, it is harmless.