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

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL. SENIOR HISTORY. Shakspeare says, ‘‘Golden minds stoop not to shows of dross.’” Our class of 1906 may still possess golden minds, yet search and show the records of our past actions and achievements, for in those records there is Altho we dislike to utter our own praises, yet we feel that such no dross. may utterance is permissible as long as we are con- fident that we merit praise. In 1902, this honored class left the fatherly care of the Court Street principal and went to regions, then to them unknown, higher. Among our might have been seen faces which latterly have become modest and docile, then bold and self-reliant. one floor members Among these faces were the blooming countenances of Dudley and Merwin Rowland, and Doctor Pendill, who even at that time was experimenting on spiders and rats, altho he carried no medi- cine case nor cut from the pedal extremi- WASille “SENIOR-HISTORY- ties of dogs. William Wilson was also con- spicuous; but during the last four years he has been relegated to a place of lesser im- portance because his mother and teachers have been obliged to treat him carefully for fear that “‘much learning might drive him mad.”’ One member has in particular been badly used by the force of circumstances ” which have surrounded him, so much so that during the last year, he, at one time draped his seat in mourning and at another climbed a telephone pole for his bicycle. It is un- necessary to name this honorable member ex- cept to state that he was for three years pres- ident of our class and that dreams of Yale glory prevented him from graduating with us. We have in our midst a certain group of young ladies, who have greatly worried us of late because of their flirting propensities. The young lady who has the second academic honor is a member of this group. On the other hand, we have a few young ladies of whom we are justly proud. Fore-

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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.

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14 THE SENIOR ANNUAL. most among these is Ruth Hopkins, our val- edictorian and the holder of the third honor academic diploma to be awarded to a mem- ber of this school. But now the class must be treated as a whole, for if we should at- tempt to record the worthy deeds of the in- dividual members of the class, the world could not contain the books that they would fill. Altho this class has not been noted for its athletic talent, it has more than supplied the deficiency by Our standings are of the highest and may well be recorded in the annals of High School History. We have budding orators in our midst and some that have passed the budding stage under the beneficent influence of Miss scholarly genius. Kirtland’s enlightening training. We have passed the whole of our period under the guiding influences of Mr. Harris, Miss Thalman and Miss Higham. It has been found necessary in the other depart- attainments of our own powerful minds. ments to change the instructors somewhat so as to keep pace with the advanced scholarly Our class meetings have on the whole been quite peaceable and for fear of being deemed personal, we shall mention only one solemn occurrence, and that is the picture brought to our minds of Joe Gardner rising and addressing the chair (Miss Higham) as Mr. Vice President. The winners of the highest Slingerland contest prizes were from our class, Ed- ward Gawkins and Daniel Schilling. Mr. Gawkins did great credit to himself at an in- terscholastic contest in Syracuse. Our social affairs have been a decided ‘success. Our Hallowe'en Party particu- larly so. The fellows who as usual came to break it up, had an unusual drubbing put upon them. In the middle of the year our class yielded to compelling circumstances and substituted, in the place of the old-time sleigh ride, a reception which proved a great success. One thing in particular we have neglected to state, and that is, that m 1905, we gave the Seniors a reception thus inaugurating a custom which has since been well imitated by 07. In closing, we would like to request ’07 to continue following in our footsteps, as a sure means of attaining a goal of safety. All honor to the dear school which has honored our beloved us for four pleasant Alma Mater. years, “SIR GALAHAD” by George Frederick Watts. The romance of King Arthur and his Round Table has been dear to the hearts of the English speaking people for nearly one thousand years. Begun in the vague, unconnected legends sung or told by the minstrels of Wales and Cornwall, and by ther kinsmen across the channel, this epic, always growing in popularity and sweeping into its current other traditions and person- ages, has formed at length from the spoils of several literatures, a composite English pos- session which has been a great treasure house for all poets and artists down to our own time. Long, long ago, King Arthur, the half- mythical hero, about whom this Cycle of Romance clings, formed a new order of knighthood, called that of the Table Round, and his knights swore to uphold the faith of Christ, right all wrongs of men, and above all live pure, chaste lives. All the knights kept their vows for a time; and the heathen were subdued and the land was at peace. Then sin crept into King Arthur's court, and Sir Galahad the Spotless, youngest and purest of all the knights, with a few others of the order, vowed himself to the Quest of the Holy Grail, in the hope that, if the Sacred Vessel were brought back among