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

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Tur SENIOR ANNUAL. Ir would be hard to conceive a school of any character where no class spirit existed. It is the one thing that stim- ulates from beginning to end and stim- ulates in all departments of work, and play as well. “My class is now and ever shall be ¢ e class” is the thought that enters the mind of the youthful to with the added years through the entire Freshman and continues increase course. It is the one thing that sets apart each class as an individual and makes the line between classes very marked. One forgets the date of his birth, that of his marriage even, but never the year he graduated. He never forgets the members of his class, and the more class spirit there is the more vividly are these recalled. So far as possible the class spirit should show the character of the school. For instance: There is some agitation throughout the country in regard to the “honor sys- The fact that students do not understand that true liberty consists in doing not as one wishes, but as one tem.” ought, often makes the use of this sys- tem impossible. If “duty first and always’ was the motto of the school, all rules would become unnecessary and an ideal honor system would be in vogue. A Utopian school would result. In grati- tude to the-citizens of Rome for the opportunities which are ours, each year we should to this By all means, therefore, let us cultivate the class spirit, but let it be the better side, that elevates, not degrades, helps, not hinders, looks out- ward and upward. When this spirit exists, then we will be ready for the “honor system.” measure up nearer standard. Belial—They that are worthless ¢Tyrannus—The ty: ant. §sShipor—Black one. THE editors wish to thank the teach- ers for the interest they have shown in making the paper a success, the con- | tributors for the articles, and the adver- | tisers who have also greatly helped us. It requires some courage to venture into a scheme of this sort, but we did not allow our pride, our cowardice or laziness to shake our confidence in the least. ——$-0-e THE attention of all our readers is called to an excellent article from the pen of Rev. H. H. Peabody, D.D.,which appears on page 7. An Adventure of the Children of Belial; or A Night in the High School. It happened in the year of grace, 1902, when the budding leaves portend- ed summer with all its beauty, that there gathered together six of the chil- dren of Belial to do a deed of terri- able Gad-zooks! but there note. was | blood in their eyes as with stealthy | time. | steps they approached the house of +Etam, which, being night, was empty, as the high priest {Tyrannus calls his children together only during the day- the children of Belial, called $Shipor and |Sophereth found a secret entrance to the house of Etam, and straightway flung wide the to their comrades, Piram, ‘Tahrea, ++Baara and ttVajezatha. No oil could be burned, as none had the where-with-all to procure it (oil quoted at 14c.) So silently and stealth- ily crept they from room to room that none of the rabble knew thereof. Ver- Two, among doors +Etam—Place of ravenous creatures y —The ty i Sophereth {Piram—Wild like an ass. Tahrea—Cunning one. ++Baara Scribe. He that isfoolish. +¢Vajezatha—Strong as the wind.

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The Senior Annual. ROME, N. Y.. THE SENIOR ANNUAL. Published by the Class of 1902. Board of Editors. Harold F. Wardwell, ’o2, Editor in Chief. Associate Editors. Mildred Brainerd, ’o2. Grace Powers, ’o2. s Jennie Pitcher, ’o2. E. Stuart Mills, ’o2. Grace Senn, ’o2 Harry Coventry, ’o2. Our Object. The main object in making this paper is to summarize the chief matters of our | current school life and to enumerate the various incidents and events. Being a class paper we naturally give more atten- tion to 02 than the other classes,..We mention the student organizations, social and athletic, with the idea of encoura- ging them. We hope the students will take an interest in this paper, for we have taken great pains to give the inte- rior view of school doings. This seemed important to us for there is a charm of pleasure and friendship in finding that there are more things known about you than you yourself know. We hope that our friends without,our attentive alumni, our dear fathers and mothers, will also find it of some interest. We hope the idea of publishing a class paper will meet with approval by the members of the High School, and that they will keep the good work up. We believe it will | year. P | very late this year, but we have worked 1902. JUNE, | be a great help to the school to have a paper, even if published but once a year, | recalling all the interesting events of the The idea did not come to us until | hard on it and we nowsubmit to you the result of our effort. Judge us not too harshly. Consider and be considerate. | If the class of 1903 make ita point to | publish one next year, we feel sure this | new movement will be a success in every | way, and something the school can be | proud of. It’s up to you, 1903. ——O--) THE interest shown by most of the students in the athletics of the High School is not what it should be. A school of this size should have foot ball, track, basket ball and base ball teams, but ex- perience teaches us that we can turn out | but one good team from these four. It | is true that in yot having a gymnasium the athletics of the school are neglected for four out of the ten school months, and this gives us a great set back. The fellows don’t show their interest in try- ing for the team and most of the girls | never come to the games. To one who knows what the attendance is at games out of town it is very astonishing to note the difference. At no game this spring has there been a large number of girls. Let us see if we can’t do better next year and allhands getout. With a large group of ‘‘spring beauties’’ adorning the grand stand there are very few teams the fellows could not beat.

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL. ily, verily, sought they for the skeleton 1 mummy, who dwelt of some antiquatec therein. And it came to pass that, after much hard hunting, two among their number, named Shipor and Sophereth came up- the Etam, and on the. skeleton hidden in lower vaults of the house of t hen Amid much the whom went up a great rejoicing. howling and rending of air the children of Belial, among there was no back-slider, carried the skeleton into the assembly room of the children of §§Mahol and of Hamor, mostly of Hamor. ‘‘Forsooth! brothers” spake Baara, “which place seemeth best to hang the skeleton? Where the :abble can look upor it with horror or where Mahol can look upon it with much rejoicing?” One among their number, called the children of and of Hamor Piram, spat upon the floor and looked wise. Spake he, “Verily, brothers, there will be much loud yelling and great the of Hamor dis- rejoicing when, on the morrow, children of Mahol and cover their new member, but the high priest called Tyrannus, will look upon us with fiery indignation and put upon us much sore punishment. Many times have I tried him sorely, and if I am seized, yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, contumely and scorn shall be my portion, and there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth!’ Never- theless, among the children of Belial, there was no backslider. Then spake one called Sophereth: “Odd's-bodikins! here is the place to hang the skeleton, over the exalted seat of the high priest called Tyrannus let the skeleton be so hung that the Grand Mogul may perceive that some- thing has been doing.” SMahol— Wise ones. Hamor Those likened unto the ass “By my halidome! but he will rend his garments when he beholds this image of Satan strung from the ceiling of the house of Etam.”’ called Tahrea, Straightway, one brought forth a ladder and, with much hard work, fastened the skeleton firmly to the ceiling. But being fixed so that he himself could not escape, he began tocurse the bag of bones. Straightway the skeleton began to drop his bones pro- miscuously among the children of Belial, causing howling and groaning that can uttered. All right and after repairing its left not be Was soon made leg, the skeleton was once more hoisted. Within the house of Etam, there was stationed an instrument of many Neginah, from which at the dawn of day, one of Jubal, strings, uncommonly called high priestesses, a daughter of often sought to bring forth music as sweet as that of the “celestial serens’ Selah! The Hamor, mostly harmony.” children of Mahol waxed weary of her vain attempts, but Yea, verily, it sounded like the braying of the my brethren,” and Hamor, alas, their was no help for it. asses and howling of jackals. ‘““Prythee, spake one called Vajezatha, because of his mighty strength, “ what say ye to the stuffing By St. Cuthbert’s beads, I think it would do it good.” of the ass’s mouth? Straightway this musical instrument, called Neginah, likened unto the ass, was stuffed so full that no sound came therefrom. Then spake Piram, as he again spat upon the floor and again looked wise, Methinks on the morrow, the children | of Mahol and Hamor, mostly Hamor, among whom there are many wizards, Jubal—Inventor of music