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

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL. hall punch was served to refresh the warm dancers. At about o'clock the weary but feeling that they were four last of the dancers, well repaid by the good time they had had, left the hall. the gentlemen (don’t tell anybody it was Prof. Harris) sing and that two of the young ladies acci- We regret to say that one of found that his hat was mis dentally exchanged coats. But altogether it was a very pleasant reception and reflects much credit upon the class. PANEGYRIC ON THE FOOT BALL TEAM OF °05 Yes! R. F. A. had a foot ball team In the fall of nineteen five, And ‘mid its defeats, one radiant gleam, To keep its mem’ry alive. But for fear this’s not sufficient, We'll try as a last resort, A burial of its men most decent, And be sure of no retort. Now Fox he was the manager, And on the girls he was Sweet; But as a foot ball player Bill Sweet had him sore beat. Harv’ Selden he was captain, And full back he did play, And he’d always make a gain When others cleared his way. And Cornish he was man enough To hold his own for fair; And Chapman, he could always snuff When danger was in air. And Pendill he did play so hard, His collarbone he broke; “Geek”’ Geisler would have put on lard If he didn’t so love to smoke. Hunt Ethridge was a plucky end, For he made many a play Which experts could not wish to mend In his student, Clarence Day. Now all the towns they visited Were made to feel théir worth, For e’en if they were sore worsted, They were quite full of mirth. Yes! Camden is a quiet town, Yet Rowland he was very gay When he rode up in the wagon, And when he came away. But Wallace he wished not to stay To hear the show girls sing; So he went sadly back to Rome, His tear-filled eyes dry to wring. Now Bacon he took great delight To pull the wooly wool, For when the train went out of sight He had to walk to McConnellsville. Now foot ball team of nineteen six, Our good points emulate; But take our advice and always kick Defeats from off your slate. ALLow us TO INTRODUCE To You: The Modern Flirt —MacF-rl-nd. The Girls’ Chum—‘‘Gil’”” H-gh-s. The Fallen Angel.—H-r-ld C-rn-sh. Any Fellow’s Girl—Fl-r-n-e W-l-o. The D-n-o. Replated Fashion Plate—H-r-ld Simon’s Hopes—Ir-n- K-uf-an. The Big Baby—J-e W-l-a-e. The Greatest “Sid” B-ck-s. Rubberneck— Human An Unreal out ‘‘Dimples.”’ Condition—Sch-ll-ng with- The Switchboard of Affections.—“ Jim” F-tz-im-o-s.

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28 THe SENIOR ANNUAL. Revenge illumines his pathway and destruc- Well it is for tion follows in his footsteps. Grover that he is a “chip of the old block” (Flint block) for one audacious enemy, with a yell of savage delight, makes a forcible im- pression upon him with a rail fence. The victory rests with the Seniors, who serenely retire to the hospitable shelter of the barn, which was decorated with skulls, bones, jacklanterns, For three short hours, Senior Dignity is lost in a maize of fun and jollity. Refreshments were served and then each person selected one of the artificial pumpkins which were cornstalks, etc. attached to a line. ‘To each pumpkin was attached a “fortune” which had to be read by the possessor. One unfortunate mourner was found, bowed down in spirit, in a cor- ner. After a sad and painful operation, we extracted his grief which, with due apology we privately make public: “You will marry a widow who has a daughter. Your father will frequently visit your house; fall in love and marry your Thus your father will be- come your son-in-law and your stepdaughter your mother, she will be your father’s wife. Your stepdaughter will have also a son; he will of course be your brother stepdaughter. because and at the same time your grandchild, for Your wife will be your grandmother because she was your mother’s mother. You will be your wife’s husband and grandchild at the same time; and as the husband of a per- son’s grandmother is his grandfather you will be your own grandfather.” It was with a feeling of the greatest felicity that the party broke up for the night. Our discomforted visitors wisely re- tired from the field proudly held by the meek Seniors. We wish to thank Mr. Marsh for his ap- preciated kindness in putting his property at our disposal. We regret that there are such practical examples of the “Descent of Man” he will be the son of your daughter. but express our hope of pardon for the ex- treme peace methods used by our warlike opponents. Heaven and earth may pass away, but the memory of the Senior Hallowe'en Party, Never! THE JUNIOR RECEPTION. Had it not been clearly understood that, this school, — the Juniors were to give a reception to the Seniors upon Friday, May 18, there might for the invitations following a custom in have been few were not issued until two days before the present event. The young ladies of the Senior Class did not receive theirs even then—not until Thursday, May 17. Most people like more than a day or two to decide upon a partner but, considering that the Seniors are particularly quick in thought, no great harm was done this time by not having the invita- tions sooner. However, we beg to inquire if the Junior Class followed the rule of ‘‘gen- tlemen before ladies’’ when they gave the young men the invitations first; and we ad- monish them, moreover, not to be so slow about all things, especially about school work or we fear that they will graduate a However, when they succeed to our places in the Senior row, they hundred years hence. may, also (possibly) advance to our more excellent ways. At length upon Friday evening, we as- sembled at Seegar’s Dancing Academy to enjoy the good time prepared for us with much thought upon the part of the Juniors. As we entered we were greeted with much handshaking by a committee consisting of several teachers and the officers of the Class of 1907. ‘The orchestra began playing at nine o'clock and, with the exception of a short intermission, continued until four. The dancing was enjoyed and cards were played At one end of the in an adjoining room.

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THe SENIOR ANNUAL. JUNIOR HISTORY. President. HAROLD J. CORNISH. Vice President, VINA SCRIPTURE. When has such a class held the title of The class of nineteen hundred and seven has dis- Juniors of the Rome Free Academy? played talent in education which has sub- merged the honors of all preceding classes. Our motto and aim is the reward which has obtained by all ambitious classes, We have diligently fol- been namely, education. lowed the distinguished example set forth by the most worthy class of 1906 and by so doing have obtained the degree which we now bear. In the year of 1903 we ascended from the fatherly wing of Professor Barringer into the long-looked for assembly room of the Rome Free Academy. thought to think that we were so near the golden reward of graduation. For three long years we have striven to hold up the It was a consoling Secretary, ALBERT ORTON Jr. Treasurer, Eva BowMAN. standards which have been set before us by As we look ahead we find that we are confronted by the the many distinguished classes. most difficult year of our educational career, but we hope that when the twenty-fifth day of June, 1907, has come we will be able to receive the ever-looked for congratulations of graduation. As we have won laurels by our success in knowledge so we have exhibited talent in The base ball team of 1906 was honored by having a Junior on its pitching staff. foot ball team of athletics. As to the two Herculean giants of the 1905 both But when we mention the track they are Juniors. team we are proud to say that the winner of the greatest number of points was one of Who were these Junior clerculean Giants.