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

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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.

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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 ANNUAL. SENIOR CLASS. Florence E. Bird, Elsie M. Coolihan, Edna Conley, Emily M. Dersey, fourth academic honor, D. A. R. essay 05; Ruth M. Ellis, second academic honor, D. A. R. essay 06; Irene E. Erhardt, boys’ proph- Annual; E Hicks, Jane S. Higham, vice president; Ruth Hopkins, val- editor Senior Emily J. honor ecy, associate Elizabeth Evans, sixth academic honor, essay edictorian, associate editor Senior Annual; £. Ernestine Jacobus, basket ball 03; M. Irene Kaufman, secretary; Winifred Lilli- bridge, S. Eona Owens, Carrie L. Pitcher, third academic honor, associate editor; Edith Poole, Jessie E. Roberts, Jennie Roach, E. Minnie Smith, Minnie B. Snyder, Florence Sweeney, Ella E. White. J. Edgar Fitzsimmons, girls’ prophecy, associate editor on Senior Annual staff, base ball °06; Grover C. Flint, base ball °04, 05, '06; Clarence Fox, manager of and player on °05 foot ball team; Joseph Gard- ner, Harry Gerwig, Arthur J. Hitchcock, William Hughes, Stuart N. Lake, man- base ball team’ 06, poet; Daniel Schilling, president, winner second ager class prize Slingerland prize speaking contest; Louis Simon, treasurer; Joseph J. Wallace, class. historian, associate editor on Senior Annual staff, winner D. A. R. oration prize 06, foot ball 04, °05, track team 05; J. William Wilson, chief editor of Se- nior Annual, fifth academic honor with ora- 06; Louis Zie- torical honor, base ball mann. FRIENDS, FACULTY AND STUDENTS: I want some one to hold my hand.—E th-l M-tth-ws. Reserve a place for me,above(?) or be- low(!)— “Bill’”’ Ol-ver. I have the first two rooms in my upper story to rent. Very light, large and airy. Would tacks, feathers, n-rd. good storehouse for old etc.—L-sl-e B-r- make a sawdust, How would I look flirting—R-th H-p- k-ns. How can I sit quiet two minutes?— Gwen- -lyn Ed-a-ds. Why did H-dg-s go home at 10 p. m. on the night of the Junior reception, change his “Sid” would like to know how to decide between Syracuse and Yale. Who telephoned Irene Class Day matters? Kaufman about Where do Hughes and Stevens get their hair coloring? Pretty ain’t it? Will Grogan ever get “busy?” Deliver us from Love! Ch-pm-n, W. Br-ns-n, B-rn-rd, Ol-v-r. I want a for ‘‘Dimples.”—Dan Sch-ll-ng. Is Die Teufeln (devils) the plural of Der Lowe (Lion) ?—Joe G-rd-er. Will P-nd-ll ever graduate? cure Is it true that ten years hence the com- mencement speakers will be in baby car- riages? We want our “flunked” subjects! —Leftovers of 1906.