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

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30. Tuk SENIOR their places to others. One change, however, was made when a treasurer was elected to take the place of ‘one, who, having already won the dignified title of senior, is a good example of the excellency of her former classmates. We have every reason to respect and reverence the teachers under whom we We recall spent in de- have studied and prospered. with pleasure the hours lightful study with Miss Normile, Miss Beers, Miss and Mr. Hoft- man. Their places have been filled by Rockwell other teachers who take the greatest in- terest in our welfare. Among the later events in the history of our class which we consider worthy of mention is the Junior Reception held Friday, May 26, ti 1905, at the new Dancing Academy in honor of the The guests were received by members of the faculty and the officers of the Junior seniors who are about to leave us. class. The occasion proved to be suc- cessful in every way, and we feel assured that the Seniors were not disappointed in their anticipated enjoyment. The time will soon be at hand when Next September we shall step into the place we shall no longer be Juniors. of those who have gone before us, and by following the kind advice and gentle warnings of the wiser and more experi- enced Seniors, we hope to win fame that will justify us in holding our lofty posi- tion and prove us worthy examples for those who come after us. @ . Sophonore History + the time we entered the Acad- L emy, the Seniors and the Faculty realized our extreme brilliancy of mind, and a separate room apart from the less gifted was assigned to us. The class that came up in June was ANNUAL considered so fresh and green that they were sternly assigned exceedingly seats in the study hall where some of their freshness might (?) work off. But of course, all must be anxious to hear more of our promising career, and so we begin with the illustrious courage of ‘ Ab” Orton, no harm could come to us while he was little Hattie Martin Anna Schillner consoled themselves. A timid led by ‘‘ Dot” who assured us that around, and and few of the less even dared to whisper, but they were immediately quelled by the appearance of Miss Higham and ‘ Sid” Backus; the latter once (?) with into a that and ad- entering at learned discourse in Greek, filled us miration. mingled awe The whole class passed Physiology successfully, but I have often wondered why I did not get a higher mark. “ Ab” Orton, the hero (?) of our class, passed Physiology with mark of 100%. He patiently and mod- estly explained how he had been saved flying colors and a by a careful digestion of ham and eggs. One impudent freshie made the remark that bean pole, if that was what he was fed Mr. Orton plained (with burning cheek) that he ‘‘it was no wonder he resembled a upon.”’ immediately ex- described the process of digestion on paper. As the way, we wended its deal about and other Natur- ally, we were very anxious to learn of these So, one day a small but greatly interested crowd were gath- ered around “ Mr. Burton,” while amid many questions and exclamations, the last of March heard a great counts, cramming, flunking equally mysterious expressions. wonders. mysteries were explained to an admiring audience. Another incident not to be forgotten is our first class meeting in the Acad-

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL Freshman History. | HEN our class first came up into the academy, we thought we were very bright, but we soon found out our mistake, and got used to being pointed out as “ those green freshmen.” We knew nothing at all about whisper- ing, but by watching the upper-classmen we learned to do it fully as well as they; in fact we did it too well, and Mr. Harris found it necessary to establish the new system of order. There is one fact that makes us proud, however; we were not put into a room with a teacher, like a chart class, and like the other class of 1908, but were put into the study hall at once, like quite grown up chil- dren. One sad event mars the pleasure of our stay—some bad, bold boys borrow- ed (?) our lovely banner, and forgot to return it. Do we wonder where it is? Down stairs we had a class president and had orange and gray for our class colors, but when we tried to wear them to school they were seized, and disap- peared from view most mysteriosly. We were very lonesome at first, and longed for our room down stairs, but that feeling soon passed away, and we are now used to the big study hall. [ think that after the June examinations, when we get to be sophomores, we will be quite a model class. ‘a é WANTED TO KNOW. Why the band still continued to play after the Superintendent said: be still?” Why some were so anxious to mix up coming from the Hallowe’en party? Why Countryman kept so still on the night of the same? Why some preferred going to Hol- land Patent on the sleighride? What breakfast food makes people grow broad instead of long? Ask Burton. Peace e¢ @€ © Lost—A recipe for hair dye; return to Gerald Edell (?) and receive liberal reward. Found—Perpetual Dorothy Ethridge. Found—A natural-born player. L. Larrabee. For Sale—Shoulder Haas, sole agent. motion at last. baseball Braces. Victor «© ¢@ © “One of those harmless spectacled machines.” —W-l- W-ls-n. “Hands that deeply bedimpled, Sweet little coquettish smile.”’ S-s-n P-l-m-r-.