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

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THI Foot Ball. W. E. Lyle Barton Marcy. Captain Seripture jr Manager Not since 1899 have the students of the Rome High School shown such an interest in foot ball. The season of 1902 opened with Camden High School at Camden, the score being 0-0. Soon after Camden met defeat at the hands of the Romans with the score of 26-0. This event was duly celebrated by what is known as a “night High champions of central and western York, defeated Rome ; In the next game Rome held St. Johns to 12-0. QO. shirt” School, New 23-—(). varade. Syracuse I 2 by a score of Under the coaching of Prof. E. Hoffman the team rapidly improved and in the last game of the season, played on Thanksgiving day at Lowville, the cham- New York, Academy, were defeated by a score of 5 (), pions of northern Lowville In this game the fellows played their best in spite of the fact that three inches of the Here’s to every fellow who turns out next fall and helps to win the pennant for Rome. snow and slush covered ground. UOIQIsOg Name. “pated save x 130 165 145 155 110 150 140 151 138 120 155 154 166 Q7 ot 116 115 140 ‘05 05 16 18 17 ‘06 Curtiss.. gan..L.H.B. Gawkins......R.G. Halstead......S5ub. Harrington .Sub. Hughes....... Sub. Marcy.......025.00. Meyers....R.H.B. Mowers .E. O' Donnell....F.B. Scripture, ¢..Q.B. Shankenb’ry,L.G Walters...... RT. Wardwell.....Sub. Wilson Hazzard 04 ‘06 06 03 04 04 06 ‘Ol 04 04 03 02 06 06 17 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 18 22 17 19 16 19 Ll ell | bobo ee Cobo bo Average....17 11-17 146 Post-graduate. SENIOR ANNUAL. GAMES. Camden Rome Cazenovia...... Rome. Camden Rome. Syracuse... Rome. St. John’s... CSIs ssa sccnnse Utiea.... D. M. I Clinton.. Lowville Rome. Rome Rome. Rome. Rome. Rome ‘League forfeit. Girls’ Basket Ball. For the first time in the history of the Rome High School basket ball has been organized and played by the young ladies. They have not been very successful in winning games, but they have done well to get so firmly started and promise much Mr. Elmer O. Hoffman coached the team and acted as umpire. for future years. The first game was played at Clinton, where the home team was beaten 26 to 0. At with a New Hartford they were successful of 8 .to 2. A was played with Clinton score return game the girls redeemed themselves for losing the in whieh first game so badly by a score of 8 to 8, but on playing it off Clinton won, leaving it 10 to8. At Hamilton they lost 6 to 8. Another game was then played at Clinton with a score of 36 to 2. The games ended by the second team playing the Clinton High School second team and having a score of 4 to 4 but losing on the final, 6 to 4. Numerous games have been played be- tween the first and second teams of the school until they are so well matched that it is very doubtful which would have won could a final game have been played. At every out of town game the girls finely at where they were entertained over night, were treated and Hamilton, | so much was done for their pleasure that

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Tue Senror ANNUAL. Athletics. The heart of youth has ever been fired by great physical achievements and has rejoiced in the performance of feats of strength and agility. During infancy and childhood simple play and games were sufficient; but organized games and ath- letic contests are needed to bring to youth the fervors and enthusiasms required to stretch muscles, lungs and blood vessels to their greatest capacity, cause deep breathing and develop the second breath as a preparation for life. During recent years there has come a clearer understanding of the importance of proper physical exercise in the growth The old Greek theory that physical training is for the health of the strength and grace of the body, has and development of the individual. the soul, as well as for received confirmation in the conclusions Health and holiness have a deep common meaning. of physiological psychology. The sound body makes’a holy temple for the soul. Without become feeble, the heart to lose its cour- it the mind tends to age and the will to grow uncertain. Modern service more far reaching in practical psychology has rendered no benefit than in showing the intimate con- nection between soul and body, mind and brain, morality and health. No longer is it considered sufficient that in colleges well equipped gymnasiums and athletic fields shall offer opportunity for system- atic courses in physical training under the direction of competent instructors. Play space grounds for elementary schools; for base ball, foot ball, running, jumping, vaulting, throwing the hammer, putting the shot, basket ball; and rooms furnished with light and heavy apparatus are being provided for schools, from kin- dergarten to college, together with phys- ical supervisors to carry out well planned courses in the systematic training of the body for the purpose of maintaining and developing health, strength, skill, self- control and endurance and of counteract- ing the effects of faulty positions, devel - oping the muscles, stimulating the proc- esses of assimilation and elimination, in- creasing heart and lung action and so promoting healthy growth. the As never before or after Adolescence is period for wise muscle culture. they increase in weight and strength. The heart should grow rapidly in size and power and the main arteries enlarge their caliber. Careful measurements show that the difference between the strongest and the weakest youth is three times as great in the later teens as in the earlier and that this is largely due to use or dis- use. Abundance of proper exercise is now imperative and its absence fatal to the establishment of a normal physical basis for after life. Youth is the time of intense interest in athletic exercise. To be “great with hands and feet,’ as sang Pindar of the Greek athletes, is the ideal that stimulates youth to action. Organized contests of strength and skill not only furnish the opportunity for physical exercise but also develop spontaneity, enthusiasm, endur- ance and the power to observe carefully, think quickly and act with decision, judgment and self-control. The movement that has already started to bring into organic unity the education of body and mind will be carried forward until, under careful and skilled supervi- sion, many of the bad results from poor training, the excesses and regrettable ten- dencies that athletics frequently exhibit will be removed. The harmonious and symmetrical development of the physical, mental and moral powers will follow and the wisdom of Plato’s definition of educa- tion as, “That which gives to the body and to the soul all the beauty and all the perfection of which they are capable,” will be put into effect.

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THI the trip will long be remembered by all who were there. Besides the great pleasure obtained from playing basket ball the game has made the girls work well in school, know- ing they must keep up their average in order to remain on the team. Miss Jane Armstrong, Captain Miss Bessie Cowles, Manager. Track Events. As an outgrowth of the revival of inter- est in track athletics last year, the present season has been quite successful. Train- ing at Riverside Park commenced before the opening of the spring term. A cinder stretch for the jumps and pole vault was constructed, hurdles made, shot, hammer Monday, May 4, proved to be an ideal day for the meet. A and vaulting pole purchased. interclass large and enthusi- astic crowd Each class had all, about thirty different fellows competed. turned out. representatives in every event; in The Sophomores: led from the start, ob- taining a place in each event, and cap- turing a total of 67 points. It was a close contest for second place, the final score 92 being: Seniors 23, Freshmen 19, Juniors 17. Mead won 23 points, that being the largest number scored by any one man. 100-Yard Dash—Mead, Mowers, Marcel- lus. Time, 114. 220-Yard Dash—Mead, Marcellus, Bart- lett. Time, 25%. 440-Yard Dash Hughes. Time, 584. Mile Run — Halstead, Time, 5:20. 120-Yard Hurdle—Mowers, Marcellus, Evans. Time, 184. 220-Yard Hughes. Halstead, Bartlett, Merritt, Dorr. Mead, Hurdle — Mowers, Time, 32. Running Broad Jump—Mead, Marcel- lus, Marcy. 17 ft. 3 in. SENIOR ANNUAI High Jump—Marcy, Evans, Marcellus. 1 ft. 83 in Pole Vault Little, Flanagan, tie; tiss. 7 ft. 10 in Shot Put—Curtiss, Shankenberry, Bell. 32 ft. 94 in. Hammer Throw Cur- Shankenberry, Bell, Curtiss. 87 ft. 8 in. One-Mile Bicycle Time, 2:444. the Bell, Gawkins, Cur- tiss. Ball—Mead, 275 ft. 2 in. Mar- Throwing Base cellus, Scripture. Class Relay Sophomores, Seniors, Freshmen, Juniors. A team was sent to the interscholastic meet at Hamilton College, winning fifth place, with thirteen schools competing. Gawkins won a gold medal and Bell a silver medal in the bicycle race, We would like to have a triangular meet with Utica and Clinton next spring. In order to make a creditable showing every one must keep this in mind—start training early, and work hard for R. H. 8. Can Any One Tell Us Where Hoffman got that cap ? Why Mead is always kicking ? Why John’s last name is Wise ? Why Winnie Williams left school ? Which girl Walter Evans prefers ? What is the matter with Atkinson ? Whether Lottie really likes Dudley ? When Carl Falk will stop smiling ? Who wears John Flanagan’s picture ? Whether Davy’s hair is turning White? Why Tom Flanagan rides on Kossuth street ? What is the matter with the base ball team ? Where Jennie: Roch gets her informa- tion ? Why Laura Wilson said “Behold” in Vergil ?