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

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4 TH Howard D. McFarland; vice president, Jennie May Evans; treasurer, Laura Z. Wilson; John H Stevens. President, secretary, On October 6 a pleasant trolley ride was given by the members of the class and all reported a good time. One of the most enjoyable features of our social life was the farewell surprise party tendered to Helen Demis Utley just previous to her departure for her future home in Indiana. She was presented with a pretty seal ring as a remembrance of her classmates, who regretted sincerely having to part with one of their most esteemed members. 18-19 Senior class On the February gave a very enjoyable sleighride to Hol- land Patent. [he Seniors this year may well be proud of their record as having had the fewest tardinesses of any class in the Rome High occasions we were We, the class of 1903, may justly pride our- School. On several excused an hour earlier as a reward. selves @n several other things, one of which and the most prominent, that we like ever graduated from the R. F. A. or the R. H.S. We excel them all! We extend heartiest congratulations and follow are not any other class which has our be st wishes to all the classes to and earnestly hope that they will take us as an example, thereby obtaining a firm foot hold on the ladder of success. May JENNIE EVANS, Composition on Eyes. but they is Misses Thal- man and Higham is got them in the backs I)s is sometimes letters usually things to see with. ol their head. Stevens's eyes got sore once ‘catise he couldn't see far (Farr enough. ‘They say Owens prefers Hazel eyes, but we knows Armstrong likes Brown ones. SENIOR ANNUAL. The Trolley Ride. It has been customary during the»past grades having no at the school year for the tardiness to receive one hour extra end of the month. the Senior class took a pleasant trolley ride. They left school on Friday, October 6, 1902, at 2:30 On one such occasion p. m. and hurried to catch the 2:45 trolley car. After some hastening on the part of several of the members of the class, they boarded the car and rode as far as Stan- wix, where they stopped to pay a visit to the golf house. As they found the house rather deserted, they took possession and remained several hours. Dancing was enjoyed and refreshments were served. The pies refreshments consisted of six warm three apple and three pumpkin which the boys were fortunate enough to secure at a nearby farmhouse, with the instructions “to be sure and bring the back.” The pies were exceedingly ] Bh) After danced the Virginia Reel. tins refreshments the class About 6 p. m. the good. they again took the trolley and rode to Oriskany. There (to speak figuratively) they bought out a candy store. The class yells were given and the inhabitants looked at the Roman invaders with aston- ishment. The party then set out to ex- plore the village and walked about one- eighth of a mile in the direction of Utica, where they met a car going toward Rome. They did not understand that the car only stopped at certain places, therefore they were much surprised when if whizzed past them. They were obliged to run back to the village, which they did with rather bad grace. Once more aboard the ear they gave the High School and class yells. As they passed the golf house they remembered the poor, neglected pie tins, resting contentedly on the kitchen table. On their arrival home they felt rather

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6 Tue Sentor ANNUAL, Corners the snow fell so thickly that we were unable to see more than fifteen feet in any direction. Here we were invited to stop and remain until morning, but we were determined to proceed to Holland Patent, which difficult task was accom plished, thanks to the drivers, and espe- cially to Thomas Flanagan, who carried a lantern the greater part of the way. Looking for the road to Holland Patent. We reached our destination just four and one-quarter hours after leaving Rome. Miss Farr was taken from the sleigh, unconscious from the effects of the intense cold, and Herbert Smith was so overjoyed to feel once mioré the welcome warmth of a good fire that he fainted. At 11:30, all who were able, repaired to the dancing hall and enjoyed themselves Miss Lamb was taken ill at the table but soon After all had partaken of the excellent feast prepared by Mr. Thompson of the Mr. Mr. Reh again struck up the music and the until the supper bell rang at 12:15. recovered. Clarendon, Yordon and dancing was resumed and continued till 6:15 a. m. Fainting was the order of the day, so Lillian Garlick followed the fashion and twice fell in a FEINT. The low temperature had, on some. of the students and on some who were not students, the same effect that is noticed in frozen apples; it made them soft. This was particularly to be noticed in the par- lor. Mr. Thompson was avery attentive host and did all in his power to make us com- fortable, for which we thank him very much. After breakfast we started on the return trip, reaching Rome at 12:45 in the after- noon. Some of the students stayed at home that afternoon and obtained their much needed rest, while others, apparently more ambitious, went to school, Sight and Vision. “Sight he had, but not vision.” This is the beginning of an article in the Outlook of April 11 of the The author thus characterizes a man who knew had tion to correlate them with the higher current year. facts, but no constructive imagina- truths of the universe in which the unseen is greater than the seen. He carries for- ward his thesis into regions where we may not follow him in this short essay. But there are many who agree with him that sight is less than vision, and that the wel- fare of mankind depends far more upon the imagination than we give it credit for. Indeed Book we all reverence, for the saying that there is high authority, in the “where there is no vision the people perish.” Shakspeare did not intend to be taken literally when he put that celebrated pas- sage about the visions of the imagination A Midsum- Theseus is a man of into the mouth of Theseus in mer Night’s Dream. sight, and in his person Shakspeare, who has in that wonderful creation given us a