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

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26. THE By clever When Peter says We fear our Joseph K. Will question his authority And take the knife and pen. “Pass in the Gate downward way. Ss LORCH. JOHN RSAYNI Hurrah ' cheer mit ror oul For future Senat And this is the Three cheers an long. A CANE. JAMES TOBIN. James Tobin, we have pondered On this, our We wisl You Bu lo yearn in vain, pirt. ed in ment uplift. t we could not lea So to complete j We give this can ‘. COPY -BOOK. FRANCIS O'BRIEN. Now, Francis, make your letters Straight and neat and nice. Here’s book a pretty Copy And some good advice. SENIOR ANNUAL Practice all the kinkum Flourishes, strokes, and You will surely w | i f you write your ¢g The Girls’ Prophecy We N lijah had earth worl Vc Lills nn sh future find. Castins ill read you the fut s, taking them | Cadmus has ails Miss Armstrong, rom the Academy, SIC il ( ulture ocn youn? women, 3 | successfu P “1y . ah ries te -“ sne will pl ly in great roreign cities, n New York as organ he will settle down ist in one of the leading churches of t Metropolis. Miss Benedict, the Kindergarten after having charge in will be appointed superintendent of Kinder- ol departments several of our greatest institutions, gartens at Chicago. Misses Fuller and will flourishing millinery establish- Graves con- duct a

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL. Here, Stuart Neiss, is a song to sing. Keep time to the tune with this pretty toy, And amuse yourself like a good little boy. 4 LIST OF EXCUSES. STUART GROFF. A poor excuse is worse than none, ’Tis often said, But an excuse is more to you than daily bread. So take this list an con it o’er, They’re fresh and new. We feel to those old ones of yours rest is due. a @ A BOTTLE OF MELLIN’S FOOD. DELOS HUMPHREY. You can talk about your Malt and Force And tell of “Sunny Jim,” But, Delos Humphrey, this, our gift, Will make you two of him. Take sixteen bottles at a meal, And likewise ten at night, You soon will weigh 300 pounds, And vow the scales aren’t right. e«- A BELL TONGUE. FLOYD BELL. Floyd Bell we find no fault with you Save for one thing you lack. We give it now that you may make More bell-like clang and clack. And now you can fulfill the work [hat all bells should do well. So seek some pretty maid out soon And “ring” another “ belle.” + A BASEBALL BAT. WILLIAM WOLFF. Here, William, take this bat, Mind where you're at! And “play ball” now for life. In endless strife Don’t hit an easy “ fly,” Nor bat your eye. The world will quickly howl At any “ foul,” If Death should pitch a bout, Don’t get ‘“‘ struck out.” « A NOAH’S ARK. CHARLES HERRMAN. “The animals went in two-by-two,” Here’s a Charles, to do, If they all cut up pranks as you do now, We would like to know just when and how, nice’ sum, for you (If it can be figured out and explained) How they all got rained. aboard before it INTERROGATION POINT. JOSEPH KEATING. living “question mark”’ you seem, Oh! Joseph, to our ken, And here’s trade-mark de- your well signed

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TH ment in They will set the for all competitors, and their fame Syracuse. style spread throughout the world. Miss Hower we have one of the of the future a LO wt musical composers h specialty will be selections d upon the snare drum. iss Hughes will become a trained and after many years of success- :mployment in the Rome Hospital, she will remove to Baltimore, there to continue her work in a larger field. Near the Misses Graves and Fuller found the millinery shop of will be dressmaking apartments of Miss Anna those of make her Her styles will rival ability Jones. France and her will famous the world over. Misses Ethel Jones and Susan Pill- more, like Miss Edith Walker, will take vocal lessons abroad. In future years the newspapers will be filled with their success in operas, both at home and abroad. In Misses Leaberry and Leary we find together in two more classmates who will be their life work. young ladies will go as missionaries to After civilizing the natives there, they will re- ‘These some of the cannibal islands. turn to America and endeavor to civilize the crowds which attend the school base- ball and football games at Oneida. They in time if Dr. fines his attacks to men alone. will succeed Osler con- Miss Mead will figure largely in the literature of the future. works will be found a treatise on the art Among her of catching codfish with a hairpin. Miss Olney, after graduating from college, will conduct an institution for those students who aspire to become valedictorians of their respective classes. Many of the future honor students will have this young lady to thank for their success. Miss Silvernail will establish a school SENIOR ANNUAL for young ladies in Boston. the This tution will become the most popul: its kind in the United States. Misses Smith Waldo 1 successful lives as teac and | ree idemy. The success } f the future gradu Ol will be evidence of the will lead ners in and long the Rome ites of the schoo young ladies. Miss Weller with Carrie will go wy Nation. she will be heard of in many of our great i Miss Wheeler will astound the ability In will her deliv er her vestern cities. world oratorical Rome’s with her new theatre her friends have an opportunity ot hearing famous address on ‘“ How to Retain One’s Presence of Mind When There is a Mouse Room.” in the » o Presentation this book tells { Book ) futures sake, ISS LEABERRY, 1 how to bake, ccept it, please, for For should you to a man be wed, “T would be up to you to see him fed. Miss Leary, we give you this little brass bell, ( Bell) Now to have it heard you must ring it Ww ell. Though you desire it not to wear on your hat, | Just remember, it might please your pussy Cat. Near the home of Miss Mead, the Black (Boat) So we give her this boat that by wind River flows, power goes. It’s small, and will not last for ages, But it come handy when the Mohawk rages. may