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

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8. THE SENIOR ANNUAL. This little note book to Miss Olney is given (Note Book) To keep track of the honors for which she has st riven. And although it will hold all now to our knowledge, She will need a new one when she gets through college. The fact that Miss Pillmore is a great poet, (Pen) Is true, although but few of us know it. So we give to this maiden a pen of pure gold, With hopes that her poems may be widely sold. This bottle of dope though good for us all, ( Bottle ) Is prepared for those who wish to be tall. So we give it now to Miss Silvernail, And trust that its contents will not fail. Miss Smith, we give you this vase for flowers, ( Vase) To call to mind the pleasant hours Chat we have passed at R. F. A. And likewise our naughty five class day. We present Miss Weller with this little pin, ( Pin) And while she wears it she’s bound to win. As a temperance crank may her life be long, And flow calmly on as does a song. We give to Miss Armstrong this little gray horse, (Horse) That she may ne’er be without one of course. We hope she will use it, and feed it on hay, And care for it gently the whole live- long day. To Miss Atkinson we give this ring ( Ring) Which we all agree is a pretty thing. That she wear it as long as she may thrive Is the hearty wish of the class of ’os. To Miss Benedict is given this little tin horn, (Horn) To recall the cows when they get in the corn. Twill save much wear on the human voice, And the hens and chickens will greatly rejoice. Miss Fuller fs with this instrument blest (Mouth Organ) That she may give her neighbors a rest. On the piano she plays from morn till night, Which has caused the poor house cat many a fright. Miss Graves, we think it’s proper that you, (Blue Ribbon) Be presented with this ribbon of blue. It will help to hold your hair in place And keep the stray locks from your race. To Miss Hower we give this soldier boy, (Toy Soldier) And though it may be but a toy, Twill recall to her mind the lad who cons His lessons now at famed St. John’s. Miss Hughes, we give you this string of yellow (Yellow String) That you may catch and hold a fellow. Make sure the knot is firmly tied And always keep him at your side. To Miss Anna Jones this needle is given, ( Needle) That should she to extremes be driven,

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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

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Tur Senior ANNUAL. She may at least find something to do, If it be but the art of mending a shoe. This bedspread, Miss Jones, I now to you pass, ( Bedspread) It would simply look fine on.a bedstead of brass. Though this may be all from your class you inherit, Just treasure it as a reward for great Mer(r) it(t). These colors, Miss Wheeler, we give to (White and Blue Colors) you, They’re the Colgate colors, the white and blue. And we hope you will not take it ill, Although they did not come from Bill. Miss Waldo, accept this wagon wide, (Wagon) That you with Howard may go for a ride. For though many features it may lack It’s strong enough for you and Mac. «- « “Sighed and looked unutterable things.” —E-h-l J-n-s. ‘“Men of few words are the best men.”’—W-I---m Ev-n-. “Tet us be patient, good things come slow.”—M-m-e H-gh-s. “Friends, professors, janitors, | am no ordinary man.”’—Ab-- Or--n. “Controlled entirely by atmospheric conditions.’”-—R-ch-l P-t-er. “ Mislike me not for my complexion, the shadowed livery of the burnished sun.”’—St-rt N--s-. “Oh, what a tell-tale hast.’,—Ed--r F-tz--m-ns. “There’s a charming High School lady with a rougish, winning way.”’— Is-b-] H-wl-nd. face thou Junior History President—Sidney K. Backus. Vice-President—Janie Higham. Secretary—George Riley. -Pauline Clark. Treasurer Pm PD V ITHOUT exception the class of 1906 is most worthy of taking a leading part in the history of the Rome Free Academy. We will admit that there are a few who have climbed rapidly the rugged heights to knowledge, but lasting knowledge is not always obtained soonest, and we have good reason to hope that in the end they will win their just reward. When we came up into the Academy, we felt a little anxious as to how we should be looked upon by the higher classes and especially the awe-inspiring seniors, but we soon learned, not with- out a feeling of pride and satisfaction, that we were fully qualified to take our places among the rest. As we look back over the past years in our career as Academy students, we recall the first year as one in which we showed great interest, both in our classes and in the school. We joined heartily in the support of the Athletic Association. Our class was well repre- sented both in the field and at the meet- ings. Even the girls showed an unusu- ally animated spirit, for it will be re- membered that the Girls’ Basket Ball {eam of 1902 was made up almost en- tirely of members of the class of 1906. We had not been in the Academy long before we determined to organize the class and to elect its officers. So satis- factory and capable did those officers prove to be in performing the numerous duties set before them, that it has not been thought necessary or wise to give less