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

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL. R. F. A. KALENDAR. 1905—1906. Sept. 5: The vast duties summon us to work. begin but Oliver. Sept. y% teachers because Minnie Smith is anxious to throng of school All willing to Great commotion among the get to studying. Sept. 8: Great waste of water. The Board of Education discuss the advisability of prosecuting the guilty Seniors for wash- ing some of the green paint off the freshmen. Sept. 13: Unlucky date. Rowland’s hair turned sandy. Denio was seen to study. Barnard began to think of Jessie Roberts. Sept. 19: Sad day. George Barnard and Will Hughes collided head-on in a room full of loose paper. A great fire re- sulted. Barnard Hughes escaped with their lives. Sept. 29: ers; Bacon and Denio had their lessons. Surprise party on the teach- Teachers became hysterical. Oct. 1: Some one said they saw Wal- lace go to church. Another claimed he saw Irene go to the same church—with Charles Her (r) man. Oct. 6: benches. Oct. 16: Backus came to school with Marjorie Bailey. At school he picked up an acquaintance with Miss G Oct. 19: Dr. Pendill meeting. Oct. 20: Dr. is very sick today. Oct. 23: Ethel Marsh extends to the Senior class the privilege of using her barn Rhetoricals. Great crowd—-of went to prayer for a refuge on Hallowe'en. Seniors appoint committees to prepare for war. Oct. 26: This day was spent by Joe Wallace in getting measurements for a new hat. He also ordered the barber to sleep well tonight, stating as a reason that he (Wallace) wanted a hair cut the next day. Mr. Wagner said he would take the sound advice. , Oct. 27: Fox became ‘‘Foxy.’ Oct. 31: Great disaster. Thousands killed. Worst in history of R. F. A. The cause was the Senior Hallowe’en party. Nov. 1:Oliver regains his self-control af- ter being seized twice by a “cop’’ during last evening's merriment. Nov. 6: Wash day. Emily Dersey and Carrie Pitcher unable to come to school, Nov. 10: Fish day. Mr. Campbell tells a large number of his fish stories. Joy in R. F. A. over the occasion. Nov. 14: Ernestine Peake’s mouth or- gan is running very smoothly. Lots of mo- tion. 3,000 pounds of steam on. Nov. 17: Wagner, the barber, seriously burned while cutting Bill Hughes’s hair. Cause of it was instantaneous combustion. Nov. 21: ‘“‘Cupid’’ Wallace and Irene Kaufman get acquainted—better. Nov. 28: Dan. Schilling gets “‘Dim- ples. ” They are quite becoming. Dec. 1: Several Seniors absent. terday was Thanksgiving day. Dec. 6: Rained today. and slippery also. Dec. 13: Another unlucky day. Ruth Ellis meets Fitzsimmons and the latter’s af- Yes- Lake got wet fections begin to waver. Dec. 15: Constance Lake got up before breakfast—the next day. Dec. 22: Rbhetoricals. tended—the World’s Fair. Dec. 25-Jan. 2: Vacation. Ruth Hop- kins announces, through her actions, that she» will be Valedictorian. Jan. 16: Harold Cornish and Florence Waldo become intimate. Probably a sure go Vast throng at- Jan. 22: “Sid” has his hair combed to- day. Great improvement. Jan. 25: “‘Spider’’ Lake looks sick to- day. Yesterday ‘‘Doc’’ Pendill stole Lake’s girl. Jan. 30: Jessie Roberts met with a sad accident today. She stumbled over a

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The Senior HMnnual PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS. Rome, | i 1 ASSOCIATE -E DITORS EDITORIALS. It was with a full knowledge of our lim- ited abilities that we undertook to publish this Annual, but we have done our best and no man can do more. Whether we have succeeded in producing a better and cleaner Annual you must decide. Let us kindly suggest that the future Annuals be kept free from all tobacco and saloon ads, for these but decrease the value of any book and lower the prestige of the school. To all those kind friends who have aided us in bringing forth this volume, we wish to extend our heartiest thanks. To the gen- erous and public-spirited business men of Rome, we also owe our sincere gratitude. They have contributed liberally by respond- ing to our call for ads, and so we wish you to carefully peruse the ads, among which you will find several interesting school’ mat- ters grouped under the title “In Memoriam.” Cuass Day. June 19, 1905. This is the fifth Annual published through the efforts of the Senior Class and we believe it is the best. Much hard labor has been spent upon it to make it the greatest among all its contemporaries; and for neat- ness, logical arrangement, and originality it will have no competition. This Annual is published with good will to all and malice to none; so if perchance you may herein be used for the laughter of the rest, consider yourself honored by being mentioned by us. Ye who criticise us take thought ere you speak and remember that we claim nothing but superiority. We have done our part by excelling all previous efforts and by setting a standard for which all future classes should strive. And now, 1907, get busy and strain all your powers to forward the good Annual movement and seek to publish one that shall add prestige to your class and to your school.

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL. 1] leather man (Barnard) and fears are enter- tained for her recovery. Let us all pray for her. Jan. 33: neither can Carrie Pitcher’s heart. This date couldn’t be found— A theory has been advanced that it is preserved by a coming M. D. for the future. Feb. 2: Dan. Schilling has now lived for a month on diphtheria germs. He ought to stop eating them or they are likely to eat him. Feb. 7: Grimm catches a cold. As the rest of his carcass was occupied, the cold oc- cupied the upper story. Lots of room for more colds. Feb. 21: permanent position at Denio’s shoe store. Irene Erhardt applies for a The son is willing but his father says No! Feb. 26: using the razor. June Orton caught cold after Mr. Campbell donated the razor (raiser.) It’s a great grower. March 8: ken today. No wonder. March 20: doctor’s for nerve pills. Brainerd’s camera was bro- Tom Bright was in front of it. Jane Higham went to the Don’t think she needs any. Do you? March 30: Slingerland prize fight. Ed. Gawkins knocked Shilling out in the 5th round, March 31: Prof. Campbell and the Chemistry Class go to the Franklin Furnace. Carrie Pitcher, Florence Waldo and Emily Dersey get up too early and consequently have to run a block to catch the train. Hai- old Cornish got lost on Dominick street. He had two pounds of coffee under his arm. When you find him return him to his ma- ma March 31: In the “Bus” we rode in and under Mr. Campbell’s seat we found a joke. Ask Prof. about it. April 9: Full moon. Dewey staid up all night. April 19: Noble, the missing link, re- Everybody in black. Owens avd turns. April 24: done up outside of school. Abbie Fowler had her hair Several teachers fainted, thinking the world had come to an end. April 30: And somebody is “working” him. Flint is a howling success in courting. He’s easy. May first: May 7: vant call on Dan. hard Dan. May 9: Dan. says he will jolly both awhile and then take neither. May 18: We thought we got rid of him once. Wilson next. “Dimples’’ and Helen Sturde- Which will it be? Think Jay Bronson back in school. May 25: ‘Dot’? Ethridge was seen to close her mouth once today. May 31: and think they like each other pretty Good bye Frank. finds a “Dimples” well, but Chapman mother objects. June |: Jim Beasley girl! Patience is a virtue. June 4: and last day. Seniors get busy for class day Nearly time. June 7: poor fellow is worn out. Wallace got up late today. The For three weeks every night, or most of it, has been passed up north. Wallace says, “I’m going up north (Kaufman's farm) to see my brother- Good luck, Joe. June 8: nothing. June 8: cises in spite of the raging elements. in-law.” Busy day. Everybody doing Seniors carry out fine exer- Prof. Campbell wants his money. The Seniors being brighter than the day- light, Brainerd found it necessary to use flash powder in addition to the natural light in order to get a picture of the Seniors. June 11-15: June 19: The Seniors have the greatest original Class Day Exercises ever held. June 19: Thus endeth the Kalendar. Regents’ examinations.